The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-16

But the business man was Inundated
to the extent of informing her that
Main street contained the largest stores
to be found this side of Pasco and had
to bear the brunt of her reproachful
looks, apparently asking:
rs that the best you can do?"
The average Walla Walla business
man is not in the swish and swirl of
commercial pursuits for the benefit of
his health-in fact, very few Of them
are, and it is not often that one of
them becomes SO hardened to the profit
and loss side of the ledger that he will
voluntarily throw SIS into the waste
basket without the least sign of hav-
ing done something out of the Ordi-
nary.
But that is just what occurred yes
terday morning, according to all au-
thentic information, when one of the
pioneers in Walla Walla business cir
cles opened his morning mail. Circu-
lars, pamphlets, letters of solicitation
for orders, duns and miscellaneous
assortment of Junk similar to that
dispensed to every business man by
Uncle Sans postal department, were
hurried over, the majority of them
finding a snug resting place in CO.
piOus waste basket, standing in
convenient place. And in the assert
ment was a check for SIS from de-
linquent who had long promised to IL
quidate, but who had failed to make
good"
1t was some time later when the
janit or, having carried the basket TO
the alley, returned. With a cautious
knock at the managers Office, he in
Quired if something had not been lost
and was informed that, 50 far as
known, everything was accounted for
1t was then that he veteran of many a
business battle received his solar pick
us, as the man in the overalls pulled
from his pocket the letter and the
check. which had. a short time pre-
vious, been consigned to the place of
obscurity.
In relating the instance. the business
man swore he did not throw the letter
into the basket. but as no one else had
access to the mornings mail another
excuse is expected. But he says he has
a fit of heart failure every time he
thinks Of his narrow escape in credit
ing that delinquent with the IS hard
earned bucks.
where's Broadway" was the smil-
ing greeting of a trio of young ladies'
members of the Ben Hur' troupe late
Sunday nigh, as they met Patrolman
William Buck on Main street. They
had arrived late, both in the city and
at the hotel, where some SO or 60 OF
their companions had secured first OPP
ton on the 'hay". and consequently
they were forced to walk the reefs
while searching for place to sleep.
Every room in the business district
was full. And they did not know where
else to go: so they asked Buck where
Broadway was to be found.
where's Broadway" returned the
bluecoat up this street four blocks,
turn to The right and walk eight blocks
take the up car at that corner and tell
the conductor to LEI you off at the six
teenth stop: then go to the left for
eleven blocks, turn again to the right,
take cab five blocks to the left, walk
ten blocks due east, one block slight
ly southeast. and you're on Broadway
80 thank YOU chimed the three as
they tripped along on the snow covered
pavement Buck watched them out of
sight, and as he turned to pace his
lonely beat he was heard by a by
stander to say to himself:
eff they don't find themselves on the
broadest way in these diggings before
they ge- through following those direc-
Sunday"
A certain Walla Walla valley resi-
dent whose efficiency in handling brick
would seem to mark him for a position
in the "TarryIown" brick yard, found
himself in a trying situation day or
so ago, and had it not been for the
lenency of the brick-owner in AMIGA
bly, adjusting the difference, would
probably now be receiving more than
his share of publicity. AS it is, he is
restless at night and vainly wonders
why fate should have been so unkind
to him.
In the darkest hour of one of the
nights last week. he would he brick
peddler, believing the psychological
moment for making his fortune had ar
rived. rolled from his alfalfa couch, at
tached his horses to a ric4lety lumber
wagon and proceeded to a local brick
yard. where a generous load OF the
material was placed aboard. all IN
known to the owner. Everything went
well un il the O. r & N. crossing was
reached. and there the night worker
found that he had been too generous in
making up the load.
With croal1 and groan the old
wagon slowly divorced itself, and the
h"ick pile assumed huge proportions
directly between the rails. Another
wa gon was secured, hu4 before the load
had been replaced the owner OF the
backyard hove into port, and explain
atoms were in order. Threats of legal
procedure were made. bur when the de-
tails of the case had ben explained, the
matter was hushed Up, and the name
of the briclS-hauler suppressed But j.
i ~"norted that he will next time be
satisfied with sized load