Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-08-10
WASHINGTON.

Threshing of fall-sown grain has be
gun near Pullamn, and the grain is turn
ing out better than was expected. j
X. Ruplcy threshed seven acres of red
Russian wheat which averaged AZ bush
els per acre. He has IS acres of th.-
variety, the seven acres thrcshed yestcr
day being the poorest OF the field and
is certain the 81 acres will average 4
bushels per acre. The grain is of excel
lent quality.
Theodore Rixon has been appointed by
the secretary Of the interior to make Il
geological survey nf the Olympic forest
reserve. lie will he accompanied in hi,
travels by Arthur Dodwell, Northern
cruising Northern Pacific timber Lands
for the last two years and is county sur
veyor OF Pacific county
Fruit Inspector w. IL. Brown of Seattle
has condemned As utterly unfit for use
nearly 400 boxes of pears and apples
mostly the former, which reached the
steamer dock from San Francisco. The
pests in and on the fruit are the codling
moth and San Jose scale. The pears are
OF the Bartlett and Alexander varieties
and aside from the worms in them looked
fine.
County Treasurer 4. b. Dorsey of Port
Angeles has completed his financial state
ment for the year ending June 80, 1893
A comparison of the financial statement
for the year ending June 80, 1898, with
the previous year shows gratifying in
crease in receipts and a marked decrease
in liabilities, The figures are as follows:
Collections, ls9s, $S3,2ss Oh; 1897, S52.-
.5l1 81; total debt, 1893, $40j, 1924 0j /;
1897, 1925 ,020 So net debt, 1898, $l2i,
lso. 80; 1897, SlG0,l05 ,Gs,
The IIypotheekbank Of Spokane, which
owns about $50 acres Of land on WILDLY
Island, north Of Ia Connor, has just com.
pleted the construction of a $4,000 dam
on its property, which reclaims from the
tides over 200 acres Of valuable tide land
which has been Of no account for the
past two years, owing TO the washing
away of the old dam The new one is
200 feet long, "a feet deep, with a 90foot
base, and its construction used up over
800 cords Of brush fascines, $50 tons OF
rock, $500 sacks filled with dirt and some
10000 cubic yards of loose dirt.
Three Of Scattle's society women have
outtitted and sailed for two years 80
journ on the Yukon, and they are Mrs.
and Miss McGraw, wife and daughter OF
ex Governor John II, McGraw, and Mrs
Carr, wife Of General T.. NJ. Carr, formerly
brigadier general of the state militia
Governor Mct'raw is now awaiting the
party at st. Michaels. lie and General
Carr have valuable mines on Little Mi.
nook. The ladies will be accompanied
on their voyage by General Carr, who
returned from the district some weeks
ago.
Engineers Stirrud and Nasten of Sc
attic have two large parties in the field
under the supervision of Mr. Nasten,
working on government surveys. They
have recently made corrections on town
ship 3S, range 25, which includes the
town of Loomis, which was surveyed last
season, but found slightly defective. They
have also made corrections In township
40, range 25, which was also surveyed
at the same time. These townships are
very populous and have been in abey
ance since 1890 for various causes, and
their completion and acceptance will be
boon much appreciated by the settlers.