Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-06
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The Garfield public schools vii
open on the 11th inst. with S. NJ. No
Croskey in charge.
William W. Bailey, manager Of tn
Portland store Of Tull & Gibbs, die,
at Spokane Saturday night.
Granger Is one of the new towns o
the Sunnyside branch Of the Norther
Pacific railway. in Yakima valley.
Robert Colby. living near Reardar
reports the banner yield OF oats. hi
crop averaging 100 bushels to tn
acre.
The county superintendent
schools has apportioned $6429.2O c
school funds among the 1872 district
of Douglas county.
The Ritzville public schools opene
Monday morning with IA teacher,
Three will teach in the high schot
and II in the grades.
Senator Samuel H. Piles has a.
cepted the invitation by the Wall
Walla County Fair association to max
an address during fair week.
Complaint is made by farmers II,
ing in the vicinity of Oakesdalt
Thornton, Sunset and st. John, b.
cause of their inability to get graf
threshed.
Il. A. Bickford of Mob Hill has sol
his 10 acre ranch near North Yakim
for $4,000. He paid $500 for 1t yea
ago. The purchaser is e. w. Hime
Of Glendive, Mont.
"A. r. Arbuckle, who was at Wilbu
for three months publishing the Sci
tinel. has been appointed state orgai
izer for the Fraternal Union Of Anne
lea.
The IL year old son of J. G. Parke
Of Granger. was killed recently by tn
caving In Of a cistern In which
was working with his father. The Ia
was dead before he could be rescue'
Ferrets may become an importar
factor in agriculture In this countr
as destroyers Of the squirrels whic
levy heavy tribute on the grain croI
Of Whitman county every year.
Deaths during August as recorde
by the Spokane board OF health nun
bered II, OF which 38 were males an
33 females. For the same perio
there were 1O1 births. Of which
were males and 46 we're females.
Alice Durkee. the 10 year old 81
who was shot by Harry Stanley. VIII
committed suicide, at Spokane.
dead, and the number Of homicides l
Spokane since January 1, 1906, NJ
oo,rttuu tho Iarua ruu,hor ~ u,,tctda
was swelled to eight.
With 200 passengers aboard. man
Of whom were women and childreI
who almost created panic. the sten
er Flyer at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoo
ran full speed into the Olympia Oystt
companys dock while making a Ian
Ing at her own wharf In Seattle.
Fire did $4,000 damages at Dayto
Sunday. 1t destroyed the Great Wes
ern hotel. The residence OF jest
Samuel was damaged to the exter
Of 500. The Baptist church and pa
sonage were scorched. A general stoi
and the residence OF Mr.. Engel wei
burned.
A corps of engineers Of the COVER
ment reclamation service is In Yakin
valley. They are making surveys. l.
specting pumping plants. pipe line
ascertaining arid land acreage, in IA
gaining full and complete knowledf
OF the Sunnyside canal, preparatoi
to a report to the government.
The steamer jerome, loaded wit
1000 bushels Of wheat. consigned fro
Kennewick to Cello. struck a rock !
the Columbia river when just ab0,
the mouth Of the Snake river N
sank In about 80 feet Of water. tt
cargo Is ruined. but II Is believed II
boat can be raised. Captain Dani'
was in charge Of the boat. No OF
was injured.
Following is a condensed report
the business done at the United State
land Office in Walla Walla during A
gust: Cash entries for 1628.84 acre
"a; receipts for same. $2426.75; desc
land entries for 2569.61 acres, 10; r
ceipts, $642.41; homestead entries Il
6424.87 acres, receipts, S831.22: I'm
proofs for 15l4.32 acres, receipt
$64.07; miscellaneous fees, $102.89.