Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-23
VILE, WASHINGTON, AUGUST %, 1899.
WARRINGTON.

Ten carloads of cattle were shipped
from Davenport last week.
Meyers Falls is taking on an air of
renewed energy and thrift.
Palouse will soon be supplied with
artesian water for city purposes.
The outlook for good crop of hops
in Benton county never was better.
Moore & Co.'S bank is open for the
transaction Of business at Goldendale.
A three days fair will be held at Ell.
lensburg, Wash, beginning October 16.
Twenty-Five families of Mexicans are
en- route to Yakima with their teams.
Heavy rains did much damage to hay
and grain in the section around Kettle
Falls.
The King county share of the quar-.
terly school apportionment will be
$42,493.
New street car rails to the amount
of 125 tons were received at Spokane
recently.
The new cable has recently been sue
cessfully stretched across the river at
Northport.
Frederick Mohs expired while he
was driving to his home from Sprague
last week.
With a good price for the cereal, the
average farmer of eastern Washington
may well feel jubilant.
At meeting held recently by the
business men of Port Angeles board
of trade was organized.
The commissioners of Yakima coun.
ty have decided to issue bonds of the
county to the amount of $4,000.
E. B. Raymond, the hard bicycle
rider of Olympia, made the run from
that city to Tacoma in 80 minutes.
Last week Ernest Curry, son of
George Curry, met with a severe acci-
dent while unhitching a team from a
binder.
Mrs. F. b. Shardlow, Of Yakima, was
severely burned about the feet, arms
and hands by the explosion OF a lamp
recently.
In addition to a live stock depart.
ment at the Spokane Industrial Elk.
position there has been added a dairy
department.
An extremely light fruit crop along
Snake river is reported. There will be
fair yield of peaches in few orch
ards about Wawawai.
The work of transcribing the Ferry
county records from the books of Ste.
vens county has been completed. 1t
cost the county $4,22914.
The postoffice at Reardan was en-.
tered recently and some small change,
about $50 in stamps. registered let.
ter and a revolver stolen.
The Washington state fair to be held
at North Yakima, September 25 to 80,
promises to be the big event OF the
season for the chicken men.
The cost Of educating children in
the Spokane public schools last year
was s23.16 per pupil, based on the total
enrolment, which was 6,2S8.
The premium list of the Spokane In.
dustrial Exposition this year promises
to be like everything else connected
with 1t, much better and finer than
ever before.
S. w. Groom was instantly killed
last week at Spokane by the breaking
Of the circular saw of steam wood
saving machine, one piece striking
him on the back Of the head.
In both the poultry department and
the stock department at the Spokane
industrial exposition in October, the
single Judge system will be used in
awarding prizes and diplomas.
Every Grand Army man in the north.
west will be anxious to visit the Spo
kane Industrial Exposition in October
for the Grand Army Band Of Canton,
Ohio, Is to furnish the music for that
occasion.
Thomas Maurine, a well-known sta.
tionary engineer employed at Point
Wilson, where the government is con-
structing Notifications, died from the
effects Of terrific injuries received there
while at work.
Charlie Johnson, a colored man, was
thrown from a brakebeam on the Nor
thern Pacific overland last week, near
North Yakima. His leg was cut off
near the thigh and the chances for his
recovery are doubtful.
The railroad rates to the Spokane
Industrial Exposition which opens this
year October Sd and closes the 18th,
will be the same as last year. The
rate will be two cents a mile each way
or single fare for the round trip.
William Woodruff Of Nelson, b. c.,
was found lying dead in his bed at
Spokane, Wednesday. An empty dram
bottle of morphine and farewell mes
sage scrawled on a piece of paper gave
evidence that 1t was a case OF suicide
Grounded ON Angry Reefs.