The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-01
CITY news IN BRIEF

Mail Carrier E. S. Foss of the WAL
la Walla postoffice left for the noun
tains today on a two weeks vacation.
Substitute Shockley will take Mr..
Foss' route during vacation time.
N. D. Blackman Of Blackman Bros.
returned yesterday from a weeks trip
to Ethiopia, where he has been look
ing after farming interests. Mr..
Blackman reports Franklin county will
yield an average crop this year.
The Walla Walla w. c. 7. U. has
arranged to hold its regular meeting
at the residence Mrs. Lindlay, 10
Palouse street, tomorrow afternoon at
2:3O o'clock. Several matters of M
portance, it is said, will come before
the meeting tomorrow.
Dick" Smith who was brought to
the Walla Walla hospital yesterday
suffering from injuries received on a
combined harvester at the Seitz
ranch, is recovering nicely from his
injuries which consisted of two frac-
tured ribs and a badly mangled foot.
Robert M. Clark was locked up last
night by Officers Buck and Andre on
charge of being drunk. This morning
Clark was sober and, having SO, was
so cents for a bracer and breakfast.
Word was received from Fort Wal
la Walla today that Lieutenant Hol-
comb who was badly bruised in the
overturning of an automobile on Pop
lar street last Saturday, is recovering.
His face was cut and bruised as was
one leg.
Road crews in Commissioner Nc
Caw's district are strawing roads
throughout the district and placing
them in shape to facilitate farmers
hauling their wheat to the ware
house. Farmers in return for the work
being done by the county are gener-
ously donating straw and even labor.
Tho county, commissioners will meet
next Monday morning as a board of
equalization to adjust complaints from
property owners dissatisfied with
this years assessment. The rolls will
be opened for the inspection of prop
erty owners on next Monday at Audi
tor Honeycutt's office.
Attorney ]. H. Mcdonald returned
this morning from three weeks trip
to Portland and various seacoast
points. While absent, Mr.. Mcdonald
also made a trip into the interior to
Antelope, a new town north of
Shaniko. Crops in that section of Ore
gon, Mr. Macdonald says, were badly
damaged by the extreme heat in July.
The Walla Walla lodge of Eagles
initiated three new members at last
nights meeting and followed the GER
emonies with splendid banquet
served in the lodge room. Numerous
toasts were responded to by promi-.
nent members of the lodge. The WAL
la Walla lodge is rapidly increasing
it's membership.
Past Grand President George Refer
of the Sons of Hermann, Albert
Niebergall, and Fred Nader, returned
yesterday from Tacoma where they
attended the sessions of the grand
lodge of the Sons of Herman. Walla
Walla was again honored by the cleo
ton of Mr.. Niebergall as grand vice
president of the order.
Road Commissioner Mark tanning
of District No. will put a force Of
men to work tomorrow repairing the
Lowden bridge, II miles west of Wal
la Walla, damaged by the floods in
May. Approaches will be refilled and
new timbers put in where necessary.
The bridge will probably be open for
travel in another week.
Jap Scott, the well-known farmer
was in Walla Walla today. Mr. Scott
has had headers at work on his Tou-
chet farms for the past two weeks
and will begin threshing shortly.
While the yield will be somewhat
short, Mr.. Scott says his grain grades
up well. He farmed about 1900 acres
this year north of Touchet
Don't Worry With Poor Washerwomen.