Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-21
WASHINGTON NOTES.

j. c. Bennett, a prominent resident
Of Rosalia. known as Dad" commit
ted suicide saturday night by jumping
off the Monroe street bridge at point
about 400 feet from the south end.
Forty Chinese high commissioners,
who are to make thorough study
of economic conditions in the United
States, Canada and England, will pass
through the state March 2.
Tacoma, Everett, Hoquiam and
vashon have regular Y. M. c. A. build
ings. At Bellingham a $4,000 build.
ing is nearly completed. Seattle has
raised $150.000 for a $185,000 building.
The association already has purchased
a lot and is prepared to proceed with
the work. Spokane has commenced
work upon the foundation Of its $780,
900 building. About 100000 is now
subscribed. Walla Walla expects to
construct $4,000 building.
North Yakima is to have a $4,000
Y. M. c. A. building.
Residents of Pullman and district
farmers are taking much interest in
good roads, and the sentiment in IA
vor is growing.
Headed by Murderer James Dalton,
10 desperate criminals tried to break
their way to freedom from the Spo-
kane county Jail at 7:15 o'clock Satur-
day night. When discovered five had
wrecked the Pauly strong cell and.
forcing their way to the outer corri-
dor. were tearing out the iron screen
between the bars and the windows.
Assistant Attorney General Falkner
gave an opinion recently constituting
the law relating to teachers con-
tracts, in which it is held that teach
er having signed a contract to teach
certain number Of months must
make up the time If he dismiss the
school more than one day for a holt
| day recess.
Senator Ankeny has received many
letters and petitions during the past
week requesting him to secure, II pos
sible. an appropriation from congress
to be used in the improvement Of the
lower Pend d'Oreille river.
William Bartlett, aged 18, and Lor-
an Burnett, aged 16, students Of Ed
wards college at Albion, are in the
Whitman county Jail, self confessed
train wreckers. The boys have con-
fessed that they broke the bolt and
turned the switch on the o. R. & N.
tracks at Shawnee station to wreck a
heavily loaded passenger train, which
only escaped by the quick work of
the engineer.
1t is reported that a deal is now
pending between horse buyers from
North Dakota and the principal range
horse owners of the Big Bend country
that will practically wipe out the
| range horse industry IN that section.
The birth anniversary of Father
Eells, founder of Whitman college, at
Walla Walla, was observed in q fit-
| ting manner at memorial ball.
The Dayton National bank Of Day.
ton has been authorized to begin bus
mess with $4,000 capital.
A thousand members of the Inland
Empire Teachers association are ex-
pected at the annual meeting to be
held in Spokane April and 6. This
association includes British Columbia,
western Montana. all of Oregon, Idaho
and Washington.
The Washington state branch Of the
National Association of Letter Car
riers held a meeting in Spokane this
week.
The Washington State Beekeepers
have elected the following officers:
President, Arson s. White; vice pres
ident, Arthur Hanson; secretary, Vir-
gil Siers; treasurer, W. P. Clark.
The following hop contracts have
been made at North Yakima by Her
man Klaber & Co. of Tacoma: Gather
inc Lynch. $4,000 pounds. 10h cents;
Mary Kinney, $4,000 pounds. 10h
cents; T. J. Lynch, $4,000 pounds, 10
cents. These cover the crops Of 1906
and 1907.
T. ]. Mccarthy. switch foreman for
the Northern Pacific railroad in the
Seattle yards, was drowned recently.
X. X. Cutter, one of the most prom
inent architects In the west and Mrs.
Jack Williams, were married in Spo-
kane recently.
A great deal of excitement is re-
ported over the single market Of
western Washington.
Representative Jones has taken up
with Secretary Wilson the advisable
ity of locating an experiment station
in Sunnyside valley with q view Of