Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-05-03
WARRINGTON.

WARRINGTON.
Tacomas city library contains 49,
OIL volumes.
Jefferson county pioneers have or
ganized an association.
Eight hundred dollars has been sub
scribed by the citizens of Republic to
equip and maintain fire department.
A movement is on foot in Chehalis
to cut down the city limits and let a
few hundred acres of suburban prop
erty outsiue again.
The dam across the Chelan river has
been completed, except for minor de-
tails, which will be added after the
usual spring high water.
John Wilson who committed sever
al burglaries at Eureka, Riverside and
Waitsburg, has been sentenced to
eight years in the penitentiary.
There are indications that the boun-
daries of the Olympic reserve will be
changed so that all of Chehalis county
will be thrown open to settlement.
A man named H. D. Rowley, charg-
ed with simple assault, went raving
mad while being tried before JUS
tice of the peace at Mount Vernon.
The Northeast Philanthropist, of
Spokane, will furnish seeds free to
farmers or gardeners who will culti-
vate missionary garden for the poor.
A special election is to be held on
July LIST, next to vote on the water
works question in Davenport. If
carried the Indebtedness will be $14,-
700.
The quarterly report of the treas
urer of Pierce county hrows receipts
since January LIST of $165, S74.16 and
disbursements of $1S4,211.06 The
amount of cash on hand is sos, 709.S4.
Elias Muncy, aged 80 years and IL
months, died at his home near Longs
station, April 18th. Elias Muncy was
we'll known throughout the county Of
Columbia having resided there since
1878.
G. R. Gary, the Tacoma blacksmith,
whose feet were amputated as result
of falling from the brakebeams of a
moving freight train near Riparia,
nearly two weeks ago, died at st. Ig-
natius hospital.
A warrant of unusual size has been
issued by the state auditor. The sum
is $17,462.20, which is paid to an Ore
gon firm for jute furnished to the state
penitentiary to be used in the manu-
facture of grain sacks.
Each county auditor in the state has
been furnished by the state land COM
missioners with list of all state
lands that are not yet leased or sold.
These lists are open for the inspection
of the public in each county.
1t is announced that Governor Rog-
ers will deliver the annual address to
the normal graduating class at Che
ney on June 2znd. Professor A. B.
Coffey, of the state university, will
lecture in the normal auditorium on
May 9Th.
Postmaster Sperry, of North Yaki-
ma, has been advised by the acting
first assistant postmaster-general that
the post.office at that place, having
shown receipts of over $4,000 for the
last quarter, will be advanced to the
second class on the list of July. The
| IIee uellNeTy SYSTEM Will De lHSllIuIeu
as soon thereafter as possible.
The state road commissioners are
now surveying the Sans Poll road.
Preparations are being made for the
immediate construction of the high
way from the Columbia river to Re-
public. The road will be divided in
to sections and let out by contract
dirt work, rock work, bridges, ETC..
The bids will be received at Kellar un-
til May 10th.
John Page, II years old, living at
Springdale, has applied through the
county clerks office for pension.
His son, James Page, Company D.,
Second Oregon Volunteers, was killed
at Manila, March 10Th. He was 80
years old, single, and the sole support
of his father, who is a widower. This
is the first application for pension filed
in this state ON account of the present
war.