Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-05-29
They let the contract for a temporary
building Restraining
order served.
Work on the building was commenced
Saturday morning by Con-
tractor White
The injunction suit was postponed till
to-day, Friday. Regents sued
for contempt.

5. B. Conover, G. W. Hoppe and
Eugene Fellows, three of the agricultur-
al college regents, met in Pullman last
Friday evening in regular session
They proceeded with their work, and let
the contract for the erection of tempo
rary building to be used as offices, ETC.
The contract for the foundation was let
to Spokane man, and w. White, of Col
fax, was given the contract for doing
the building. The building is to be OF
brick, on the college farm. and when the
college proper is erected will be used as
a farm house. Work of clearing for the
foundation was commenced Saturday
morning.
Deputy Sheriff Miller, of this county,
was in town to serve papers restraining
the regents from entering into any con-
tracts, but before he had done so the
contract alluded to had been let. After
the sheriff had served the papers the re-
gents could, of course, do no further
work, and all left for their homes next
day.
The injunction suit, which was to
have been heard in Tacoma on the 26th.
was postponed ill to-day, Friday, the
18th, and as yet DO word has been re-
ceived concerning it. Turner & Graves,
attorneys of Spokane, will fight the
case for the defendants.
The following dispatch was printed IN
the Review Wednesday morning:
''rAcoMA. May 2G.-To-dav in the superior
court aflidavits viii be filed in the support of a
motion asking for the issuance of an order that
Doctor COnOyer, George ". Hoppe. and Eugene
Fellows, agricultural college commissioners,
show cause why they should not be punished for
contempt of court.
On the 2lst inst. an order was issued by Judge
Campbell restraining the alleged commissioners
and regents from acting in such capacity until
the 18th, when hearing of the argument was set
for. The regents met on The 22nd at Pullman
and chose Spokane architect to draw up the
plans, etc.
II 10 hlAOHAl tttt llit StulIGlilen were aware OF
the Issuance of the order. One of the affidavits
will be by the sheriff of Whitman county and an
other by the operator who sent one of the tele-
grams of notification Of the court order.'
The regents had received no official
notification Of the fact that a restraining
order had been issued before their meet
ing Friday, consequently no contempt
case can be made. 1t is the work of the
parties who wish to hinder the college
work as much as possible.
DR.. COnover, president Of the board of
regents, informed the Herald that he
had no fears concerning the outcome of
the injunction suit, and that as soon as
it was satisfactorily settled work would
be rapidly pushed, and Washington's
agricultural college placed in the front
ranks.
The claim of the parties bringing suit
is that the college bill was not properly
passed in both the house and the senate,
but it seems far from probable that men
of experience in legislative matters
would allow bill to go through unless
it was done properly. These suits are
all brought for the purpose of delaying
work.
President LllIey is now located in
Pullman, and finds an immense amount
of work to do, especially in the line OF
correspondence. He is well pleased
with the plans for the college building.
as drawn by Architect Preusse, of Spo-
kane.