The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-01
intendent Knight is in hope that the
well may be finished without any fur
Their delays.

intendent Knight is in hope that the
well may be finished without any fur
Their delays.
Will Give Entertainment-The Wo-
mans club is arranging to give an
| entertainment next Tuesday night in
| the auditorium of the First Presbyter-
| ian church. The program is made up
| Of the old time songs and a number
of prominent vocalists of walla Walla
will participate in the concert.
March Was Quite Wet-Observer
Newman of the Walla Walla weather
| bureau today reported that there was
1.70 inches of rainfall during the
month of March. Last nights precip-
itation amounted to .O2 of an inch.
The deficiency for March was .13 of an
inch and the deficiency for the year
from January 1, amounts to 1.67 inches.
Work Up to the Minute-The folio
| ~ oNOPSSo Wy SuS
in the auditors office is working like
a charm according to Auditor Honey
cult. The two copyists employed in
the office have their work up to date,
something unusual at this time of the
year. Copyists are being paid at the
| rate of cents a folio.
Elected Business Agent-At the reg
| ular meeting of the Walla Waila
Trades Council held last night ]. M.
Ballet of the Carpenters union was
elected as business agent for the coun-
Gil. His principal duties will be that
| Of organizing the different tradesmen
| into unions. A committee was also
appointed to arrange for an entertain
ment in the near future.
Collecting Poll Tax-The field as
SCISSORS are meeting with considerable
success in collecting the county road
poll tax this year. Up to noon today a
| total of $120S had been turned into
Auditor Honeycutt. The total collec-
lions on poll taxes last year amounted
to $24OS but judging from the way
taxes are coming in this year last
years collections will be exceeded.
Contract AWarded-The contract for
| f,,r c1, ho
Green Park school was awarded to the
Drumheller company at last nights
meeting of the school board. Drum
heller's bid was $140O and Meyers
foundry SASS. The beams will be steel
and delivery must be made within a
short time to admit of construction
work on the new building being start
ed.
| Mothers Day-Yesterday was moth
ers' day among the scholars of the pri-
mary grades at Washington school. A
large number of fond mammas assem-
bled at the school in the afternoon and
listened 10 an SXcellenC program OF
recitations and songs by the little
| ones prepared by the three teachers
Misses Stafford, Ramsay and Winans
The entertainment proved quite treat
to the parents as we'll as to the
scholars
| New Amusement Resort-A new
amusement resort was opened to the
public of Walla Walla today which
was patronized very literally 1t was
that of the Penny Arcade, located in
the opera house block on Alder street.
The Penny Arcade offers an interest
| ing program. It's machines are right
up to- date and the music and pictures
are the latest. The mechanical birds
and electric piano are other features
That attract. The management have
! shown the good judgment to have
nothing about the place that is object
| ional in the pictures and it is alto
| gether likely that the Penny Arcade
will prove a popular resort for the
| children and ladies of the city. The
new Arcade which intends to locate
| permanently in the city, is one of
chain of such institutions that are now