Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-01-10

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VIZ.
This year much more attention
should be paid to immigrants and visi.
tors than has ever been done before.
The report Of the insane asylum for
the month of December shows that
there are now ITO patients In the In.
stitution.
Mule buyers in Lake county have Sc.
cured 40 animals and expect to get 20
more. "A sharp advance In prices" is
reported.
The Waseo News runs q laundry in
connection with the paper and admon.
ishes its subscribers to call and get
their wash.
Weather reports throughout the past
years at Pendicton show an apparent
increase in total annual precipitation
of moisture.
Over 10000 packages Of green fruits,
berries and vegetables were shipped
from Ashland by freight and express
In the season OF 1893.
A farm In Josephine county brings
an annual income Of between $4,000
and $4,000. The products are hay,
grain. potatoes and 400 head of fat cat.
tie.
State Treasurer Moore has filed his
semi-annual report, showing cash on
hand, July l, 1899, 1892, ,S36.72; receipts
SO1,91l.s5; total. $1.734.749.57. Dis
bursements. $993,432l4. Balance on
hand, Jan. l, $741,S16.43.
AS an evidence that this Is the most
equitable climate in the world, we call
the attention Of our readers to the fact
that Councilman d. w. Black picked a
quantity Of large, ripe, luscious straw
berries from the vines on his lovely
Milton place ON Christmas day.
For the year 1899 Umatilla county
must pay a total Of no less than $500
in bounties on scalps under the law en-
acted at the last session Of the legis-
lature.
The Lewiston-Oro Fino train was
stopped by gravel slide several miles
below Orc Fino and compelled toreturn.
mot guilty" was the verdict OF the
jury in the case of the state of Idaho
vs. Frank Naccaretto at Rathdrum.
A recent ruling of the department re-
lieves the state from payment OF fees
for filing on lands under the agricul-
tural college grant.
The Idaho University has twenty
professors and instructors. three tutors
and its principal building was erected
at a cost of over $4,000.
H. X. Barnett of Lewiston slipped
and fell at his home, breaking both
bones of the right leg about half way
between the knee and ankle.
1t has not been generally known that
surveys were being quietly made foran
irrigating ditch to cover land north.
west of Caldwell, but such is afact.
The feature chiefly notable In the
years history of St. Michael's Eplsco-
pal church at Boise, Idaho. is the be-
ginning of new stone structure which
will serve as the cathedral OF the do
cese OF Boise.
Frank Berkeley. brakeman on the
Boise line, was seriously injured at
Nampa. He was caught between the
engine and baggage car and badly
mashed. His collar bone was broken
and he was otherwise injured.
The long suspense Of the Alcorn mur.
der trial has come to an end. The jury
filed into the court room for the last
time and reported that 1t would be i'm.
possible to reach an agreement. Judge
Mayhem decided 1t was useless to keep
them longer and discharged the jury.
At the January meeting Of the board
Of pardons three applications were re-
jected. They were those of John Long.
Emil Berg and Charles Duval. Charles
Anderson from Canyon county got six
months extension, making his term
expire April /, 1900. The case Of VIII.
liam Black from Shoshone county serv.
ing 20-year sentence for attempt to
commit murder. was reopened and he
was given a Communication OF one year
and nine months. He will be released
on June l this year.
The first inheritance tax to be paid
III <hua touhtyp IL NV ih thC otutct W"o
credited in the probate court to the ac-
count of Uncle Sam. The estate of H.
H. Clark, of Horse Shoe Bend, who died
in this city, was settled up. The ad-
ministrator divided up among the heirs
$19,899.21. Half of this amount went
to the widow, who lives here. and the
remainder was divided equally among
10 other heirs, brothers. nephews and
nieces OF the deceased. The Inheritance
tax amounted to $107.25.
MONTANA.
Horace Taylor, an old.timer In Mon.
tana, and for the last Is years resi-
dent of Boulder and Boulder valley Is
dead.
The report of Montanas commission
ers for the insane shows that December
1, 1898, there were 457 patients In the
asylum.
Ed Bailey, who Is spending the win.
ter on Hardy creek. was attacked by a
bear few days ago. but came out of
the encounter a victor. Bailey was
fishing along the creek when the bear
attacked him. He was armed only with
a large knife. but welded 1t skillfully
and soon killed the bear. He received
some rather ugly scratches.
Cattle men evidently anticipate the
present high prices to keep up for sew
erai years. judging by the prices being
paid for stock in Great Falls. John