The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-15
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troubles of his own, in his official ca
pacity as dog catcher, and every now
| and then he is placed in Quandary as
to what disposition to make of the
mongrel ours caught without an ex-
cuse for being alive. At the present
time he has in the neighborhood Of
25 CANNES in the city pound, and as
space is becoming limited, and ammu-
milton is expensive, he has started a
holiday bargain sale of dogs, to con-
tinue for the next few days. Then, at
the close of the sale, all brutes not
purchased will be dealt with accord
ing to law, and search will be institute
ed for others.
Prices on the animals have been
greatly reduced in order to move the
stock SO as to make room for spring
and summer goods, and if prices are
any inducement, it is thought that the
supply will soon be exhausted. But one
condition is placed on the sale, and
! that is that no large dog will be sold
to a resident of the city, while farmers
may take their choice of the varied
line carried on the shelves.
| Long it would take to find a jol-
| lier bunch of officials than and has
been on duty at the court house during
| the past year, and every day finds a
new "self' or joke going down into the
annals of history sometimes at the
expense of a newspaper man, but far
more often at the expense of some Off
c1al. Especially in the, auditors Office
are jokes precipitated, though the
county clerks sanctum, with the aid
| of the sheriff's office, is not far in the
rear, and when Deputy Clerk James
williams was tossed over the long
wiring desk by Deputy Sheriff c. S.
Painter, on the strength of a bet, there
was an addition to the long office list
OF "Jollles" already marked down.
NO one in the Office expected Painter
to carry out his part of the agreement
TO win the wager, but in an easy
manner he seized the deputy, and al
most before Williams knew it, he was
on the opposite side of the table, fac
ing right" Jim" was taken I'M
awares himself, and offered no re-
sistance, but since then he has been
on his guard lest Painter take undue
advantage of his size and weight and
drop him from a second story win
dow
"Oh, look-see that white smoke
coming out of that hedge; hasn't the
leaves mildewed and started a fire
tfere?' were the hastily uttered words
lof Garden City matron yesterday
AFTERNOON as she met County Clerk
Dorsey M. Hill at the entrance to the
courtyard. OF course Dorsey looked
and even ventured to make an inves-
tlgatlon for the relief of the feelings
of the fair one, but her fears. after
calling attention to the smoke, seemed
to be at rest, and with an air of hav-
ing done her duty we'll, she walked
Off down the street, while Dorsey's ex-
plantations followed
More people have been Caught" on
the smoke" issuing from the, hedge
since cold weather set in than could
be counted, and always when the
source is explained a decidedly sheep
Ism LOOK appears upon their counte-
nance. An exhaust pipe from the steam
heating plant Of the court house leads
TO the hedge on the Main street side.
and on chilly days the volume of steam
emanatlng from beneath the green To-
llage give the appearance of a fire in
the hedge. Dorsey explained it to his
own and the ladys satisfaction. and
wended his way to the Office, wonder
ing how many more times before the
expiration of his term he would be
called upon to do a similar "stunt."