Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-08-10

C. 8. Mason contemplates building
an agricultural warehouse this fall.
Mrs. Buchanan moved her house.
hold goods to Colfax, on Wednesday.
Rev Hill expects son from Da-
kota to visit him. He will arrive next
week.
Henry Jackson expects to build a
residence on the south hill, in the near
future.
The town marshal will now act as
night Waterman until the dry weather
is over.
Preaching by Rev. Hill at the Con-
gregational church, tomorrow, at the
usual hours.
Attorney Rowe, of Moscow, was in
town Thursday making the acquaint-
ance of our citizens.
j. L. Brown, editor of the "Star,"
was in from Moscow, Tuesday, and made
this Office q fraternal call.
1t was reported last night that the
city of Walla Walla was burning, but no
particulars have been received.
Mark A. Fullerton, of Colfax, and
Judge Piper, of Moscow, were in town
Thursday, representing the territory in
the case against Gallagher.
The Spangle Record comes to us
this week in deep mourning, bearing the
sad intelligence of the death of Charles
A. Inkster, one of its proprietors.
In the school report published last
week, the names of Boyd Amidon, 100
per cent, and Myrtle Richardson, rs
per cent, were omitted through mistake.
The public school closed the End
inst, and Prof. helms has been attend
ing the teachers institute at Moscow.
He expected to go to Portland from
Moscow.
The Portland officials of the North
ern Pacific railway and express companies
are now quartered in box cars, at Spo-
kane, attending to the affairs of their
respective companies.
e. E. Ellsworth tested the honesty
of the citizens of Pullman by leaving
ham hanging outside his store all night.
1t was taken from the nail on which be
left it and hung on the door.
Last Sunday the Moscow juvenile
base ball club came to Pullman and
played with a like club of this city.
The score stood IL to Al, in favor of
Pullman. Verify, our "kids" are
mighty at the bat.
Farmers storing with the Pacific
Coast Elevator Co. become independent
of their home buyers, as their storage
tickets can be sold to Portland buyers
who can immediately procure the grain
from the large Portland elevators.
Hon. Seth Lowe, ex-mayor Of the
city of Brooklyn, and wife were in town
Monday, en- route to CoIfax to visit their
cousin, A. L. Mills. They were in the
Pacific Hotel at Spokane when the fire
started, but were fortunate in saving all
their baggage.
We understand that some OF the
people of Colfax are very much exercised
about the clause in the constitution au-
thorizing the division of counties on a
majority vote. The constitution should
provide for the permanent location Of
the county seat at colfax, and exempt
Whitman county from the operation Of
said clause-nothing short of this can
prevent the accomplishment of that
which is desired by the people of this
county.
If you are kicker and see a shadow
of failure in everything that is pro-
posed to help the town, for heavens sake
90 out in some secluded canon and kick
your own shadow upon the clay banks,
and thus give the men who are working
to build up the town a chance. One
long faced, followed, whining, creeping,
chronic kicker can do more to keep away
business and capital from a town than
all the drouths, short crops, bugs, chintz-
bugs, cyclones and billiards. COM
bined.-Ex.
The city council is now awake to
the Importance of providing some kind
of protection against fire. At their
meeting last Wednesday evening a
proposition was submitted to them
whereby the city can have water at a
cost of the interest on about $4,000 a
year for three years. A committee was
appointed to investigate the matter and
report at the next meeting, and an
ordinance authorizing the formation of a
hook & ladder company was passed.; 1t
is now in order for a meeting to be