Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-22
WASHINGTON NOTES.


1t is planned to organize the Wash
ington State Nurses association.
The Columbia river was frozen over
last week for the first time in nine
years.
Jerry Mccarthy won in the seventh
round in his fight with Jack Reilly at
Spokane.
B. c. Thompson, aged SO years, died
recently at the home of his son, near
Reardan.
Roy Smith, for seven years a mem.
Der of the police department, has mys-
teriously disappeared.
Last week the high school boys at
North Yakima went out on a strike, as
they objected to the methods of a new
teacher.
The appropriation bill for institu-
tons under the jurisdiction of the
state board of control carries total
sum Of $1,107,5S2.
Daniel H. Carey of Northport has
been appointed superior Judge of Stew
ems county by Governor Mead to Serve
until the next election.
Mrs. Albert Randall, living one mile
south Of Sunnyside, Sunday afternoon
committed suicide by hanging herself
to rafter in the barn.
Delta lodge No. 70, X. of p, of
Waitsburg, has purchased a lot and
will soon commence the construction
of two story brick lodge temple.
Recently when Fred Ancorn of Pa
louise went to start fire in his store
stove he found a large owl sitting
quietly in the stove. The bird had
come down the chimney.
| The Hazelwood Creamery company,
which has plants at Spokane, Portland
and Des Moines, is establishing a
creamery at Walla Walla, and will
be ready for business March 1.
Adam Felgar, 70 years old, who lived
the life of a recluse on a ranch 10
miles from La Crosse, was found dead
in the field on his farm. 1t is evident
the old man had been killed by a run
away team.
| A strike has occurred in the county
Offices of Walla Walla county, owing
to the fact that at the last meeting
of the commissioners the salaries Of
the clerks were cut down from SO to
$3.50 per day.
The jury in the trial of Jake Grim
met, charged with murder in the first
degree. brought in a verdict of not
guilty. Grimmet killed w. H. Alexan.
der in a logging camp 10 miles from
Olympia November Fl.
State college II, Whitman IL. In
the fastest, most exciting, and best
played game of basket ball ever play
ed in Pullman, the State college boys
won the third game of the champion.
ship series in the college gymnasium.
A Sprague firm is in receipt of a
letter from man in Burlington, N.
c., requesting them to send some of
the McGough bluestem wheat which
was raised near Sprague and which
took first prize at st. Louis exposi-
ton, for seed.
Governor Mead has selected Miss
Helen Stuart Wilson, the IS year old
daughter of former United States John
L. Wilson of Seattle, to christen the
armored cruiser Washington, to be
launched in April at Camden, N. j.
Miss Wilson is now attending a pri-
vate school in New York city.
Senator Bakers capitol removal bill
has passed. All that stands between
it and its becoming law is that Gov.
ernor Mead may veto it. Lawyers
who advocate removal contend that
when the legislature submits a ques.
ton to the people the governor has no
voice in the matter and can neither
approve nor veto such measure.
At Seattle Sunday night Castore
Valentine. an Italian teamster, shot
and killed Mrs. Gertie Assalyo, a
young widow who had been in America
but four months. After killing the wo-
man he shot himself through the head
Both died instantly. The woman had
rejected Valentines proposal of mar
riage.
R. M. Dye. prosecuting attorney,
has instituted suit on behalf of the
county against Ex-Auditor A. s. Brown
and his bondsmen for the sum of
$54S., the amount alleged to be Mr..
Browns shortage occasioned by the
robbery at the court house on Decem-
Der IL, when Deputy Auditor Hallin
was knocked down and robbed and the
vault was also robbed, at Davenport.
Because his white stepfather-Eli
Pettyjohn-was abusing his squaw
wife, mother Of Harry, the son Har-
ry killed Pettyjohn and then rode over
100 miles, over rough country in most
inclement weather to give himself up
to the Indian agent at Miles, Wash.
The tragedy occurred on the farm of
Teresa, an Okanogan Indian squaw,
and widow Of Pettyjohn, on the Col
vile reservation about six miles up
the Okanogan river from the junction
Of that river with the Columbia.