The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-04
TOWN TOPICS

On Sick LIST. E. Ganders who
conducts a bicycle shop at SIS East
Main street has been on the sick list
for the past week. During his absence
J. E. Grove is in charge of his bust
ness.
Talk ConsoIidation-Last night the
committees representing the Walla
Walla Club and the Walla Walla Com
merciai Club held an informal confer
ence and discussed the question of
the two organizations combining. the
question has been up for some time
but last night was the first time the
joint committees have met. No def
mite conclusion was reached.
Ends on the Nineteenth-The first
series of games in the billiard tOurn-
'ament now going On at butchers are
to be brought to a conclusion on March
10. Any games not played by con-
testants at that date will be counted
as lost. So far the tournament has
proved one of the most interesting af-
fairs of it's kind ever held in the city
and every local billiardist is keenly
interested in it.
mold, ex-county clerk, is in Walla Wal
la today from Waitsburg where he is
engaged in farming. Mr.. Arnold
states that fall sown wheat in the
Waitsburg neignborhood shows little
damage by reason of the late cold
weather. The fields are showing nice
and green and farmers are greatly
encouraged over the outlook for big
crop this year.
Mule Bites Hard-Albert Loundagin,
a former student and we'll known foot
bail player at Whitman college, had a
very unpleasant experience yesterday
with mule. While adjusting the ami
mars bridal the beast snapped at him
and getting one of his fingers between
it's teeth it almost severed it. The
injury was a painful one and Mr..
Loundagin will have his arm in a sling
for some time.
Will Lost One Trip-Robert Burns,
general agent of the O. r. & N. COM
pany in Walla Walla has been notified
! from Portland that on account of the
| loss of the steamship Oregon the San
| Francisco & Portland Steamship COM
pany will lose one ocean trip south
bound The Columbia left San Fran
cisco for Portland on March 3 and
will be followed by the ST. Paul on
/ o hot loft
be maintained as heretofore.
! Closed Up Office-Deputy Clerk
| Harry Strong of the federal court has
| closed up his office in this city and at
present there is no federal court in
eastern Washington. Yesterday Mr.
Strong received from Clerk Hopkins a
message stating that the president had
signed the new federal district bill
and to close the office. No papers can
be filed in the federal court until the
new officers are appointed by the presi-
dent. It is expected that the appoint
ments will go to the senate Monday.
Enjoyable Social-About IS MEM
bers of the Methodist Epworth league
enjoyed a delightful Japanese social al
the residence of Mrs. Massie, "a:
South Fourth street last evening. The
house decorations consisted of Jap
anese lanterns and quaint Orietna
trimmings. The effect was carried out
when four little girls CARRIED in Jap
anese style passed amongst the. young
people serving refreshments. A shor1
musical and literary program was
given.
Clerk and Carrier Examination-W
H. DOrr secretary of the local board
of the United States civil service com
mission, announces that on March Il
an examination of applicants for the
positions of clerks and mail carriers iI
the postal service will be conducted
in Walla Walla. The examination Of
fers an opportunity to bright, ener-
getic young persons to enter an inter
esting field of government work where
the salaries compare most favorab1y
with those paid in private employment
the age limit is placed at 18 to AZ
years. All persons who have been ex-
amined for the position of carrier
and within the past year and failed to
pass may be reexamined upon filing
i new anDlicat iOnS in ,1ue time