Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-09-23
EARLY "REMINISCENCES
NJ CITY AND COLLEGE
-cr THOMAS NELL RECALLS, SOME IMPORTANT
pDo1 EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF PULLMAN
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onts we're appointed soon
Tie Iocation of the college and
d'i . ~ to pullman to let the con
be- '' tne first building. They ar
tact u. ,he Northern Pacific rail-
dTsd y o'clock in the evening and
1pso ~ time word was received
''0u' colfax that the sheriff would
i0m nn,lman on the o. X. q ~
lie ID Itch then arrived at z p M,
TAN ,niunction by the superior
WIN = ;, Tacoma, Washington, re-
'oui Isnr the regents from letting any
Ha .ot for a college building Inc
' ''.snts had just commenced dinner re
rssN so,e, when this news was re-
D ~ They were informed that
!, reasons that would afterwards an, l. DC
y ,s,ned. if they would postpone
M dinner and get to work on 11. let.
p'A contract, a better dinner
uns a 10 prepared for them, after
'vJ w. The regents were taken to
,.;oo IN the rear of a store, ac-
wv ;oa nv a contractor and citi-
ms for bondsmen. A draft was
j. for building rectangular
.,one and in size forty feet
y sixty feet and written be-
,sstb was the statement that it was
- no one story and constructed OF
,,.t and composition roof. This
..,.tituted the plans and specifica-
inns on which the contractor made
ND for $4,000. The bid was ac-
,eUted and bond given to secure
~ completion of the building ac-
.ording to plans and specifications
n the meantime the sheriff arrived
and he was met at the depot and
informed that his mission was known
onlv TO a few citizens, and that while
be had to perform his duty yet, it
vonld not be wise for him to serve
the papers in a public place as the
citizens might get unduly excited,
hut il would go to the bank the re-
cents would come there and he could
serve the papers on them. This ar
rugement was carried out and after
the contract was let the regents went
over to the bank and the injunction
was served on them to prevent them
from doing the thing they had al
ready accomplished. This saved the
day, for when it was shown that
the contract had already been let
before the injunction was served the
case was dismissed.
This building was constructed and
paid for by the bondsmen, for it was
deemed best not to bother the state
about paying for it under the cir
Cumstances, but it was used for class
rooms until a frame building was
constructed and then became a mu-
scum and finally became part of the
present gymnasium. Until it thus
lost its identity it was known as the
crib"
The dismissal of this injunction
did not end the troubles. Paul Gas
ton, who was a clerk in one of the
stores in Pullman, claimed that he
had an interest in the land which
had been donated to the college for
site, by reason of some money that
was advanced by him towards its
purchase, and he commenced an &C
uon to recover his claimed interest.
ms suit was commenced in the SUI
perlor court at Colfax and delayed
progress on the college for some
'llhe' but was finally dismissed, and
another action was instituted by him
IN the federal courts, in which he did
uot make any claim to interest in
the land that had been decided to the
state of Washington, but claimed an
interest in other lands.
shortly after the new action had
0eeh commenced in the federal
court the board of regents came to
ullman with the view of taking
''eps toward the erection of build
"sS' out on their way they were
a'nished with a copy of the COM
'iaint in the CASTOR case which had
'een commenced in the superior
.Vuit at ColfaX. After looking over
ne premises, they called a meeting
!, Tue citizens to explain to them
nc reason why they could not rec
the expenditure of any
Tor college buildings. The
-ee'ihg was held in the lobby of the
'O'ei' and the reasons given by the
scents for their decision not to