Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-23
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

A. Coolidge of Colfax is arranging to
establish a new bank at Tekoa
Strangers continue to flock into Day.
ton for the approaching harvest
A boy was killed in a storm at Avon
last week by large tree falling on
him.
Heading has started on the wheat
crop of Franklin county, though gen.
eral harvest is not yet in progress.
H. r. Fry, aged 10 years, under ar.
rest at Spokane on the charge of bur
glarizing the store of Schwartz &
Barnhart at Mica.
The Yakima Milling company, Yaki.
ma, has completed the largest grain
elevator in Central Washington. It
has a capacity of $4,000 bushels of
wheat
The customs authorities at Seattle
have been requested to keep n close
lookout for violators of the Alaska
game law recently enacted by con
gress.
The reports by r. G. Dun for the last
half year ending the middle of this
month show higher percentage of
failures for Washington than did the
corresponding half year for 1901.
Crazed by liquor, yet apparently in
his right mind, Gus Anderson murder.
ed Edward Fagerstone in cold blood
by shooting him three times in the
Western House saloon, Spokane, last
week.
President Mellen of the N. p. r. r.
has accepted the invitation to talk
rates with the farmers. He will come
to Davenport at any date which is
agreeable to President Hill and the
farmers.
The sixth annual encampment of
the Whitman County Veterans asso-
citation closed Saturday, having been
in session nearly four days. The en-.
campment was decided success from
every standpoint.
Spokane banks held deposits on the
10th Of the present month aggregating
81, ,552. .002.60. One year ago their de.
posits were $5.344, 561.97. The years
increase is, therefore, $2,207, ,44063, or
more than 40 per cent.
The Everett Grain and Warehouse
company, which was organized several
months ago, has awarded to II. S.
Wright the contract for erecting six
grain warehouses along the line Of the
Great Northern in Eastern Washington
and Idaho.
hn rnn nnh nrat has han
sold to ID. c. Bonthuis of Medical Lake
for $26,500. The ranch consists of
720 acres and has houses and barns,
IA head of horses, 81 head Of cattle.
l6 sheep and 20 hogs. Mr.. Bonthuis
has taken possession.
The navy department has decided
that the two battleships to be built
under the authority of the last naval
appropriation bill are to be named the
Louisiana and the Connecticut, and
the two cruisers the Tennessee and the
Washington.
Dan Lyons. aged 7. was accidentally
shot and instantly killed by play
mate named Oscar Hawkinson, at Lake
Roesiger. east of Machias. the other
day. They were out shooting squir-
rels with 22-calibre rifle, when a
bullet glanced. piercing the Lyons
boys heart.
At Blaine last week while the ferry
boat, taking six persons, was passing
a pile driver. a log which was being
hoisted broke loose and fell across the
boat. j. F. Douglas, whose real name
is said to be c. s. Sawyer and whose
home is In Eureka. Cal, was struck
and instantly killed.
John and Zeera Smith. five and three
year old sons OF John Smith, a promi-
nent Walla Walla business man. were
burned to a crisp last week In barn
back OF the Smith home. The little
ones were playing In an oat bin and t
Is supposed set fire to the loose straw
with matches. In a moment the dry
flame building was in sheet Of flames.
The lads were too small to get out,
and men and women standing frantic
outside were obliged to hear their
piteous cries until death came.