Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-12-06

News Is received of a sensational gold
discovery in Custer county, In the vi
cinity of the Bulldog mine. The discoy-
cry was made by Chas. Crane OF Salt
Lake. He says the ledge is IL feet wide
and the very rich streak six to IA
inches wide. The samples were brought
to Boise by Mr.. Crane for assay. One
went 1890 ounces gold and $3.50 ounces
silver; total value. $24,s4S.4S per ton.
Another, $50 ounces gold. $500 ounces
silver. total value, $10.9S1.45; and the
third. 627 ounces gold. 3400 ounces sill.
yer; total value. $15.000.6o.
MONTANA.
frankie Pearson of Butte committed
suicide last week.
| r. w. Noyes has been appointed by
Judge Knowles to be United States
commissioner at Pony.
| The officers Of Anaconda and tive
deputy sheriffs from Lemhi county,
Idaho. have arrested Bert Hillman and
Dan Hawkins charged with highway
robbery.
1t was learned at Helena that a Pc
titlon asking that United States Sen.
ator Clark be not seated by the senate
was signed there early last week by
several Of the state officials.
| On December l Captain w. L. Hill,
one of the bravest and most gallant of
Montana's volunteers, will take the po-
sition OF chief clerk In the United
States assay Office at Helena.
| Frederick Gilbert was arrested re-
Gently for disturbing a public school
in the Lolo district, up the Bitter Root
valley. Gilbert Is prominent fruit
grower and rancher of that district.
| Another dead man has been found in
Butte, Charles Noakes, who was q pio-
neer Of Butte, having lived here since
the '60s. His body was discovered In
his cabin.
The state land department has filed
on 5000 acres of land selected In Madi.
son and Choteau counties by State
Land Agent Henry Neill as school In.
demnity lands.
Fitzpatrick & Collins have been
awarded contract by the Burlington
to build line of road from Talooka.
on the Billings line. southeast through
the Big Horn basin to Cody.
In the opinion Of the chief legal ad-
wiser Of the state of Montana. q board
of school trustees has no authority to
compel the school children Of any dis
trict to become vaccinated.
The dead body of Mike Lyons was
found last week in the old workings Of
the Lexington mine at Butte. an aban-
doned stope which had been worked up
close to the surface and then caved in.
The Helena city council has instruct
ed the city clerk to advertise for bids
for an electric light plant for the city.
| Patrick Judge, miner working in
the Anaconda mine, was crushed into
a shapeless mass at Butte recently.
| The jury In the case Of G. r. Shad-
well, charged with murder in the first
degree for shooting and killing Martin
James O'Connor over a game of cards
on Jan. IL, 1898, at Butte. returned q
verdict Of guilty of murder In the Sec
ond degree and fixed his punishment at
life Imprisonment
OREGON.
The half breed Umatilla Is dead. An
autopsy disproves rumors that It was
murder.
Thirty thousand bales Of oregons
1899 hop crop will be handled by the
Oregon Hopgrowers' Association.
| The Powder River Land 4 Irrigation
company has forwarded articles Of In.
corporation to the secretary Of state.
Fire In the Blumauer block on the
corner Of Fourth and Morrison streets.
Portland, destroyed property valued at
1923 200.
After slaughtering 1000 head OF
horses and pickling the flesh for ship
ment to Europe. the Linnton abatoir
has closed for the season.
There Is q strong probability that
the two brothers who we're drowned the
18th inst. from scow In the Yukon
river. were Theodore and Conrad NC
Manner Of Forest Grove.
Miss Florence v. Wells. recently from
Los Angeles, died in dentists chair
at Baker City while under the influence
Of chlor0form. A coroner's jury re-
turned a verdict of accidental death.
The largest crop Of hops grown In
Oregon this year is that reported Of
John Chapman's yard near Midland.
Benton county. From 1700 vines he
harvested 5000 pounds Of dried hops.
James McHaley Of Grant county has
sold his wool for Is cents a pound.
Robert N. Stanfield Of Echo. and Os-
car Thompson of Heppner both sold
cattle to Seattle parties. bringing $40
head for between two and three hum
dred steers.
Gravel hill. northeast Of Montavilla.
has always enjoyed the reputation Of
producing the finest Strawberries In
this section. M. J. Magoon has demon
strated that those berries can be pro-
duced almost all the year round. Mr..
Magoon brought in several boxes re-
Gently which he raised on his place ON
Gravel hill. They were the Everbear-
ing variety. and were large and well
favored, although Of q dull color.
West Point Victor.
Philadelphia, Dec. 4.--The West Point
| football team defeated Annapolia ou