Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-21
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Several new buildings are being
erected in Govan this fall.
| The second week Of the Colfax
school has closed and the enrolment
to date breaks all previous records
for this early in the year. 1t has
passed the 200 mark. and is constantly
increasing.
Oil will supplant coal as a fuel at
the Everett paper mill, tests just made
having proved satisfactory.
A seven foot shark was captured in
gillnet the other morning by two
| fishermen off Hat Island. 1t weighed
500 pounds.
Seattle reports that one logging
camp at the head of Lake Washington
has been almost entirely wiped out,
and others are in danger as the result
Of fierce forest fire raging in the
vicinity.
The Washington Water Power COM
pany is increasing its plant at Spo.
kane by installing an immense 5000
horse power generator to replace q
700 horse power machine.
The town Of Hillyard may come in
under the parental care Of the city Of
Spokane, provided the Great Northern
property must be excluded.
The navy department has ordered
that Midshipman James H. McCool of
the state of Washington be dropped
from the naval academy on account
of continued infractions of naval acad-
emy regulations.
The schedule of personal property
as returned by the county boards Of
equalization has been prepared by +.
7. Houghton, clerk Of the state board.
The returns show the total value of
taxable property as eQualized by the
county boards to be $58,3S2, ,999, sub
stantial increase over last years fig.
ures Of $56.5S0.S81.
The date of the ninth annual meet
ing of the state fair (September 26 to
October y at North Yakima, is near
at hand. The exhibits will excel any
thing of the kind ever attempted In
the state.
The publishers of the Wenatchee
Advance. Messrs. Lindsay & Spencer.
have sold the newspaper plant and
good will of the business for $4,000.
Mrs. Gunda Sparby, the victim Of
John Halls rifle a week ago, died at
her home near Rockford.
The Stevens County Producers as.
sociation opened a four day second
annual county fair at Colville last
Monday.
Tuesday night, October 4. will be
Children's night at the October carni.
val in Spokane. All children under Is
years of age will be given free admis.
sion to the grounds.
A new union Of the grocery clerks
Is one of the latest projects discussed
by Spokane labor circles.
The forest fires which have been
burning in the hills west Of Valley
for two weeks have become danger
Gus. Blazes are sweeping the whole
western part OF the Colville valley.
new feature OF the Woman's no.
tel at Spokane. Sprague avenue and
Madison street, Is the rest for farmers
wives. Lunch may be secured at q
small cost, and the use Of the room
Is entirely free. 1t is fitted with
couches, mirrors, laSatory and toilet
adjoining, and is tastefully decorated
with flowers, pictures and comfortable
chairs. There Is also q little closet
where parcels may be stored and
checked during the day free Of charge.
Four men-Ed Stickney. Charles
Harmon. N. p. Anderson and A. r.
Brown-were surprised In their quar-
ters. in Tacoma In the act Of making
counterfeit rs cent and cent pieces.
but made smooth on one side to play
slot machines.
The Wenatchee city council has let
the contract for the construction OF
reservoir, the capacity Of which will
be 60OO0O gallons.
The next session Of the state legisla-
ture, 1t is predicted, will be asked to
pass the state dairy law which was
tabled at the last session. The meas.
ure is designed to provide for .Ae
maintenance Of sanitary conditions In
all dairies in the state, to provide for
the appointment Of state dairy com.
missioner and to prevent the sale OF
impure milk.
John Nichols. living upon his farm
near Davenport. has freak COW. The
animal is a full blooded shorthorn
COW. years old, and gives an abund-
ance OF rich milk. Growing from her
neck. Just behind the left shoulder, Ii
a well developed leg. The limb 10
about Is inches long and seems to be
20 ut auad IN tho hack hOua at tho neck