Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-12-13
NEWS Of THE NORTHWEST
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.
WASHINGTON,

The diphtheria scare at ColfaI rs a
thing of the past.
school teacher has light form Of
diphtheria at Pullman.
Spokane business men favor q per-
manent exposition home.
The Jobbers' Association of Spokane
Will give q banquet on Jan. 4.
The Cheney liquor license Ia $500.
and slot machines 800 q year.
The council has ordered saloons shut
from IL to $50 a. m. at Spokane.
Practically the whole of the Stuck
river valley is one vast sheet of water.
]. d. Murray Is bound over at Walla
Walla on the charge Of stealing hogs.
A new postoffice has been establish
ed at Pinhook, to be known as Rice
postofiice.
James B. Martin of Peola says the
farmers in that section are still busy
seeding.
Farmers around Dayton are com.
planning Of damage done by the recent
heavy rains.
The -four mill at Harrington has be.
gun operations. The mill has a capac-
ity Of 200 barrels day.
Hog cholera has made its appearance
In the vicinity of Dayton. a number of
animals having died Of 1t.
The Pataha City mill has started
grinding again after being entirely re-
modelled with the wing system.
Work on the improvement of the Ok
anogan river has been carried from
johnson creek to a short distance below
Alma.
Capt. James Robertson and Eli W.
Hansen. master shipbuilders, have de-
cided to locate In Anacortes and estab-
lish shipyard.
Benjamin Briggs, aged 81 years. was
drowned recently while attempting to
wade the Nooksack river near the fish
hatchery at Welcome.
Minnie. 15.year-old daughter of M.
J. Bridges, Of Ellensburg, committed
suicide last week while In O At of an.
ger. taking three ounces Of carbolic
acid.
Joseph Steele. q pioneer Of Whatcom
county, was found dead at his home
at Sumas. The cause Of his death was
a gunshot wound. supposed to have
been inflicted by himself.
The dead body Of squaw was found
on the track near the Ellensburg de-
pot. The accident happened at night.
The victim was probably intoxicated
when 1t occurred.
A syndicate OF farmers unloaded 20,-
900 bushels of wheat the other day at
Uniontown, WASH, selling 1t to Mr..
Covert. manager of the Tacoma Grain
company. at 3sha cents per bushel.
There has been shipped to the depart
ment of agriculture at Washington q
large bundle of wheat on the stalk,
which is to form the center piece Of the
American grain display at the Paris ex.
position. The grain was raised on the
o. r. & N. experimental farm near Wal.
Ia Walla, under the supervision Of the
United States department of agricul-
ture.
In the Walla Walla land office for the
month Of November 100 homestead en-.
tries were made covering 1906. rs
acres. In this month more entries were
made than In any one month since the
establishment Of the land ONCE in Wal
la Walla-
The sugar factory at Waverly has
begun work. The enterprise Is ready
for business after several years of ef-
fort. As 1t is q we'll equipped plant,
four hundred acres Of beets we're raised
and one hundred and fifty men will be
employed.
IDAHO.
Sam Beck one Of the old pioneers of
Boise is dead.
l.. A. Hyde has been appointed post
master at Bruneau valley.
William L. Sipe has been appointed
postmaster at Brannan.
A postofice has been established at
Mica, Kootenai county.
A postofice has been established at
Willola, Neg Perce county.
Henry l.. Wadsworth has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Lapwai.
The expenses Of the United States
court In Idaho for the year were $685..
$3.50.
A strong effort Is to be put forth
again to secure the opening Of the Fort
Hall reservation.
A cavern occurred in the tunnel of
the Clear Water branch OF the North
ern Pacific near Orofno last week, kill
ling q workman.
Senator shoup has departed for
Washington. The senator is an ar
dent expansionist and an advocate Of
the building of the Nicaragua canal.
New pensions have been granted to
the following residents Of the state Of
Idaho: Charles York, Nampa. So per
month; Francis M. Mckenzie. Swan
Lake. 50; Richard Barrett, Emmett.
s12: Isaac W. Porter. Arco, IS.
d. w. Ross last week picked out
from sluice box on the Pioneer plac-
ers. Of which he is manager, q nugget
3 inches long. 2h inches greatest
width and l inch thick, being some
what egg shaped and worn perfectly
smoothe.
, Fifty people have dragged the bot
TONIC tho Snake at Payette for the
BODY or Walter King. who was drowned
rlthc1t success Wire fences have
teen planted across the river in two
places In the hopes Of catching the
body.