Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-04-19

ally forget Pullman, but we will return
good for evil.
"A. R. Chandler and K. Mckenzie
both have lumber on the ground for
houses, the former on the lot where E.
E. Ellsworths house burned last winter,
and Mckenzie on the hillside in the
north part of town.
Our Clinton correspondent failed to
come to time last week, and on inquiry
as to the cause we were informed that
he went to Staley and came back indis-
posed. 1t is thought that the water did
not agree with him.
C. W. Reed, the popular Whelanite,
has the thanks of the HERALD for bottle
of fine old currant wine, of Palouse coun-
try make. Mr. Reed is one of those men
who always remembers the printer when
he has good thing.
Mrs. F. E. Carpenter has just received
a large stock of spring millinery goods,
direct from the east, and the ladies are
requested to call and examine them.
This stock will be sold as cheap as is
possible for the best quality of goods.
An evidence of Lewiston's new life
is the appearance of the Teller, which
came out last week enlarged to six
column quarto, printed on new type, and
showing by its every column that Lewis
ton is at last awakening from its long
sleep.
For SA1E-A new 81 inch lumber
wagon; one No. 2 Osborn binder, which
has been used only one year; one new
press drill, used one season; an Oregon
rack bed, and a set of harness, good as
new. VIII be sold for cash, or for bank
able paper For particulars apply to
VIM. Buckley, near N. P. depot.
The enterptising real estate firm of
Crawford & Conover, of Seattle, has
issued handbook of information con-
cerning the state of Washington. They
have originated sobriquet for Wash
ington, which, being very appropriate,
will likely be the adopted nickname.
They call it ''The Evergreen State.
j. D. Sears, of Barger & Sears,
butchers, of Wallace, Idaho, shipped two
carloads of cattle to Wallace, last Tues
dav, via the u. p. This firm ships on
an average two cars of cattle per week,
besides large number of hogs and
sheep. The stock SO purchased in the
neighborhood of Lewiston, and driven
to Pullman to ship.
Three new stores have commenced
business in Pullman in the past year,
and are all doing better business than
they expected, and yet the old stores
report business better with them this
season than last, which shows that the
business of the town has materially in
creased. One cause for this is that the
Pullman merchants are selling good
goods at reasonable prices.
The city Of North Yakima has passed
an ordinance which practically shuts out
Chinese wash houses. The ordinance
reads that any wash house etc, from
which comes an unwholesome odor, or
the customs of whose occupants are OBJ
jectionable, shall, upon complaint, be
suppressed. All that now remains is
for the citizens of North Yakima to say
that they object to the custom of their
almond-eved brothers, and the 'Chinese
must 60"
We have been requested to state
that the school is not public, but sup
ported by private subscription, and all
who send children are expected to pay
one dollar per child, per month, but those
who are not able to pay can send their
children, as enough has been subscribed
by those who have no children to pay
for all who cannot afford the expense.
There has been misunderstanding re-
garding this matter, and this statement
is made with the view of correcting it.
After carefully thinking the matter
over we have come to the conclusion
that no town in the state needs the
agricultural college more than Colfax
It would never do to have it go abroad
to the world that the hub y of the
Palouse country was on the decline.
The reputation of the country is ct
stake, and something must be DONE
The location Of the college and the
court house would keep things moving
until a change would come. Here's to
the Colfax agricultural college.
After an illness of several weeks
George Rowan, aged % years, died at
his home in Pullman, on Thursday morn
ing, April 18th, of typhoid fever. Fun
eral services were held yesterday, at IL
a. M, in the Congregational church,
Rev. Hill officiating. George was an
upright, steady boy, carpenter by
trade, and his energetic qualities, and
pleasant disposition were admired by all
who knew him. On October 18th, 1889,