Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-05-29
THE NEWS OF The CITY.
Record of Happenings of a Week
in Pullman.
What People are Doing and how
They are Doing it.

W. II. Philips has returned from
Walla Walla, where he assisted, as del
egate from the agricultural college, in
perfecting the organization of the inter
collegiate oratorical association. The
association includes the agricultural coll
cge, university of Idaho, and Whitman
college at Walla Walla. The officers are
VIM. Worthington, of Whitman college,
president, and L. V. Corner, OF W A. c.,
secretary and treasurer. The OratOrical
contests will be held annually, on the
last Friday of April, one delegate from
each institution contesting. The '98 con-
test will be held at Moscow.
The proposition of Pullman school
district No. SO, furnishing free text books
will be submitted to the viii OF the peo-
pie on June 18th, at the time OF The reg
uIar school election. II the proposition
carries the board will have toleyy a
special tax for the purchase of said books.
Another proposition that will be voted
upon at the election vlil be the disposal
to be made OF the oil school building
whether to sell it a. aaction, or to re-
pair 1t.
A delegation from Pullman attended
meeting OF the Rebekah lodge at Mos
COW last Tuesday evening. Those attend
ing were Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Hubbard, =,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Kincaid, Mesdames
Munroe Bryant and V. l.. Higgins,
Misses Minnie Hill, Elya Lanning, Josie
Stewart, Jennie Cannon and Emma
Neil, and Messrs. j. S. Clark, p. w.
Chapman and r. A. Farr. They report
an elegant time.
The eight men found guilty at Mos
COW, this week, of counterfeiting, were
Ill given heavy sentences, the lightest
sentence being 20 months imprisonment
and a fine of $1,000, and from that up to
l6 years and fine of 500. The men
were taken to Detroit, Mich, where they
will serve out their time at hard labor.
On Wednesday evening the local
Woodman lodge elected officers az fol
lows: j. D. klepper, c, c.; Geo. Lay
man, A. L.; S. II. Cameron, escort; Geo
Parker l. G.; VIM. Xerr, sentry; j. ".
Thompson, manager.
Mr. Farquhar offers all his household
goods for sale cheaply, consisting OF two
euamelled brass and iron bedRteads,
chifonier, bookcases, Office desk and
chair and all other furniture. Call at
the Congregational parsonage. 30w4
R. A. Earr and Mrs. G. B. Wilson
left for Seattle this morning, the former
as a delegate to the I. Q. O. F. grand
lodge, and Mrs. Wilson to represent
tioldenrod Rebekah lodge in the as
sembly.
Mrs. Ida Redfeld, OF Woodvlle, Or
rgon, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Peter
Henderson. She is en- route for Boss
burg to join her husband, he having
located at that place.
BABY carriages! Now 10 the time to
cake the baby out and give it some sun
shine Ii you have not u carriage to
wheel it in go to Vassar q Byass They
vii! sell you one. 3ltf
The strawberry season opened with
that delicious fruit at the reasonable
price Of three boxes for twenty cents.
There will be large crop of the berries
this season.
Have you seen our carpets yet? All
wool ingrains at zoe and SOC. Union G.
e., 45c. Good patterns.
3ltf VAssAR Il BYARs.
The ladies may vote if they wish at
the school election June 18th, but if they
do wish they must register beforehand.
The Person and Poe band OF sheep,
$500 head of grade Merinos, sheared a
little over ten pounds to the head.
Mrs H. J. Jackson and daughter,
Jessie, will leave for Portland Monday
to visit friends for month.
WANTRD-A young lady to dc dining
room work. Apply, Monday, May 81,
at Palace hotel.
f. F. Crawford, of Moscow, was in
the city yesterday.
A. NJ. Craven, OF Colfax, was in Pull
man Thursday
Sherman Russell 10 quite sick with
measles.
f. P. Arms has been in Tacoma the
,qast, Heak,.