Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-22
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Seattle Is planning Tor the 1mmedl-
ate erection of new city hall.
Work on the Spokane-Medical Lake
electric line was begun last Monday.
Special Agent Ramsey has found Joe
Lindsey of Spokane qualified for the
position Of district attorney.
Judge C. M. Kincaid, for 80 years a
resident of Whitman county and a
prominent politician, lawyer and far
mer, is dead.
N w. Durham of Spokane has ten
dered to Governor Mead his resigna-
ton as trustee Of the state normal
school at Cheney.
Governor Mead announces that DR..
w. J. Howells. superintendent of the
insane asylum at Medical Lake will be
retained until October /.
In a splendid exhibition of baseball,
the Tacoma Tigers beat the Chicago
Nationals at Fresno last Saturday. The
boys from the north got the game, 6
to 3.
Peach trees in the entire Walla Wal
la valley are in full bloom. Although
bodily injured by the February freeze
they have blossomed as though unin-
jured.
The board of county commissioners
of Walla Walla voted to appropriate
$4,000 for county exhibit at the Lewis
and Clark fair and $1,000 for a school
exhibit
Rev. DR.. Dean Richmond Babbitt.
formerly of Tacoma and Spokane, Is
dying in Brooklyn. He has just un-
dergone an operation for numerous
growth on the liver.
Charles Besgrove, foreman of gang
of men engaged in building the new
telephone line from Cheney to Spo-
kane, was severely injured by an ex
plosion of dynamite.
The fourth annual debate between
the Idaho state normal at Lewiston
and the Washington State normal at
Cheney was held in Cheney and was
won by the visiting team.
Thomas Mccarthy. aged 81 years,
who had been sent to the insane asy-
lum at SteilacoOm about a year ago
from a town in Clarke county, COM
mitted suicide at that institution.
Citizens of Charleston are discussing
oiling the streets. Figures will be Sc
cured as to the cost of shipping in
enough crude oil to give all the bust.
ness part of the town a good coating.
The fruit trees around Charleston
have put forth their leaves this year
nearly three weeks earlier than GUS
tomary and many orchards are beau
tiful green with leaves two inches
long.
Porter Bros, railroad contractors,
have been awarded the contract for
grading the first 20 miles of the Spo-
kane & Inland electric railroad south
east from Spokane across Moran prai
rie toward the Palouse country.
A firebug, believed by the police to
be a half;witted youth. made desper-
ate attempt early Sunday morning to
fire six buildings in the southeastern
portion of the city, and but for good
luck would have succeeded in kindling
several serious blazes.
Hc AlIucS VI Tie VuhcoOu SOdl W
Coke company at Wilkeson have reop-
ened after being shut down for few
weeks by reason OF a strike among the
workers at the coke ovens. There was
no strike among the miners. Only a
few Of the strikers refused to return
to work.
Lewis Christianson. rancher liv.
ing alone at the head Of Cowiche val
ley. 30 miles from North Yakima. was
found dead in a field near his house
with a bullet hole through the head.
The sheriff and coroner made an in
Vestigation and decided it was case
of suicide.
Negotiations whereby the Tacoma
smelling plant will be transferred to
new hands will not be completed for
about 30 days. According to William
R. Rust, vice president, general man.
ager and treasurer of the Tacoma
plant, there Is every indication that the
sale will be consummated in that time
and that the ownership of the local
smelling works, the Everett smelter
and the plant of Selby Smelling l.
Lead company Of San Francisco will
pass to the new company.