Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-06-19

Rev. l.. Smith appeared before the
city council last night, and stated that
! if an effort were made the NJ. f. confer
ence, to be held in 1898, could doubtless
/ he brought to Pullman. He mentioned
the benefits that would be derived from
the visit of the 800 ministers, with their
ladies', to this city, and said he hoped an
invitation would be extended to them
! by the city. The council instructed the
clerk to draft letter of invitation to the
conference. asking that it meet Ill Pull
man in 1898, Pullman would indeed be
pleased to welcome the reverend gentle
men, and it is hoped they will look with
favor upon her invitation.
The squirrels were never amOre SER
ious menace to crops in this vicinity than
they are this year. In numbers they
exceed that OF any previous year, and
each individual squirrel seems to take it
upon himself to do all the mischief pos
sible> Hundreds of dollars have been
expended in poisoning the pests, bat
their numbers seem undiminished. The
success of the experiments being carried
on at the agricultural college, in seeking
for some method OF destroying the squir-
rel, is anXiously awaited.
4 An almost continuous downpouHofa
4 rain for three days and nights is the rec
ord for the past week, and the whole Pa-
louise country is in smiles again. The
crops were badly in need OF moisture,
and the bounUifuI supply of ''a week
was just in the nick Of time, s~" good
yield of all crops is assured. N 'ain-
fall has been about two inches, q the
ground is again soaked full.
4 h-AThe klemgard- Metsker- Allen-W Will
Jams fishing party returned from the st.
Maries, yesterday, loaded down with
fishing stories, bringing home a keg of
trout to substantiate their tale of TT
fish caught. The boys had a great trip
although the rain of the last few days
made it rather disagreeable. The fish
on the St. Joe and st. Maries are now
taking the fly readily.
An assay ofquartz from the ledge on
the Clearwater, owned by Attorney
Stearns, gives about $17 in gold to the
ton of ore, besides small amount in
other minerals. This is an excellent
showing inasmuch as the samples tested
are from the surface. The ore is free
milling, and the prospects are that G..
M. will soon be bonanza king.
The local banks will hereafter close
at - o'clock on Saturdays, the law
passed by the late legislature making
Saturday afternoon a legal holiday, so
far as the executing of legal papers, notes,
checks, etc, are concerned, having gone
into effect.
p. Ryan, who lives near town, lost
a couple OF horses by poisoning Tuesday
, night Mr.. Ryan had not put out poison,
but it is supposed that the horses got
some that had been put out by neigh
bors.
Mrs. Lawrence Maxwell Jr., OF Gin
cinnati, is visiting her son, Prof. Dar-
row. Mrs. Lawrence will remain in
Pullman over commencement week, re-
turning home about July lst,
Mrs. +. d. Richardson, Of Grange
ville Idaho, is visiting in the city, hay
ing come up from Almota, where she has
beefi'for a couple of weeks, yesterday.
F-The children's day exercises held in
Xthe Evansville school house, aon Union
I Flat, last Sunday, were most successful,
la full house being in attendance.
The family OF c. II. Buell. is visiting
at the Alfred Windus place, near Voll-
mer, Frank Hungate having driven over
with them Monday.
The base ball game scheduled for
Colfax yesterday, between the w. A. c,
and ColfaX teams, was postponed on ac-
count OF mud.
"A. c. Routhe, lately admitted to the
bar, has been appointed deputy prose-
cutting attorney by County Prosecutor
Mathews.
Mrs. Fletcher is entertaining her
mother Mrs. Ryan, and sister, Mrs.
Newton, from Spokane, this week.
"A. j. Baker has returned from Sc
attic, where he went as delegate to the
grand lodge, f. & AN.
-J..J. Humphrey is here from Colfax
this week in the First National Bank.
--J.R. Payne and J. W. Bradbury
were over from Palouse last Friday.
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