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CHAPTER v.
Whose Was the oeed7


Dolores was waiting for something
to happen. A vague terror possessed
her; she could not have defined it
had she tried. she did not try Young
Green's face seemed to haunt her
She watched her father continually
while he was in the house, for a sort
of fascination was upon her. and she
could not keep her eyes from his face.
She could not explain the terror
that possessed her. but her whole
listless nature was aroused. She was
different. and her life was somehow
different, she knew not how.
The slow days passed. 1t seemed to
her. with even more slowness than
was their wont. Every morning the
red sun arose out of veil of haze
from the mountain beyond the val
| ley: every evening he sank behind
the gray peaks in the west.
Nothing happened after all; life
was stagnant the sun arose and set:
the haze hung more dense and thick
| over the mountain peaks. No rain
| fell: nothing happened. Nothing hap
| pened until
Cne day the rumor floated across
the mountain that young Green's
mare, one of the choicest breed in the
| country. valued at what seemed to
| the simple villagers a fabulous sum,
| had gone lame. And this was discov-
| cred the morning after she was shod
| by Johnson.
To most of the villagers this fact
meant nothing. That the one had
anything to do with the other never
entered their heads. They had no
cause for suspicion. But to Dolores
the rumor came like blow. 1t seem
ed to her in a strange, far-away fash
ion that this was what she had been
expecting. This was why the kindly
blue eyes were always looking into
hers. and the pleasant face was for
ever in ner thoughts.
Her eyes weEe on her father when
the news was told by one of the
neighbors. A nail was driven into
the mares hoof ard she was dead
lame. The hostler had found 1t when
he examined her hoof. which was not
until the morning following the day
Green was at the settlement. 1t was
a hard blow to the young man. the
| speaker said. for he had thought as
much of her as though she were 8
woman. Conjecture was rife as tc
| who had done the deed. Suspicion
rested particularly in one direction
and the suspicion was pretty wei
founded, but the young man woult
wait until there could be no doubt
And here the story ended.
Dolores had listened silently. al
was her habit. no one noticing her
The memory of her fathers word,
the other day returned to her witt
force she could rot account for
Over and over, mingled with th'
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her gaze wandered away to the hay
mountain top in the distance. He
left in a few minutes. deeply disap.
pointed in her. and yet strangely In
terested and puzzled. Had he mis-
taken her? Was she incapable of the
thought he believed she possessed? !?
Had she not after all. the ambition
to be more than an untaught village
girl? Did her thought end with the
blue line of the mountains and the
hamlets scattered along their sidea?
Dolores disappointed him; he
thought her SO much better than she
had proved herself. and yet under II
all there was a sting in the thought
which he did not understand. student
of character as he was.
She was positively stupid, he sal!
regretfully. Yet her face shows such
possibilities
He was walking slowly down the
narrow path 10 the shop his hands
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Mrs. Rich Released in Mexico.

Chicago. July 30.-A dispatch to the
Tribune from Ell Paso, Texas, says:
Mrs. Matte d. Rich of Chicago who
was sentenced in 1900 by Mexican
courts to fifteen years Imprisonment
in the pententiary in chihuahua for
the murder of her husband. John d.
Rich. in Juarez. April 27. 1899, has
been released. Her release was or
dered on the ground of insufficiency of
. evidence.
The case of Mrs. Rich was one of
the most notable in the history of the
courts of Chihuahua and Texas. as she
took refuge on this side of the river
after the death of her husband, and
was extradited.
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POPULISTS WILL
OPEN CAMPAIGN

Denver, July 31.-The national COM
mittees of the two Populist parties
came together at the St. James hotel
Wednesday and amalgamated the fac
tions into one party. Both committees
were represented by the principal Of
ficers. and proxies were held by these
officers from every committeeman in
the various states of the Union.
When the committee met it approved
the call issued some days ago, signed
by Mr.. j. A. Edgerton, and the action
of the conference of July 2S was in.
dorsed. 1t was recommended to the
Populists of the United States that
they accept the address and the action
of the conference. as final and sat
isfactory settlement of their differ
ences.
The two national executive commit
tees acting Jointly will call the ma.
tional convention, naming the place
and the time. The time of holding
the convention will be in advance OF
the Republican and Democratic con-
ventions. The committees will meet
in st. Louis February 22. to name the
exact time and place.
The conference elected J. A. Edger-
ton national organizer, and Mr. Edger-
ton gave his word that he would have
an organization in every state of the
Union before the national convention
met. Mr.. Edgerton expects to go to
New York this fall, from which place
he will conduct his campaign.
The officers of the organization com
mittee are: j. A. Edgerton, chairman;
Milton Park. Texas. vice chairman;
j. A. Calderhead. Montana, secretary;
Charles @. DeFrance'. Nebraska, assist
ant secretary, and Colonel Felter, iii.
nois, treasurer.
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and OF the trial that was to come off
of notorious horse thief who had
been caught attempting to steal Bess.
The blacksmith listened In sullen
silence between the blows of the ham
mer
BY and by young Green left him
and went up to the house for drink
johnson was not the only silent one
that day. His daughter listened mute
ly to the young mans conversation.
II anything she was even more list
less than usual. though strange
color tinged her cheeks as he talked.
He left the promised book with her;
he had not forgotten it. he said, but
had been unable to take it before. For
a moment her face glowed with pleas
ure and .he silken lashes lifted swift
ly. but fell ere their eyes could meet.
She thanked him in few simple
words in her low, sweet voice; then
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Denver. Juiy 31.-The eleventh an
nual session of the National Irrigation
Congress will be held at Ogden, Utah,
September 15. 16. II and IS. 1903.
The official call states the objects of
the congress as follows:
"A convention of vital concern to
the American Nation: to those who
would make two blades of grass grow
where one grew before; to all who re-
alize that water is the Midas touch
which turns the desert sands to gold;
convention of specific significance to
the states and territories whose arid
lands are to be reclaimed by the fed
eral government under the provisions
pr the national irrigation act. namely,
Arizona, California. Colorado, Idaho,
Kansas. Montana. Nebraska, North
Dakota. Nevada, New Mexico. Oklaho-
ma. Oregon, South Dakota, Utah,
Washington and Wyoming.
Government and leading irrigation
experts. practical farmers. irrigation
lists. fruit growers. representatives
from state agricultural institutions,
gtate e gineers. government and noted
(oresters, as well as press representa-
lives, business men. officials and law
makers. will be in attendance and par
ticipate in the discussion.
THE program will include: Practical
irrigation and forestry lessons; reports
of experts; application of PROVISIONS Of
he reclamation act; sti progress un-
Her the national act; -ws on settle
ment of legal complications, and the
pertinent and important theme of col
pnization.
Utah. being the pioneer state in irri-
cation science, proffers special oppor-
funities for the study of its history and
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China Will sian Treaties.

London. July 31.-Followfhg the sig
nature of the American Chinese COM
mercial treaty. China will. it is said.
grant tn. a.iuv -pen port privileges
in Manchuria to Great Britain and ia
pan, both of which expect to establish
concessions and appoint consuls at the
new ports. In British official circles
confidence is expressed that the main
tenance of peace will result from the
Russian assurances regarding Man
churia and that there will be no in
reference with Chinese action in the
matter.
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Cardinal. View Their Cells.

Rome. July 31.-The cardinals yes
terday visited the cells which they are
to occupy during the conclave, but 1t
cannot be said that they returned very
enthusiastic over the idea of being
confined. perhaps for some time. In
what are rightly termed Cells" which
are without running water and neces-
sary ventilation. 1t was feared that
the health of some of the older and
more feeble cardinals might suffer
Perhaps the most dissatisfied was
cardinal Maszary, who. as primate Of
Hungary, is the wealthiest of the car
dirmls
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ADVANTAGES Of Early Christians.

Bishop Potter is telling story of
a dear old lady who recently asked
him how it was that Solomon was
allowed to have so many wives-not
to mention the other ladies'.
He explained that the manners and
customs of Solomon's days were diff
ferent to those of the present era.
whereupon she replied earnestly. "Oh,
don't you think those early Christians
enjoyed great privileges?'-New York
Times.
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Athletics Are Intellectual.

The London Lancet says that ath-
letics in England have developed too
much into gladitorial displays by pick.
ed competitors struggling to win
prizes or to earn wages before huge
crowds of spectators. and can hardly
be regarded as effective agents In the
development of the physical strength
and physical activity of the people,
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CHAPTER ~.
Il1e Marc.

udiS.
II have come az ain," said young
Green. laughing.
He stood in the doorway OF the
shop. holding the black mare by the
bride.
Johnson had been sitting on a
bench outside of the shop. smoking a
clay pipe. AS the young man spoke
he arose and advanced toward the
mare.
Another shoe so soon?" he
aueried, shortly.
YES" said the young man. lightly
Her right shoe this time. Come.
Bess; come. my grill
There was a sudden. sullen glow on
Johnson's face as he took the bellows
and blew the fire into fierce blaze.
He laid the iron on the fire and rails
cd the hammer.
Young Green began to talk. He
spoke Of the dry weather and the hard
<oads; he told the news Of the town
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Slavery in Central Africa.

Ninety per cent of the inhabitants
of Western and Central Africa are Mo
hammedans, and every man of note in
Central Africa OWES slaves, his station
in life being rated by the number of
slayes he owns and the wives he pos
sesses. When the girls reach the age
of thirteen, they are, as rule. we'd
ded
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Ignorant Eather.in.Law.

Didn't they start at once on their
wedding journey No. There was
a mistake about the railway tickets. "
What sort of a mistaken" why, it
seems that her father didn't under
stand that the bridegroom expected
him to pay for them. Cleveland
Plain Dealer
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memory of the black mare ard her
rider. the words were driven in duly,
as though by the strokes of ham
mer-eyen. distinct. deafening, most
terrible to the girl in tine darkness.
"Ef ever rhet young feller kems
hyar agen etll be sorry day fer
hem,"
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Elements Have common orioin,

DR.. s. NJ. Babcock, of the chair of
agricultural chemistry of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin for twenty-five years,
has been at work upon experiments to
prove that the elements all have a
common origin. and that their differ
ence in atomic weight is due to a diff
ference in the amount and kind OF
energy they possess.
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Admitted His Guilt.

DO you not at times have soulful
yearnings which you long to express
in words but carnot?" asked the fair
maid who had a leaning toward the
sentimental.
Yes, was up against something
like that once" admitted the youth
with the noisy tie. 81 wanted to tel.
egraph home for money and didn't
have the price of Marconi."
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GRAIN.

Wheat. choice milling. per 100 lbs.
95c.; rye. Colorado. bulk, per 100
lbs. $l.00; oats. bulk. Nebraska.
new. white. $1.1S: mixed. $1.15; in
sack. Colorado. white. 81 .25; corn.
in bulk. S9c.; corn chop. sacked.
96c.: Colorado corn and oat chops.
sacked. $1.25; bran. Colorado per 100
lbs. 9Oc.
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King Edward, while at Dublin. do
mated $4,000 to the poor of the city.

The committee on privileges of the
British House of Lords has decided
against the claim of William Turnour
Thomas Poulett, Viscount Hinton, the
former organ grinder in the streets
of London. to the earldom of Poulett,
and in favor of the late earls son by
later marriage.
Prominent Baptists of New York
city have purchased 1000 acres of land
on the west bank of the Hudson riv-
er. short distance south of West
Point. where it is planned to estab-
lish Baptist summer resort, with
educational features somewhat similar
to those of Chautauqua.
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StrateQy.

Its lucky I'm a dentist" chuckled
the tall student.
why so?" asked the friend.
We'll. last night every time kissed
Clara she screamed. When the old
man came down told him I was mere.
ly trying to pull a TOOTH
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oners Himself as Reward.

As a means of obtaining money tor
his church. clergyman of Jefferson.
Penn. announced that he will wed
the most successful solicitor of funds
In his congregation.
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Upland. per ton. sl2.0Od 1900; sec
ond bottom. choice to fancy, $500
M1O.O0: good to choice. $7.00MS.00;
timothy. $12.00; timothy and clover.
$11.O0: alfalfa. prime. $500; straw,
$500 a 900; South Park wire grass.
$1,000.
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Sheep.

Comparative Receipts:
Month to July 3Ist ......... 1873
Same period last year .... 12,S49
Decrease 2S4
Year to date ............10 .101 sos
Same period last year. ... $500
Increase .............. 81, 1,6SS
The following quotations represent
the prices paid on this market for
fat sheep:
Wethers. grass muttons -. $3.25M3.5O
Ewes. grass muttons .... 3OOM325
Feeder wethers, FPR. ... 3.0OM3.25
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Butter.
Eggs.

Eggs. fresh. loss off. doz. ...... L
Eggs. fresh. case count, doz. =. L
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DENVER MARKETS
Cattle

Cattle.
Comparative Receipts:
Month to July Slst ......... 1883
same period last year ........ 16.446
Increase 2.942
Year to date 205 ,902
same period last year ...... 204 COG
iherease .......-.....-... l,o9o
The following quotations represent
the range of prices paid on this mar
ket:
Beef steers. choice corn fed Si.50Mi.S0
Beef steers. fair to good. corn
fed ................. 425M4.5O
Cows. choice. corn fed ..... 4.0Odl4.25
Cows. fair to good. corn fed. 3.5Od14.OO
Beef steers. choice hay fed,
LOO to 1880 lbs. ......... 4.25M4.50
Beef steers. medium to good.
1000 to 1,1OO lbs. -. 4OOM425
Beef steers. common to fair. 3.75M4.O0
Cows and heifers. choice
hay fed. 1000 to 100 lbs. 350M4.00
Cows and heifers. common
to good. hay fed ........ 2.75M3.25
Gamers .,..... 1.506i2.25
Calves, veal, choice ..... 5.000I7.0 90
Bulls. stays, etc. ........ l.5OM3.00
Feeders. 800 to l.l50 lbs,
good TO choice, F.PR ... 4.00Mi.25
Feeders. coo to 900 lbs.
common to fair, FPR. .. 3.50M4,0O
Stockers. choice. FPR. $50. 4.00M4.25
Stockers. fair to good .... 3.00M3.15
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Comparative Receipts:
Month to July 3ist ............ s.O25
Same period last year ........ 4.G43
Increase . ................... 1882
Year to date ............ 81 ,O25
Same period last year ......... 54.9s9
Increase ............... 26,036
The following quotations represent
the prices paid on this market:
Choice heavy ..............S4.9 .9OM5.OO
Light and mixed packers .. 5,O0M5.l0
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HABIT IN READING PAPERS.

ITO be continued.)
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IS IN .he city visiting his parents Mr..
ana !: MRS. John j. Henry. Mr.. Henry
IS mining promoter and is on his
way TO the Alaska gold fields.
hon. 5. c. Cosgrove, of Pomeroy,
passed through Walla Walla this
morning, enroute from the Sound to
MS nome in Pomeroy.
Inc Members of the Young Mems
institute entertained their friends
with a dancing party at the Odd Eel
lows Temple Thursday evening, about
90 couples being, presnet.
Inc death of Walter Gillian, a cou-
sin of W. S. Gillian of Walla Walla,
Is announced from the province Of
Albay, PHILIPPINE islands, from small
poX The deceased was employed as
teacher in the islands.
Inc work of eXcavating for the new
tWo-story brick building to be erected
by the knights Of Pythias on The corn
or OF FOURTH and Rose streets vas
commenced this morning. The build
ing will be rushed to completion as
rapidly as possible.
At the meeting of WaIIa Walla
Camp No. s., Woodmen of the world,
held Thursday evening, Glenn Harris,
Timothy A. Paul, and A. ]. I;ason
were appointed a committee to ar
range for an excursion &c Dayton next
week during the carnival to be held
in that GU under the auspices Of e
Dayton Camp Of the order.
Jeff Berg has returned from Spo-
kane where he attended the races
this week. He says the racing caru
presented there was good and that
a large number of the horses there
will &C to Walla Walla next week.
George Refer, Henry Refer, Will
| liam Refer and John Edgar have dis
posed Of their mining property in
Grant county, Oregon. The purchase
price is reported to be $4,000 for the
three claims, and Spokane mining
people are said to be the purchasers
DR.. Poyneer, of Pomeroy, who has
been at the Walla Walla hospital for
treatment for several weeks, was
49, home yesterday slightly i'm
.oro5, bus still prostrated His
daughter, MYRTLE who had been at
tending him, accompanied him home
Orders have been received at Forr
Walla Walla for the men of the Thir
tieth battery to get in readiness to
proceed to Fort Smelling. MINI. The
contract for transportation of the men
and the entire equipment will be
made in several days with the railroad
company.
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22.fF LOCAL NEWS Of To-Day

.%a races
MS
arthur Howard of Spokane is in the
Gil: '.7i'''-' MO ''N-> -
,... ,rar.f. Weller Of waitshure
-' 49,. o;t,. VISITING friends
+-~~, trIn f. the coast
r..r-a " NaDnabill a prominent
l...'..... man nj Lewiston. is in the
=.
y r. Rankin and wife Of The
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WHITMAN IN MOURNING.
Death of Miss Caroline Bassett Casts
Gloom Over College.

The flag at half mast this morning
conveyed to the students the sad
news Of he death of Miss Caroline
Bassett, a member of the third year
class Of Whitman Academy. The
chapel services this morning were
opened by singing Nearer My God
to Thee After reading from the
18th chaper OF John, President Pen
rose announced the death Of Miss Bias
sett. He said: 1T is a very unusual
thing in our life to announce the
death Of one Of our number. l am
sure you will join with me in feeling
the sad solemnity Of the OCCASION
The sorrow comes to us all. Whether
the face is an old one Or one familiar
to us we feel under a shadow
The exercises closed with the sing
ing of We May Not Climb the Heav-
emily Steep
Miss Bassett died in this city at
3 o'clock this morning as a result of
an operation for appendicitis perform
ed last Monday She cane to Whit
man for the first time this year from
Washtucna. She was the daughter of
Representative Bassett of Adams
county.
GIee Club Tryout.
The boys Glee Club will begin
work in earnest next week. At 3
o'clock Monday afternoon Professor
Fischer will conduct try out for the
purpose Of selecting the members Of
this years club. Sixteen boys regis
tered with him this morning aften
chapel and there are several more
who will undoubtedly enter. Whit
man college will have one Of its OLD
style glee clubs this year if present
indications count for anything.
The Glee Club will be a prominent
feature in the circus to be given by
the Waua WQlla band and the Asso-
ciated Students. Half al hour each
evening has been allotted to the club
and The members are carrying note
books and pencils now to preserve
every college joke for use on those
occasions
Literary Society Banquet.
A keen rivalry exists between the
girls literary societies, the Libeth-
rean and the Phiothian. Because
the 'Libbys' had d feed last Satur-
day the "Philos" thought it was 'up
to them to do something and they
did it. and brown too. last night.
They gave a banquet to members OF
the society and a few invited guests
in the parlprs of Reynolds hall last
evening at 8 o'clock. After listening
to a delightful musical and literary
program. the girls sat down to n
swell spread" and for two t1eeting
blissful hours banished all thoughts
Of quizzes. profs and deans. The
function NGs closed by all the girls
ga--.c-:1s alo&O tbs piano and sing
t4@ college songs. The program was
as -o-.cTTs:
C.arO ~o-a ....-- Marjorie Lyman
Rll>-----~ .-- ..- .--"lsS oul'ihs.
Eocc, sole ...... Gertrude McKy
Reading. The Duchess" Browning
...... ........ ..... MISS GOOD
Piano solo .......... Miss Baue
A Midnight Treat.
The girls were not the only ones
to enjoy ice cream last night. There
was gallon or two left after the ban
quet and some of the inmates of Bill
lings surresptitiously purloined the
same They transferred il from Rey-
nolds to Billings hall aroused the
boys and the news of the find was
passed along. The late supper that
followed was hardly full dress af-
fair but the banqueters seemed to en-
joy it none the less on that account.
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The West BaltimOTe-street man
was Indignant. He was fairly Tuning
with rage. whats the matter?''
asked his friend Matter, Matter
enough. That man Biggums told me
| was cheat, liar, and horsethief.
That's what's the NATTER "Oh, well, -
said his friend, consolingly, you must
not believe everything you hear, old
chap
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New Enterprise.

Edgar L. Smith has resigned his
position as bookkeeper at the Eve
ming Statesman Office and has organ
lied the Walla Walla Suit Club, locat-
ed at 200 East Main street. The com
pany will clean and press mems and
boys suits and already has a large
Of subscribers. Mr. Smith
has secured James Maxwell, a prac-
teal tailor, as his partner, and sew
eral other experienced men will be
employed
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We are the Painters
Hello, Look Here.

The Walla Walla Poultry market
has just added a fine line of the best
fresh fish, crabs, clans and all kinds
Of oysters. Everything in the clean
est manner and quick service.
Phone Main AGO.
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The postponed regular meeting of
the Ladies Relief Society viii be held
tomorrow afternoon in the lecture
room Of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church al ? o'clock, Mrs. BlaIock,
Secretary.
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Yes, sir said the gentleman
boodler, Il believe the great trouble
in this country is that we are too
slow in having the law take its course
There should be less delay. I am
in favor of having the statute of linn
itatious take effect within "a hours"
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J. w. Cookery, licensed embalmer
and undertaken. Babcock nlocks '72
First street Telephone Nam 39.
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Portland Restaurant leads. Don't
patroniZe Japs and Cinnamon when
YOU can eat at the Portland,
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Pies. cakes, bread rightly baked at
AIheit's bakery, 211 West Main. Phone
Main 115.
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Cold boiled ham, sliced ham, pick
LED lies feet and high grade meats at
WaUa Walla Meat company. Phone
Main &c.
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Fresh bread every morning at
Place