Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-01-28

question Of target tournament on
Washington's birthday. Several of
our liberal citizens have expressed
their willingness to donate cssh and
merchandise prizes for the different
events. The members ofother clubs
have been written to, and at least
four of them will send representa-
tives. As it is intended to make
this strictly shoot for amateurs,
no one with tournament record
of over rs per cent will be eligible
to compete for any of the prizes.
Moscow gave q similar tournament
last February and it was q COM
plete success and Pullman can al
ways 60 her one better on any kind
of proposition.
--Vineland, of which the pest.
Office is Concord, Washington, is
enjoying wonderful growth. Sale
contract 40 was signed January
81. A great record for % months.
Yet the land is not low in price,
being 1925 per acre and upwards.
But its great productiveness makes
it really cheap, commercially
speaking. Strawberries, onions,
etc, pay $400 to 5000 per acre. The
surrounding country of hill wheat
ranches, and mining camps, max
ing the best Of markets.
Mrs. Lulu Benge, of Moscow,
died last week from very peculiar
malady. 1t seems that several
years ago she accidentally swal-
lowed five pins. Two of them re-
mained in her lungs, causing her
great pain. About a month ago
one of them was coughed up, but
the other remained and formed an
8abcess which finally resulted in
fher death.
I The smallest baby ever born in
| Whitman county made its appear
ance at the home of Mr.. AL. Brown
of Colfax, on the 22nd inst. His
wife presented him with wee bit
Of feminine humanity weighing one
and quarter pounds. The bsby
is alive, well developed and healthy
and the attending physician says
that it has every chance to live.
Last Saturday afternoon, Pull
man was treated to an old fashion.
ed hailstorm and of nature uncom-
to the Palouse country. Quite lot
of hailstones were gathered that
measured from an inch to an inch
and quarter in diameter and it
was fortunate that the storm was
Of short duration or considerable
damage would have been done.
The college glee club returned
last Saturday from their tour
through the southeastern part OF
the state, and reported a successful
"trip in spite of the extremely bad
weather. They left again Friday
for Oakesdale, and gave an enter
tainment there last night.
Mrs Henry Gephart of Little
Bear Ridge gave birth to five chill
dren last month and they are all
alive and doing we'll. They are all
boys and the smallest which weigh
ed two pounds when born. has out
grown his brothers and is now the
largest.
Buy your coal of ]. O. Courtright.
Roslyn, and Diamond coal con-
stantly on hand; also have car of
Rock Spring coal now ordered. Or
ders given to Fred Gelwick, or any
drayman, will be promptly deliv-
cred.
The Moscow military band and
orchestra, under the direction of
Prof. l.. Garnand, will give a con-
cert at the opera house in that city
to- night.
The temporary o. R. & N. de-
pot at Colfax has been completed
and Agent Mcclure and his assist.
ants will soon be housed again.
Measles and grippe are epi-
demic among the Nez Perce Indians
and this complication of diseases ia
causing many deaths.
j. J. Murray went down, to Guy
this week in the interest, of the
UnitediBrethren college, whioh,is to
be located there.
w A. Wh;ta ofct LII