The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-12

crushed gravel base yesterday. The
north half of the street from the
bridge to Main street has been exca-
waited, but the placing Of crushed
gravel has been delayed owing to the
installation of some sewer pipe and
the laying of the new curbs. A big
yesterday getting it in shape.
Will Publish Prosram-The walla
Walla Theatrical company, John w.
the Keylor Grand theater, have just
completed arrangements with r. c.
Macleod to publish the official house
program of the theater for the sea-
son Of 1866. A live, up-to-date pro-
gram, one in every respect worthy of
the popular play house, will be pub
lished. 1t will be in the shape of an
attractive booklet, size 6x9, eight
pages, with an attractive cover. The
Statesman job Office will have the
printing of the program. The new pro-
grams will be out in a few days.
Floating Wood Down the WalIa Wal.
Ia-L. S. Spencer, owner of a big
wood camp on the south fork of the
Walla Walla river, seven miles above
the Roberts ranch, is engaged in
floating down to Milton about 200
cords of wood. The wood is strung
along the river a distance of sever
al miles and Mr.. Spencer expects 1t
will take two weeks yet to get the
drive to Milton. Owing to the lack of
water in the stream between the
Roberts ranch and the power plant of
| the Northwestern Gas and Electric
company, the work of getting the
drive over that stretch is very tedious
and will take a week longer than US
ual. :.
Laying in Winter Wood-Wood men
are busy these days taking care OF
the large number of orders for the
winter supply of fuel being put in by
the prudent head of the house while
the sun shines and the wood man
does not charge anything extra for
hauling when the distance is a lit
tie out of the ordinary. According to
local wood dealers people are buy
ing up their winters supply earlier
this year than usual. Many are buying
the wood off the cars, saving half
dollar a cord charged by some of
the dealers for handling. Wood is
retailing from S. to Sc cord, de-
pending on the quantity and kind
wanted.
Develop Old Kicker Mine-A rumor
was current today that party of Wal
la Walla men are forming company
for the purpose of developing the old
mine sunk in the hill side near Kick
err springs several years ago by the
Walla Walla Mining company. The
property was abandoned after tun-
mel had been sunk in the mountain
a distace of nearly 200 feet and nearly
$1,000 spent. Ore assaying about SO
ton was struck, but not in suf1-
cient quantities to pay for working the
mine. The plan is to extend the old
tunnel in an effort to strike paying ore
The work it is said will not be started
before winter, when men can be hired
cheap.
Women Sentenced to Prison-Judge
Poindexter of Spokane yesterday sen
fenced Nellie Marney to seven years
imprisonment in the penitentiary, fol-
lowing a conviction of swindling a
Spokane junk dealer out of $1,000
under the pretense of a plan to marry
him and engage in business in Spo-
kane. The Marney woman arrived In
Spokane with the man, Joseph Shafer,
and they engaged rooms at lodging
house. Shafer was taken i'll ana while
he lay sick the woman disappeared
with his money. She was captured at
Medical Lake and returned to Spo-
kane. A motion for a new trial was
denied by Judge Poindexter, after
which ne sentenced her to seven years
! in the Walla Wa1la penitentiary.
City Market an Eyesore-Residents
and property owners in the vicinity OF
Spokane street, between Alder and
Main, will be overjoyed when the
opening of the street is an accom-
p1ished fact. The street is now
used as a city market and yesterday
nearly 25 teams and wagonloads of
hay were handled in the street, pre-
senting anything but a pleasing ap-