Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-10-23
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Latah ware houses are full Of whe

Latah ware houses are full Of wheat.
Scarlet fever has made its appear
ance in Colfax.
The tax levy of Pacific county has
been fixed at 20 mills.
The tax levy on Vancouver property
last year was fixed at 81 mills.
Herman Hadlon, who had resided in
Thurston county for 35 years, is dead.
J. S. Elliott has been appointed re-
ceiver Of the Gray's Harbor Brewing
Co.
Six lots on the Snohomish river have
been bought as the site of new ship
yard.
Work has been commenced on the
ground for the new Medical Lake salt
works.
Lillis F. Smith has total of $4,000
bushels this year, Sand he is termed
the wheat king of Whitman.
The Yakima county commissioners
have fixed the limit of levy Of taxes
for the coming year at 20 mills
At Dayton Emma McCreary, wife of
Robert McCreary, burst blood vessel
while coughing recently, and bled to
death.
Everett's postal receipts for the past
fiscal year show an increase of 38. 35
per cent as compared with the preced-
ing year.
The building of the capitol annex
will probably be delayed. The struc-
tural iron has not been contracted for
or ordered.
An Early Rose potato, weighing five
pounds and twelve ounces, is on exhib
ition at Tacoma, the product of one of
the gardens of that city.
Within ninety days work will COM
mence on the first elctrlc street rail-
way system ever built in Walla Walla,
if e. s. Isaacs carries out his plans.
Jacob Best, an elderly poultryman,
committed suicide by shooting himself
on his little farm near King & Bend
er's slaughter house in East Spokane
| recently.
Last Friday the Washington Agricul-
tural College football team won its ini-
tial game on the home ground over a
mixed team from Lewiston and che
Lewiston normal school.
A meeting of the teachers of south
eastern Spokane county will be held in
Fairfield on Saturday, October 26, at
which time and place permanent Or
ganization Of the association will be
effected.
| Assistant Postmaster General Bris-
tow ordered the establishment of a
postoffice to be named Mckinley in
Franklin county, thirteen miles west
of Eureka. This is the first office
named so since the death of the presi-
dent
Last week as Frank Monk, a 15-year-
old boy, was driving down Brown
canyon, near Waterville, en route to the
river, with a load wheat, he lost his
balance and fell under the wagon, the
front wheel passing over his head, kill
ing him Instantly.
Definite action is to be taken against
the Goblin moth. A. Van Holderbreke,
state commissioner of horticulture
says tree inspectors, will be appointed
in all counties not having them already
and these inspectors will meet in con-
vention at Tacoma as soon as practi.
cable.
In the cleanest game of football ever
played in Seattle, Whitman college de.
feated the University of Washington by
ia score of IL to 0. Only once during
the entire game was Whitman goal in
danger, and then the sturdy young
giants from eastern Washington got
down close to ,he ground and took the
ball from their opponents on downs.
The beet sugar factory of D. c. Corbin
at Waverly will produce about $4,000 to
10000 bags of sugar during this years
run. 1t will supply nearly one third OF
the demand for sugar in the Inland En-
pire. 1t is all disposed of in the home
market. The factory started for the sea
sons run about month ago and will
finish in another month. 1t employs l35
men.