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TALK NO i We are selling pianos to the most conservative purchasers in the city. There are good substantial rea sons for this that intending buyc should thoroughly investigate. We are selling pianos almost daily to wealthy men in this city ■who want value received for their dollars expended and whose busi ness wisdom stands unquestioned. We sold three pianos to Whit man College recently which shows that tho musically cultured of Walla Walla appreciate the high class quality of our instruments and likewise buy of us. 20 Per Cent Reduction On any make during remainder of this- month. Now is Our Dull time and Your good time to buy. Terms to suit. DWELLEY HERRICK MUSIC CO. 51 EAST HAIN Four Doors Above the Bridge Good Wines are health-giving and invig orating. Try some of my wines for your table. JAMES CASEY. WALLA WALLA MARKETS REVISED DAILY. Retail Prices. The selling quotations on the local market are: Sugar—Per 100 lbs., $6.00. Cheese —Per lb. 20c. Vegetables—New potatoes, per lb. %c Fruits—Oranges per doz. 30c to 60c. Lemons per doz 35c. Eggs—Per doz. 25c. Butter —Country per roll 50c. Creamery per roll 65c. Flour—Per bbl. $4.00 to $4.60, Gra ham flour per 50-lb sack, $1.20, Whole wheat flour per sack, $1.20, Rolled Oats per Lb sc. Hay. baled, per ton—Alfalfa, $16; Grain. $18. Bran —Per ton, $20,00, i>er sack, 50c, Shorts, per ton $20,00, per sack 90c, Rolled barley per ton $20, per sack 85c. Wheat per ton $24, per sack $1.70. Oats per ton, $26, per sack $1.30. Fish—Per lb. Salmon 15c. Halibut I2V2C, Soles 10c. Perch 10c. Rock Cod 12 r ' B c. Herring 10c, Crabs, 25c. Crabs 25c. Meats —Beef —Porterhouse steak sirloin steak 15c round steak 12V2C. shoulder steak, 12V 2 c, No. 1 prime roast. 12% c. common roast. 10c, belling beef. 7c to Be, leg of mutton 15c. chops. 121/2 C and 15c, pork roast 12M:C, chops 12% c Buying Prices. These are the quotations on the lo cal market: Sweet corn —Per doz., 8c to 10c. Onions—Per cwt. *0c to 50c. Carrots —Per sack, 40c to snc. . Beets —Per sack, 50c. per box, 50c Potatoes—Per cwt., Csc to 75c. Turnips—Per sack, 40c. Cabbage—Per cwt. $I.2<> to $1.50. String Beans —Pound 2c to 2%c. Summer squash—Box 40c. Peppers—Box, 40c to st»c Huckleberries —Per gal. $1. Watermelons—Per doz. $1.25 to $1.75. Canteloupes—Per crate. 75c to $1. Tomatoes —Per box 40c to 50c. Pears, green—Per lb. %c to lc. Plums—Per lb. lc. Crahapples—Per lb. lc. Apples—Per lb. lc to 114 c. Cucumbers—Box, 35c to 45c Butter—Country 50c to 60c per roll. Eggs—Fresh, per case, $4.25. Poultry—Chickens—Hens per lb Be, Roosters per lb. sc. Spring Chick ens per lb. 12V 2 c, Pigeons vouag per doz $1. Eggs 20c. Choice Beef Cattle—Cows 2%c Steers 2^. Good Hogs—Live dressed 7c. Sheep,—Wethers, $2.50; Ewes, $2: Lambs, $3. Calves—Live 4c to sc, dressed Be. BIG IMPROVEMENTS Council Lays Plans For Ex penditure of Much Money. OF A PERMANENT CHARACTER Bulkheading of Mil| Creek, a New Bridge And Improvements of Many Streets of the City Contemplated. When the council adjourned last night after a two hours' session to meet again next Tuesday evening, it had cleaned up the biggest batch of business to come l>efore the board at a mid-month meeting in months. Per manent improvements for the coming year entered largely into the business of the meeting and on the recommend ation of the street committee it was decided to construct 700 feet of bulk head along Mill creek, commencing at the Park street bridge: to construct a new bridge at Sixth street and bulk head the south side of Mill creek at that point; to grade and improve Oak street from Fourth to Spokane; Ida ho street from Bast Main to Baker street and Wtest Main fiom Tenth to Twelfth. The matter of street impovements was forcibly discussed at somie length by Chairman Glasford of the street committee, who said that some of the streets of the city were a disgrace to the municipality, and their improve ment should have been undertaken long ago. The council was evidently of the same opinion as the adoption of the recommendations were unani mous. The street committee also asked that it be empowered to purchase two single wagons to replace two dump carts which are worn out and unfit for use. The request was granted. Band Get s a Lift. A petition signed by 150 represent ative tax payers and property owners was presented asking that the coun cil donate to the Walla Walla Mili tary hand $4<io to assist in its main tenance. In previous years the assist ance has been secured by subscrip tions among business mien of the city. The request was the signal for Chair man McLean of the finance commit tee to enter a protest against donat ing the money or any moneys to any organization of a similar character. He called attention to the fact that many improvements of a permanent nature were contemplated this year and that every cent that could be scraped together during that tim« would be none too ample for the city's needs. Brewer, Smith and Glasford eulogiz ed the band for the position it occupied in the community and in view of the large number of tax payers who had signed the petition, recommended that the sum asked for be donated. On the vote Smith, Martin, Brewer, Glasford and Boyer voted aye and no. The band since January 1902 has received and disbursed $5100. The actual annual expenses of the band are $2400, $12<m) of which is paid a leader. The remainder goes for music, new instruments, rent and incidentals. A Magnanimous Spirit. The board showed' a very magnani maus? spirit in granting the Woman's Reading club 3n days in which to raise $12,500 for a public library building. If the amount is pledged by that time the board will consider the question of purchasing a $2065 lot in Palouse street for a site as recom mended by the club several months ago. In explaining the short time al lowed a member of the board said that, he understood that a certain Walla Walla capitalist had offered t< subscribe $5000 to the fund. Councilman Smith forced the mat ter to an issue by condemning the present quarters as wholly inadequate for use, and besidf g the location wa; not as desirable as it might be. fie was of the opinion that if the Wo man's Reading Club could raise the amount specified the council shouln aid them in every way possible. M iscellany. The water registrar's report for Ju ly showed receipts at $4882.59 and expenses at $1723.55. Excess of rev enue was $3159.04. Upon the showing of the Former City Assessor Rourk, F. M. Corkrum's personal property assessment was re duced $600. One thousand bushels of wheat had been assessed to Mr. Cork rum when in reality it had been store;: in a warehouse at Dixie. A petition for a street light at North Main and Pacific avenue was referred. John Smails asked for a rebate oi $L 25 on an unused portion of a saloor license for 209 Main street, the sa Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syru; for children teething soothes th< child, softens the gums, reduces in flammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c bottle. THE EVENING STATESMAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1903. loon having recently been sold. The iequest was granted. Another candidate for the office of poundmaster appeared on the scene when J. G. McManus filed his petition with the council. It was referred. Joseph McCabe renewed his offer to trade 150 acres of the old race track land in East Alder for an equal amount of the city's land adjoining. The committee of the whole council will take the matter up. Street Commissioner Crampton was ordered to proceed with the work of putting in sewers in North Second street, Chesnut and Third and in Mar cus, Clinton and Hobson streets. In all about 1500 feet will be laid. FIEND MURDERS A CHILD. Lynching of Walter Anderson Seems Probable. Butte. Mont., Aug. 19.—A special to the' Miner from Stevensville,. Mont., says: The body of the 6 year old Buck boy, who. it was believed, had been abducted by a stranger, was discover ed near here. The boy had been made the victim of the most heinous crime known in the intermountai'n country. The child's body had been shockingly disfigured with a knife. The coroner's jury at Stevensville returned a verdict that the boy had been murdered by Walter Anderson of Missoula. Anderson is now in jail at Hamilton. It is stated by the sheriff's office here that Anderson has a brother un der sentence in Spokane for a serious crime. The parents of the murdered hoy. who was only 6 years old. are doing their utmost to prevent mob violence and thus far the mob appears to be respecting their wishes, though in dignation at the heinous crime charg ed against Walter Anderson is run ning high. Sheriff Tond of Hamilton has sworn in ten extra deputies and they are now on guard at the Hamil ton jail. Thomas Baird made the gruesome discovery of the boy's body while wading in a slough. He was one of a party of ten men engaged in th< search. The body had been carefully hidden and its discovery by Baird was the merest accident. The re mains were found with the face lying downward in the mud and slime. Wit nesses have positively identified Jack son as being seen with the boy short ly before his disappearance was no ticed. He refuse.! to talk of the crime and maintains stolid silence when questioned. FOR CONVENIENCE OF WOMEN. Kansas City, Aug. 18. —A new "stocking room" has been built and furnished in the National Bank of Commerce of this city. It is called the stocking room" because it is a place where a woman may go to he alone and out of sight while she take. s from its secure hiding place the money she wishes to deposit. The room is beautifully furnished. It has an inlaid floor of different col ored woods, wainscoting of mahogany, the walls set with mirrors and a chif fonier in one corner with combs, brushes, rouge and other toilet arti cles; but the most interesting things in the room are three mahogany stools, about twelve inches high, with a leather cushion at the top of each. Not To Be Sat On. These stcols are not intended to he sat upon. There are chairs for that purpose. The stools are for women to put their feet upon while they are tak.ng out their money. Next door to the '•stocking room" is the women's main room, with desk and chairs, and beyond that \t> a waiting room finish ed in mahogany. William H. Winants, vice-president of the' bank, took the correspondent into the "stocking room" and showed him its beauties and mysteries. "Net many men will ever see the interior ct' this toon!."' said Mr. Win ants. "It is sacred to the use of our women clients. A < olorcd maid will always be in attendance in this suite ;<i" rooms, and no man may enter its portals during banking hours. "I have seen the necessity of it ever since I have been in tho bank ing business. It is a fact that halt of the women who come to this bank to deposit money carry it either in their stockings or in the bosoms of their dress. I have often had women come to my desk and blushing inform me that they wished to deposit some money but would have to go in retire ment first in order to produce it. "Why, I have seen women many times go into one of these corners, iurn her back, peep all around, and then stoop down and gently bring forth a roll of bills. We decided that if women would carry their money in such places we would make it easy for them to alstract this or replace it. so we originated the "stocking room." I predict that it will soon be a feature of all banks that have private rooms for women clients." The National Bank of Commerce is the first bank to have a "stocking room." ATTRACTS NOTICE Many Inquiries About Fair And Meet This Year. STOCK SHOW WILI BE A FEATURE Stables Nearly Completed At Grounds and Work Will Commence on Grand Stand. From the way inquiries are coming into Secretary Caswell about the fair and race meet to be held in Walla Walla this fall, the project is attract ing much attention from all points in the Pacific northwest stock exhib itors are inquiring daily all about the stock show to be held in connection with the fair and race horsemen are flooding the secretary for information about the race meet. These are being answered with all information possible as fast as they are received, to the satisfaction of the inquirers, who already in several instances have announced their in tention of participating in the fair one way or another. Two of the largest breeders of fancy cattle in the northwest have assured the manage ment that they will be on hand with show stock in large numbers. C. E. Ladd of the Ladd farms near Portland and T. S. Griffiths of Spokane have positively assured the management that they will have exhibits, while many others from outside points will exhibit, though on a smaller scale. The management expects to interest Inland Empire breeders of fine cattle to such an extent that the local ex hibit will be one of the features of the fair. An effort will lie made to hold a stock parade similar to the horse show given in Walla Walla a few months ago. Work on the buildings out at the grounds is being rushed as fast as Contractor Manran can move his crew. The last of the 70 new stalls ccntracted for will be finished up by the la>t of the week and then work will be commenced on the new grand stand, which will be capable of seat ing 2500 people. The completion of the barns will be the signal for out side horsemen with strings to train to come to Walla Walla. A Lewiston man with a string of 15 runners will arrive the first of the week and lo cal trainers will soon have their strings at work on tiie new track. A number of applications for con <• sisons during the fair have already been filled with the management. "I used Trib in my practice with fine results," —D. C. Butler, M. D.. Oakland. California. Pice per treatment $12.50. For. sale by all druggists. Mrs Goodart (hostess) —Where's your appetite, Mr. Dumley? You're not eating much. Mr. Dumley (guest) —O! I eat lots. Willie Goodart —Gee! I hope you won't eat the one we play ball on. Calling Cards I rivitations Wedding Stationery ;AT HOHE CARDS f MENU CARDS and everything in the nature of : : i M Mil. i I > We have excellent : line of samples of the approved forms for society printing and I customers are assured that their printing will ' be done in the right ! way. : : : : : II j q South Third Strccct Telephone Main 123 Ik Statesman Prlntery DREAMLAND PARK.} OPEN EVERY DAY IN THE \VEEK. « A fine zoologicol collection of birds and animals. Beautif-,1 flo , * gardens. Picturesque walks and nooks. A cool place to spend an Km? \ of rest these summer evenings. v 1 ADMISSION: - - - lO cents I I II fllll W FAMILY 111 1 >J Greatly Enlarged. Thoroughly ventilated. Raised X jf| Seats. Open every evening. First performance R g| begins at 7:30. Last performance begins at Up m [l I VAUDEVILLE awE a Admission 10 and i S c - Ham Street West of Fourth E g "JACK" THOMPSON, Manager. p I SHIELDS PARK p g Cor. Main and Palouse Streets. rs g Rasmus & Selson, Props. W. L Young, Offirial .Idvertwr. g I HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE 1 p STRICTLY REFINED AND MORAL. 17 Hi Every Evening at 8:15. g R Admission irs<». Reserred lOc Extra. B Last Weelt! LastWoel£! i Owens Famous Glassi Blowers! SEE J The Harvelous Glass Engine The Glass Dresses J The Lady Glass Spinners The Glass Necktie » iv xS U P °L BSS Bonnet The Glass Pin Cushions i The Water Hammer The Pneumatic Balloon J Every visitor receives a glass present. Doors open 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. \ Price of admission reduced to l&e. \ HIDSUMMER CARNIVAL WALLA WALLA, WASH. Given under tbe auspices of tiie Walla Walla MILITARY BAND Six Days and Nights AUG. 31 TO SEPT s<«cuw« Attractions furnished by the amusement Napoleons of the East, the Southern Carnival Company, featuring the Something Doing All the Time EXCURSION RATES ON ALL ROADS Everybody Come and have a Good Time. I WHISK BROOMS 4 % Are a necessity in every house, * office and store. % • This isTthetimeof theyear when % they are needed most. So we S have put in an unusually large % stock. See our window. 1 PIONEER DRUG STORE. 8 E. L. SHALLEY, Prop. | No. 6 E. Main St. Walla Walla. W.*h. POINDEXTER WILLING. Spokane. Wash., Aug. 19. —Miles Poindexter, assistant prosecuting at torney of this county, is a candidate for congressional honors, and his name will undoubtedly go before the next republican convention. Mr. Poindexter has been prominent in political affairs for several years. He was a democrat until 1896, when he supported McKinley. He was for merly prosecuting attorney of Walla Walla county and has serve: a- W* ty prosecuting attorney of thisl ty for the past three years, in * he was a candidate for Judge of sP°j kane and Stevens counties, but ** defeated hy William B. Wchardsc* He has not yet announced his dacy for congress, but it is an '-' secret that he desires the nomin* tP O .A. STO H. I -A. - . Bear.th. >» The Kind You Have