The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-01-24
TOWN TOPICS
A Son Arrived-Born, at the. family
residence east of Walla Walla, Sunday
to Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Smith, son. &

ton now separates the Offices of City
Treasurer Parks and City Engineer
Wilson, the change being made a few
days ago. in order to do away with so
much confusion resulting in having
the two offices together.
Thomas 6abcock Dead-Thomas
Babcock, aged So years, died at the
family residence Sunday afternoon of
tuberculosis. The funeral took place
from the residence, III Maple street
yesterday afternoon. Rev. Father Flohr
officiating. Mr.. Babcock is survived
by widow and one child.
Where Is j.. w. Acknowledging
Clerk Hill is in receipt of letter from
S. S. Mcconnell Of Montecillo. Ken
lucky, making inquiry of the where
abouts Of a brother, Joseph w. Nc
Connell who is supposed to be living
in or around Walla Walla. 1t seems
that the missing Mcconnell has been
absent great many years.
Death Of William Savage-William
Savage, former resident of Walla
Walla, died at Seattle Sunday. The
deceased was 40 years old and was
born in Walla Walla, being son of
the late George Savage. The. remains
will be brought to Walla Walla We'd
nesday and inferred in the city ceme-
terry. The funeral will take place
Thursday afternoon at o'clock from
the Cookery undertaking parlors.
Committee Has Organized-The COM
mittee appointed by President Harry
H. Turner of the walla Walla Com
mercial club to circulate petitions for
signatures calling on the county COM
missioners to appropriate $4,000 to de-
fray the expenses of making an exhibil
at the Portland fair, met this afternoon
and organized. The work of circulat
ing the petitions was outlined and the
matter is to be taken up at once.
Families Saved Them-The fact that
they had families depending upon them
for support is all that saved two men
from arrest Sunday night on charge
of stealing nice fat porker from the
slaughter house of the Harras Meat
company. The men were caught in
the act of Juggling off the hog which had
already been killed and dressed for
the market. The men had divided the
animal and were carrying it off i'll
sacks. "a
WalIa WaiIans Interested-L...sB.
Mack, for several years well known
travelling salesman for an implement
house, is in Walla Walla on business
connected with the establishment of
the Modern Manufacturing company
Of Spokane. The new company is now
engaged in building plant at Spokane
for the manufacture of harvesters. gas
oline engines. traction engines and
other implements necessary to success
full farming. Chris Bowers, a we'll
known farmer, and w. F. York for
merly Of Walla Walla are interested In
the new mandatory.
Wiped OF Old Name-1n the days of
Walla the apparatus was divided up
among the three companies. Each en-
CINE and hose cart was appropriately
decorated with the name of the organ
ization. The last of the old apparatus
that is in commission today is the old
Silsby engine now stationed in house
No. 1. Yesterday the name Tiger No.
L." which has been carried by the fire
fighter for many years was wiped off.
The firemen put in several hours yes
terday in obliterating the letters from
the machine.
Was Shocking Affair-Rheumatic
persons needing electrical treatments
for their ailment could have secured
any quantity of them free of charge
this morning by making acquaintance
with the iron railing which skirts the
Third street side of the Kellough COM
pany's store. An innocent looking
electric light wire rubbing along one
of the iron pillars charged the railing
to a high degree and incidentally the
unlucky pedestrian who CHANGED to
run afoul of it. Youngsters along the
street had great fun until Manager