Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-20
WASHINGTON.


first official hanging.
Two thousand two hundred and fifty
telephones are in use in Spokane.
The enrolment at the New Whatcom
state normal school has risen to 173.
The new crop of wheat is being mar
keted from the west side of Moses cou-
lee.
daleite, has been heard from. He is in
Honolulu.
1t has been decided to hold county
fair in Davenport from October IS to
%, four days.
Nine Whatcom county children were
recently taken to the state school for
defective youth.
The mysterious disappearance of
Deputy Auditor Current of Klickitat
county is still unsolved.
Between 300 and 400 Indians passed
through Ellensburg the other day en-
route to the hop fields.
A big roundup of cattle ia being made
In Asotin county to fill contract for
1000 young cattle for Omaha.
len from w. II. Parker, a rancher liv.
ing near Oakesdale, recently.
County Superintendent of schools w.
l.. Sax las consented to conduct vol
untary weather station at Colville.
The 3-year-old son of George Harri-
son Glasscock, living 16 miles below
Harrington, was drowned last week.
In ha NJ. %
Daisy the boat was carried over the
falls Of the river and completely wreck
| ed.
There was believed to be another case
OF smallpox in Pullman last week. The
victim is J. ii. Coffield, ex-city mar
shal.
The state board of equalization, In
Island and Snohomish counties from
the third to fourth class.
James Ross OF Tacoma received no
tice that he had been appointed cap
tain in the Forty-ffth regiment, now
at Fort Leanvenworth.
James b. Clark, barkeeper at Seat
tie, has been arrested on the charge OF
N
claims his wife shot herself.
r. NJ. Reed has retired from his la
bors on the correspondence committee
OF the Masonic grand lodge, after a
continuous service of Al years.
The Ellensburg Capital is asking the
people OF that city to erect monument
to Corporal George w. Hovey, who was
killed while fighting the Filipinos.
Jimmie Ta-pel-newt, the Okanogan
brave who was held by the federal au-
thorities at Spokane on the charge of
murder, committed suicide in Jail by
hanging.
The three lodges OF Odd Fellows Of
| Walla Walla have resolved as individ-
uals to bear the expense OF bringing
Company I boys home in body from
Seattle to Walla Walla.
Jacob Kinman and brother have Just
finished harvesting 800 acres OF wheat
on Eureka fiat, which yielded 1903
bushels. Their wheat will stand the
highest test for first grade.
Leo l.. Totten, living near Steptoe
Butte. is suffering from kick by a
horse. The animal kicked him in the
mouth, kicking out six teeth and cut.
ting his face and chin in a horrible
manner.
Gilbert Macarthur was killed last
week In Rockford. While attempting
to replace betting connecting a traction
engine with q thresher he was caught
! by the belt and his head torn from his
trunk
James Sutton OF Chewelah died in
great agony in Waverly last week from
the effects of drugged liquors. believed
to have been administered by persons
who robbed him OF about 5000 while he
lay dying.
While threshing near Uniontown a
separator was blown up and destroyed
II was followed by flames, which con-
sumed the machine and the entire set.
ting OF grain. II is 6dpposed the ex.
plosion @as caused by smut
The exposition grounds at Spokane
Will be open for. the reception OF ex-
hibits on Friday, September 2eth. 1899.
Entries may be made up TO ~ IN,
Monday. October End. the day before
the opening OF the exposition,