Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-10
NORTHWEST STATES
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA,
and OREGON news items.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur.
rounding country-Numerous Aeel.
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Outlook Is Bright.
WASHINGTON NEWS,

Inc NOur mills OF SPOKANE manu1aC.
ture about 100000 barrels Of -four ev.
cry year.
The city council at Ellensburg has
instructed the marshal to suppress all
gambling in the town.
The remains of an unknown man
badly decomposed, were found about
20 miles north of Spokane.
Palouse City business men have de-
cided to pave four more blocks on
the east end of Main street.
Charles Allen, porter, was stab
bed twice during a fight at Puyallur
with stranger, and is likely to die.
Frank w. Thrall and wife are un
der arrest at Bellingham, charged
with intercepting United States mail
jeremiah Cusick committed suicide
at Chewelah by shooting himself in
the head with a rifle. He has been
in poor health.
Mrs. Frank Horsley has been ap
pointed by Mayor Fechter as hostess
to represent Yakima county at the
Lewis and Clark fair.
Mrs. HOPPE Hunt, wife of Mayor
Gilbert Hunt, has been appointed as
hostess for Walla Walla week at the
Lewis and Clark fair.
The mayor has named Mrs. Harry
s. Elwood as hostess for Ellensbure
day at the Lewis and Clark exposition
during Kittitas county week.
The State Bar Association will hold
it's annual meeting at Spokane in
July instead of in North Yakima. as
decided at the late annual meeting.
Governor Mead has appointed DR.
George w. Overmeyer of South Bend
to succeed himself as a member OF
the state board of medical examiners
Roy R. Underhill, ~ years of age
a married man, accidentally shot and
killed himself on his Onion creek
homestead, 16 miles south of North
port.
The postofice department has ask
ed Congressman Jones to recommend
a man for postmaster at Harrington
in place of F. M. Lighthizer, who is
slated for removal.
A serious accident occurred at Al
mota Saturday when a crowd Of higf
school pupils from Colfax were thrown
from four horse carryall and ]. 8
Buck, the driver, and Miss Pearl Lake
were seriously injured.
The county commissioners have
closed a deal for the lease of the
Riverside hotel for courthouse pur
poses for Benton county which, undel
the law creating it, will be organized
and ready for business July 1.
While Ada, the year old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Staley, O.
Chattaroy, was playing in field will
other children, her clothes caught fire.
and she was so badly burned that sh,
died in terrible agony a few hours la
ter.
The buildings, real estate and equip
ments of the educational institutions
maintained by this state are valued
at total of $2.O63,4S3. of which sun
81 1893 900 is credited to the state uni
versity, according to inventories fur
nished the state auditor.
Nellie Maude Bell, a pretty yount
artist of %, living at Spokane, wal
horsewhipped Saturday afternoon b!
Mrs. James s. Mitchell. Her assail
ant was furious over the attentions
which she believed that Miss Bell wal
receiving from Mr.. Mitchell.
The final contest in the Whitman
County Defamation league took place
at the Garfield opera house Friday
evening before large audience. Miss
Cyrena Cannon of Pullman, who rep
resented district No. 1, was declared
the winner and received the golt
medal, and Miss Hazel Smith Of Endi
colt, who represented district No.
was awarded the silver medal.
The report from Olympia that ex
Congressman Samuel c. Hyde hat
been appointed commandant at thu
state soldiers home seems to have
been an error. The place has beer
offered. it is announced to ex-Statt
Land Commissioner s. A. Calvert o.
Bellingham, who has been serving
temporarily in the position for sew
eral months. If Judge Calvert does
not accept, it is said 1t will be Offered
to Mr.. Hyde. i