Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-06
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Mr.. Preston, of Lake Chelan,
drowned in the lake last week.
Whitman county saloons have be
ordered to close on Sundays hereaft,
There will be an excursion on S,
tember and to Wallace, Idaho, frt
Spokane.
James c. Broad, a Spokane contr;
tor, will install the new city water $.
tenn at Davenport.
James Templeton, who was injur
in runaway accident one mile fro
Colfax last week, is dead.
A burglar going about his busine
on bicycle is one Of the newest thin
in criminal life at Seattle.
Nelson Devendorf. an old soldl,
was found dead on the beach sew
miles east of Port Angeles last week.
1t is announced that the Great Mort
ern will Immediately commence
construction of a branch to Republic
The Spokane city council has let
contract for the paving OF a numb
of the principal streets with aspha
The people of Arlington are puzzl
by the mysterious disappearance
Dante Connif, young married ma
The first freight team has cross
over the state road from Republic
Marcus, making the trip of A miles
two days.
Judge Millard T. Harrison, of ST.
kane, was accidentally shot in bo
legs by Smith Ely while the two we
out cunning last week.
About 200 acres Of the asylum far
at Medical Lake are under cultivati,
this season. The oat crop is light,
the wheat is good, threshing rs bus
els per acre.
Prof. Dorsey, Of the Field ColuI
bian Museum, at Chicago, is spendii
several weeks in this state collectii
curios, making his headquarters at t
Ferry Museum, Tacoma.
Judge C. II. Hanford, Of the Unit
States circuit court, has decided tn
as soon as lands are allotted to India,
and patented, the Indians may s,
such lands as they see fit.
George p. Wright, state grain
speetor, says the wheat is turning o
well in eastern Washington, considt
ing the season. and will be about 33 p
cent short of full crop.
"All pupils that want to after
school in Spokane this year will ha
to furnish a certificate signed by dc
tor that they have been vaccinat,
within the past seven years. or tn,
can not attend"
Mrs. Beste, keeper OF Palou
boarding house, publicly horsewhipp,
a man who goes by the name Of "Sct
ty. The whipping was the result of
quarrel over a board bill which Scot
refused to pay.
A fire at Ballard recently destroyt
the plant OF the Bay Lumber and Shi
gle Company. the public school bull
ing and small dwelling. The tot
loss is estimated at 100000. FIT
thousand falls on the mill company.
A man named Hall OF Oakesdale wi
severely injured while riding In
large farm wagon, and In some way II
out, frightening the team and causiI
1t to run away. Hall was caught in Il
harness and dragged long distanc
Negotiations are In progress betwet
Gov. Rogers and the United States d
partment of the interior whereby tn
state will acquire forty acres of lar
adjoining the state penitentiary E,
Walla Walla and the building OF
wing to the penitentiary.
Mrs. Arthur Seely. Of Port Angelo
gave birth last week to triplets, tv
girls and one boy. The girls weight
a little over three pounds each and Il
boy four. They are all perfectly forI
ed and as lively as crickets. Mrs. See
is now the mother Of four children, o
born within twelve months. 1t Is b
lieved these are the first triplets boz
within the state.
State Food Inspector Mcdonald hi
announced the following ruling: "A
adulterated goods purchased prior /
April l may be sold, providing Il
word, 'Adulterated' is printed diago
ally across the face OF the package, c
white label with a black letter on
quarter Of an inch high; providing fu
ther. that they are not injurious Z,