Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-03-27
LOCAL BREVITIES

land Union Stockyards, spent Tues
day in Pullman, inspecting the col
lege. He was very much pleased
with the institution and said that
after visiting nearly all of the west
ern colleges he believed that in
points of plant, equipment and
VI ork. the State College of Washing
Ton stands first.
Alex Carlyle, who recently re-
signed his position as cerealist at
the w. S. c. to accept position at
! the University of Minnesota, has left
| that institution to take charge of
the cereal work in connection with
1.-The government experimental farm
at Nermilion, Alberta, Canada.
Walker & Struppler report the
sale of the w. c. Kruegel house and
! two lots on the corner of B and
Colorado streets to w. o. Straight,
cashier of the First National Bank.
Mr.. Straight's family will arrive
from Montana in a few days. Mr.
kruegel expects to build new
home on Campus avenue. just back
of the Mckay place.
Mrs Scion Shedd gave delight
ful reception Tuesday afternoon in
honor OF Mrs. Thomas Carrick Burke
Of Portland, Oregon, who has been
visiting her.
j. j. Rouse and little son came
down from Spokane Tuesday and
Mr.. Rouse attended the meeting of
the Federated Commercial Clubs OF
Whitman county.
Isaac Nicholson returned to Pull
man last Friday from an extended
visit with relatives? at Danville, Ill.
John Squres made business trip
to Spokane last week, returning
Sunday morning.
Eben Urick returned last Friday
from Guma, Arizona, where he has
been working on government re-
clamation project.
Fred Doolittle was up from Col
fax this week ON business connected
with the construction of the perma-
nent highway in the Busby districl.
h. A. Langley returned Saturday
from business trip to Spokane.
Mrs. Robert Burns left last Satur-
day for Pomeroy, called there by the
serious illness of her mother, Mrs.
Mary b. Kribbs.
Mrs. A. w. Taylor returned Mon
day from a two weeks visit with
friends in Spokane.
The p. e. 0. club and number
Of invited guests met last Monday
at the home of Nj. K. Akers and in
spected an exhibit of pottery.
j. w. Mathews was Spokane
visitor this week and the time
which he spent in the garages in
that city indicates that he has heard
the buzzing of the automobile bug.
Miss Ethel Rodimon and three
members of the college Y. w. {. A.
returned Monday from the cabinet
meeting held in Walla Walla.
c. M. Smith, state hotel inspector,
vas in Pullman this week and went
to UniontOwn and Cotton.
The Historical Club met TUESDAY
afternoon at the home of Mrs.
| Quarels and listened to an interest
ing paper by Mrs. A. b. Baker on
The Characteristics of Dutch Art in
the Nineteenth Century,
Harry Austin returned Wednesday
evening from Aberdeen, where he
went to look over a piece of land
with view to purchasing.
Extensive improvements are
planned by the n. p. railway on the
Genesee branch. The entire 80 miles
of roadbed will be ballasted with
sand as the first step in the good
work.
A Dry Farming Congress will De
held at Cornell March 27-2S. The
following from the State College
staff will assist: Dr. Ira Cardiff,
director of the experiment station;
George Severance of the Department
Of Agriculture; J. n. Price, Extern
sion Specialist; Byron Hunter, vice
director of the Bureau of Farm De-
yelopment; II. r. Goldsworthy, vice
director Dry Land Demonstration
and Experiment; Miss Blanchard.
Poultry instructor; Miss Sutherland.
Home Economics Department.
PIANO TUNING
V. II. Brown, the we'll known