Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-15
WASHINGTON NEWS.

The recent storm on Puget sound
was the worst in years.
Plans are on foot at present to form
a state library association.
John M. Grant, an old and respected
pioneer Of Spangle, is dead.
Ellis G. Soule, assistant city attor-
ney of Spokane, died Sunday.
A lot Of counterfeit SO bills are in
circulation in the northwest.
Sebastian Haas, pioneer resident
and business man Of Spokane, is dead.
The Charleston commercial club has
taken up the fight for transportation
facilities.
The new city directory would in
dictate that. Spokane's population is
over 10000.
The contract price for the furnishing
Of the new Masonic temple at Spokane
was about $4,000.
J. w. Towery, Spokane barber,
committed suicide by shooting him.
self through the heart.
A petition has been filed with Judge
Smell at Tacoma asking for, grand
jury for Pierce county.
The sewer bond issue voted on in
North Yakima carried by SO votes
over the necessary three-fifths.
The North Yakima county treasurer
has sold $4,000 worth of school bonds
to the state at per cent above par.
Mrs. Minnie Wagner, Is years old
and said to be a bride of but six weeks,
committed suicide in Seattle last Sat.
urday.
The Western Pine Shippers associa.
ton will hold it's second annual con.
vention in Spokane Saturday, Febru
airy Is.
John P. Sharp, joint senator from
Kittitas and Chelan counties, died in
Ellensburg recently The funeral was
held Sunday.
1t is stated that John L. Sharpstein
of Walla Walla> has the inside track
for the new eastern Washington fed
eral judgship.
Henry Arao, the Jap who murdered
Sam Chow, the Chinese tailor, at Spo.
kane. is either insane or is trying to
make believe he is crazy.
Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens Of Port
land, Me-, national president Of the
w. c. T. u, is one of the distinguished
guests whom this state is to entertain
this year.
Kang Yu Wei, the president and or
ganizer of the Chinese Reform asso
ciaton, was rendered a reception al
Seattle by his countrymen. He re
ceived an ovation.
The supreme court has affirmed the
Chehalis county murder case Of the
state versus A. A. Armstrong. Arm
strong was convicted of murder in the
first degree.
Prospectors who have recently re-
turned to Bellingham from the Mount
Baker mining district are reported to
assert that the mountain has again
been in eruption.
The special election held in Fair
field recently on the proposition to in
corporate the town of Fairfield result
ed in sweeping victory for the incor
poration advocates.
Fred M. Smith, one of the Oldest
pioneers of Alaska, died recently in
Seattle. Mr.. Smith superintendent the
construction of Western Union tele
graph line in Alaska in 1865.
The loss on the Schwabacher build
ing in Seattle, which was destroyed
by fire Sunday morning. is now placed
at 100000, covered by insurance. The
firm will Immediately rebuild.
Theima Kelley. the 2 months old
daughter of Joe Kelley of Spokane
was scalded to death by a boiler Of
water tipping over from a stove into
the cradle where the child was lying
The largest sale of wheat made in
Palouse City in several months has
been closed whereby J. A. Miller, a
grain dealer, sold over $4,000 bushels
of red wheat for Is cents per bushel
bulk. The wheat goes to the eastern
market.
JAPS REPUlSE RUSSIANS.