Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-05-18

I Is mere visiting ner moJner, MIS-. / -.
MacKay. She will remain for two
months
Prof. Fulmer. who was to have
left last week for Washington City to
attend a meeting of the national pure
food commission. was notified by Sec
Rotary Wilson just before he was to
leave of the postponement of the date
of the meeting.
j. O. Stats, one of the proprie-
tors of the Lacrosse Hotel, drove over
from Lacrosse Tuesday, returning
Wednesday. Mr.. Stats is secretary
of the Lacrosse commercial club, and
is great believer in the future of his
home town. and has a project or two
in view now that will cause people to
look that city up on the map one of
these days.
Miss Eva Christnagle, who makes
her home with the Coston 5 on Military
hill, is on trial today before Judge
Walters. charged with malicious de-
struction of property, the complaining
witness being l.. r. Miller. 1t is al
legged that Miss Christnagle chopped
down shrubs and hedge on the Miller
residence property, using an axe as
the implement of destruction.
The free reading room conducted
by the ladies Of the Wet. u. is we'll
patronized. Some young men who
were visiting in the city last week
were heard to remark that they didn t
know what they would have done had
it not been for this place. The ladies
have subscribed for the Pacific Month
~, Review of Reviews, Woman
Home Companion, Success, Red Book
and Cosmopolitan.
The first Of series of sprayings
in the orchards at Walla Walla has
been completed by Professor Melander.
The work is for the purpose of demon
strating the value of proper spraying
in discriminating the Goblin moth and
to determine several points in connect
ion with the destruction of that insect.
Professor Melander is now at Wenat-
chez, where a similar series will be
carried out this year. In both eXper-
Iments the orchards are treated on a
large scale, the results being in every
way practical and involving conditions
which the farmer must face. The re-
suits gained in the North Yakima and
spokane experiments were so favorable
hat 1t is believed good results can be
obtained this year. r. E. Tumble
has been appointed field agent and will
larry on the work under the direction
If Professor Melander.
Spraying experiments are being
conducted by the department of botany
IN studying the effect of various sprays
on the scorchinp of fruit. Mr.. Aten's
orchard east of Pullman is being used
tor the experiments. Professor Beat
tie says that they are using the Bor-
deauX mixture made in a good many
different ways, with and without the !
arsenate of lead and paris green, which !
Is so extensively employed for the ex-
termination of the Goblin moth. In
with the work tests are be-
ing made of the value of formalin for
the apple scab, Another interesting
experiment which is being undertaken
is determining the effect of the usual
sprays on fruit blossoms when in full
bloom. In many parts of the state
for scale is not finished when
the blossoms open and it is important
to know what will be the effect of the
lime and sulphur wash on the fruit
blossoms and their pollination.
"A case that will attract some at
tention next week is one wherein eigh-
boys will have to explain before a JUS
tice of the peace where they got three
chickens that were the basis of a feast
they were indulging in last night.
Roe Haines missed three white leg
horns from his chicken yard, and yes
terday identified the birds at Henry's
restaurant, where they had been
brought by the boys in question to be
baked for the spread last night. The
boys were followed to the place where
the feast was to be held after they
came for the fowls, and the names of
the eight We're obtained. The boys
told straightforward story of how
they had purchased the fowls. and from
whom, and it is probable that the real
chicknn thinf will hn ,.,1n ao.,... NJ