Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-02-04

lants has been going around this
week with tag pinned to his coat
which reads, please kick me-.
He says he was taking his new girl
home from church last Sunday eve-
ming and she asked him what he
would have done if he had been in
Hobeon's place. Thinking she had
reference to the naval exploit. he
patriotically exclaimed, "why |
would have taken the Merrimac
clear inside and captured the whole
shooting match" But the young
lady did not enthuse worth q cent,
she merely bade him chilling
goodnight and told him she could
find the balance of the way home
alone. Now F. is realizing that
she was not referring to that affair
at all.
Deputy Sheriff Matlock has
trailed the horses stolen from Dick
Lair, o farmer living near ColfaX,
as far as Pendleton. He expects
to overhaul them and capture the
horsethieves, the office looking for
such report at any moment. It
is believed now that these thieves
belong to an organized gang that
has been operating in this section
for years and the headquarters of
the gang is thought to be between
Goldendale and Pendletop.
The evangelistic meetings
which have been running with such
signal success for the past three
weeks will probably close on Sun
day night. During the meetings
about thirty professed conversion,
number of whom will be baptized
on Sunday night. Rev. Sawyer
will return to Pomeroy to conduct
q series of meetings in his own
church, assisted by DR.. Smith Of
Tacoma. He made many warm
friends in Pullman, and will be well
coined back again.
Miss Medora Clendenning, 16
years old, deliberately walked into
Snake River, at Lewiston, last Sat
urday, and drowned herself. She
chafed under parental restraint,
and took this means to end her
troubles. The girl was an heiress
to $4,000 in her own rights.
MIR. Jackson Inman paid the
fine of $71 last week which was as-
sessed against r. ID. Sibert last fall
for his sensational assault on Mrs.
Sturges at the Artesian hotel. ST.
bert was found guilty as charged,
but left the country without paying
his fine.
The managers of the Colfax
poultry show are indignant because
of Spokane's lack of interest in
their exhibition, only two pens of
chickens having been entered from
that city, and both of those pens
were for sale.
The N. P. surveyors have es-
tablished permanent camp at Col
fax, and their work indicates re-
location of the old line surveyed
from Oakesdale to the Snake river
vir. Colfax and Union Flat.
The Potlatch took on one of
It's dangerous gaits last week as o
result of the rains, and caused one
of the N. P. bridges to settle, delay
ing the trains last Saturday and
] Sunday.
Several Pullmanites drove over
to Moscow last Saturday night to at
tend the entertainment given by
! the Moscow military band, and all
pronounced themselves we'll repaid
for the trip.
The infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. AL. Brown died last Monday.
This is the baby whose birth oc-
Cured last week, it only weighing
a pound and quarter.
Stransky steel enamelled ware
imported for and sold in Pullman,
Wash, exclusively by L. J. Lind
ley. Every piece warranted for
five years.
The Touring mill has again re-
sumed operations after being shut
down since the holidays for want
of wheat.
Miss Lenna Starcher is visiting
at Tekoa in the interests of the