Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-08-08
LOCAL BREVITES

g. w Mccain has returned from
a three weeks inspection of the Will
annette valley and southwestern
Washington. lie found some land
that suited him near Washdougal
and may engage in dairy farming
| there.
The tennis enthusiasts of Pullman
are making arrangements to hold a
county tournament here. Invita-
tions will be sent out by the Chamber
Of Commerce to all the crack players
OF the county and it is expected that
there will be large list of entries.
Mrs. d. NJ. Holt has sold her
bungalow on Ash street to Miss How
ard of Tekoa. The consideration was
$4,000.
The state Eighth grade examina-
tons will be held in the Main school
building on Thursday and Friday,
August II and %.
Leila and Austin Moore returned
recently from their trip on the coast
where they visited at Portland, Sc
attic and Everett Leila Moore at
tended the Gearhart Y. w c. A. con-
ference, the National Charities con-
ference in Seattle and the EpWorth
League institute held at Liberty lake.
Roy A. Langley vice president of
the Farmers State bank. leaves for
Bellingham today to attend the an
nual convention of the State Bank
ers association.
The school directors have dec.ded
to put a cement floor in the new
high school gymnasium and cover it
With a hardwood floor.
Professor Elton Fulmer is quite
seriously ILL., He underwent sur
gical operation for an intestinal
trouble few days ago at the Pull
man hospital and has not improved
as i was hoped he would.
The wooden water main on Shirley
street has been ordered replaced with
three-inch galvanized iron pipe by
: the city council.
w. E. Hanson on August 1 moved
the office of state examiner from Sc
attic to Olympia.
Miss Rena Duthie returned Tues
day from a visit with friends at
Hamilton, Mont.
Professor Severance went to Wa
l wawai Wednesday and found that
the fruit men there are making a
strenuous fight against the invading
army of grasshoppers. On the Batty
orchards, where the poisoned bran
has been used, the ground is literally
earpeted with dead hoppers.
Arthur Cole last Saturday started
threshing the orchard grass belong
ing to John Fulfs n the Evansville
neighborhood. Mr.. Fulfs is engaged
in raising grasses and field peas fol
seed and is now cutting the 30 acres
OF field peas which he sowed to seed
furnished by the government. He
has a contract with the United States
department of agriculture for all the
field peas he can furnish.
A new time card went into effect
last Sunday on the Moscow branch
of the O.-W. r. & N. The motor
arrives here from Colfax at 1906
a. m. and 4;25 p. m. 1t leaves here
for Colfax at 1885 a. m. and 1:5C
p. m.
George Bloomfield left "Wednesday
morning to visit in Walla Walla.
Mrs j. ~ Scott and Miss Maudt
, Hines left Tuesday night for New
port, Ore.
Mr.. and Mrs A. f. Brownell re
: turned last Friday from a trip t,
Seattle and Portland and Salem
Ore. AT Seattle Mr. Brownell at
tended the annual convention of tn,
Pacific Coast Railroad association
at which agents were present from
every railroad west of the Missouri
river.
DR.. Paul ]. White. professor o
/, agronomy at the w. S. c., has re
signed to accept position as pro
lessor of science in a religious coHeg
: In Southern California.