Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-08-29
LOCAL BREVITIES

Mrs. Mark Windus and little
daughter, Evelyn, who have been Wis
iting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. a.
Windus for the past two months, left
the first of the week for Seattle
where they will visit relatives and
friends for a week before returning
to California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. N. Benton attend
ed the picnic of Knights of Pythias
and Pythan Sisters at Natatorium
park, Spokane.
An 11-pound son was born Tues
day evening to Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Paullus of Evansville.
Press Morris and Bert Pickle dis
posed of 1000 sacks of red Russian
club and fortyfold wheat to the local
Kerr-Gifford agency, receiving GS
cents per bushel for the first named,
50 cents for the club. and 10 cents
for the fortyfold t. o. b. the cars.
The same company purchased 1000
sacks of red Russian and club from
Bert Pickle and 900 sacks from
Louis Hall.
w. II. Henneek has returned from
California, where he has spent the
past two years, and will endeavor to
dispose of his property interests here.
Mr. Henneck says there is no place
IN the world where he would rather
live than Pullman, but that the coast
climate agrees with him much better.
Mr.. Henneck came to Pullman sew
eral years ago to educate his chill
dren, and now that they have re-
ceived everything possible in the way
OF educational training. he is salts
fled to take life easy.
Professor |. ID. Charlton returned
Saturday from Ellensburg, where he
went to superintend the construction
of concrete silo, and at once made
plans for the construction of an all
concrete silo 10 feet in diameter by
rs feet deep, on the college farm.
While three silos are already in use
on the state farm. this will be the
first to be constructed entirely of
concrete.
Virgil o. McWhorter, who last
June received his degree in agricul-
ture from the State College, has
been recommended for the position
OF instructor in elementary agricul-
ture, new position included in the
recent reorganization of the agricul-
tural department by Professor Geo.
Severance, head of the department.
Mr. and Mrs Ross Miller of Nc
Comb, ILL.,, are visiting Pullman
friends.
William Swain, the architect, was
a business visitor to the county seat
Tuesday.
Mrs. Emory Kilham returned to
Colfax Sunday evening after spend
ing several days with relatives and
friends in Pullman
Rev. c. H. Harrison returned the
first of the week from a lO-days va
cation trip to western Washington
and Oregon points.
Robert Grsto, Spaniard. and
Donald Granger, Scot. who have
been employed on the college farm
this summer, took a plunge in the
college reservoir last Saturday and
as a result the big tank mas been
thoroughly cleaned. The foreigners
broke open the door in the east end
of the enclosure and proceeded to
enjoy themselves. They say they
did not realize they were doing anv
harm.
Residents along Shirley street
were without city water Wednesday
the old wooden mains having been
taken up to make way for iron pines
Messrs, Ewing and Emmick are
this week making extensive improve.
ments in the Star theater. The on.
tire front of the playhouse will he
remodeled to make more room anf
give better lighting facilities
An up-to-date refrigerator sbou,
case is the latest improvement in IN,
c. R. Sanders grocery store Tn,
case is a spacious one and hereafte
the patrons of the establishment will
get fruits and vegetables right of
the ice.
William Lawson reports yield O
Ss bushels to the acre from 10
acres Of Red Russian fan SOW,
wheat.