The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-31


tend the funeral of Milton Prior, re-
turned to his home near Carrollton
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Walter Damerow returned
Sunday from an extended visit in
Toppenish with her mother, Mrs.
Frank Hardwick.
Miss Olive Askins of Spokane is
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Altice,
having arrived a few days since for
an extended visit.
There will be q great number of
Ellensburg people who can not vote
at the coming water election, only
1881 having registered.
\. F. Currier and wife and daugh-
ter, Miss Velms, left a few days
since for southern California, where
they will spend several months
Miss Florence Mathews, who spent
the past week in North Yakima with
her uncle. Frank Bryant, ana fam
lily. returned home Monday.
John \. Shoudy and family r.
turned sunday afternoon from a trip
t. Lake Chclan. To say that they
enjoyed he trip does not quite eX-
press it.
A. ]. CJack) Splawn was nomi-
mated for mayor of North Yakima in
the primary last Monday, receiving
1896 votes. That speaks we'll for 4
Missourian.
Rev f. r. Black and wife of Mos
coy. Idaho. spent few days this
week with Mr. and Mrs NJ. z. VIII
SON, their old neigmbors and friends
in Jacksonville, Ind.
1t is not generally known. how
ever it is true, 6. c. Estrom. the
county assessor, raised the valuation
of the Northwestern Improvement
co. $4,000 last spring.
Mrs. Mary Bookseller and daugh-
ters returned recently from an ex-
tended visit in Aberdeen with rola-
lives and friends Mrs. Boedscher
Will have charge of the West Side
school the coming term.
W. b. Simpson of LeaYcnworth
came over Sunday to spend few
days with w. ]. Payne and family.
Mr.. Simpson was formerly connected
With Mr.. Payne in the grocery bust
ness here. and is well known in our
city.
John Torn and wife returned
few days since from Santa Ana, Cal,
where they went to bring home Mrs.
Grimm, who l. an invalid. Mrs.
Grimm is very low, and little or no
Lcpes of her recovery are enter
tanned.
Bert G.. Gartin, one of our local
automobile dealers, has decided 10
build a concrete garage on the north
east corner of Second and Pearl. The
huilding will be 4Ox120 feet and two
stories high. 1t is expected that the
building will be ready for occupancy
by November /.
Iosenh Jacobs. an employed of X.
Il. Thomson, a civil engineer OF Seat
tie. has spent the week here investi-
eating the proposed municipal water
e,,s+ar and also the Ellensburg Wa
ter Supply Co. water source. tues
dov evening r. H. Thomson came
over to Join Mr.. Jacobs in his report
to be made to o. w. Ball and others
who Joined in a petition asking him
to make an investigation.
There will be special meeting
ofw Kittitas Pomona Grange III lhis
citv. Sept. It'll. 1t will be an all DAY
session. ard all farmers, whether
nembers of the grange or not, are
most cordially invited to attcnd 'he
forenoon session. Several prom
irent speakers from abroad Will w
osont to address the farmers on
worry impcrtant questions. Brother
farmers come out without faii.
The county commissioners estl-
,o+o that il will be necessary TO
raise by taxation for 1872 10 carry
on the business Of the county Sll9'-
a19 9e or more than twice as much
nc was raised to pay the expenses OF
1911. The county will have an over
draft of something like 100000 by
Tho first of the coming year, OWING