Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-05-14
deep ditch by the roadside and
drowned in little more than a foot
of water.
WASHINGTON.
Oscar Lingwall of Spokane has mys
teriously disappeared.

Oscar Lingwall of Spokane has mys
teriously disappeared.
An unknown man committed suicide
at Wilson Creek last week.
The Sprague public school com
mencement exercises will be held In
the Masonic hall on the evening OF
May 23.
The appointment of DR.. w. II. How
ellis of Spokane as superintendent OF
the eastern Washington hospital for
the insane. is announced.
Mike Mcclellan, a Tenth battery ar
tilleryman of Fort Walla Walla was
fatally injured Just before artillery
drill on the reservation grounds a,
Walla Walla. Saturday.
The first sale of the American Short
'orn Breeders association ever held
in this state occurred in Colfax and
3S head of thoroughbred cattle were
sold at an average price of $165.52.
Last week the senate confirmed the
following appointments: Registers OF
land offlces-F. w. Stocking. Olympia; !;
NJ B. Malloy, Waterville; J. H. Smith,
Seattle. Receivers of public moneys
A. ]. Cook, Vancouver; NJ. Cannon
North Yakima; T. b. Andrews. Seattle.
The Walla Walla high school won
the inter-academy track meet today by
a margin of 33 points over the nearest
competitors. Out of 1877 possible
points the contesting schools scored
as follows: Walla Walla high school,
SO; Pendleton high school, 26; Whit
man academy, 10; Waitsburg acad-
emy, 13; Washington seminary of
Huntsville. 10.
Engineer Michael ]. Riley and
Brakeman A. L. Kittle were killed re-
Gently at Everett by an engine crash
ing through trestle to the bottom of
a gulch 25 feet below. The men were
in the employ of the Snohomish Log.
ging company. The engine fell upon
Riley, killing him instantly. Kittle
died soon after from scalds. Another
train which followed crashed through
the same trestle. The engineer and
fireman both escaped by jumping.
Rev. G. Herbert Jones, the present
pastor of the Vincent Methodist Epis.
copal church at Spokane, has received
his commission as chaplain from Pres.
ident Roosevelt and Elihu Root, the
secretary of war. and now awaits the
orders of the war department to re,
port for active duty. He has receiv-
ed no orders as yet.
The Inland Empire Interscholastic
association. Such Is the title of an or.
ganization which has been brought
into existence by representatives Qf
the various high schools and acade.
mics of the Spokane district. The
purpose OF the organization Is to pro
mote athletic interest In the secondary
schools of the Inland Empire and TO
formulate some uniform regulations as
to interscholastic athletic meets.
In a written opinion given Governor
Mcbride recently, Attorney General
Stratton states me conclusion that
there is no provision of law for the
election of a governor to fill a vacancy
in the Office of governor; the lieuten.
ant governor continues to perform the
duties Of governor for the unexpired
term; that there Is no vacancy In the
Office OF lieutenant governor In this
state, and therefore no such officer
may be appointed; and that If va.
cancy existed In the Office of lieuten-
ant governor 1t could not be filed by
election this year.