Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-02-12

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in Pullman Wednesday, the guest
of his brother, G. +. Johnson.
The secret to fit of special order
clothes is the practical knowledge
of taking a measurement. | have
it. VIII J. Roberts, tailor.
Farmers are invited to take their
meals at the Artesian Hotel. We
aim to set the best 25c meal in the
city. A. H. Dawson, Proprietor.
Mr.. Harris, shoemaker in Black
man Brothers store will sever his
connection with that firm Saturday
night and will move TO Whitman &
Wagner's store where he will open
a shoe repairing shop.
]. w. Aten, living just west of
town, sold a 3oo-pouud hog to G.
+. Johnson & Sons Wednesday, Tor
which he received six cents per
pound, or $I8.
D. B. Pullman, for many years a
resident of Pullman, but now living
in Spokane, was in town Wednes
day. Miss Lora Putnam is taking
post graduate" course in the
Spokane high school.
Sam Seidenfelter, mining man
of Spokane, is here in the interest
of the Clearwater mining company,
which has a promising property in
the Occur d Alenes. He has open
ed headquarters at Downen's real
estate Office where he has some fine
samples of ore on exhibition.
George P Tolton, the pioneer
hotel man of Rosalia, now a resi-
dent of Cheney, was in Pullman the
first of the week. Mr.. Tolton is
promoting a Montana mine.
James Hinchliff, of Elberton, was
in town a few hours Tuesday, look
ing after business interests. Mr..
Hinchliff and family will return to
Pullman in the spring and he will
resume brick making at his big
plant east OF town.
George Bloomfield was in from
his ranch Wednesday, completing
arrangements for the changes to be
made in the Bloomfield block on
Grand street to fit it for hotel pur1
poses.
J. B. Holt, ex city marshal, was
removed from the hospital Monday
to his home. Mr.. Holt recently
underwent a serious surgical opera
ton for hernia and is still quite
weak, although on the road to re-
covery.
The annual entertainment of the
Glee Club of Washington State
College will be given in the auditor
ium Wednesday night, February
II. The club this season is one OF
the best in the history of the school
and the entertainment is sure to
please all VINO attend.
| Y. B. Mcdowell, for many years
resident of Whitman county but
now travelling special agent for four
insurance companies, was in Pull
man Wednesday, checking up local
agents. Mr. Mcdowell now makes
his home and headquarters at Spo-
kane.
, Contractor l. Dysart, who built
the Bloomfield block on north
Grant street, will put in new plate
glass window to replace the large
glass broken by the swelling of the
, frame work last week. The new
glass arrived Monday.
r. H. Zimmerman, of Iowa. who
recently bought the , I-2 acre tract
of |. w. Shearer, north of the col
lege, will erect a handsome modern
house, barns and otherwise improve
the property and make it the home
: oil himself and family. Mr.. Zim-
norman is brother of Ed. thinner
man, the we'll known Union fat
farmer and is delighted with the
Palouse country i'll general and With
Pullman in particular.
Reports from the country show
thatin some places serious damage
was done to winter wheat by the
water resulting from the heavy
SHOWS which melted when the sur
face OF the ground was thawed and
beneath the surface few inches it
was frozen hard. The water wash
ed of the top of the soil and took
out much of the grain. The worst
damage was done on steep hill sides
with north slope. Some farmers
claim TO have lost 10 to 20 per cent.
OF the grain on these slopes, but
many fields escaped without any
loss and the aggregate damage will