Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-06-23
WASHINGTON.

port.
week
burg.
band.
davenport is to have a new school
house
Lacrosse team has been organized
in Spokane.
North wind last week did much dam
age to grain.
Medical Lake, it is said steadily
crows larger and deeper.
A postoffice has been established at
Wehesville Okanogan county.
The conditions are excellent for large
crops in the Walla Walla valley.
The fruit crop along the Columbia
and on Lake Chelan has never been ex-
celed.
DR.. Freeman of Spokane has been
chosen department commander of the
G. A. r.
william Fain. who lives near Longs
SldlnBb was --CClueuIdIly SuOL III LIE leg
last week.
The pioneers of Spokane will hold
their annual meeting. June 20 at Nata-
torium Park.
Plans are being prepared for the con-
struction of the Kuhn and Manning
warehouse at Guy.
The eighteenth annual commence
ment exercises at Whitman College
we're held last week.
Captain P. H. Cooper, United States
navy has taken command of the Puget
Sound naval station.
Never in the history of the oldest set
tier have crops looked so well in the
Chelan Falls district
The yield of sugar beets this year
around Waverly will be easily double
that of last year per acre.
The Western Washington w. c. T. U.
choose Mrs. Margaret G. Mumms presi-
dent for the ensuing year.
Crop prospects are of the finest in
the Goldendale section. Fall grain is
headed out and of good stand.
The Davenport Driving club is hav-
ing a series of races. The next one
will be held Saturday, June %.
The annual excursion of the Chamber
OF Commerce of Spokane to the Occur
dAlenes was grand success.
The Whitman Memorial building and
Billings hall were dedicated with ap-
propriate ceremonies last week.
Andrew Schmidt, a well-to-do Ger
man farmer, committed suicide by TAX
ing strychnine at Pomeroy recently.
Harry Stone a Spokane boy, recently
sold song which he composed, en-
titled You're So Good, Daddy" for
$4,000.
washington can have cannons for the
asking. Municipal corporations and G.
A. K. posts have only to defray expen-
SEES OF transportation.
On searching a southbound freight
train from Colville recently for stolen
goods Il hoboes were found in one car,
out found no stolen articles.
At Hillyard, suburb Of Spokane,
white men and Japanese Iaborers got in
night last week. Timely rescue of the
Japs Many bruised heads resulted,
ana two Japs were seriously hurt.
Threshers are at work getting their
machines in order to handle the fall
crop From present indications win
Ter wheat will be ready to harvest
within 20 days in the Palouse country.
A sale of 10000 sacks of wheat in the
Farmers warehouse at Coppei was
made recently by Taylor Brothers to
Inc Western Warehouse Company of
rortland. The price paid was not made
pubic. The grain was shipped to Ia
coma at once.
Inc eastern Oregon and Washington
nremens tournament closed a. three
Jays meet in Dayton last week. Foot
race 100 yards-G. Edwards of Walla
"alla won, time 10 seconds. Speed
race Tor hose teams, 200 yards-La
urande won, % 1-5 seconds; Waitsburg
second, "a 1-8 seconds. Wet test-Day-
ION Won, 80 seconds; Waitsburg second,
% 10. Edwards of Walla Walla won
Tue zOO yards foot race; time, %. The
nuD and hub was won by Waitsburg, no
.lhe' on account of LaGrande contest
Ing. The championship was won by
haGrande; time, 53A. There is con-
Uest also in this race, the claim being
niaue that La Grande made an error in
getting water.