The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-06-09
Local News

theatre to see Otis Skinner went to
the moving pictures of the Burns
johnson fight Tuesday evening. About
$50 people including three women
saw the performance which was
above the average The moving pic
lures increased the local fighting opin-
ion of Tommy Burns fifty per cent.
The audience included a number of
colored people led by Jim jefferson,
politician.
Burnett w. Pickett of Twin Falls,
Idaho is in the city for few days on
business. Mr.. Pickett and his wife
drove overland from Pendeton, Ore
gon. The object Of the trip was in the
nature of vacation, and to give Mr..
Pickett an opportunity to look after
property interests in this city.
A. r. Harmer of 212 Second ave-
neu, north and Mrs. Harmer and M.
r. Parker of Is Fifth avenue, north,
his wife and daughter are i'll from
ptomaine poisoning. The source is
not known.
Richard Winsor Jr. has gone to Sc
attic and will be absent from the city
for some days.
Will Haywood, socialist, who is to
lecture here at the Holstein pavilion
June 16, is attracting large audiences
at all his lectures in the Pacific coast
states.
A marriage license was granted by
the county auditor Tuesday to Arthur
nd
Miss Nellie Mae Baker, aged 25 years
both of North Yakima.
Teachers of the school district
which embraces North Yakima and
who have not signed contracts to re-
turn again next year are to be paid
in full at once instead of being asked
TO wait until September next for their
lasts months wages of the year as
provided for in their contract. The
teachers here as in all modern com
munities, are engaged by the year and
their salaries are in ~ installments
being paid monthly.
The Misses Mccullough of Duluth
who have been teachers at the Column
bia school have left for Seattle. They
Miss Alice Austin, who has been a
teacher in the public schools here has
resigned as she is to- be married.
Miss Ora Hoy, who has been a
teacher here for some time in the
public schools has a position at Minot
N. D. for the next school year.
Miss Classic Kennedy who has been
teacher in the schools of North
Yakima has retired to be married.
Miss Rilla Wyandt, who has been
connected with the manual training
department of the local schools, has
retired to be married.
Mae Grinstead has filed suit for di-
Vorce from Samuel Grinstead whom
she married at Red Lodge, Mont, Au-
gust 21,1902. There IS one boy Harry,
aged four years. Mrs. Grinstead al
leges that he husband has neglected
her and for more than a year past
has failed to support her. She asks
Il separation on the grounds of deser-
ton and for other relief as the court
may determine upon.
George Bosdet a long time resident
of North Yakima is reported to be
seriously i'll. This news will be heard
with deep regret by his many friends.
o. l.. French and wife. e. w.
Bracket and wife, James Sutor and
wife and B. F. Young and wife have
begun action against Minnie II. Ell
lott claiming $500 as damages be-
cause of alleged wrongful use by her
nf no in tra in
drainage district No. 4. They ask
also for an injunction restraining her
from further use of the drain. They
claim that the drain which is in the
district is their property, that the
defendant is not in the district but
uses the drain to their detriment
w W. Robinson and wife of Sc
attic have sold to Frank Waterhouse
and employees, incorporated. for s32,-
600 the west half of the southwest
quarter of section 26-11-19. The
property is known as allotment 1858
and is on the reservation.
George Wilson and wife of Yakima
county have sold for $1,000 to Edward
Erickson lot Of Park addition to
North Yakima.
S. O. Jayne, an expert of the
United States department of agricul-
ture who is in North Yakima gives il
as his opinion that irrigation carried
to too late a date is responsible for
the damage to peach trees by the cold
of the past winter. o. G. Wayers
green and dried fruit man of He
aldsburg, Cal, who was here a day
or two age after visit to all parts
of Washington and British Columbia
said that he found too manw unin.