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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22
IDAHO GLEANINGS.

A colt show was held in Chelsey re-
Gently.
The Mes Perce schools are badly
crowded.
The Culdesac Milling company have
their flour mill enclosed and the fume
completed to the mill.
Hundreds of sheep have been slain
in southern part of the state by the
poison route, by some unknown person.
Luke Williams, Nez Perce Indian,
commonly called VOLTS head, was
struck by passenger train in Lewiston
recently and instantly killed.
The o. R. g. N. is making consider
able improvements in its tracks at the
sampling works about a mile and a
half below Wallace.
The question of building city hall
at Wallace has been dropped for the
present, and no further action will be
taken until next spring.
A CHASTITY discovery was made by
Mrs. r. A. Martin of Colburn recently
about rs yards in the rear Of her resi-.
dence. The corpse of dead man lay
on his blankets, which he had spread
out. His necktie lay on nearby log
and his hands were folded across his
chest. He is unknown there.
The Washington Water Power COM
pany of Spokane is making rapid pro-
gress in putting in the line from
Spokane to the towns of the Occur
d'Alene district for the the conveyance
of power. 1t will be but a few days
and the poles for the line will be up as
far as the junction just below Wardner.
Frank M. Edminston, of Lewiston,
got discouraged over the loss of money
at the races last week and took 16
grains of morphine from which he died.
He was carpenter and builder.
The indian war dance at Lewiston
last Saturday was voted by the 5000
people who saw it as the most impress
i've spectacle of the fair.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22

Is to Nohtlhuc NOrth SOust t.IuittS
st. Paul, Mnn. Oct. 2l.-Preside
j. j. Hill has issud the Great Northe
report. There was comparative
small reduction in the average reven
per ton per mile, the reduction beil
1.37 per cent on the per ton milag
The earnings of the passenger trains i
crease = ,S67 ,0091, or 29.54 per Gel
of which l,752, ,S42 came from passe
ger fares, S29,272 from sleeping Cal
$S220 from transportation of mai
S63, l03 from transportation of EXPIRE
and the remainder from miscellaneo
sources.
Gross earnings for 1902 are $36 ,03s
256, operating expenses SIT, 1915
net earnings $ls, 243 ,O9I, taxes 81 ,23G
091. The income from operation W
SIT, ,003,3 Concerning the futu
prospects of the system Mr.. Hill sa
the indications are that the year endiI
June 30, 1908, will show a large
crease of earnings over the year ju
ended.
The company's earnings have near
doubled in the past six years. For IL
fiscal year ended June 80, 1896,
gross earnings were $21,S19,699
operating expenses for that year we
$11 1875, 115, and its net earnings so
S44 ,5S3
Some idea of the pesent great prof
of the system may be had from the fa'
that in 1896, after the company hs
paid the interest on its funded deb
taxes, the guaranteed dividend on st.
M. 81 NJ. stock and per cent div
dend on Great Northern stock, thel
remained a surplus from the net earI
ings that year of 1850, 1875.
1t has been definitely decided thu
the Oregon Short Line will biuld an
operate on the Pacific ocean at lea
one line of oriental steamers and
coasting service as great as the traff
may demand. The headquarters of I'll
service will be at Portland, Oregon
and it is thought possible that anoth,
port on the coast will be opened to tn
navigation in the near future.
The Oregon Short Line has funt
now in sight sufficient to put the roa
in condition to handle the traffic inc
dental to scuh service rs that conten
plated, and no efforts will be spared
make the Oregon route to the coast
serviceable in every way as that of tt
northern roads at the present tim,
The project includes coasting lines t,
gather the trade of the Pacific coai
from Mexico to Alaska.
Owing to the heavy passenger traffi
the Northern Pacific Railway compan
announces that the North Coast Limit
ed train will continue all its featur,
throughout the winter, the old practic
of reducing the number Of trains an
of their equipment having been abar
doned.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22
Earl Roberts to Come.

London, Oct. 20. - The Associated
Press learns that Generals Corbin,
Young and Wood have rendered Earl
Roberts a cordial invitation to visit
the United States, and that the British
commander in chief replied that he had
practically decided to accept the invi-
ton in November Of 1908. There was
a possibility of his crossing in time to
witness the international yacht race.
Earl Roberts desire is that Generals
French and Kelly-Kenny shall accom-
pany him.
The Americans have been particu-
larly anxious that Earl Roberts shall
visit America, in order that they may
have an opportunity Of repaying the
many courtesies he has shown them
during their stay in England.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22

New York, Oct. 22.- In fear of
another term in prison, or spending the
balance of her days in the insane
asylum, Miss Ida Craddock, high pries-
tess and pastor of the Church of the
Yoga" in Chicago, and missionary
here of her peculiar belief, committed
suicide by inhaling gas. Her body was
found by her mother, Mrs. Decker, by
whom the suicide was to have been
accompanied to the United States court
to be sentenced under conviction for
sending obscene matter through the
mails. Fear of sentence and also that
her mother was planning to send her
to the insane asylum, led to the suicide.
She left most affectionate letter to
her mother, in which she said:
81 will not consent to 90 to the asy-
lum, as you are evidently planning to
have me 60.
Miss Craddock served three months
on Blackwell's island for circulating
an Objectionable book, upon her release
was prosecuted by the federal authroi-
ties for sending books through the
mails. Before comming here she was
convicted in Chicago and prosecuted in
Philadelphia and Washington for cir
culating her books, which are are
alleged by the authorities TO be in
decent. Miss Craddock came originally
from Denver and first drew public at
tention by her defense of the Dance
du Ventre" at the worlds fair, which
she maintained was solemn religious
performance. She was woman of
culture.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22
was Not Dead at All,

Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. 81. just as
the case of Clarence Peake, charged
with the murder of Silas Hulin at Gin
ton, Tenn, was about to be called in
the supreme court, man entered the
court room and addressing Chief JUS
tice Beard, said:
81 am Silas Hulin, who was not
killed by Clarence Peake."
Peake,. who is the son of prominent
family, had been sentenced in the Ilow-
ercourt to 10 years in the penitentiary,
and is now in the insane asylum near
here, a raving maniac, as a result Of
his troubles.
Hulin declares that Peake shot an
other, whose name is now unknown
and that he( Hulin) escaped on the first
train and went to COLORADO, from which
state he came back here to prove that
he was not dead.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22
Big Battle Ends.

Washington, Oct. 21.--In telegram
to the state department, dated Carcas,
Oct. o Minister Bowen stated that the
revolutionary army had withdrawn
from near La Victoria and that it was
believed the battle was now ended.
He also stated that the government
troops still held Valencia.
A later dispatch from the same source
stated that the battle had ended with
no decisive result.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22

Spokane, Oct. 21.-A deal has beei
completed here for the organization o
the Occur 'Alene & Spokane Railwa,
company, Limited, with capital stool
of 100000. The directors announc
that it is the intention to build an elec
trio road between Spokane and Coeu
d'Aene City, and work ON the prelimin
ary survey will begin Immediately
The road is to be financed. built an,
operated by Coeur d'Alene lumbermen
whose combined wealth is said to re
present several millions. A. Bettes
Detroit who is the promoter will be
gin work of acquiring the right of wa,
at once. - -..
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22

ON the immense wheat ranch of the
late Charles p Bickard, is the highest
figure paid in the Walla Walla country
since 1898.
Agent Anderson of the Colville Ind
ians, in Washington. has reported to
the commissioner of Indian affairs that
the Spokane Indians, who were COM
paratively poor, seem to be in danger
of losing large part of their reserva-
ion on account mineral locations.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22

There is small pox epidemic in
Walla w ALA.
Nearly 10000 people saw the Spok-
ane Interstate Fair.
An epidemic of typhoid exists in
Dixie.
Nearly 1900 men registered for the
coming election at Spokane.
There will be stock show of fine
bred cattle at Pomeroy on Saturday
October 20.
The indications are that freight rates
will be slightly increased on many lines
about the first of the new year.
William H. Cram, who recently died,
was one of Whitman county's early
pioneers.
There will be no expansion of the
Pacific Northwest Baseball league next
season.
Governor Mcbride has pardoned
William Milby Of Roslyn, who was
serving a sentence of six months.
The Pacific university footall eleven
from Foret Grove, Ore, recently de-
feated the w. A. G. eleven by a score
of 6 to 5.
A. @. Miller, professional cattle
rustler, blew out his brains recently in
a cabin near Pomeroy, to avoid cap
ture.
Benjamin +. Hayward, aged 72, Of
Walla Walla is dead Of senile decay.
The deceased came to the Pacific coast
in 1860.
Two Spokane business men were fined
last week for violating the state law
against having their employees work
over ten hours a day.
United States Marshall Hopkins has
transferred 10 prisoners at the federal
penitentiary near Tacoma to the peni-
tentiary at San Quentin, Cal.
Jasper d. Whetsel, an old pioneer
and one of the most philanthropic men
of Whitman county died Of consump-
ton recently.
Leonard Pipper and Toni Theris,
well known young men of Waterville
were killed last week by a sand bank
caving in and burying them
Austin Mires shot and killed golden
eagle near Ellensburg recently which
measured six feet and three inches from
tip to tip of its wings.
Sheep are beginning to return to the
Washtucna Lake country, their winter
feeding grounds, and before frosts grow
severe over one hundred thousand head
are expected in that district.
T. M. May, leading Columbia
county grain raiser and stock man, es-
Inmates that 75 percent of the county's
barley crop has been sold and nearly
all of this amount already removed.
The barley output this year was about
900, 900 bushels. Mr.. May says
approximately 1 200, 900 bushels of this
has been sold at from 771a to S21a
cents.
The rail roads have granted rate of
81. 10 per 100 pounds on canned corn
from Chicago and points east to Spo-
kane. This is reduction of 20 cents
per 100 pounds.
From 12 to IA carloads of sugar
beets Of 80 tons each are shipped daily
from Tekoa to Corbin's sugar manu-
facturory at Waverly. Their produc-
tion is becoming profitable industry.
An advance in the salaries of the
teachers in the grammer departments
of the Spokane public schools was de-
cided upon at recent meeting of the
school board.
Sixty and one-quarter cents, the price
paid for $4,000 bushels of wheat grown
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22
Public School Report.

Washington, Oct.21-The annual re-
port of the commissioner of education,
just submitted to the secretary of the
interior, shows that the grand total OF
pupils in schools-elementary, second
ary and higher, both pubic and pri-
vate, in the United States for the year
ended June 80, 1901, was 1929, $50,
an increase of 27s, $50 pupils over the
previous year.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22
Race Riot In AIaha mn.

Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 81. One
white man is missinsg and supposed to
be dead another is fatally wounded and
two negros are seriously shot as a re-
suit of race riot at Littleton, a small
mining town 23 miles from Birming-
ham,
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22
Noah's Troubles.

"Confound that dinosaurus!" ex-
claimed Noah, as the ark gave such a
lurch to starboard that the waves dash.
ed against the roof. "I wish it would
learn to stay on its own side of the
boat!"
Then Noah seized a handspike and
started below deck to shift the cargo
Ohio State Journal.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22
Hooper Young Indicted.

New York, Oct 2l.-fhe grand jury
an found an indictment for murder in
the first degree against William Hoop
er Young, who is under arrest in con-
nection with the killing of Mrs. Anna
Pulitzer, whose body was found in
canal near Jersey City. Young will
be arranged Monday.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22
Appropriation Raised.

Manila, Oct. 81. The civil con
mission will probably increase tn
Philippine appropriation for the st
Louis exposition by 800, 900, making
the total $3.50, 900. Fair commissions
Barrett has addressed a meeting
Philipnos, which was arranged by Go
ernor Taft, on the subject, and the sen
timent of the meeting was in favor o
the increase.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22
Oil Field Fires.

Beaumont, Texas, Oct. 21.-Fire in
the oil fields has destroyed half dozen
derricks and settling tank. The tank
exploded, inflicting such injuries ON a
workman named Webb that he died in
a short time. The monetary loss was
small.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22
Mitchell to Roosevelt.

Washington, Oct. 20.-The response
of John Mitchell, President of the
United Mineworkers, to President
Roosevelt's notification that he had
appointed commission has been made
public. 1t informs him of the action
of the executive board of the districts
/, and 8, in calling a convention
and agreeing to recommend unanimous
ly the resumption Of work and the SUBJ
mission of the differences between the
operators and the mineworkers" Of
the antracite coal fields" to the COM
mission. The reply expresses con-
fidence that the convention will agree
to the arbitration Of the eminent and
impartial men" chosen by the president
and expresses gratitude to the president
for his patriotic efforts to bring about
an honorable settlement of the strike.
The reply goes at length into the
grievances Of the miners, and concludes
with the expression of the hope and
belief that from this arbitration will
come a complete, satisfactory and per-
manent solution of the troubles which
have vexed the anthracite fields from
time immemorial.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22
OREGON NOTES.

Over 40 cars Of sheep were shipped
from Pendleton last week.
The corn output of the Athena neigh
borhood this season will approximate
30 900 bushels.
The Oregon Knights of pythias in re-
cent convention elected j. w. Maloney
of Pendleton as grand chancellor.
Incendiaries have attempted the de.
struction of Fort Stevens again, the
second time within three months.
The farmers around Athena say that
wheat land corn will go well as a
rotation of crops on the rich soil of the
reservation and neighborhood.
Most of the wheat tributary to Wes-
ton and Adams has been sold at good
prices this season, not over one third
being still in the hands of growers.
The variety is mostly club, and a figure
around so cents or slightly over was
realized by nearly all the ranchers.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22

Prisoners when arrested in Morocco
are required to pay the policeman for
his trouble in taking them to Jail.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22
TRIED AND HUNG IN A DAY.
The Work of n Court in Texas Was
Legal and Quick.

Nacogdoches, Texas. Oct. 20.-Jim
Buchanan, colored, the murder of of
the Hicks family, was tried here, a
plea of guilty was accepted by the
judge and the negro was legally hung
within two hours after sentence had
been passed. Buchanan was brought
here under the protection of five COM
panies of militia. Upon his arrival
here the negro was Immediately turned
over to sheriff Spradley, who told the
people that he should be given a speedy
trial. The town began to fill rapidly,
and the excitement was intense. The
telegraph wires were cut, the railroad
tracks were torn up for a short distance
and it was announced that an attempt
would be made to get possession of
Buchanan. District court was at once
convened, jury was impaneled with
out delay, and the negro S plea of guilty
was accepted by the court. The Judge
ordered that the death sentence be ex-
ecuted November II, but many people
announced that they would have no
delay. Buchanan then waived the 30
udyh ailoNcu nlu ny INV, anu WIS
hanged by Sheriff Spradley in the Jail
yard in the presence of large crowd.
few days ago the dead bodies of
Farmer Hicks, his wife and daugher
were found i'll the Hicks home and
Sheriff Spradley began a seach for the
murderer. A week later Jim Buchanan
was arrested and confessed to the muir
der
The news of the negro's confession
spead rapidly and mob of several
hundred people marched after the
sheriff and his deputies, with the inten
ton of securing the possession of the
negro and burning him at the stake.
Sheriff Spradley and his deputies re-
fused to give over the prisoner and
later they We're Joined by Sheriff Bow
ers of San Augustine county. The two
officers through a ruse, finally succeed
ed in spiriting the nergo away to
Shreveport. Buchanan was next taken
to the Jail at Henderson and a COM
pany Of militia was ordered out to pro-
tect tie negro from violence. A mob
formed and it was feared collision
with the troops would result in serious
bloodshed. Two more companies were
dispatched to Henderson and when the
prisoner came to this place he was
guarded by five companies of militia.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22
FOUR NORTHWEST STATES
LATE NEWS OF THE WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Choice Selection of Interesting Items
Gathered Through the Wek- The
Outlook is Good in Every Section
Many Accidents and Personal
happenings.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22

Judges have worn the peculiar wig
they now wear ever since the reign o
Charles Ill.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22
EARNINGS Of THE c.
NETTED $1S.243,O91 IS THE r
PORT FOR LAST YEAR.

Earnings Have Near
Doubled in Lnst Six Years ComiI
Year Will Show Big Increase-Sho
Line to Run Oriental Steamers
=. TO Continue North Coast Limitt
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22

Graduate of Medico-Chiru:gi gicsl College
Philadelphia, Pa. Crown and Bridge
Work. Filling, Extracting and Plate
Work conforming to the practice Of
modern dentistry.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22
PROFESSIONAL.
DR.. PASCAL w. YEARSLEY
DENTIST

Room 8, Pioneer State Bank building
RITZvILLE .........................W WASH
The Coconino sun., 1902-08-30
Dysentsry Cured Without the Aid of .
 Doctor.

Dysentsry Cured Without the Aid of .
 Doctor.
 'I am just up from hard spell of the Aux" (dysentery), says MT. T. A. Pin ner, Q well-known merchant of Drum mond, Tenn. ''I used one small bottle of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera aud Diarrhoea Remedy and was cured without having doctor. I consider it the best cholera medicine in the world. |" There is no need of employing doctor when this remedy is used, for no doctor can prescribe a better medicine for bowel complaint in any form, either for children or adults. It never fails and is pleasant to take. For sale by Pic neer Drug Store. 1
The Coconino sun., 1902-08-30
FLAGSTAFF. A. T.. Jan. 9

FLAGSTAFF, A. T., Jan. 2S, 1902. The meeting of the Board of Educa- tion was called by Mir. T. E. Pollock for the transaction of business, the fol. lowing members being present: T. E. Pollock, chairman pro tenn; A. A. Out ton, secretary.
 It was ordered that the salary of Ed ward Kapanke, janitor, be increased $5, to date from January l.
 The following claims were allowed and ordered paid:
 Claim 70, Taylor. A. N., salary as principal for January. $200 % Claim Il, Bury, Frances H., sal ary as teacher for January. :. no Claim 72, Hartwell, Cornelia, salary as teacher for January. llO Claim 73, Hunter, Lulu R, salary as teacher for January ....... 50 Claim "A, Kapanke, Edward, ,sal- ary as janitor for January.... 50 Claim 75, Shepard, Irwin, pro ceedings N. E. A., lS80-19O2.. 40 75 Claim 76, c. A. Nichols Co.,, His tory of Ready Reference ..... 34 20 Claim 77, Sever, H. E., History and Encyclopaedia. .......... 8l Claim 78, Stafford X O., E. H., supplies IT 75 Claim 7a, Central Scientific Co.,, laboratory supplies. .......... 442 2 Claim 30, Western Publishing House, supplies. 20 Claim Sl, Bardeen, c. w., sup plies ......................... A 50 Claim g., Mutual Telephone Co.,, telephone rent .... ......... g Claim 83, Coffin, G. H., supplies l2 Claim 84, Sullivan, G. E., agent, freight and express on sup plies s................ 5 30 Claim 85. Sample Furniture Co.,, supplies. .................... "A 50 No other business being presented the board adjourned, subject to call of the chairman.
 A. A. DUTToN, Secretary. Approved:
 T. E. POLLOCK,
 Chairman pro tenn. FLAGSTAFF, A. T., Feb. 24, 1902. The meeting of the Board of Educa-
The Coconino sun., 1902-08-30
NORTHERN ARIZONA NORMAL
Minutes of the Proceedines of tho Board of Education of tho Northern
 Arizona Normal School.
FLAGSTAFF, A. T., Jan. 4, 1902.

FLAGSTAFF, A. T., Jan. 4, 1902. The regular semi-annual meeting of the Board of Education of the North ern Arizona Normal School was held at the Normal building, the following members being present: R. l.. Long, chairman; T. E. Pollock, A. A. Dutton, secretary.
 The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as read.
 The following claims were allowed and ordered paid:
 Claim 67, R. l.. Long, adminis- tration. ........ ..... $62 6O Claim 6S, T. E. Pollock, admin istration ...... ........... 20 co Claim 69, A. A. Dutton. ....... 40 OO
 sl22 60 It was ordered that a tennis court be constructed in such manner as the board might direct.
 A. A. Dutton was reelected secre- tary for the coming year.
 Before adjournment the building and grounds were inspected and everything was found in commerdable condition. Having in view the certain improve ments in the basement, that portion re- ceived special consideration, and it was decided that chemical and physical laboratory be completed during the coming summer vacation.
 No other business being presented the board adjourned, subject to call of the chairman. Approved:
 R. L. LoNG, Chsfrman. A. A. DUTToN, Secretary