The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-01-13
TOWN TOPICS

Church, a son. -
Guild Has Now ofIiesrs-The Ladies'
Guild OF st. Paurs Episcopal church.
has elected the following officers for
the year: Mrs. J. B. Switzler, presi-
dent; Mrs. Herbert c. Gregg, vice pres
ident; Mrs. Edith Moffat, secretary;
Mrs. E. c. Morrow, treasurer.
F New Overcoats-The city of Walla
Walla has just received from the east
twelve new waterproof overcoats for
the use Of the members of the paid
fire department. They are of Globe
pattern and are similar to those used
in all the departments in the large
cities in the United States.
Skating Parties Out-Owing to the
recent freeze ponds about the city are
nicely frozen over. A merry party Of
skaters will be entertained at the on
ner pond this evening and another
party Of young folks are contemplating
trip to the Berg pond, two miles east
of the city.
Not Out Until February 15@Jacob
Schubert has sold his fixtures and
lease of his tailoring establishment in
the Thompson building to William
Rock, the tailor in the Jones building,
the latter to take charge February Is.
Mr.. Schubert retains his stock of goods
and trimmings.
Wedding Bells Will Rins-This eve
ming In the parlors of the Olympic
apartment house will occur the mar
riage Of James A. Mills and Miss Isabel
G. Thresher, prominent young people
Of Touchet. The ceremony will be per-
formed by the Rev. Morton Gregory,
pastor of the First Christian church.
OFF for New Tori<-Leon Goodman,
formerly engaged in the retail liquor
business in wafla Walla, will leave. for
New York this evening, where he will
enter the employ Of a wholesale cigar
firm as travelling salesman. Mr.. Good
mans parents, who left Walla Walia
a year. ago, are now located in New
York where they are engaged inG bust
ness. 49,
After Twenty five Years-Married in
Walla Walla Christmas day 1879,
Charles Hoover of Pendleton is now
seeking a divorce from his wife on
the grounds that she refuses to live
with him and has continued to do so
for several years. The plaintiff desires
to live on his ranch while thes wife
prefers the gayeties of city life Hence
the trouble. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover are.
the parents of four children. MA
Cleaning Out celiars-On orders is
sued by Fire Chief Metz. business
houses are Kidding cellars and store
rooms of old boxes and debris which
in case of a fire might prove trouble
some - The chief recently made a tour
of cellars and Easements ferreting out
dangerous fire traps. Where such
places exist the owners are cheerfully
complying with the request of the
chief. n1
, Engage in 6usiness-A.. Roderick
Grant. one Of the best known travel
ing statesmen making headquarters in
Walla Walra, will leave the road ana
engage in the drug brokerage bust
ness in Portland. Mr.. Grant has been
associated with the Blamauer-F Frank
Drug company of Portland for eleven
years and has resided in Wa1la Walla
for three years. Accompanied by
Mrs Grant he will leave tomorrow
evening for Portland.
Wallace Dickey Buried-The funeral
of Wallace, the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Dickey, of Portland, took
place from the Wilbur Memorial Meth
odist church at 2 o'clock this after
noon. President Penrose of Whitman
college conducted the services. The
remains were accompanied to Walla
Walla by the parents and Prof. Marion
KEGS. Interment took place in the city
cemetery:
Safe at neutrality-suspicious.
]. w. Mullinix of the Walla Walla
hospital returned last evening from
! Pendleton, where he took o. c. Baker,
the insane man taken in custody by
the sheriff's Office Wednesday. 1t was
necessary to place irons on Baker for
fear that he would become violent as
/ he showed a restless spirit before leav-
ing the county Jail. Bakers malady is
| traced to severe attack Of typhoid
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