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lining I VOLUME XXII YOUNG BOY 1 IS FIREBUG Albert Ntockor Confesses to Having liiiriied Two School Houses, Church mid Itarn The fire mysteries that have wrought up the people of Viola am! vicinity to such an extent have been cleared up by the arrest and con fession of Albert Btocker, son of .1. B. Stoeker, waose barn was burned last Sunday night. Such cunning am: well planned deviltry has not been seen in a long time. The boy chos. Sunday night for his crimes. He first set flre to the two school houses. the old and the new ones, and the .Macabees hall at Viola, at midnight on Sunday night. Just,one week later he set fire ti the Christian church at Viola in which it was planned to open school the next morning. The following Sunday night he set lire to his own father's barn, burning it with a lot of hay and other property. Suspicion pointed to him and while the sheriff and prosecuting at torney were at the Stoeker home talking with the boy's father he slipped out and set tip. to the ma chinery shed. He confesses hi guilt, telling all particulars and claims that Grovor Thomas, son of a Palouse blacksmith, was Ins accom plice. Both boys arc in jail :,t Mos cow. CHARLES S, MASON is I>KAD Former dttaen of Pullman IHed at Seattle liust Week. Leave.. liHrge Family Charles S. Meson, for many fears t citizen of Whitman county and who lived in Pullman for several years before going to Seattle, died at Seattle last week; and was burled at that place. Mr. .Mason was well , and favorably known here and the ■ 'nnouneoment of his death will come »k> a shock to his niiuiy friends. The 'herald is indebted to Mrs. Minnie Sargent, formerly publisher of the Pullman Tribune, for the following letter announcing hi., death. N.rs. Sargent's letter follows: rEdttor Herald: An old pioneer of Whitman county and Pullman was buried here last week and as no men tion has been made of the event ii the home papers, so far as I \\(jtr seen, 1 will send in this the noltVl and if you care to, make such f> no- j tice as you see fit. Charles S. Mason, born at West Winsor, Ohio, 1837, married .Miss India Mason 1869, took up home stead near Colfax fall of IST.'!, mer chant of Pullman later for 8 years. Retired and came to Seattle in 1902. Died September la, 1809. Funeral at residence. Rev. H. C. Mason form erly of Pullman officiated. Music by Mrs. Georgia Pittwood, also of Pullman. He leaves a widow and two daughters, Mrs. A. A. Miller and Mrs. R. G. Rusk. Many former Pull man people attended the funeral. Yours, etc., MRS. SARGENT. } \ SUCCESSFUL BALE The big sale of personal property at the farm of Henry Young Thurs day, was' one of the best ever held in the Palouse country, the total be ing about $10,000, of which a large portion was paid in cash. There was ■ good attendance, and almost every one was there for business. The bid ding was lively and spirited. Every thing seemed to be in demand. Horses brought record prices, more than 20 head bringing over $200 feach, and one brought $260, while others ranged from $200 U> $260. But few of the oldest and pooretJl horses sold under $100 each an 1 they went from that to the highest i>rk-« mentioned above. One span of tiru >ear-old fillies sold "or $4 10. Tkerv were nearly 50 head of horses and colts and all brought high prioK. One cow sold for $81 anci the others ranged from $40 up. The hogs brought high prices. i. S. Klemgard got about 80 head of fine shoats at $10.80 each. Taking it all through it was one of the best sales ever held in this county. It was ad vertised exclusively by sale bills printed at the Herald office, and by reading notices in The Herald and the Pacific Farmers Union. ANOTHKII IMG BALK 00MUK3 B^irTuttle will sell all of his per sonaHproperty at the E. B. Gallagher farm six and one-half miles west of Pullman on Wilbur Gulch, on Wed nesday, October 6, beginning at 10 o'cJock. There will be 18 horses, some of them extra choice; four milch cows, four beet cattle and one calf; harness, farm machinery, etc. The term* of sale are $10 and under, cash All suma over $10 a credit until October 1, 1910, will be given. A free lunch will be served at noon. Colonel J. B. Hicks is the auctioneer, of course, and J. M. Klemgard is clerk. Miss L. L. West of the Washington Viavi Co.. will lecture to the ladloit of Pullman In the Masonic hall on Tuesday. October 5, 1909, at 2:30 n m The subject will be "Woim-n. "• Old and New." AH ladies, are invited. Admision free. The Pullman Herald Devoted to the best interests of Pullman and the best farming community in the Northwest surrounding it. THE STATE COLLEGE NEWS "FIJKSHIKS" WIN FIGHT youngest Class in Washington State College First to Get Numerals on New Stuck The freshman class has won b victory and has its numerals "ir 1 boldly displayed from the top of the stack of the heat, light and power plant, whore they bid defiance and stand as a dare to the other classes. This was not accomplished with out a sever,, flght, in which several r>f the participants carried away scars of battle, and the sophomores were completely routed "foot and horse" and many of that class were tied hand and foot and compelled to He in the shadows of the trees and watch the victorious "freahies" com plete their task. '1 hen, to make it more humiliating, a kodak was se cured and the pictures of the sopho mores who were "hog tied" and piled in heaps, was taken. Another pict ure shows the big tin sign with the figures "13" displayed from the rery top of the new smoke stack. These post cards are on sale at the Corner Drug Store and at Thorpe's Smoke House, and hundreds of them are be ing sold and sent to friends at home and elsewhere. The "fresales" had planned things well. A wagon load of lumber for B .scaffold had been bought with or ders to be delivered at 2 o'clock Tues day morning, when a large bunch of freshmen met the wagon, quickly un loaded it and began the erection of a Bcaffold to the top of the chimney. Dayllghi overtook them and (lie sophomores came upon the scene with the Intention of stopping tin work. They Stopped it for a while, but only long enough for the husk.v freshmen to tie up the sophomores :ind carry them to one side, where they lay under guard while the work was continued. Vlee-Presldent Waller appeared and Stopped hostilities. He gave the freshmen permission to put a tin sign on the smoke stack* but forbade them painting anything upon it. This was all the freshmen wanted, a large tin sign was quickly prepared and A K. Bloody, who is a regular Bteeple jack, climbed up inside the smoke stack and hung the sign on the side next to the college build ings, where it can be seen from al most any point on the campus. The freshmen guarded the smoke stack until the fires were started in the furnaces and there will be no chance for any one to clim't. up in side the smoke stack and remove the siga. Tin freshmen feel that the defeat oC last week, when a number of them were tied up and photograph ed, bas been completely wiped out and the youngest class is the victor up to date. RECITAL AT COLLEGE Mr. Lionel Uittelson, head of the violin department at the state Col lege, will give his first public recital at the sew College* auditorium on Wednesday evening, October 6th, at eight o"clock. He will be assisted by Mr. rferbert Kimbrough, pianist. .Mr. (iittelson is one of the finest violinists in the west and this re cital will be a rare treat for the peo ple of Pullman and students of the \V. S. C. No admission fee will be charged and the public is cordially invited. Following is the program: PROGRAM Sonata in F major Grieg Allegra con brio 1 Allegro quasi Anriantina Allegro nwlto vivace i Messrs. Gittelson and Kimbroegfl Humoresque Dvorak Souvenir de Azaerique*. . ViVuxtemps • Mr. Gittelson Liebeswalzer Moszkowski Mr, Kimbrougrli Concerto in Q minor Brnch Allegro moderate Mr. Gittelson Adagio J Allegro energico » . : SEND COPIKB EAST ' , William Irwin. who owns, a fine farm east of Pullman, sent a number of late copies of The Herald Id friends ' in New York. " Those people bru k. j there thought I was lying when I told them of the wonderful OTOV we raise out here and I want to send BOD'S [ai>ert showing what yields we act ually/have," said Mr. Jrwin. The Herald received an order from ' a man in Illinois for several copies of 'he paper a few days ago. This man wanted to know abo"t Pullman and ■lie Palouse country and took the host i v,t<y possible to get the information, ' by rending for several copies of this] paper- 'V PI'IJiMAV POULT It V EXCHA^GK j The new poultry exchange opened; by 0. H. Foster, .n the office of Neill & Son, on Grand Street, opposite The Herald office, is in market for all I kinds of poultry, veal and dressed hogs. ; Until next Monday, the follow ing prices are offered: Chickens, 12 to 16 cents a pound. ' Good No. 1 veal, 7 to 9 cents; dressed, pork, 9 to 10 cents. See Mr. Foster before, selling your produce. ', PULLMAN, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, OCT. i, 1909. Good Progress Made in all Departments of the Big School This Week. School opened in Washington State College .Monday with one of the largest enrollments for opening day in the history of the big school. The old students began to arrive in large numbers Sunday and a great many familiar faces were seen in chape! Monday morning. There are hosts of new students and they come from all parts of the state. Seattle sends by far the largest delegation that ever entered the school from that town and Pullman people have ceased to wonder at the spasm the Seattle Times had last summer when it denounced the University of Washington manage incut for allowing Washington State College to "come to Seattle and take dozens of our best young ineii and women from under our noses and In duce them to attend the eastern Washington school." It is really surpris ing to see so many young people from Seattle, the seat of the state uni versity, enrolled as students here and to see the enthusiasm they show in t his school. Tilings athletic begin lo assume shape and there is no doubt that Wash ington State College will retain the lead it has held for several years in football and other athletic sports. Nearly 60 husky young men appear on Rogers field for football practice and it is believed that a team averaging 185 pounds t<: tin' man will be picked from this big squad. Good basket ball teams are certain, both for the boys and the girls. One of the strong est athletic managements the school has ever had is now in charge of the athletic part of the work, with Graduate Manager .lohn 11. Jones at the head, and with Coach Kienholz assisted by "Jack" Nelson, and with .1. K\ Bonier again acting as physical director, and with the largest and best assortment of men to pick from the college has ever had, there is no doubt about another good season in athletics. Next Monday morning chapel services will be held in the now auditorium, which will be a great improvement and convenience for it will be the first time in several years that there have been seats for all of the students in chapel. In announcing that seats will lie tree" President Bryan made a hit and brought down the house, for the Bpisode reported last week created a great deal of amusement among students and faculty members, The new pipe organ will not be installed until March, but after it is installed the new auditorium will be the finest room of its kind in the Inland Empire, outside of bpokane. The lires have been started in the new heat, light and power plant and the black smoke is pouring from the new reinforced concrete smoke stack. which stands L6O feet above the level of the campui and reaches down L 5 feel into the ground. The new heating systi m is a great improvement over the old system, and it is thought the new arrangement of carrying the pipes through a concrete lined tunnel will save enough in steam heat and fuel expenses to soon pay for the tost of its ('oust ruction. This tunnel, which haa a grand trunk line with many branches, is large enough for men to walk upright through them and repairs or changes can be made with little trouble and expense. The new smoke stack has a splendid draft and the hat tery of boilers and furnaces are doing good work. It is thought there will be no more difficulty in heating the buildings, even on the coldest days. One improvement that is being made in the teaching staff of the col lege is believed to be a good one. This is the employment of natives to teach the different languages. A Frenchman has been employed to teach French and Merr Stall'tout, of Berlin, Uermany, is now enreute to Pullman to take charge of the German cia«s and is expected to arrive by October 5. There are a number of changes in the faculty and in the teaching staff but all things are working harmoniously. A reception -to .Misses Riheldaffer and Robinson was given in Stevens hall Thursday afternoon from 4 to ti. to which all the young ladies of the college were invited. The reception was given by the Young Women's Chirstian Association and was well attended and greatly enjoyed by all. Ned Cheely has gone to Spokane to enter the new branch school of the veterinary science department, where ail seniors of the vet department must spend their last year in school. This is a loss to the football team but it is believed that there is enougli good material to fill up the gap without weak ening the team to any noticeable extent. There will be many changes in the football team, as the back field must be made up almost exclusively of new men, but there are some giants to chose from and with one of the best lines the team has ever had, there is no doubt that it will be a strong one. There will be Koran, "liig" Deaner, "Jumbo" Hunter, Cave, Hoone, Gal braith, Fishback, Laird, Coohn, Pancher and Conqver, of the old men, and White, Anderson and a score more of young giants to iill up the places formerly occupied by Joe Halm, Montgomery and the other stars who are no longer in the school. In welcoming the old and the new students into the school this year i'res ident Bryan made one of the happy speeches for which he is so noted, and which won the hearts of the new students. President Bryan, in closing his address said: "If 1 w€?re to say a word to the young men and women who are now beginning their work which 1 would wish them to carry through out the course, it would be 'keep the main issue before your eyes. Thorough scholarship is the chiefest end in college education.' " ... PRAISE OP WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE Last Tuesday's issue of the Spokesman-Review contained the following 'able editorial on the growth of Washington State College, at Pullman. The editorial is well worth re-printing and is here given: Fine I'l'OgTWM at I'lillman The growth of Washington State College at Pullman is a very good in jdication of the prosperity with which the Inland Empire is favored, and it aJso shows that the college enjoys the confidence of the people. This is an agricultural college, and it is making; the best of its privilege ' to aid in unlocking the riches of the soil both by training experts in its reg ular classes, by its extension work among the farmers and its winter school But with the state university located a long distance away, in Seattle, Pullman rightly serves general educational needs. Many young people who ', did not care to cross the state to attend the university find that they < an get '• the courses they desire at the college just as well, and many parents pilfer Ito hart; their sons and daughters study at I'ullman rather than at Settle, I fearing the distractions and dangers that the big Coast city has for youns J folks away from home. By serving general educational needs Pullman and a large proportion | of similar Btate colleges in this country are increasing their usefulness in re sponse to the public demand. A good illustration of the enlarged MOPS i>' the state institutions originall) intended to be distinctively agricultural is the recent selection of a graduate of the Kansas State college to be president I of Dartmouth. If 500 students enter the college this fall, as is likely to be the case, tht 'state college will crowd the state university still more closely with respect to enrollment. It is not Inconceivable that the state college will be the larg er Institution in a few yearn. Last year it had 144G students and the university 1703, but the growth at i'ullman in one year had been 346 and that of tin- university only 173 In two years the state college had Increased 4 2 per cent. COLLBGE PERSONAL \<>Ti:s Robert Phillips was her.- this week In the Interest of the Spokane Chron icle, lie will return In about three weeks and re-enter school for tile full year J. W. Wootl. of Seattle, is among he new students registered this week. I. .1. liumnion Is another new stu dent from Seattle. Bddle Quinn, of Walla Walla, has returned to school. Harvey Church, of Seattle, is an other new student who prefers W s C. to U. of W. William Hawthorne, of Tacoma, formerly with the Puget Sound Uni versity, is registered as a student in W. S. C. this year. Johnnie and Walter Dalquist, two old time favorites, are back again, after (spending the summer vacation at their home in Everett, Both are members of the Kappa Sigma. Nelson Rich, of Seattle, Is register ed as a student. It Is significant that many Seattle boys and girls are here, but not a single Pullman boy or girl is in the University of Washington. Cecil Martin, of Spokane, is another new student from the metropolis of eastern Washington. 1) Irwin, of North Vakiina, is an other "irrigation belt" student en rolled this year. The Alpha Zeta, the lirst national fraternity in Pullman, with a mem bership of If,, lias rented the Dr. C. 11. Kussel house on College hill and will have the linest "fral" house in Pullman. These are all agricultural students. The full membership will be given next week. 1.. Kittinger, of Seattle, and 1). 10 White, of the same place, the latter ja big, husky young man who is In the football squad, are valuable ad ditions to the student body this year, l.yle Buck baseball captain, has returned from .Mount Vernon and re entered school. Scott Jackson, of Portland, Ore., is again in school. Scott was former ly a resident of Pullman and attend ed the public school here. lie Is a son of H. .1. Jackson, formerly in the drug business here. Mount Vernon has a good delega tion in school. The students thus far registered from that place are: Elmer Edwards, W. M. Nelson, 0. L. NelfOC, I*. A. Cornelius, J. A. Cornel ius, Leon Thomas. Walter Codington and Miss Laura Ihompson, of Sedro-Woolley, are in college this year Anacortes is represented by J. VV. Russell and A. Kellogg. Colfax has eight students as fol lows: Sam Kimbrotigh. Clinton Uu Vail, Ernest Bills, Philip Howard, Joe Harter, Walter Doolittle, Arch Kirkland and Miss Winifred Wal mer. WILLFEEDMANYSTEFRS Well Known I'lillnuinite to Try . ced ing l«argo Hunch Fur Winter Markets Ed. Gallm-her. whose farm lies west of Pullman, bought 88 head of fine two and three-year-old steers from Ed. Priest, Wednesday. Mr. Gallagher already had about 40 head of good steers and now has 80 head which he will fatten for the markets of the northwest and will sell some time during the winter. He plans to feed them hay and grain and expects to have them in prime condition when beef reaches the highest prices next winter. Ed. Priest had DOUghl these steers with the intention of ■hipping them to Seattle. lie had picked them up, a few at a time, until ne had :'.« head. ,ili in prime condition for the market, and he was trying to buy .Mr. Gal lagher's 40 head and had offered him a prloe, which Mr. Qallagher did not think whs enough. Mr. Priest said: '! have :;h head that I will take that price for," and Mr. Gallagher said: I 11 take them," and the deal waa made, and the would-be buyer be came the seller and the would-be sell er became the buyer. Mr. Gallagher drove the steers to his ranch and turned them into the stubble fleldn. He expect! to make a nice profit on the deal. MAY HAVK A HOUHK SHOW Pullman business men are agitat ing the question of holding another horse show I his fall. Tfaftsa show! have alwajs proved interesting, en tertaining and useful. It is to be hoped that. the ■ movement will be carried to completion. It will bring many farmers and stockmen to town and will awaken interest in the breeding of better hors**. . A com mittee will probably be appointed to take charge of the matter and ar range details which will be announc ed M soon as completed. Call and see Schneller's Optical Specialist, of Walla Walla, Tuesday October 5, at the Artesian hotel, if your eyes trouble you or you need a pair of glass** (artesian)/ NUMBER I PRES. BRYAN A WINNER <;«»* Man, Prize* at Spokane Inter- State Fair. .1. H. T. Smith, Also Wins /*** President B. A. Hryan, of Wuh itißton BUte College, whoso fine farm "I more than 1006 acres lies north w.si of town two miles, won the championship on Derkshire hogs at the Spokane Inter-State Fair last week. President Bryan has won more prizes than any other Berk shire exhibitor In tbe Inland Empire In the past two years, having car ried off the grand championship on sows ai the state fair at North Ya kluiii lust year and his herd took so many prizes that ho has a flno col lection of ribbon*, cups and other emblem*. in addition to the first prises offered by the fair association Preaident Hryan won a special prize offered by Senator T. T. Kerl, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. l 11. T. Smith, of Pullman, and H. \V. Poster, of Colfax, a brother of W. 1). Foster, farm superintendent at thf> State College, won many prizes at Spokane. The complete list is here given: President Hryan won first with a boar two years old and more, first and sfioond with a sow two years old 0r... more, first with a sow one year old and under two, first wtth a sow six months old and under twelve, second with a sow under six month*, lirst with a herd, first with a fat bar row under one year old, and sweep stakes both for best sow and best boar. Mr. Smith won first with a boar one year old and under two, third with a fat b.irrow under one year old, and second with pen of barrows. Mr. Poster yon second with a boar under six months, second and third with ■ sow six months old and under twelve, first and third with a sow un der six months, second with a herd, second with a fat barrow under one year, and first with a pen of barrows. BOUGHT CORN BINDER 11. loiter liny* Second of These Ma chines Kver Hold in Pullman. Corn News A. B. Baker & Company Hold to Mary Polger, of the Palouse Country Improvement Company, a large new corn binder this week, this being the second machine of this kind ever sold in Pullman. Mr. Folger iia» about 30 acres of corn on his farm three and one-half miles southwest of town, and the Palouse Country Improvement Company has some corn growing on its farm, on Union flat. Mr. Folger has been making ex perimeati in corn growing this year and his experience will be of interest to others. He got the Heed from liiuu, Idaho, Spokane and from Washington State College. The lowa corn grew to a great height, from ■even to ten feet, and has enormous ear*, but he fearH it will not mature and set ripe enough for seed, as It is now just past the roasting ear ■tage. He thinks it is ideal for sil age and believes thot it will pay to send east for seed corn when it la wanted for silage An enormous amount "f f«'«'d (>a» be secured in "his way. The Spokane need corn, which the dealer claim! was raised near Spo kane but which Mr. Folger believes was imported from the east, was quite similar to the lowa corn, but nut quite as large and more of the can will mature. The corn raised by the State College Experiment Sta tion did quite well and is giving a good yield of well matured ears. But ihe lust Malta were obtained from one bushel t seed corn secured at .Juliaetta, Idaho, from Abram Adama. This has been fully matured for two or line v'ks, and Mr. Folger be lieves «tiat It Is a desirable corn to raise In the Palouse country, as the ears are large, well filled, plump and hard. Last spring the Palouse Country Improvement Company got some teed corn from northern New York. Only a small package was received bu mall but this was planted and has proved to be Ideal corn for this country. This Is what ia call "Cali co" or "Eight-Rowed" corn. It is hard, smooth of grain, has eight rows of grains to the ear, and ma tures early and yields well. Mr. Folger has some ears 12 Inches In length, which are excelent samples of feed corn. It is said that kind of corn is grown almost exclusively In northern New York where the sea sons are short and the frosts come early. The corn is of many colors, ranging from bright red to yellow, brown and deep blue. The Pullman Bakery hau moved in to the building formerly occupied by the Palace Meat Market and i« pre pared to nil all orders promptly and with satisfaction. The room vacated by th<- bakery i« to be occupied by the City Dye Work*, cleaners and dyers now located on Grand street, A new floor is being put In and tne building is to be improved.