Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-09
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.
A GLANCE OVER THREE STATES
Shingle Mills In Western Washing
ton Resumipg OpcratiOns-Whent
shipments From the SOund-Ncws
From the Ranges of Montana
ton, Idaho.

Dilth pavement
Nearly all of the 207 shingle mills in
western Washington have commenced cut
ting again.
There is renewed talk Of the establish
nient of Il steel plant in Port Angeles by
eastern people.
Loggers from Olympia are cruising on
the upper reaches of Elk river, in Che
halls county, with view to opening up
II big camp.
During 1897. out of every four mar
riages in Walla Walla county, one Iii,
vorce has been applied for. There were
lI9 marriages recorded.
General fund warrants of Chehalis coun-
ty have been called up TO and including
No 23ll, dated April 6, 1894, amounting
to about $4,000. All of the warrants
drawing 10 per cent are now out Gf the
way.
Spraying fruit trees for insect pests has
begun in Yakima county, and in short
time all the orchards in the valley will
show up perfectly white from the appli-
cation of the official spraying recipe Civ
en- out from the state horticultural bu-
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ries l32,925 bushels, valued at $4,000.
Exports thus far amount to 6,0OO, 900
bushels, valued at $4,2O0,OO0.
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and will nusb the epternrise.
One of the most imnortont decisions
ever rendered in the state. and the first
oro of tbe kind ever rendered ia that
bonded down bv .Judoe NeaI in the case
of tbe Snokope Street Railway Comnanv
and the Inland Telepboue Company
against the county commissioners. The
co,,rt held that n franchise il subject TO
toxation the same as the nroperty of n
corporat;on mr. an individual or the nrop.
er,v owped nv the comnonv owninG the
franchise
Tho ranort of tbe washington stat.
g,,,in insnector for January shows that
durino tbe month the local rcceipts of
wheat omounted to 0s3 cars. os apainst
TX cora dur;no January 1897 Estimat.
;no from ,bo t;rst reco;nis of tbc 1907 crop
in son,omhor last Tacom, has beep thc
s,,, ,,,oto, ,o,n,;nal for soIo car,oads of
u,boot r,ooour;po obout n ono OOO husbels
Tbo insnector's ,oport states if il esti.
motod tbot about * nor cent of the crop
hn, hoon ,novod
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whi'i, eoi,s'i'u'e Tue ''''''i ef',P". IN y,
i,S e'ec'r''a, iaoo,a.oiy, anu 'nes w"i
a''o DE useu 'or 'ig"''hs 'ne eo''ese ou''''
hhgs'
Inc bi'hhss committee !" 'a'Se w,
suDSeription lo"afa the os.els - hosP'."'
report tne iuil amount oi %'oVo suo9o.'D
ed ana uhe oher Oh se'eiai ehs'o'e si'es
Tree.
lhe big Horn BASIN ranges are reported
to be IN hlriy good conditioh ana the
winter thus iaf mas been extremely ia'or'
foie TO STOCK interests. ineie are III 'ie
heighpofhood OF iop'ooV neau Vi sneep
beng wihtefed IN the oasih' ABOUT nan
of when were dfNeh IN last iaH from ie''
iowstone county.
The MIX River valley IN Montana, Is
looking forward 10 prosperous year. Inc
wool growers nave the most eneouiase
ing prospect OF years ihere VIII not oe
so many range cattle shipped Ill., Dut the
ranehmen VIII increase the number OF
their holdings and improve the quality oil
the stock.
procedure by Attorney Lyter of Great