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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1902
Page
3
A Yakima column discusses happiness as an inner state tied to activity for some, while others seek rest. It urges forgetting faults to gain daily happiness, cites Pope, and notes how small daily acts shape character. The piece ends with quips about diamonds and water distillers and a cellar joke.
Mr and Mrs N S Johnson entertained what may have been the largest guest list in North Yakima for a Yule tide gathering Tuesday night. The venue was festively decorated with palms ferns holly and flags with Japanese lanterns adorning the space. Guests enjoyed dancing cards and a lunch in an oriental styled annex with holly and cedar boughs and a lavish menu. Mrs W L Jones wife of Congressman Jones presided at the table with Mrs E B Moore at the opposite end. The banquet featured lobster salad turkey mushrooms Saratoga chips deviled ham and a rich dessert spread. The party lingered past 1 a.m. and hosts received high praise for a delightful evening.
An advertisement touts a six week course to reach 50 words per minute with no prepayment and flexible hours. It claims many students in Port Townsend and beyond achieved 100 wpm in six weeks and offers diplomas from Room 10 Clegg Block.
J W Wylie visited Klickitat county last week. Maud Mull arrived for Christmas with home folks. Howard Wright hosted a fine party at Fruitvale last Friday. W F Brown of Zillah sold his stake in Brown and Melrose ice. Baby’s go cart offered at sale price this week in Room 8 Larger Cadwell Block. H A Hover from Kennewick registered at Yakima. G E Gandy traveled to Seattle to plan Yakima Canning factory expansion. Ed Gunn returned from Oregon and will stay awhile. Prof John A Kingsbury visited Christmas morning en route to Prosser for homestead work. Sam Bowers, the race horse, was recently sold for 14000 dollars. Mrs D H Guilland of Yakima visited with husband and two children for Christmas. Mrs C S Wenner, en route from Portland to Sunnyside, left a Christmas package with Mrs Stanley Coffin at the train.
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