Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-06-18


sion Thursday evening dealt with the
sewer assessment role, fixing the amounts
to be assessed against the abutting prop
erty. The application OF D. G.. Burns for
saloon license, which had been re-
fused at the previous meeting, was again !
taken up, and on the votes of Councilmen
Priest, Mckenzie, Gallagher and Hub
bard, was granted. Mr.. Priest stated
that an option ON Reaney's Park had
been obtained, the price fixed at $4,000,
the option good till Aug. 10, and an or
dinance calling an election for Aug. 2nd
to vote upon the question of purchase
was passed. 1t is proposed to pay for
the park from park fund, to be created
from a special tax of 21a mills, at which
rate it will take about two years to pay
for the property. An ordinance was
passed prohibiting the firing of fire.
crackers or other explosives on certain
of the streets of the city, except that the
embargo is to be raised on each 4th of
July. The streets affected are Main,
West Main and Grand streets, and the
streets around the business center of the
city.
e. J .Northcutt, who was well known
in this vicinity few years ago, was
found dead near Rosetta, Ida, last Tues
day, and was buried at Culdesac on Fri
day. Northcutt left here some SIX years
ago, going to Culdesac, where he had
He was born in Ohio in 1880 crossing
the plains in 1851, when he located in
Oregon. In the Rogue river Indian war
of 1S54-5 he served with the volunteers,
and lost all of his property. His claim
against the government has just been
favorably reported upon by the war de-
partment, too late to prove of assistance
to Northcutt. The deceased will be re-
10l bushels of wheat from single acre,
the wheat being exhibited at the Chicago
Exposition in 1898.
w. J.. Lyon left Thursday for Nez-
perce, Idaho, having been appointed
manager for the Clearwater Grain Co. at
that point Mr.. Lyon has been a Pull
mantle for the past eight years, and has
made many friends who regret his de-
parture. He is an able grain man and
will give his new employees good service.
He will probably not remove his family
to Nezperce for some weeks yet.
The council has passed an ordinance
prohibiting the allowing of teams to
stand on Main street, from Grand street |
to Pine street, and on Olsen street, from
Grand street to Alder street. A time |
limit of twenty minutes is placed within
which all loading and unloading must |
be done. Hitch racks are to be placed |
at convenient places outside these streets
where teams can be tied.
THE residence of Eugene Ringer, on
the south side of town, caught fire from
an exploding lamp last night at eleven
O'Clock, and was burned to the ground.
Nearly all the contents were burned, the
only things saved being a piano and a
piano and a few smaller articles. The
insurance was light, and Mr.. Ringer es-
Inmates his loss at about $4,000.
The O. r. & n. is advertising spe
cial excursion to the w. o. w. picnic at
Elberton, on Wednesday, June %. The
train will leave Pullman at 7 :35 a. m,
and returning will leave Elberton at
7 AS or II p. m. The fare will be one
rate for the round trip.
The 5th annual picnic and stock
show will be held at Lyle's grove, on
Union Flat, June Both and July lst and
End. The premium list is published
elsewhere in this issue.
I/-Geo. Lilley, who was the first presi
dent OF w. A. c., died at Eugene, Ore
gon last week, having been in bad
health for number OF years. He was
81 years Of age.
w. d. Timm, OF Roosevelt, Ida, was
in the city Monday, Ell route to the
Thunder mountain camp.
L. C. Richardson is away on ten
days' business trip to the north part of
| the state.
Mrs. Lima Webb is in the city from
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