Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-07-27

Harry dePledge wastin town for a
short time on Friday evening.
Joe Allphin and bride are expected
to arrive here from Oregon shortly.
Miss Pickle, neice of 7. F. Burgess,
and Mrs. Redner returned to their home
in Minneapolis last Monday.
Mrs. Sargent gave party to the
little folks Wednesday evening, it being
the anniversary Of Rays birthday.
Will White has been attending to
the wants of Ed. Ensworth's customers
this week, during the latter's absence at
Meadow lake.
The ball players and the visitors to
the ball grounds can refresh themselves
with ice cream and lemonade at the
grove tomorrow.
H. Vanderborg, of the o. R & N. Ry.,
came over from Colfax on Friday even
ing to see about grading their right of
way on Grand street.
If the property owners on the north
side of Main street wonld lower the side
walk down to the grade, there would be
more travel on that side.
Farmers should not purchase sacks,
nor contract or sell their grain, before
consulting with the representatives of
the Pacific Coast Elevator company.
The board of trustees at their meet
ing last night, rejected pill bids for grad
ing and adjourned until TUESDAY even
ing, July Both, when they will again
receive bids.
Mrs. E. ?. Smith, OF Cal, will lecture
at the Congregational church in Pullman,
Friday, August End, on the subject of
temperance. Good music will be furn-
ished. Admission free.
Every town in the Palouse country
will soon be equipped with a fire COM
pany. Oaksdale and Cniontown have
organized hook and Fladder companies
and will dig wells for water supply.
There will be more business tran
sacted in Pullman this fall than in any
previous year, and our merchants are
making preparations to meet the demand
by increasing their stock by at least
fifty per cent. more than they carried
last year. Pullman is all right.
Very little work would make the
grove east of town a delightful resort.
Why not take a half holiday and let
every one turn out and do his part in
fixing it up? The band stand should
be moved down there, few more seats
erected and the brush cleared away.
The board of trade has been doing moth
ing lately-would not this be proper
subject for their consideration?
-Postmasterl Lobaugh has received
Instructions from Washington to the
effect that d tri- weekly mail route has
been established between Pullman and
Wawawai, by way of Evansville and
Ontario, Sealed bids for the carrying
Of the mail over this route can be hand
ed to Mr.. Lobaugh who will forward
them to Washington. Blank forms can
be had at the Pullman postoffice.
The Colfax band boys came over
early Sunday morning to visit the Pull
man band as per invitation. In the
afternoon the two bands played several
pieces in front OF the Palace hotel and
then marched to the park followed by q
large number of citizens. The afternoon
was pleasantly spent in eating Mrs.
Wallace's ice cream, listening to the
music and in social conversation.
Non resident property owners of any
town who do not receive the local paper
often suffer by not knowing how the
town is growing, and by being compelled
to pay penalty and interest on delin-
quent taxes of which they are ignorant.
Nonresident owners OF Pullman prop
erty who do not receive the HERALD
should subscribe at once; it will keep you
posted on all things pertaining to the
town and surrounding country.
Prior to Sparks administration in
the land Office the ruling in regard to
timber culture entries was that proof
could not be made until the expiration
of eight years from date OF entry. Mr..
Sparks ruled that proof could not be
made until the expiration of eight years
from the time the total number of trees
were planted. Under the former ruling
some $500 proofs were pending when
Sparks refused to pass them. Secretary
Noble now sustains Sparks ruling, but
says that inasmuch as the government
misconstrued the law and proof was
made under that misconstruction the
proofs thus made should stand and pat
ents be issued for the land, as otherwise
great hardships would result through
tha fault of the government.