Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-24


Mrs. L. Borden, of 1405 Opal
street. has returned fhom Spokane
where she spent the summer vaca-
ton. Her son is in the preparatory
department of Washington State Col
lege.
George w. Walter has recovered
from the injuries he received when
a traction engine turned turtle"
with him, sufficiently to be out but
his arms are both weak and it will
be some time before he is able to
work
w. S. Alsup has finished the sea-
ing ran q l-2 days. He made good
average, but no better than last year,
owing to the heavy straw.
Ben Bader has finished threshing,
and pulled in after running % days,
in which he averaged more than 1000
sacks a day. Ben expects to engage
in the saw mill business in Idaho this
winter.
James Hinchliff went to Spokane
| Thursday to attend the Interstate
| Fair and will return tonight or Sat-
urday morning. Mr.. Hinchliff lived
in and near Spokane for many years
and seldom misses an opportunity to
attend the annual fair.
Pullman sent fewer people to the
Spokane Fair this year than usual.
After visiting the Seattle exposition
and trying to secure land in three
indian reservations Pullman people
are content to remain at home this
fall
Heavy shipments of dressed veal
is being made to Spokane from Pull
man and neighboring points every
day Thursday II large veal calves
were sent from here. Eight of these
came in on the Genesee branch
The College Book Store has added
four extra clerks this week, owing to
the rush of business since college
opened.
The old platform on the south side
of the Alton hotel is being torn up
and the hole beneath it is being fill
ed with earth.
The Potlatch Lumber Company,
which has yards in all of the towns
of the Inland Empire, reports a larg-
er lumber sale at Pullman than any
Palouse country town during this
year and last. This shows where the
building is being done
The Burgan-Emerson Company re-
ports the largest two days business
in the history of the store, except
ing Saturdays, was last Wednesday
and Thursday, This firm now employ
% clerks and all are kept busy.
Hill & Woodin have received a
shipment of fine blackberries from
Spokane. The fruit is exceptionally
fine and it is unusual to get such
good fruit so late in the season.
Peach harvest is nearly over on
the Snake river. Few peaches were
canned here this fall, owing to the
high price, which made them too ex-
pensiye. The Farmers Union is try
ing to arrange to secure a carload
of canned and dried fruits from the
canneries conducted by the Union in
California.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. p. Allen return
ed Thursday from Dawson, North Da-
kota where they spent three weeks
visiting relatives and friends at their
former home. Mr.. Allen had to send
for lot of heads of wheat from Pull
man to convince the ranchers of that
state that he was telling the truth
about the great yields of grain.
Ed. Priest received another car
load (21S head) of stock hogs last
Saturday night and they were soon
sold to the ranchers near Pullman at
prices that gave Mr.. Priest nice
profit, but it is believed the men who
bought them will make much more
than he did. The hogs are being
turned into the stubble fields to eat
the fallen grain.
Mrs. Percy w. Chapman, of Te-
koa, is here, visiting her sister, Mrs.
w, G. Reed. Mr.. Chapman is at pre-
sent in Oregon but is expected back
to Pullman in the near future and
will probably locate here and engage
in business. Mr.. Chapman is a bank
er, having been connected with the
First National Bank here for several
years and was manager of a bank at
Palouse for seven years since leaving
Pullman.
Professor Elton Fulmer, head of
the chemistry department of Wash
ington State College, has returned
from brief vacation spent in west
ern Washington. Professor Fulmer's
vacation was largely taken up
with work for the state and for the
federal government pure food COM
mission. In addition to being head
of the chemistry department in the
State College, Professor Fulmer is
the only member of the national pure
food com mission from west of the
Mississippi river, and is state chemist
for the state of Washington.