Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-06-25
Local News

was In pullman In the interest OF his
firm, the first part of the week.
W. NJ. Porter returned Saturday
night from Seattle where he went
as delegate to the grand lodge of
the Masonic order and reports hav-
ing had an enjoyable trip.
Many loads of wood from the tim
Der east of here in Idaho, are be-
ing brought to Pullman and sold on
the street. The best 16-inch wood
sells for $3.50 per cord.
N E. J. Gentry, who went to Seat
tie with the Pullman crowd on
Thursday, June 10, returned last
FRIDAY, fully satisfied with the trip.
He was delegate to the grand lodge
of the Masons, which met in Seattle
on June 10.
Eugene Woodin, one of the new
proprietors of the B'ackman Bros.
store, made a flying trip to Spokane
Tuesday. He went to buy a large
stock of groceries and to order lot
of other new goods for the Rig store
He returned to Pullman Wednesday.
DR.. J. S. Anderson, of the board of
regents, was here from Sunnyside
Sunday and Monday. DR.. Ander-
g h,,f h
cessor has not been appointed. He
reports Sunnyside and the irrigation
district flourishing and fruit crop
prospects good.
Henry Rudolph, of Tekoa, was in
town Monday. Mr.. Rudolph owns |
90 acres of land in the north part |
of town, where Robert Campbell |
lives and came down with the view
to selling it but the trade was not |
cons1mmated and Mr.. Rudolph now
contemplates buying tract adjoin-
ing him. He returned to Tekoa |
Monday evening.
G. w. VIM, of Fort Worth, Tex
as, spent several days In Pullman
the latter part of last and first of |
this week. Mr.. Winn is in the har-
ness and saddlery business at Fort
Worth, but is looking over the west |
with view to finding a better To-
cation. lie is pleased with Prll- |
man. Monday he went to Spokane |
and will go from there to Seattle to |
see the exposition. He was accom-
panied by his little son.
Frank Brown, one of the pioneer
farmers near Oakesdale, was in town
the first of the week, the guest of |
George McCroskey, whose farm on
Thorn creek, between Oakesdale and
Thornton, is near that of Mr.. Brown. |
This was Mr.. Browns first visit to
Pullman since 1883 and ii is needless
to say he was surprised at the Won
derfui growth made by Pullman in |
that time.
j. o. Hall, of Freeborn. Mime
sofa. is here and will probably buy
land near Pullman Mr.. Hall al
ready owns 800 acres near town and
is looking over the country with
view to buying more land. He has
large amount of land in Minnesota,
which he will probably sell and come |
to Pullman to reside. His land |
which lies east of town. adjoining
the w. c. Jarron farm, is a valuable
tract and is paying good interest on
the investment.
MILFORD Allen and Dan Crevling |
left Wednesday for Mr.. Aliens
ranch on the Grand Ronde river, in
Oregon. They will be gone two
weeks after which Mr. Allen expects
to leave for Missoula, Mont, with
his family They will drive across
the country, enjoying a camping trip
enroute and he will file an applica-
ton for homestead on the Flathead
reservation. "A. Windus accompanied |
Mr.. Allen and Mr.. Creyling as far as
the mining claim on Snake river in
which Mr.. Windus is d heavy stock
holder.
The regents of WASHINGTON State
College did not hold the expected |
meeting this week. Owing TO the in
ability of several members to get to |
Pullman this week the meeting was
postponed until next Monday. Sen
ator McGregor having had to go to
Olympia to attend the special SEES
sion of the legislature. cannot come
here, and it will be necessary for
Regents Johnson, Barnard and
Browne, to attend the next meeting
in order to have a quorum Presi-
dent Johnson. of the board, was not
present at the last meeting.
Senator R. C. McCroskey, of Gar