The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-29

We want the news-not neigh
borhood gossip-from every school
district in the county.
John l.. Packwood and daughter
left last evening for their home in
Upper Lake, California.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Collins spent
Sunday in North Yakima with Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. FOrman.
George Swasey of Toppenish came
up to attend the funeral of his sister
Mrs. Arthur Gray Tuesday.
Ernest Ames of this city and Miss
Pearl Bradbury of Toppenish, were
married in Toppenish Feb. %.
The work of excavating for the
new $4,000 high school building
was started Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Zimmerman came up from
Portland to attend the funeral of
her sister, Mrs. Arthur w. Gray.
Miss Ellen Luff, who is teaching
school at Springdale, near Topper
1871, NiSlIeu Will Hci paicHlo oNOi
Sunday.
Wallace W. Beebe and Miss Lula
McGaha, both of this city, were mar
ried Sunday forenoon, Rev. Sharp Of
ficiating.
The monster rally to be conduct
ed under the auspices of the cham
Der of commerce has been set for
March 18th.
Ash Wednesday, Feb. 21st usher
ed in the Lenten season which lasts
10 days, in which social functions
virtually cease.
John J. Packwood and daughter, of
Upper Lake. California, arrived Sun
day night to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Hazel Gray.
R. F.. Woodland of the Fl. F. Nor
this week with Mr. Glenn. one of the
company's statesmen.
Amid all sorts of weather, the past
week, were some samples of delight
full sunshine that would surely cheer
the heart of an anchorite.
A. r. Lambson and family, who
have spent the past week here with
his parents and friends, returned to
their home in Seattle today.
Have you studied the tuberculosis
situation in your locality? See THE
Awakening of John Bond" then look
about your country. At the Isis.
Mrs. c. r. Hadley received tel
egram Monday to the effect that her
mother Mrs. S. n. Williams of Des
Moines. Iowa. has just passed away.
The funeral of Mrs. Arthur Gray
took place from Christian church on
Tuesday at two p. m. Rev. A. l..
Grim delivered the funeral address.
The cutting down and thinning
out of the shade trees of the city and
around it, adds very materially to
the general appearance of the prop
erty.
Business men generally report
business as getting much better. In
fact some of the houses report of
corresponding month last year, de-
cided increase over 1911.
r. p. Mckenzie, grazing chief and
A. H. Sylvester. forest supervisor
met with the sheep owners of this
county to discuss the matter of dis
tribution of sheep grazing territory.
J. c. Hubbell spent few days in
North Yakima last week on state
fair business. He is to have charge
of the horticultural department of
the fair this fall.
Charlie Davis of Rowan, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Davis is spending
few days in Seattle with his grand
parents, whom he has not seen be-
fore in fourteen years.
Chas. Baker of Gle Elum was be-
fore the court Friday on charge of
insanity. Drs. Harrell and McCor-
mick made rigid examination and
pronounced the charge insane.
/. n. Hall and family, who have
made their home in this valley for
more than twenty years, will leave
Saturday, for Orting where they con-
template residing in the future.
DR.. Carpenter of Thorp came down
Tuesday on some business matters.
He reports the health Of Thorp and
vicinity as being very good, with on
ly case or two of typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Cooke, who
spent the winter in Los Angeles. Cal
ifornia returned home Sunday night.
They were glad to get back to good
old Kittitas and Mr.. Cooke says he
thinks they will stay right her now.
The twenty-eignt sheep owners
convened in this city Monday ex-
pressed themselves as being very
highly elated over the prOsnects of
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