Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-17
Northwest STATES
WASHINGTON. MONTANA. idaho
and OREGON news ITEMS.
4 Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur.
rounding country-Numerous Acci-
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Fall Trade 10 Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

"AStIIN0 ON NJ TO-
The wrestling match at Harrington
between Joe Heinrich of Spokane and
John Swartz, Ed Rux and Almond Fox
of Harrington was won by Heinrich
in the total wrestling time Of II min
utes and IS seconds.
Winfred Cowles, alleged embezzling
SCHOOL clerk and director of the North
Yakima city board, has been acquitted
by jury and Immediately rearrested
on similar charge, and placed in the
county Jail.
A man whose name has not yet
been discovered, recently was found
dead near Spokane.
Rev. H. Edward Mills, who has been
chosen for the new pastor of the Ply
mouth Congregational church at Spo.
kane, has been in charge of the Edge
wood Congregational church in Seat
tie for three years.
After an eventful life that spanned
almost century with the male
members of her family connected with
all three of the great wars of the
country, Mrs. Julia Stilley Smith died
at Kettle Falls, recently. at the home
of her son Harvey, aged nearly 9S
years.
George Einsidler, pioneer Of Whit.
man county, died suddenly at his home
southwest of Albion, recently.
The price Of sugar beets is to be
advanced so cents per ton if q certain
increase in the tonnage is reached, &C
cording to a report.
The wheat convention, at its session
at Pullman, passed a resolution in
dorsing the work of the national
grange in trying to secure removal Of
the international revenue tax on de
naturalized alcohol. A memorial OF
the subject will be forwarded to con
gress.
The faculty of the University o
Washington will start q movement
with the assured support of Presiden
Roosevelt and Secretary Root to hav'
the $4,000 900 indemnity paid by thu
Chinese for the Boxer trouble uset
to establish chairs Of Chinese Ian
guage in the leading universities o
the country.
Jack O'Keefe has accepted the chal
lenge made by Kid Parker to meet hin
in Spokane, and has notified the Spo
kane Amateur Athletic club that HI
will go against the great little fighter
| to lyn fhot Tddit
Quinn, manager Of the S. A. A. G.
thinks Parker and O'Keefe woult
make one of the best fights that hai
ever been pulled off in Spokane, 81
the sports expect to see the two mer
matched.
Joe Rousseau of Tacoma has iden
tilted George Gilmore. the man wht
was shot to death by Officer Mort Bel
at Bakersfield, Cal, some weeks ago
while attempting to escape from Gus
tody, as his brother, Henry Rousseau
resident of Tacoma.
The report of the Yakima Horticul
tural union, composed of fruit grow
ers in Yakima county, shows net prof
its of the union for 1905 at approx
mately $4,000. During the year SO cars
of fruit were shipped.
Leaving his crutches as silent mes
sage to those he left behind. Ray
Strobe plunged into the cold waters
of the Spokane river at Spokane AND
carried out his oft repeated threat that
he would end his life in the Spokane
river.
Congressman Cushman has intro
duced a bill providing for the appoint
ment of commissioners by the COVER
nor of Alaska instead of by judges. az
has been the practice in the past.
The house has passed the Jones bill
providing for the construction of a
bridge across the Columbia river al
Wenatchee.
DR.. N. G. Blalock announces a big
rabbit drive at Blalock island in the
Columbia river, February 3.
The Washington Irrigation company
has large force preparing for 1906
water delivery from the SuRnyside ca.
nal This work has been delayed on
account of the pending negotiations for
sale to the government.
Ross R. Brattain of Spokane is in
Washington to qualify as United
States consul to Heng Chow, China.
Walla Walla has been selected for
the next G. A. r. department encamp-
ment, to be held June rs, 26 and q.