Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-08-18
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

/ her TWO weeks vacation from her
duties as bookkeeper at the Grange
/ Warehouse company at her home in
Prosser.
". b, Renfro went to Charleston
This week to spend some time with
his daughter. Mrs c. A. Hayton
The contracts for the furniture to
be used in the new boys dormitory
have been awarded Robert Neil
will furnish the TAI chiffoniers and
$50 chairs. The other contracts
were divided among several bidders.
Furniture dealers from all parts OF
the state competed and the contracts
lwere awarded by the purchasing di-
vision of the department of bust
ness control.
Mrs G. Stromm OF Spangle visited
her son. VIM. Broehl, last week and
returned Sunday accompanied by her
grandchildren, Dorothy and Robert.
Mr. and Mrs J. e Laird were en-
tertained Saturday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Kuhn. Sunday at the
homes of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Allen
and Dr. and Mrs F. L. Pickett and
Mrs H. V. Carpenter, and Monday
at the home of Mrs l.. c. Staley.
Mrs Claire Farris OF Lewiston is
visiting her aunt and uncle. Mr.. and
Mrs w. L. Greenawalt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest shubert are
entertaining his mother, sister and
brothers of Culdesac, Idaho, this
week
Mrs. W. ]. Mcguire left Tuesday
for Yakima, where she is visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. w.
Howard
Mrs. Charles White of Palo Alto,
Calf, came up from Colfax Monday
with Mrs Harry De Pledge to call
on old Pullman friends.
Mr.. and Mrs, c. H. Hinchliff of
Pullman and Mrs. Hinchliff's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs Stairet, of Elber-
ton. picnicked at Lewiston Sunday.
Mrs. L. c. Staley and house guest.
Mrs. j. E Laird, were entertained
Tuesday at the homes of Mrs Floyd
Hamilton and Mrs. Chris Naffziger.
Mr. and Mrs John Clark have
fine q pound son, born at Mrs. AL
lens maternity home Monday, Au
gust IA The young gentleman was
promptly named Ronald Howard.
Mrs j. F. Cochran entertained the
Senior Ladies club of Military hill
with their husbands and families
Saturday evening in honor of the
birthday of Mrs. Willard Hull Cards
were played and a most enjoyable
evening was spent. Delicious re-
freshments, including a mammoth
birthday cake. were served by the
hostess,
Miss Zylpha Eaton, who has been
visiting in Portland. Ore, is expect
ed home the latter part of the week
r. d. Kinney and family arrived
Sunday from Elk to spend a few
days with relatives in Pullman and
vicinity.
The W b. Bridge club met with
Mrs \. A Rounds Monday afternoon
when Mrs F. E. Sanger won the prize
for high score and Mrs. r. P Cope
was awarded the consolation prize
The fire department was called
out Saturday morning by an alarm
sent in from 4O4 Montgomery. L..
IL Thornberg had just moved into
the house and started fire in the
kitchen range A stove pipe hole in
the flue upstairs had been left UNI
covered and the sparks falling out
started a blaze ON the floor under
meath. II was eXtinguished with a
bucket of water. but the fire truck
made q record run Within seven
minutes from the sounding of the
alarm the truck had been to the
scene of the fire and was back at
the city hall
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. q. Meyer and
daughters. Ella and Mildred. and MIR.
and Mrs. A. ". Lathe motored TO
Lewiston Sunday and were the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. san
born
Charles Mcguire of Spokane was
in Colfax 10 see his father, solomon
Mcguire, at the hospital this week
and stopped OFF i'm Pullman Tuesday
morning to see his sister and
brothers
Lester Folger and family left
Saturday 10 spend a vacation at