Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-11-25
THREE NORTHWEST STATES
LATE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selection Of Interesting Items
Gathered From Exchanges-cullings
From Washington, Idaho, Montana
Numerous Accidents and Personal
Happenings Occur.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

The carpenters union of SPOKANE
has withdrawn its delegates from tn'
Central Labor organization.
A home at Spokane for consumptive!
is planned by Dean Robert Perine O
All Saints Episcopal cathedral. WHIT
expects to make it similar to the ia
nous home" at Denver. which /!
known all over the United States.
Wenatchee has a population Of $500
The jury found James Schuck o.
Creston guilty of horse stealing.
Daniel E. Durie, widely known IL
Seattle, Of which city he was for &
long time resident. died in Tacoms
Sunday afternoon. He was visiting
friends at 1876 D street. where his
death occurred.
Thanksgiving day was celebrated In
Moscow with barbecue.
The Potlatch Lumber company has
at last resumed operations in its log
ging camps around Palouse.
The farmers and business men OF
Waitsburg have organized horticul
tural society ana will try to arrange
for securing produce house.
At the penitentiary a special dinner
was served to convicts and the day
was observed fittingly.
Near Ellensburg the weather has
moderated to such an extent as to
permit the work on the Cascade canal
to be resumed. and good progress ia
being made.
w. A. C. "a. University of Montana
0, is the result Of the football game
last Saturday at Pullman.
Nine year old Chester Beam tried
to warn the engineer Of danger. but
the man at the throttle Of the locomo.
tive which was pulling Great North.
ern passenger train paid no attention.
The result was that the train proceed
ed at full speed, and in q few seconds
was derailed. The accident occurred
about one mile east of Camden.
David Higgins. a pioneer. who came
to Seattle from California in 1876 and
established the Daily Intelligencer.
died recently, aged 76 years.
General Manager Thomas Cooper of
the Northern Pacific railway, has au.
thorized the announcement that new
hospital for the benefit Of Pacific
coast employees of the company will be
built in Tacoma at cost Of 100000.
Mildred Fuller Wallace. daughter Of
Hugh C. Wallace and granddaughter
Of Chief Justice Fuller. died recently
In Tacoma, after three days serious
sickness.
Ex-senator and Mrs. George Turner
we're extended most cordial welcome
home by their friends and neighbors
at Spokane Saturday night. In honor
Of their return from London. where
Judge Turner served as a member Of
the Alaska boundary commission.
promises to open new feature In
mining in eastern Oregon. Molybde.
mum Is rather rare metal. in demand
In the manufacture OF steel for armor
plate. The newly discovered vein oc.
ours In a large ledge Of copper and
gold. Various assays gives values In
copper and gold ranging from $26 to
$91 per ton.
Increased operations on the Cont
mental mine at Port Hill, Idaho. are
indicated by the fact that three car
loads Of horses are expected to arrive
for the purpose of packing ore IA miles
from the mine to Port Hill.
About 65 per cent Of the barley In
Columbia county has been sold this
fall.
The Lake Chelan Navigation com.
pany, with a capital stock OF $4,000, is
the name OF new corporation launch
ed at Chelan.
Owing to bad health General T. X.
Tannant some time ago rendered his
resignation as president Of the Inlano
Empire Horticultural and Horticultural
association.
A company is preparing to put In
an electric lighting plant at Newport.
Stevens county.
At Ellensburg the 10 year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Quiet acciden.
tally shot himself In the mouth with a
20 calibre rife recently.
The dwelling of J. c. Heathman.
about nine miles north Of Hartline.
was destroyed by fire recently. Loss
about $4,000; insurance. $4,000. 1t Is
not known how the fire started.
The construction of a new -four mill
at Whatcom, with daily capacity OF
300 barrels. has been authorized at q
special meeting of the directors Of the
Centennial Milling company. Presi-
dent Moritz Thomson, Of Seattle, was
authorized to proceed with securing
the site and with the immediate con-
struction Of the mill. The mill will
cost about $4,000.
Harry v. Cross was almost disem-
boweled in a runaway at Seattle re.
Gently, and died In hospital several
hours later.
The master plumbers and the union
of Spokane are preparing for q long
fight.
One Of the largest charitable insti.
tutions in Spokane county is the coun.
ty poor farm at Spangle. 1t is more
of a hospital for the needy and indi'
gent.
No finer church can be found In the
United States north of San Francisco
or west of st. Paul than the new Cath
ole church at Spokane.