Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-08-21
WASHIN 6TON.

Prosecuting Attorney Fulton of King
county has decided 1t unlawful to shoot
quail until 1906.
Although threshing has only begun
in the vicinity of Pullman, phenomenal
yields are already reported.
Half way between Bolles junction
and Waitsburg thug held up Chinese
vegetable man, securing 1885.
Another threshing machine, the fifth
since the opening of the threshing sea-
son in Whitman county, exploded and
burned near Sunset last Thursday.
Frank. Claude O'Donnell, brakeman
ON the o. R. G N. freight train, was
instantly killed at Winona junction re-
Gently by being crushed between cars.
To prevent desperate plan of Jail
delivery, Alfred Hamilton, against
whom the death sentence three times
has been pronounced, was taken to Sc
attic from Whatcom.
The Washington State Press associa-
ton met in Tacoma last week and elect
ed officers, and decided to meet in Wal
la Walla next year. Frank B. Cole of
Tacoma was elected president.
Judges Richardson and Belt of Spokane,
sitting in banc, gave their opinion in
which they hold that the game license
law is unconstitutional. However, this is
an opinion, not binding decision.
At Fairfield the best run of thresh-
ing machine reported this season is by
Herman Bartlett, whose machine thresh-
ed slightly over 1000 bushels last Mon
day on the farm of William Kienbaun.
Adolph Scruber, who since died, was
picked up beside the Northern Pacific
tracks near Leary. Scruber, while yet
able to talk, said he was riding in a
box car when his companions, a num-
Der of tramps, assaulted him to rob
him. He stated that they shot him and
rified his pockets and that he then man
aged to leap from the train.
Threshing machines and combined
harvesters have started throughout Lin
coin county. and from everywhere come
reports of an enormous yield. John IT..
Green, who farms 5000 acres near Har-
rington, has three combined harvesters
ID,
which is averaging IS bushels to the
acre.
A meeting of the lumber manufac.
turers and wholesalers operating on the
Pacific coast and in the northwest was
held recently in Seattle. 1t was called
as result of the proposed action of the
western trunk lines in advancing
freight rates on lumber and shingles.
The proposed advance Is at the rate of
8 cents a hundred on lines east of Chi
cago and st. Paul.
One Of the largest land deals that has
been made in locality of Tekoa was
contaminated last week when Gay Lom-
bard and A. Cohn purchased the Ham
bergerICatlin tract, consisting of about
800 acres Of land under cultivation. The
price paid was $25 per acre, including a
one-third interest In the crop. The deal
Involves a cash consideration of $22,-
900.
Probably the largest single transac-
ton In fruit ever made in the state
was consummated last week in Cakes
dale. The transaction involved the sale
for cash Of Mr.. Hanford's entire crop
OF apples. The consideration was be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000. BY the terms
of the deal Mr.. Hanford has nothing
more to do with the crop, the buyers
agreeing to gather and take care of it.
The spirit Of the ,barbed wire tele-
phone has reached Stevens county, or
that part Of the county included in the
Columbia river valley. Willard J. Shell
ton. a citizen of Rice, furnishes the
Of that locality with phones
and puts them in at a cost OF about 81
apiece. The system Is known al "The
Farmers Exchange" Already six farms
are connected by phone, with about
eight miles Of wire, the greater part
Of which is barbed wire fence, all of
which works to perfection.