Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-03-11

Spokane this week. He sold his
farm here and moved to that city
about two years ago and at that
time was estimated to be worth $780,
600. Shortly after reaching that
city his wife died, and it was not
long till he began to waste his pat
rimony on riotous living. He was
= high roller while it lasted, but the
time rolled around when money
friends were gone. For some
months he had been picking up 9
precsrieus living at free lunch
and now at last he rests
in suicides lonely grave.
Hon. Lindol Smith, of Moscow,
has received from his boys at Manila
several souvenirs Of that distant
land. His son, Edward, is captain
Of Co. D, of Idaho volunteers, and
Leo, who is only 19 years old, is in
the hospital department. Of these
souvenirs, four are machstes, and
one is an insurgont cavalry sabre,
which is an ugly looking knife with
q blade about 80 inches in length,
tapering to a sharp point. Mr..
Smith is an old G. A. r. veteran,
and is proud indeed of his soldier
boys.
The directors of the public
school held special meeting last
Monday night and accepted the res
ignation of K. r. McCory as prin-
cipsl, c. W. Bean being appointed
to fill the vacancy. The resignation
of Prof. McCory, which was due to
his continued poor health, is mat
ter of regret to his many friends.
Mr.. Bean has been teaching tenn
porarily during Pref. McCory's
leave of absence and he will make
an able and efficient principal.
The book social given last
Tuesday night by the Rebekahs was
a complete success, being well at
tended and enthusia stically en-
joyed by everyone present. Mrs.
Roe Bryant, as Maud Muller, took
the first prize for the best sustained
character, and Mrs. Metsker, as
Poe's Rowen, took second prize.
Miss Elma Stewart took the prize
for guessing the most books repre-
sented. The next number on the
program was supper, which was
followed by dancing.
The party of o. R. & N. sur
veyors who are surveying a line
down the South Palouse, as report
ed in the HERALD, are now cross
sectiening the line. One of the
party is authority for the statement
that they had secured the right oI
way for the road most of the wav tc
Spring Flat, and that the new road
will cross the O. R. & N. on a trestle
short distance below Pullman.
Three new cream separators
and new combined churn and
worker have been donated the dairy
school at the college by Eastern
manufacturers. This indicates that
the possibilities of dairying in the
Pacific Northwest are attracting the
attention of manufacturers.
-Pfeil Bros, of the bottline
works, had to remove all their ice
from the room in which it had been
packed, as the foundations of that
part of their building had been un-
dermined by the South Palouse
and threatened to topple over into
the creek.
H. b. Royce, of Elberton, has
purchased the 1.-TWO Joes" saloon.
Mr.. Joe Rasor expects to go to
Grand Forks, B. c., about the first
of next month, where his partner,
Joe Stark, is located.
Imperial bicycles are for those
who know good thing when they
see it, and who will hove nothing
but the best. J. w. BURGAN,
2lt3 Agent.
Samuel Hunting, the student
who was hurt at the electric light
plant last week, is rapidly recover
ing from his injuries, and will soon
be able to resume his studies.
Merchant Of Venice" under
the auspice, of the w. A. c. athletic
association, at the auditorium
March 18th.
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