Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-15

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it is completed, having rented his house
on Main street.
The bonds for water works were
sold to Blair & Co., of New York, at par
drawing 6 per cent, payable in Is years
Slx per cent. money for town of this
size Is good record.
A Thanksgiving dance will be given
by Messrs. Wise and johnson, in Rea.
ney's hall, on Thanksgiving night
One will also be given in Cotton, by the
knights of Pythias of that place, on the
same evening.
R. Lanning rendered his resigna.
ton to the council, at their regular meet
ing, which was accepted. John Squiree
was afterwards elected marshal and hav-
ing qualified he is now tho regular act
ing marshal.
Don't buy a washing machine until
you have examined and tested the
Missouri steam washer, which is guaran.
teed superior, in every respect, to all
others. WALTER RUBLE & Co, sole
agents for Whitman county.
The time when town taxes were due
Nov. 1st, 1890, has been extended tc
December LIST, 1885, You have fifteen
DAYS more to pay your taxss before any
penalty is added. The marshal has the
books and will receive the money.
ALL side walks that were burned, OF
removed for any canse, have been
ordered rebuilt at once. Interested
parties should take notice and act ac-
cordingly. 1t Is time they were put
down as wet weather will soon be here
The HERALD Office is now located
on the corner Of Paradise and Pine
streets, back of the Palace hotel. Since
election we are ashamed to be on Main
street but we expect to be able to move
into plate glass front on November
5th, 1892.
The threshers are fast finishing IN
the seasons work, and some who have
already finished, are enjoying the fruits
of their labor in a climate more congen-
ial to their varied wants than this inst
at present. Their departure is mourned
by many Whitman county citizens.
j. Fl. Lister, an Oaksdale lawyer,
committed suicide last Wednesday, in
his room in the Union block. He was
about SO years of age. He had been
drunk for the most OF the last week, and
dependency was probably the cause of
the act He went via the morphine
route.
"A few more brick buildings can be
rented if the rent could be placed at
about $40 per month. The rooms need
not be very large. A merchant tailor
would have located here if he could have
procured building, and other business
would come which we can not have for
lack of room.
Mcconnell & Chambers expect to
move into their new store the first of
next week. 1t will be the largest store
south of Spokane, and few, if any, in
that city have as much ground floor room.
Pullman has reason to be proud of her
stores, her buildings and the enterprise
of her citizens
The dance given last evening by
the ladies of Pullman was a grand affair.
The music by Prof. Harris and his or
chestra was par excellence, and the
supper, which was prepared by the
ladies, was immense. AS the opening
ball of the season it was we'll attended.
The proceeds are to be used for the pur-
chase of school bell.
Having leased my butcher shop to
J. L. Standard I desire to close up nv
books at once. and for that purpose
have turned my accounts over to E. W.
Downen for collection. All persons
knowing themselves indebted to me will
please call at Mr.. Downen's office and
settle. J. B. CRAWFORD. At
Hon. W. G. Piper, judge of this
district, received notice this week from
Governor Shoup, that both the retiring
and incoming Attorney Generals had de-
cided that courts could not be held
under the Constitution, until the legis-
lature should meet and make provisions
therefor. There will therefore be no
conrt in Moscow next week, and likely
not until sometime in January, 1891.
This will prove great Inconvenience,
but it was an omission in the Constitu-
ton that cannot be helped now.-Star.
W. G. Shirk suffered a severe loss
from fire last Saturday night. The
cause of the fire is unknown, but it is
believed that a hired hand, who came
home late at night intoxicated, set the
hay in the barn on fire from his pipe.
The man had narrow escape with his
life. He was considerably burned, but
as he Immediately left for parts IN
known, the extent of his injuries are not
nSnnrtainahla Mr. Shirk lost three fine