Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-05-04

Mrs. Buchanan and Miss Eitzmiller
visited the county-seat Monday.
II. L. Munroe secured fine water in
his well at a depth of about 40 feet.
Willis Sweet, Esq, of Moscow, has
been appointed U. S. attorney for Idaho.
w. H. Renfro and J. D. Greer rep
resented Staley at the convention Tues
day.
d. G. Mckenzie returned Wednes-
day from an extended fishing trip along
Rock creek.
The Grand hotel served good sup
per to all who wished it during the dance
Tuesday evening.
Prof Harris has shown what he can
do on fddle-in, heretofore. Have you
heard his cornet?
-Zender & Drinkwater are adding
many new fixtures to their shop outfit,
to keep up with increasing business.
The Pullman band is talking Of
giving open-air concerts each Saturday
afternoon, in the near future. A good
idea, that.
Pullman business houses were gen
orally and profusely decorated with flags
and bunting on Tuesday, and the sight
was very inspiring.
Why should not Whitman county
be divided? 1t is So miles to the county
seat and our interests do not lie with
Colfax.-Uniontown Journal.
Commissioner Logan was in town
Tuesday, getting the sentiment of the
people on the court house matter. He
realizes that the people are mightier
than Colfax politicians.
The HERALD now has for sale the
following legal blanks: Warranty deeds,
quit-claim deeds, bonds for deed, real
mortgages, crop mortgages, releases Of
mortgage bills of sale, leases, etc.
We understand that temporary
,. injunction has been granted by Judge
{ Langford against the letting of the con-
tract for building courthouse and jail
at Colfax by the county commissioners.
e. J. Bryant's fine Clydesdale,
Young Welcome" together with sever
al of his lively colts, were on exhibition
hero Tuesday, and attracted considera-
bic attention. That's the kind of stock
for this country.
C. S. Mason has made some 5000
worth of Improvements on his residence
property of late, setting out numerous
trees, grading, terracing, sowing grass
seed. etc, all of which has of course
added much to the natural beauty of his
place.
-Mass-meetings will be held Zone in
Palouse City, on May 9th, 1889, at 10
O'Clock n. m, and one in Colfax on May
Sth, 1889, at 10 o'clock a. n.y. for the
purpose of nominating peoples ticket
in Whitman county. Every voter re-
quested to be present.
Cashier Windus, we regret to say,
is again confined to his house, this time
with most serious attack of rheumatic
fever. On Wednesday night DIR. Webb
found it necessary to remain with the
patient until daylight of Thursday. At
this writing Mr.. Windus is reported as
much better.
The genial and rotund Niles, of the
Walla Walla marble works, was in town
this week, bustling around for business,
and securing it, too, as is usual with
him. Messrs. Niles & Vinson have an
enviablo reputation as designers and
executors of beautiful work in marble,
and are Of course receiving numerous
and large orders. We have yet to hear
of the least dissatisfaction on the part
of their customers.
The Cheney Sentinel makes the fol-
lowing pointed observations as to the
mode OF attracting the attention Of peo-
pie and capital to the advantages of a
locality thus: There is neither profit
nor sound policy in waiting supinely for
coming prosperity. There is something
beside the simple possession of superior
advantages necessary to attract men and
money to any locality. Active and
energetic business men in various towns
and cities throughout the northwest have
discovered that this something is to let
the wide world know, from a reliable
source, all about their business resources,
their commercial and manufacturing
facilities, what people have done, what
they are doing, and what they would like
to DO and see others do in turning
opportunity into money. To neglect
this is to drag along, comfortably it may
be and in true pioneer style, while places