Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-05-02
WASHINGTON.

Fishing In Deep creek Is reported
the best for several years.
Republic Is to have q new steam saw
mill. 1t will be shipped from Spokane.
All Indians must get out for II they
wander into Spokane they will be ar
rested.
Eben L. Boyce, convicted Of murder
ing his wife February 10. at Tacoma,
was sentenced to be hanged on a day
to be hereafter named.
John Florine, farmer living four
miles north Of Davenport, was kicked
by vicious horse and had his right
leg broken In two places below the
knee.
Clinton Wilson of Pennington has
invented and is patenting an auto
matte driveway gate which mechanics
pronounce a most complete and prac-
tical device.
Reports from the Walla walla coun.
try are to the effect that the recent
cold snap has injured the small fruit
some, and has done much damage to
the strawberry crop.
A quantity Of grain has been hauled
to the warehouse in the last few weeks
as a result Of good roads, and the com.
pletion Of spring work. Farm work
and crops are at least a month earlier
than last year.
The state fair commission held ses-
sion last week and decided upon hold
ing the fair September "a to 20. The
business men of North Yakima and
prominent citizens Of the county pre-
sented guarantee subscription fund
Of $1,S15 to be used in the payment
Of premiums.
With the abandonment Of the effort
to close down the shingle mills and
maintain the association list, prices
were given the first cut last week when
offerings we're made at 12 cents below
list on all grades. There was little
demand. For the next ten days other
deeper cuts are anticipated.
The prune growers Of Yakima valley
have called a meeting for May s, in
North Yakima, to organize branch
Of the Northwest Cured Fruit Associa.
tion. II representation OF rs per
cent Of the prune acreage can be Sc
cured for united efforts in shipping
and selling, the association will pro-
ceed to arrange for handling the entire
output.
James Gilkerson, one Of the pros
porous Rimrock farmers, has Just An
ished seeding $50 acres to spring wheat
and is summer following 80 acres, hav.
ing the work half done. Mr.. Gilker-
son has adopted the 10-hour system
for his farm work, and finds that he
can get along just as well as those who
put in IL or 16 hours day. He expects
big crop from his land this year.
City Clerk Thaddeus s. Smith Of
Port Townsend, has received informa-
tion that President Mckinley has or
dered the issuance to him of a medal
of honor, provided for by congress at
the close of the civil war. Smith was
one of a volunteer detachment which
stormed a heavily defended reservoir
when his regiment was famishing for
water, and carried the position against
terrible odds.
A party Of 25 emigrants from Schuy-
Ter county, Illinois, who had chartered
car for Albany. Ore. stopped over at
Spokane today. They were SO charmed
with the prospects of taking up land
In the Colville reservation that they
decided Spokane was the place for
them to stay. They did not use their
tickets for the remainder Of the jour
ney, therefore. but unloaded the car
and took up their residence In Wash
ington. They say as many more are
coming from the same settlement as
soon as the present party has located.
Over 100000 acres of rich farm
land have been sold by the Northern
Pacific railroad within the last four
months in the states OF Minnesota,
North Dakota and Washington, almost
one-half Of the land sold lying within
the last named state. President Mel
len Of that company, who makes this
statement. did not care to give the
sta eceived for these lands. but
orics Of land in that
80 to $3.50 an acre,
company's treas
IN Ienriched. -,