Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-16
NORTHWEST NEWS ITEMS
GENERAL BUSINESS POINTERS.
A Variety of Statistics for the Past
Year-semi-Annual Payment to
Nee Perce Indians VIII Amount
to S1SO,OOO-Has Been q Good
Winter for Stock In Montana.

The logging industry is picking up in
Wahkiakum county.
Farmers in the vicinity of Goldendale
are doing their spring plowing.
The Everett nail works, having been
closed for some time, are again in opera
tion.
The total of county and state school
bonds in Whitman county for the cur
rent year is $2S,759.44.
The treasurer of Thurston county for
the year 1897 collected taxes amounting
to $75,GO9.
A contract has been let for the i'm
mediate construction of the Goldendale-
Lyle county wagon road.
Whitman county commissioners have
made an order authorizing Sheriff Sims
to expend any sum not exceeding $500 to
bring the lynchers of "Blacky' and the
murderer of Dan Calland to justice, and
urged the sheriff to take active steps in
each case.
The rates on -four from the Pacific
coast to China and Japan by all steamer
lines have been advanced 80 l-3 per cent.
The new rate is 81, gold, per ton, the
old rate being SO, and became effective
February /.
The roadbed of the railway from Aber-
deem to Hoquiam has been completed.
The depot grounds at Aberdeen are pre-
pared and the big buildings on the line
where the bridge vii cross the Wishka
river are being moved.
The shipbuilding yards at Point Hud-
son and lower end of Water street. in
Port Townsend, present a busy scene
these times. About 100 men are employed
in connection with the building of tug,
steam schooner and repairing other YES
sells.
Professor Balmer of the agricultural
college receied 10 dozen bob whites
from Kansas the other day by express.
The quail will be turned loose on the ag-
ricultural college farm, and will be pro-
tected and allowed to propagate, in hopes
that this country may become the home
of this excellent game bird.
Assistant Attorney General Vance
holds that sheriff is liable to the county
or state on his official bond for a failure
to perform his official duties, the right of
action being limited to six years, but that
in a collateral proceeding by some indi-
vidual to punish the sheriff or to recover
damages for an injury, the three years
statute of limitation applies.
Salmon are running freely in the SpO-
kane river and the streams which afford
them spawning grounds, and the king of
food fishes is being taken in good guam
titles. This news will be hailed with de-
light by the ambitious fishermen of Spo-
kane. In previous years fish as large as
45 pounds have been brought to town, vic
Tins of fight with rod and tackle which
lasted frequently over an hour. The best
catches this year have been made in the
big pool in the Little Spokane. The sal
mon take spoon readily. They are fat
and in the best condition both for food
and fighting qualities. As the clcse sea
son begins March 10, the anglers have
little time to waste if they expect to have
sport this year.
Idahs. :
Fremont county warrants are at par.
The Lewiston city council has passed
an ordinance granting to L. II. Libby,
president Of the Nineland company, a
street railway franchise for the period of
rs years. Mr.. Libby appeared before the
council and stated that the purpose of
the company was to connect Lewiston
and Vineland by the line over the pro-
posed Snake river bridge. Speaking Of
the plans, he said the company expected
to soon commence work on the cOnstruc-
tion of the bridge, as the bill authorizing
the construction had passed the senate
and house.
In the religious census of Boise, Idaho,
taken by the Sunday School Union of
that city, the religious preferences of 97S
persons are given. The list by denomina-
tions is as follows: Methodist 2l7, Epis-
7 copal l42, Baptist 1873, Presbyterian Ill,
Catholic 7S, Christian SO, Congregational
80, Hebrew 80, Adventist l3, Lutheran
l3, Salvation Army 7, Unitarian 2, Nor
mon 2, Quaker l, Free Thinker l, no pref
erence ll0; total 07S. There are 1858 re-
porting church membership. OF these in
the city one-quarter are Methodists.
ice Kaufman lost his life in the snow
on the summit ON the Idaho City road the
other night, his body being found the
following morning. Though he was still
living, he was so far gone that he died
soon after being taken to place of shell
ter He was well known miner. Re-
Gently, it seems, he has been of unsound
mind. At Idaho City he was lately held
in Jail several days, the doctor stating
that he had softening of the brain. When
he was released he walked to Boise. Here
he acted -queerly. Early in the week
he disappeared, and the next heard Of
him was the news of his being found on
the summit.
Patrick Markey is dead, aged IS years.
About one month ago Mr.. Markey was
taken sick in his cabin on Atlanta hill
and through he~instrumentality of C. v.
Smith who was his mining partner, was
brought TO Atlanta on hand sled, where
Mr.. Smith and the other friends did every
thing in their power to relieve his suf-
fering. Mr.. Markey was born in Dublin
ireland, December 25, 1922. and came to
America at the age of %, served with
General Scott during the Mexican war
was mustered out of the setfice at Fort
Vancouver in 1851 was $hgaged in
placer mining in California NTH 1859
when he engaged in the mer9 title bust
ness in Portland, Ore He fSmoved Il
Lewiston, Idaho, in 1868, wherehe opened
and successfully conducted ger Sal store
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