The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-22
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF


Theodore Johnson Of Astoria, Ore,
is a patient at st. >Mary's hospital.
Miss Maude Barr Of Starbuck, a st.
Mary's patient, returned to her home
yesterday. o.
! Frank jackson Of Athena, underwent
a surgical operation at st. Mary's
hospital yesterday.
Glenn Davis of Prescott, who has
been i'll with typhoid for some time
at St. Marys hospital, left this morn
ing for his home.
Mrs. w. F. Cluster of Pomeroy, who
was operated on. at ST. Marys hos
pital some time ago. was able to re-
turn home yesterday.
y Steve Bates, farmer living 16 miles
from the city had his eyes operated
On at the Walla, Walla hospital this
morning.
Fruit Bearing is the subject select
ed for tonight's- prayer meeting at the
First Congregational church, which
will be led by Rev. A. r. Olds.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Sunshine club is being held at the
residence of Mrs. B. S. Wadsworth,
421 Crescent street this afternoon.
A large number of friends were
pleasantly entertained by Mr. and Mrs.
A. A. King and Mr.. and Mrs. Joel
Chitwood at the King residence, 1877
Whitman street Tuesday evening.
Progressive 500 was played, honors be-
ing won by Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Cope
land.
Failure to provide is the allegation
set up in divorce proceedings began
in the superior court yesterday by
Cynthia Lewis against Stephen L.
Lewis. Mrs. Lewis complaint states
that the couple were married in Wyo-
ming in 1O4. There are no children.
Owing to misunderstanding among
members as to the time of the meet
ing and other attractions interfering,
but few members Of the Walla Walla
Primary league showed up at the 50,-
600 clug rooms last night and the
meeting was postponed until November
80 at o'clock p. m.
Elmer Chase, former Whitman col
lege student, will give free stere-
opticon lecture TOMORROW. night at the
college chapel on the subject "On the
track Of the Hudson Bay company"
Mr. Chase has travelled all over the
territory about which he will lecture
and is said to be an interesting speak
er.
Announcement has been made Of the
marriage of Frank J.. Jackson and
Miss Ellen Smith, which will occur
at the residence of George Rost, 1874
Locust street this evening. The cere-
mony will be performed by Rev. r. J.
Reid. Mr.. Jackson is member of the
firm of Jackson Brothers and the
bride to be is popular young lady
of Starbuck.
Hubert G.. Lyman, a Whitman col
lege graduate. is now one of the head
advertising men in the Hazelwood
company at Spokane. He still retains
his position as private secretary to
President Brown, but most of his time
is devoted to getting up the feature adj
vertising stories which the big butter
company get out every week. Many
of the little pamphlets gotten out by
the company Of late are also products
of the literary genius of the Walla
Walla boy.
County Attorney Lester Wilson
filed answer in the case of E. M. Den
ton VS.. Walla Walla county. This is
the case brought by the residents of
Waitsburg to fight the one mill tax
levied on the property of that town
for the general road fund. The answer
ADMITS most or the alleSatlOnS IN the
complaint but denies that the tax was
illegal and ayers a purpose to extend
the same on the rolls and collect the
tax unless the court restraints. The
answer says that the tax should be
paid as all of the people in the coun-
ty are Interested in the road and
bridge fund.