Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-01
with the completion of the Sims canal,
a part of the Dearborn system, next
year.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

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Several holdups have occurred in
Bossburg and vicinity recently.
The opening Of the Yuletide was gen
eral throughout the Inland Empire.
1t is said a savings deposit bank will
be established at Sunnyside at ay early
date.
The news of Gov. Rogers death was
received with general expressions OF
sorrow and regret all over the state.
Charles W. Vedder, formerly of Spo
kane, in life insurance business, com
mitted suicide last week at Greenwood
b. G.
Near Northport Thomas James was
crushed to death under a steam shove
which tipped over last week at Hen
bricks cut.
About 375,00O bushels of wheat have
been delivered at Chelan Falls, and IL
is estimated that so per cent of the
yield Is yet to be delivered.
William Brown died recently at Re
public of blood poisoning. He scratched
the back of his hand with a brass
buckle. and Inflammation quickly fol
lowed.
The state board of control by resolu.
tion has agreed to distribute the pro.
duct of the jute mill at the state penl.
tentiary according to the pro rata sys.
TEN mex! year.
Henry Mcbride, OF Mount Vernon
Skagit county, is now governor OF
Washington. The death of Gov. Rog.
ers will revolutionize the political sit
uation in this state.
Attorney General Stratton has lef;
for Helena. Mont, to attend the con
ference of governors and attorney gen.
erals of the Northwestern states.
DR.. N. G. Blalock will lecture be.
fore the horticultural school to be con
Quoted at Pullman at the Washington
Agricultural college next month. Dr.
Blalock's address will be given imme
diately after opening the term.
1t is alleged that George Reno, a
brakeman, made Christmas gift Of a
coffin about three feet long to a Miss
Merc!er, at Spokane, and that he also
sent a similar coffin TO a married wo
man friend of the girl. He is supposed
to he insane.
Four of five prisoners who sawed
their way to liberty Christmas morning
at Republic have been recaptured. Two
of them were taken by Sheriff Lowry
while they were in the act of holding
up saloon at Curlew. One prisoner
was shot in the neck while resisting
tn, sheriff.
The Vanderbilt family has placed on
deposit with the London & San Fran.
900, subject to the order OF Charles
McNamee, with which to liquidate In
full the claims OF all depositors of the
Metropolitan bank at Tacoma, which
recently failed.
Daisy Lotion, aged Is years, went
into drug store at Seattle last week
and asked to use the telephone. She
took the receiver in one haid and a
bottle OF carbollc acid in the other. She
swallowed the contents of the bottle
and fell screaming to the floor. She Is
not expected to live. Unrequited love
Is the cause.
Everything Is in readiness for the
Short Course in Horticulture. which
opens for a term OF six weeks at the
Washington agricultural college at
Pullman January 8 and closes Feb
ruary "A. The indications are that
farmers, fruit growers and others in
terested in horticulture will attend
from all parts OF the state. and that
a prolonged farmers institute. will be
productive OF much good to the fruit
growing interests OF Washington. The
course is absolutely free.