Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-03-15
WASHINGTON.
A bank has been established at Elma

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Colfax is having its annual scarlet few,
scare. There are two mild cases in tow
The municipal taxes of Hoquiam are
mills, of Montesano 20 mills, OF Aberdee
20 mills.
Consolidation of Whatcom and Fai
haven is being talked very strongly no
in both towns,
Davenport boasts Of well twent.
three feet deep, in which ice remains fro
en- the year around.
A party of 46 arrived at oakesdale la
week from Tennessee, all OF whom wi
settle in this neighborkood.
Stevens county warrants are at pa
Two years ago they were going beggir
at 80 cents on the dollar.
Melville Nee has been sentenced
three years Imprisonment for robbing Il
mail ut the Miles postoitice.
Robert Morrill,. who is installing u
new electric light plant in Nelson,
pushing the work with vigor.
During this month Walla Walla WI
have for its guests the members OF Il
Inland Empire Teachers Association.
The annual oatorical contest OF Il
Washington agricultural college is set f.
March II, at the auditorium OF the &C
lege.
The Columbia and Citizens bank
Dayton have consolidated and will her
after be known as the Columbia Nation
bank.
During February the local police
Spokane made 26D arrests, POI OF the a
rested persons being males and 0s I
males.
An attempt was made last week
burn the large grain warehouse of Aar,
Kuhn, on the o. r. & n. tracks, west
the depot at Pullman.
Tom Trask, late proprietor of u
Olympic saloon, was found dead in h
room over the Nevada saloon at Tacom
from the effects of bullet wound in Il
head.
William Z. Randall Of Centralia, a mi
about 50 years old, was kicked in the
domen by horse, from the effects of u
injury he died. He leaves wide al
children.
Father Hylebos Of Tacoma announc
the receipt OF n letter from Ireland sa
ing q small colony would soon start
the sound to settle on lands of the Pu
allup reservation.
DIR. Bill, an Indian medicine man of t
Tumwater tribe of Klickitats, repoi
that the Rock creek Indians have 8,
fered more sickness this winter than ev
before in their history.
Peter Duber brakeman on
Northern Pacific work train, near CT
halls, was run over and badly mangl
by the cars at Winloek last week, a.
died a few hours later.
Jack Cronin, who was shot by Sher
Billings in Olympia after throwing
lighted lamp in the face of the sheri
in an Intellectual effort TO escape frc
jail, is lying in comparatively easy co
dition.
The board Of regents OF the ngricultui
college will meet at Pullman this we,
The college has recently received thi
new cream separators and new co
bined chun and worker, all donated
manufacturers.
If the bill is not vetoed. by the gt
cnor granting cities OF the fourth eli
the right to establish fire limits and
luire property by u two.thirds vote
the electors, Wilbur will purchase a n
ural park site in the western part OF Il
city.
The governor is iiereccipt Of numero
letters from the parents and friends
Washington's soldiers killed at Mani
asking what steps are to be taken towf
bringing their bodies home. The COVE
or states that he has written Gene
Corbin at Washington regarding the m
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rhinehart, az Walk,
Valley, two miles west Of Biglake, on
Seattle x international, went out TO We
in the woods, locking up their three sn
children in the house, and in the event
when they returned, there was moth
but heap OF ashes to show where
house had stood, and their children |
evidently been consumed in the flan
The children were small, the young
being year old, and the eldest only