Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-03-30
NEWS Of THREE STATES
WASHINGTON, NA,IDAHo
EvapOrating CLANS for the klOndike
Trade--New Railroad From Port
land to Seattle-Sending Montana
Horses North to EdmOntOn-Sheep
in Southern Idaho.

Port Angeles company Il eVaporatins
clans for the Alaskan trade.
All the Whatcom county logging camp
are running full blast.
Treasurer Bartholet of Yakima count,
states that about 40 per cent of the ls0i
personal tax has already been collected.
There are many new families entering
the Wenatchee valley to settle this spring
and much new ground is being cultivated
and planted to orchards.
Notice is given that state warrants Nos
2l,l56 to 22,l7O, inclusive, on the genera
fund, and Nos. 2l56 to 2225, inclusive, OF
the military fund, will be paid on presen
tation and will not draw interest after
April 7.
The Northern Pacific railroad has in
creased the working hours OF all employees
at the shops in Tacoma from eight to ter
hours per day, with proportionate increase
in wages.
Spring work is progressing in the Lewis
county hop yards. The county produced
little more than 1000 bales last year and
can be counted at about the same this
year.
Jack Leonard paid the penalty for the
murder of Jacob Malquist with his life a,
Colfax Friday, protesting his innocence tt
the last. The execution was witnessed by
fully 1000 people, the streets around the
courthouse being filed with eager throngs
and the hillside to the east was black with
people, who could look down upon the
scene and get good view of the execu
tion.
Centralia, in Lewis county, reports q
brighter outlook than since the boom days
of 1890. The business houses are enlaig.
ing their stocks and making general I'M
provement. New stores are also being
opened. A new brick block is to be built
in short time. The saw mills and shingle
mills are running steadily and employ a
full force of men. A better price is being
paid for lumber The farmers say they
find ready sale and get good prices for
their products.
The British Columbia, Seattle & Pacific
Railroad Company has made application
to the city council of Seattle for fran.
chise 80 feet wide over Railroad avenue. 1t
was stated to the council that it was the
purpose of the company to construct a
railroad from Portland, Ore, to Seattle,
and thence to the British Columbia bound
ary. The company was willing that a con-
dition be imposed in the franchise that the
work of construction should begin in 30
days and the line be finished within l8
months. Two incorporators of the com,
pany are Henry j. Broker and Austin j.
Fletcher, well known financiers of New
York. The road will cost between $4,OO0,-
600 and $4,000,OOO. 1t is intimated that
the proposed line has the backing of the
Vanderbilt interests, and that it is in fur
therance of their purpose to have con-
tinuOus line from New York to the Pacific
coast. 1t is also stated that connection
will be made at the boundary line with
the Canadian Pacific.
Six hundred friends of the late Henry
II. Spalding followed the remains of the
dead pioneer to the grave. Nearly every
town in eastern Washington had repre-
sentative citizens as mourners. His
brothers-in.law, Felix Warren, Sol War
ren and Joel Warren, supported their sis
ter the bereaved wife, during the ceremo.
mics, having come from long distances.
Herbert Bolster was present as represen-
tative OF the Inland Empire Fruit Fair
and as a personal friend. A large con.
course came from Colfax, including lodges
of the Improved Order of Red Men,
Knights of Pythias and Ancient Order of
United Workmen. The Knights of Pyth.
las wer given the honor of taking charge
OF the funeral ceremonies. Six Woodmen
and six Workmen wer pail bearers. Re-
ligous services were conducted by Rev.
II. p. James and Rev. c. w. Walters, with
touching simplicity, while Oliver Hall de-.
livered the eulogy at the church.
Montana.
The Montana State Sunday School Asso.
citation will meet at Helena May 30 to
June l.
Two Mormon elders who have been hold
ing services at Corvallis for few weeks
past have baptized l6 converts at that
place.
NJ. N. Baker of Livingston has received
a bounty warrant for the pelt of a gray
wolf which he killed in the vicinity of the
Crazy mountains. He reports these pests
quite numerous in that locality, band
of 20 o. rs having killed young stock for
ranchmen in that neighborhood.
About 1900 head of Montana horses
have been sent north to Edmonton during
the past month, and 5000 more will soon
go to the same market for the Klondike
trade. They pay duty of 20 per cent at
the boundary line.
Messages received from Great Falls con
firm the report of the death at Augusta
Of Phil A. Manix, one Of the pioneers OF
northern Montana. The dead man was
one of the best known residents of north.
ern Montana, having an extended &C.
quaintance in Cascade, Lewis and Clarke
Teton and Choteau counties, and wher-
ever he was known he had warm friends
for he was loyal, generous and true.
John Bloor, secretary of the senate Of
the Fifth Legislative assembly of Mon.
tana, who stole the salary bill one yeai
ago, preventing it's enactment on the last
day of the session. must serve one yeal
in the penitentiary for his crime Tn,
supreme court, in an opinion by Justic,
Hunt, has affirmed the judgment of tn,
lower court and the order denying new
trial, thereby removing Bloors last hop.
of escape. The opinion was unanimously