The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-01-05
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Weather Year Ago-A glance over
Weather Observer Newman's records
at the walla walla bureau shows that
year ago Walla Walla was enjoying
true winter weather instead of the
spring-like balminess so noticeable to-
day. A year ago today there was near
ly two inches of snow on the ground
and the day was cloudy and threaten
ing. The temperature however was
not SO low as it was today the maxi
mum being AZ degrees and the mimi
mum 80 degrees. The temperature at
o'clock this morning registered %
degrees. Observer Newman predicts
continued fair weather although a cold
snap may be expected.
Wheat Doing WelI-Harvey White
man. one of Umatilla county's big
farmers returned to Walia Walla this
morning from a trip to his farms near
Athena, Most Of the farmers were
able to get in their seed last fall and
in every instance the wheat is looking
exceptionally thrifty Mr.. Whiteman
said There has been an abundance
of rain along the foothills and the pros
poets are exceedingly bright for
bumper wheat crop in Umatilla county.
1t would take a hard freeze now to
injure the crops"
Death of Mrs. Goodman-Mrs. Carrie
Goodman, widow of the late Frank
Goodman Of Wallula, died at the fam
lily residence 900 North Ninth street,
at s o'clock this morning of tubercu-
losis. Mrs. Goodman was 3S years of
age and is survived by four children,
the eldest Is years of age and the
youngest, years. The funeral will
take place from the family residence
tomorrow afternoon at 1 O'Clock. III
torment will be in the city cemetery.
Want Street Graded-Residents
along Pleasant street will petition the
new board of county commissioners
for an appropriation for grading and
levelling up Pleasant street from Di-
vision street to the old Seeber road.
The street is one of the finest drive
ways in the suburban. district but
through constant travel and neglect
the roadway has become badly cut up
and consequently difficult OF travel.
An effort may be made to have the
entire street macadamized.
New Firms for WaIIa Walla-Among
new firms who will open up for bust
ness in WalIa Walla within the next
60 days will be Fred c. Genders who
will engage in the hardware business;
L. Bloomerfield with a clothing and
mems furnishing establishment; Neeb- |
ling & Schaefer with a big line of
mems and womens shoes and Penley |
& Martin. The line of business in
not be ascertained.
Ready to BuiId-With the basement |
excavated and material on the ground
everything is ready to begin the con- |
structiOn of the new Carnegie library |
building at Alder and PalouSe streets. I
Contractors in charge of the work |
however have been SO busy on other !
work that it has been impossible for
them to start on the library
Orarges in Demand-Californi |
oranges at $500 per case wholesale, are
in great demand in Walla Walla, ac-
cording to local commission men. The
Walla Walla Produce company unload
ed today car received direct from
Redlands and there was a scramble |
among grocers to get first pick of the
shipment.
Move Into New Quarters-The
George E. Kellough company is TO
have new and permanent quarters in
the Ludwigs building, formerly occu
pied by AL Goldman. The store room
is being remodeled and fitted up pre-
paratory to moving in the stock, which
will be about January Is.
OFF for ColIege-Wiley Lasater for
several seasons one of the main stays |
Of Whitmans football team left this
for Pullman where he will en-
ter the Washington State Agricultural
college, Mr.. Laster may be expected |
to take prominent part in athletics
at the w. A. G.
Live Bird Shoot-Officials of the |
Walla Walla Gun club are arranging |
for big live bird tournament to be |
pulled off at the club grounds some