Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-04-27
NEWS OF THREE STATES
wAsHINGToN,IDAHo MONTANA
Active Preparations for the Fishing
Season I'm WhntcOm County
sheep shearing In Progress Along
Wood River-Northern Montana
Rivers Running Full.

The Seattle branch of the Salvation
Army fed 1000 people in February and
700 in March,
The weekly shipment of shingles from
Castle Rock. in Cowlitz county, now av-
eiages about eight cars.
Treasurer of Whatcom county reports
! that the cash balance on hand January |
was $G9,S66.S7. There was received dur
ing the same time $l27,75279. The cash
balance April was $44, ,936.OS
Caleb w. West will succeed to the Do
sition of special treasury agent with head
quarters at Tacoma. Mr.. West has been
treasury agent stationed at Portland and.
in conjunction with Mr. Cullom, has had
the western part of this state and Alaska.
When Mr.. Cullom leaves for Tampa, the
entire district will be under the jurisdic-
tion of Mr.. West.
Beef cattle east of the mountains are
beginning to move. Buyers are making
contracts ahead and several shipments
have already been made, good prices pre-
vailing. The cattle wintered nicely, but
the ranges are already commencing to
to drive~to the mountains early this year.
The activity that is seen in the prepara-
tions for fishing and taking care of the
product in Whatcom county is much
ahead of that of any previous spring New
traps are being put in all along the shore
and at the islands wherever an available
point is to be found.
The shipment of 65 quail, which was
ordered from Kansas by the Olympia AS
sociation of Sportsmen, has arrived in
| first-class condition. The bob-whites are
to be planted" in the hooks and coves of
Thurston county to propagate their race.
| The o. r. & N. Co. has established an
experimental station two miles west of
WalIa Walla, and Richard McGahey of
that city has been placed in charge. To-
bacco plants are to be brought from Vir-
ginia and North Carolina and planted.
and a large consignment of japanese
hemp plants have arrived and the growing
of jute will be attempted.
Fruit growers report that prunes are
now practically out Of danger, and most
of the other fruit.
| A sad death occurred about three miles
north of Custer the other day. The year
and half old child of Mr.. Poison was
killed by accident. Fred Knupperberg
had charge of team when the lines
broke and the horses ran away. 1t seems
the horses got past the child when
chain attached to the tugs swung around
and caught the little fellow. When he
was picked up life was extinct.
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or no charter, war or no war, President
d. G. Corbin is prepared to build rail-
road to the Boundary Creek country.
Perhaps he will have to 60 entirely on
the American side, but he will be close
enough to the Canadian side to tap the
ore bodies of the mines in that section.
Moreover he will run his line via Re
public camp.
The influx of immigrants into the Pay
ette country continues.
Sheep shearing is in progress along the
Wood River branch and Oregon Short
Line The clip will be heavier than here
tofore.
Acting Indian Agent Irwin has publish
ed notice to stockmen that they can no
longer have the use of the grazing lands
on the Blackfeet reservation.
While excavating for the foundation for
a cabin on the Ophir, at Florence, +. w.
Thornton uncovered a four-foot ledge, up
on which he will sink Immediately.
Another Idaho law is to be tested. 1t
is an action to recover 0,000 under the
mechanics lien law. and is against the
Owyhee Land and Irrigation Company
The service performed for the defendant
was on the construction of the Bruneau
Valley canal.
| Governor Steunenberg has sent the fol-
lowing telegram to the secretary of war:
Section 3, senate amendment to volun-
teer army bill, authorizes enlistment Of
plainsmen. Idaho, in addition to the llth,
offers regiment of mounted plainsmen,
experienced in the use OF arms and hard
ened to fatigue. The legislature is not in
session, so we have no means to purchase
horses and equipment. If the offer is ac-
cepted, / suggest the government pur-
chase Idaho range horses, as their breed
ing and manner of life prepares them for
immediate and constant use. The cost is
/ PiogoVOs Sdh iaAoS
ment in 10 days"
j. r. Jacobs of Payette is interested in
the great irrigation project for the recla-
nation of some 10000 acres of land on the
Oregon side just opposite Payette. The
plan is to raise the water by pumps run
by water power. An elevation of 46 feet
has to be overcome, but there is unlimit-
ed water power, and it is estimated the
water can be delivered in sufficient guam
tity to irrigate all the land and at very
low cost. MIR. Jacobs states the company
/ will begin construction work about the
middle Of MAY. Much Of the land TO be
covered by the system has been entered,
but the owners will surrender part Of
1 their holdings in return for water.
There is an idea prevalent that enlist
ment of volunteers will begin here as
soon as the national government calls
for troops. This is mistake The ma
tional guard win be sufficient 10 fill the
states quota under the first call. and
these will be sent. Governor Steunen-
berg has received many applications for
commissions to organize companies, and
many offers to enlist as privates. In the
very nature of things the guard must
be given the first chance. and, besides,
the first call issued by the president, as
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