Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-03-16
Town AND County.

store.
The lumber drive has arrived at
Palouse City, thus setting aside lum-
Der famine in these parts.
Hunt & Buckley are putting up a
mammoth shed in their yard wherein to
store dry lumber and keep it dry.
\ w. v. Windus has been appointed
school director for Pullman district,
in place of Silas Prather, whose term
has expired.
Fine showers nowadays are soaking
the Palouse country at frequent inter
walls, and we farmer weareth contented
countenance thereat.
The Bryant brothers we're called to
Walla Walla on Monday last, by tele-
gram announcing that their father was
dangerously sick with erysipelas.
20 dozen chickens wanted by M. c.
True.
New freight tariffs were issued
March LIST by the O. R. & N. Co. Graf
flying reductions have been made in
rates on nearly all commodities between
here and Portland.
Did you ever feel that it struck you
kind O sudden like, after hearing the
congregation sing "Salvation's free," to
have it announced that "a collection
will how be taken up" Ell?
The Empire House, that was, will
soon be re-opened to the public under
the blooming title of "Grand Hotel, y
Charley Fariss, proprietor. Mr.. F. is an
experienced hand at the business.
The statements of railroad agents
in relation to the migrants coming into
this territory are starlnug. T. Influx
last year was unprecedented, but this
season it promises to be far in excess
White & Jackson's Compound Cough
Syrup.
R. Lanning has sold his drawing
outfit to Messrs. Hunt and Owens, and
in partnership with Irwin Rice, has pur-
chased the Grand-st. livery stable from
Marcus Nodine. They propose to fit it
up in frst-class shape.
Rev. James Davies and family de.
parted Tuesday morning via the North
ern Pacific for their future home at
Monticello, MINI. On behalf of theil
many friends here the HERALD wishes
them long life and success.
All members of Phoenix Lodge, No
105, A. o. U. W., are especially request
ed to be in attendance Thursday evening
March 21st, as important business is to
be transacted at that meeting. PEI
order of Mas ter Workman
--"You have some mud here, see, y
remarked recent Kansas arrival, "and
I can tell you it looks good to me; shows
that you have rain when it is needed
very unlike my country. Mud means 6
good crop, as rule, as my experience
goes" And he was right.
The Snake river boats, which are
owned by the O. r. & N. Co., were
affected by the recent strike of captains
pursers and engineers against reduc
ton of wages, and were laid up fol
several days at Riparia. The dispute
having been amicably settled, traffic is
again resumed on the river.
Try Compound Cough Syrup, fol
sale at the drug store.
Rev Hill, the pastor now in charge
of the Congregational society here, was
greeted with good audiences last Sunday
morning and evening, and delivered two
very interesting discourses. The pro.
iected union revival services, led by the
Revs. Hill and Phelps, viii begin on the
evening of Monday next at the above
church.
L. p. Rowland, one of the prominent
farmers of Evansville, died last Friday
at 5 o'clock p. m. and was buried Sunday.
Deceased had been suffering an attack Of
measles, but had about recovered, when
he took cold during sleigh-ride, exper-
fenced relapse and passed away quite
suddenly. He leaves wife and three
children. Mrs. Rowland, we are in
formed, has not vet recovered from the
effects OF the broken limb which she
received during the ride mentioned.
There is very large emigration
from Kansas, Missouri and Dakota to
this section of the Territory SO far this
spring, and it is a gratifying fact that
the newcomers are invariably pleased
with us and our surroundings. Many
have arrived prepared to remain now,
and those who are advance couriers Of
investigation will return to their East
ern friends with entirely favorable re-
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