The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-08-12

TOdu, Tic auspices VI tHt
LADIES of the Methodist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Shaffer of 500
Garfield avenue are the parents of a
girl, born August 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sebastian, who re-
Gently arrived here from San Diego.
Cal, leave for the sound country for
a visit. They will return in time TO
enjoy the fair.
VIII MCGEE was arrested by the
police last evening for robbing Ernest
Tindekugel of $15 in the Red Apple
cafe.
A new program at sc LyriS IL +
week proves to be of particular inter-
est. 1t includes a clever woman
monologue artist, mysty flying ma
gician sketch team and some excel
lent singing and dancing.
Fred Parker, attorney, left this
morning on No. 5 for Moclips beach,
where he will spend two weeks with
his family.
Mrs. F. W. oviatt has returned
from Soda Springs.
Mrs. r. G.. ThomINon left yester-
day for the east.
The county commissioners have
created three new voting precincts,
including districts near Fort Simcoe,
East Selah and Grandview. They
also changed the precinct lines near
Naches City. SO that ranchers on the
west side of the Naches river can vote
at Naches City instead of travelling
the long distance to Cowiche.
Thirty-eight cards of candidates for
public office have been posted on a
door frame in the county auditors of
fee at the court house. Auditor
Crocker is showing no preference for
any of the candidates and says he
is willing to post the cards of %
more IL they are handed 70 bin
IN honor Of the seventeenth birth
day anniversary OF their daughter,
Miss Nellie Brnnell. Mr.. ard Mrs ?
+. Bunnell entertained IA young
people Saturday evening at their
home at II Fourth avenue south.
Miss Bunnell was the recipient Of
numerous gifts.
3. d. Thompson, president of the
Yakima Valley Fruit Growers Union
of Granger, and a candidate on the
Republican ticket for county commits
sioner, spent Saturday in the city.
w. r. Edwards of Tacoma has
purchased 10 acres known as the
Amadon place on the School Section
and on Saturday arrived here with
his family to take possession of the
same Mr.. Edwards spent some time
here a number of years ago in the
employ of w. w. FELTON, and since
leaving has had longing to return
and acquire fruit ranch. His ambi-
tons have been realized.
Professor II. r. Cox of Tacoma Is
in the city, a visitor at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Wylie. Mr.. Cox
is the principal of one of the larger
schools of Tacoma and was advised
by his physician to come to North
Yakima to spend his vacation. He
was in the early sos in charge of
the school at Fort Simcoe.
Explaining the question of special
rates to the state fair, A. d. Charl-
ton, assistant general passenger
agent of the Northern Pacific, has
written to North Yakima that the
special fare of one and third rate
for the round trip will apply every
day of the fair, while the old one
fare rate only applied to specific days
from certain cities.
The city council has decided that
the streets of North Yakima shall be
cleaned by a gang of "white wings"
and full equipment of carts and
brooms will be ordered for use on
the paved streets.
Heasant Bounds, who has been in
the st. Elizabeth's hospital, recover
ing from a shot wound inflicted by
John Collins, has recovered suffi-
GENTLY to return to his home in Wa
patio. In the near future, the pre-
liminary hearing of Collins, who is
now out on bail, will be held.