The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-02-10

the city Monday on business.
John and Joe Turner and Arthur
Cobain went over to the Umtanun
Monday to get a couple of stray
calves at r. S. Weston place.
B. F. Mundy went up to Thorp
Friday and distributed the pro
grams for the Institute and spent
the evening with Thorp Granger
which by the way is a pretty live
subordinate body of men and
women.
The farm residence of J. \
Weaver, occupied by his son, Y.
V. Weaver, was with its contents
DESTROYED by fire about 8 a. m
Sunday. In the afternoon the
cellar was also destroyed by fire,
very little of its contents were
saved. Mr.. and Mrs. J. W..
Weaver are spending the winter in
| California with their son, l.. NJ
Weaver, and the loss to them will
be irreparable in many respects as
many relics and souvenirs were lost
forever.
c. T.. Stevens was in the city
Monday and informed us that he
intends going over to Aberdeen to
attend Good Roads meeting.
We trust every farmer that can,
will attend the Institute next week
1t will be worth all and more too
than it will cost YOU.
w, J. McCaustland of Seattle, is
over this week to look after his
property interests in this valley.
c. S. Billiard is a guest of his
family again this week.
A, c. Moffett of Portland, spent
a few days in the city this week
looking after the interests of War
rem Brothers Company of Portland,
relative to Bituithic pavement.
After some weeks of investigation
County Attorney, +. K. Brown,
has ordered arrests on a statutory
charge, of ten young men of Gle
Elum, the charge being brought by
the father and mother of Fedora l..
Wilson, 13year old girl. They
are; Walter Wilcoxen, William
Forsythe, Fred Sartoris and Viii
liam Sanuta, (who were given a
preliminary hearing Friday, Sartor-
is was dismissed) Nick Mondt,
L. c. Mondt, Frank Leshner, VIM
RE, John Doe and - McCallister.
For the third time within a
month, the Boss Bakery was broken
into Saturday morning and about
SIS worth of merchandise stolen.
F. M. and G.. f. Cheney left
Monday for Roseburg, Oregon,
and vicinity. If they find suit
able locations in that section they
contemplate selling out here and
IlOVl1lS uOWH tHcIc.
Albert Bartel of Spokane, spent
few days recently with his cousin
Mrs. VIM. Dennis, and family.
See VIM. Dennis notice of pub
lie sale in this issue of The Dawn.
Walter Smith of the West Side,
is severely and dangerously i'll with
pneumonia, and little hopes are
entertained for his recovery Less
than year ago he passed through
very critical illness.
c. c.. Anderson of North Yaki-
ma, who came up last week to be-
gin the work of surveying an ex
tension of the Kittitas high line
canal, established a camp at the
Squaw creek, IS miles southeast of
this city.
The article in The Dawn last
week regarding a water system has
brought out considerable favorable
comment, and many have express
ed their appreciation of our senti-
ments as expressed regarding the
matter.
The w. R. c. met with Mr. and
Mrs. w. w. Trip on South Pine
street Thursday afternoon and after
the usual visit and social time, an
elegent lunch was served, not of
light refreshments, but all the
things good to eat. The following
members were present and Dartici-
pated: Mesdames Poyser, Voice,
Turner, Terrier, Gray, J. w. Dix
on, Mailer Dixon, Burnham, Kin
eth, Carver and Cornwall.