Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-02-24
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

in local grocery store, was found
not guilty by jury at Wallace, Ida,
this week. on a charge Of embezzle-
ment of groceries from a store where
he was employed in Wallace Routh
was charged with having appropriate
ed groceries from the store and sell
ing them TO a Wallace establishment
at a reduced price and pocketing the
proceeds. The jury returned q sealed
verdict OF acquittal
Mrs Mamie Johnson returned Fri
day evening from a trip to San Fran
cisco, called by the accident which
befell her father. Solomon Mcguire,
who broke his hip in a fall Mrs.
Johnson left San Francisco Wednes-
day evening and arrived in Pullman
Friday evening a record trip Mr..
Maguires condition is somewhat inn
proved, although the first of the
week 1t was considered critical
H. A. Struppler, adjutant and ii
nance officer of the local American
Legion post got as far as Spokane
on his trip to Seattle before he found
out that the state meeting of post
officers and the executive committee
of the Legion had been postponed.
The meeting has been set for March
and the local delegate will attend
Company K, national guard. parad-
ed Wednesday evening in honor of
Washington's birthday. Following
the parade small arms inspection was
held at the armory.
Mrs. f. w. Lenzi went to Spokane
to attend the opera Chimes of Nor
mandy Her daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Barbara Lenzi, sang the leading role
of Germaine.
n. e. Yelle, ad compositor at The
Herald office, has been laid up this
week with an attack of flu, but his
condition is improving.
Several Pullman ladies leave Mon
day for Spokane to be initiated into
the mysteries of the Daughters of
the Nile
Did you write it "2-22-22" on
Washington's birthday? Sounds like
locomotive, doesn't it? But it will
be nearly SO years before there will
be another run of five like figures,
"1-11-11," then just 10 months later
it will be "11-11-11." Wow.
Frank Slater came over from Mos
COW Tuesday to transact business.
Allen Oliver returned Tuesday from
a trip TO Coast points.
The city council has named spe-
cial committee, including Councilmen
Hammond, Duthie, Rounds and Law
Ter, to confer with DR.. H. f. New
brough concerning alleged damages
to his car, caused by the city fire
truck the night of the Dutton fire
On behalf of people of the Catholic
faith in the community Rev. Father
Carl Philip has opened negotiations
with the city authorities for the pur-
chase of block of lots in the city
cemetery.
Miss Ellen White made it an even
500 for the Neighborly Neighbors
charity party when she subscribed
the IS cents necessary to make it
an even figure few minutes after
reading the article In last weeks
Herald. Since then other subscrip-
tion have been made
Alvin Manring, son of Mrs ]. w.
Robinson, is i'll with appendicitis in
hospital at San Diego, Cal, accord
ing to information received here this
week.
According to statistics there are
SOS illiterates 10 years old and over
in Whitman county and 1926 in
the state of Washington.
Manton Armstrong arrived this
week to assume his duties as assist
ant state horticulturst. He is a
graduate of the State College.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Naffziger and
Mrs. Willard Naffziger were in
runaway accident Monday afternoon.
They were returning home from
Pullman in bobsled when harness
strap broke, the team ran away and
the sled was overturned. MIR. Naff-
ziger was caught between the sled
and bank and sustained three
broken ribs and sprained ankle.
His wife was badly bruised and Mrs.
Millard Naffziger suffered broken
arm.
Mrs. Roy c. Wesley will leave
Monday for Santa Rosa, Calf. where
she will spend a month with her
mother.