Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-06-27
NEWS Of THE NORTHWEST
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS
4 Review From the States of WASH
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WASHINGTON.

| WASHINGTON.
Tacoma will have ten months of
school next year.
| A free kindergarten school will be
opened at New Whatcom.
Farmers OF the Puyallup valley are
to hold fruit fair in Puyallup.
Senator Turner will appoint a cadet
to West Point within three weeks.
Stamford baseball team will play
five games in Spokane, beginning June
80.
The three-day picnic near Elberton
drew large crowds and all had a good
time.
Seattle sportsmen have petitioned the
county commissioners for the appoint
ment of a game warden.
The Commercial club of Centralia is
preparing a quantity Of advertising
matter for circulation in the eastern
states.
The Ohio Society of Spokane has
planned its first annual outing at Loon
Lake Saturday, June 80.
Fire visited Medical Lake last week
and destroyed $4,000 worth of property.
1t started in Spence's bank.
Charles Reeves, Seattle man, was
recently elected president of the Junior
Order of American Mechanics.
| Much enthusiasm was shown and
good work done at the Christian En-
deavor meetings at Spokane last week
At mass meeting of citizens of
Lakeside and Chelan held last week 1t
was decided to join forces in an old
fashioned Fourth of July celebration.
| Tacoma will offer $3.50 silver cup
as the prize for competitive drill be-
tween the 12 companies of the national
guard, which will celebrate there July
4.
A. M. Chesney, formerly of Pierce
county, has returned to Tacoma from
the Philippines, where he has been in
the employ of the government as a
wheelwright.
| A school tax OF mills has been vot-
ed by the Ritzville board of education
for the coming year. 1t Is Just one
half the amount levied each year for
the past 10 years.
Clara Kirkofer of Mica, is missing,
and her step-father, John Smith, is
anxiously seeking information concern
ing the girl, for whose safety he en-.
tertains grave fears.
The Skagit towns have abandoned
their own celebrations and will unite
in making the Sedro-Woolley Fourth
OF July celebration the best that has
ever been held in the county.
The State Agricultural College stu.
dents got diplomas last week. DIR. ]. E.
Stubbs made the address. The Audi.
torium was crowded to witness the
| closing exercises commemorating a
successful year.
David N. Coonc of Spring Valley, one
Of the best known stockmen In eastern
Washington, and a resident of the coast
country for 35 years, was killed at
Rosalia recently by being crushed un.
der the body OF horse he was riding.
Twenty men and four teams were at
work last week leveling the site upon
which the Tekoa Company's large
warehouse will be erected. The struc-
ture is to occupy space 3Ox60 feet and
will be built on to the Echo warehouse,
which the company already owns.
The fourteenth annual meeting Of
the Washington State Press Assoca-
tion will be held at New Whatcom and
Fairhaven July 25, 26 and 27. 1900. The
session will close Friday afternoon in
ample time to allow all editors to reach
their homes on Saturday.
Miss Ursa r. Buker, 20 years OF age,
was accidentally shot and killed In
Olympia recently. While clearing up
bedroom a Marlin rifle was discov-
cred in corner, and Edward Easterly,
boy about Is years of age. picked 1t
up and worked the lever to see IL there
was anything in the magazine. The
explosion followed.
Two samples OF wheat, one of winter
wheat from the farm of Il. Il. Ewell,
north, and one from field Of spring
wheat on the farm Of Thomas d. MIX
ell, seven miles south Of Davenport, are
on exhibition. The winter wheat
measures Just FIVE feet in height and
the heads are seven inches long, and
have the appearance Of being well filled.
The sample Of spring wheat Is not so
tall, but Is Of good height and Is well
headed. There is no indication of rust
or burning in that section. and the
weather which has prevailed for the
past few days insure the largest yield
of wheat the Big Bend has ever pro