The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-08-18
Local News

North Yakima from Spokane, where
he attended the national irrigation
congress. He is much elated with
what he saw and heard.
The temperature Monday. accord
ing to Local Observer Bender, was 81
degrees. The highest Mr.. Bender mas
found for the season was 80 degrees.
In various parts of the city thermom-
eters. not official, recorded a consid-
crahiy higher temperature Tuesday.
G. f. Allen. forest supervisor, is a
North Yakima visitor He says he
has no special business here at this
time. He says also that the hills are
filled with people. the greater number
apparently DESTROYS of finding a good
fishing stream. though some are just
loafing, while others are prospecting.
j. l.. Davis of Centralia, Ill.,, an old
acquaintance of j. L. Hughes of this
city, is visiting in North Yakima. He
is at the Yakima hotel and will remain
a couple OF days. Mr.. Davis is Con-
sistory Mason and a Templar of some
prominence. incidentally it may be
said that there are more Centralia
people among the local Illinois popu-
lation than there are from any other
town of that state.
b f. Young was on Tuesday grant
ed permit by Building Inspector
Wise granting him permission to erect
a three story brick building on lots
23 and "a, block TO- of this city. The
building is to cost approximately
$4,000. II will be 50x140 feet. This
structure is the Miller hotel building
on north Front street, near the old
city hall
w. l.. Dimmick left North Yakima
this morning for Billings, Mont,
where it is probable that he will make
his residence for some time to come.
Mr.. Dimmick is interested in the
Mussel Shell valley and it is probable
will increase his holdings there.
The Valley Mercantile company.
with David Daniel Horrigan of Pasco
and George Casey and James Flynn of
.Toppenish as incorporators, has filed
articles of incorporation with the
county auditors office. The company
will conduct line of mercantile
stores in the Yakima valley. The cap
ital stock is rated as $50 900.
The Spokesman Review of Friday,
August 13 printed a seven column cut
of Nagler's Juvenile band of this city
on the front page of the issue. The
band made a hit with Spokane peo-
pie, and was one of the features of the
Irrigat ton Congress meeting of Thurs
day.
Miss Julia Wheeler who has been
visiting her sister Mrs. George Ker for
several weeks has returned to her
home in North Carolina.
Mrs. John J. Miller who has been
at Tacoma for six weeks visiting her
father, Judge Williamson, has return
ed to North Yakima.
Hiram Carpenter, a pioneer of tn"
valley and who holds the record for
price obtained for hops grown here,
something over a dollar poInd, has
Teen very il at his home on n)rch
Fourth street but is now making a
steady recovery.
DR.. G. j. Taft has been very i'll at
his home for several days suffering
from rheumatism. He is now recov-
ering.
Frank Nell was on Monday granted
store building on lot 16, block 143.
The building will cost approximately
$1,000.
John j. Tickner and wife have sold
for $3.50 to Nettie Preble the south
half of the south half of the north
east quarter of the northeast quarter
of 2113-19, and with it ten shares in
the Selah-MoXee canal.
The contract for the construction
of concrete sidewalks in front of and
around the high school building has
been awarded by the school board to
the Weimer & Young Concrete COM
pany whose price was fourteen and
three quartes cents a square foot.
James A. Hawks, of Phoenix, n. Y,
arrived in North Yakima Monday
morning to visit at the home of Fred
Hclton and also with j. L. Hughes
and family. Mr.. Hawks was associat-
ed with Mr.. Hughes in the establish
ment of the ice plant here.
Judge Prebe, who has been start
ing on his vacation every day for the
past week announced last evening
that he would positively make the
move westward at 1915 o'clock this
morning. He will go to Seattle and
Tacoma.
Willard Boyd arrested last Saturday
on charge of cruelty to animals and
released upon his own recognition,
has not shown up in the justice court
according to promises. A warrant
was issued Monday for his arrest and
placed in the hands of the sheriff
for service Up to a late hour Mon
day he had not been located.
Articles of incorporation of the VAL
ley Mercantile company We're filed
with the county auditor Monday. The
capital stock is to be $4,000 and the
company will operate series of mer-
GENTLE stores to deal in produce, hay,
etc. The incorporators are Daniel
and Edward Horrigan. of Pasco and
George Casey and James Flynn of
Toppenish.
Charles Kinyon, formerly of this
city, now of Roseburg. Ore, has sent
to Superintendent Bowman of Sumach
park a box containing a large number
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