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August 31, 1911
The Ellensburg Dawn
Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington
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Collection of brief local news items from Ellensburg, Washington, covering personal visits and travels, a birth, illnesses, school openings, community meetings, business updates, and county budget estimates in late August and early September.
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THE LOCAL
EVENTS
Rev. Hornbrook of Thorp was in
the city Saturday.
The Catholic high school will open
Tuesday, September 5.
The theatre season opens in El-
lensburg September 11.
J. C. Bench
is
spending a few
days in Tacoma this week.
Burt Phelps returned from a visit
to North Yakima Sunday.
Mrs. T. F. Meaghers is reported as
convalescing very nicely.
Mrs. Francis Bowen is reported in-
disposed with typhoid fever.
Fred Martine returned a few days
since from a visit to Seattle.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Lee, Friday, August 25, a son.
Henry Rehmke of Port Orchard is
in the city on business this week.
Mrs. J. A. Mahan is spending a
few days in Seattle with friends.
Mrs. Jesse Atwood is visiting with
her parents on the Sound this week.
Dr. Manns, a chiropodist and foot
specialist, is in the city for a few
days.
Ralph Wolff of Thorp, is reported
critically ill in the hospital in Se-
attle.
Mrs. Bert Longmire returned a
few days since from her visit to Top-
penish.
Harry Lambson
of Manastash
canyon was in the city Tuesday on
business.
Mrs. T. B. Lambson of Manas-
tash canyon is reported on the indis-
posed list.
J. C. Lloyd has been indisposed
for the past week, but is not seri-
ously sick.
Victor Husband of Eugene, Ore-
gen, is expected in the city in a
few days.
H. J. Snively of North Yakima
was in the city Monday on profes-
ional business.
The socialist local
meets every
Sunday at 7:30 p. m. at 407 West
Third street.
A. L. Slemmons and his brother,
Judge Slemmons, visited in North
Yakima Friday.
Mrs. Emma Linden of Tacoma is
spending a few days here on busi-
ness and pleasure.
Mrs. Carl Breigel left a few days
since for an extended visit at her
old home in Missouri.
Mrs. Molly Dixon, of the auditor's
office, is enjoying a short vacation
on the Sound this week.
Mrs. J. B. Forbes
of Puyallup
spent the past week in the valley
with relatives and friends.
Dr. E. C. Mohler and
wife
of
Portland are guests of Mrs. Mohler's
Mother, Mrs. M. E. McNeil.
W. A. Steinman and
family
re-
turned Tuesday from a month's visit
in southwestern Washington.
The board of directors of the pub-
lic school of this city have decided
to not open school
until Septem-
ber 11.
The socialist local has established
a free reading room
on Third street
407, and respectfully solicit your
presence.
R. P. Tjossem
left
Monday
for
Keona, Alberta,
Canada,
to
look
after some business interests in that
country.
E. Gillett
left last
evening
for
Maho and Montana to
look after business
in
that
country.
The
county
board
of equalization
raised
the valuation
of
the Ellens-
burg Water
Supply
Co.
from $22,000
to $39,240.
C. M.
Barton
expects to get into
his new
quarters
in
the
Vanderbilt
concrete
block
on
North
Pine street
in a few days.
Mr. J. J. Sayer,
who has spent
the past six
weeks
with
relatives, returned to
her
home in
Chicago Friday.
A. E. Lincoln, who came up to at-
tend the funeral of Milton Prior, re-
turned to his home near Carrollton
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Walter
Damerow returned
Sunday from an extended visit in
Toppenish with her mother, Mrs.
Frank Hardwick.
Miss Olive Askins of Spokane is a
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Altice,
having arrived a few days since for
an extended visit.
There will be a great number of
Ellensburg people who can not vote
at the coming water election. only
115 having registered.
A. F. Carrier and wife and daugh-
ter, Miss Velma, left a few days
since for southern California, where
they will spend several months.
Miss Florence Mathews, who spent
the past week in North Yakima with
her uncle, Frank Bryant, and fam-
ily, returned home Monday.
John A. Shoudy and family re-
turned Sunday afternoon from a trip
to Lake Chelan. To say that they
enjoyed the trip does not quite ex-
press it.
A. J. (Jack) Splawn was nomi-
nated for mayor of North Yakima in
the primary last Monday, receiving
195 votes. That speaks well for a
Missourian.
Rev. E. R. Black and wife of Mo-
scow, Idaho, spent a few days this
week with Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Wil-
son, their old neighbors and friends
in Jeffersonville, Ind.
It is not generally known, how-
ever it is true. G. C. Estrem, the
county assessor, raised the valuation
of the Northwestern Improvement
Co. $21,000 last spring.
Mrs. Mary Boedscher and daugh-
ters returned recently from an ex-
tended visit in Aberdeen with rela-
tives and friends. Mrs. Boedscher
will have charge of the West Side
school the coming term.
W. B. Simpson of Leavenworth
came over Sunday to spend a few
days with W. J. Payne and family.
Mr. Simpson was formerly connected
with Mr. Payne in the grocery busi-
ness here, and is well known in our
city.
John Horn and wife returned a
few days since from Santa Ana, Cal.,
where they went to bring home Mrs.
Grimm, who is an invalid.
Mrs.
Grimm is very low, and little or no
hopes of her recovery are enter-
tained.
Bert G. Gartin, one of our local
automobile dealers, has decided to
build a concrete garage on the north-
east corner of Second and Pearl. The
building will be 40x120 feet and two
stories high. It is expected that the
building will be ready for occupancy
by November 1.
Joseph Jacobs, an employee of R.
H. Thomson, a civil engineer of Seat-
tle, has spent the week here investi-
gating the proposed municipal water
system and also the Ellensburg Wa-
ter Supply Co. water source. Tues-
day evening R. H. Thomson
came
over to join Mr. Jacobs in his report
to be made to O. W. Ball and others
who joined in a petition asking him
to make an investigation.
There will be a special meeting
of the Kittitas Pomona Grange in this
city, Sept. 7th. It will be an all day
session, and all farmers, whether
members of the grange or not, are
most cordially invited to attend the
forenoon session. Several prom-
inent speakers from abroad will be
present to address the farmers on
very important questions. Brother
farmers, come out without fail.
The county commissioners esti-
mate that it will be necessary to
raise by taxation for 1912 to carry
on the business of the county $113,-
413.36 or more than twice as much
as was raised to pay the expenses of
1911. The county will have an over-
draft of something like $30,000 by
the first of the coming year, owing
to a clerical error of the auditor and
the board of county commissioners.
EVENTS
Rev. Hornbrook of Thorp was in
the city Saturday.
The Catholic high school will open
Tuesday, September 5.
The theatre season opens in El-
lensburg September 11.
J. C. Bench
is
spending a few
days in Tacoma this week.
Burt Phelps returned from a visit
to North Yakima Sunday.
Mrs. T. F. Meaghers is reported as
convalescing very nicely.
Mrs. Francis Bowen is reported in-
disposed with typhoid fever.
Fred Martine returned a few days
since from a visit to Seattle.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Lee, Friday, August 25, a son.
Henry Rehmke of Port Orchard is
in the city on business this week.
Mrs. J. A. Mahan is spending a
few days in Seattle with friends.
Mrs. Jesse Atwood is visiting with
her parents on the Sound this week.
Dr. Manns, a chiropodist and foot
specialist, is in the city for a few
days.
Ralph Wolff of Thorp, is reported
critically ill in the hospital in Se-
attle.
Mrs. Bert Longmire returned a
few days since from her visit to Top-
penish.
Harry Lambson
of Manastash
canyon was in the city Tuesday on
business.
Mrs. T. B. Lambson of Manas-
tash canyon is reported on the indis-
posed list.
J. C. Lloyd has been indisposed
for the past week, but is not seri-
ously sick.
Victor Husband of Eugene, Ore-
gen, is expected in the city in a
few days.
H. J. Snively of North Yakima
was in the city Monday on profes-
ional business.
The socialist local
meets every
Sunday at 7:30 p. m. at 407 West
Third street.
A. L. Slemmons and his brother,
Judge Slemmons, visited in North
Yakima Friday.
Mrs. Emma Linden of Tacoma is
spending a few days here on busi-
ness and pleasure.
Mrs. Carl Breigel left a few days
since for an extended visit at her
old home in Missouri.
Mrs. Molly Dixon, of the auditor's
office, is enjoying a short vacation
on the Sound this week.
Mrs. J. B. Forbes
of Puyallup
spent the past week in the valley
with relatives and friends.
Dr. E. C. Mohler and
wife
of
Portland are guests of Mrs. Mohler's
Mother, Mrs. M. E. McNeil.
W. A. Steinman and
family
re-
turned Tuesday from a month's visit
in southwestern Washington.
The board of directors of the pub-
lic school of this city have decided
to not open school
until Septem-
ber 11.
The socialist local has established
a free reading room
on Third street
407, and respectfully solicit your
presence.
R. P. Tjossem
left
Monday
for
Keona, Alberta,
Canada,
to
look
after some business interests in that
country.
E. Gillett
left last
evening
for
Maho and Montana to
look after business
in
that
country.
The
county
board
of equalization
raised
the valuation
of
the Ellens-
burg Water
Supply
Co.
from $22,000
to $39,240.
C. M.
Barton
expects to get into
his new
quarters
in
the
Vanderbilt
concrete
block
on
North
Pine street
in a few days.
Mr. J. J. Sayer,
who has spent
the past six
weeks
with
relatives, returned to
her
home in
Chicago Friday.
A. E. Lincoln, who came up to at-
tend the funeral of Milton Prior, re-
turned to his home near Carrollton
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Walter
Damerow returned
Sunday from an extended visit in
Toppenish with her mother, Mrs.
Frank Hardwick.
Miss Olive Askins of Spokane is a
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Altice,
having arrived a few days since for
an extended visit.
There will be a great number of
Ellensburg people who can not vote
at the coming water election. only
115 having registered.
A. F. Carrier and wife and daugh-
ter, Miss Velma, left a few days
since for southern California, where
they will spend several months.
Miss Florence Mathews, who spent
the past week in North Yakima with
her uncle, Frank Bryant, and fam-
ily, returned home Monday.
John A. Shoudy and family re-
turned Sunday afternoon from a trip
to Lake Chelan. To say that they
enjoyed the trip does not quite ex-
press it.
A. J. (Jack) Splawn was nomi-
nated for mayor of North Yakima in
the primary last Monday, receiving
195 votes. That speaks well for a
Missourian.
Rev. E. R. Black and wife of Mo-
scow, Idaho, spent a few days this
week with Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Wil-
son, their old neighbors and friends
in Jeffersonville, Ind.
It is not generally known, how-
ever it is true. G. C. Estrem, the
county assessor, raised the valuation
of the Northwestern Improvement
Co. $21,000 last spring.
Mrs. Mary Boedscher and daugh-
ters returned recently from an ex-
tended visit in Aberdeen with rela-
tives and friends. Mrs. Boedscher
will have charge of the West Side
school the coming term.
W. B. Simpson of Leavenworth
came over Sunday to spend a few
days with W. J. Payne and family.
Mr. Simpson was formerly connected
with Mr. Payne in the grocery busi-
ness here, and is well known in our
city.
John Horn and wife returned a
few days since from Santa Ana, Cal.,
where they went to bring home Mrs.
Grimm, who is an invalid.
Mrs.
Grimm is very low, and little or no
hopes of her recovery are enter-
tained.
Bert G. Gartin, one of our local
automobile dealers, has decided to
build a concrete garage on the north-
east corner of Second and Pearl. The
building will be 40x120 feet and two
stories high. It is expected that the
building will be ready for occupancy
by November 1.
Joseph Jacobs, an employee of R.
H. Thomson, a civil engineer of Seat-
tle, has spent the week here investi-
gating the proposed municipal water
system and also the Ellensburg Wa-
ter Supply Co. water source. Tues-
day evening R. H. Thomson
came
over to join Mr. Jacobs in his report
to be made to O. W. Ball and others
who joined in a petition asking him
to make an investigation.
There will be a special meeting
of the Kittitas Pomona Grange in this
city, Sept. 7th. It will be an all day
session, and all farmers, whether
members of the grange or not, are
most cordially invited to attend the
forenoon session. Several prom-
inent speakers from abroad will be
present to address the farmers on
very important questions. Brother
farmers, come out without fail.
The county commissioners esti-
mate that it will be necessary to
raise by taxation for 1912 to carry
on the business of the county $113,-
413.36 or more than twice as much
as was raised to pay the expenses of
1911. The county will have an over-
draft of something like $30,000 by
the first of the coming year, owing
to a clerical error of the auditor and
the board of county commissioners.
What sub-type of article is it?
Social Event
Arrival Departure
Education
What keywords are associated?
Ellensburg Locals
Visits Travels
Birth Lee
Illnesses Typhoid
School Openings
Socialist Meeting
Grange Session
Water Valuation
County Budget
Garage Construction
Where did it happen?
Ellensburg
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Ellensburg
Event Details
Series of local announcements including visits and travels by residents such as Rev. Hornbrook, J. C. Bench, Burt Phelps; a birth to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lee on August 25; illnesses like typhoid fever for Mrs. Francis Bowen and critical condition for Ralph Wolff; school openings on September 5 for Catholic high school and September 11 for public school; socialist local meetings and reading room at 407 West Third street; business travels by R. P. Tjossem and E. Gillett; county board raising valuation of Ellensburg Water Supply Co. from $22,000 to $39,240; planned concrete garage by Bert G. Gartin; investigation of water system by Joseph Jacobs and R. H. Thomson; special Kittitas Pomona Grange meeting on September 7; county tax estimate for 1912 at $113,413.36 with anticipated overdraft.