Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-19

dence on Grand street. Every business
house that was burned by the recent
fire is again in operation.
| Vedder & Windus have a handsome
sample of that popular piano, the J. G..
Fischer, on exhibition There are over
$4,000 of these pianos now in use. They
invite all to see it and hear its tone. SO
This will be lively fall in Pullman.
The crop is immense and viii tax the
facilities of the country to the utmost
to take cara of it, and this, together
with the building that will take place
II Pullman will bring in large number
of people.
The Mystery of Trevarrok is an in
teresting novelette, which will run
through four numbers of the HERALD,
the first part appearing last week. If
you have not the paper containing
the opening chapters of the story call at
this office and get one.
| VIM. Mills, rnason employed on
the new bank building, fell from the first
story, last. MondaV, and struck upon the
sidewalk in manner that broke one of
his ankles and injured him otherwise.
His family lives in Mrscow, where he
was taken the next day.
The Northern Pacific announces
that it will give half rates on all build
ing material, billed to Pullman in car
load lots, from this side of the Cascade
mountains, the minimum charges to be
$5 per car. The term, material, includes
lumber, brick, lime, saeh, doors and
mouldings.
-Thos. Newcome was arrested last
Thursday by Marshal Lanning charged
with stealing valise from one Erickson.
He vas tried before Justice Lobaugh
yesterday, and sentenced to thirty days
in the county jail, where he was taken
by the marshal The valise and its con-
tents were valued at SIS.
--Pullman's young ladies gave a
party, last Wednesday evening, in honor
of Miss Minnie Jackson, at the residence
OF her brother, 81. Jackson. The ladies
report pleasant time with fine supper.
The party was composed of the Misses
jackson, Moody, Stewart, Burns, Allen
and Rose and Emma Tewalt.
Burglars entered Mcconnell, Cham
bers & Co.'S store and Barney Hattrup's
saloon last Sunday night. They made
away with little booty from the store,
but while at the saloon they were seen
by Marshal Lanning who succeeded in
capturing one of the men. He fred
shot at another who attempted to
escape, but without effect.
-Tekoa's new hotel burned last Tues
day evening. The loss was about S.
600, and the insurance on the building
was cancelled but three days before.
The remainder of the town was saved
by hard work, but could not have been
had the wind been blowing. The Tekoa
town council had Just ordered fire en-
gine before the hotel was burned, but it
had not arrived at the time of the fire.
The brick and rubbish is being
cleared from the burned district prepar
atorY to the erection of the new build
ings. Some of the old brick can be used,
and nearly all of the town boys are busy
scraping the mortar from them. The
boys are showing commendable energy
in the work of building the new Pullman;
but, perhaps their energy and enterprise
is considera ly augmented by the 81 per
day.
The Pullman townsite company
has recently organized and incorporated.
The capital stock of the company is $780,
600. The object is to purchase and plat
townsites and additions, and 80 acres
adjoining Pullman has been purchased
which will be plated and placed on the
market within thirty days. The trustees
of the company are H. J. Webb, Thos.
Neill, E. H. Letterman, NJ. G. True and
A. T. Fariss.
| Mr.. Dexter, q contractor and builder
of Dayton, Wash, is here to secure con-
tracts on some of our new buildings.
He is an extensive brick-maker, having
yards at both Dayton and Pomeroy.
Mr.. Dexter will bring plant and make
brick of Pullman clay if he secures a
contract, and as every manufacturer and
manufacturing enterprise is SO helpful
in building up town we hope that he
may find it to his interest to locate here.
Chairman F. W. Becker, of the Whit
man county central committee, has been
deposed. He was charged with dishon
esty, it being claimed that he had appro-
priated the larger part of S400 campaign
funds for his own private use. A COM
mittee was appointed to investigate the
matter and they claim that the total
amount of the deficit is 1919. b. W.
Livingstone, of CoIfax, has been appoint
al nhnirr,nr In ,,lnon oe p.Al