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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
FIRE AUTO NOT
YET DELIVERED

Although the combination chemical
and hose auto was reported to have
arrived in the city this morning, Fire
Chief Metz is authority for the state
ment that machine has not been re-
ceived. After it's arrival, the city will
have no right to unload the machine
without orders from the factory, for
the reason that the city reserved the
period of so days in which to accept
the apparatus, and will have no claim
to the same until aft n the council 3p-
proves the purchase and makes a cor
NAL acceptance Several of the her
ses that nav: been IN the !ire sc ice
for a number of years were placed in
the pasture this week. to fit them for
sale and others that have been in the
pasture have been pressed into ser
vice at the central station. 1t is pro-
bable four horses will be for sale n
case the auto is accepted.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
Birthday Surprise.

One of the enjoyable functions of
the week was the birthday surprise
party given Mrs. f. L. lessee, 61S East
Rose street, last night by a company
Of her friends The evening was spent
with games, music and conversation,
a delicious supper being served at a
late hour. Those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. r. d. S. Hart, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hobbs, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Mil
Ter. Mr.. and Mrs. T. Stanfield, Mr..
and Mrs Levi Malone, Mr.. and Mrs.
n. O. Peterson, Mr.. and Mrs. 0. De-
witt, Miss Georgia Yanizis, Roy Stan
field, A H. Malone, Cal. Malone, w.
Stanfield, Miss Airline Hart, Master
Harold Hart, Master Oliver Hobbs, and
Master Donald lessee.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
PERSONAL

W. r. Sermons of Pasco. was in
the city yesterday on business.
Fay S. LIE Grow, cashier of the First
National bank of Athena, spent yes
terday in the city on business.
Dillon Brothers of Lamar, were in
town on business today.
n. A. Slime of Dayton, is in town
today.
Ed Rambo and wife from Wallowa.
were in the city today.
Robert Brown is down on a business
trip from Dayton.
NJ. L. Watts of Athena, spent the
dav in the city on business.
Albert Lister of Burbank, is in town
on business.
Fred C. Bachmann of Waitsburg,
is in the city today.
Thos. j. Wright is in the city from
Lewiston attending business.
Gilbert NJ. Chandler of Burbank. is
in town on business.
n. w. Winans of Slater, is in the city
todav attending to business affairs con-
nected with School District N IS, OF
which Mr.. winans is director.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
NEW RULING rs
NOW EFFECTIVE

Patrons of the rural free delivery
routes were yesterday afternoon con-
siderably surprised to find that, IN
many instances, loose coins had not
been taken from the mail boxes by the
carriers, as has been the rule in the
past. The ruling of the department
that rural carriers are not required to
collect loose coins became effective
yesterday, and the carriers took ad-
vantage thereof, as considerable an
noyance and delay has resulted in the
past because of the necessity for gath
ering small coins from the mail boxes.
The new ruling provides that the
money shall be wrapped in paper Or
placed in a receptacle. Some carriers,
however, still take possession of loose
coin, merely for the accommodation Of
patrons, although they are not required
to do so.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
Bachtold Falls.

What came near proving to be the
one accident of the trip occurred while
members of the council were testing
a rock ledge at the summit of the
bluff of the first quarry, the party hav-
Ing climbed to a point more than 100
feet above the river While watching
the testing, Councilman A Bachtold
stepped upon a small stone, which
turned under his feet, and he was
thrown heavily to the ground He did
not strike upon any rocks in his fall,
however and suffered only a slight
bruise TO his wrist. Roadmaster w. F.
Baker, of the Walla Walla Valley Trac-
ton company, met with a similar acct
dent a few moments later, though he
was not injured.
Walla Walla's blue-ribbon heavy
weights We're in the party yesterday,
being Jake Kaufman, a. Bachtold. AL
bert Niebergall and w. F. Baker.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
WILL CONDUCT
A KNOW YOUR.
CITY" CONGRESS

Miss Louise Strong, of Seattle. who
mas been conducting Know Your CITY"
congresses in Seattle and Portland
any VINO mas succeeded in doing a
great amount of good along sociolo-
glcal lines, arrived in Walla Walla to-
day, and viii spend two weeks or more
in becoming conversant with condi-
lions here, prior to instituting the con-
gress which viii have for it's object
the education of people as to the con-
duct of municipal affairs. Miss Strong
is native of New England state who
came west with her parents a short
time ago, and she has been doing a
commendable work in other cities of
the west since her arrival
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
PAVING COMPANY
READY FOR WORK

X. Case, local representative of the
Rich &, Harris Construction company
has returned from an extended bust
and has ann ,,inced the intention of his
company to resume work on the COM
mentS as 500. IS weather condlt: oIis'
will permit Mr Case l. 10" getting
and those thnrCug hfares which are
about half completes are to be finished
At the earliest pos ibie moment.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
Y. w. c.. A.
TO ELECT OFFICERS

The Young Womens Christian as
ISOLATION Of the college will meet in the
parlors of Reynolds hall this afternoon
when the annual election of officers of
the association will be made According
to the custom of the society the nom
nations for officers are left in the
hands of a committee of members. This
committee selects the nominees for
the different offices and their choice
is then put 10 the association for rati-
fication.
The officers nominated b. the pres
ent committee on nominations of
which Miss Ruby Porter, 10 is chair
man are: President. Margaret Paddock
II: vice-president. Meta Iohnes' -;
secretary, Merle Sherwood, Is; and
treasurer, Mary Bassett II.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
MILTON QUARRY
HAS GOOD ROCK

In case it is decided to secure the
rock from the Mcknight quarry, ia
cilities for blasting will be put in
place. 1t is probable blast will be
set off today or tomorrow. in order
that members of the council may de-
termine just how extensive the ledge
may be, and also to determine whether
the samples secured from the surface
are indicative of the nature of the
rock beneath the surface
Hard as Flint.
Samples brought to the city by
members of the council show the ma
terial to be a black, fiinty sub
stance. with hardly flaw to detract
from its value as a street material. In
places the ledge is honeycombed, but
it is thought this condition exists
only where the rock has been exposed
to the elements for long term of
years. Manager OConror offered to
meet the city half way in making an
experiment to determine the extent of
the ledge, and this will probably be
done before any definite steps are ia
ken in the way of preliminary ar
rangements toward securing a fran
chise in the quarry.
City Engineer Loehr pronounced
the rock the best he had seen in this
section, and as all authorities agreed
that the material was all that could
be desired, Milton Freewater may be-
come the seat of supplies when fur
ther street improvements here are
contemplated. No figures have yet
been secured as to the cost of trans
porting the material over the lines
of the traction company. but it is said
the expense will not be as heavy as
that attached to hauling gravel from
Wallula for simialr purposes by the
o. r. & n. company
One of the advantages of the Mil
ton rock is that it exposes sharp sur
faces, offering greatest resistance to
heavy traffic. The creek gravel
which has been used in past work. is
not adapted to street work, for the
reason that it is comparatively soft,
and offers but little resistance, being
round and smooth.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16

At the regular meeting of the trus-
tees of the Walla Walla Commercial
club held yesterday, Secretary A. {.
Moore read a letter from the Wash
ineton Printing & Book Manufacture
ing company to the effect that that
firm would send free of charge botn
the Morning Union and the Evening
Statesman to any propestive settlers
for a period OF two weeks.
Publicity Manager L. E. Meacham
has been wanting papers to send OUT
for some time and local publications
were asked to name a price for the
same The trustees were profuse III
their thanks for the generous
offer which will save them
hundreds of dollars each year.
and accepted it unanimously Inc
proposition made to the club is to nave
the publicity manager submit lists eV-
ery week of those he desires TO nave
papers sent to. and the mailing rooms
of the Union and Statesman VIII take
care of the rest without any expense
or trouble to the club.
Publicity Manager Atkinson OF bolse'
when here two weeks ago, in speaking
of newspapers and their credit TO the
said: Il know of notnlhs
that speaks so well for city as
good. wide-awake newspaper. BOOK
lets are gotten out for the purpose
of attracting persons and the recip-
lent knows this and knows some
things are overdrawn, but q news
paper gotten out day in and day Out
cannot be published on hot air. TINS
is also known by the prospective set
tier. A good live newspaper VII w
wonders for a community ana III my
opinion is it's greatest asset
letter from Senator w l.. Jones
stated that the matter of securing
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
PETITION FILED
TO QUIET TITLE

clerk this afternoon by Jonathan Pet
tyjohn, asking the court to direct A
L. Pettyjohn as guardian of Calvin
Pettyjohn, an insane person, to make
and deliver to petitioner a good and
sufficient deed to the interest of said
Calvin Pettyjohn in the estate of his
mother, who died some time ago This
is simply to quiet title to the estate
in question, as far as the remaining
heairS are concerned
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
Valentine Surprise Party.

Friends of Miss Veta Crosson, 1856
North Ninth street. gave her a pleasant
being Valentines day The evening was
pleasantly spent in playing games,
The following were among those pres
ent: Ila Berry, May Henson, Ina
Johnson, Norinne Hunt, Bessie Wool
cult, Pearl Stewart, Claude Loehr, Eu-
gene Loney, Theodore Dietrich, Vergil
Berry, Fan Dietrich, Wallace Mahan,
Marion Crawford, Dorothy Crosson,
Claude Cecil and Veta Crosson.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
STATESMAN AND UNION
FREE FOR TWO WEEKS

federal building for Walla Malla was
being pushed as fast as possible but
that owing to the large amount of Work
on hand the progress was necessarily
slow.
A movement was also started yes
terday whereby an Interchange OF
membership with other cities will be
effected. This will be a great ad-
vantage to members of other clubs
visiting in this city and to local mem
bers while visiting In other cities.
1t is also decided to issue cards
to the fifteen clubs in this sectior
which when presented to the local club
properly signed by the officers of the
club the visitor comes from viii ad~
NIT the visiting member of the neigh-
boring club, to full privileges of the
club in Walla Walla. If they are menl-
bers of any of the organizations and
come to Walla Walla to live the card
which will be given the member by
his home club, will be honored as n
membership in the local club up to
and including the last day of this
year.
The interchange ol membership WIZ
also give Walla Walla desirable adver-
Using as the names of all clubs
through the country which have the
membership would appear
on the back of each membership card
The club endorsed the invitation
that has been extended to Miss Anna
|. Strong who is to conduct the Know
Your City, campaign. The advertis-
ing to be undertaken for the ensuing
year was discussed and the publicity
was instructed to make a
detailed report of the necessary
amount of space and the approximate
cost. A vote of thanks was tendereS
J. L. Dumas for the beautiful framed
picture of the famous Pomona. or
chard
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16

In speciaI car furnished by the
Walla Walla Valley Traction company
and personally conducted by Manager
George O'Connor, of the Northwestern
corporation, six members of the city
council went to Milton yesterday af-
teruoon at O'Clock to inspect rock
lodges near that place, with view 1t
securing material for use in street i'm
proyements here during the coming
season. With the councilmen were
civ Engineer l.. w. Loehr, Engineer
r III. Smithwicl1, of the Northwestern
Corporation. the personnel OF the party
being as follows: Councilmen Hui.
Bachtold, Cummings, Niebergall, Lem
and Whiteman, City Clerk T. D. S.
Hart. Manager George O'Connor, J. j;
Kaufman. J. G. Kelly, Attorney H. S.
Blandford, John Fries, c. III. Shower
man and D. c. Sanderson, of Freewater.
Manager O'Connor turned the car
over TO lHe div tiAS. saw
to the employees in charge,
stops being made at places designaceo
= the Walla Walla city fathers. Cigars
were furnished by Mr.. O'Connor, and
members of the party enjoyed the
pleasure OF a iaunt through one of the
prettiest sections of the valley, COM
bining business with the pleasure thus
derived.
The first ledge inspected is just
above the city of Milton on the oppo-
site side of the Walla Walla river,
where an unlimited amount of excell-
ent material might be culled from the
precipitious bluff overlooking the city.
Rigid tests were made at this point,
the prevailing opinion being that the
services of an expert inspector would
be necessary in order to insure the
rejection of such of the rock as might
not be serviceable Engineer L. w.
Loehr pronounced this basaltic forna-
ton undesirable for street purposes in
main, although portions of the ledge
showed excellent rock, unaffected by
the ravages of the elements.
Might Use Rock in Pinch.
1t was finally decided by the au-
thorities that the quarry could be ia
ken advantage of in a pinch, but on
motion of Councilman Lehn the ledge
on the opposite side of the valley,
and at the rear of the ]. w. Mcknight
blacksmith shop, was inspected. It
took but a few moments for members
of the council and the engineer to
agree that the ledge offered the best
road material to be secured anywhere
in this part of the state, and it is
not improbable arrangements will be
made with Mr.. Mcknight to secure
the supply from that source.
The ledge, being on the car-line,
offers an excellent opportunity for
loading the material onto the cars OF
the Walla Walla Valley Traction COM
pany, with but a small outlay for
spurs and side tracks, whereas it
would be necessary to construct q
spur half a mile in length in order
to transfer rock from the first quar-
ry inspected.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16

I street committee. Sanitary Inspector
! w. G. Gates called the attention OF
the council to the necessity for OK
tending the sewer line on North Eley-
enth street to Elm, in order that the
0. r. & N. section house might have
proper sewerage, and this was hand
ed to the water committee
Vote Was Close
BY vote of three to four, the appii-
cation of George Hausser for re-
newal OF liquor license for The Para
gOn saloon at Is South Third street.
was granted. Councilman Hull thought
this would be the proper time to con-
tinue the plan of reducing the number
of saloons in Walla Walta. in accord
ance With statements made by the bus
mess men during the recent campaign.
but when the vote was taken, Coun-
cilmen Eachtold, Niebergail, Lehn and
Cummings were found to be in favor.
while Councilmen Hull. Stack and
Whiteman voted in opposition t6
granting the license. Mr. Hausser is
to take charge of the Paragon, which
was discontinued by the former pro-
prietor with the expiration Of the for
mer license.
The assessment roll of sewer district
on College avenue, was flied, and
March L was set as the date for hear
ing protests Last night was the date
set for hearing protests on the open
ing of Garden street, and the follow
ing objected to the proposed improve
ment: Mary c. Brooks. j. ID. Leonard.
James Ingram and Ella Ingram. The
matter was referred to the street COM
mittee.
No protests were filed against the
assessment rolls for water mains on
Isaacs avenue and Figucroa street,
districts Nos. and 5, and ordinances
providing for the improvements were
given first and second readings and
placed on the table. The city C ERIK
was instructed to return the certified
checks of the Morrow Drew company,
filed with their bids for furnishing
hose for the fire department.
Favor Street Work.
A communication from the owners
of the Ward property, relative to the
character of street improvements de
sired, was read and referred To the
street committee. The improvements
favored in that part of the city are:
Establishing the width of East street
and Poplar srteet from East street to
Palouse street, at 60 feet; vacating the
20-foot strip on Birch street to Lewis
Nc Morris in consideration of his do
mating the land he would lose for
East street; locating East street along
it's present west line, and Vacating
lands along it's present easterly line,
the removal of all joys in Birch street
by Vacating on both sides from Park
street, and locating a 60 foot street
in the center where the street is now
100 feet wide. In case these recon-
mendations meet with favor, the inter
ested parties, H. III. Turber, L. w.
Rees, and Mrs. Auguta Rees, agree to-
donate ground required from their
holdings, and will join with their
neighbors in a petition to lay perma-
nent paving on Poplar, East and Birch
streets.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
MARY AUBIN Is
BOOKED UNDER
ANOTHER NAME

After having been released from the
city Jail, where she had been given
quarters to await hearing on the charge
of disorderly conduct, Mary Aubin be-
came disorderly again last night, and
was arrested by officer William Buck,
being booked as Mrs. Mary Stats al
1 O'Clock this morning. Mary is to be
given hearing in police court this at
I ernOOn a. O'clock.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
COMPLIMENTARY
CARDS GIVEN
CLUB MEMBERS

The Commercial club directors AT
their meeting last night voted to
adopt the policy of issuing member
ship cards of the local organization to
members of Commercial clubs in other
be supplied by the secretaries of the
outside clubs, and Secretary A. c.
Moore will fill the cards out and re-
turn them for distribution This move
mas been adopted with a view to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
ANNIVERSARY TO
BE CELEBRATED

Invitations have been issued for the
celebration of the 46th anniversary or
the founding of the Knights of Pythias
pie next Saturday night by Columbia
lodge No. s, knights of Pythias. The
gram has completed the work, and
members and friends of the order, at
ter enjoying a delicious banquet, may
enjoy the excellent program of musical
and literary numbers, and short adj
dresses, which has been prepared
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
FRANK WOLF SICK
IN BAKER CITY

Word has been received in this city
that Frank Wolf, formerly a resldeii,
of Walla Walla, is dangerously III III
Ralxer CITY with an attack of pneumo-
mia. and small hopes are entertainers
for his recovery. Ben Wolf, brother'
left this afternoon for the Oregon town.
Mr.. Wolf has been living in BAKER oity
for several months past. having gone
from this point to engage in business
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16

WANTED AT ONCE-Capable lady
teacher of piano to teach regularly or
ganized classes in the small towns in
the vicinity of Walla Walla. Good po-
sition for right party. Please write,
stating age, and experience in teaching
piano. If you are interested in po-
sition of this kind, write today to the
Columbian Conservatory of Music, 703
Fourth Ave, Spokane, Wash.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
Funeral oday.

The remains of Theodore T. Munsey,
shipped from Mt. Vernon, Indiana, to
he buried here, were inferred in the
city cemetery this afternoon. The
funeral was from the home of Mrs.
Edgar F. Hungate. 524 North Ninth
street, sister of the deceased, Rev.
Black officiated.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
hnofl7er New Front.

pn1ding Inspector William Metz yes
..r5av issued a permit to II. j. Cohen.
&c .faiD street, for a new trout in bis
t,sinass house, the Improvements tc
.,st $3.50. Main street from PalDuse &c
sivtb is now in the hands of carpen-
owe there being many alterations in
stors fronts now under way.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
Complaint Filed.

Complaint was filed this afternoon
by the Stone Fisher company of Seat
te charging A. S. Merry & Sons of
this city with purchasing goods to the
amount of several hundred dollars
and not paying the entire indebted
ness S125.0O still remains unpaid
which the plaintiffs demand from the
NerryS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
-Sofiftp--
Ladies Surprise.

When the Woodman lodge, which
held its regular meeting last night.
We're about through with their routine
business, the Ladies Auxiliary broke
in on them loaded with good things
to eat and the remainder of the esen-
ing was spent playing games and par
taking of the dainty eatables brought.
The party was quite surprise to the
Woodmen present, most of them
thinking their wives were safe at
home instead of being planning so
welcome an invasion.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
Released on Bonds.

Mccormack, charged with disor-
,.r,r conduct. who was arrested al
a., o'clock this morning by Patrol
nan Tom Doyle, was booked at police
,.,d1uarters and released on $500
bonds for his appearance in Judge Me.
,,i-r,,,'s court at o'clock today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
Report Posted.

The report of the second football,
team Of the college was posted on a
brIIetir board Of the college this morn
mo, hv Harold Crawford, who directed
the managerial side of the team. Craw-
lords report shows a neat little bal
srce in favor Of the student body.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
TOWN TOPICS
Daily Arrested.

charged with disorderly conduct
TN, Daly was arrested at 2:25 o'clock
.,is morning by Officer William Buck,
nd booked on the charge of disorderly
.,,duct. Daily is to be given hearing
- rudra McKinney's court at 4 O'Clock
.bfs afternoon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
Sentenced to Jail.

Jacob NJ Heller, who mortgaged two
horses to secure a second party on a
note of $125 has been sentenced to
sly months in the county Jail on ac-
count of removing the mortgaged pro-
perty. thereby giving security no long
er to the mortgage.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
Students Honor HaeckeI.

JENA, Germany, Feb. 16.-Profes-
sors and students Of the University Of
Jena united today in honoring DR..
Ernst Haeckel, the worlds greatest ma
turalist, whose 10th birthday it is.
duties as professor of zoology, which
chair he has held since 1852, and will
devote the remainder of his life to
scientific research and literary labors
in connection with the phylogenetic
museum founded by him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-16
Trade War Is Ended

OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 15.-Tne traoe
war between Canada and Germany mas
ended. William Fielding, finance MN
lister. announced to parliament tonight
that canada and Germany had made
a provisional trade agreement eneI
i've March I, which propapiy WIN NC
followed soon byra< general trade con-
vention.