Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-23
Northwest States
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA
and OREGON news items.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur.
rounding country-Numerous Acct.
dents and Personal Events Take
PIace-Outlook 10 Bright.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

and bankers of Prosser, have closed
big contract for work on the Alaska
Central railroad. 1t consists OF 400
feet of tunneling, on which work will
proceed actively during the coming
winter.
State Auditor Clausen has complet-
ed an inventory of all the property
owned by the state of Washington.
This inventory shows the total resour-
ces of the state to be 3S,903, 154.37.
The liabilities are placed at $1,94S,-
235.
The Fern Creek Lumber company's
sawmill at Frances, near South Bend,
was burned recently. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000. Insurance $4,000.
Origin unknown.
Less than $11 900 remains to be
raised of the $155,OO0 which is need
ed for the construction of the new
Y. M. C. A. building at Seattle.
A splendid edifice has been planned
to take the place of the Tacoma st.
Patrick's Catholic church, which was
recently destroyed by fire.
The navy department has assigned
Captain w. T. Burwell to the COM
mand of the navy yard and station at
Puget sound, as the relief Of Rear Ad-
miral c. ]. Barclay, who retires from
the navy on September 8.
Rev. Charles M. Sheldon, author OF
I'm His Steps," is making lecture
tour of the Puget sound cities.
Spokane Masons were at home to
their friends on Thursday, when they
took possession of their beautiful new
temple, just completed at an approx
mate cost of 100000. The opening
was conducted with all the pomp and
ceremony usual to such celebrations,
including a dress parade, afternoon re-
ception and large dance in the eve
ming.
Olympia has eight public schools
and three colleges.
The telegraphers' strike on the Nor
thern Pacific railway ended Friday.
Following the capitulation in regard to
the Great Northern, the strike ended
after a 20 day fight.
Among the largest transactions In
Columbia county recently have been
the sale of a $4,000 farm by F. M.
Weatherford, the purchase Of $21,-
900 farm by Alexander Price, the sale
of a $4,000 lot of barley by Jacob
Weinhard and a $4,000 grain pur-
chase from w. H. Richardson by l..
G. Anterior. Before the close of har-
vest there will probably be large
checks drawn, as there will be several
grain crops sold worth $4,000.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the three days log rolling of
the Woodmen of the World to be held
in Colfax this fall at date not yet
fixed.
Judge Warner Cobb reports the sale
of his farm of 800 acres two miles
north of Fairfield, where he has made
his home for the past rs years. The
consideration was $4,000.
James B. Anderson, aged As years,
died suddenly under peculiar circum.
stances recently near Colfax. He had
listened to a story by Mr.. began. He
suddenly stopped laughing and rose
up, saying: Jim, have lost my sight;
I'm blind" He started to walk and
fell forward dead.
The new steamer Columbia, built
by the Columbia Navigation company,
was launched Saturday evening at Z
o'clock, at Wenatchee.
Every saloon in Colfax, for the first
time in weeks, was tightly closed Sun
day, with the blinds drawn SO that the
interior of the saloon could be seen
from the street.
An unknown man was killed Satur-
day afternoon in one of the sawmills
near Chattaroy.
Nicholas Sinelnicow, a special en-
issary of the car of Russia, recently
spent day in North Yakima and sur
rounding country. He came to see
how the Yakima people conducted
their system Of irrigation.
Last Friday morning newly thresh.
ed setting Of wheat owned by Wesley
Labs took fire and was destroyed,
near Davenport. The pile contained
400 sacks, estimated to contain 900
bushels. The origin of the fire is
mystery.
That the Wenatchee valley is be.
coming famous for the fine quality of
fruit grown is being demonstrated ev-
cry day at Wenatchee. Saturday ten
carloads of watermelons alone left the
depot, besides eight carloads of mixed
fruits, and one thousand boxes of can
taloupes and fruits that were billed
out by express.
The greater part of the fruit crop
of the Peach country, in the Big Bend,
has been sold. The entire output of
the Hawk Creek valley was purchased
by Montana commission house
through it's agent, Mr.. White. All va
rieties are included in the deal and de.
livery is to be made at Creston. While
different prices were paid to different
orchardists, the following prices were
the average paid: Peaches, 20 pound
boxes, As cents; apples, As pound box.
es, so cents; pears. 40 pound boxes,
rs cents; plums. 10 pound boxes, 80
cents;' prunes, Is pound boxes, 80
cents; apricots, 16 pound boxes, 80
cents. A higher price was paid for
early plums and the later crops of
plumS and Drunes were taken with the