Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-27

WASHINGTON.

There will be no more paving this
year in Spokane.
waitsburg has been forging ahead
rapidly this summer.
The city treasurer of Fairhaven has
issued 81 bicycle licenses.
Tacoma schools have 5,205 pupils en-
rolled in nineteen buildings.
Dayton business men have organized
social club with over 40 members.
The Spokane Union depot property
was sold in New York at auction for
$250,000
More than one hundred students are
enrolled at the Cheney normal school.
One of the big days of the exposition
this year will be International day,
October 10th.
The banks Of Colfax. a city of $500
population, have deposits of $750,000--
mostly from farmers.
A new bank, to be known as the Scan,
dinavian-American, will be opened in
Whatcom November LIST.
The Chehalis Water Company is Dor.
ing an artesian well to add to its supply
of water.
The blackberry crop of the Kittitas
valley has been practically failure
this season.
The five days session of the sixth
Stevens county teachers institute Is
closed with very satisfactory results.
The opening ceremonies of the Spo-
kane Industrial Exposition ON October
Sd. will be far more imposing this year
than ever before.
One OF the interesting features of en-.
tertainment at the Spokane Industrial
Exposition which opens soon, will be
the athletic sports.
V. Gullion, a laborer, was run over by
a work train in the railroad yards and
his leg crushed. at North Yakima. He
will probably die.
4. B. Raymond, the well-known bicy.
Gle rider, was the victim OF painful
bicycle accident recently, which may
permanently disfgure him.
John Anderson. a farmer living near
Reardan, was picked up in the road suf.
fering from confusion Of the brain,
cansed by fall from his buggy.
W. A. Davis, of Steptoe. Is arranging
| for bear chase September Goth. He
| will furnish the bear, the animal being
| one he raised, but has become vicious.
Soon as the necessary supplies can be
| shipped up from Portland. crew Of Ii
men will be put to work repairing the
Snake river dikes, at Log Cabin and
Goose island.
The body of August Bush, whose mys
terious disappearance from his home In
Seattle last week, was found In Lake
Union. The presumption is that Bush
committed suicide.
| Representative Jones has received Q
dispatch from Senator Foster. now In
Washington, saying that the sheep rails
ers would have to get their fiocks off the
reserves by September.
Volunteer grain Is springing up In
many fields and In some instances no
sowing will be necessary, as the stand
will be sufficient to insure a crop. says
the Ellensburg Capitol.
The present grades In both bluestem
and club require a weight of sixty and
half pounds In choice milling. fifty
eight pounds for No. /. fifty-six pounds
for No. 2. and fifty.four pounds for No
| 3.
At the grounds OF the Spokane Indus
trial Exposition at Spokane all the
tents are now up and some OF them are
ready for exhibits. The big enter
tainment tent has floor space OF "a,
| 900 SQUARE feet.
In a mad flt Of jealousy over wom
an who would not return his love, Oren
Baker Byland shot and killed his wife
and his brother and then turned the
gun on himself All three are dead a,
Walla Walla.
Bert Johnston. aged 35. was Instantly
killed at Fairfield. He was driving
combined harvester and thresher to
which was attached 32 horses. A sud
den jolt threw the man from his seat
and he fell between the nearest horses.
The entire team took fright and ran
away. the wheels of both machines pas.
sing over the PROSTATE body of John.
son, instantly killing him.