Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-18
-FOUR NORTHWEST STATES
LATE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selection Of Interesting Items
Gathered From Exehangss-culIings
From Warrington, Idaho, Montana
and Oreaon-Numerous Accidents
and Personal Happenings Occur.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

and Personal Happenings Occur.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Colfax farmers find the alfalfa crop
most profitable.
The new Palouse hospital will be
by June Is.
All the principal gambling houses at
Tacoma are running wide open.
Nearly 10000 acres Of land tribu-
tary to Quincy will be broken this sea-
son.
The business streets Of Spokane are
being graded with q view to macad.
amizing.
The crops of Adams county show
excellent prospects over an increased
acreage.
Spokane G. A. R. and Relief Corps
will join in their plans to observe
Memorial Day.
Northport is to celebrate the Fourth
with the usual races, rock drilling con-
tests and Grafton.
The 21st annual session of the
Knights of Pythias was held in Spo-
kane, commencing May II.
Shipment of 100 tons of wheat was
recently made from Richardson sid
ing, near Dayton, to Chicago.
Reports from the Wenatchee valley
are that recent frosts have greatly
damaged small fruits, especially straw
berries.
Grandma" Ruth Coston, who has
entered her Tooth year, in Spokane, is
the oldest person living in
the northwest. .a
The Potlatch Lumber company's
mill at Palouse has been enlarged to
cut 100000 feet daily. The plant will
resume cutting June 1. '.
The Washington State Sportsmen's
associations tenth annual shoot was
held at Harrington Thursday. Friday
and Saturday, May 10, 20 and 81.
The seventeenth annual convention
of the Sunday schools of Washington
has closed its labors at Bellingham,
after the most successful session in
the history of the organization.
John Manske, Of Everett, Las been
declared insane. He attempted to
commit suicide by throwing himself
in a campfire, but when the flesh be-
gan to burn he weakened and saved
himself.
Alfred E. Green. for many years
prominent in business and social cir
cles in Aberdeen, and formerly pro.
prietor of the Aberdeen Bulletin, is
missing under circumstances which in.
dictate suicide.
The aggregate school funds to be ap.
portioned to the counties of the state
for the present quarter is greater than
any previous quarterly apportionment
in the history of the state. The sum
is $S69,67S.
Sergeant" Smith, a pioneer and
well known farmer of Walla Walla,
died recently, aged n years. He was
once member Of the territorial legis-
lature and in the early days was prom.
inent in republican politics.
Worn out by illness and inability to
bear the life of unhappiness. which he
had been living with a woman not his
wife, Gudmundur Thorsteinson. an
Icelander, killed himself and his
months old baby at his home in Bell.
ingham last Sunday.
Rural carriers have been appointed
In Washington as follows: William
s. Smith, regular at Everett; Emmett
Smith. substitute; George A. Gano
regular at North Yakima; Henry A.
Scott. substitute. The following post
masters were appointed: Anna Zim.
norman at Peone, Spokane county
vice Holly T. Scribner, resigned; Geo
N. Kuhn at West Seattle, vice A. M.
Green. resigned.
William L. Church, county clerk OF
Clallam county, was accidentally kill.
ed recently. He and his wife and 10
year old daughter Ruth were taking
a buggy ride, when the horse SHE'D
at pile Of brush along the side of the
road, throwing the occupants from the
vehicle. Mr.. Church died in about one
hour after the accident from the shock
be received. The collar bone of the
little girl was broken and her jaw was
dislocated. Mrs, Church was uninjured.
The Spokane Interstate Fair an.
nounces they have made up list OF
prizes open to pupils in all schools in
Washingtno, Oregon, Idaho, Montana
and British Columbia. Every effort
will be made to make this part of the
fair a success but it cannot be done
without the united assistance Of the
teachers and pupils themselves. Fur.
Their information in regard to this ex-
hibit will be gladly furnished by the
manager and entry blanks can be pro-
cured from him. Address Robt. H.
Cosgrove, Manager, Room 318 Mohawk
Block, Spokane, Wash.
Coifax is enjoying building activity.
MONTANA NOTES.