Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-05-27
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS

Pullman people are not pleased
with the railroad crossing installed
/ by the DIV. r. & N. company for
the approach to the city auto park
and objection will be registered with
officials of the company The cross
ing was ordered by the public serv-
ice commission following a hearing.
The city will begin work at once on
bridge for the new approach
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferris Carr of Col
fax visited Pullman relatives Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs o. T. Hill have moved
] into their new home just east of the
city on the highway to Moscow.
DR.. E. A. Archer and Dr. A. A.
J Rounds, with their families, drove
to their wheat ranch near Cornell
last Sunday. They report wheat
prospects in that district as good
Between 40 and so local Shriners,
with their families, autoed to Asotin
last Sunday and enjoyed picnic in
the Asotin park. A mammoth bas-
ket dinner was one of the principal
attractions.
Word from E. w. Downen, who is
/ in San Francisco, Calf, is to the
effect that he recently underwent
major surgical operation and is i'm
proving rapidly.
Judge Thos Neill transacted legal
business at Colfax Tuesday.
f. w. Thorpe is nursing a case of
chicken pox this week.
Company K, National Guard, held
its first drill with the army rifles
Wednesday evening. The so rifles
assigned to the company were re-
| ceived only a few days ago.
Mrs. Lowell Swenson entertained
the E. Q. bridge club at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Hill,
Monday evening. The club prize
was won by Mrs. George Fairchild
and the guest prize by Mrs. Herschel
Hodges. Next Wednesday evening
the members of the club will enter
tain their husbands or gentleman
friends at the final party of the sea-
son, when 800" will be played.
Nearly 1000 people witnessed the
wild west exhibition held Sunday af-
ternoon at the Roe Hateiy farm,
eight miles west of Pullman on
Union flat. The riders furnished
plenty of excitement fer the big
crowd b. 'iding about 90 horses as
sembled for the occasion Two or
three horses succeeded in unseating
the bucl1aroos, but in the majority
of cases the riders STAYED with their
mounts anti! the horses were tanned
w. L. Lyon of Lewiston, Idaho,
was a Pullman visitor Wednesday,
DR.. and Mrs. F. J Kaylor went to
Spokane this week to attend the big
Elk high jinx.
Professor Gottfried Herbst went
to Colfax yesterday morning to take
the examination for admission to
citizenship. His witnesses were G.
II. w at anu w III. NIOOuy ear.
Cecil Cave arrived WednesG ~
noon from Stockton, Calf, to at
tend the funeral of his mother
The Pullman Tigers will cross
bats with a team representing the |
Rosalia grade schools at the auto
park ball field tomorrow afternoon
at 2.2O Tickets 90 cents
G. w. Reed has resigned his posi-
ton as postmaster and civil serv-
ice examination will soon oe held TO |
establish the qualifications of candi-
dates for the position.
Mrs. Norman Raymer and little
daughter of Harrington are visiting |
Mrs. Raymer's mother, Mrs. w. e.
Laird.
The high school sophomores will |
hold their annual picnic tomorrow |
at Lyle's grove, providing the wealth
er is favorable.
Rev H. j. Reynolds will deliver |
the Memorial cay address at Albion.
F. E Stokes, the local taxi man.
denies that he is the Dutch Stokes |
who was a few days ago sentenced to
the penitentiary in Oregon. Friends |
of Stokes, who for years gone by |
have been the victims of his kid |
ding" disposition, will not be put |
aside so lightly, however, and the |
taxi man now carries the pseudoHym
Dutch" Stokes.