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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1903
Page
4
Sunnyside reflects holiday bustle with new house lumber on the ground, Christmas trees on display, stores decked in holiday attire, and gatherings from Ellensburg to Mabton. Local clergy hold services while residents travel, marry, and plan church and social events as community life continues.
Prosser reports Mr Feight went to Linn on business while Dr McCowan spent Monday at the county seat. Mr Whitney was in town last week on business and Mrs Squires came in Tuesday from The Rattlesnake. The ladies of the M E church hosted a pleasant basket social and enter.
Community news lists visitors and travel, new homes, weddings, classes, and church events. It notes Miss Lena Douglass and Joseph W. Graham wed, a dancing class with Dan Kuhnley teaching, and Rev Beardslee teaching elocution in Yakima City.
Typhoid pneumonia grips Miss Leona Haviard while social events fill the town with a Christmas program at the schoolhouse on the 24th. Mrs. Moody heads to Kansas for winter. Jessie Farris visits North Yakima aunt. Emily Gibson plans holidays home. Coffin Bros advertises 60 cent cashmere hose for 36 cents and other fabric, corsets, shirts, and table covers as big price cuts follow local deaths.
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