Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-12-06
NEWS Of THE NORTHWEST
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.
WASHINGTON.

The postoffice at Virginia City, okan
ogan county, is to be discontinued.
Nearly 100000 pounds of mail orig
mates at Spokane office every 32 days
Hay retails at the rate Of $50 per ton
and oats at 6 cents q pound at Repub
lie.
A man Is taken down with q wei
developed smallpox case near the tow
Of Guy.
The University Of Washington Il
gathering documents bearing on north
western history.
OF the $4,000 wanted for the Y. NJ
G. A. at Seattle. about $4,000 alread,
has been pledged.
A postoffice has been established a
Goldbar. Snohomish county, with Ottt
s. Lewis as postmaster.
Mrs. Eta NJ. Wagner has been ap
pointed postmaster at Vesta, Chehalis
county, vice Robert Hines, resigned.
Wood is selling as high as SIS a cord
and there is almost a famine, even a
that price. says the Ellensburg Capi
tai.
The Seattle committee decided
against w. A. c. football players in tn,
game November 10 with Whitman col
lege.
Northport Is stirred up over munici
pal campaign. The closing of dance
halls seems to have been the origina
bone Of contention.
Patents have been issued to George
W. Ehrman Of Maltby for a watering
trough and to Josiah G.. Phenix o.
Hoodsport for a culinary steamer.
The Tacoma Ledger has been pur
chased from c. M. Shultz by c. J. Lord
president Of the Capital National banl
Of Olympia, and associates.
Through the section Of the country
around Oakesdale. were It not for tn,
movements In apples. potatoes and hay
business would be almost at a stand
still.
The Masonic orders of Spokane ar,
making great preparations for tn,
proper observance of the centennial an
niversary Of the death Of George Wash
ington.
Grocers and butchers Of Spokane or
ganizing to fight peddlers. They wan
city market site, then they desire al
peddling to be strictly confined to tina
location.
The Washington state guard Is full
The governor thinks the sixteen com
panies now In existence in Washing
ton are sufficient for the needs of tn,
commonwealth.
Tom Borgan OF Tekoa resisted arres
and was shot while running. Tht
wound is a dangerous one. Having i'm
bibed freely OF whisky he started II
to make trouble.
John Hormogo. a miner in Wilkesor
coal mine. was accidentally killed or
Saturday night by being smothered II
a mass Of coal that slid down a chut,
he was engaged In repairing. The de
ceased was 33 years of age and wal
married.
The passengers on the east bound
Great Northern train which passed
through Spokane Monday last were ter
rified at the appearance in one Of tn,
coaches of wild fellow who fiercely
waved an axe and threatened to clear
out the car or do something indefinit,
but desperate. He was overpowered.
Harold, the little 3-year-old son o
II. Ellertson. a jeweler living at Ell
Ferry street, Spokane, burned to deatl
last week at the family home. He wa
alone In the house at the time, and tn,
cause Of the accident may forever be {
mystery, but 1t is believed that the bab'
managed to get hold Of some matches
lying upon a small clock shelf. Th'
funeral will take place this Afternoon
at 2 o'clock from the family residence
under the management of Gilman 4
Co.
IDAHO.
The Lapwai spur Of Northern Pacif,
is now in operation.
Latah county has more school teach
ers by onehalf than any other county
In the state.
Sergeant Harris attempted suicide
He shot himself through the breast
WOuhu VIII hOl pC
The kitchen and mess house for thu
soldiers to be stationed at Osburn thii
winter, is nearly completed.
The telegraph line has been complet
ed from Potlatch to Orc Fino ant
trains are now running on orders.
John Wheeler, an sld-time miner o
Idaho of the crime of the murder o.
found lying dead on the floor of hil
room at Weiser.
A farmers institute will be held a
Kendrick December Sth and 9th. Dis
cussions on the subjects of horticulture
and dairying will be a special feature
A movement is on foot to organize q
battery of light artillery In Lewiston
as a national guard organization. Er
nest Mccullough is soliciting member
ship.
Orc Fino citizens considerably stir
red up over school. Had settlement
against the town and the former swoop
ed down and carried Of the schoo
house.
Jas. Long was acquitted In Mount
Idaho and Washington county, wal
Charles Larrabee in Buffalo Hump las,
August Larabee was well known both
here and in Spokane.
When: the Moscow 4 Eastern is com
pieted af easy outlet will be furnished
for all the lumber and It's value will bs
greatly enhanced. It Is for this reason
that iumbermen are trying to secure