The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-08
TOWN TOPICS

Lincoln Won-In hard fought game
Of ball yesterday afternoon the team
from the Lincoln school defeated the
Sharpstein nine by a score of IL to 4.
Welded Last Night-At the parson-
age of the Congregational church last
night Rev. Austin Rice performed the
marriage ceremony of Robert M.
Sturdevant of Dayton and Miss Mertal
M. Davis of North Yakima.
Brown and Fitch-Yesterday after
noon the marriage ceremony Of Louis
H. Brown, a prominent young Walla
Walla county farmer, and Miss Anita
l. Fitch was celebrated at the Wilbur
Memorial church, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. Robert ]. Reid.
Former WaIIa WaIla Girl Married
At Spokane Tuesday evening, Miss
MlIIdDl dIlIldlI, uduSAtCA VI OCiA
eral and Mrs. T. R. Tannott, was mar
ried to DR.. c. K. Merriam of Spokane.
The bride is former resident of
Walla Walla and has a host of friends
in this city.
of for the Mines-August Babe and
Samuel Agnew nave gone to the Sump-
ter mining district where they will
look after mining properties acquired
several years ago. There has been a
revival of the mining boom in that
section and Messrs. Babe and Agnew
expect to spend the summer in camp
developing several promising claims.
Failed to Get Quorum-There was
not a sufficient number of members of
the Walla Walla Club present last
night at the called meeting to consti-
tute a quorum and President Blalock
postponed the meeting until Friday
night. At that time the question of
consolidating with the Walla Walla
Commercial club will be discussed.
Death Of Glenn Masterson-Clem
Masterson, a we'll known Walla Walla
boy, died at the residence of A. Nc
Manus, corner Of Chestnut and Third
streets at O'Clock last evening, aged
% years. The deceased was son OF
the late Mrs. Sarah Masterson. The
funeral will take place from the NC
Manus residence tomorrow afternoon
at 2 O'Clock. Interment will be in the
city cemtery.
Funeral of Mrs. Sturm-The funeral
of Mrs. Augusta Sturm, wife OF Main
Sturm who died yesterday at 81.
Mray's hospital occurred from the
cookerly undertaking parlors at
o'clock this afternoon. The services
were conducted by Rev. Austin Rice,
pastor of the First Congregational
church. Interment was in the city
cemetery. The funeral was largely
attended by friends of the Sturm
family.
Where Is the Lumber Goins-ln
order to clear the street for the paving
contractors the wooden bicycle path in
East Alder street is being torn up and
removed and wheelmen are wondering
what is to become of the lumber. If
it is to be used in constructing paths
in some other part of the city, well and
good, but if it is to be put to some
other use several bicyclists are pre-
naring to make a "holler". The walk
was laid only year ago and the lum-
Der is in an excellent state of preser-
walton.
Plans for Theater Arrive-Plans for
the new theater building to be erected
by DR.. H. r. Keylor on the southwest
corner of Alder and Fourth streets
have been received from the architect
E. w. Houghton of Seattle, and con-
tractors are being invited to inspect
the specifications and put in bids for
the erection of the building not later
than next Monday. The new building
will have a frontage of 10 feet on Alder
street and depth of 120 feet. The
rear portion of the structure will be
four stories in height to provide space
for the big stage and scenery with
which the new tneater will be equip
ped with. The new tneater win be
fashioned somewhat after the Mar
guam Grand of Portland.