Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-08
NEWSOF NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON, IpAHo, MONTANA
and OREGON news ITEMS.
A Few Interesting items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding country-Numerous Aeci.
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Fall Trade 10 Good.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

WASHINGTON ITEMS.
Circulars are out announcing $1,000
reward for the return Of Cecil A. Brit
tain, the year old son Of R. L. Brit
tain. Walla Walla, Wash. II the body
Of the boy is returned to the father
the reward will be $50.
On retiring from active service al
adjutant general Of the national guart
II Washington, after almost six years
service, James A. Drain addressed Z
circular letter to the officers and mer
Of the national guard of Washington
Adjutant General Ortis Hamilton an
nounces the appointment Of Captain
Matt H. Gormley Of Seattle as lieu
tenant colonel of the Second Washing
ton. N. G. W., to fill the vacancy
caused by his own appointment al
adjutant general.
Mrs. Eli f. Gage and her year ole
son have left Seattle with the body o.
her husband, e. A. Gage. who com
nitted suicide at hotel.
Fire which broke out in the draught
ing room of the Great Northern depo
at Spokane damaged the building tt
the extent of $4,000 and destroyed
maps and office drawings and furni
ture valued at several hundred dol
lars. The cause Is unknown.
The steamers Flyer and Cheechackt
burned recently at the dock at Lake
sled. The fire started in the boilel
room Of the Cheehacko. Hard worl
saved the Lady Of the Lake. Charles
Wolverton. sleeping on the Flyer. hat
narrow escape. The vessels were
total loss, with no insurance.
Thitry-five deeds for right-of-way
In Kittitas county have been filed BY
tho Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Pau
railway. These are between Ellens
burg and Easton. In each Instance
the consideration given is nominal.
The joint wheat rate order promul
gated by the railroad commission hal
been served on the defendant rail
roads and will become effective II
:5 days. Under its provisions thu
Northern Pacific. the Great Northern
the Oregon Railroad & Navigation
and the Washington q
Columbia company will be obliged tc
wheat traffic between
eastern Washington and Puget SOUND
| Iorts at the request Of the shippers
The points of transfer as between the
railroads named are fixed by the com
mission at Spokane, Wallula ant
Hunts Junction.
The assessed valuation Of property ir
Chelan has made decided jump. The
reports of the county assessor just
completed shows that there Is an in
crease of 100000.
Work has been started on Palouse't
new cooperative creamery, and the
cement foundation is practically com
pleted.
Walter Lingfelder. for nve year,
editor Of the Evening Statesman. al
Walla Walla. resigned to become
editor Of the Daily Union. Carl Rot
having been promoted to business
manager Of the Union. Will Guior
was advanced from the reportoria
stan Of the Statesman to editor II
chief.
Andrew Ingerman, an expert elec
trician met a horrible death while Al
work on line near the w. & c. n
depot at Walla Walla. In descending
u pole he slipped and fell across live
wire, killing him instantly.
According to the annual report o.
w. B. Price. treasurer of Kittitai
tounty, the total receipts for the yeal
ending June 80 were $214,703.
Fifteen thousand boxes Of Bartlett
pears were purchased recently by c
r. Offner. from fruit growers o.
Parker bottom, near North Yakima
The average price box was slightly
over 81.
The town of Clealum is soon Il
have a modern water works system.
Alfred Laber, son Of Philip Laber
was drowned recently in Sheep lake
small body Of water two and a hal
miles east Of Creston.
According to late reports from tn,
wheat fields Of Eureka fiat, 1t is esti
mated that the average yield vii
reach in the neighborhood Of % I,
20 bushels to the acre. Grain DEALER
estimate that the shortage in Wall,
Walla county will reach in the neigh
torhood Of $4,000 bushels.
At a special meeting Of the Wilbur
town council the Sunday closing ordi
nance. which has been in force for tn
past three months, was repealed.
'.hile trying to get his dog from
under a freight train standing on th'
Northern Pacific railway trestle owe
Madelia street, Spokane, Max Gady.
years old, was instantly killed Sunda!
afternoon when a switch engin'
bumped into the dead" train, movini
1t three feet and mangllng the lad al
most beyond recognition. The dog ed
capped injury. and when the shuntet
train had come to q stop. the anima
gazed at the mangled remains Of hiI
little master, growing whenever an!
one approached the body.
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