Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-04-06
NEWS OF THREE STATES
ARE PAYING OFF MORTGAGES.
Sales of Railroad Lands i'm Montana
-Fifty-five of the 158 Names on
the Fremont Comfy, Idaho, Jury
List Are Those OF women.

| -Eifty-Ftve of the 15o Names on
the Fremont County, Idaho, Jury
| List Are Those OF Women.
Cosmopolis reports that the fishing bus
mess is almost failure, many fishermen
taking their nets out of the water.
The superintendent of the jetty work at
Grays harbor entrance says that fully
1000 feet Of work will be built this year.
Governor Rogers has appointed Profess
sor l.. ID. Goshall If Everett member OF
the board Of regents Of the state univer-
sity for the term ending March, 1904.
vice B. F. HeSfton, of Tacoma term ex'
pired.
William Rice Dunbar who has been ap-
pointed register OF the land Office at Van
cOuver, WASH, was born in Schuyler
county. ILL.,, April Z, 1889. He crossed the
plains with his parents in l84G to Oregon.
His father. Rice Dunbar, was one of the
first pioneers to file on a donation claim
in the Waldo hills, near Salem, Ore.
Auditor Mann of Douglas county has
figured up the amount of debt cancelled
by paying off mortgages in Douglas coun-
ty from January l, 1897 to March $,
1898, and finds it as follows: Real estate
mortgages, $53, OLA; chattel mortgages,
S27 ,l39; total, $S0,243.
During the IL months ending March 81
there were 334 deaths in Spokane and 5l3
births. While all deaths are reported and
included in this statement, a large por-
tion of the births are not. On these fig.
ures it will be seen that Spokane, calcu-
lating on basis Of population of 10000,
has death rate of S.35 and a birth rate
of 1882 in 1000.
The postoflice reports for the fiscal year
ending last night show wonderful in.
crease in business at Colfax, and receipts
are now large enough to advance the Of
fee from third to second class. The re-
ceipts for the year were $8025. This will
affect the change in the class and increase
the postmaster's salary from $1,000 to
$4,000 per year, beside increasing the al
lowance for clerk hire, rent, etc, about
5000 per annum.
Pierce county has begun a suit against
Sheriff Mills and 400 other defendants,
who occupy or claim some title or inter.
est in 65 acres of land comprising part Of
the Tacoma Niger tract" The county
seeks to estab its right to an undivided
one-sixth interest in such 65 acres by
operation of the law of escheat. 1t al
leges that in 1875 one George Luviney
who owned such onesixth interest, died
leaving no heirs; that d. b. Hannah was
| tnI al ind NJ Of oh .otn IA
in 1883. and in 1885 the probate court
decreed that Luviney's interest escheated,
from which no appeal was made.
Out of total of 1880 foreign born in
Tacoma but one first saw the light of day
in Spain.
The Vancouver saw mills have secured
a contract for 100000 feet Of lumber,
which will be used in the construction Of
wharf at Fishers rock quarry
Wheat receipts at Tacoma for March
have amounted to $50 cars, according 20
Inspector Wright's report for the month
The total receipts to date, since Septem.
ber l, amount to 96l6 cars, or 7,269, ,608
bushels. 1t is estimated that abouS q.
eOO, 600 bushels will yet bes hipped before
the season closes.
Word has been received at Vancouver
of the death at Dyea Of Sergeant Major
Kelly Of the l4th infantry. He died on
the evening of March 10, of cerebro spinal
meningitis, after an illness of only three
days. A letter from Dyea says that he
was strong, robust and healthy up to the
hour of being taken with the disease,
and his unexpected and untimely death
has plunged the regiment into grief and
alarm.
John p. Anderson, more Familiarity
Pete" Anderson, one of the Puget sound
pioneers, died the other day at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Lee Rogers. after
a few days Of intense suffering with
pneumonia. Mr. Anderson was an old
steamboat captain on the sound, and serv.
ed a term several years ago as surveyor
of Snohomish county. He was one Of
the pathfinders Of this country. being fa-
miliar with every square mile Of its terri
tory, and for several years has followed
timber cruising and private surveying.
He leaves quite large family Of chill
dren, all grown, his wife having died
several years ago. He was about 81
years old.
Montana.
The lists of County Assessor Daniel
show that the sales Of railroad lands in
Park County during the past year amount
to nearly 1000 acres.
The city council OF Kalispell has re-.
duced salaries. That Of the police Judge
was cut form $25 to SIS. and the mar.
shal from $S5 10 SIS.
Complaint comes from Hsvre that the
poison scattered over the prairies for the
purpose Of destroying wolves is playing
havoc with the hounds used for the same
purpose.
The longest telephone communication
in the world will be established this sum.
mer, when Livingston, on the extreme
east, and Portland, on the west, will be
connected by wire.
A large force Of men will soon be at
work on the Big Horn tunnel. from the
fact that there are a number Of springs
inside the tunnel which keep the roadbed
. in an unsafe condition the interior for its