The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-14
CITY NEWS m BRIFf

An Italian named Carlo Ponto was
brought to the ST. Mary's hospital for
treatment this morning.
w. S. King, who was committed to
the insane asylum at Medical Lake,
February IA, 1907 died there last week
with senile dementia. =
The following filed hometead entries
at the local land office today; William
G. Woodruff, of Two Rivers; Fred G.
Sittkus of Assotin. and James E. Rus
sci Dayton.
Little Mabel Keeth, the 6-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Keeth,
who live six miles east of Walla Walla.
fell from a chair yesterday and broke
both bones of her right arm near the
wrist.
Sheriff Haviland left for Pendleton
this morning to bring Pink S. Crab
tree to Walla Walla- The sheriff be-
lieves he will have no difficulty In in
,ducing Crabtree to return to Walla
Walla with him.
The home of Mrs. W. p. Mexican
was the meeting place of the Sunshine
club, 34T South Fourth street. yester-
day afternoon. The meeting was
largely attended, a pleasant afternoon
passed, with hospitable entertainment
by the hostess.
An ex parte land contest between
o. G.: Routh VS.. Homer H. Hinne, was
heard at the land Office this morning.
The land concerned is located in
Franklin county, and consists des-
ert land.
T1,pl Of
|drew R. Schneider of Payne, was the
title of the land contest heard before
the local land office yesterday. The
land in controversy is the n. E. IA
of section IS, township IS, north of
range Al, E. w. M.
The cases of Alfred and Tabitha
Meyers, son and daughter of Carter
Myers. who were declared insane by
Drs. j. F. Crop and James Boyle,
came up before Judge Brents in the
superior court this afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Rose Ironstone commenced divorce
| proceedings against David Ironstone
| in the superior court yesterday The
| couple was married here a year ago.
Since then Ironstone has failed, re-
| fused and neglected to support his
wife. Plaintiff asks to have her maid
en- name restored to her, there being
| no children of the union.
Ire following permits have been is
suel during the month of June by
| Building Inspector Glasford: w. Ellie
| tyn, house, Balm street, $1,000; D. A.
J9nnson, addi1 Tn to house, Washing-
ton street, $500; Robert Burns, house.
Iseacs avenue $4,000; Waldo A. Stock
dale, stable, Alice avenue, 1925; Ar
| thur Springer, stable, 40 West Alder
| 5000
H. L. Hargrove has purchased from
B. L. Thompson, five-room modern
cottage on West Alder. Mr.. Har-
grove is a recent arrival from Des
MOines, Iowa, where he was engaged
| in a general mercantile business. He
came to Walla Walla for his health
| and intends to enter some line of
! business here at an early date. His
family consisting of his wife and three
daughters will arrive next week.
Hank" Smith, well known in GER
tain local circles. has announced his
| intention of going to Alaska in search
| of the yellow DUST Hank has
d
Alaska for the past two years, and
| states that he is now ready to court
Dame Fortune. He intends to leave
Walla Walla for Seattle next Tuesday,
where he will arrange the details OF
| his proposed trip.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Byrnes came
! near losing their little daughter.
Thelma, Monday afternoon. The child
was visiting at r. H. Meyers resi-
dence and becoming thirsty, procured
a cup, poured out a quantity of coal
oil in it and drank it. The baby be-
came alarmingly i'll, but fortunately
DIR. Keylor was in town. He admin
stored antidotes and in a few hours
Thelma was toddling around in her
usual happy way. 1t was a very close
call and had there been no doctor here
it is likely the child would have died.
4 The entire community rejoiced with
Mr. and Mrs. Byrnes over the happy
turn of events.-Wallula Gateway.