The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11

THE EVENING sTATEsMAN II
the fish were l to 20 inches in length
An effort is to be made by the UNA
tilla county game warden to force the
company to put in fish ladders in order
to admit of the fish passing on UP
stream.
Making Up Quarterly Report-Treas-
urer Hawley and his force of depu-
ties are busy preparing a quarterly
statement of the county's finances for
the auditor and county commission
ers. The statement will show the re-
ceipts and disbursements for the first
three months of the year. A tax state
ment will also be issued in connection
with the report.
Cars of Green Stuff-Garden truck is
coming in so fast as a result of the
warm weather that local commission
houses are shipping out in car lots.
The Walla Walla Produce company
loaded a car of rnubarb, spinach and
young onions today for Montana mar
kets. Asparagus is still backward ana
it will be a few days yet before out
side orders can be filled with any de-
gree of promptness
Franklin Wheat Fine-Frank Col
we'll, a former Walla Walla boy who
is farming in the Franklin county.
country, is in the city for few days.
He is of the opinion that Franklin
county will harvest a big crop this
year. Most of the farmers were able
to get in their seed last fall and in
many places the young wheat stands
six to eight inches high. The Colwells
have in $50 acres this year.
Funeral Of Matthew CasweIl-The
funeral of Matthew Caswell, VINO died
as the result of an accident at Star
buck last Thursday, took place from
the Smith & MacMartin undertaking
parlors at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The
services were held under the auspices
CT Blue Mountain lodge, F. and A. M.
Mr.. Caswell being a member of the
Masonic fraternity. Interment was in
the Masonic cemetery.
Kennedy Resigns-W. H. Kennedy
for many years chief engineer of tAe
o. r. & NJ, has resigned mis- position
owing to failing health. Mr.. Kennedy
went to Portland rs years ago and is
considered one of the foremost civil
engineers in the west. He is brother
of Judge James K. Kennedy of Walla
Walla and is well known in this city,
which he often visited in his official
capacity. He is now ill at the home of
his sisters in Pittsburg.
Still Drilling Away-Water Superin-
tendent Knight and his force of well
diggers are still at work on the test
wells at the Harbert place. A drilling
outfit was installed on well No. 1 few
days ago. A depth of 1875 feet was re-
ported today, but the drill was working
in exceedingly hard rock. Only fair
flow of water has been encountered as
yet although superintendent Knight
mas hopes that as soon as the rock is
pierced a good flow will result. Exca-
vators at work on we'll No. 4 were
down about 80 feet today.
White Was Destructive-A sheep
herder named White contributed $3.50
to the city treasury this morning for
indulging in a little drunken spree yes
terday. White was ioitering about the
Louvre when an idea to do something
bad suddenly seized him. He grabbed
an expensive billiard cue and smashed
it to pieces before ne could be stopped.
w Hell OlllCcI SdoCy WChS " So@
him White showed a desire to fight,
but he was soon willing to accompany
the officer to the city bastile.
Times Good in Sweden-A letter ad
dressed to Fred Nollen, VINO died at
the Odd Fellows home in January, was
received from No1len's sister, Emilia
Arvidson in Sweden yesterday. Mrs.
Arvidson had not received word of the
death of her brother at the time the
letter was written and she urged him
to return to Sweden where times are
now good She said he could easily
make $50 a year which was much bet
ter than when he left the old country
few years ago.
Soon at Practice-A feeling of long
ing to be at the traps is Juggling at
the hearts of local gun experts and
spring practice will soon be started as
q raSult The shooting ground at the