Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-07
GENERAL NORTHWEST NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD IN NOTES.
An Interesting Collection of Items
From the -Four Northwest States
Of = Miscellaneous Nature Gath
cred the Past Week.
WASHINGTON.

class.
Citizens of Spokane are forming q
driving club.
The arrangements for the poultry
show at Walla Walla are being per.
fected.
| The month Just ended was the
warmest January on record in Spo.
kane.
The Association of County Assessors
OF Washington meets ut Ellensburg
Feb. ~.
The Spokane smallpox epidemic Is
over and the physicians believe that
they now have the disease well In
| hand.
II. NJ. Pearson was drowned by fall
Ing from boom Of logs at the McIn-
| tosh mill. four miles from Tenino, last
week.
George Lockwood has been arrested
on charge of arson committed at
Waitsburg.
Legislation against log rafting on
Puget Sound, or the, high seas, is op-
posed by the Seattles chamber of com.
merce.
An ordinance increasing the salar-
les Of nearly all the city employees has
been introduced In the city council Of
Seattle.
The Washington state republican
convention to elect delegates to the ma
tional convention meets at Ellensburg
| April 4.
The Rainier Chemical Works Com.
pany has been organized in Olympia,
with A. c. Stevens, formerly OF Seattle
az president.
The contract has been awarded for
ia. ECO feet of cement sidewalks on Uni.
yersity Heights. Seattle. The contract
price Is $ll.l25.
Total receipts by Pierce county for
last year as shown by the recapitula.
ton Of the county treasurer amounted
to $1,135.445.19.
The bonded Indebtedness of Klttltas
county is $195.OO0. and there is cash
now on hand SUFFICIENT to pay all out.
standing warrants.
The ladies' of the Westminster Con.
gregationai church at Spokane have
started movement favoring the re-
moval OF all hats during service.
Charles Cukenbaugh. farmer living
three miles from Marshall, had his col
lar bone broken by being caught be
tween the hay rack and gate post.
North Yakima merchants have en-
tered into an agreement to close their
stores and places OF business every
night, except Saturday. at $3.50 o'clock.
Gus Kries. a laborer in the employ OF
the Washington Brick q Lime Co., had
Gently in an accident at the quarry at
Springdale.
A. ID. Pinkerton. an old-tlme resident
OF the Snoqualmie valley, died at his
home near Novelty last week, at the
age of "a years. Death resulted from
Bright's disease.
A steamship is on Its way to the
Sound TO load for vladivostock, and
another is under charter to load at
Portland for the Siberian port. The
principal cargoes are -four and provls
ions.
A heavy wheat deal was recently
consummated at Dayton. and the grain
is being sent to Portland as fast as
cars can be had for that purpose
About 100 cars will be needed and II Ia
possible to secure but few each day.
The deal was for 10000 bushels. aver
aging 81 pounds. The price was As
| cents.
Lieutenant J. B. Caldwell, of Com.
pany X, First Washington, sent to Gen
eral Charles King as Christmas pres
ent beautiful album prepared by Mr..
Caldwell at the request OF the officers
of the regiment. The book was a
beautiful piece Of workmanship. hand
somely bound and engrossed. contain.
Ing photographs Of all the principal
scenes In the Philippine campaign.
General King has received the book
and acknowledged receipt with letter
OF thanks.
Another great opportunity for the
development Of new agricultural posi-.
bllities In this country is suggested by
the present condition Of the bean mar
ket. Beans is staple that has an I'M
mense consumption In the northwest
owing to the extensive operations In
sections where all food products have
to be imported. Not less than 10000
pounds OF beans are sold In Spokane
each month, and this amount Is con-
stantly being increased. Only a small
percentage Of this amount Is supplied
locally. and the rest is imported from
California.
A movement Is on foot to erect a
monument to Ole Hagberg at the Uni.
versity OF Idaho.
A mass meeting OF voters who be-
lieve In direct legislation is called to
meet In Moscow February IL.
The postofiice formerly known as Jo-
seph has been changed to Ahsahka
Il. 4. Harris Is postmaster.
William Beasely Of Wardner has
been adjudged insane by Probate Judge
McKinlay and ordered committed 20
the asylum at Blackfoot.
The Idaho Independent Teiephcae
Company has force of men working
on Its line from Boise to Pearl.
According to the report OF the state
superintendent Of public instruction
there are 5o,i72 school children In
Idaho.
w. II. Cooper, the Owyhee convict