Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-19

ington state, where he was democratic
state chairman, has just been cleared
OF the charge of forgery. His trouble
grew out of his recently completed his
| tory of Henry county.
The supreme court holds that unless
an indorser Of note is notified of the
proposed action for its collection, the
indorser is released from liability.
Arrangements are being made by
the Wenatchee Commercial club for u
demonstration at the harvest festival
to be held in Wenatchee October %,
26 and 81.
w. A. Harris. formerly a druggist
at Medical Lake. has disappeared.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Schloesler of Walla Walla, while play
ing about the kitchen. fell into a tub
OF boiling water, resulting in death.
Not guilty" were the words Sidney
Hull Sloane spoke in Spokane when
the judge asked him whether he was
guilty or not Of numbering his father,
J. f. Sloane
Many poultry breeders are anxious
to come to spokane this year because
Theodore Hewes of Iowa has agreed
to judge the poultry show during In.
terstate Fair. this being the last poul-
try show which he will ever Judge, as
he has retired from the business. Mr.
Hewes has judged more shows than
any other man in America, and retires
from the business to give more time
to the publication Of his poultry jour
nal.
The supreme court has declared un-
constitutional, because of defective IT,
tie, the act of the legislature of 1890.
making it crime for a contractor to
falsely represent that his labor and
material bills had been paid and col
lect from the owner Of the structure.
The indications are that the annual
Whitman county fair and live stock
show which will be held in the fair
grounds west of Colfax October / to
6, inclusive will be the best fair ever
held there.
Mike Burns has been completely re-
stored to mental health by the author
tiles at Medical Lake, and has been
taken back to Asotin, where he Is to
stand trial for robbing Charleston
stores last July.
The fruit inspection law has with
stood the attack made on its constitu-
tionality in the trial court at North
Yakima. II is hoped the supreme court
will take an equally favorable view.
DR.. E. II. Latham has been success
full in the raising of figs on his lake
shore farm just west of Lakeside on
Lake Chelan.
Three street cars, one loaded to the
guards with passengers, collided on
First avenue recently at midnight at
Seattle and more than dozen passen-
gers and car employees were injured.
Three Of the passengers are not ex-
pected to survive.
Clifford Hendricks, an engineer on
the steamer Tourist, fell overheard
recently near Safety Harbor on Lake
Chelan and was drowned. Captain
Smith heard Hendricks call for help.
He found him struggling in the water.
but he sank before the boat could turn
and reach him. No one saw him fall.
The body was In deep water and was
not recovered. He was not married.
After living three days with brok.
en- neck. Frank Allison. Jr., aged, 10.
died at Tacoma Saturday.
Far exceeding the expectations of
its owners in every way, the Weber
Bussell fruit cannery at North Yak
ina. the largest in the state. has now
been operating several weeks, and Is
turning out large production.
Babe Leach has Just purchased the
Wilson Mercantile company's business
at Garfield and has taken possession.
Mr.. Leach Las put In on the deal
splendid Palouse farm of 200 acres for
consideration Of $65 an acre or a
total Of $4,000.
The members OF the Chelan County
Poultry association will hold its an
nual poultry show In Wenatchee.
That closer commercial union be-
tween Spokane and British Columbia
will result from the visit OF the Spo.
kane business men to the rich country
across the boundary line is q perfect
ly natural and reasonable supposition.