The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-29
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City News In Brief

went to Pullman today on business.
John OFT went to Pullman this
morning to look after property inter-
ests.
Mrs. L. F. Parsons and children re-
turned today from their summer homie
in the Weippe section.
Money on farm security. Thomp-
son-Mickey Realty Co. M13tf
George Poler, Northern Pacific
agent at Cottonwood, is visiting his
son, George Poler, Jr., at this place.
Miss Stephens has returned to Mos
COW from Occur d'Alene lake where
she was a guest at the Day home,
1.-THE Pines"
Mrs. Jerome J. Day returned to
Moscow last night from her summer
home, 1.-THE Pines" on Lake Occur
d'Alene for a brief stay.
Miss Gertrude Stephenson, registrar
at the university, returned Monday
from Nampa where she has been Wis
iting her parents for the past month.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. P. Mix and family
returned yesterday from Occur d'Alene.
The trip was made by auto. Mr.. Mix's
father accompanied them to Moscow.
Mrs. Jerome Day returned last eve
ming from her summer home at Occur
d'Alene and plans to spend day or
two here attending to business matters
L. j.. Corbett and family left today
for trip to Seattle. Mr.. Corbett will
attend the convention of electrical en-
gineers which meets in Seattle this
week
Mr.. and Mrs W. H. Hoover and son
have returned to their home in Burke,
Idaho, after spending week with Mrs.
Hoover's parents, Mr. and Mrs. f. w.
Zumhof ;
Harry H. Morris, for many years
passenger conductor on the lewiston
Grangeville run of the Camas Prairie
railroad, yesterday began his first
run on the STANDARDIZATION run on
the Northern Pacific.
Rev. c. NJ Grimsrud left yesterday |
for Everett and other points on the |
coast He will return the latter part |
of next week. Rev. A. A. Holbeck of |
Deary will preach at the First Nor
wegian Lutheran church next Sunday |
morning and at the Genesee Valley |
Lutheran church at o'clock Sunday. |
The Security Bridge company yes
terday afternoon formally turned over
its portion of the contract on the new
bridge at Sixth and Deakin avenues to
the city, the superstructure having
been completed under direction of F.
W. Straw and Lindsay Beeson of Lew
iston When the paving is Installed on
the bridge it will be one of the most
ornamental structures in the city. Mr..
Straw last night expressed apprecia-
ton for the splendid treatment ac-
corded the company and it's employees
while engaged in the work.
A special meeting of the city cOlln
Gil has been called for tonight to>con-
slider the acceptance of the concrete
bridge at Deakin and Sixth, recently
completed by the Security Bridge
company F. w. Straw of Lewiston,
Will represent the company in show
ing that the bridge has been coniplet-
ed. Other business brought up in the
course of the proceedings will be CIV
en- consideration and it is. probable
that business that would otherwise
Fave waited until the regular meeting
the first Monday in next month, will
be disposed Of
Corliss McElroy's bay mare, the one
he uses to pull his long delivery wag
on was so frightened at the Northern
Pacific depot this morning when
freight car that had been hunted by
a switch engine came sailing along q
track near the platform where she
was standing, that she tore loose and
almost ran over the DIV. R. & n.
lepot before she decided to return
and get Corliss before making a trip
around the world The spokes in
ear wheel were bent, presumably by
he extreme pressure generated in the
-Four Pullman threshers have been
destroyed by explosions this season.
}. P. Young, a Pullman contractor
d the city on business today, stated.
All the machines were operated by
ooal people and there is absolutely
o cause to suspicion that the fires
fere of lncendiary origin. There is
ONE disagreement as to what is the
ause of the fires and explosions.