Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-08
WASHINGTON NOTES,

trio lights.
The legislature closed work at Oily
pia Thursday night.
Dr. Z. c. Hamley has let the C,
tract for a $4,000 hospital at Sprag
The Seattle Times has declared
self supporter Of President Roosevt
A number of representative citize
Of Twisp organized commercial cl
recently.
The city OF Palouse has voted
school tax Of ten mills to erect mt
needed building.
Robert Wingate, a pioneer of Ia
ma, and one of its foremost cttize
died recently at his home in Tacom
The railroad commission bill
delivered to Governor Mead Mond
The governor intends to sign the /
Memorial services for the late Sc
tor J. p. Sharp Of Kittitas county W,
held In the hall OF the house Sumo
afternoon.
The fight between Jim Burrows
Jack Overdorf was pulled off at No
Yakima Friday night. Burrows won
decision on a foul in the sixth rou
A new boat will soon be running
the river between Kennewick
White Bluffs and from Kennew
down the river. also up the Sn;
river.
Cedric Ramsey, the ~ year old
Of f. Ramsey, met horrible death
Gently at his home. five miles Sol
west of Cheney, by being dragged o
the ground by a horse.
A. H. w. Goold Of Tacoma has
ceived the civil service appointm
to the position Of superintendent
construction at Vancouver. Wa
with a salary Of $500 a year.
Edward Whitson of North Yaki
who will probably be Judge of the I
federal district Of eastern Wash
ton. is native Of Oregon. He
born in Linn county So years ago
The outlook for business In Spok
for 1905 is most encouraging, and tr
in all lines is opening with S
that bids fair to outdo any Of the q
growing eras In the history of
city.
The 100000 appropriated in
public buildings bill for Spokane
Tacoma buildings is supplemental
the 100000 previously appropria
making total appropriation for {
building of $500,OOO.
In the name Of the city of Sea
Samuel Hill, member of the boar,
overseers Of the Harvard univer
has subscribed $4,000 to a spe
fund Of 81 100000 to relieve the an
deficiency existing at the institute
The weather for the past week
been almost ideal, and all farmers
working overtime In the fields.
late planted winter wheat is ma
an excellent showing. With the
planting. however. the prospects
not 30 favorable.
The Washington building site at
Portland fair faces the main l.
and Clark boulevard In the terri
adjoining the natural park and
looking the experimental garden
the southwest corner OF the expos
grounds.
At q recent meeting of North
ina growers who are still holding
1904 crop OF hops, II was decide
hold for IS cents or better. This al
ment is for an indefinite period.
thousand bales are In the hand
growers.
Outlaw baseball will be playe
Spokane this year. Matt Stanley,
ager Of the Spokane team. has
notified by President Clyde Will
that he should go ahead signing
ers In readiness to commence the
son by the middle OF April.
J. J. Browne Of Spokane has
appointed regent Of the state ag
tural college at Pullman by Cove
Mead. to succeed the late Senat
P. Sharp Of Ellensburg. SCI
Sharp's term as regent would hav
pired March 9. Mr. Brownies apI
ment is for the full term of six
BY flying leap from a mt
train r. r. David, former clerk o
Ames Mercantile agency, who Is
ed in Spokane to face a chars
forgery. escaped from Deputy s
Butler. David was being brought
from Denver, Col. where he had
arrested at the instigation OF the
kertons.