Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-04-13

The HERALD's thanks are due to the
Ontario correspondent for sample lot
of new onions.
w. V. Windus, of the Pullman bank,
has been confined to the house this week
with tonsilitas.
The residence of Hon. A. T. Fariss
has received it's finishing coat of paint,
and now looms up as thing of beauty"
The new spring and summer goods
have arrived at Mcconnell, Chambers &
Co.'S. See their advertisement in this
issue.
-Fariss Bros. intend to add one or
two stories more to their brick store this
summer, to accommodate increasing
business.
Regular service days at Congre-
gational church are the second and
fourth Sabbaths of each month, morning
and evening.
Mrs. H. Schlaefer, while out horse
back-riding last Saturday, was thrown
from the saddle, but fortunately escaped
without serious injury.
The s. & P. passenger train now
goes south at 7 :05 p. m. and north at
6:15 a. m. Freight south at 800 p. m.
and north at SOP a. m.
Prof. Harris, who has been engaged
to instruct the new Colfax band for a
year, removed his family to that city
last week. He will still put in one or
two evenings a week, however, with the
Pullman band.
Pullman would have had electric
lights before this had not the oculists
condemned them as causing "klebar
ospasm scotomata, or chromatopia."
This being the case, we still prefer to
sin in darkness.
"A herd of some 400 cattle passed
through town Wednesday, en- route to
the Rock creek country, near Sprague,
for summer feeding, The herd was
made up principally of stock owned by
J. B. Crawford and J. J. Gibson.
james R. Fariss, wife, son, three
daughters and neice, relatives of our
merchants, the Fariss brothers, arrived
Sunday evening from Stanbery, Mo-,
and will locate here permanently. The
HERALD extends a cordial welcome.
The building occupied by the small
pox cases at Whalen has been burned by
the county authorities, together with all
the clothing used, and thorough dis
injecting bestowed upon everything else
in the vicinity. The disease has been
very promptly stamped out.
-Uniontown, Cotton, Staley, Pull
man, and, in fact, all the towns in the,
east half of the county will be represent
ed by large delegations at the anti-court-
house meeting to-day at Palouse City.
The prospect is that the commissioners
will hear something drop, and drop hard,
during this meeting.
Geo. F. Cummins has sold to DR..
H. J. Webb the west half of lot 2, block
IA, on north side of Main-st., for 1926,
the sale being effected through the
Downen agency. Mr.. Cummins pur-
chased this property 60 days ago for
$3.50. We understand that the doctor
will erect neat Office building on the
property.
Assessor II. NJ. Boone is preparing
for the annual assessment and census
taking of Whitman county for the year
1889, and expects to be in the field with
full corps of deputies by the 18th inst.
He has selected as his deputies: Messrs.
A. S. Hamilton, J. G. Elliott, Geo. S.
Allen, G. N. Zumwalt, Thos. Kayler,
Milton Slack, N. T. Shirley and A. G.
Smith.
Much credit should be given to
Commissioner Hill and R. Lanning for
the precautionary measures taken by
them to prevent the smallpox from
coming to Pullman, and in administer
ing to the wants of the affected at
Whalen. That this dreaded disease was
confined to the one house is due to the
prompt and efficient action taken by
these gentlemen.
"A party of Pullmanites consisting
of Messrs. tanning, Hattrup, Doc. Kirk
wood and the HERALD editor spent
three days Of this week fishing for trout
on Alpowai and Asotin creeks. They
had very good luck and most enjoyable
time The HERALD will have more to
say about the details of this trip as soon
as the sun-blisters disappear from the
editorial neck.
Mrs. VIM. Chambers and Mrs. Mart
in Gender departed for Portland, Wednes-
day morning via the o. R. & N. road.
Mrs Gender will spend the summer with
her parents at Sacramento, Cal. Mrs.