Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-02-25
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houston McCrOSkey, graduate of
Washington State College, class of
1909, came down for the military
ball Tuesday night.
Mrs. r. C. McCroskey came down
from Garfield for the banquet given
by her husband last Thursday night
and remained in Pullman with
friends for several days.
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Owing to the inclemency of the
weather Col. J. b. Hicks postponed
the sale of personal property which
was to have been held at the farm
of J. c. Flock last Tuesday. The sale
will be held on Monday of next week.
Prof. w. A. Nicholas, of Colfax,
formerly superintendent of city
schools in that town, was in Pullman
on business Wednesday evening Prof.
Nicholas is now engaged in selling
stock in a coal mine near Lethbridge,
Alberta.
Col" Sapp, we'll known as stu
dent of Washington State College for
a period of ten years, was in Pull
man this week as a guest at the mil
itary ball. Col. Sapp is now assistant
postmaster, instructor of a military
company and manager of a skating
rink at Snohomish.
Fred Young is posting bills for a
big sale of livestock and farm prop
erty at his farm half a mile west of
town on Wednesday, March 2, after
which he will move to Great Falls,
Mont. near which place he secured
a homestead.
Harmon Scott, of the Pullman Bak-
cry, is planning the erection of new
brick building to occupy the site of
his present building. He is trying to
arrange to move his frame building
across the street to the lots formerly
occupied by the old Palace hotel, in
order that the bakery may be kept
running while the new building is
being erected.
The evening service at the Chris
tian church next Sunday will be
Missionary Rally. There will be APP
propriate music and brief addresses
on The Student Volunteer Move
ment," The Layman's Missionary
Movement" The Work of the For
eign Board" and other phases of the
mission work. The public is cordially
invited to attend this service at 1880
p. m.
The revival services which have
been in progress in the Methodist
church for the past several weeks,
closed Wednesday night. The meet
ings were highly successful and there
were results every night Many de-
sired to have the meetings continued
but Pastor Brumblay is nearly worn
out with the long series, and having
had so much other work to attend
to, and it was decided to close the
services.
This is the best weather possible
for wheat" said j. S. Klemgard, re-
tired farmer and banker, when asked
what effect the heavy snow will have
on the wheat crop. IF it only con-
tinues to go off slowly most of the
water will be absorbed by the soil,
from which the frost is being drawn
by the melting snow. l regard the
prospects for a big wheat crop as I'M
usually good"
ColfaX people are said to be wear
ing life preservers in anticipation of
a flood that will do serious damage
in that town. If the snow now on the
ground goes off with a chinook or
rain, Colfax will suffer as never be-
fore, for the narrowing of the river
ny lIt tOul IHOuot w III lOlAC the W a.
ter out over the business section of
the town. Much uneasiness is felt
there and Pullman people have been
asked to keep the people of ColfaX
posted when the river rises here. A
flood, much worse than that of last
year, is almost certain unless the
weather turns suddenly cold.
Jumbo" Hunter and F. H, Skeels
left yesterday for Jarbridge, Nevada,
where a rich gold strike has been
reported and where there is great
rush of gold seekers. They go to rep
resent a number of people in Pullman
for whom they hope to secure claims.
They will be gone about six months,
but will be back in time for the open
ing of school next September. jun
BIO" Hunter is captain of next sea-
sons football team and he will not
fail tn return unless he should be-