The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-01-04
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Councilman Brewer IIl-Councilman
Brewer has absented himself from
Walla Walla for few days and is
now at Hot Lake. Oregon, recuperat-
ing from hard years work. The
councilman has not been feeling well
for several weeks and decided that a
in shape again. He expects to spend
a week or ten days at the sanitarium.
New Observation-Disclosures Wilfred
Burns, for several months athletic in
structor at the Walla Walla Athletic
club, will resume his old place next
Saturday evening. Manager Hastings
is putting the gymnasium and bowling
alleys in excellent condition, Several
bowling teams will be organized short
ly and a tournament with outside
teams competing will probably be pull
ed off the latter part of the month.
Funeral Held Today-The funeral of
the late Edward Glasford took place
from the Congregational church at 10
o'clock this morning. Many friends
of the deceased attended the services
which were conducted by Rev. Austin
Rice. pastor of the church. Interment
was in the city cemetery.
| New Water Observation-Disclosures
Knight of the water department mas
commenced the laying of a new water
main in Edith avenue, east from Ninth
street The new main will supply
new residence district recently plated
and opened up. Work on the new
sewer extensions was also commenced
yesterday, the superintendent putting
| a big force of excavators to work.
| Page Funerai-The funeral of Alta
Page took place from the Cookery I'M
| dertaking parlors at / o'clock this af-
ternoon, Rev. Henry Brown, of the
First Methodist church, conducting the
services. Interment was in the Odd
Fellows cemetery. .
Debaters to Meet-Debating teams
from Whitman academy and the High
School will meet. at the High School
auditorium Friday evening. The ques-
ton up for discussion is: Resolved,
that a dispensary law modelled after
the general plan of the South Caro-
lima dispensary law would be the best
method of regulating the liquor traffic
in the state of Washington"
| Received Handsome Present-Harry
II. Champion, Walla Walla's street
commissioner, is now wearing a hand
some new watch chain and charm,
which was presented to him New
Years day by the men employed by
| him in the street department. The
chain is solid gold and the charm bears
emblems of the Ancient Order of For
esters, Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows and the Fraternal Order Of Eagles
of which organizations Mr.. Champion
is a member
Failed to Get Quorum-Mayor Hunt
and Councilmen w. P. Mexican ana
Fred Marion were the only ones that
were able to appear at the city hall
! last night for the council. AS they did
not constitute a quorum an adjourn
ment was taken until Thursday night.
Arm Amputated-Mrs. Mary Nave,
whose right arm was amputated at st.
Mary's hospital in this city, was re-
ported to be resting easily today. Mrs.
| Nave is the woman who was severely
burned at Walula last March and had
| over 1900 pieces Of skin grated over
| the burned surface last summer. Her
arm never entirely healed and was
so badly deformed that amputation
| was deemed best. The arm was taken
off just below the shoulder
Arthur Payne ill-Arthur Payne, for
several months employed in the Chi
cago store in this city, is reported
| very ill at his home at Cove, Oregon.
His condition is so critical that Ed
ward Payne left this morning for Cove
to be with him.
Ranqe Is Poor-Marion Dorothy, one
of thetrustees of the Stubblefeld es
tate and prominent farmer of tie
Walla Walla river, was in Walla Wal
la yesterday evening on business. Mr..
Dorothy, who is interested in cattle,
states that the range in the noun
tains is very poor owing to defc-
iency in the rainfall, and as a conse-
quence farmers are being compelled
to feed more than usual.
Erect Big Warehouse-The Kent
Lumber company at the corner Of Elm
and Fourth streets is arranging to