Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06
for annexation of territory

to-day.
Considerable wheat is being brought
In now, and in a few weeks Pullman will
show up in fine style to substantiate its
claim of being the greatest wheat mar
ket in the state.
AT the Methodist conference last
week Rev. Gibson was sent to Rockford,
and Rev. Anderson was given the Pull
man charge. Mr.. Anderson was former
ly of Palouse City.
Last Saturday was somewhat of a
rainy day, and the farmers feared that
it would continue and injure the grain,
but it didn't last long, and Monday
morning all were at work again.
The Sunday Morning Globe, of
Seattle, is the latest exchange to reach
us. The first number was issued on
August 81. 1t is a neat, clean, we'll
printed paper, and is filed with fine
reading matter.
No portion of the magnificent state
of Washington can show better aver
age yield than that in the vicinity of
Pullman. Watch the reports each week
and you will see that the largest yields
are all from here.
C. 81. Whitmore, Fred Whitmore
and s. H. Collins, friends and relatives
of Northern Pacific Agent Crawford, ar
rived from Kansas last Saturday evening
and will locate in Pullman. Mr.. Collins
is 88 years old, but is still as sprighty
as most men many years his junior
Lincoln & Penny, hardware firm
of Spokane Falls, has made arrange
ments to locate in Pullman. They have
rented one of the Realty company's
buildings, and will occupy it as soon as
it is completed. They will move to
Pullman about the Goth of the month.
Ed. Burgess and Harv. Looney be-
came engaged in little alteration while
watering horses at a trough Thursday
noon, and it is said that Looney struck
Burgess IN the face. Burgess came to
town and filed a complaint against
Looney charging him with assault, and
the end is not yet.
Arrangements had been made for
moving the Juliaetta Gem plant ia.
Farming ton, and Oscar Mocra4 9..t--. :
with the Colfax Gazette, is to start
paper there called the Newspaper. If
both of these materialize Pennington
will be we'll supplied with papers. The
is to utilize the old Register
plant.
Last Wednesday evenings meeting
Of the republican club was made very
by speeches and discussions.
Next Wednesday evening Moses Bull and
W. V. Windus will address the meetings
The ladies are becoming interested in
the meetings of the club and a good
many will be present next Wednesday
evening.
Smiths -four mill at Palouse CITY
was destroyed by fire last Friday even
ing. Circumstances point pretty strong
ly to incendiaryism. A man named
with whom Smith had had some
trouble was suspected OF setting the
fire and was arrested, but as no evidence
of a character to convict could be OBJ
tained he was discharged.
-Kendrick, idaho, Advocate: Some
big yields OF grain have been reported
from all over the country but the big
gest yet heard from comes from the farm
of Mr.. Wright, living on the Big Pot
latch Ridge. From field of six acres
he threshed 762 bushels of oats, or over
126 bushels per acre. What farmer in
all the country can beat that?
Moses Bull announces himself in
this issue of the HERALD, as candidate
for nomination at the republican county
convention, for prosecuting attorney.
Mr.. JAS S. Clark, of Colfax, also announ-
ces himself, as candidate for nomination
for county treasurer, We hope to see
both of these gentlemen nominated and
elected, as they are the proper persons
for the offices.
Contracts were let yesterday for
buildings that will Fill the space between
the bank block and NJ H. Leitch's
building. The new buildings will be OF
brick and will be owned by the Realty
company and H. J. Jackson Mr.. Jack
son will occupy his as drug store.
This will complete a solid brick front
from the corner Of Main and Alder
to where Mcconnell, Chambers
& Co.'S store now stands.
james Monahan was new conner
in Pullman last Wednesday evening and
he celebrated the event by getting drunk,
but as he made too much disturbance
Marshal Lanning "run him in" He
was brought before the justice next
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