A GREAT SUCCESS Our Clipping Contest was a great success, so great a suc- cess that it will be impossible to announce the successful con- testant before Tuesday morning. We have decided to give the second highest contestant a $3 Hammock; the third highest, her choice of our work or lunch baskets to the value of $1.00 Girls watch our ads we will make them interesting. High Grade Odds and Ends Couches Japanese Hatting Home without a couch is not 50 Per Cent Discount nearly so comfortable as home with We have an assortment of about one of our High Grade Couches, fifteen different patterns of Japanese built of the very best material Matting, remnants from one to throughout and will outwear several twelve yards in length which must covers and still retain its shape. go at one-half of regular price. The springs rest on patent steel 20c Matting, per yd 10c slats and are tied and braced with a 25c Matting, per yd.... 121-2 C special steel wire so that it is im- n ~ __ possible for them ever to break loose 300 Mattm £> P** yd.... 15c or slip out of place. The springs 40c Matting, per yd.... 20c are covered with heavy canvass in- ? 60c Matting, per yd... -30c stead of burlap, thus making a much . more durable cover. \u25a0 Hardwood frame, neatly carved, : 28 inches wide, and full steel con- f\*t rx,,.^- struction. Good velour to VHI OIOVeS cover * At our second hand department, Golden Oak frame, steel con- NQ> 9e. Alder Street, we have an struction, with spring edge, full size assortment of Oil Stoves, in first and covered with best velour. A . e i ass condition, which we are offer- very handsome and durable to\(i F.A \ ns from couch fWtrfff s m Quartered Golden Oak frame, *P«s'i> u very heavy and handsome, spring A good two-burner gasoline stove in edge, steel construction A AO good condition is also here and will throughout; in best velour uO.OV be sold at a bargain. Same as above covered toKfy K(i in best leather ifP«fciPf \u25a0 Vudor Economy and Safety Porch Jelly Glasses * We have Jelly Glasses covered and uncovered; all at bottom prices. Makes home comfortable in the But putting up jelly in a £ pint, hottest weather, adds more room to smooth top table tumbler and seal- the house and are effective in mak- . . ~ ... ... nara fß np ing the home cool. They obstruct m S 11 ai [ ll* h * ? tna AlttA f P?«? the sun, but allow a free circulation 18 now tne safest > cheapest and most of air. Made of linen fibre with popular way. We have them at, cords that don't kink and metal per doz. pulleys that don't break. They pull up like theatre curtains. Don't cost much. We want you to see them. ___?? ?? I?' » The Davis-Kaser Co., EVERYTHING TO FURNISH THE HOUSE. Next to Postoffice ..... Alder Street THE EVENING STATESMAN, MOWOAY, 01JLV 27, ItOt, M LOCAL REITS Of NT Mr. and Mrs. A. Larsen are spend- ing a few days at Saling's camp. G. W. Fitssimmons and wife have gone to Westport for a few days's out- ing. Dr. H. J. Poyneer of Pomeroy pass- ed through the city today on his way to his ranch. W. L. Cad man and wife and J. H Graham and wife are spending a few days at Klicker springs. J. C. H4ll man has taken charge of' the meat market at Dixie and is oper- i ating two routes among the farmers of the foothill country. Mrs. J. H. StockweU and Mrs. Guy Allen Turner went to the Toll Gate Sunday, to spend a week in the re- freshing atmosphere of the Blue mountains. Dr. H. H. Davidson and wife, Wil- liam Hogoboom and wife, Elmer Hog- oboom and Miss Rowena Mathlot spent Sunday fishing in Mill creek, with much sport and good success. The lire department had a long run this about 10:30, a straw Are in the street at the corner of Chestnut and Catherine having alarmed the residents of the neighborhood. By the time the department arrived the blaze had spent its fury, and the run had been made for nothing. On the bulletin boards at the court house and at the postoffice will be noticed a report of the meeting of the board of county commissioners, posted to give the people notice of the action of the board. The report is carefully typewritten, and constitutes the mat- ter usually furnished the newspapers for publication. On account of the expense attached to the work in the newspapers the commissioners will try the experiment of posting the no- tice according to law. This is an in- novation in Walla Walla county offi- cial proceedings. W. D. Smith is the best equipped funeral director in the city. Offers largest assortment of goods at half the price of competitors. THE WALLULA DITCH. Will Bring Under Cultivation Many Acres of Desert Land. John M. Hill, of the firm of Hill and Dickson, returned on the early morn- ing train Saturday from Wallula where he went for the purpose of cruising the arid! lands lying between Wallula an the mouth of Snake river, embracing township seven and eight, range thirty-one, and that part of township eight, range thirty lying east of the Columbia river. Mr. ; Hill stated to a reporter for the States- man that he made a thorough exam in. ation of these lands, and that they are Ti as good' if not superior; to the lands on either side of the Kennewick ditch on the west side of the Colum- bia The proposed irrigation ditch which, when completed will furnish water for about 12,000 acres of these lands is now being surveyed with a view to early completion of the same by the company that has it in charge »In Mr. Hill's' opinion these lands when covered by the proposed dilch will be as valuable as any of the irrigated lands in the Yakima or Kennewick districts, and the markets will be greatly superior on account of having two Competing lines of railroad in close proximity. When asked if there are any valuable lands subject to en- try in the townships mentioned, he replied that there are a few tracts, one of two of which are very ohoice, but that the greater part of the lands are already covered by desert land en- tries and contests. Mr. Hill thinks the reclamation of this vast amount of land will greatly add to the taxable property of Walla Walla county, and that in point of value the east side of the county will no longer be so top heavy. What are you doing for the States- man coupon prize? WALLA WALLA NEATLY DEFEATED Ninth Cavalry Carried Honors off Sec- ond Streets Grounds Yesterday The Ninth Cavalry scored an easy victory over the amateurs yesterday afternoon. In a game fairly well at- tended, and quite interesting. At no time during the game did the amateur* show up equal to the boys from the fort, and it was not a surprise whei 'he game closed with a score of 11 lo In the first inning Aubin made a wild throw to "Babe" Brown, and in turn Brown tossed the ball over his shoulder and quit the game. Two men scored on the wild throw snd the unceremonious quitting of Brown. The matter received well merited crit- icism. The crowd was not large but it was enthusiastic, and the weather was ideal. The line up was as follows: Walla Walla?Buchet, ss; McCool, rf; Brown, 3b; Gray, cf; McGucken, rf and lb; Parks, If and 1 b; Lankard, c; Fisher, 3b; Aubin, 2b; McDonald, p and If. Ninth Cavalry?Bryson, C; White, If; Pleasant, cf; Brown, 3b; Golden, as; Allen, p; Tin-ley, p; Woodward, lb; Blanch, rf; Corbett, 2b. Score by Innings, Ninth Cavalry .4 0031011 I?ll Walla Walla ..0 0101 0 010?3 Summary. Earned runs ?Ninth Cavalry 3, Wal- la Walla 2. Left on bases?Ninth Cavalry 3, Walla Walla 4. Stolen bases?White, Brown, Wood- ward, Blanch, Bryson, Buchet, Parks. Home runs?Buchet, McCool. Double plays?Golden to Corbett, Corbett to Wood worth. Bases on balls ?By Tinsley 1, by McDonald 1. Hit by pitched ball ?Golden, Brown, McDonald. Struck out by Allen 3, Tinsley 2, McDonald 4, Parks 2. Hits off Allen 6, off Tinsley 2, off McDonald 6, off Parks 1. Passed ( hall ?Lankard. Time of game?2:26. Umpire?Ennis. DREAMLAND PARK NOTES. Greatly to the disappointment of the public and the park management, the high dive by Prof. Vaught failed to come off Sunday afternoon. The failure was caused by an insufficiency of water to bring the pool up to the depth required. At the last hour some person or persons unknown turned the water from its accustomed channel and before it could be brought back into the park again, it was too late to attempt the dive. In spite of the large crowd which was turned away an attendance of over 500 en- joyed the concert by the Ninth Cavalry band. The high dive is postponed un- til next Sunday, August 2, when it will positively come off, as a tank is being prepared, lined with tin that will be brimming with water by Friday in readiness for the act Wednesday evening the regular dance will come off. A fine three months old black bear was added to the collection of ani- mals Sunday. The lake and Garrison creek exist only in name at the present but the former will soon be filled by the pow- er pump. FAMILY THEATER REOPENS. The people of Walla Walla will no- tice with pleasure that the Walla Walla Family theater which was pat- ronized so liberally this spring has again been opened. The first perform- ance will be tomorrow evening begin- ning at 8:30 o'clock. Previous to this the band wfll give a concert for one hour in front of the theater. The bill is an exceptionally strong one as will be noticed by the advertisement in this issue, eight stars constituting the aggregation. The theater has been enlarged, seats have been raised and the place will be cool at all times. Clip the coupons. Sign and bring in at once. GRAIN COFFEE Even children drink Grain-O because they like it and the doc- tors say it is good for them. Why not? It contains all of the nourish- ment of the pure grain and none of the poisons of coffee. TRY IT TO-DAY. At#os? ?mjmhmv; lie. sad Me. par package WALLA WALLA COUNTY SCHOOLS Splendid Showing Made In Superin- tendent's Report. County Superintendent Myers has prepared his report to the state super, intendent, showing- the work done in the schools of Walla Wall a county for the past year. The report is due st Olympia August 1. Wtth the excep- tion of two all the districts of the county had furnished the necessary information several days ago, and the delinquent officers reported last week. The report as forwarded is more full and complete than any in recent years. The showing made speaks well for the county. The increase hi the num- ber of children of school age is 140 over last year, while the number of children not in school dropped from 900 a year ago to 200. 1 The census gives 2516 male and 2590 female children, a total of 5113. For the previous year there were 2491 males and 2492 females, a total of 4938. Out of the total number of children in the county 200 are not attending school. The total enrollment is 4913. In the previous year nearly 900 were not attending any school. The truant office has enforced the law vigorously. The average school term for the county is six months. There are 121 departments or rooms in the country, while there are 69 organized districts. The number of teachers employed is 122, exactly the same number as was engaged during the previous year. The average salary for the male teacher of Walla Walla county is $70, this being one of the high salaried counties of the state. The female teachers get an average salary of $52 per month. The average salary of both classes of teachers has been rais. Ed slightly over that of the previous year. Boiled ham and pickled pigs feet. Tel. Main 92. Page's market. Do you want a scholarship in the Business college free? Do you want a bicycle free? Who's Yo£ DRUGGIST? Perhapß you would uot think the question Important. A druggist Is a druggist, and on© druggist is as good as another, you think, strange If that should be so in one of the Bkllled pro- fessions when it is not true of even the commonest trade. There Is always something of skill and correctness which grades men in business. We claim to stand in the top grade where skill and accuracy in compounding of drugs is re- quired. Bring us your pre- scriptions and you will see that we prove what we claim. L L. TALLMAN Corner Second and Main Sts Telephone Main 96. r SEEINIPiEE ADDITION L | The Host Attractive Residence Property in the City F i Many Fine Residences Now Contemplated, Costing g I From $2,000 to $5,000. I j Honey foj^^