Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-10-03
NEWSOF northwest
WASHINGTON, lDAHo, MONTANA
and OREGON News ITEMS.
4 Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Piace-Fall Trade 10 Good.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

WASHINGTON ITEMS.
Eugene Persons, instructor in the
Colfax high school, who engaged In a
fstic bout with one of his students re-
Gently, has resigned.
The Washington State College ex-
cursion train over the Oregon Railroad
& Navigation company to Spokane
was Cancelled as the project met with
a frost.
The bank clearings at Spokane for
the last month are the second largest
In the history of Spokane. second only
to the month of May this year. The
clearings for September amounted to
$18,114,S96.
j. M. Perry, who was taken to North
Yakima a month ago from Kennewick
suffering from an attack Of lumpy jaw.
died Saturday.
1t is reported William Jennings Bry-
an, presidential possibility, and Sam
uel Gompers, labor leader. will stump
this state for the democratic congress
sional ticket.
That the allied Hill lines, through
the Portland & Seattle railway, will
extend their road down the north bank
of the Columbia to the Pacific ocean.
is now practically certain.
| Work on the Spokane & Inland Elec-
trio railroad Is being rushed within
the city limits of Colfax.
The largest apple crop in the history
of the Wenatchee valley is now being
harvested.
In honor of the beginning OF 6
o'clock closing in business houses and
to celebrate the victory Of Wenatchee
at the Spokane Interstate fair in se-
curing the $1,000 prize offered for the
best permanent exhibit, the CONNER
eial club held a jolliication Tuesday
evening.
]. NJ. Bowes, an undertaken Of Aber
deem, is asking that Mrs. Tweedy be
notified that Myrtle had died.
Five of the largest locomotives in
the world are now in the Great North
ern shops at Spokane, and are being
set up for use on the line between
Leavenworth and Skyhomish.
Wilsoncreek is shipping more wheat
this season than ever before. and
warehousemen report that they have
handled twice as much grain as at the
same date last year.
The homeward movement OF sheep
| from summer to the winter ranges Is
under way.
up,har fo ut ut rapQnt
meeting of the Southwestern Washing
ton Lumber Manufacturers associa-
tion in Centralia made kick agains:
the alleged discrimination IL iavor of
shippers from eastern Washington.
Idaho and Montana, who are said to
lie receiving all .he ,ur.; they need for
shipments.
Shipments of hay in carload lots
from Waverly and Fairfield to Spo-
kane will be charged for at the rate Of
Ave cents hundred pounds hereafter.
a reduction OF over so per cent.
d. G. Penney has sold his interest
in the Lincoln County Times to his
partner, J. A. Prudhomme.
| Work on the new sewerage system
at Waitsburg Is progressing rapidly
and 1t is thought will be finished with.
In a week.
1t is estimated that out Of a total
output of 100000 bushes of barley
raised in Columbia county this season,
so, 900 to 100000 sacks have been sold
at rs to so cents a hundred. About
200 900 sacks have been pooled and
held for $1.00 hundred.
The body Of an unknown man about;
45 years of age was found recently In
reef of rocks in the Snake river
about As miles above Wahula, near
Scott station.
James McAuliff, one of Walla. Wal.
las most prominent pioneer residents,
is dead.
Following is the quarterly statement
of cash balances in the hands OF the
state treasurer at the close of business
September 80:
General funds, $313,601.S5; military,
$56.7O519; permanent school, $685.
23437; current school. $6O,991.31;
harbor. $3S96.73; special land deposits,
/ |lcO.fVs
$169,s82.25; grain inspection, $40S5.62; |;
fish hatchery. $19,756.30: university
permanent, $3S,110.3O; United States
soldiers home, $l3,102.S7; state IL
brary, 81 ,O61 .O5: scientific school. cur
rent overdraft, $12,Os0.28: scientific
school, permanent, $49,839.95; capitol
building, $345.59; agricultural college,
current, $3101.54; agricultural college
current. $31O1.54; agricultural college
permanent, $33.ss9.90; C. E. P. and r
institutions, current, $16,221.53; c. e
p. and r. institutions, permanent, $55,'
88437; normal school current
$6S25.75; normal school, permanent
$13, ,399: game protection. $579.11: fac
tory inspection. $49S4.32; oyster
l$4951.1S; Spokane armory, 28.333.06;
Seattle armory, $26.66S.75. Total. 81.
019, ,640.29; less overdraft Of $12,0s0.28
leaving a balance on hand Of $1,007.
560.01.