Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-13
WASHINGTON NEWS.


Spokane has 1850 children OF
school age, an increase of 10 per cent
over the figures of 1903.
Spokane's population has increased
SO per cent in the past four years and
has now reached $4,000 people.
Fred Rainwater, boy Of IL years,
was drowned recently in the Touchet
river. about five miles south Of Dayton.
A. j. Swanson, representing the
Farmers Warehouse & Elevator COM
pany, will start bank in Spangle at
once.
A sad feature of the Fourth was the
funeral of Mrs. Mary Hartness, wife
of o. w. Hartness, pioneer of Walla
Walla county.
With wages higher than customary,
Walla Walla farmers are experiencing
difficulty in securing enough help to
harvest their crops.
The fourth annual convention Of the
Washington State Funeral Directors
association will take place in North
Yakima September 27.
Washington won in the three days
competitive target shooting at Amer.
ican lake, 26 points ahead. The army
team second. Oregon third.
A report issued by the comptroller
of the currency says that there are 81
national banks in Washington. 20 Of
which are insolvent. 81 in voluntary
liquidation and "a in operation.
In spite of the fact that H. b. Tin.
ker fell 40 feet from the roof of a
barn at Walla Walla, sustained frac-
ture of his skull and lay unconscious
for over u hours, he Is slowly improv-
ing.
Black aphis are playing havoc in
apple trees in the Big Bend. The
prospects are excehent for a big
peach crop. 1t is said the birds carry
San Jose scale from one tree to an
other.
The monthly weather report for Col
vile covering the month of June, has
just been issued, and breaks all rec
records for small rainfall for that
month. The total precipitation was
l.67 inches.
The funeral of w. D. Jackman,
who died recently in Spokane from
Bright's disease, was held Sunday.
The Spokane trades council, of which
Mr.. Jackman was president, and 9TH
er labor organizations attended the
funeral. y
Private Thomas C. Vandiver OF Com
L Ninntoopth TTuitad GfatQs in
fantry, was shot by Private Frederick
r. Stubb Saturday night at the maneu-
vers camp and died a few hours later.
The men had had a petty quarrel, and
Stubbs says he fired when he believed
his life was in danger.
After being shot at by Detective
Martin Burns and held under the muz-
zle of Captain McPhee's big Betsy"
gun, Martin Schomers, all round bad
man, and suspected highwayman, who
! held up Policeman Nick Warner and
, robbed the officer of his revolver, Is
safe in the Spokane Jail.
Charles Burton, 10 years old, was
arrested recently on a charge Of arson
preferred by President De Force Of
the Bellingham Oil & Fertilizer COM
pany who AYERS that the boy set fire
to his plant on June 30 last. which
resulted in its destruction, entailing a
loss of $1,000, with no insurance.
With election of officers the eight.
eenth annual meeting Of the state bar
association closed the most successful
| In, 70 ut
Next year the association will meet in
North Yakima. The following officers
we're elected: President, Edward
Whitson. North Yakima; secretary, c..
Will Shaeffer, Olympia; treasurer, M.
). Porter, Olympia.
Rev. Oscar Smith, Methodist min
lister Sundays and postal clerk in the
Seattle postoffice week days. could not
withstand the temptation afforded by
money passing through his hands and
rified the mails for money to buy
liquor. After making an incomplete
confession to postal inspectors he dis
appeared. With fine irony he admit
ted taking as his last theft money in
tended for the antisaloon league.
Earl Foraker Harris, aged 10
months. was drowned in a candy pail
half full of water recently at the home
of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George H.
Harris, on Peone prairie, near Spo.
kane. The little fellow was playing
around the fruit packing house, and it
is presumed that he toddled to the
candy bucket. Looking down he saw
the water and in trying to reach 1t he
fell in. When his mother returned he
was dead, though his tiny face was just
covered with water.
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