Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-03
THE NEWS OF The CITY.
Record of Happenings of Week
in Pullman.
What People are Doing and how
They are Doing it.

Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Jones, Of
Asotin, are visiting friends in town.
They are one of the ten families
whose farms were ruined in the
Asotin creek cloud burst in May.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones had spent over
20 years in making for themselves
a home, at last only to see it washed
away by food of water, their house
and barn being destroyed, and an
entire orchard, with the exception
of few apple trees, being washed
out. Mr.. Jones came across the
plains AZ years ago, in company
with our townsman, e. A. Shirley,
from Illinois, making the tedious
journey with an OK team.
All Chung, the Chinaman who
struck Little Joe, " the washee man,
on the head with an ak Friday
night of last week, was tried before
Justice Merriman Monday, found
guilty. and fined $50 and costs, a
total of $10485. Being unable to
produce the coin, the Chinaman
was taken TO Colfax by Constable
Hill, where he will remain in dur
ance vile for 81 days. Little Joe"
is fast recovering from the blow he
received, although he had quite
a cash cut in his head,
Sarah Olevia, the seven-year-
old daughter of Nathan and Fran
els Warner, died at the home Of her
parents, near this city, on Satur-
day, June 26th, of spinal menin-
gifts. The funeral was held from
the house, Monday, at 10 o'clock,
Rev. E. Smith officiating. The
little one died after long suffering,
having been sick for many weeks,
This is the seventh time that Mr..
Warner has been called upon to
follow the form ofa belovea child
TO the grave.
p. w. Chapman, while playing
ball in the street Wednesday even
ing, broke the bone Of his right arm
midway between the elbow and
shoulder The accident was very
peculiar one, the bone breaking
square while Mr. Chapman was in
the act Of throwing the ball, The
fracture was reduced by Dir. Powell,
and the injured man is doing as
we'll as the nature Of the injury will
allow.
The services and decorations
at the NJ. e. church tomorrow, (July
4th), will be in keeping with the
historic day, both morning and ev-
ening. The 6. A. r. post will at
tend the II o'clock service in a body.
All are cordially invited to attend
all services of the day.
Regular services at the Chris
tian church tomorrow. Morning
sermon by Rev. Mrs Barrows; sub
iect, The Valley of Decision" "
Sunday school at 10 a. m. In the
evening the Children's Day exer-
cises will be held. Prayer meeting
on Tuesday evening,
Frank Mathewson was central
figure in a disturbance Thursday
night, and after passing the night
in the city jail, was assessed go and
costs" yesterday morning. Drunk
and disorderIy was the charge.
Miss Bay Wallis left Sunday
for Olympia, to spend the summer
with Miss Marie Garrison. She
will visit New Whatcom, Seattle,
La Grande, and other cities, before
her return.
The Idaho sheep dipping law,
which was contested by McGregor
brothers, Of this state, has been de-
clared unconstitutional by Judge
Piper, at Moscow.
&C. B. Horren, who has been in
eastern Oregon for several weeks,
has returned to Pullman.
West has a large assortment of
Fourth of July goods that he offers
at low prices.
F. Hartman, of Uniontown,
was in the city yesterday.
Ed. True has gone to Lewiston
TO work in restaurant.