Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-03-19
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS


mittees named by the various COM
: mercial clubs of the county to as
semble full data concerning the ag-
ricultural production of the county,
will meet in the chamber of COM
merce rooms to map out plan of ac-
ton. The various committees and the
county agricultural agent will CO.
operate in their efforts to place
Whitman county at the head of the
list of agricultural counties of the
world in the census to be taken by
tn federal government.
j. C. Parr has purchased the AL
ton hotel building just opposite the
O,-W. r. & N. station and is tearing
the structure down. He paid $3.50
for the lumber in the building.
j. Nj. Reid returned the first of
the week from Elk River, Idaho,
where he visited his daughter, Mrs.
j. A. Ford. He reports that 5 inches
of snow fell at Elk River last week
Harry Young has gone to Killam,
Alberta, Canada, TO look after farm
ing interests. He will return to
Pullman next fall.
G. f. Johnson returned Tuesday
evening from Nampa, Idaho, where
he visited his son, Ralph, who is
farming there.
Mrs. Chris Naffziger entertained
the ladies of the Neighborly Neigh
bors club of Sunnyside hill yesterday
afternoon.
Cashier A. r. Metz of the Pull
man State bank was Spokane Wis
itor this week.
Wallace Doty was in Pullman this
week from Portland. Mr. Doty has
been at Latah for some time visiting
his mother and will soon return to
Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. j d. Urich, pioneer
residents OF Pullman who are now
located at Chehalis, visited local
friends this week
Mrs S. J. Clark, mother of Mrs
NJ. d. Henry, died at Roseburg, Ore
gon, March IL, at the age OF 90
years.
o. b. Faulkner has recently moved
to MCGEE flats and now occupies the
residence vacated by Mr.. Gabby.
Architect William Swain made a
business trip to Orofino, Idaho, this
week.
J. r. Ripley was in Pullman this
week from Charleston.
DR., j. l.. Gilleland this week pur-
chased a Ford coupe from the Mar
tin garage.
- The Pullman Tire shop will soon
install a gasoline service station and
air station in front of their building
on Grand street. Permission to in
stall the equipment was granted by
the city council Teusday evening.
The city dumping ground prob
lem, which has been a vexing one
for the city council for several years,
was again considered by the city
fathers Tuesday evening, but no def
mite action was taken. The council
is ascertaining the. garbage disposal
methods used by other towns and is
expected to take action soon toward
relieving the local situation. Com
plain against the present dumping
ground was recently made by num-
Der of property owners in that vi
cinity.
William Lewis, colored, who was
taken to the county Jail at Colfax
last week after running amuck at
the Palace hotel, was given a SEN
tence of 80 days on charge of re-
sisting an officer. Before the negro
has served his sentence it is expected
that charge of assault with intent
to kill will be filed against him.
Il. M, Beck, formerly owner of
the Model Bakery, now operating the
jackson street bakery in Seattle, was
in Pullman this week on business.
He was accompanied by his daugh-
ter, Thelma.
Representative Frank E. Sanger
left Sunday for Olympia to attend a
conference of the subcommittee of
the appropriations committee preyi-
Gus to the opening of the special ses-
sion next Monday.
Alvin Swisher, of the Herald force.
made business trip to Chewelah
Friday of last week, returning Mon
day.
A. r. Metz, Judge Thos. Neill,
Thos. Lukins and Ira G. Allen went
to Lacrosse last Friday evening to
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