Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-16
WARRINGTON NEWS.

| WARRINGTON NEWS.
Ray Morgan. the II year old son Of
Daniel Morgan Of Oakssdale. while
climbing the elevator shaft with two
companions, slipped and fell the full
height Of the shaft, about 70 feet The
fall was broken by striking against
other boys. who were below him. He
will live.
The safe in the Enumslaw postof.
hcs was broken into recently and about
$225 in money and stamps were taken
by the robbers, who made good their
escape.
A. Van Holdsrbsks. state fruit in.
spector. says hundreds ot thousands
Of trees are coming into the stats Last
year. he says. $4,000 trees were i'm.
ported into Yakima county. This year.
he says. the number will be 400. 1000.
The X. of P. district convention.
comprising Walla Walla. Waitsburg.
Dayton. Pomeroy and Paaco lodges,
has been set for March 3S at Pomeroy.
The usual competitive drill will BE-
INDUCED with various contests.
A company 10 being formed BY Ken.
newick and Spokane people to sstab-
lish large plant at Kennewick for the
manufacture Of agricultural impls-
ments
The transcontinental roads have do
cided to extend homeseekers' rates to
May. August, September and October
Of this year.
Instructions will be sent out by Man.
ager Reilly for the members of tho
Spokane ball team to report not later
than March Is. They. will train at
Lewiston. Idaho.
The annual bean bake of the q. A.
R. and w. R c.. held at Pullman. was
a decided success.
Gambling has been closed through.
out Seattle. Everything, even Cigar
stand poker games, 10 shut down.
Despite the mixed up weather oondi.
tions and the amount of seeding stu
to be done. the wheat outlook 10 not
at all dismal.
Farmers of eastern Adams county
are In good spirits. The unusually
heavy rains have put the ground in
splendid shape for wheat and insured
fine grass.
The spring thaw has come at last,
and with It have como the annual snow
slides which occur along Conconully
lake.
The directors of the Reardan school
district have decided to call . special
election April 16. to decide the quss-
tion Of bonding the district for 1000
to build . wing to the schoolhouse.
William Hendricks. q pioneer Of
Whitman county. is dead. aged about
10 years.
c. g. Heifner Of the democratic state
central committee has changed the
date Of holding the state convention
from June 2 to May s. six days bsfore
the republican state convention.
The Whitman county commissioners
have granted the franchise for an elec.
trio railroad asked for through the
north part Of whitman county to Col.
fax. Tho promoters purpose building .
line from Spokane via Spangle. In
Spokane county. to Pine City. In Whit.
man county. thence via st. John to
Colfax.
A shutdown Of the shingle mills Of
the state is now on. The duration Of
tho shut.down Is indefinite. but 10 OF.
pected to be from 10 days to two
weeks. II will continue - long - 10
believed necessary to preserve the
market.
Senator Fosters bill appropriating
$4,000 for . lighthouse and fog signal
station At the entrance to Bellingham
bay has passed the senate.
The season for trout fishing opens
April I. and salmon may BE- caught Is
days later.
The Medical Lake Driving associa-
tion 10 incorporated. and work on the
new track. which has been surveyed.
will be commenced at once. II will be
. first class. regulation track.
A terrific dynamite explosion. that
shook tho entire northern part OF Scat.
tie. resulted in the instant death Of
Terrsnoe Scott. nine year old boy.
The merchants Of Lincoln county
held . meeting recently and organised.
The objects Of the association are to
establish = system Of cooperation in.
tended to be beneficial to the msr.
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