YESTERDAY'S NEWS > Evening Bulletin, Monday, January 4, 1909

All articles are from the personal newspaper collection of B. Koch.
Articles are reproduced as published; any errors are as printed in the original newspaper.

DEDICATE FINE NEW CHAPEL
Rev. J. C. Reid Assists in Exercises at Freewater Edifice

  Rev. J. C. Reid, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, gave an address at the Vincent Chapel, near Freewater, yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock.  In the evening he assisted the dedicatory ceremonies.  The chapel which has just been completed at a cost of $3000 is probably the best church edifice in the rural districts in the Walla Walla Valley.

NASS OF FIGURES IN EXTENDING TAX ROLLS
Columns if Placed End to End Would Reach to Milton and Back Again, Declare the Accountants
ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF WORK YEARLY
Accountants Cannot Get Away From the Work, as the Figures Pursue Them Even in Their Dreams

  Think of adding up a column of figures reaching from Walla Walla to Milton and then turning right around again and adding the column back to Walla Walla!
  Think of adding 90,000 columns of figures.
  Think of having to add 65,000 of these columns across the page where the figures were not under each other.
  Think of making a quarter of a mile of recapitulations.
  There is a bare possibility that a person doing all this work would be haunted and would be chasing elusive figures all teh long night through, isn't there?
  Well, this column of figures to Milton and back is no joke—at least not for H. L. (Doc) Buffum and Walter Cadman Jr., who are extending the tax rolls for Walla Walla County.  They will have that many figures added up before the rolls are turned over January 11 to the county treasurer.
  Mr. Buffum said today that he adds columns of figures all night long, as the strain is very great.  He has been doing the work for six years and since he first started to work the amount has just doubled.  The comparisons given above are from last year's figures, which are smaller than those of this year.
  The work of making out Walla Walla's tax roll is enormous and it takes six books to hold the real and personal property lists.  These average 250 pages each.
  Figures on every page are checked up so that each page balances.  Each book balances and the index prepared is in effect a trial balance.  It requires two to do the work, Doc Buffum being in charge.  As he is an expert accountant, he adds rapidly.
  F. H. Hallock, tax agent of the O. R. & N., remarked recently that the tax rolls of Walla Walla County are the neatest and most accurate of any in the State.
  The total valuation of property in Walla Walla County is in round numbers $23,000,000, and the total tax is $42,239,233.  The school tax in the county is $141,437.40.  The value of personal property in the State is $3,583,499.
  Work was commenced on extending the rolls September 1.

Presbyerian Choir
  Miss Inez Harer, a graduate of Whitman College conservatory, who later studied under one of Chicago's noted teachers, has been appointed to fill the vacancy made in the choir of the First Presbyterian Church by the resignation of Mrs. Walter Upington.  Mrs. Upington feels that a rest of a year or longer is necessary on account of a recent illness.
  The new choir, with the aid of the choir of St. Paul's Church gave a sacred concert at the Presbyterian Church last evening.
(Ed. note: this story is not about Walla Walla, but was too outlandish to leave out.)
JOKE ON WIFE IS DISASTROUS
Grim Warning to Helpmates Who Invade Their Husband's Pockets
  HARDY, ARK., Jan. 4.—Mrs. Maud Pepoon, wife of Henry Pepoon, a farmer on Blue Clay Creek, got up the other morning and proceeded to search her husband's trousers, as was her usual custom, but instead of finding the customary collection of small change, she grasped a giant bullfrog.
  Her wild shriek woke her husband, who leaped from his bed, intending to tell her it was all a joke, but she already had rushed out of the door and into the adjoining woods, still screaming.
  Pepoon pursued her, and both might have been running yet had not their wild flight been suddenly halted by a big black bear rushing ferociously at them from the opposite direction.
  The Pepoons whirled instantly and rushed for their dwelling, the bear after them and gaining rapidly.  Just as they neared the clearing they noticed their house was on fire, probably due to the overturning of a kerosene lamp in their hasty exit.
  To escape the bear both jumped into a well, from which, almost dead, they were rescued, after neighbors shot the bear.  The dwelling was burned to ashes.
  Pepoon has coined a moral like this:
  "It's cheaper to let your wife search your pockets than to scare her with a bullfrog."
Healing Creates Interest
  A large and interested audience filled the I. O. O. F. Temple last evening to see the healer demonstrate his power of healing.  He relieved many of their pains and convinced the audience that he possesses wonderful healing power.  He is having wonderful success healing asthma, eczema, stomach, liver and kidney trouble, rheumatism, cancers, tumors, and all so-called chronic diseases.  Do not wait, but call while he is in the city, as other towns are anxiously awaiting his coming.  It is your duty to be healed and to learn how to become successful men and women.  No matter what your trouble, you can be healed.  Call and be convinced.  Parlors, the Garden City House, 20 W. Poplar St.  Hours, 9 a. m. to 8 p. m.  Consultation free.
ELKS PLEASED WITH CARNIVAL
Show Closed Saturday Night After Most Successful Week.
  Walla Walla Elks closed their carnival Saturday night instead of last night, as was announced Saturday, the lodge deciding not to hold the carnival on Sunday.  Just how much was realized is not known, as the figures have no been compiled, but the committee is hopeful that the amount realized will be large.  William Metz, chairman of the committee, said today the Elks felt very grateful to the merchants and other citizens whose support made possible the success of the carnival.
PROMINENT CHINAMAN VISITS WALLA WALLA
Kang Quay Yu, Prominent in Reform Movement, Spending a Few Days in City.

  Kang Quay Yu, one of the leaders of the Chinese reform movement arrived in Walla Wlla yesterday to consult with the leaders of the local branch of that organization in this city.  Kang Quay Yu has been in the United States for a number of years and received his education in one of the leading American universities.
  At present he is the editor of the Chinese Reform News of New York City.  He has been making a tour of the south but came to Walla Walla from California.  He will remain in this city until tomorrow when he will leave for Spokane going from there direct to New York.
  Kang Quay Yu is a personal friend of Charles Tung of this city, with whom he as been acquainted for a number of years.
  ARTHUR HARTMANN
  Arthur Hartmann, the great Hungarian violinist, presents the third number in this season's Whitman conservatory course this evening at teh Keylor Grand.  Hartmann is undoubtedly by far the greatest violinist who has ever played in Walla Walla, and stands with Ysaye and Kubelik, representing the utmost perfection of artistic skill with this most beautiful instrument.
  Every concert of such merit as all of these of this year's Whitman course reduces the difference between the opportunities to be enjoyed in Walla Walla and in the great musical centers.  Musical farce comedy and cheap drama can be heard in every railroad town of the Northwes, but Walla Walla shares with only five other cities in these three states in the advantages of hearing the greatest musical artists on the American concert stage, and teh prices in Walla Walla are less than would be paid for the same privilege in New York City itself.
  Can we justify the plea so often heard from business and professional men, when they say; "I get so tired in my work that when I go out I want something light, jingly; something I can laugh at and go home and forget."  If a man is satisfied just to earn a living and get more business, he should undoubtedly confine himself to cheap theatrical entertainment; but if it is worht while to do more tha live, to come in touch with the great things that are being done in art and music, to make progress intellectually and artistically, then the busy man has no right to be so busy as to withhold from himself and his family the pleasure, the education which comes in listening to great music, greatly interpreted.  If we mix our farce comedy with entertainments of permanent value we shall make progress toward teh city of culture and refinement we are claiming to be and we can continue to boast that the class of entertainments coming to Walla Walla is greatly superior to those coming to hundreds of other larger cities.
  Let no one imagine there will be a dull moment in Hartmann's program this evening.  For exquisite beauty of touch and tone, for marvelous technique, for satisfying interpretation of the most thrilling and beautiful music he is unsurpassed.  As this is the first time in several years that one of the world's greatest violinists has played in Walla Walla, he ought to be and undoubtedly will be greeted by a capacity house.  Seats on sale today.