Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-03
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
Washington.

Whitman college commencement
was held June 4-10.
Memorial day was observed in Col
fax in the usual manner.
A good roads association was organ
lied in Spokane recently.
Washington Pioneers association
was held in Seattle June 20.
A new national bank is to be opened
In Spokane in the near future.
The Tacoma Federation of Women'f
organizations has been organized.
The commencement exercises Of the
Yakima high school will be held June s
Forest fires are again prevalent In
the timber in the neighborhood ol
Hillyard.
Slot machines are again running in
Tacoma under the tacit consent Of the
city authorities.
George M. Mitchell, pioneer OF Spo
kane, died recently. Mr.. Mitchell was
76 years Of age.
The dedication of the new Presby.
terian church will take place Sunday
June Z, at Yakima.
Congressman w. l.. Jones has &C.
cepted an invitation to speak at Pa.
louise City on the 4th Of July.
The German scientists who are In
America, sent here by the government
Of Germany. will be In Spokane June s.
Admiral Charles ]. Barclay, formerly
in charge Of the Boston navy yard,
has arrived in Seattle to take command
Of the Bremerton navy yard.
The home Of J. 8. Olson, the Touchet
blacksmith who was killed in Walla
Walla recently by being run over by
hack, was in Memphis, Tenn.
Adjutant General James A. Drain
has mustered into the service of the
national guard a new company of 40
men.
After % working days of idleness,
the differences between the master
builders and the building laborers at
Spokane have been amicably adjusted.
The Spokane League baseball team
Is now in second place for the pen.
nant. They are playing star ball and
when in that city all should see the
games.
Russell Harding. formerly stationed
at Spokane as assistant general SUPER
intendent Of the Great Northern, is
now general manager OF the Gould
roads,
Inc conVocation OF the missionary
uistrict OF spokane OF the Protestant
Eplscopai cnurch Will be held In spo-
Kane June TO- II and IL, at All Saints
catnedrai.
Lewis mayhew, well known young
business man OF Whatcom' was drown
ed sunday afternoon In Beliingham
oay. ne walked ON the stern OF his
lauhcn whiie It was In motion and was
s'ruck py tne propeller.
ihe 1raternal and benevolent soci-
cues OF SPOKANE city and county are
cohcerhed over the decision OF Asses
sor stewart TO assess this year their
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A numper OF recent happenings nave
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i never saw TWO such cities any
where as Seattle and Spokane. II my
eldest boy was big enough to be choos-
Ing place would advise him to 10
cate In one or the other OF those two
cities. and 1t Is shakeup between
them."-Extract from q conversation
which Colonel James Hamilton Lewis
had with the president at Pocatello.
The next meeting OF the State Den.