Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-08-29
ItKERAL NORTHWEST NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD IN NOTES.
IN Interesting Collection of Items
From the -Four NOrth~est States
of u Miscellaneous Nature Gath
cred the Past Week.
WASHINGTON

Austin Mires says Spokanes enumer-
alton will stand.
Work on the Whitman county fair
is progressing nicely.
Memo is new postofIice just estab.
lished in Adams county.
A regular stage line now phys be-
tween Republic and Chesaw.
The Spokane Trades Council is pre-.
pairing for a great parade on Labor Day
on September 3.
l.. Il. Pittsman of Ritzville was
caught on derrick fork recently and
seriously injured.
Word has been received of the sui.
eide of Marion Shellman Il well known
farmer near Anatone.
The commissioners of Ferry county in.
spected the new cutoff on the Kettle
Falls-Republic wagon road.
The Ministerial Association and the
Anti-Saloon League are after the gam
blers and the women of Colfax.
Charles Bauncer, merchant and
millman of Milltown, Skagit county.
was murdered by robbers recently.
The shipments of fruit from North
Yakima are increasing every day. 1t
takes fruit express car every day.
Fred Bahrs, a harvest hand, attempt
ed to commit suicide in Colfax last
week by swallowing a handful of NOR
phine
Horatio N. Belt, who served as mayor
of Spokane for two consecutive terms,
nt hiu at
last week.
The largest sale of hops recorded this
season was made last week, when Pier
Bros. of New York contracted for a
crop OF over 200 acres.
Diver Harry II. Jones, who Is at work
in the river just above the Post street
wagon bridge just above the Post street
considerable attention.
A new irrigation scheme is under
way in the west side of the valley
whereby many hundred acres of land
viii be brought under cultivation.
Earl, the son of William Newton, n
'armer living in the Big Bend country,
had leg and an arm broken at Col.
fax last week, while hauling grain.
Plans are under way for tourna-
ment Of volunteer firemen of the Inland
Empire and surrounding region during
the reunion of fire chiefs in Spokane
in October.
The greatest deed ever recorded I'm
Yakima county was filed with the audi.
tor recently. The transfer includes all
OF the land and canals Of the old Sun.
nyslde Ditch Company.
The North Yakima city council has
passed the ordinance prohibiting ex.
pectorating on the sidewalks and In
public places and the ordinance requir.
ing certificates of death from the city
physician.
Il. j. McFerron, one of the most
prominent fruit-raisers in Cheney and
vicinity says the crop of apples this
year will be the largest ever harvested,
and that there will be fine crop of
pears and prunes.
Colonel J. II. Wholley, who was in
command of the First Washington vol.
unteers, Is making good record for
himself as a civil officer in the Philip
pines, where he now holds the position
OF acting mayor of Guagua.
w. B. Hepburn OF Spokane has re-
ceived the notification OF the appoint,
ment of his son, John b. Hepburn, as
captain and inspector Of customs at the
Port of Balamban, in the Island of
Cebu, Philippine islands.
Deputy Sheriff Stewart had a terri
Bile encounter with crazy man named
Anton Gustarson, near Steptoe butte
last week, in which the officer was seri-
ously aud perhaps dangerous injured.
The fight occurred in an open field.
The commission appointed by the
president of the United States to treat
with the Yakima Indians has returned
from the reservation with no tidings
of value to those who have been wait
ing to get the lands. The Indians were
offered 25 cents an acre for a tract of
100000 acres, which they recently ac'
quired.