Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-04
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

Rockford is soon to have a broom
factory.
Vancouver is agitating the erection
of SO barrel flour mill.
Mohler, six miles south of Harring
ton, is to have a -four mill.
Springdale and Chewelah, two Stew
ems county towns, have voted to in
corporate.
North Yakimi is now wide open
town, or at least will be SO within q
very short time.
The Portland FIGURING Mills com.
pany is making arrangements for the
construction Of a 400 barrel mill at
Lind.
1t is stated that A. f. Slater. q
newspaper man Of Walla Walla, will
be Senator Ankeny's private secrs.
tary.
A wholesale jailbreak was frustrat.
ed In the Snohomish county jail re.
Gently by the prompt action Of the
officers.
The seventh annual session of the
school Of dairying is open at the state
agricultural college, continuing eight
weeks.
Ed Spencer, who killed Ella Mundt
at Spokane January 10, and attempted
suicide. is slowly regaining his
strength.
1t is estimated that the damage by
forest fires in Washington and Oregon
the past summer and fall amounts to
about $13,000.O00.
The new ITS barrel Eagle roller mill
al Colfax, replacing the mill destroyed
by fire last August, is completed and
has begun running.
The homeseekers' rates OF $25 from
st. Paul to North Pacific points will
be again put into effect February Is.
by the transcontinental lines.
The Columbia River Railway & Nav.
gation company, which for several
fears has been deemed sure enough
railroad corpse, is giving signs Of
life.
Mrs. Marguerite Allen, the Oldest
woman in the' state of Washington,
lied at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. John Morrison, of Tamoca, last
week.
G. b. Aubin, well known farmer
living four miles south of Colville,
marketed the largest hog ever sold in
Colville. 1t dressed 62S pounds and
vas disposed of to j. p. Hessel.
Herbert Hupp. the 8 year old son OF
William Hupp. a farmer residing 10
miles west Of Walla Walla, died re.
Gently from wounds inflicted by the
accidental discharge Of shotgun.
James Boise, an eccentric character.
% years old, died recently at his home
near the state line, alone and unat-
tended. The deceased came to Walla
Walla valley from New York 40 years
ago.
A meeting Of the prominent lumber
men of eastern Washington and nor
thern Idaho will be held at the Spo
kane hotel on February II for the
purpose Of considering matters of I'm
portance that may be brought up.
Burglars recently got into the "a
10 n of +. J. Melton at Lind and blew
open the safe. using two charges Of
nitrOglycerine. one charge on the out.
side door and one on the inside door.
obtaining about $500. of which about
5000 was In silver.
The following dates have been set
for the inspection Of eastern Wash
ington militia companies: Headquar
ters Third battalion and Company II.
Spokane. February rs: Company I.
Waitsburg. February 10; Company e
Yakima. February %; Company L. Col
fax. February 27.
There will be meeting In Spokane
early In February. probably next week,
between Mr.. Parkin, agent Of the trus-
tees OF the Cecil Rhodes will. and lead
ing educators Of Oregon, Washington,
idaho and Montana. when plans for the
selection of candidates for the Rhodes
scholarships from these four states
will be discussed, and the matter fnal.
ly determined II possible.
The farmers Of Rockford section
are quietly agitating the question OF
forming some sort Of an alliance with
the people Of the Idaho panhandle for
a united and decisive move In the di.
rection OF securing measures looking
to the opening for homestead settle
ment OF the Coeur d'Alene Indian res.
ervation during the present session OF
congress.
A $4,000 deal in farming land In
Waitsburg district was made last
week, when A. w. Phillips, q promin.
ent county farmer, sold his $50 acre
farm, with extensive Improvements.
at about $55 an acre. The ranch and
orchard are located on the Coppel.
Frank MCGOWAN another Coppel resi-.
dent was the purchaser.
Gun 9hona RuahAd.