Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-08-16
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS

!, d. c., who is spending the summer
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A.
/, ! Hungate, went to Seattle Wednesday
to visit relatives OF her husband. She
will return to Pullman in about a
week.
Prof Scion Shedd returned Mon
day from Oklahoma. where he mad
been inspecting some oil lands for
eastern capitalists.
i Mrs. w. B. Strong and daughter,
Virginia, returned Tuesday from Sc
attic, where they spent several weeks
with Mrs. Stadden Hart.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Watt are Wis
iting his daughter at Yakima
Miss Daisy Busbey, formerly resi-
dent of Pullman and later school SUI
perintendent of this county, has an
nOunced that she will be a Candidate
for the republican nomination for
state superintendent of schools in
1920.
Miss Edna Boundy returned home
last week from Spokane, where she
had been employed for some time.
She was accompanied home by her
friend, Miss Enola Duff, who will
spend several days with her.
Mrs. Thomas F. Claggett and little
daughter, Resale. of Salem, Oregon,
arrived Sunday to spend some time
visiting the formers mother, Mrs. A
F. Carrothers.
Mrs. John Gerding and daughter
have returned from Colfax, where
they visited relatives and friends for
several days.
Mrs. Harold J. Doolittle and chill
dren of Spokane visited Pullman
friends last week while Mr.. Doolittle
attended to some road matters in this
vicinity
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Oliver are the
parents of a first-born baby girl, the
| little miss being ushered into the
| world Monday.
| c. A. Gray, manager of the Addi-
son Copper company, came down
from Spokane Wednesday to mingle
with Pullman friends for few days.
A number of local nimrods will go
to Asotin county Sunday in quest of
grouse, the season in that county
| having opened the 18th. The Whit
man county open season on native
and blue grouse opens September /.
Lee Smith, Seattle lock and key
expert, stopped in Pullman this week
on his way from Seattle to the east
in his specially equipped Ford car
Mr.. Smith carries great assortment
of keys and locks of all descriptions
and plans to stop in each town on his
long journey to do repair work in his
line for the citizens of the commun-
ity. He is accompanied by Mrs.
Smith.
j, L. Metsker and E. w. Thorpe
will leave Sunday on weeks fish
ing trip to the Locksaw river, in
Idaho.
Mrs. r. c. McCroskey came down
from Garfield Wednesday to attend
the luncheon given by Senator Nc
Croskey to the directors and cashier
of the State bank
Prosecuting Attorney S. r. Clegg
was mingling with his Pullman
friends Wednesday. Mr.. Clegg is a
candidate for reelection on the dem
ocratic ticket.
Mr.. and Mrs. GeoGe McCroskey,
with their son, Harlan, and David
Troy, autoed to Oakesdale yesterday.
Mr.. McCroskey went from there to
his ranch near Thornton, while Mrs.
McCroskey took the train for Seattle
to visit their son, Owen, who is in
the navy, stationed at Bremerton.
Harlan and David Troy went to Spo-
kane to spend few days with
friends.
VIM. Hislop, formerly head of the
department of animal husbandry at
the State College, came down from
Spokane Wednesday on business.
Miss Virginia Slagle is spending
her vacation at Chelan Falls.
E. l.. Breckner, formerly principal
of the Pullman high school, who left
here to teach at Wallace, Idaho, has
accepted the position of principal of
the Olympia high school.
The Herald office is indebted to
j, E. Lindsey for some fine Arp
Beauty peaches grown on his place
in Pullman. He has six trees which
will yield about 10 bushels this sea-
son. The peaches are medium sized
and have a delicious flavor.
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