Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-12-18
FOUR NORTHWEST STATES
NEWS IS BRIEFLY TOLD HERE.
Choice Selection of Interesting Items
Gathered Through the Week.
Harvesting Is in Full Blast-Big
Crops Assured - Many Accidents
OccUr-PersOnals.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

The town of Lind is to be incorpor-
ated.
New Whatcom is flooded with coun-
terfeit money of all denominations
from dollars to dimes.
David S. Baldwin, one of the oldest
pioneers of the Walla Walla valley,
died recently of senile decay, aged rs.
The Great Northern track laying ma
chine now at Marcus lays rails at the
rate of one and one half miles daily.
Walla Walla valley farmers are be-
coming alarmed at the recent cold snap
and the severe frosts which have visit
ed that section.
The mining students of the Pullman
college have completed an organization
to be known as the Society of Mining
Engineers of the state mining school.
The grain report, as compiled by
Deputy Grain Inspector Goodsell, shows
that there were 207 carloads of grain
inspected at Spokane during November.
State Superintendent Bryan has de-
cided to give the teachers the benefit of
the doubt raised and will renew first
and second grade certificates as often
as necessary.
Nine hundred people crowded into
Elks' hall last week to see James J..
Jeffries, champion heavyweight pugilist
OF the world, give an interesting and
exciting exhibition of his powers in the
ring.
Sitting in the White House at Wash
ington, President Roosevelt touched the
button that threw flood of ght into
the Spokane theater and formally open
ed the big Woodmen of the World cele-
bration at Spokane last week.
w. w. Phillips, freight brakeman,
was instantly killed at Alfalfa, near
Toppenish, last week. Phillips was 60
ing over the train, and in jumping from
the first car to the tender, Slipped and
fell-between, II cars passing over the
body, cutting and mangling it in ter
rible manner.
The most remarkable potato yield
that has been reported in the Yakima
valley comes from c. H. Winner of Mob
Hill. Last spring he planted five acres
to potatoes. He has harvested 80 tons,
or 2950 bushels, an average of $50 BUSH
els to the acre.
During March and April the North
Ci ISlilC VIII pun oh odiC udlly dI ~.
Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth and the Su-
periors a second class one way settlers
ticket to Spokane at $3.50; Helena,
Butte and Anaconda, Mont, 500, and
Portland, Ore, and Northern Pacific
coast common points, S25.
w. w. Landes, a prisoner convicted
of horse stealing, sentenced to three
years in the state prison and refused
bail while his appeal is pending, was al
lowed to ride to Loomis from Conconul-
ly on private business alone by Sheriff
H. H. Nichols. OF his own accord the
prisoner returned after two days spent
in Loomis. He is now in jail again.
Copies of Representative Jones' bill
for the sale of grazing lands in the
state of Washington provides for the
sale of purely grazing la DIS at $1.25 yer
acre, 20 cents in cash and the balance
in four equal annual payments. Sales
can be made in tracts of notfmore than
800 acres. The bill further provides
that only persons who own land or who
are occupying land under the land laws
of the United States can purchase, and
only one purchase can be made by an
individual. Furthermore, the tract pur-
chased must be contiguous to the tract
owned or occupied by the purchaser.