Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-03-28

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on crutches this week as the result
of an accident while he was attend
ing the ]. C. Clark auction sale. He
stepped off a platform onto some
soft dirt. His ankle turned and he
fractured small bone in his foot.
Felicsimo Joson, a native of the
Philippine islands, arrived last
Thursday to enroll in the engineering
course at the college. He spent four
years in California before coming to
Pullman.
The Historical club met TUESDAY
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Good
year. Mrs. Todd read paper on
1.-The Late Balkan Wars" after
which the club adjourned to go to the
moving pictures of THE Bluebird" at
the college auditorium.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Akers are en-
ioying visit from their son, o. M.
Akers, of Shaunavon, Canada. He
is accompanied by his wife and little
son.
The two army trucks which We're
sent to the State College for the use
of the S. A. T. c. were driven to Fort
| Wright at Spokane yesterday. Pull
man thus loses another reminder of
war times.
Mr. and Mrs. r. r. Solemink en-
| tertained a number of friends at a
! five hundred party Saturday evening
Ray Brooks, of San Francisco Cal
ifornia, arrived Tuesday, called here
by the sudden death of his father,
| John Brooks. Mr.. Brooks is engaged
in the real estate business in Frisco.
Under the new schedule, which
goes into effect Sunday the Metho-
| dist church announces a change in
the time for the evening service,
which will hereafter be o'clock, in
stead of 1880 under the old.
Miss Ruth Lindsey daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Lindsey who re-
Gently underwent an operation for
appendicitis at the Northwest SAM
| forum, is improving rapidly
Mrs. Harry Murdoch, formerly
known to Pullman people as Miss
Florence Davis, arrived in Pullman
last Sunday to visit her mother.
Mrs. Murdoch was last year an in
structor in English at the Pullman
high school. She is now living on
dairy farm near North Yakima.
J, w. Haines, who resides just
east of Pullman, last Saturday start
ed the first farming operations
in that community. Mr.. Haines re-
ports the soil in excellent condition
and predicts that spring farming will
be on in full blast all over this vi
entity by the end of the week.
Floyd l.. Hamilton returned Thurs
day noon from Spokane where he
had been on d brief business visit.
The Misses Calonkey, Pelton and
Waller of the Pullman high school
faculty went to Spokane Friday even
ing to hear Anna Case. They re-
| turned Sunday evening.
The school board of Pullman held
its annual organization meeting last
| Monday of this week.
Harold II. Smith, who once held
second place among the worlds fast
typists, entertained the Pullman high
school Friday morning. He played
Yankee Doodle on the typewriter and
whistled it at the same time. He
wrote 1923 words in one minute while
| i'll conversation with Mr.. Graham.
| He, also wrote las words per minute
in a speed test. Mr.. Smith wrote
shorthand on the board while blind
folded at rate of over 100 words
per minute.
Joan Hart of ColfaX came up Tues
day to visit his daughter, Mrs. }. w.
| RoDlnSOu,
L. E. Wenham made business
trip to Spokane Monday, returning
| Wednesday.
Thomas j., Jr., is the name of a
baby boy born to Prof. and Mrs. T.
j. Murray Tuesday at Mrs. Aliens
maternity hospital.
], N. Emerson was in Spokane
Wednesday on business.
Frank Roth is remodelng and i'm
proving his house on Opal street.
]. A. Hampton, president Of the
Whitman Implement Co., came IN
from Colfax Tuesday and expressed
himself as much gratified by the ousi-
ness which the Pullman branch is
doing.
Mrs A. r. Metz, district deputy for
the Pythian Sisters visited the Col
fax lodge Tuesday evening.
Miss Gracia White returned Sun