Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24
NEWSOF NORTHWEST
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-FaII Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NJ eS.
Approximately half Of the state
funds will be taken out Of the Capital
National bank in Olympia and distrib-
uted in depositaries selected by the
state treasurer in other parts of the
state.
General Ashton of Tacoma, who
went to San Francisco some weeks ago
in the interests of the tideland pool,
is now on his way to Chicago to con-
suit with railroad officials Of the Har-
riman system as regards the tidelands
wanted for terminals in Tacoma.
Following the example set by the
Washington Retail Lumber Dealers,
the retailers of British Columbia and
Oregon have advanced their list.
1t is reported that Gov. A. E. Mead
has decided to turn down State Fish
Commissioner T. B. Kershaw and to
name a new man to fill that position
when Kershaw's term expires in
March.
Knox T. Bordeaux, little 4-year old
boy, was drowned in two feet Of water
recently near his home in Seattle.
The Milwaukee railroad has estab-
lished tie camps along the Snoqual-
mic pass route, 100000 ties are to be
cut between the pass and Renton.
Professor w. J. Spillman, whose
able work at the Washington State col
lege at Pullman led to his employment
by the United States department of
agriculture as it's agriculturist, is es'
tablishing object lesson farms in var,
ious sections of the United States.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rigg, living on
Rattlesnake fiat, 20 miles south OF
Ritzvjlle, recently celebrated the 50th
anniversary of their wedding. Mr.
Rigg is II and Mrs. Rigg 70 years of
age.
A new industry which may possibly
attain importance in Garfield county
has been undertaken by G. w. Fitz'
simmons and A. M. Sibley. This is the
cultivation of the famous ginseng
plant.
F. E. Benson of Prosser, Washing
ton, president of the Washington Live
Stock association, has appointed the
following delegates to the meeting OF
the National Live Stock association in
Denver. January 80 to February i:
L. P. Mulkey, Walla Walla; Peter Nc
Gregor, Hooper; Dr. S. B. Nelson
Pullman; E. E. Elliott. Pullman; Hen
ry Traub, Winona; l.. G. Monroe. Spo
kane; William Carruthers, Chattaroy
c. o. Hales, Waitsburg; R. A. Hunter
Quincy; H. Snebley, Ellensburg; X. O
Koehler, Ellensburg; William Duling
Garfield; P. w. Cox, Colfax; F. M
Rothrock, Spokane, and E. F. Benson
Prosser.
John T. Anderson camp, No. 5, Unit
ed Spanish War Veterans, has been
formed at North Yakima.
A rousing meeting of farmers was
held in Rosalia Saturday morning. Be
tween 300 and 400 people assembled
crowding the hall, many being Obliged
to stand The announcement by d
c. Corbin that he would pay $5.75, OF
so cents more than the present price
for beets, if he could obtain $4,000
tons, or Sc for 10000 tons. together
with the announcement that the bust
ness men of Rosalia have pledged
themselves to pay bonus of 10 cents
a ton for all beets raised in that vi
cinity the coming season, caused much
enthusiasm.
The second annual convention of the
Washington Live Stock association was
brought to a close at Spokane last
Wednesday. The association will meet
for its next convention in Spok ane
some time between the 10th and goth
of December. The executive officers of
the association were unanimously re-
elected.
James Haddow of the Peoples store
accompanied by friend was walking
up Ninth street during a heavy rain.
storm the other evening. When in
front of the Yellowstone saloon, be.
tween E street and Tacoma avenue,
Hadow stepped off the sidewalk and
fell into a fiume that serves as gutter.
The water was running like millrace
and Haddow was carried down in the
torrent for two blocks before being
dragged out by his conn 1ion.
The Inland Empire Railway COM
pany, recently organized in Spok ane
with a capital of $40, 900, 900 by Jay P
Graves and associates, is ,credited by
Seattle report with intending to build
an electric road from Spokane to the
Okanogan country and Phoenix, B. C.
The body of Alfred Graessner, a resi-
dent of Green Lake. near Seattle, who
disappeared from his home December1 :,
leaving: his wife and seven small child.
elm destitute has been found floating in
the lake. Gress ner is supposed to have
fallen into the lake while intoxicated.
The Phoenix theatre of Tacoma was
burned recently. The fire started over
the stage and is supposed to have
caught from defective electric wire.
1t was owned by Peter Sandberg. Loss,
$40, 900; insurance, $4,000. 1t will be
rebuilt.
Ed Paulner, who was injured at Spo-
kane in the Northern Pacific yards
some time ago, and whose leg was
amputated near the thigh in conse-
quence, is now able to be around again.
His recovery is due tosfellow men,
bers of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen, who gave about 40 pieces
of their skin to be grated upon the