Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-29
Choice Selection Of Interesting Items
Gathered From Exehanoes-culIIngs
From Washington, Idaho, Montana
Numerous Accidents and Personal
Happenings Occur.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

SCHOOLS OF spokane was increased
nearly $4,000 last year.
Professor s. H. Webster, the princi-
pal of the school of business at Agri-
cultural college, has resigned.
Extensive damage to several ranches
east of Spokane was done by a violent
hail storm which ragged for few
minutes last week.
Professor Henry Landes, the state
geologist, is gathering the specimens
for the state mineral exhibit at the
st. Louis exposition.
The second inquest over Mrs. Addie
Null and her year old child resulted
in another verdict Of death by poison
ing. They resided at Seattle.
There was an increase Of 40 pupils
this year of the school age over the
previous year. The census gives 2516
male and 1880 female children, total
of 5113.
The surveyors for the Great North
ern are now following one of the pre-
liminary surveys from point one mile
south of Meyers Falls through Kettle
Falls to Marcus.
Charles D. Atkins of Tacoma, grand
master of the grand lodge Of Wash
ington, F.. & A. M, laid the corner
stone Of the new Universalist church
at Spokane recently.
Hay harvest is in full blast in the
Palouse and fine crop is being har-
vested. The timothy crop is about
equal to that of last year, but the
acreage is larger.
The body Of Fred Pea, the IL year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pea,
of Bossburg, who was drowned while
swimming in the Columbia river re-
Gently, has been found.
The remains of William Miller, an
old resident of Wenas valley, were
found at the foot of the cliff recently
on the road leading to his home. He
fell over the cliff and was killed.
Carl Johnson, aged 10 years, whose
parents reside 10 miles east Of Dayton,
was accidentally killed recently. 1t
is supposed the victim tried to load a
shotgun, when it was discharged.
The body of Ethel Housinger, who
was drowned July II at Blue Slide, on
Pend d'Oreille river, was found July
81, three miles north of Metaline,
about rs miles north of the place of &C.
cident.
The De Tillion bridge across the Spo-
kane river between Davenport and the
Cedar Canyon mining camp has been
condemned and the approaches have
been boarded up by order Of the coun-
ty commissioners.
The safe of the Lyse Mercantile
company at Wilbur was blown open
recently and rifled of its contents in
money amounting to $112. It was evil
IDENTIFY the work Of professionals, as
the job was neatly done.
| Monroe Martin, an extensive farm
er living on Alkali fiat, 2 miles south
west of Colfax, is threshing his wheat
crop and the grain is yielding more
than 30 bushels per acre. The quail
ity is excellent, being plump and hard.
The quarterly statement of the treas
urer of Lincoln county shows a balance
on hand of $9O,94s.09. The total
amount Of taxes collected for the year
of 1902 is $49,952.14. The bonded in.
debtedness Of the county is about $780,.
900.
Miss Eva Booth, the daughter Of
General William Booth, founder and
commander of the Salvation Army,
was in Spokane Thursday. Miss Booth
Is the commissioner Of the Canadian
command of the army, to which Spo-
kane is attached.
H. M. Sarvant of Tacoma and DR..
William Belts of New Orleans have
returned to Tacoma from an ascent
of Mount Rainier. This Is the first
time in four years that the big rock
has been scaled, as the ascent Is
growing more difficult every year.
The sound steamer Walsh caught
fire while lying at the dock at Sidney,
on Port Orchard bay, and was burned
to the waters edge and sank. There
were no casualties. The fire broke
out amidships in the vicinity of the en-
CINE, presumably from the heat Of the
furnaces. The vessel Is total loss
and was valued at $4,000 and insured
| III P6o,OOVs
The county bridge two miles north
Of Wenatchee that spans the Wenat-
chez river. was burned recently from
bank to bank. 1t is supposed to have
caught from sparks from the Great
Northern engine, as the south end was
but 80 feet from the track and had
caught twice previously from passing
engines. The bridge was built eight
years ago and cost $1,000.
During lightning storm at Wilbur,
one bolt entered the residence Of At
torney w. T. Warren by the roof, pass
ing down through the room in which
Mrs. Warren was sitting, stunning and
partially paralyzing her. then through
the china closet. cleaning of the top
shelf completely, and out through
window. Fire started in three places
in the house, but was quickly extin-
guished before much damage was
/ done.
Fire recently destroyed the Cascade
Cereal company's plant at Tacoma, the
Deming- Berry pulley plant adjoining,
causing loss Of $150.000. The Den
yer house and the st. Paul house and
several residences were damaged by
ha Co.