Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-17
NORTHWEST States
WASHINGTON, idaho, MONTANA,
and Oregon news ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur.
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Outlook Is Bright.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

memorial Qay ADDRESS at olympia.
The Pioneers association of the
state of Washington will hold it's an
nual meeting in Seattle, June 20-21.
Exports from the Puget sound Gus.
toms district to April were the heavi.
est on record, reaching a total of
$4, ,702,616.
The tallest concrete chimney in the
world has just been completed by the
Tacoma smelter. 1t rises 306 feet 6
inches from the base.
A building boom seems to be in
store for Asotin this summer. Citi-
zens look forward for one of the best
years in the history of the town.
Five thousand people crowded the
streets of Walla Walla last Saturday
to witness the parade of fine horses,
in which 90 high grade animals were
shown.
The present population of the state
is $4,000, according to estimates COM
pleted by the statistical department of
the secretary of states office. The
same estimates give Seattle about 1884,
900 people.
The $1U1,OO0 appropriated by the
last legislature for buildings at the
western Washington hospital for the
insane will be used by the board OF
control in erecting and equipping two
detached ward buildings.
The Columbia Irrigation company,
which is building a canal from the
Walla Walla river to reclaim a large
tract of land, has 107 teams at work
and ten miles of the "a mile canal is
practically complete.
About As members of the Foresters
of America left Spokane Tuesday to
attend the session of the grand court,
which convenes in Seattle May 16.
This will be the. fifteenth grand court
to be held in this state.
The library committee of North
Yakima has been notified that An
drew Carnegie has given an addition.
al $4,000 for the library, making the
total $4,000. Work on the building
will be commenced at once.
Superior Judge Frater of Seattle de.
cides that the probate fee law, pass.
ed by the legislature of 1908, is uncon-
stitutional. The county clerk will
hereafter collect probate fees in ac-
cordance with the former law.
In a drunken row between a party
of Firms and Swedes Sunday morning,
John Thornsen was killed by a blow
from a two by six inch plank, which
fractured his skull. Martin Marten-
son, one of the suspects arrested. was
held and is now in Jail here.
In a row which started in the bar
room of hotel on Main avenue, Spo-
kane, shortly before midnight Satur-
day night, William Crane, the barten-
der, was shot in the back by an Ital-
ian, and his wound may result fatally.
Kleinberg Bros, the old hay firm
of the Kittitas valley. have bought
from Henry Lutro 100 acres Of land
three miles from Ellensburg for $10,-
900 cash. This farm sold for $4,000
three years ago and $4,000 five years
ago.
Grain merchants on the Sound are
expecting large -four trade with Jap
an, due to the new Japanese war tariff
which will go into effect July 1. At
least two steamers have been especial
ly chartered to load with -four from
Tacoma.
B. F. Onstot, whose daughter, Miss
Mae Onstot, was drowned by the col
lapse of the foot bridge in Colfax on
the night of April s. has offered to
settle with the city Of Colfax for
$500. The city council refused the
proposition.
The countrymen of H. Arao, the
Japanese who murdered a Chinaman
in Spokane and is sentenced to be
hanged in the Walla Walla peniten
tiary on June 3, have petitiOned War
den Kees that the body be given to
them after the hanging to dispose Of
The law says there is nothing to hin
der him from granting the request.
The new Cow ordinance" at Sedro
Woolley, prohibits all stock from run
ming at large within the corporate
limits of the city, except mich COWS
which are allowed to run from a. m
to 7 p. m. The cows, however, are
prohibited from wearing bells, but
must wear license tag.
st. John lodge No. 9, F. and A. NJ.
the Oldest Masonic lodge in Seattle
will erect an appropriate memorial
over the grave of its first master
John Webster, who, As years ago, pre-
sided over the lodge sessions, max
ing the journey from Port Madison
where he then resided, in a rowboat
by himself, returning to his home the
same night in order to be at work II
the sawmill next morning.
The summer science school for the
teachers, which is to be reestablishet
at the Washington State college dur
ing the summer vacation, will be &
boon to teachers who are desirous O.
improving their vacation by taking
special courses. The college facult!
will teach. and there will be man!
special courses which may be taker
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