Christmas Social and Local News From Sunnyside County
Emil Jacobs is ill with lagrippe across the county. Oscar Dillon visits Prosser for Christmas with his parents. Mrs J J Bigger and her Spokane guest Mrs Geo Grist host Miss Ethel Young home for holidays from Ellensburg. Geo Evans and Mel Chandler buy a steam hay baler for Sunnyside country. Miss Bullock's school Christmas program fills the room with songs recitations and dialogues and the tree brims with presents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Jacobs
Lagrippe
Oscar Dillon
Prosser
Ethel Young
Ellensburg
Geo. Evans
Mel. Chandler
Sunnyside
Local notes from Ahtanum and area events
The infant son of Prof. Hull is ill while Mr. Norman Henderson leaves for the winter. Mrs. N M Hibler is housebound by illness. Miss Dixon visits Waitsburg for holidays. Academy term begins January 2 at 2 pm. Prof. Dow and Mr. Toll plan a midwinter Soda Springs excursion. Miss Palmer moves to Seattle. farewell hosted at Woolsey home. Miss Edwards and sister vacation with parents in Spokane. Edwards to supply Pilgrim church for two Sundays. Woodcock academy term exercises featured essays recitations and dialogues with music by Prof. Dow's pupils. North Yakima Congregational church boy’s choir noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Edwards
Spokane
Pilgrim Church
Woodcock Academy
Dow
North Yakima Congregational Church
WENAS News Roundup of Cattle Purchases and Holidays
H C Dietz buys six milch cows from M G Snodgrass. Merritt Longmire buys ten cattle from Lloyd Purdin. Herman Waugh travels to Cleveland Klickitat to buy horses for the Sound market. Chas Purdin at Ellensburg holidays with relatives. Christmas observed in old fashioned style on the Wenas. School district 52 pupils perform a creditable program. Venus field day features turkey hunters George Chambers two turkeys and Link Sisk plus Ben Small four chickens each. A coyote is captured and a bounty offer is posted for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Dietz
M. G. Snodgrass
Merritt Longmire
Lloyd Purdin
Wenas
George Chambers
Link Sisk
Ben Small
School closes term after Christmas break and events
Reports describe a trained group of pupils solving discipline with a dog taming tale. Teachers and students recount holiday happenings with Christmas tree exercises, songs, recitations, and performances by Miss Olney and others. Several staff and students travel for the holidays to Spokane Baker City Ellensburg Tacoma Lewiston and North Yakima.
Sunnyside Community News Briefs Highlight Holiday Activities
Wm. Stobie Jr. is on the sick list. Miss Maud Eby returns home for the holidays. The Woodmen plan a New Year’s night hall event. Dr. McCutcheon clears sage brush. Sunnyside hotel remodel under way. Arthur and Harold Yong visit Valley View. Christian Endeavor hosts social at F. W. Bruce home. Dr. H. S. Luithlen offers dental work. Dr. Hays to practice in Sunnyside. Miss Kingsbury travels to North Yakima. Woman's Guild meets Mrs. W. H. Cline January 3 at 2 30 p m. Christmas service at the schoolhouse by J. Harrison. Christmas pie entertainment well received. Miss Kingsbury leaves for North Yakima.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Society
F. W. Bruce
H. 8. Luithlen
Hays
Sunnyside
Miss Kingsbury
North Yakima
Woman’s Guild
W. H. Cline
J. Harrison
Postmaster Fox Visits County Seat in Zillah
A visitor, Postmaster Fox, was seen in the county seat Thursday. The sixteen month old child of Mr and Mrs John Moody died early Wednesday and was laid to rest in Zillah cemetery. A Zillah Woodmen masquerade ball on Christmas night drew a large crowd and over 100 numbers sold. Royal Neighbors provided a sumptuous supper. Prize winners included Maud Titchcock for best ladies costume George Fox for best gent's costume Lee Taylor for best sustained lady character and Lee Milligan for best sustained gentleman character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Moody
Zillah
Zillah Woodmen
Local School Notes Paint Holiday Health and Visits
SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 50 reports Albert Draggoo on the sick list. Waldon travels to the Sound for health. Frank Waldon returned from Davenport for Christmas. Miss Lutie Whitson celebrated her seventh birthday with a visit from friends last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Waldon
Davenport
Lutie Whitson
Holiday gathering at home among local families
A small social hour was held at a home with attendees Zelia Spooner Londie Spooner Ollie Hardy Nora Girdner Agnes Brophy Clara Brophy Carrie Alexander Edna Alexander Charley Girdner Dave Girdner Francis Walden Archie Spairnger Eli Draggoo and Lutie receiving several presents Cyrus Mace of Natchez visits old friends the Draggoos Walter and Arthur Hedges, recent buyers of 20 acres of the Snipes ranch, are building a new home and barn onsite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zelia
Londie Spooner
Ollie Hardy
Nora Girdner
Agnes
Clara Brophy
Carrie
Edna Alexander
Charley
Dave Girdner
Francis Walden
Archie Spainger
Eli Draggoo
Miss Lutie
Walter and
Arthur Hedges
Snipes
Personal News Notes From Ellensburg and Nearby
Mr and Mrs J T Foster spent Christmas in Ellensburg Tobias Beckner of Mabton visited North Yakima Saturday Mr D N Keene enjoys a visit from her brother D Sullivan Sprague Jack McNeff arrived from Tacoma to inspect hop plans J Lovell Smith returns from Europe now in Tacoma and plans Yakima trip soon S C Henton able to move but wife health delicate Mrs Herman Schaffner of Fruitvale gives husband a ten pound son Allen Moody Creamer and Miss Sadie Hinkle wed at Hotel Bartholet Justice of the Peace Taggard officiating W M Davern sells hops to Tim Lynch and Brown Sanftenberg 117 bales to 13 cents Watchnight service at Christian church New Year’s Eve 11 to 12 M C Matterson reports creamery fire. minor damage Complaint over decayed produce dumped along highways Services of Geo Stephenson extended as a teacher Charles Davis and Ida E Bryan wed at F A Curry home Christmas day County C E officers elected at convention Banks returns from Klondike. happy Ellensburg reunion Prosser considers electric railway and county division debate Local ads and discounts.
Pungent Paragraphs and Snappy Jokes From The Papers
A collage of witty quips and cartoons quotes from early 20th century papers. Jokes touch on love insomnia landlord chess players and mispriced goods, reflecting light humor and social fads of the era.
Washington statue by French and Potter depicted in Century
W A Coffin profiles Daniel C French sculptor of the equestrian Washington statue for Paris placed at Place d Iena near the Trocadero. Edward C Potter assisted with horse and figures, with McKim designing the pedestal. the work is described as a joint production and a rare American public monument in Paris besides the Lafayette statue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel C. French
W. A. Coffin
Place du Carrousel
United States
French
Edward C. Potter
Potter
Grant Monument
Fairmount Park
Washington
Cambridge
Charles F. McKim
Born Diplomat Proposal Sparks Pause in Chicago
A playful exchange unfolds as a suitor asks for marriage and a woman asks for time to try on a solitaire ring. The dialog captures a humorous moment between Miss Smyth-Clara and Mr. Brown, as published in the Chicago Evening News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Smyth
Clara
Mr. Brown
Chicago Evening News
Tesla Presents Artificial Daylight In Glass Spheres
Nikola Tesla shows glass spheres of various sizes in his laboratory that emit daylight without wires or heat. The spheres provide safe, non glaring illumination for photographers in New York and Chicago, with Tesla insisting photographers are the strictest critics of light and that success there would prove the concept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tesla
New York
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. J. Bigger
Little Son
Geo. Grist
Miss Bullock
Ahtanum
Prof. Hull
Norman Henderson
Prof. Dow
Toll
Soda Springs
Miss Palmer
Seattle
Woolsey
Herman Waugh
Cleveland
Klickitat County
Chas. Purdin
State Normal School
Washington Hen Food
of Washington
Yokina Mi Co
Dudley
PHEET
Mul
Miss Olney
Mrs
E. J. Ward
Baker City
Ore
Mrs. W. Spaulding
Miss Crissie Cameron
Tacoma
Edna Brown
Lewiston
Yakima
Ella Buckholtz
Lucele Drew
Bessie Carey
Gussie Sprinkle
Rena Ponti
Flora Pengruber
St. Joseph’s Academy
Literary Society of
Our School
Frank Harrison
Supt. Laird
S. J. Harrison
Ethel Lichty
Mabel Lichty
Misses Taylor and
George
James Thomas
George Reese
Wm. Stobie, Jr
Maud Eby Cam
Dr. McCutcheon
Arthur and
Harold Yong
Valley View
Wm. Stobie Sr
Fox
Mrs. Hatch
Mrs. Allen
Albert Draggoo
Tey
Waldon
The
Sound
Keene’s
Xpert Watchmaker
Legion
Cyrus Mace
Natchez
J. T. Foster
Tobias Beckner
Mabton
Mr. D. N. Keene
D. Sullivan
Sprague
Jack McNeff
J. Lovell Smith
Europe
S. C. Henton
Herman Schaffner
Fruitvale
Allen Moody Creamer
Sadie Hinkle
Hotel
Bartholet
Justice of the Peace
Taggard
W.M. Davern
Tim Lynch
Brown & Sanftenberg
Kiona
Huntington & Co
Christian Church
C. E. Society
M. C. Matterson
Geo. Stephenson
Parker
Charles Davis
Ida E. Bryan
Cowychee
F. A. Curry
County Christian Endeavor
Delbert Gillette
Otis Fry
Miss Bruce
Nora Plumb
W. F. Stewart
J. L. Banks
Yakima Reservation
Klondike
Toppenish Trading Company
Columbia River
Hough
Nelson Rich
Maxwell
Mr. Rich
Rich
Coffin Bros
Egbert
Philadelphia Press
Halfpenny
Dinwiddie
van Brasm
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Philadelphia
Boston Transcript
Columbus Journal
Paris
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