Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-10-08
Musical Eckhardts at the Chris

buying goods this week.
]. L. Metsker and wife returned
Tuesday evening from Seattle where
they visited the exposition and saw
the livestock show.
Mr.. ASA Don Dickinson, the new
librarian at Washington State Col
lege was a pleasant caller at The Her
aid Office this week. Mr.. Dickinson
comes from Kansas and has had
much experience in library work
Harley Williams, of Occur dAlene.
Idaho, is in Pullman. Mr.. Williams
is a son of T. Y. Williams, one of the
pioneers of the Oakesdale district
and several of his brothers attended
Washington State College several
years ago.
! Mrs. U. G. Lawler has so far re-
covered from the effects of the oper-
alton which she underwent recently,
that she Is able to walk about the
house little each day
Don't fail to hear the Musical Eek
hardts at the Christian church to-
night. This will be good oppor-
tunity to hear splendid concert and
assist the church.
THE Crystal is the new name of
the Jackson barber shop The new
proprietors. Messrs. Carpenter &
Hale, desire to see every reader of
The Herald at the Crystal" once a
week, at least.
The Herald's subscription list is
showing marked increase. Scarce
ly a day passes that new names are
not put upon the mailing list and
not one of these have been solicited.
They all come voluntarily.
Jack White, who was formerly en-
ployed by the Gulberg Tailor shop
recently resigned his position with
that firm. 1t was Mr.. Whites inten-
ton to leave in the near future for
Spokane, but after some considera-
ton he decided that Pullman was a
good town and will stay here. He
is now with the City Dye Works on
Grand street.
Hon. r. C. McCroskey, of Garfield,
president of the Pullman State Bank,
was in town on business Wednesday.
Senator McCroskey has finished har-
vesting and hauling $4,000 bushels
of wheat at his big ranch near Gar
field, and is seeding a large acreage
of fall wheat at this time.
The heavy rain of Tuesday night
and Wednesday kept a great many
Pullmanites from attending the fair
at Colfax on Wednesday, but a few
braved the storm and went down in
the morning.
Sam Stewart, near Johnson, had an
auction sale Monday. J. B. Hicks
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sold amounted to about $500. The
attendance was fair and good prices
were obtained on some of the prop
erty.
Mrs. E. R. Overbaugh is at the
Else hospital suffering with a severe
case of typhoid fever. Her condi-
ton is not causing any alarm and
she is expected to recover unless
there should be unexpected compli-
cations.
Mrs. l.. w Robinson visited the
Lewiston, Idaho, fair last week and
on her return he mother. Mrs Fariss,
came with her and will spend sew
eral weeks visiting in Pullman.
G. w. Reed, who recently sold his
furniture store, is now in the grocery
department of Hill & Woodin's store.
Mr.. Reed is an expert in the grocery
business, having been engaged in that
line in Pullman for many years, and
later he was in the grocery business
in Tacoma.
Lena Rivers" a dramatization of
Mary ]. Holmes popular novel of
that name, is booked to appear in
this city October 18th. 1t was thought
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of the larger cities, but bookings
were finally adjusted.
Bert Tuttles sale, held at the E. E..
Gallagher farm, six and one-half
miles southwest of town Wednesday,
was success, despite bad weather.
The property brought good prices and
there was a fair attendance of bid
ders. A span of yearling mules
brought 1910 and sucking colt sold
for sos.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Greave went to
Colfax Wednesday to attend the fair
and visit friends. Mr.. Greave joined
the Odd Fellows Lodge at Colfax
many years ago and has never at
tended lodge since Wednesday was
Odd Fellows day at the fair and Mr..
Greave took advantage OF the OPP
portunity offered to meet with the
lodge again.
Ben Bader is at Cranbrook, B. c.,
where he has a good position as ma
chinist. In a letter to The Herald
Mr.. Bader says: 81 have good
position and intend to remain here
until next July when / shall return
to Pullman to run my thresher and
will probably locate in or near Pull
man"
The prominence of corn In the dis
play windows of Pullman stores and
real estate offices this fall is an en-
couraging sign. There has never
been so much good corn on exhibit
ton in the Inland Empire as at pre-
sent and the people will soon be eat
ing corn fed pork and beef, for many
farmers are preparing to fatten
bunch of hogs on corn this fall and
winter.
The suit club recently instituted
by the City Dye Works had Its nrst
drawing last Saturday evening. Mr..
Grant. who is employed at the North
ern Pacific depot was the person hold
har io n