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

| Monday parade OF the labor unionA
at Spokane showed $500 in line
A movement to incorporate the
town Of Washtuena has been started
Nearly 400 drummers travel out Of
Spokane for foreign and local houses.
Newton G. Curl. resident OF Day
ton for the past 80 years, died recent.
ly OF dropsy.
The railroads are expecting to ship
about rs per cent as much wheat this
year as last.
Compared with 1899, the Spokane
postoffice is doing SO per cent more
business now than 1t did then.
Dayton's handsome new Central
school building was completed and
ready for the opening Of the school
term, September Z.
Rapid progress is being made on
arrangements for the Walla Walla
fruit fair to he held September ~ to
October 4, inclusive.
The Walla Walla city council is urg.
ing citizens to make large number
OF improvements in the way of paw.
ing streets. building new sidewalks,
etc.
There is shortage of teachers In
whitman county, and County SuperIn-
tendent McCroskey is anxious to hear
from any teachers wanting employ.
ment.
1t is well known that corn cannot be
grown in this country as a crop, but
it Is being raised quite extensively as
a fodder and is yielding better than
was anticipated.
The rates to Spokane and as far
west as Wenatchee have been cut to
$3.50 from St. Paul. Duluth. Mime.
apolis and Superior. From Chicago
the rate here is $25.4o.
The Spokane Woman's exchange
has taken up the question OF estab-
fishing a rest room IN Spokane for the
accommodation Of the farm women
who come TO town from time to time.
The idea of diversified farming Is
gaining favor and many of the farm.
ers are raising hogs, cattle and minor
cereals instead Of devoting all Of their
land and attention to the raising of
wheat.
Tee-Son-Y. an aged Indian woman
doctor Of the Yakima tribe. was found
dead in bed In her hut at Tampico re-
Gently. Her head was crushed and she
showed signs Of having been dead for
several days.
According to the superior court of
Spokane county. the legislature OF 1908
met with no better success in passing
a state game law than did the legisla-
ture of 1901. Judge Belt has declared
the last license law unconstitutional.
Mrs. A. C. Spalding and Mrs. Will
Steinman Of Ellensburg were hurt In
a runaway recently. Mrs. Spalding
was not seriously injured, but Mrs.
Steinman was badly cut by being
thrown from the rig into q barbed
wire fence.
From the way the Spokane commits
sion men generally are protesting, 1t
looks as though there was q deter.
mined attempt on the part Of the fruit
growers and ranchers to bull the mar
ket The trouble is over scarcity that
Is reported In almost all lines.
The sale Of the Joseph Conatzer ee.
late. which will take place at Colfax
the 10Th inst. is attracting no littls
About 1900 acres cf land
and over 100 town It;s will be aold.
The land lies adjacent TO Sunse. and
Is all desirable grain land.
Patrick Russell. one Of the most
noted and wealthiest ranchers of the
Walla Walla valley. has been placed
under $1,000 bonds to keep the peace
six months. 1t is alleged he has gone
home intoxicated at times and has
beaten his wife and abused his chill.
iren.
w. J. Hamilton. the pioneer drug.
gist OF Colfax, who has biz fern on
Union fiat. south Of town. has :hreshed
his crop Of grain, and reports an aver.
age yield Of 25 bushels on 400 acres
of wheat and so bushels Of oats. Mr..
has abori &C acres in grain
his year, but cut part f)r hay.
There is about $1,500,000 on hand
in the national irrigation fund for
said Senator Addison G.
Foster. while on his Columbia river
mp ID luCItdbInR
dly. ! look TO see some OF this sum
expended at an early date in irriga-
10 nenterprises in Eastern Washing.
ton"
Pitched down a distance OF 10 feet
On the rocks by the breaking Of scat
told, George Gerrick Of Seattle, sub.
for the American Bridge
company. was killed; Emil larson,
IF Seattle. structural iron worker. was
fatally injured; Carl Williams and Ar
thur Buhler Of Seattle were seriously
injured in an accident at the Centen.
NAL mills at Spokane shortly before
noon Friday. The men were engaged
IN building "A steel elevator tank. 10
'eet high, which Is constructed in tiers.
They were engaged in putting on the
ast tier.
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