Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-06-15

Tuesday from her Oregon visit.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Windus
on the 18th instant, a nine pound boy.
The total assessed valuation of
property in Pullman foots up to 1885,
2I8.
Fletcher Staley has returned to his
home from CoIfax College, and will pass
thr vacation there.
VIM Vansickle, of Viola, Idaho,
offers lumber and machinery for sale.
SEQ card in another column.
Several large bands of sheep have
passed through town this week en- route
to the mountains for the summer.
Miss Lizzie Kitzmiller has taken a
position in Mcconnell, Chambers & CO. s
store, vice Miss Crockett resigned.
w. NJ. Cronan, of the N. P. road,
was caller, Monday. He was settling
for the stock killed the previous week.
The dramatic club is arranging for
picnic excursion to Snake river as soon
as the peaches are palpitating to be
plucked.
Mrs. Cochran, mother of Mrs. J. j.
Sargent, goes to Vancouver, Wash, next
week to spend the summer with relatives
in that city.
What is the matter with the Star
of Idaho base ball nine? Three times
they have backed out of a challenge from
the Pullman nine.
Photographer Taylor was out on
the Colfax road yesterday taking views,
Mr. Taylor is gaining ar enviable repu-
tation as a photographer.
R. D. Mcconnell and family are
now we'll established on their fine ranch
south of town. r. d. fills in his spare
time breaking p broncos.
Isaac and John Simpkins imbibed
to excess last Saturday evening, and
were taken in by Marshal Squires. 1t
amounted to SIS and costs each.
We hear whispers, not faint, fright
ened whispers, but good earnest ones to
the effect that We are to have wedding
very soon hereabouts. Guess?
Preparations are under way for
moving the Palace Hotel from its pres
snt site to the artesian-well lot on Main
street. W. T. Lauder has the contract.
The trees recently set out around
the school house are all alive and grow
ing finely, but should be kept cultivated
to insure against their being run out by
the weeds.
Make your arrangements to spend
the Fourth at Pullman. You will be
royalty entertained, and can drink freely
of artesian water, thus combining health
and pleasure.
Unless good coating of rock is
put over the new grading the streets
will be impossible during wet weatheeF
Good streets are tho index to the enter
prise of town.
Editor Reynolds has sold the Mos
COW Mirror to the Jolly brothers his
employes), and will hereafter devote
himself to law practice exclusively
Success to the boys.
Tom Hunt brought back with him
from Oklahoma specimen of the soil Of
that famous humbug country. 1t is OF
exhibition at Bremer's store, and resem
bles a mass of dry red brick dust.
We understand that two or thret
families from Wisconsin have recently
settled in this vicinity, their immigration
having been caused solely by the HER
AID articles descriptive of the country.
The work of grading the streets Is
progressing slowly and irregularly
Property owners should put theil
shoulder to the wheel and make this
much needed improvement before har'
vest commences.
Mrs. E. W. Downen has been busily
engaged this week IN taking the sch9e
census of Pullman, and is doing Tie
work thoroughly and well. The HERALI
will publish the result as soon as it has
been ascertained.
Ed. Randall, the genial superinted
emit Of the Dakota Newspaper Union
came out from the blizzard state las
Saturday to visit his parents at Genesee
Idaho. Randall is a diamond OF th'
first water among newspaper men.