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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1900
Page
8
Miss Jealson visits aunt Mrs Waters while Fred Eglin weighs a Spokane trip. Mr Shannafelt visited North Yakima earlier in the week. A light snow fell at the start of the week. The Slavin brothers bought Eglin’s former property. Mr Jealson lost a valuable horse Sunday during a neighborhood stay.
Last Friday a library was hosted at the schoolhouse and a debating society formed to meet biweekly. About twenty five neighbors surprised George Evans last Thursday with music games and a dainty lunch. Mrs Dillon hosted a party for forty youths with dancing and games. Lieut Ed Young visited Sunnyside. Miss May Knowles stayed with Mrs Grist. Edgar Evans and Charles Palmer visited Bickleton while the Chandlers visited Fruitvale. A. J. Lynch left for The Dalles. George Grist hosted bachelor friends at dinner. The seventh and eighth grades face exams as Chas Wylie’s runaway caused damage and scattered flour groceries and coal oil. Parker’s juvenile orchestra debuted at the literary gathering to applause.
Parker hosts a weekly program of recitations and music followed by a debate on current topics. Miss Dessie McCoy celebrated her sixteenth birthday with a surprise party at the Beattie home, featuring music games and an elegant supper. Guests included the Rote and Buzzard families, McCoys and Draggoos, with Mr. Beattie delivering a final jig as the highlight.
The community board plans a petition to the county court for township government. H M Lichty buys sixty acres near Outlook and grasses most of it. Scarlet fever cases rise slightly but recoveries focus concern. Stobie and Mattheson grade F W Bruce’s 20 acres for 175 dollars. Spelling winners and new buildings loom. Local residents head to North Yakima, Oregon, or Texas, while street lighting and farm improvements proceed. Died Hugh Petrie after 18 days. funeral led by Mrs. Webber.
A compilation of small town notices lists W. E. Bonds City Feed Store on Yakima Avenue for flour and feed, rooms for rent, a dental office over the old post office, and multiple buy sell trade notices. Also advertised are rubber stamps by Robert E. Smith, Hides Wanted by H. J. Rand, and a Second Hand Store on Second Street south of Coffin Bros.
An OCR readout lists assorted shop goods including lamp burners cloth lines soap shoe brushes ink tablets cooking and kitchenware such as pudding pans coffee mills tin pans pails granite dishes and household items with quantities and partial prices. The fragment resembles a retail inventory note from a New York store catalog.
J A Adams notes L W Hayworth in Seattle on mining business and Miss Ethel Kinney returning from a visit. Reports of people visiting Thomas Lund in Seattle, J E Ryan and E W Dooley back from Seattle with horses. Snow reports from Summit and a range of classifieds including job seeks, real estate trades, and a dry goods sale.
William Laughlin aged 37 died at the Elmer hotel after months of illness described as quick consumption. He was nursed by Louis Clemente with his brother Bert and Rev. Crockett at his side. A Modern Woodmen life insurance benefit of 1000 goes to his brother. Funeral services were held Monday at the Christian church with Rev. Crockett. Local Woodmen lodge and visiting members attended from Zillah. Card of Thanks by C B Lavueauin, with further thanks from Mary A Harris family.
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