The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-01

! ing the past year. Those present en-
joyed a dinner previous to the open
| ing of the meeting.
Sam Lee, who was arrested Thurs
| day night on serious charge and
placed in the county Jail, was released
this afternoon, on condition that he
vacate, the city, which he readily
promised to do. Sam will board the
next steamer bound for the Flowery
Kingdom, Notwithstanding the fact
that he is minus a queue from having
become Americanized.
| An elopement that is causing rip
| ole of excitement here occurred last
night when two bicycles, left stand
| ing on the walk in front of the Walia
Walla Candy factory, East Alder
| street meandereI off to parts un-
known with the police following them.
One of the missing wheels was a Ia
dies Crescent, and the other was a
gentleman's Century
Mrs. G. J. Moss, 416 South Second
street. informally entertained a small
number Of friends at progressive five
hundred yesterday evening in honor OF
Miss Georgia Gilbert, of Spokane, who
! is visiting here this week. These pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Smalley,
Miss Effie Moss, Miss Meta Gordon,
Miss Georgia Gilbert, Miss Minnie Do
rothy, Victor Cullen, ]. E. Dooly and A.
r. Gardner.
J. H. Thompson, of COlville. the vet
eran of the civil war who was SEN
fenced this week by Judge Carey OF
! that place. to a term of not more nor
less than 10 years in the penitentiary,
is expected to arrive here within few
days Thompson was found guilty OF
horse stealing, and was given 10
year sentence, although he is 90 years
| of age. The old man seemed little
out to him.
| The case of G. F. TroWbridge,
truckman, which was brought in the
justice court yesterday to test the va
lidty of the city ordinance providing
annual license fees, was appealed to
| the superior court after Judge Huff
man had fined Mr.. Trowbridge SO
nance in not securing a license tag.
The teamsters feel that they have a
strong case and are going to take 1t
to the supreme court if necessary.
I Edward Leonard was arraigned in
4 the superior court this morning on the
charge of burglary, and plead not
! guilty John Kelly, the man who stole
a roll of blankets in Wallula sew
eral months ago. in which a shot gun
was later found, was arraigned on
the charge of grand larceny. He plead
guilty to petit larceny, and was SEN
7 fenced to eight months in the county
Jail. r. L. Hayton was the complain
ing witness.
Morton Gregory, A. E. Braden, Mar
vim Evans and r. j.. Tompkins have
returned from a business visit to Sound
points in the interest of the First Ma
ltional Life Assurance association. The
ISound offices of the association have
ibeen opened in the Bankers Trust
building, Tacoma, and it is the inten-
ton to handle the business of the Pa
lcific coast from that y. office for the
present Other offices will be estab-
llished as the business of the organ1za :
ton increases.
The cold weather of the past Two
days has had the effect of giving
young people of this city the best ice
skating that has been enjoyed in many
years. There was no wind accompany
ing the freeze and ponds in the neigh
borhood of the city are covered with
several inches of ice, as smooth ano
lclear as might be wished for. Every
evening finds large number of the
younger set out enjoying the exnli-
irating sport. Manager Elereth Of the
lBlalock ranch stated today that the
Blalock pond is frozen and that the
Ipublic is invited to the free use of the