Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-06
WASHINGTON NEWS,

WASHINGTON NEWS.
A plant to make brick, to cost S, 900,
will be installed at Prosser.
Farming operations are In full blast
in the vicinity of Endicott, and about
half Of the spring seeding is done.
In western Whitman county. where
the soil is lighter and contains more
sand than in the eastern half. spring
work can begin from one to three
weeks earlier than further east.
Advertisements are posted asking
for bids on the new mail and stage
route from Pomeroy to Lewiston. that
is to be officially opened May 9.
In the third incendiary fire within
two hours. at Seattle, early Sunday
]. w. Norris was probably
fatally burned while trying to save his
wife from the flames.
A savings bank, to be known as the
Peoples Savings bank, has been or
ganized at Davenport.
So much rain has fallen In the Pres.
colt country and westward on Eureka
hoI Nhot thC PlCulCI du uh-
usually bad spring for weeds.
A new idea at the Spokane Interstate
fair this fall will be number Of
prizes in different departments which
will be open only to school children.
Columbia county has a court record
for the past Is months perhaps un.
equaled elsewhere in the state. But
one criminal case has come to trial
in that time.
A report from Seattle says that or
ders have been placed with local deal
ers in the last few days for 225,O00
cases of Alaska pink salmon for ship
ment to Japan.
Mrs. F. F. Emery of Spokane will not
represent the Washington State Fed
GRAFTON as a delegate to the General
Of Women's clubs, to be
held at st. Louis this summer. Mrs.
Emery has left for Boston, to be gone
all summer. 1t is expected that Mrs.
Harris Baldwin Of Spokane will be ap.
pointed to fill the vacancy.
The first conviction in q perjury
case ever secured in the superior court
Of Spokane county has reached the end
with the sentence Of Frank Rutledge
to serve five years in the state peni.
Prizes for fruit will be greatly in.
creased at the Spokane Interstate fair
this season.
An order recently issued by Adju-
tant General Drain announces that
Lieutenant Colonel Frank Taylor,
18th infantry, has been detailed by the
general of the Pacific
to make the annual inspec.
ton of the national guard ef Washing.
ton during this month. as provided for
by the militia act Of 1908.
Joseph Henritzi OF Chelan has in.
vented a new building material which
he expects to manufacture at his up
lake home. 1t is white as marble. can
be nodded into any shape. and Is to
be much stronger and tougher than
brick and to stand the ravages Of the
elements much better.
Blanche Stoddard. the Pacific coast
actress. who is now Mrs. Edward J.
has been engaged at Boston
for the star part In special produc-
tion Of Wagner's "Parsifal," to be
given at the Castle Square theatre.
Miss Stoddard came from Spokane.
where she made her debut In public
March rs. 1898, reading the chariot
race from Ben Hur" with fine dra.
matte effect.
The quarterly report of the state
land office shows greater receipts into
the current school fund than for any
previous quarter. The excess over the
largest previous quarter Is $23.008.
The sugar beet industry In the VI
cinity Of Latah promises to be greater
this fall than ever.
DR.. John M. Semple has been elect
ed president Of the Medical Lake Ho-
tel and Sanitarium company. which Is
erecting new sanitarium at Medical
Lake. Spokane county. The sanitarium
is to be four stories high. A physi-
clan will be in charge.
Barnet Lipscomb, a well known far
mer, is dead at his home near Colfax,
Of old age.
The First National bank OF Colfax
has opened savings bank department.
the first In Whitman county.
In response to the call OF the comp
troller of currency the banks Of Spo-
kane have issued a statement of their