The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-18

Kansas City, who has been appointed
clerk in the local land office, arrived in
Walla Walla yesterday and this morn
ing assumed her duties in the office.
Goes Into Business-Robert Horn, for
several years in the employ of z. K.
Straight, the jeweler, has opened a
jewelry store and watch repairing es-
ia blshment in Hockett's drug store,
No. 5 Main street. Mr.. Horn will carry
stock of goods.
Watertown Off the Market-Josepn
McCabe, owner of WATERFOWL addition,
has announced that the property has
been Withdrawn from the market tenn
porarily. A number of improvements
are contemplated by the owner. Sew
and graded and the property relisted.
Work at City Park-Park Commits
sioner Mclean is going steadily ahead
with the work of identifying the city
park in Alder street. An experienced
man has been at work for several
weeks setting out trees and shrubbery,
besides making a general cleanup of
the grounds. A number of new flower
beds have been laid out. The shade
trees planted last year are making
I1 L1
ginning to take on the appearance of
pleasure place.
Took Wright Into Custody-The pro-
gram of arresting Harry Wright, the
convict under Indictment for furnishing
rifles to Outlaws Tracy and Merrill, as
he emerged from the state penitentiary,
was carried out by Sheriff Culver of
Salem, Oregon, last night. Wright
was given his discharge by Warden
KEGS and as he stepped outside of the
prison gate he was placed under ar
rest by the Oregon sheriff. Wright
was taken to Salem on the 1915 train
last night.
Pardon Refused-The fact that the
mans family was in straitened circum-
stances failed to melt the heart of
Governor Mead to SUCH an extent as to
grant H. r. McTavish a convict serv-
ing a three-year sentence at the pen
itentiary, a pardon. Governor Mead
announced Monday that an application
for the pardon of McTavish had been
rejected. McTavish's family is said to
be in destitute circumstances and nave
hard work in keeping the wolf from
the door since the father and husband
had been confined in the state prison.
Working Hill Country Roads-Al
Stockdale, supervisor of Road District
No. 1, was in Walla Walia yesterday on
business. Mr.. Stockdale reports that
his road graders are at work in the
foothll district near Blue Mountain
church, repairing several miles of road.
Two graders and a force of II men are
now being employed in District No. l.
The crew will soon be removed to
Pleasant street and Fern avenue where
considerable grading will be done. The
streets became badly cut up last win
ter.
Wheat Looking Fair-W. w. Max
we'll, of the firm of Maxwell Brothers,
farming about 1000 acres of land on
the lower Touchet was in the city yes
terday. Crops in the Touchet country
are looking fair" Mr.. Maxwell said.
"A large percentage of the wheat was
frozen out in February and it was nee
essary for many farmers to reseed this
spring. We reseeded $50 acres out of
900. The young grain is up about four
inches and is looking healthy and
green. We had heavy rain a week
ago which gave the growing grain a
splendid start.
Views for Souvenir-County School
Superintendent Myers, accompanied by
a photographer, left the city this morn
ing for various parts of the county to
obtain views of school buildings and
historic places for the souvenir to be
issued by the Lewis and Clark COM
mission which will be distributed at
the Portland fair Among the views
will be photographs of the Whitman
monument and the grave of Whitman
west Of the city. Superintendent Ny
ers has already obtained photographs