Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-06-04
RITZvILLE, WASHINGTON, JUNE. A, 1902.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
George Shaw was drowned In the
Columbia river recently.
state bank with a capital of $25,
900 has been started at Edwall.
A fruit cannery is to be put in opera
ton at North Yakima on large scale
The Universalists are preparing tC
build $4,000 church this year at Spo
kane.
A new bank for North Yakima has
been organized, with a capital stock OF
$4,000.
The Spokane river is reported to
have reached the highest level since
the food Of 1894.
The Washington and Great Northern
track laying crew has reached Curlew
and it is hoped that rails will be laid
into Republic by June Is.
Last week the athletic team from
the state university at Seattle easily
defeated the state agricultural college
men at Pullman by score Of 81 to
81.
In accordance with the policy adopt
ed by the Northern Pacific, the EN-.
ployees Of the Spokane shops will re.
ceive an advance of about FIVE per cent
In wages. beginning June /.
The saw mill plant of Charles Rus.
sell & Son at Dragon was destroyed
by fire few days ago. Loss. $4,000;
insurance, $4,000. The mill had a
daily capacity of about 10000 feet
Dayton, Wash. and coast capitalists
are to build shortly 100000 mailing
establishment to care for the immense
barley crop of Columbia county. Elec'
tricity, generated from a power plant
near Turner's. is to be the motive force
In the report Of the division of stat
istics of the department of agriculture
for the first third of the year Everett
is given prominent mention. 1t is stat
ed that the lumber shipments Of Ever
EFT alone for the month Of April aggre
gated 1S,500, 900 feet.
Attorney General Stratton has often
been asked as to whether there was
any provision in the state law where
by a veteran Of the Spanish-American
war could be exempted from payment
of poll tax in cities of the fourth class.
Mr.. Stratton announces that after a
careful investigation he finds nothing
providing for such an exemption.
Mrs. Peter Hudson, living at the
head Of Wenas creek, 35 miles from
North Yakima, was killed recently
while on her way to the cemetery to
decorate the graves of deceased chill.
dren. In crossing bridge over the
creek the team backed. upset the We
and threw her into the deep water.
the wagon and horses falling on her.
She was 65 years old and leaves sever.
n children.
At Missoula, Mont. last week Uni
versity hall was filed for three hours
to hear the debate between teams Of
the Washington Agricultural College
from Pullman. Wash. and the Univer.
sity Of Montana, on the proposition to
legalize railroad pools. The afiirma-
tive side OF the question was handled
by the Montana boys. but the debate
was awarded to the Washingtons by
the board Of judges.
Samuel Bullard, an oiler on the
steamship Valencia. met a horrible
death recently at Seattle on the voy-
age OF that steamer from San Francis
co to Seattle. Bullard was cleaning
parts of the machinery In the neigh
borhood Of large propeller shaft and
in some unknown way was caught fast
on the projecting rod. His brains
we're pounded out by the big shaft
before his fellow workmen could re-
move him from beneath 1t.
Engineer ]. C. Wright, Of Everett,
last week performed an act Of signal
heroism as his train was running full
speed south Of Milltown. on the coast
line, when he saved the life Of q three.
year old girl.
The little tot was playing on the
track entirely oblivious Of the ap-
preaching danger. The engineer blew
his whistle, turned on the air brakes
and reversed the engine, but he saw 1t
was impossible to stop in time to save
the little child. Apparently becoming
aroused from her play and seeing the
engine coming, she started straight to-
ward 1t without leaving the track.
The engineer quickly left his cab and
climbing down on the pilot, caught the
little girl in his arms in time to save
her from being cut to pieces.