Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16
RITzvILLE WASHINGTON SEPTEMBER 16. 1908
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Inc state normal ScnOOl at Wnat-
com, Wash, opened with an enroll
ment Of about 200.
Rural free delivery service is or
dered established October Is at Blaine.
Whatcom county.
The companies of the National
Guard are all in camp on the grounds
at American lake near Tacoma.
An unknown hunchback committed
suicide at Everett recently by shooting
himself through the heart with a revol-
yer.
The amount of money on deposit in
the banks of Spokane has increased
more than 100000 since September
Is, 1902.
Considerable wheat is coming into
Wilson Creek, but few sales are re-
ported. Farmers are holding for high
er prices.
The first days attendance in the
schools Of Tacoma shows total en-
rollment Of 6762, gain Of 494 over the
first day of last year.
Another attempt will be made to
break the law passed by the last leg
islature making the conducting Of
gambling resorts felony.
The management m the Spokane In
terstate Fair association is planning
on opening the great fair this year
with a big parade the morning of oc-
tober 5.
D. E. Sheppard, the aged convict
who. escaped some time ago from the
.penitentiary, has so far eluded his pur-
suers and has probably made his way
out Of the country.
The first carload Of apples shipped
from Colfax this year was shipped last
week. The car contained Gravenstein
apples, and brought the growers 6S
cents per box on board the cars at
Colfax.
Two young men, who represented
themselves to be harvest hands, were
arrested recently by Sheriff Shermo
and Marshal Caldwell at McGrath on
a charge of making and passing bogus
greenbacks.
Over $500 will go to the building
fund of St. Luke's hospital at Spokane
as result Of the work of conduc-
tresses on the street cars, the dance
tickets and the proceeds from the base
ball game last Friday.
The Spokane and Colfax companies
of the Second regiment, National
Guard Of Washington. have left for
American Lake, near Tacoma, where
they will participate in the 10 days
annual encampment
The total assessed valuation of real
and personal property in the state Of
Washington, as returned by the county
boards Of equalization to the state
board Of equalization, this year is
$2s2,31O,941, an increase of about $2O..
900, 1000 over last year.
From Sharon, 16 mIIes southwest Of
Chehalis, on the Newaukum river,
comes the news of the murder of
James H. Wilkinson, a rancher. His
body was discovered in his cabin by
two neighbors. He had evidently been
dead for almost a month.
george Vanhorst, the man who
robbed and beat T. 8. Lippy. the
Klondike millionaire. at his home in
Seattle several weeks ago, has been
sentenced to 20 years in the peniten.
tiary at Walla Walla. Vanhorst
changed his plea to guilty.
A frightful accident happened at the
mill Of the Pacific Shingle company at
Old Tacoma recently. A boy named
Hjalmar Anderson. is years Of age.
while adjusting a belt was caught in
the machinery and instantly killed, his
body being horribly mangled.
An earthquake was distinctly felt
recently on the Puget Sound. It was
most perceptible in the upper stories
Of some Of the higher buildings. Five
very distinct shocks were counted and
followed each other at from one to two
seconds. The time was 3:44 o'clock.
Street car No. So was held up Sun.
day night about II o'clock at the end
# North Monroe street in Spokane by
lone highwayman. and Conductor
Van Wagner and Motorman Brown
were relieved of their money-$A50
'fnere were no passengers on board
the car at the time
w. F. Hartman, aged IS years, who
has been resident Of Stevens county
since 1882. died Of paralysis of the
heart at the Soldiers home at Ort.
ing recently. Mr.. Hartman was a mem.
Der Of company X, 39th Missouri in
fantry, during the war of the rebellion
and was quite prominent in G. A. R.
circles. His wife survives him.
Five masked men entered the bar
room of the Hotel Rhein at Tacoma
recently. and held up five men. in
cluding the bartender and proprietor,
robbed the till behind the bar and
forced the proprietor to open the safe
in the office adjoining the barroom
The robbers got away with $1,000 cash
four rings, five watches and several
nuggets.
Two Pomeroy banks and William
Riley mourn the departure Of one A..
W. Morrison, an alleged life insurance
agent, who left the town, leaving dis
honored drafts and checks to the
amount Of $65 and an unpaid board
bill Of $40. On appearance Morrison
is a good looking, broad shouldered.
tall man, smooth shaven. and has dark
hair and gray eyes.
J. T. Penn, proprietor Of the Mer.