Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-07-25
NEWSOFNORTHWEST
A 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.
The Tacoma city directory for 1906
shows Tacoma's population to be S4,-
80, a gain Of 10000 over last year.
The Hastings Industrial company Of
Chicago will put in an 800 COW cream.
cry at Palouse City.
Three barns, containing 11S tons Of
hay. were destroyed by fire recently
on the Mike Jennings ranch, four
miles from Spangle.
A. L. Bassford, a switchman on the
Great Northern, was killed at Leaven
worth recently by being struck by a
freight engine.
Henry Dill. an aged farmer Of Span.
gle, was found dead in the road recent
ly. He had evidently been thrown
rom a load Of lumber which he was
hauling, and had been run over by the
wheels Of the wagon.
Congressman Francis w. Cushman
with his wife and mother have arrived
home in Tacoma.
The country schools Of Washington
face a famine of competent teachers
for the work next winter.
c. J. Anderson. cashier of The First
Bank Of Kiona, was drowned recently
while swimming in the Yakima river
Colonel F. Jackson. one Of the most
prominent residents Of Prosser died
Saturday morning after an illness Of
about two weeks. He was a promi-
nent member of the Grand Army.
Grain Is seriously hurt. say farmers
about Davenport.
The lid is on at North Yakima, as
chief OF police has ordered ali the
games to close.
While playing along the bank Of an
lrrigating ditch in North Yakima Geor
gia Richmond. the two and half year
INTO the stream and was drowned.
For the fiscal year ending June 30,
1906, the Spokane postoffice shows an
increase Of 1877 per cent.
Governor Mead has commuted the
sentence of death passed upon Oscar
Bradshaw to life imprisonment.
Over $1,000 acres Of land near Alma
and Conconully. which we're with
drawn from entry on account OF the
Okanogan irrigation and reclamation
project, have been restored to entry
Filing cannot take place until after
notice has been posted 80 days.
The thirty-seventh annual conven-
ion Of the Grand Lodge Of Washing
ION, Independent Order Of Good Tenn
plars, In session at Yakima. elected
James R. O'Farrell Of Orting past
grand chief templar.
Work ON all other buildings provid-
ID for by the omnibus public buildings
appropriation bill, which became law
at the last session Of congress. will
probably not begin until late next
spring and possibly not until June.
Adolph Kirchner, a prominent musi-
clan Of Spokane. is at the head Of a
movement to organize In Spokane the
Spokane Aschenbroedel society, which
will include professional and amateur
musicians and singers in the Inland
empire. the purpose being to hold a
musical festival in Spokane next May.
The factory inspection law makes
Inspection compulsory. and does not
!eave 1t to the option Of the factory
owners. according to Charles +. Hub
lard. state labor commissioner.
The annual convention Of the inter
,ational sage Employees at Boston
elected John Suarez Of st. Louis pres
ldent. 8. H. Metcalf Of Spokane Is
among the vice presidents chosen.
IDAHO NOTES.
The sale of Idaho state timber al
Rathdrum proved a total failure, as
'umbermen consider the appraised val
ues too high.
The government has set the time Of
the sale Of town lots In Hepburn and
Rupert townsites in southern Idaho.
for August 20 and 27 respectively.
Idaho has built FIVE beet sugar fac.
tories during the past five years. cost
,ng 81 ,000. 900 each. and two more are
now under construction.
Senator and Mrs. W. B. Hepburn
have arrived home in Wallace.
A bad fire occurred at Standpoint re-
Gently. destroying the armory build.
ing. It was unfinished and the loss
will reach $4,000.
George Wheeler was brought to a
hospital at Boise from Mountain
Home suffering from an accidental
pistol wound. He. was taking q sad
die from a horse. when the pistol
dropped from the holster and was dis
charged. The surgeons found his In
testines perforated badly. and his con-
dition Is critical.
Walter Helfrich. whose mother con-
ducts q dressmaking establishment in
Nampa, was thrown from q buggy
near Boise recently and sustained
fracture Of the skull. He Is in a dan
gerous condition. The lad is years
old.
It is reported q number Of women
Of Blackfoot, incensed because W..
Earl Smith, editor and proprietor Of
the southern Idaho Mail and justice Of
the peace, had secured . divorce from
his wife and married again. rotten
egged him recently and ordered him
out of town. His former wife IL pop
ular and highly respected, and the
demonstration was due to sympathy
for her.
w. P. Hurlbut, president Of the Lew
iston Z Southeastern electric line. .
proposed road from Lewiston to