Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-02
NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST
LATE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selection of Interesting Items
Gathered Through the Week--The
outlook Is Good i'm Every Section
MANY Accidents and Personal
happenings.
MASnING,rON.

week was well attended.
The Northern Pacific is constructing
new depots at Hatton and Scott.
The Spokane republicans will hold
their county convention on Friday,
July Is.
1t is reported that the Kettle Val.
ley line will be in operation again by
August /.
The number of pupils in the Spo
kane public schools has increased al.
most 1000 in the past year.
Dayton, Wash, was selected by the
Northwest Sportsmen's association
as the place Of meeting in June, 1903
The delay on the Washington and
Great Northern railway construction
has ended and tracklaying has been
resumed.
The 3-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Burroughs of Rockford was ac-
cidentally drowned in Rock creek last
week.
The president today named Eugene
B. Hyde Of Spokane for receiver OF the
Spokane land Office to succeed Samuel
A. Wells.
According to the new directory just
Issued the population of Tacoma is
given at 55.465, gain of about 5000
over 1901.
The Fairhaven public library is in
receipt OF sixteen books donated by
Miss Alice Roosevelt from her per.
sonal library.
The new 1900 barrel -four mill which
John S. Baker and Cardin & Bibb arc
building at Tacoma will be in opera
ton August Is.
Spokane has been selected as the
place Of the next encampment of the
G.. A. r. and w. r. C. of the district OF
Washington and Alaska.
Many farmers favor the plan sug
gested by r. C. McCroskey of holding
meeting OF railway men and farmers
on the grain rate question.
Practically all the wool clip of
Washington has been sold, in as short
time as ever recorded, and at prices
cent a pound higher than last year
Fred Thoni has opened cheese
factory at his farm near Addy. "A
miles south of Colville, and is mar
keting 200 pounds of the product each
week.
Policeman Frank Alvord Of What.
com shot a man who gives the name
of Godfrey r. Campbell, and his home
at Black River Falls, Wash, for resist
ing arrest.
Thomas c. Grifiits, one OF the best
known lawyers in the state. died re-
Gently at his home in Spokane of
heart failure. Death came absolutely
without warning.
Eighty-two head of thoroughbred
Shorthorns, bought at Albion, Neb.
have been placed in the cattle stalls
of the grounds Of the Interstate fair
at Spokane for sale.
Ada Miller. s years of age, fell un-
der the wheels of a wagon load of
-four and feed at Wayside and re-
ceived injuries from which she died
aout three hours later.
Frances Curran, the 15-year.old girl
who was adly ourned by the explosion
Of an oil lamp at Everett, died. Her
sister, Mrs. c. A. Belts. who was also
injured in the explosion. died later.
Levi Ankeny Of Walla Walla and
Grant Copeland of the same place
will own the largest stock ranch In
Washington II deal for 5000 acres
OF land on Cow creek goes through.
The jury in the case OF Frank Ole
son, charged as cashier of the Scan
dinavian- American bank at Whatcom
with receiving deposits after he knew
Ii to be insolvent, rendered verdict
Of guilty with a recommendation for
mercy.
The second annual picnic Of the
Whitman County Pioneers associa.
ton was held last week and was at
tended by nearly 1000 citizens OF
Whitman county, Of whom more than
half were pioneers who came to the
county prior to 1878.
Another step indicative Of the open
ing of the Spokane reservation was
taken recently when the senate passed
the general deficiency bill with an
appropriation of s11, 500 for expenses
for allotment of land to Indians OF
the Spokane reservation.
A mortgage of 100000 was recorded
in Skagit county, Wash, recently. The
mortgage was given to the New York
Securities company by the Northwest
Telephone G. Telegraph company OF
Snohomish, and it covers ali of the
latter company's property and fran.
chises.