Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-03-14
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,

WASHINGTON.
Tacoma druggists have organized.
There Is a diphtheria scare at Pres
colt.
Assessment of Walla Walla property
has begun.
Senator Turner favors the mountain
line in dividing the state.
Hop Wong was recently killed in Z
Chinese joint at Pomeroy.
A big mining machinery house II
soon to be opened in Spokane.
Huge plans are being drawn for Spo
kane's new exposition building.
The downfall of her son led Mrs
Jack Bird to suicide at Spokane.
A monthly high school paper is tc
be issued by the pupils of Spokane.
Eva Booth, the famous Salvation
Army leader, will soon visit Spokane.
Spokane county commissioners have
decided on new bond issue of 5000,
900.
The Spokane telephone business is
growing at the rate of four phones a
day.
The Washington Cooperative Broth
erhood at Burley. WASH, reports pros.
perity.
A new codfishing company has been
organized at Seattle by number of
Gloucester fishermen.
A sad accident happened at Trinidad
which cost ]. Masquell his life by be.
ing run over by train.
The British ship Angerona, cleared
at Tacoma for Algoa bay, South Africa,
with wheat and lumber cargo.
After being closed for more than two
years the Rockford skimming station
will begin operations this week.
Superintendent Saylor has been re-
elected superintendent of Spokane
schools. to remain three years more.
The three Wenger children were
burned to death at Olympia and the
family was left bereaved and destitute.
Claude Bullock. Wenatchee young
man Of 20 years, shot himself with a
rifle, and died from the effects of the
wound.
The past week has been the regular
annual moving period in Yakima val
ley, and scores Of houses have changed
tenants.
G. II. Kenny chewed up a check re-
Gently in Spokane when the bartender
refused to accept and cash it. thinking
1t forged.
Forty-five thousand baby trout pass
ed through Spokane last week, 22.500
going to Newman lake and 22,500 to
Loon lake.
The steamers Victorian and Prosper
got into a collision In the harbor Of
Port Townsend, doing about $500 dam.
age to the latter.
Duclaw Costello, French wrestler
and habitue Of the tenderloin. was stab
bed to death by his mistress. Victorine
Margonett, in Seattle.
Last week Frank Sprague shot and
killed Mrs. Guy T. Gale and then kill
ed himself at Gales logging camp.
about seven miles from Tacoma.
William Freunt has admitted his
crime. stating he shot Zaspel, 80 the
q
Spokane army post is cleared up.
The reports of county fruit inspect
ors throughout the state, made to Com
missioner Baker, disclose an exceeding
ly favorable prospect for q full crop
of. fruit.
The Susannah Steen farm, situated
half mile east of Tekoa was sold last
week at public auction. and brought
$4280.40. Andrew F. Courier of Col
fax was the purchaser.
The recent furry in wheat caused a
slight increase in shipments at Walla
Walla, and as a result several Of the
warehouses are loading out part Of
the wheat held by farmers.
Fruit growers at Walla Walla are be-
ginning to feel uneasy about the pros
poets for small fruits since the weather
turned warm, and some of the orchards
have been inspected.
Luther Martin, an old resident Of
Yakima county, died at the home Of
Hon. II. J. Snively. He was about 80
years of age and a son Of revolutionary
fame, his father being colonel In the
revolutionary war.
Edward Neve. an employe Of the
Snoqualmie Falls Power Company, as
patrolman on the line between Auburn
and Tacoma, was killed near Auburn
last week by coming In contact with q
live wire.