Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-07-20

Plenty of work for teams to do
street grading.
-Fariss Bros. have ordered two car
loads of Acorn stoves.
Mrs. Ebert and family, of Whelan,
have moved to Pullman.
H. jackson and family have moved
into the Rev. Davies house.
Put in bid for grading the town
property. See notice elsewhere.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
Palace Hotel. 1t is now enclosed.
We understand that the band will
play in the park tomorrow afternoon.
Walter Ruble and family are now
domiciled in Mrs. Taylor's house, on
Sunny Side.
The postoflice at Uniontown did
money order business for the month of
June to the amount of $1,7S4 So.
Mrs. Gender returned Wednesday
evening from her protracted visit with
friends in California. Martin is able to
smile again.
-Genesee is agitating the question
of securing bank and grist mill. The
prospects are now favorable for having
these wants supplied.
Ed. Windus has purchased H. H.
Browns house located near the depots.
Madam Gossip wants to know what Ed.
wants with a dwelling house.
On account of the Methodist church
not being in proper condition for use
Rev. Phelps will preach in the Congre-
gatiOnal church tomorrow morning and
evening.
The Cape Ann Advertiser says that
the idea of teaching every girl to thump
the piano and every boy to be a book
keeper will make potatoes So bushel
in twenty years.
"A meeting of the Republican Coun-
ty Central Committee will be held at
Colfax, Monday, July %, to fix the APP
portionment of representation for the
next county convention.
Miss George Berry, Of Dayton, is
visiting Miss Rose Tewalt. The two
ladies are spending this week at the
Tewalt ranch, near Cotton. They made
a pleasant call at the HERALD Office last
Monday.
Real estate on which taxes are de-
linquent will be sold at Colfax, August
5, 1889. In the list there are several
lots in Pullman, the owners of which
are not aware that the taxes are delin
quent, A list of the property can be
seen at the HERALD Office.
There is as much news and local
information to be gathered from the
BUYERS and Sellers coulmn as from any
other part of the paper, and as the items
are changing each week you are, not
properly informed on local affairs unless
you have read that column.
-Messrs. Chambers, Ellsworth await
struck water on the hill at depth OF
one hundred and ninety-six feet. There
Is one hundred and thirty feet of water,
which is the same as that of the artesian
well. They will pump the water into a
reservoir, from which they will pipe it to
their houses.
Onion parties are fashionable in
Nebraska. Six girls stand in row,
while one bites hole in an onion, and
a young man pays 10 cents for guess
as to which one it was. If he guesses
right, he kisses the other five; but if he
doesn't he is only allowed to kiss the
one with the onion scented breath.
Young George Vanderbilt, fourth
son of the millionaire, wants to be a
newspaper reporter. Thus it crops out
again-the natural, educated and hered-
itary greed for gold; the Unsuitable thirst
for wealth; the passion for amassing
millions by the easiest and quickest
methods, and reaching fabulous com
potency by the shortest ways. 1t is a
family trait.-Ex.
Mr.. John Roberts and Mr.. Shaffer,
from Philadelphia, with their families,
arrived here Monday evening. These
gentlemen have travelled extensively
seeking suitable place to locate, but
saw no country that suited them until
coming here. They express themselves
as being well pleased with the appear
ance of the country and have decided to
locate with us. We wish them success.
The real value of True's artesian
well is now being appreciated. 1t has
been sufficiently tested to place the
matter beyond doubt that this water
will cure dyspepsia, and while the test
of its curative qualities in cases of rheu-