Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-10-04
NORTHWEST STATES
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA
and OREGON news items.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding country-Numerous Acel-
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-FaiI Trade 10 Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

When asked In regard to the report
recently published that he was about
to resign as adjutant general to &C.
cept a consular position In South
General James A. Drain, who
returned Saturday from the east, made
a denial of the statement.
On September II, Albert A. Bell,
the notorious mail pouch robber, was
transferred from the federal prison
at McNeil's island to the United States
at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
The controlling interest in the HE
Der Brewing and Mating company at
Spokane was recently sold by John
G. F. Heiber for a price said to be
100000 to John Lang, William Hunt
ley and Charles Theis.
George s. McLaren, representing
the Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad, has purchased from Dear
borne & Co, and Edgar Ames, block
1886 of the Seattle tide lands.
At a recent meeting of the Wenat-
chez city council the resignation of
Mayor o. s. Sampson was accepted
and H. G. Littlefield was chosen as his
successor.
Robert e. Strahorn who has effect
ed the organization of the North
Coast railway, announces the COM
pany will build system of steam rail-
ways for the North Yakima valley.
The first line will be built into the
Tietan basin, to tap the Cowlitz coal
fields, and make connection with
the Tacoma Eastern. A second line
will be built up the Naches to the
Goldhill district, and third line will
be direct to the Sunnyside country.
In his announcement, Mr.. Strahorn
says it is the purpose Of the company
to tap all unoccupied territory ad-
jacent to North Yakima, and make
them tributary to this place. Work
will be commenced on the line as
soon as possible.
State Senator Rands has filed at
the United United States land office
plat Of the road the Wallula Pacific
proposes to build down the north bank
of the Columbia river from Wallula
to Vancouver. Wash. The plat has
been forwarded to Washington. This
is the Hartman road and the step
is one of the most important taken
so far in the fight against the Hill
interests.
A years supply Of jute for the
penitentiary mill was contracted for
by the board of control recently at
a price representing an advance of
$4,000 for the total amount over the
prices secured last year. The con-
tract goes to F. T. Crow & Co. OF
Tacoma for $500 bales at 1884 laid
down at the penitentiary.
David A. Henderson, a pioneer of
Sprague and civil war veteran, is dead.
The purchase of large tracts of land
In and adjoining Colfax by the Spo.
kane & Inland Electric Railroad com.
pany is considered the best news Col.
fax has heard for many years. The
people are elated over this assurance
of speedy connection with Spokane
by an electric railroad.
The lifeless body of an old man
was found recently by John Powers
lying on the bank Of the Columbia
river near Wenatchee. The man
had committed suicide BY shooting
twice through his head.
DR.. Elmer e. Fisher, formery living
five miles south Of Elberton, attempted
suicide recently in Chilli, Ind. at the
home of his father.
The Walla Walla council of the
Woodmen of the World is making
elaborate preparations for its logroll.
ing contest, to be given on October
rs, at which Head Councilman Boak
will pay his first visit to the north.
west.
w. Maxwell has raised $500 for a
creamery at Dayton. Those interest
ed feel sure of success.
A board Of irrigation engineers, in
Guiding District Engineer Whistler,
Consulting Engineer Wiley and Super
vising Engineer Heney will meet
about October s, at Conconully to
discuss the Okanogan irrigation pro-
ject.
BENJAMIN W. Fish. deputy state au.
ditor under ]. D. Atkinson, has been
appointed assistant secretary of state
to take the place of the late J..
Thomas Hickey.
Night shows are to be the new
feature of the Spokane Interstate
fair this year. The fair is held from
October 8 to 15. This ia the 18th
annual Of these fairs.
December and 8, the dates fixed
for the initiation of the Woodmen of
the World, promises to be red letter
days in the history of the order, not
only in Colfax, but throughout the en-
tire district included in southeastern
Washington. Preparations are under
way. The business men of Colfax have
donated $500 to help make the log
rolling success. Five hundred can.
didates Is the number which 1t ia hop
ed to initiate. in the opera house De.
cember Z.
Acting directly for the Northern Pa.
cific Railway company, q Vancouver
real estate dealer has been successful
in tying up" fully 1000 acres of land
in Vancouver for which the Hill line
will pay approximately 100000. The
property is to be utilized as sites for
roundhouse, machine shops and such
facilities as will be needed there. One