The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-12
TOWN TOPICS

Has Returned-Dr. Mack has return
ed from Chicago after two months
course in surgery.
Will Represent High SehooI-Com-
modore Hunt will represent the Walla
Walla High School tomorrow night at
Whitman college at the Defamation
contest.
Has a New Son-There arrived at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Luther j.
Hughes of College Place, this morning,
a new boy, whose weight was eight
pounds.
Money for SchooIs-State Superin-
tendent Bryan has made the regular
quarterly apportionment of the school
funds in the state. Walla Walla
county will receive $32,17O.75 by the
apportionment.
New Residence Completed-The new
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert
Kirkman on University street in Isaacs'
addition has been completed and Mr..
Kirkman and family will take posses
sion next Monday. The new residence
is a two story structure and cost Mr..
Kirkman $500.
Rathbone Sisters Dance-Over $50
persons attended the dance given last
night in the Odd Fellows temple by
the ladies of the Rathbone Sisters.
Excellent music was furnished by
Meckleson's orchestra and during the
evening the guests were served with
dainty refreshments. 1t was one of
the most successful dances Of the sea-
son.
First Story Nearly APPROXIMATIONS
on the new Green Park school are
making rapid progress on the new
building. The stone work up to the
| first story is nearly completed and the
work of laying the brick walls will be
started within a day or so. Material
| is being delivered more rapidly than
heretofore. G. E. Nelson of the Wes-
! ton yards was in the city yesterday
| looking after the brick contract he has
with the contractors.
| Receipts of the Game-The net re-
| ceipts of the game of ball played yes
| terday afternoon by the court house
team and the married men netted the
| $14325. This will be credited to the
amount that the young men of Walla
| Walla have agree to raise for the fund.
The Walla Walla band kindly donated
| it's services for the game yesterday
and this courtesy was greatly appre-
ciated by the local citizens committee.
| Hahan mproving-George Hahan.
the aged German laborer who mad his
right leg crushed to pulp by pile of
! lumber falling on him near Wallula
last Monday, is getting along nicely at
the Walla Walla hospital and mis- at
tending physician has hopes of saw
ing his leg. The bones were splintered
in a hundred pieces, but they appear
to be knitting although it will be a
week or so yet before the physicians
can determine whether complications
will develop making it necessary to
amputate the limb.
Fine Lot of Water-Forty thousand
gallons of water every "a hours has al
ready been developed in the new well
being sunk by the water department
in Green's Park addition. The crew
was down depth of S5 feet six inches
this morning and was working in a
hard cement gravel. 1t is the inten-
ton of the department to develop as
much water as possible in order to
supply that part of the city and other
districts if a sufficient flow can be OBJ
tanned.
Fine Apple Crop-Lee w. Roberts,
manager of the Roberts Monument
company, has returned from a visit to
! lbs ranch on the south fork of the
Walla Walla river and reports that
| the indications for a big apple crop in
that section were never brighter. The
| frees in every orchard alOpu tho river
from the forks to the Roberts ranch, a
| distance of eight miles are loaded down
with fruit The late frosts failed to
touch that section and fruit growers
are expecting to reap a rich harvest
off their orchards, inasmuch as the
| apple crop in the valley will be way
| below normal.