Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-05-01
The NEWS OF The CITY.
Record Of Happenings Of Week
In Pullman.
What People are Doing and how
They are Doing it.


Prof. Edmund 2. Sheldon, in
structor in botany in the Mime
sofa state university, has been in
town this week visiting Prof. Piper.
Mr.. Sheldon has been commissioned
by his university to collect the
flora Of the Blue mountain region,
in Oregon, fer the institution, and
is outfitting here for the trip, which
will consume the till September %.
Saddle and pack horses will be the
means Of conveyance. Mr.. Sheldon
has selected as his assistant Mr..
Chas. Harlowe, n student of the
Agricultural college, and that young
gentleman will accompany him on
the entire trip. He has been very
fortunate in his selection of assist
ant, as Mr. Harlowe is a close and
careful student, and good botan-
ist. They expect to leave Pullman
next Monday.
-Messrs. Marden and Warner
left last week on a prospecting tour
in the region Of the Hoodoo noun
tains, expecting to be absent sew,
eral weeks. They had only gotten
nicely at work, however, when one
of their horses strayed away, and
of course they Immediately set out
to find it. Last night Marden
reached Pullman, having traced
the missing animal as far as Four
Mile, where further trace of it was
lost. Obtaining a new horse, he
again left for the Heodoo country
to join Mr.. Warner, and they will
again prosecute their search for the
yellow metal. The lost horse will
undoubtedly find its way back to
Pullman.
A, A. Bashor and family de,
parted for Morcus, this state, We'd
nesday evening, and will hereafter,
cali that place their home. Mri
Bashor has established a grocery
store at that point, Mr.. Bashor'
and his estimable family will be
greatly missed in Pullman.
-Arbor day was observed at the
college Yesterday with appropriate
exercises, Prof. Balmer delivering
one of his characteristic speeches.
A large number of fruit and shade
trees was provided for free distri-
button.
Gid Kent has been appointed
night watchman at the Walla Wal
IL penitentiary. The pay is $45
per month. Kent was one of the
original applicants for the position
Of warden.
R. B. Bragg has gone to the
mining country north of Pullman
to investigate the mining outlook
in that region. Mr.. b. has invested
in some of the mining properties in
that region,
The weather Of the past week
has been good for farm work, and
the farmers have taken full adyant-
age Of it, AS a consequence things
have been dull in town.
Rev. Solon McCroskey, of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church,
Garfield, will preach at the Baptist
church, both morning and evening,
Sunday, May 2nd.
Travelling men have been num-
erous in town the past week, and
the merchants have been, ordering
many new goods. ~
II. +. Bramel has been quite
sick for some time with neuralgia
of the heart, but is now somewhat
improved.
The college glee club expects
TO go to Palouse in the near future
and give an entertainment.
Walter Bramel has returned
from his trip to the Sound country
and TO San Francisco.
Louis Budde has moved the
stock which he purchased of A. W.
Mott, to Spokane,
The local exchange store of the
Apex roller mills has closed up
See Dir. Kings ad., aud haveyour
eyes exeWipedA