Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-06-25
LOCAL BREVITIES

Mrs. X. Il. Doty returned Friday
from Charleston, where she attend
ed the double wedding of Charlotte
anG Irene Davis. Miss Charlotte was
married to c. Q. North, a former w.
s. c. student and crack athlete,
who is now taking a course in the
medical school at the University of
Pennsylvania. Miss Irene married
VIM. Brown, who is engaged in the
lumber business in Charleston.
}. r. McCurdy, secretary OF the
college Y. M. c. A., will not return
10 Pullman from the conference at
Seabeck, as he had planned. st
at the close of the conference ne
received u telegram calling him to
his old home at Princeton, Me-,
where his father is dangerously ill.
e. d. Alvord returned this week
from the Y. Nj. C. A. conference at
Seabeck and reports a well attended
and inspiring session. w. S. c. had
10 representatives and they gave a
good account OF themselves in all
activities of the conference. In an
impromptu track meet the w. >. G.
students took second place and lost
first honors to the U. of w. by only
two points. Zimmerman of w. S.
G. was the high individual point
winner.
Hazel Lambert was the hero of
a sensational baseball game at Mos
COW last Sunday, pitching for Mos
COW against Colfax In the last half
of the ninth inning, with all the
bases populated and Moscow several
scores to the bad, the athletic
''phenom" raped out a homerun,
winning his own game and the ap-
plause of the crowd.
Luella A. Smiht was this week
granted a divorce from Roy A
Smith, on the ground of abandon
ment
Joe Dew returned the first of the
week from Kansas City, Mo-, and
resumed his old situation at the
Acme barber shop.
Miss Merle Chapman left Monday
to visit her brother near Seattle.
Attorney G. R. Loveioy, who holds
commission as major In the Wash
ington National Guard, is attending
the annual encampment at Amer
lean Lake, near Tacoma.
The furniture and fixtures for the
college sub-station Of the local post
office are being installed and as
soon as authority is received from
the department it will open for bust
ness.
H. NJ. Beck has purchased from
c. F, Mccarthy his house on South
State street and taken possession.
Captain James Ewart, one of the
oldest and most prominent pioneers
of Whitman county, died at his
home in Colfax yesterday, aged "a
years. Funeral services will be held
Sunday, conducted by the G. A. R.
and f. and A. NJ.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c.. Glass arrived
from Oklahoma yesterday to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Ed Glass. Mr..
w. NJ. Sanders OF Hermiston, Ore.
father of the deceased, was also
present at the funeral.
Walker & struppler report the
sale of the Cummins lot, corner of
Colorado and Monroe street, to c.
N. Gowdy, who plans to erect mod
ern five-room bungalow on the
property.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Gerding are
the proud and happy parents of a
fine little daughter, who arrived in
their home last Saturday evening.
S. NJ. McCroskey of Colfax, ex-
county auditor, and one of the most
efficient and popular officials Whit
man county ever had, was in Pull
man Wednesday, calling on his MANY
friends.
The o.-W. R. & ~. Co. has force
OF men at work putting in a brick
platform at their local depot.
a much and long needed improve
ment.
j. N. Emerson and family autoed
TO Spokane Wednesday and are yis-
iting the family of Rev. Robert
Brumblay.
Prof. Herbert Kimbrough was
elected secretary OF the Washington
State Music Teachers association at
the convention held in Tacoma last
week. He returned to Pullman Sun
day.
DR.. Ira d. Cardiff attended a
meeting OF the state board of agri-
culture at Olympia this week.
Clarence Durham left this week
for Bozeman, Mont. to look altar