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!*«>£•■ Two LOCAL HAPPENINGS The Smith Bros, sale Tuesday at tracted a big crowd and wh la d-.t'.L; Bt time* was spirited most arti ries brought a small price. Ho and mules particularly went at a tow figure, while most of the 1 brought over $ 1"" per head R< tidents of High street met at the city hail Saturday evening and as a result of a ballot it was decided that native f:i trees be placed on both sides of the street this spring. tending \v. s C. was called to her M 1 .1 ret FergQSOn, who i tending W. B. C . was called to her count of illness in the family. Frank Sexton of Spokane was down Bnndaj t<> see his grandfather, Sol omon Maguire. The street commissioner has iieen Instructed by the city council to gravel a portion of the parking strip near the John Squii lence on Spring street. Thi- nrw paving at that point innk<>s it almost impossible for horses to make the hill when the pavement is slippery and it is be lieved thai they will li' 1 able to *»* --enre ■ footing <>n the traveled park ing strip. Dr. 1. 18. Budilow left yesterday for Bpokane, where she will attend the dental association tneetii The Missi 1 lima Chamberlin and Jeanette Tweedie spent the week-end in Colfas visiting al the home of Miss Chamberlln'a mother. Fire Chief ltashaw lias been in strncted by the city council to pur chase such axes, spotlights, liars and other equipment as la necessary for the tire department. inspector ,i v. Pullenwelder of Spokane made bis annual Inspection of the local postoffice this week. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Clover IH't Mon day for lint Lake, Oregon, where they have accepted positions at the Hot Lake sanitarium. .1. K. Wetherell slipped and fell down the steps in front of Wilson hall Tuesday morning and severely sprained his rlghi ankle. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Van Gorder are making preparations to move to Clarkston. Mr. Van Gorder, who is In tlio contracting business, and who has done a large amount of work in Pullman, will still make this point the northern end of his field of op erations. Miss Ruby Clover is visiting friends in Lewiston, Idaho, this week. Mrs. !•:. a. Patterson returned home Monday after caring for Mrs. Marvin Williams, who had an attack of pneu monia following the flu. Raymond Lee has the pneumonia. Harvey Copenhaver was taken to Colfax recently for an operation for appendicitis. He was in a critical condition. Postmaster Allen has petitioned for a fourth City carrier to more ade quately serve the people of Pullman and it is expected that the request Will be granted in the near future. w. ii. i.'itta is again carrying mail after an attack of flu which Inca pacitated him for a. few days. Misses Elizabeth Conley of Cheney and Erna Perkins of Qoldendale were week-end guests ol the former's sis ter and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Thornton. Klaine Martin spent the week end in Spokane with friends. B. F. Campbell and daughters, Misses .Nellie and Pearl, went to Spo kane Monday and spent a couple of days. "Dad" Raymond is back on the Job with the Emerson Mercantile company after week's Him Prof. an. Mrs. C. Q. Waif el ex pect to ie..\e lor i.os Angeles, Calit., about April 1 in their car. or as soon as the roads are passable. Dr. A. H. Hudson went to Spo kane yesterday to attend the annual clinic of the Spokane County Dental association. H. D. Merritt, of Spokane, deputy collector of internal revenue, was a Pullman visitor yesterday. W. \V. Foote, State College librar ian, is greatly improving the appear ance and convenience of his home on Monroe ■treat by remodeling. Some of the features of the lmprorementi are a built-in buffet and china clos ets, a sun parlor and a colonial en trance. The work is being done by Smith and Basford. Grace E. Britzius, who is nursing in cases under the care of Dr. Gille land, has Just returne<> to Pullman after a two weeks visit with her parents at Harlowton, Mont. She reports a great deal of snow thero and that present indications are for a good crop this year. The train on which she returned encountered bad snow slides in the mountains and Mrs. <;. w. Reed, wife of the for mer postmaster, recently suffered a stroke of paralysis ai her home in San DiegO, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hungate were visiting her at the time. Dr. !•'. i>. Heald spent From Thurs day until Sunday in PrOSSer ai Ing in some co-operative experiments tor the potato grow 1 Mrs. Ed. Roth last week enter tained her sister, Mrs. \ 1 It-ri. and hi r daughter, Rattle, of Moscow. Rev. \v. C. Hicks, formerly dean hi All Saints' cathedral, Spokane. hai accepted the Invitation of May nardVPrice post, American pegion, lo deliver In Pullman his address on the Americanization program. The date Will he alinouiu ed later. Mrs. Carl Wilkerson left Wedi day for a visit In Chicago, Mr, and Mrs liryan llaldwin. re- Biding east of Pullman, are the par ents oi a nine and one-half pound :on burn Monday morning. \ delegation of Colton Pythians came over Monday evening to at tend the regular session of Evening Star Lodge. The third rank was ex emplified and a feed was provided. 11. M. Chambers, alumni secretary at the State College, this week pur ■ <\ .1 new Ford coupe from Mar [ tin's garage. \V. ,l. Brock this week applied to the city council for license to collect and dispose of garbage. The license . was granted, the fee being $300. Mr. Brock will in turn receive $300 from the city as garbage superintendent. Mrs. Stella Nolan has been having an attack of flu. .1. W. Park, son of Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Park of Cleveland street, who has been employed in the automobile bUBineBS in Spokane, has resigned to pl a similar posit ion in Lewiston, B. Thompson returned Saturday from a week's visli in ColtOD with hia daughter who has been having the flu. James M. Davis made a business trip to Vakima and Seattle the lat ter part of last week. Mr. and Mis. Fred C. Densow have taken a baby boy into their home. The young sent is 1 I months old and is named Richard. Mrs. .1. L. Gilleland has been sick with the flu at the Northwest sani tarium, but has returned home. T. .1. (VI lay has had a relapse from the flu. The Liberty theatre caused much excitement by their offer to give away a baby last Friday at the show. The baby rabbit was won by Wade Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zalesky and family have been Buffering from the flu. The music department of the Woman's club will meet next Mon day afternoon al the home of Mrs. \ M. Bond, 305 Montgomery street a program will l><> given from the works of some American 11.1'ti composers County Assessor J. M. Klemgard was ,i Pullman visitor Wednesday. The women's guild of St. Jai Episcopal church will hold a Bale on Wednesday, April 5, In the parish hall. Fancy and useful articles and cooked food will be on Bale. Tea WIU be served. AH are invited to bring their friends and have a social hour. \ letter received from Henry Neel stales that they It'll aSn DiegO, Calif., March 15, for Long Beach, Los Au and Los Molinos, iii which places they expect to remain for a short time until the roads get in better shape. He Bays that there is a lot of snow m the mountains and that cold winds have made the weath er very disagreeable. i The women's guild of the Episco pal church will meet next week with Mrs. l). c. Callahan. Mr. and .Mrs. Win. (Joodyear leave for Spokane today tO^vUit friends and attend the Qalli-Curci conceit. Gilbert Btalret went to Spokane yesterday on business. All. WHEAT LOOKS GOOD Fall wheat never looked better at this season Of the year, is the opin ion of Pullman farmers who have watched many crops mature in this district. The wheat came through the winter unharmed and during the past few days has made a remark able growth. This week has wit nessed the disappearance of a large per centage of the snow which coy . ered the hills and the south slopes I are bare, although considerable snow remains on the north slopes. The soil is full of moisture and | with anything like an average grow i ing sceason Pullman should produce FAMILY GATHERING AT J. 11. GLOVER HOME ■ w:-j ■A family reunion was held last ' Sunday at the home of 3. B. Glover on Dexter street, Besides Mr. and Mrs. Glover there were nine children and five grandchildren" present, among these being Mr. and Mrs. Fred Glover of Lewistown, Mont.; Jack Glover of Colfax, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Glover and Mr. and Mrs. Jess Glover , of Pullman; Mr. and Mrs. M. F. . Brownfleld of Pullman, Ruby Glover and Walter, Marvin and Harlan Glo ver, all of Pullman. It was the first time for several years that the en- i tire family had been together and a | big family dinner was one of the. features of the gathering. I ___„ FORMER PULLMAN PASTOR HAS SERIOUS HOUSE PIKE Information has reached ('.infield, that Rev. Leo l. Totten, former Garfield and Pullman pastor, now : of Great Falls, Mont., suffered se- ] verely from a fire in his house on , February 27. With the mercury 17 degrees below zero, the family was I driven in their night clothes from j the manse by the fire. Mr. Totten j was severely burned about the face, ' but is recovering. The house and j furniture were greatly damaged and , the pastor's excellent library was j damaged far beyond the Insurance , carried.—Garfield Enterprise. j PULLMAPGUAROTO CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY Anniversary Rnnquet am! Program to 1 10 Given at Armory Next Tuesday Evening Invitations are out tor the first annual anniversary banquel ol Com pany K. t 61b1 Infantry, national guard, to I)' 1 held at the armory Tuesday evening, March 28, at 6:15. The eveni is in celebration of the anniversary of the date on which the local guard unit was federally rec ognized, March 80, 10 21. Thi' banquet will In- served by Rob inson's at 6<> cents per plate. Alter the banquel a program will he ren dered, consisting of a short talk, a one-act play and two reels of over seas motion pictures, the same as have been shown throughout the state at a charge of from r>'o cents to $1.00. Lieutenant Btanton .F. Hall will preside as toastmaster and the fol lowing program will be given: "The National Guard a Com munity Asset" Captain (leo, 11. < rannon "What Pullman Citizens Think of Pullman Citizen Sol diers'' \Vm. Goodyea r "How it. Feels to Be a Sergeant" Sgt. Paul 11- Douglass One-Act Play. "A Nighi in the Field" Cast Sergeants Han Campbell. Xeal How. Paul Douglass, First Ser geani Harold H. Henry, Corporals ( Keith Manring, Phil Fraser and Pri vates Ben}. Berry, Fred Calachan, Kenneth Gage, Edwin Gannon, Edw. McCully, T.oweii McDonald, Lloyd C. Moss, Harry Porter. Aaron Knbbins, Clinton Snyder. Joseph Wetherell, and John I-'. Weir. Director, Lieut. C. E. Haasze. Two Heels of Overseas Action Mo tion Picture-. Title "Per Bhing's Crusaders." <>U> TIME PULLMANITE l>li:i> AT KENDRICK Barney Riley, aged 77 years and an early day resident of this sec tion, died at his home in Kendrick, Idaho, last Friday, death being caused by Influenza and tuberculosis. Funeral services were held at Ken drich Saturday and were attended by Mr. and .Mrs. George Grant of this city, old friends of the family Mr. Riley homesteaded near Whelan in the early days and for several years was one of the prominent farm ers of that district. In 1900 he soLl his place to George Grant and re- Imoved to Kendriek. where he re sided until his death. He is sur vived by his widow and 10 children, the youngest a baby less than two years old. PULIiMAX SAVES OX STREET, WATER SALARY That Pullman is exceptionally fortunate in having, in C. M. Hoop er, a man who can handle the duties ill" both street and water superin tendent in an efficient manner and at a cost far below the cost in other towns of the I'alouse country is indi cated by figures secured this week on wages paid *or employes in the two department? in other towns. In Moscow, for instance, they pay $600 per month for practically the tame work done here by Mr. Hooper for $130 per month, and six men figure in the work. In Colfax the cost for the work done here by Mr. Hooper is at $310 per month, with four Tin; PULLMAN HERALD PURELY SOCIAL "Hello! How are you? Doesn't it seem good to have ,i chance to rest a little and not have to dress up for a party every afternoon or evening. i certainly am enjoying this lull in the social whirl but, believe me, after Lent is over and the entertaining be gins again, 1 shall be ready to go to everything. What's that? Oh, you like the material for my new dress. lam so glad. I think it will make a ■ stunning gown for evening parties. ' Are you sewing, too? I'm darning all my husband's socks and mending 1 all our clothes so as to be ready for I the after-Easter social rush. Well, I good-bye, I'm going to take a nap— have to get a little beauty sleep, you know, while there's a chance." Mrs. M. J. Beistel entertained at | a delightful 1:00 o'clock luncheon J at her home on Grand street Friday .afternoon. Pink was the prevailing (color and the decorations were car i ried out with bouquets of sweet peas and carnations. The guests were J seated at five tables and following ' the luncheon enjoyed playing rummy. High honors were won by .Mrs. P. C. j Densow and Mrs. E. E. Werner won the consolation prize. Another prize ! in cutting the cards was won by Mrs. E. \V. Thorpe. Last Friday evening the members j of the Tuesday afternoon bridge club . entertained their husbands at the home of Prof, and Mrs. H. H. May nard. The house was attractively decorated with St. Patrick sugges tions. Guests were seated at seven tables. The gentlemen's prize was won by A. M. Bond and the ladies' | prize by Mis. R. x. Miller. The hostesses were Mesdanies Maynard. D. C. Downen, A. J. Hinkle and C. L. | Vincent. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Heck were hosts to the members of the Utopian Card club Saturday evening. Green was the prevailing color in the decora- I tions in keeping with St. Patrick's day. Honors for high score at 500 were won by Mrs. H. F. Newbrough I j and Dr. Newbrough captured the 1 consolation prize which was a clay pipe. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. St. John gave a house warming at their new home |in College Park last Tuesday even j Ing. The house was attractively dec { orated in St. Patrick tokens. Five I hundred was played at three tables. ! honors going to Mrs. H. H. Maynard The hosts were recipients of many ; valuable presents. The P. C. Card Club was entertained Saturday evening by Mr. and Mrs. A. P>. Boling, when plans were complet ed tor a dinner party to be given Saturday evening of tin's week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Jamar, Delicious refreshments were Berved and five hundred was played. The Blngville fair and dance will ■be given al Masonic hall the evening of April 7. The village fair will be | ready for business at 6:30. All Vla ! sons and their families and members of the Eastern star and their tam are eligible to attend. The 7A grade Of the Main school gave a St. Patrick's party Friday evening in the play room of the Main building. Games and refreshments were enjoyed during the evening, partners being found by green pipes | which were numbered. Airs. C. I). Martin was hostess to , the members of the Ideal Sewing club i last Thursday afternoon. The guests besidi g the members were Mrs. Scott. | C.etehell and Mrs. 0. T. Hill. The Rebekahs gave a St. Patrick's day party Wednesday evening at Ma sonic hall. It was delayed until they could get the hall. Five hundred | was played. Mrs. Ed. Roth entertained a club of 24 ladies at her home last Friday. St. Patrick decorations were carried out and a delightful afternoon is re ported. Chapter S. P. E. 0., gave their annual B, T. 1.. party to their hus bands Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs r. C. Forrest. Din ner was served at 6:30. Mrs. Dennis Hunt entertained the ladies of the Tuesday afternoon bridge club this week. High honors were won by Mrs. George Gannon. The Neighborly Neighbors club was entertained yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. F. V. Roth on State street. Mrs. Alice Ohamberlin. her daugh ter, Mac Cbamberlin, and son, Je rome Chamberlin, drove up from Colfax Tuesday and visited the for- I mer's daughters, Mrs. Arthur Thomp- DECLAMATION CONTEST SI T Foil TONIGHT The second school declama tion contest is lob« held in the high school auditorium tonight (Friday, ,March 8 \ \ a: 7:30 p. m. The contestants have been chosen from the ;,.\ to si? gradei exclusive of 6B and 78, Tin winner is to rep ut the grade school in a district contest. Those entered are as follows: "The Painful Age". .Marjorie Taylor 'The Tonic" William Law "Rebecca of Sunny brook Farm" v . .Virginia Jacobs The Owl Critic" Laura George "Aunt Doleful'! Visit" Hazel IMaskol "The Terrible Moment" Carl Kruegel "Little Orphant Annie" Elltabeth McCarthy "The Last Word" Qalfl Peed "Our Baby" Winnifred Blegler "Miss Minerva and Polly Hum pus" (lenevieve Schroder "The Mourning Veil 1 Florence Porter "Conversa/./homis" . Charles Banders "Aunt Lenora's Hero" . Virginia Watt "Ounga Din" Burr Lounabury "Bingism" William Morris PULLMAN SHOULD RESPOND TO SALVATION AIJMY (ALL Pullman's drive tor funds to assist in Carrying on the work of the Sal vation Army is being completed and an effort will be made to raise the full quota within the next few days. l>. P. Staley, chairman of the local Committed, has made arrangements with both banks to accept donations to the fund and poisons who desire tii subscribe to the work are urged to make their subscriptions as early as possible. In 1920 the total counoty quota was $ 1000, practically all of tWhich was expended outside the 'county. In iiplm the quota was raised to $4600, of which at least $2600 'will go toward carrying on the work in this county alone, through the corps which maintains headquarters ,at Colfax. In mun the people of Pullman oversubscribed the city's $1000 quota by $200, and are expect ed to do equally as well in the pres ent campaign. Either bank will take your subscription, and committees will canvass the city Tuesday, April 4, to make up any deficit. CITY WAGE SCALE HITS RIGHT POLICE Salary Reduced 920 Monthly—Chief of Police Salary Remains the Same—Day Laborers Reduced Twenty dollars per months was I lopped off the salary of the assistant policeman and nightwatchtnan in a new wage schedule adopted by the I cit> council Tuesday night upon rec ommendation hi a committee includ ing Councilmen Lawler and Yen. Under the new schedule, which be comes effective April i. the salary of the chief of police, who is also chief of the lire department, will remain as at present, $130 per j month. The assistant police and ninhl watchman will suffer a reductoin from $120 to $100 and the street and water commissioner Will receive 0 monthly, as at present. The pay for all extra police and night watchmen is reduced from 50 cents to 45 cents per hour. Three regular day laborers, including the street sweeper, will receive $8.60 per day after April i. as against $4 at pre cut. while the man and team will be pai.l $6.00 per day instead of the present scale of $6.75. All extra day labor will hereafter draw 4 0 cen<3 per hour, the present rate be ing 50 cents, and extra men with teams will be paid at the rate of $5.00 per day, a reduction of $1.75. PYTHIAN DANCE MONDAY The first of a series of dances to be given by Evening Star Lodge No. 26, Knights of Pythias, as a benefit for the Pythian home to be con structed at Vancouver, Wash., will be held Monday evening in the K. of P. hall. Tickets for a single dance will be sold at $1.00, or a coupon ticket good for the entire series of three dances at $2.00. , MODERN WOODMEN Pullman Camp No. 6441, Modern Woodmen of America, will hold a social session in the K. of F. hall on Tuesday evening, March 28. All members of the order, as well as all Royal Neighbors, with their families, are invited to be present. Enter tainment in the nature of cards, dancing and refreshments jwill be furnished by the members of the lo cal camp. Ki-ldny. M;irrli 2». 19^ LEGIONAtRES CHANGE THEIR MEETING PLACE Henceforth Meetings Win fio jf in Masonic Hall at 7::$o >| on ; day Evenings Pr0m;,,,,, Scheduled Maynard-Price post, American U. gion, has secured the Masonic yi for a meeting place and after Aw 1 will hold weekly meetings on ft! day evenings at 7:30. The i Un i eons will be discontinued for t k time being at least, but on one meet' ing night each month the time win be given over largely to a social 8* sion. At the meeting of the post held last night George H. Gannon spoke on the history of the Ameri can Legion. Other educational talks scheduled for future meetings are as follows: ' j March 30—L. K. Martini on "J sights Into the Rubber Industry" I April 3 Harry A. St ruppl er „,! "National Adjusted Compensation* April 10— L. Thornbe.rg on His. Tory of the District School." April 17- Harold St. J ohn „ "Sidelights on Early Exploration d the Pacific Northwest.•• April 24 —K. Lee Dunlap on "Hoi We Should Interest Our High School students in a College Education!* May l (':"-l If. Vilkeson 03 "Philippine Independence." .May 8— Lieutenant Twitchell on "Aerial Photography." May 15— Leonard Hooper on "Sur render of the German High s eas Fleet." May 22- Noel Bakke on "Release of Political Prison.>rs in Federal Pjj. itentiaries." May 29— Prof. c. H. Wooddy on ".Justice of the American Courts. HARNESS AMI UNDERWEAR MIA AT SALES MKKTIXG Harness and fancy underwear constituted the stock in trade of the budding business men and business women of the city of Pullman at the fortnightly session of the salesman ship class in Emerson hall, Tuesday evening. Fortunately, .Miss Elma Chamberlin, clerk at the (ireenawalt- Polger company, was selected to "sell" the nether garment!, while L. B. Christian of Christian Bros, harness shop was assigned the task of making Bomebody believe he needed a new set of work harness. Had the assignments been reversed the propable result Is a matter of conjecture. At any rate, Miss Cham berlin proved her ability as a sales lady when she "sold" her wares to Mrs. George Schroder despite many obstacles placed in her way. W 1 Greenawali was so convinced of the value of Christian Bros, harness by Mr. Christian's sales arguments that he "bought" the harness himself. The sales classes continue to hold the interest of the men and women '■moiled and great good is being ac complished In the way of better salesmanship and greater corditlitj and deference for the customers. DISHWASHER ADMITS STEALING FROM GIRL i Myron 1). Hoag, alias Thomas If ; Moore, was arrested the first of the If I week at Pullman, where he was em-1 ; ployed as dishwasher at the Palace I i hotel. He was charged with grand I larceny, it being alleged that he had If j stolen $75 from the room of a giri It ; employed at the hotel. It was re-1 ] ported that he had purchased trav j eler's checks and was about to leave Pullman when he was arrested. He pleaded guilty in justice court and was bound over to the superior cou-t. Sheriff Cole's record shows that Hoag had served time in the state reformatory at Monroe and in th*-, Ohio state penitentiary. When arraigned in superior court Hoag pleaded guilty and was sen' tenced to the state penitentiary Walla Walla for from 1 to 15 year* He turned over $75 to the sheriff to reimburse Nellie Bachman, tb* girl from whom he stole the money —Colfax Gazette. WHAT AC. GRADS ARE DOI>'C In response to a question -H*8 * sent out by Dean Johnson of "* department of agriculture, WasU* ton State, College, recently elumni replied that at present tW are occupied as follows: 40 teach"* 35 farming, 5 taking advanced «°: in other institutions, 2 employ*3" government department of agri" ture, 4 in military service, 4 I**' periment station work, and tbBJ*T are county club leaders, news *pt era, bookkeepers, office roanßg sheep buyers, fruit inspectors, «^ cultural teachers, athletic coa*"* etc- JB Treat oats and w *<>a|L.£[fijiim| j*