Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16

N. IL. OiQS ana WIG, VINO nave
lived in Pullman for many years, have
gone to the home of Mrs. Olds'
dauhter, Mrs. P. M. Campbell. near
Spokane, where they will make their
home in future. The best wishes of
Pullman follow this most excellent
couple.
Another team of Pullman driving
horses has found its way to Spokane,
l. M. Ely having sold his handsome
blacks to parties in that city at a good
large figure. Spokane will continue
to be an excellent market for we'll
matched drivers, the breeding of
which is becoming an important in
dustry.
The Department of Horticulture at
the College has received another ship
ment of plants from the United States
Experiment Station in California.
They consist principally of ornamental
plants, Towering and otherwise, which
will be tried here to determine the
adaptability of each to Eastern Wash
ington conditions.
R. G. Favor left Tuesday with a
herd of forty cattle which he will
place on the stock farm recently pur-
chased by him across the Grand Ronde
river. Claude Sewer accompanied
him as chief "cow puncher. Mr..
Favor will later remove his family to
Asotin, from which place he will op-
crate the ranch which is some Is miles
above that city.
The Registrar of the college has
received 1000 copies of the recent re-
port of the Spokane Chamber of Com
merce, which was published in the
Spokesman Review. They are photo
reproductions and will be distributed
throughout the state. The chamber
has not only furnished the copies but
it has also sent the plate from which
they were printed.
The Florence Gale company gave
an excellent performance at the aud
itorium Thursday evening, although
it must have been anything but en-
to the company to do their
best win only empty seats in front of
them. Not more than rs people were
in the main body of the house, few
people knowing the show was coming,
it having been so poorly advertised.
The Richardson Embroidery Club
met at the home of DR.. Benton on
the afternoon of March 4th. There
was very good attendance and two
new names were added to the enroll
ment. Dainty refreshments were
served and it was in all respects
very enjoyable occasion. The next
meeting of the club will be held with
Mrs. George Ewing on Monday after
noon, March 18th.
The fifth annual Freshman Sophie
more oratorical contest held in the col
lege auditorium last evening resulted
in victory for the upper class, Otto
Burns being the winner. The con-
testants were Burns, Lampson, Miss
Healey and Boggs, for the Sophmores,
and Lechner and Dammon for the
Freshmen. Pat Crane, freshman
did not enter. The judges were pro-
fessors Elliot, Thompson and Andrews.
-Messrs. Austin, Hungate, Linth-
acum and Francis, who went to Har-
ney county, Oregon, couple of weeks
ago, located on a quarter section each
about mile from Harvey lake. The
four claims are all in the same section
and during the summer group of
four cabins will be erected, and the
gentlemen will move their families
there in August, Mr.. Hungate has
returned to Pullman and seems i'm
pressed with the idea that all the
country needs is a railroad which it
expects to get within the next year,
to be rich agricuturali district, the
soil being exceedingly fertile and
productive.