The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-04-05
Local News

Writing to the COmmerclal cluD
and the North Yakima Business
Mems association President Guy w.
Talbot of Portland of the Pacific
Power & Light Co., says his people
have started on a revision of rates
for water and light in North Yakima
and will make their announcements
about June /. He says also that his
company proposes to donate some
so, 900, 900 gallons of water this year
for street sprinkling. willis is approx
nately twice that used a year ago.
Brainerd IT. Skinner, president of
the Advance Thresher Co., of Battle
Creek. Mich, is in the city guest
Of his sister. Mrs. Boughton.
The civil service comm ssion an
nounces an examination for field clerk
In the reclamation service to be held
in the federal court room, third
aoor of the Republic building, North
Yakima, at o'clock a M, April 8.
This examination is for the purpose
Of establishing a local eligible list OF
fled clerks qualified in stenography
and typewriting or bookkeeping from
which vacancies in this district of
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the needs of the service, the commits
sion has waived the requirement that
applicants shall have admission cards
to the examination, and will examine
all who present themselves subject
to their later filing the necessary ap-
plication blanks.
Gus Rowden, who for the past sin
montss has been religious and edu-
sational secretary of the local Y. M
C. A. left Saturday for Ellensburg,
where he has accepted the position
of general secretary of the same or"
ganization there. He was accom-
panied by his wife and young snn
The best wishes of many friends fol-
low them to their new home.
Declaring that the Yakima country
is good enough for them, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. H. Smith have returned from
Southern California and will make
their home on their ranch near Ma
shes. Mr. Smith settled in this re-
sion nearly a quarter of a century
ago, when he bought himself some
hand at $50 per acre. He ra SEES fruit
and alfalfa.
Mrs. Dillehay, wife of the proprie
tor of the Tieton hotel who has beer
ut Seattle for ten days visiting. ha'
returned to this city.
Henry Behling and wife of Winona
Mimi, are guests at the Commercial
hotel.
There was a slight snowfall in thu
country just west of the city Tuesda!
Il
W. D. Walker went to MabtoI
Tuesday on business.
l.. V. McWhorter went to Topper
ish Tuesday to meet a number of In
b dams and to attend the excursion
from Toppenish out over the Yakimi
reservation drainage work.
Secretary Fl. p. James of the Com
nercial club and w. F. G. Thache
of the o. w. r. & N. railway on Tues
dav covered considerable territory o.
trip which was planned in orde
to give Mr.. Thacher SOME idea o
the country Immediately surroundin
North Yakima for use when he be
gins the writing of his Hartman lin
publication of this valley.
Harvey McEwen, the well know
Kittitas running horse man has gon
10 Vancouver, B. c., for the sum
mer. He has a string of horse
there.
Miss Winifred Wilcox of Omaha
expected to arrive in North Yakim
this morning to visit for severa
weeks with Mrs W. d. Wrighter o
south Naches avenue.
George p, Eaton of Granger was
North Yakima visitor Tuesday.
w. M. Fleming Qf Seattle, who i
preparing a publication on horticul
ture is guets at the TietBH hotel.
A. E. koepfli of Seattle of the Kem
oach company is registered at th
Hotel Teton.
Ar. and Mrs. F. A. Williams O.
worth Yakima are spending a few
says in Ellensburg with friends
Mrs Noble of North Yakima spent
saturday and Sunday in Ellensbure
Mth her daughter, Miss Minnie No
Nc VINO is attending the Normal
MRS Hatfield of North Yakima
spent Sunday in Ellensburg with her
stef' Miss Erma Dull, who is At
sendans the Normal
William Lee Jr the ..n.r
King, is in White Bluffs at present ar
ranging for the first commercial cut-
1hg on his plantation here.-White
BAufs Spokesman.
r. lnsinger of Spokane. president
81 the Hypotheek bank there, is u
s@simess visitor in the CITY.
j. l.. DeForce, of Pasco was
VISITOR in North Yakima Tuesday
MI. and Mrs. Leo Schanno and
Ars' Emil Schanno of The Dalles
oregon are visiting in North Yak
ina.
Mfs- j. y. ROUNDS ana family have
returned to the city from Seattle.
Recopts Of the North Yakima nos.
Office flr thu tuarter ending Wit,
March were 81 hG2S.O5 as COMPARED
with $12,492.34 for the corresnond-
ing week Of a year ago.
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