The Yakima herald. [volume], December 27, 1911, Page 8, Image 8

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CORRESPONDENCE
CANTATA IN THE AIITANUM
Christmas Festivities Included a Rich
Musical d'ogi-ani
AHTANUM, Dec. 26.—The Christ
mas festivities of tho Ah'mi'im Sur.
day scluiiil w«re txejlct Rjiturday even-
Inr- at the- church A cantata, "Crown
\sPig Christmas," was. *,"iven by the
young people. Miss Grace Merritt
r presided at the organ. In tho closing
scene tho lights wore turned cow and
during the singing of a solo. "Dream
of Paradise." by Mr, Ernest Birrril,
lights burning in front of the stage
discloeed a beautiftvl tableau, the cen
tral picture of which was the Ma
donna and child, represented by Mrs.
John Henderson. Nearby knelt Santa
Clans and perched on his shoulders,
all in white, was Helen Umsiead, the
pretty little tot who had placed the
crown of holly on his head. The tree
was then unloaded and the gifts dis
tributed by old Santa and his assist
ants.
Friday afternoon the public schools
closed for the holidays. Invitations'
had been sent to the parents, marry of
whom were present, to hear the pro
gram. At the close the chUdrsn were
surprised by the entrance of olfl Santa
Clans with his pack on his back. He
was greeted with shouts ano the Jolly
time continued while, he distributed
the gifts and a treat of candy, nuts
and popcorn balls. We have a fine
corps of teachers and our schools are
doing excellent work.
Work is progressing rarpldly on the
new school building.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Woodcock enter
tained at dinner on Christmas The
table was laid for -ioTiTteen. The
•guests were Prof, and Mrs. O. C, Pal
»ier, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Bailey and
eons William and Robert, Mr. and
Mrs. H. C. Vesper and Hstle son Ken
nith of Yakima City and Mrs. Louise
Henderson
Miss Master, our primary teacher,
•spent Christmas day in North Yakima.
Miss Alice Gentry, onr intermediate
teacher, left on Saturday for Dayton.
Mrs. Moyer has returned from As
toria, called there on account of the
Illness of her mother.
Miss Olive Draper is at home for
the holidays.
Wallace Braithwait has returned
from Hood River, Ore. He thinks the
Ahtanum is better.
USE AVTO ON MAIL ROUTE
Star Rouca? Carrier If Planning mi In
novation for Patrons
FORT SIMCOE. Wash., Dee. ill.—
Kr. O. P. Stevenscn. the contractor
who has the star mail route between
North V kirn. and Fort Simcoe, in
cluding Old Town and White Swan,
and rural delivery boxes en route, is
ooivsidering the purchase of an auto
mobile instead of using horse power.
Some time ago he tried to gei the
dc-oartment to consent m an arrange
ment vherehy two mail rentes might
be c: tab'.lshed by meeting half \c.-iy
and. exchanging, but there was ob
jection from patrons. Except for
the fact thai he is obliged to stop at
Old Town enc.h day, he could carry
the mail out to the agency wia trol
ley car to Wiley City, thence over the
Ahtanum ridge to White Swan which
would reduce the distance consider
ably. Whit,- Swan is said to be only
ten milea from Wiley City via this
route, it is very likely that the res
idents of Old Town would object to
this arrangement as would also the
patrons along the present route. Mr.
Stevenson is one of the Alaska broth
erhc.o.i and a pioneer westerner, al
though not a native son.
Louis Simpson, Judge in the UuHan
police- court, was at the agency Mon
day. Joe Williams, of Medicine Val
ley, Louis Brown, Mrs. Frazee were
also visitors at the Fort on the same
isy.
Joe Beelatsse, son of Frank See
l&tsee, has entirely recovered from hir.
Pcctiit illness and Is expected to re
hin to school in a few days. Mr.
(seelatsee has t»»en chiof of police on
the reservation for some years.
> .lim Dowdy of Medicine Valley,
Is recovering from ncr recent Illness.
SERIOUS HINTING AOCIDKVT
D. X Crews T/ost . Foot from Acci
deatal Dti barge or Shotgun
Toppi^iaa, Dki , »«—ffr-rtiaij
M . and Mrs. W. E. Ward went to
Couc-r d'AUne, Idaho, Sunday night
fr reap :, ,c, to v telegram telling of
berious accident which oce'urred t- J.
R. Crews u-hllc hwntlng near Lake
Ohatcolet Sunday afternoon, by an
accidental discharge of the gtui.
He tshot through his right foot, which
mode- amputation necessary,
Misa Floronci 'Hanson, wbei has
been \ iaititig- in Nebraska th past
three months, spent Sunday here wilh
Mrs. W. E. Cowan, and went to Seattle
on Monetae to spend the holidays.
Miss Laura Page was a Yakima
Shopper Saturday,
Mra. Oaks from Seattle, is the new
1 eiman at Tribune office.
KISS Charlotte Meenk recently of
Boattle, has returned to Toppenish to
make her home.
MiSS Frances Skahill of Rupert,
Idaho, arrived in this city on Bf'tur-
Osg and will spend the winter with
her sister, Mrs. Floyd Hutchinson.
Joseoh Stephenson of North Yakima
arrived on Wednesday to spend the
holiday* with his son George and
family.
G. M. Allen has moved Into the
house oti Pine street vacated by Z. Y.
Coleman, who moved into the new
home recently purchased from D. L.
l.eed.»
The Eastern Stars held an election
i f o;Xicer«s on last Wodmosday evening,
after which dainty refreshment-, were
■! ved by the commute. The follow
.g officers were elected. Mrs. I!.
W.. Felder, W. M., Mrs. L. Eryan, Con.;
W F. Anderson, W. P. ; Mrs. W. F.
Anderson, Asso. Con; Mrs H. M
Johnson, See.; Mrs W I_ Shearer,
Treasurer. The new candidates were
„Mrs, £. T. Coleman, Mrs. H. W. Sut
•fter and Mrs. U. G. l-.ee.
, Mi«iS Tlorence Merrill has resigned
■
her -position with the Tnppenish Re
view and will go to Durfur, Oregon,
Jan. Ist to make her future home.
Miss Merrill has been with the Review
the past two years and will be greatly
mlsseA,
McKlm, Nevin & Co., contractors
from Pnyallup. Wash., were awarded
the contract Monda.- night by the city
oounc., for the building of the Top
ponish sewer gysTtSSa, Thin company
woa th» lowest of fourteen bidders.
A. H. Gossard has purchased the
Idairy business of A. M. Sylvester, and
expects to develop tase business.
C. S. Doumltt * Eros., who recently
purchased L. M. Tyrrell's stock of dry
gnoo>. will move fram the Staats
building into the large room on the
east side of the Central Bank on
Jan. 1, 1912.
Are Lights In Naches City
NACRES CITY, Dec. 26—Naches
Oity is coming to the front with rap
id strides; its streets are now lighted
by gas arc tighls, which is a great
improvement from fhe recent dark
streets. Naches is destined to become
o: ■ of the prosperous towns of the
valley. During the past year there
have been many Improvements and a
number of new hulldings put up.
The merchants had quite a display'
of holiday goods. i
E. (5. Lenth of North Yakima was
in Naxihes yesterday.
Frank Morton and Matt Hagerty
had cnrite a disagreeable experience
last week, when they went to Cold
Strings for wood, They found the
roads in a bad condition and were
uiiaJsate to make the trip in one day
as planned.
Borneo Trottler has taken his hun
dred head of goats to North Yakima
and sold them.
The Mt View ranch belonging to
Fechter & Janeck has been rented
by a party of Japanese.
MOXEE CITY
MOXEE CITY. Deo. 23.—Rev. Her
bert, from the Sound, gave an aillus
tratod lecture in the Congregational
church last Twesday evening.
D Walters made a flying trip to
Yakima Thursday.
The little, Slckler children are still
crani'TK-d to their homes with bad
colds.
Forest Tnrnly, who has been quite
low for some time, is reported better.
Ittss Nlta Bavin returned home
Friday for her Xraas vacation from
the convent.
The social at the home of Mrs. Em
ma Brerr was well attended and en-
Joyed by all.
The. Christian Endeavor will con
tinue holding a series of en
tertainments during the winter and
spring.
Miss Myrth Rupert is confined to
her home with chtckeupox,
POMONA
POMONA, Wash., Dec 22—Messrs,
J. O. Thor.rit.ou anil Geo. N. Watkins
were- Ah tan urn visitors Friday.
Mrs. 11. C. Hill of Shoshone, Idaho,
who h:.s bees the, guesf of Mr. and
Mrs. F. T. Carney for the past week,
retuned to Yakima.
Mr.-;. .1. C. Berry joint-il the Portia
club in .North Yakima recently. One
of the objects of this club is to study
parliamentary law.
Among the invited guests at the
Informal luncheon given by Mrs.
Cnmnj- for her guest. Mrs. H. C. Hill,
were Mrs. I. c. Berry, Mrs. E T.
Stevens, Mrs. J. C. Thornton, Mrs.
Geo Flyr.n, Mrs. Jnu. Gibson, Mrs.
J. T. Parker and Mrs. George Sher
wood.
The world looks beautiful those
days with its coat of silvery frost.
W. 'C. Casmey of Alta, Canada,
brother of F. T. Carnoy of this place,
writes that there are thousands of
acres of whent still to be threshed in
that vicinity.
■»•»/•—jssaiwisa Kj.yvy s
ELLENvSI.IJRG. Doc. 36. — Miss
Ethel Waters left Btlsnburs Friday
for Cle Elum to spend Christmas with
her sister, Mrs. (tutus Kir;.;..
Miss Isabel Pratt of the- normal
school left for her home in Tacomii,
v here she will visit with her parents
until aftur tho holidays.
Mlse Alutha Hadley of Wenatehee
IS fn the elty and will visit with her
sister, Aliar- -c f irgis, until after the hol-
MtgMt
Miss Bhods Burroughs of North
Yakima cam<- to Eliensburg on Friday
afternoon to spend Christmas and the
week following wtth her cousin, Miss
Ktcthryn Barroughs.
Miss Jennie Wilson of the Nnrmal
.school left on Thursday for her home
in Oholualis, » lure- she will spend the
vacation with friends ami relatives.
Mrs. C. E. Wheeler and da tighter.
Notl-jiie. went to -"-cattle Sunday to
spend the weak with Leon win ,
who is attending the university there.
MiSS Lute. Collier, who is atteneling
school In Whitman, cam.- home Wed
nesday to spend Christmas with her
parents.
Harry Wailclc-11, brother of Mrs A.
M. Wright, died Friday morning at
the Wright residence, and will he bur
ied .Sunday at 10 o'clock.-
Alva and Leland Bull, who are at
t»an.dlng the University of Washington
are home for their vacation, having
urrtvod on Friday evening.
Miss Marian Turner, whose home is
in Clc Blum, is spending her holidaj
vacation iv E'icnsburg with friends.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. 11. Chapman,
50G North ahestaut strii'U Saturdaj
night, an oi(,hi-pouud buy.
Monday evening at the' Presbyter
lan church, .1. A. Dummrti of SsuUtle
delivered an illustrated lecture on
"See- America FU-Bt,"or "The climate
of the- Pugat sound ...iiniic- versus
Switzerland" The uuuity realised
from the lecture vra& donated to tlie
new V M C A.
Miss Nt-iia Lung of the Normal
school, went to Tacoma cm the noon
tram 'PhiMscl.ee t,, spend X.TUOS with
her parents
The raietiya-gTMkdge vi Elks, at
THE YAKIMA HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, .9H.
| their regular meeting Tuesday even-'
, lng, decided to give the second of
their minstrel show*. It Is thought
| that it will be given some time In
| January, the exact .date not having
been decided. The balcony seen,- from
Romeo and Juliet will be rendered
by Jako Becke."*, as the lady and
Roy Weaevr as the suitor. Tug
Wilson and Link Palmer will do some
stunts, and the heavy parts In the
play will be given to other distinguish
ed memberr; of the Elk people.
Miss Ruth Mc.Lelland, who attends
school in Eliensburg, returned to her
home in Toppenish to spend the holi
days with her parents, on Friday
morning.
Wedmesday afternoon W. H. Pear
son and wife sold to Edgar Harvey
82 acres of land which will com* un
der the High Line canal, for the con
sideration of 880,000.
"acob Weiss of Omaha, Neb., pur
chased 160 acres for 312,000 cash.
This sale was made by the Harvey
Land company.
I/OCAL AND PERSONAL
Miss Daisy McCabe of Weston, Wis.,
Is in the city, a guest at t*e home of
Mr. and Airs. A. L. Thompson, East
Yakima avenue.
Prof. Dolllngcr of Seattle is in the
I city to attend the state edueatimtial as
sociation. He is a guest at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Thomsen, East
Yakima avenue.
| Miss Perry of Anacortes, sirpervlsor
of music In the schools there. Is in the
city to pu'-ticipnte In the program in
the meeting of the state educators
hero this week. Sh« Is visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. a. L. Thorn-
Mrs. A. G. Thomsen was a passen
ger east out of North Yakima Tuesday
on Northern Pacific train No. 4.
Henry B. Dewey, J. M. Layhue and
C. E. Beach of Olympla, of the stats
educational department, are in North
Yakima gusests at the Commercial
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Richards, of
Seattle, who were In the city over
Christmas wit/h their daughter, Mrs.
Thomas Carpenter, left Tuesday to
return to their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Morton and
child are expected to return to North
Yakima Thursday from England,
■Where they have been visiting for a
cample of months.
Incoming cars on the Ahtanum line
sore now entering the cit yby way o
Ptne street amd Second avenue. The}
stop at the 0.-W. R. & N. bsggag
room on their inward trip anc
laj- over there their excess time. Thi
brings the cars into the city some ten
minutes later than has been the cas
heretofore. Leaving town the cars g
Straight out Yakima avenue.
John J. Rudkin of Kennewick was a
North Yakima, visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. Josephine Preston of Walla
Walla, superintendent there of th
puMic schools, is p. guest at the Com
■erclal "hotel. She will remain here
throughout the sessions of the stat
cducnttonai association.
Amon-j visiting teachers registered
at the Commercial hotel are Misses
Carolyn Fi-itu, Emerelda Longralre
and Floyd Fritz of RltsviUe.
Miss Dotha Varker of Taco-ma
who vl.sited in the city over Christmas
with her parents, left Tuesday to re
turn to her work In connection with
tht Tacoma Y. W. C. A.
Mrs. Fred Ebcrle left North Yakima
Tuesday for Seattle to visit for a week.
L. K. Davis of Columbus, 0., who
was the guest here for a day or two
of B. F. Kumbler left the city Tuesday
for Seattle. J
S. A. M. Young:, superintendent of
the Yakima Indian reservation, was
a guest Tuesday at the Washington
'hotel.
Clyde Samson, who went from this
city a couple of weeks ago to work
Total Death Roll in Briceville
•Mine Disaster Will Reach 85 or
More* Only Five Men Found Alive
BRICEVIXLE. Teem, Dec Is.—
Tlic-toial number of da-ad in the Ci us.
monntalu explosion is expected t v be
eighty-five „r more. The work of the
remove I nf the bodies was delayed by
tire which burned for two days.. Five
Wolverton and O'Day, New Managers,
Have Good Material in Their Teams
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—Harry Wol
verton, the new manager of the New
York Americans, and Hunk O'Day,
Who will direct the destinies of the
Cincinnati Nationals, have good ma
terial in their teams, and if they don*t
make good it looks like it will be
their own fault or their lack of
managerial ability. The New Yoik
Yankees played some good ball last
year and they played some had ball,
their games being about as inconsistent
as could be Imagined. The Cincinnati
Reds disappointed most of the critics,
who at the beginning of the season
this winter for the British Columbia
government as an expert fruit packer,
has gone to Australia, having procured j
a much better engagement from the j
officials of that country, where irriga
tion development is in, its infancy.
James, Berkley of the Horticultural
Union leaves the city today for British
Columbia to demonstrate fruit pack
ing to the growers of apples there.
Mies Mary Druse anil sister, Mildred
Druse, the latter a student at Whit
wortfh college, are over from Tacoma,
spending the holidays with their fa
ther, D. L. Druse, and family, of
Nob Hill.
3. A. 'White, the real estate man, is
in Idaho and other states east on a.
three weeks business trip.
Born, to Mayor and Mrs. John
Druse of Yakima City, Saturday, Dec.
28, a son.
Dr. and Mrs. H. M. Brock have as
a holiday week guest Urbine Diteman,
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. TT. F. Dite- !
man, of Seattle, formerly of Yajgjma.
Uieti licit tullle.l alive- ill the lull .
a*.a litie rescued J Practice I!.. .
the*e klcocen 1.. he In the lllil.e at I lie
time of lilt- i, I.eVe li. .
counted f.ii ire fitly-nine
widows, anil 147 children are le-ft
fatherless as a result of tilt diuaster.
could see them as contenders for the
pennant or as winners. Walverton
comes from the Oakland team of the
California league, where he made a
good reputation. He formerly played
third base, but his playing days have
been over for some years. O'Day was
a pitcher in the distant past, but for
twenty years or more he has been an
umpire, having ha-dled the indicator
in the National league for a dozen
years. He knows a great deal about
baseball, and if he can only get the
work out of the Cincinnati players
that they are capable of doing the
Reds will bear watching hereafter.
I Urbane js renewing acquaintance with
old school mates, wondering at the
grading and building improvements.
W. H. Shea, Esq., city attorney-elect
of Toppenish, was in North Yakima
Tuesday on business in superior court.
Dr. J. J. Tilton, city health officer
of Toppenish. was a North Yakima
visitor Tuesday on business. I
F cS. Melvln, fruit man and general
statistical and horticultural expert,
took a run down to Toppenish Tues
day.
F. S. Weed, secretary of the Union
Gap Irrigation company, spent Tues-.
day in Ellensburg on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry McNiece, ofi
Orandvlew, were North Yakima visit
ors Tuesday.
A. B. Anton of Grandview was a
visitor in North Yakima Tuesday. He
is a prominent fruit man, and raises
| great quantities of egg plant.
Matt Poyner and his right bower,
j William Adler of Granger, spent Tues
; day night In North Yakima, on their
j way home from Ellensburg, where
they had an enjoyable time Christmas
eating Turkey, with all the trim
mings.
Laura E. Palmateer has filed a pe
tition for administration on the es
tate of her husband, Frank M. Palme
teer, deceased. There is 31.500 In
real estate, and $200 personal proper
ty to be distributed.
Three couples obtained marriage
licenses at the office of the county
auditor Tuesday, as follows; E. H.
Hinman and Nellie B. McMurry, both
of North Yakima; T. A. Faris and
Viola Trueblood, both of North Yak
ima; Eugene F. Moore and Julia
Myrtle Gunn, both of North Yakima.
Lizzie Gagnon has commenced an
action in superior court against her
husband. Grank Gagnon, Jr., for di
vorce. The parties were married at
Pendleton, Ore., January 7, 1895.
j Cruelty and inhuman treatment are
uslleged in the complaint. W. H. Shea,
(Jr., of Toppenish, is counsel for the
plaintiff.
Sam Chong, of No. 3 East Yakima
avenue, charge with serving meals in
a box in his restaurant more than
three and one-half feet high, in viola
tion of a city ordinance, will have his
trial commencing at 8 o'clock this
morning, before Judge Milroy. This
is the first case of the kind to come
up since the passage of the ordinance
by tlie city commission.'
Wilbur Crocker, commissioner of
finance and accounts, has recently
purchased for the city the immense
safe of the Ackenhausen company,
used in the jewelry store. The city
gal a bargain. The safe originally
cost more than J7OO, while the pur
chase price on this occasion was $3*lo.
It will be installed in the office of tho
city treasurer in Masonic building,
adjoining the offices of the city clerk.
The appointment of a new cite treas
urer has not yet been made.
Ait action has been commenced in
superior court by United States Sena
tor Wesley 1.. Jones against Mary
Virtue, Chester C. Argent and wife,
and Homer Wisner and wife lor a
judgment of $li'i.ntio and interest. An
alleged promissory note executed ai
Sunnyaide Is ihe heals for the suit.
'I'll.- land mortgaged te secure the
.... iie-iii •.! the note is the eas* half
of the southeast! ,je,a-rier. mid the Ir
rigable portion of the east half of the
southwest quarter of the Southeast
quarter of section If, township 10
.. range 2:1. contalM-eg s*'J acres.
H 1.. Jones. Esq., sou of the senator,
is attorney for the plaintiff.
Fatally Reunion
All the members of the family of
John McPhee assembled at the old
home place in the Naches Monday for
a Christmas together. They aim at
getting together each year at Thanks
giving and Christmas. Mr. and Mrs.
McPhee have been married forty
years but as yet there has been no
break In the family.
Candy for Policemen
The police force was remembered
Christmas when each member of the
force received a box of candy with ap
propriate words of good cheer from
John Mechtel, of the Yakima bakery.
The boys say they are not too old to
enjoy the sweet stuff, and return
thanks for the thoughtfulness of the
donor.
Present for the Chief
Mayor and Chief of Police A. J.
Splawn was the gratified recipient of
a Christmas present from the police
force Monday. The gift was a amok
lng set consisting of a hand-hammered
copper cigar holder, match oase and
ash tray, and a bronze ciga.- box, on
which was engraved: "Presented to
A. J. Splawn by the police depart
ment, 1811."
McPhail, the Wrestler
Donald McPhail. a blacksmith in
the U. S. reclamation service in con
nection with the Sunnyside project,
with his home at Sunnyside, was a
North Yakima visitor Christmas. Mr.
McPhail is a wrestler of considerable
ability, and while he w-ould not care
to tackle Gotch, is willing to ac
knowledge that he can hold his own
with men of his weight and class.
Family Reunion
Mrs. A. M. Dunn and son George of
Parker Bottom entertained the fol
lowing members of the Dunn family
at their home on Christmas: Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Redman and family, Mr.
and Mrs. William Morgan and family,
Mr and Mrs. ChaTles McKee and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Dunn and
family, all of this city and Mr. and
Mrs. D. A. McDonald and family and
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Ellis of Parker
Bottom.
Work for School Men
Walter T. Ricks, superintendent of
schools, will attend the Washington
Educational association meeting at
North Yakima December 27-28 and
will present the resolution passed by
the Franklin County Teachers' Insti
tute asking for rural school supervis
ion. A strong effort will be made to
have the state association endorse
this measure and ask for favorable
action by the next legislature.—Pasco
Progress.
Visit from Santa Clans
Esther, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Hnlse, 318 North First street, re
ceived a visit from Santa Claus Christ
mas eve. She had Katherine Carver
as her partlcalar guest, T^er grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Mc-
Kivor. her aunts, the Misses McKlvor,
and a few guests composed the party.
S. E. Fame, of the Old Settlers' Real
Estate company, impersonated Santa
Claus in a manner that left nothing
to the ImaglnaTTon. A very pleasant
evening was spent.
Gin istiiias Wedding
A pretty home wedding took place
at 1 o'clock Monday at the residence
of Mrs.,Jf. J. Chamberlain, 815 North
Third street where her daughter
Emily became the wife of J. W. Jewell
of this city. Rev. E. E. Francis of
the Selah Christian church, who ts
an old friend of the family, read the
ceremony.
At the conclusion of the congratula
tions that followed the ceremony the
thirty guests present repaired to the
dining room where they enjoyed an
excellent Christmas dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. Jewell have numerous
friends in this community where they
have resided many years and to whom
they will be at home in Moxee valley
after January 6.
Vail-Stevene Nuptials
One of the very pretty home wed
dings of the winter took place at high
noon Christmas day when Miss Edith
Luclle Vail and Mr. Raymond B.
Stevens were united in marriage at
the home of the bride's parents, Rev.
and Mrs. A. C. Vail, of North Second
street. The rooms were decorated In
Christmas greens, white chrysanthe
mums and white bells. In the front
parlor under a huge white wedding
bell suspended from an arch, the
ceremony was performed by the
bride's father in the presence of about
thirty guests. Lohengrin's march was
played by Mrs. Ella Martin, of Ta
coma, as the wedding party approach
ed the arch, preceded by little Clark
Vail, the bride's brother who strewed
rose buds along their pathway, and
Dorothy Brown, the groom's niece
who carried a lily in which was the
ring.
The bride was beautifully gowned in
white silk while her bridesmaid, Miss
Mary Alexander of Sunnyside, wore a
pink messaline gown.
The groom was attended by his
brother, Homer Stevens.
The guests, limited to relatives, en
joyed a Christmas dinner in the din
ingrooin made very artistic by Yule
tide decorations and white chrysanthe-
mums. The centerpiece was a dimin
utive Christmas tree upon which was
a favor for each guest and from which
extending to the plates, were white
ribbons. The place cards were unique
Christmas cards.
The bride is well and favorably
known here, having resided here since
early childhood. The groom has a
Un-ge circle of friends niaefe in the
three years he has made this his
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Stevens will enjoy a
two weeks trip on the Sound, after
which they will be at home on their
ranch near Naches City.
Employer (to clerk in a brown
Stags') Well. Mr. Junes!
June- (ce'iniiig out of ill —Yes, sir;
thank you.—-Boston Transcript
Many .1 man doesn't realize Ilia: he
might hay. made go.nl as a fiction
writer until be hears some of his
love letters read in court. i
: CLOSING LAST GAP
IN CHimoniRAILROAD
ConstrtKtion Crews on New
Transcontinett4al Rsrflr-oaA
Only 590 Miles Apart
EDMONTON, Alberta, Dec. 21.—
Construction gangs on the Grand
Trunk Pacific will be about 580 miles
apart at the end of 1811. Tho gang
working westward from Edmonton
now are 1763 miles west of Winnipeg.
The crew working from Prince Rupert
on the Pacific eastward now are at
Mile 104.
The pioneering for the construction
of this remainder largely has been
done, this having included the three
year reconnaissance which resulted In
a line being located through the
Rockies on a prairie grade. The
crossing of the mountains with one
summit only, 371,2 feet Instead of two,
three and four summits of 6,000,
6,000 and even 8,000 feet elevation of
other roads promises to be almost as
important to trans-continental traffic 1""
as the Panama canal will be. The
shorter distance due to the smaller
circumference of the earth adds to
the significance of the low grade.
The approaching completlton of the •
construction has required an Increaae
of Prince Rupert's townsite area and
consequently *00 lots recently were
added and sold at prices double the
prices estimated In advance. But when
the original townsite was sold a 1 out
two years ago the prices were hi K ,ier
than expected by several hundred per
cent and in some cases as high as
1,000 per cent. When trans-Pacific
steamships connect with the transcon
tinental traffic over the Grand Trunk
Pacific accommodations and facilities
necessary will require large addition
expenditures In Prince Rupert. It
has been announced that large ex
penditures will be made during the
next two years for a dry-dock and a
ship repairing plant, the latter to be
constructed under a subsidy granted
by the Dominion Government.
The city already has Invested sev
eral milllhn dollars In waterworks,
sewers, streets, sidewalks and light
but the city council now is consider
ing additional Improvements lit the
way of heat, light, power and water
in preparation for the opening of
transportation when the gap has been
closed by the construction crews and
freight and passenger trains on regu
lar schedules succeed to the work
trains which has disturbed the prim
eval solitudes of the great valleys be
tween the mountain chains of the
interior which five years ago were
known only to prospectors and trap
pers.
Prince Rupert has sprung to a lus
ty city- since the sale of lots took place.
That sale did not occur until the city
had been platted, graded and supplied
with sewers and other adjuncts of a
modern city In accordance with*- a
well defined plan. Five hundred miles
north of Vancouver, thanks t* the
chlnook winds, the climate is not se
vere, but the snows are heavy and
when the winter breaks it suddenly
is summer. There are 18 hours of
sunshine, in the Athabasca and Peace
river valleys, and wheat is grown from
seed In 90 days. Consequently care
ful estimates have shown that a grata
elevator for every 15 miles of the
Grand Trunk Pacific line will be
necessary from the eastern border of
the wheat fields to Edmonton. North
and northwest of the wheat fields
there are great forests that will sup
pluy fuel and lumber for the-prairie
districts. Coal is abundant In West
ern Alberta and branch lines are be
ing constructed to the Braseau field.
In Edmonton coal costs but $3.00 per
ton. In fact coal is se plentiful that
on the north Saskatchewan river
bridge builders have been unable to
use the river sand because it is full of
coal dust.
The construction gang working
westward have now reached the dis
trict where it discovered a band of
Iroquois Indians who, with their for
bears, had lived for a hundred years
In the interior valleys oblivious of all
that had taken place outside, peaceful,
contented and prosperous, finding at
hand all that they required for their
food, clothing and shelter.
SENATOR CLAPP OPENS
LA FOLLETTE CAMPAIGN
' IN TAFT'S HOME STATE
j SALEM, 0., Dec. 26.—"The people
i,are beginning to lose faith in plat
forms and pledges," declared Senator
Cla-pp of Minnesota here tonight, open
ing the "progressive republican" cam
paign in Ohio as he led up to the
declaration that La Follette was the
logical candidate of the true republi
cans fo»- the presidency in 1812.
Clapp is the first La Follete speak
er to invade Ohio in the campaign op
posing Taft's nomination.
WATTERSON FEARS ROOSEVELT
Thinks That If Teddy Goes to the
White House Democracy Is Doomed
ATLANTA, Dec. 25.—"1f Roosevelt
is put in the White House in 1812 we
will never get out again except feet
first." This was the comment of Col.
onel Watterson in commenting on the
Republican situation throughout the
country. Watterson expressed a be
lief that the long looked for change of
parties is at hand, but he did not de
clare his choice fo the democratic
nomination.
The Lady—You have been recom
mended to me as an experienced di
vorce lawyer.
The Attorney—l am at your ser
vlce, riiadurii Whal grounds have
you (for a divert)*?
The Lad'—Oh, 1 got a divorce six
■tenths ago. What I want is a uw»
yei who will get my alimony mouej
sway from the lawyer who got my
idivorce.—Chicago Dally News.