Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-02-18
Al Reancy visited Colfax last
Thursday.


Quite number of our citizens
have a touch of grip.
There was a masquerade ball
at Guy Tuesday night.
H. e. Palmertoh took flying
trip to Genesee this week.
M. Faure, President of France,
died Thursday of apoplexy.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. Payne of
Palouse are visiting friends in this
city.
Born Friday morning, to Mr..
and Mrs. Willis Ford, an eleven
pound boy.
Last Thursday night daugh-
ter was born to Mr.. and Mrs. J. d.
Coflland.
Buy your garden seed of Lind
ley; he has them in bulk. They
are the best and cheapest.
There were sixty eight applicants
for teachers certificates at the ex-
animation held there last week.
Whitman county receives an
apportionment of $4946.41 for funds
for public schools. 1st quarter, 1899.
j. E. Nessley, the we'll known
Spokesman Review correspondent,
has heen confined to his home in
Colfax with a severe attack ofquin-
sy.
There will be a meeting held
at the college on Tuesday evening
February 21st, 1899, at O'clock
for the purpose of organizing a
Grange Of the Patrons of Husband
ry. All are invited, particularly
farmers.
Do not forget that Blackman
Bros, are Offering a discount on felt
liued shoes and slippers. You will
appreciate the confer..iof them this
cold weather.
The Athletic Association gave
their third annual entertainment in
the college auditorium last Satur.
day night, and in spite of the in.
clement weather were treated to a
large sized audience. The enter
tainment was undoubtedly one O.
the best athletic exhibitions evel
given in eastern Washington anG
the boys surely deserve great credit
for the high grade performance that
was presented. An effort is beine
made to have the entertainment re,
peated at an early date. Ever,
number on the program was carrieC
through perfectly, but among those
deserving special mention was The
pyramid of twenty men. the ho~i
zontal-bar work Of Messers Skeels
and Jenne, the Roman ladder per
formance, the work ofthe tumbline
class, the club swinging by w. c.
kruegel, the combination tumbline
by Hamilton and Goodsell and the
fancy bag punching by Geo. Rusk
of Spokane. Owing tothe enforced
absence of Mr.. Barghoorn, Mr.. Rusk
was the only performer not enrolled
in the college. His work was per
feet and ably sustained the reputa-
tion which he has everywhere won
by his exhibitions.
ALI the G. A. r veterans are
wearing large sized smile today
and no wonder for their Annual
Bean Bake given last evening, was
a grand success. Everybody and
their wives and children were pres
ent, the l. o. 0. f. hall being packed
with one of the biggest and best ma
tured crowds in its history. The
literary and musical program was
in accord with the other perfect ar
rangements for the evenings enter
tainment and the different mbers
were enthusiastically encored. By
supper time every one WAS ready
for the big spread that awaited and
though all were hungry, vet more
than seven baskets full'of fragments
were gathered up after the feast was
over The dance that followed was
also shining success, nearly eysry
one participating, and it was far 10.
ward morning when home, sweet
home" was played and the biggest
social event ofthe season was over
The gross receipts of the evening
were 1927. 10, and the one half after