Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-17
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

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600. to be erected at Spokane, is to
begin Immediately.
, Broker Howard J. Krcssly of Spo-
kane is still among the missing and the
warrant issued for his arrest remains
unserved.
All four national banks of Spokane
show decided increase in the report
which has been prepared for the comp
trollCr Of the currency.
Just $l5.l0 for each meadow lark is
what two birds cost Leo Denzel and
John Hopkins, two young men OF Spo-
kane. for killing the birds.
reports come from the Horse Heav-
en- country that the wheat crop for
this year is practically ruined and
hundreds of farmers will be ruined
financially.
Officials of the new Coeur d'Alene
Il Spokane Street Railway company
have received $50 carloads OF rails aud
materials for the new line, from Pu-
eblo, Col.
Contracts are soon to be let for the
construction of an irrigation system
which will furnish water for 226 acres
of land owned by that company at
| Ehby.
The recent rain was general through
out nearly all parts Of the Inland EN-
| pire, according to reports from the
principal towns, and was of great value
to the growing crops.
The dead body of man was found
in the Yakima river recently 20 miles
below kiona. 1t is supposed to be
the corpse of a section hand who fell
into the river at Ellensburg.
Governor Mcbride has named r. c.
McCroskey of Garfield, Wash, and
Frank J. Barnard of Seattle as regents
Of the state agricultural college. Both
men succeed themselves and each will
serve a term of six years.
Horatius won the second Seattle
Derby on slow track, against field
of eight starters, in 2:12h, coming un-
der the wire two and one-half lengths
ahead of Polonius, with Fossil third,
killed off in the early pace.
The dry kilns of the Monarch Shin.
gle company at Blaine were destroyed
by fire recently. Six million shingles
were burned. entailing loss of be-
tween 100000 and $25.OOO. The insur-
ance is about half the loss.
A leading hop buyer of North va
kima who went over the valley on a
tour Of inspection reports that he
found the hop fields in better condi.
tion than at tbis time last year, with
good indications Of a crop equally as
good as last year.
A 20 year old son of Simeon Evans,
who lives in Robinson canyon, near
iGIlensburg. while driving to the cream
cry recently fell off the wagon and the
wheel, striking his head, completely
scalbod one side. The glanciDg blow
saved the boys life.
Charles Billings, former sheriff OF
Thurston county, selected to succeed
Jesse Mills, who has been appointed on
the state board Of control, has declined,
and Edward McClarty. a veteran Of the
Spanish-Ameiican war, has been ap-
painted in his stead.
The directors of the Seattle National
bank and the Boston National bank
have each adopted resolutions to con-
lOlidnte these two institutions, form
ing a new one with capital and sur
plus Of 100000 and taking the name
Of the Seattle National bank.
Major Silas Wolf OF the Nineteenth
infantry will be the battalion COM
mander of the four companies Of that
regiment which will be quartered at
Fort Wright at Spokane to succeed the
two companies of the Seventeenth, that
will leave for the Philippines on the
Goth.
A number Of the members OF the
Spokane Rod and Gun club will attend
the shoot at Dayton on June 26, n
and 2S. This shoot, given by the
Sportsman's Association of the North
west. is the biggest event OF the year
in gun circles. Shooters from Oregon,
Idaho. Montana, Utah, British Column
bia and Washington will take part.
Governor Mcbride has announced
the appointment of the Lewis and
Clark exposition committee Of the state
Of Washington. It consists Of Hon. J.
g. Megler. Brook6eld; Colonel F. J.
Parker Walla Walla; w w. Toiman.
Spokane: Hon. G. w. r. Peaslee, Clark
ston; Hon. r. p. Thomas. Anacortes;
Hon. Thomas Harrington, Buckley;
Hen. George Lindsey. In this list
Messrs. Toman, Peaslee, Thomas,
Harrington and Lindsey are also men,
bers Of the Louisiana Purchase expo
sition commission OF the state OF Wash
ington. while Messrs. Megler and Par
ker were on the preliminary board of
the Portland exposition.
The fruit harvest on the Snake river
has begun. The cherry crop Is being
gathered and shipped.
The sixth annual encampment OF
the Whitman county &. A. r. and w.
r. G. will be held In Pullman July s.
0 and 10.
The recent electric storm at We
natchee, Wash, caused the hills and
mountains to reverbrate In sounds OF
cannonading.
The Walla Walla district conference
Of the Methodist Episcopal church
will be held in Pullman three days
beginning June 23.
John +. Dore. one Of the best known
dn,inal lawyers in the northwest,
died at his home In Seattle recently
Of fatty degeneration OF the heart.