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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-26
The SPOKANE INTERSTATE FAIR
Opened Last Monday Amid a Grand
Throng Of People.

Spokane's fair, which opened Mon
day. is in full swing this week. attend
cd by thousands Of enthusiastic visitors
not only from the city but from all por
tions Of the Pacific Northwest. The
railroads gave one fare rate on Mon.
day from the four Pacific Northwest
states and this brought great throngs
to the exposition. The fair lasts two
weeks and during the remainder Of the
time the roads will give fare and
third rate from all points in the Inland
Empire. This rate Is good every day.
Reports indicate that the opening
night parade and festival. given by the
150. 900 club and by the Mystic Order
Of E-Nak-Ops were grand success in
evrey way.
The grandstand was thronged that
night and all the reserved seats in the
grandstand were sold for that night
four days before the fair opened.
The racing is far superior this year
to any thing ever before teen in Spoka ane
Many more horses are on the ground
and they are faster animals than ever
before came to Sp kane. The racing
is podular and excellent time IL being
r,ade. The open betting ring II, "a fea-
ture which pleases the sportsmen.
Among the many organizations that
will entertain visiting members during
the Interstate fair at Spokane is the
Spanish American War Veterans. They
have planned an elaborate smoker for
Thursday evening Oct. 4th at their hall
8l0H Riverside avenue. All men hav-
ing seen service are invited to attend.
A royal good time is promised the visi.
tors by the 242 men comprising Gener.
al Charles King Camp Of Spanish War
Veterans.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-26
Uncle Sam Gets Busy.

Vigorous work Is In progress In pre-
paration for any possible eventuation
of the trouble in Cuba. There is great
er activity in both the army and the
navy than at any time since the war
with Spain. Careful and systematic
arrangements are being made in every
branch of the military service for act
i've work in the field. A formidable
feet of American warships already Is
in Cuban waters and the army only
awaits a signal from President Roose-
welt to move in force to Cuba. De-
tailed plans for an invasion Of Cuba
have been worked out by the general
staff Of the army.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-26
Earl Grey In Yacht Wreck.

Vancouver. B. c.. Sept. 13.-The pri.
yate zach Of Lieutenant Governor
Dunsmuir. having on board Lord Grey.
governor general of Canada. and par
ty, is ashore near the Ninkish river,
on the northern coast Of British Co.
lumbia. The yacht ran aground in a
heavy fog On Wednesday night. news
If the mishap being brought here by
the steamer Princess May. Lord Grey,
Mr.. Dunsmuir and the others were ia
ken of the stranded yacht by the
Dominion government steamer Qua.
dra.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-26
WashInston's Grain Report.

The grain grades that we're in effect
last year were established for the en-.
suing l2 months at the annual meet
ing. Commissioners J. w. Arrasmith,
W. H. Reed and d. F. Anderson were
present.
The commissioners estimate that
the wheat yield will run from 25.000.-
900 to 27.000.000 bushels. The crop
last year amounted to 32.0O0,000 BUSH
els. The shortage is due to the dry
weather.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-26
SEEK EXAMINERS SCALP.
Depositors In StensIand's Bank on
Still Hunt.

Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. 24.-Depositors
in the looted Milkauwee Avenue Saw
ings bank, of which Paul o. s,ensland
was president. will make a demand on
Governor Deneen this week for the re-
moval of Bank Examiner c. C. Jones.
How the state examiner overlooked
for 10 years such gross frauds as
those continually perpetrated in the
Stensland bank was n subject OF COM
ment among the members Of the de.
positors' committee Immediately after
the failure.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-26
Secretary Shaw for Tariff.

Pennington. Mo.-Secretary OF the
Treasury Shaw devoted his speech
here to a discussion Of the tariff. and
made a special appeal to the farmers
and laboring men. He upheld the
Sherman antitrust law and the Elkins
rate bill as two OF the greatest stat.
utes enacted by the republican party.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-26
Over Three Billion Mark.

ed States has crossed the three billion
dollar mark in the 12 months ended
with August; the imports were 81
54.399.735 and the exports were ST.
1853. .417.s9s. total for the 12 months
Of sS013.s17.633. These figures are
supplied by the bureau OF statistics of
the department OF commerce and la
hor.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-26

The Spokane golfers of the Country
club will give the Seattle Country club
a return match Saturday Of this week
on the links of the latter.
Barney Mullin and Kid Parker are
matched to fight at Phoenix, B. c., on
or about October s. The entire gate
receipts and $3.50 side are said to be
at stake for the match.
Bandelin, Butte's southpaw, who
holds the Northwestern league pitch
ing record against the Spokane team
when he let it down without run or
a hit in nine full innings play, is the
high water man for 1906 in point of
games won.
Official announcement made Of the
report Of the championships Of the
United States Revolver association
shows that ]. A. Dietz, Jr., of the Man.
haitian Rifle club of New York city
won both the national revolver and
pistol titles and also the New York
state championship. Lieutenant R. H.
Sayre of New York city won the mill.
tary revolver championship Of the
United States.
The Irish-American Athletic club
won the trophy with a total of 65
points to New York Athletic club, "a.
AS side attraction for the Inter-
state fair program this week, the Spo-
kane Rod & Gun club is planning for
big days sport when the five pro-
fessional trapshooters annually head.
ed in tour around the country by
Captain Tom A. Carshall, will visit
the city and shoot In exhibition over
the Natatorium park traps.
In the 16-pound hammer throw, John
Flanagan Of the Irish-American Ath-
letic club, displaced the Canadian rec.
ord of 163 feet 6A inches, with a
throw of 173 feet.
One worlds and two Canadian rec
ords were broken at the Canadian
championships at Montreal Saturday.
Martin J. Sheridan of the Irish-Amer-
ican Athletic club of New York. threw
the discus 1876 feet inches, beating
his previous worlds record of 1873 feet
liz inches, made at the games here
last September.
In the pole vault, ]. H. Moore Of the
New York Athletic club did II feet 4
inches, the old Canadian mark being
II feet.
The dates and preliminary arrange
ments for the boxing and wrestling
tournaments between the Multnomah,
Spokane and Seattle Athletic clubs
have been decided.
1t was decided that Spokane should
meet Seattle in Seattle January 23,
Spokane meet Multnomah Athletic
club at Portland March 1. Seattle meet
Spokane at Spokane on Thanksgiving
evening. The football game between
the Seattle and Spokane Athletic
clubs will be played on the same day
at Spokane. Multnomah will meet
Spokane at Spokane April S. Multi
nomah meets Seattle at Seattle No
vember 7. Seattle will meet Multno-
NAH at Portland on New Years even
ing. The football game will be played
on the following day.
Two wrestling matches will consti-
tute each meeting between two clubs.
It was decided that the participants
should be divided into the following
classes: One hundred and fifteen
pounds to 120. 120 to 1875. 1875 to 1870.
13v to 1876, 1856 to 1853, 1853 to ITO. The
visiting teams shall determine at what
class men shall participate in boxing.
and wrestling matches.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-26

The sheriff's Office at Livingston is
In receipt of word from Kamloops. B.
c., that a prisoner serving a life SEN
tence there acknowledged that he had
killed a Montana sheriff. The only
sheriff he could have reference to
would be George T. Young. former
sheriff Of Park county, who was shot
and killed at Springdale. Nov. 10. 1900.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-26
Love Affair Ends In Death.

Indianapolis, Ind. Sept. 23.-The
bodies of Mrs. Mary Williams. aged
40, and Samuel Jones. IS years OF
age, were found In a room at the Hotel
st. James here. Death was due to
asphyxiation. It is believed to be q
love affair and premeditated suicide.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-26
Colonel Hill Dies.

Colonel Isaac r. Hill. for many
years we'll known figure among pub.
lie men at national capital and in Ohio
democratic politics. is dying at his
home in Washington, D. G.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-26

The objection to all examiners ID
that they have their own ideas.
The perfect human figure should bs
equal In height to ten faces.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-26
Deny Armour viii Sell Out.

Representatives Of Armour & Co.
declare that there is no truth In the
report that J. Ogden Armour Ia about
to close out his holdings In Armour &
Co. to the Swifts.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-26
Secretary Root at Colon.

Secretary Of State Root and party
arrived at Colon Friday. They left
Panama at 10:30 o'clock in the morn
ing and stopped at various points
along the line of the canal.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-26
Gunboat Helena 10 Lost.

Manila, Sept. 25.-It is reported that
the United States gunboat Helena has
been lost OF the Chinese coast. No
particulars have been received.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-26
SPORTING NEWS.

Following is the official standing of
the clubs in the Northwestern league
at the close of the season:
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-26

The famous Alabama was afioat 20
months. In that time she destroyed
81 vessels.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-26
UNEARTH cHARNEL HOUSE.
Ruins Of San Francisco Building Hat
20 Bodies.

San Francisco, Sept. 25.-Another
tragedy of the great fire has been
brought to light through the finding Of
the remains of a score or more bodies
in the ruins Of lodging house at the
corner of Fifth and Minna streets.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-26

Venetian glass is not made In Ven
ice, but In the island Of Murano.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-26
Later Report.

Jellico, Tenn.-Revised estimates OF
the dead. in consequence Of the dyna-
mite explosion at this place show sew
en- fatalities instead of 12.
The list OF injured numbers fully
150 and about 20 of these are so Sc
verely wounded that some Of them
may die. The property loss is esti.
mated at less than half million dol
lars.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-26
Homes Turned into Hospitals.

Jelllco, Tenn, Sept. 25.-Almost ev-
cry home In this town left whole after
the explosion of two carloads Of dyna-
mite has been turned into temporary
hospital. School girls have left their
studies to become nurses.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-26

zENT 4 LOWELL,
LAWYERS.
insurance, Notary Public, Money to
Loan on real estate. Office up
stairs. First NATL. Bank.
Ritzville, Wash.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-02-23
waterviIle wins In Debate.

The debate between the high school
scholars of Wenatchee and Waterville,
which took place in Waterville last
Friday, was easily won by the Water
vile team. The following account oil
the debate is taken from the we
natchee World of Monday last;
cDebate-Resolved: Thata system oil
direct primaries, whereby municipal
county and state officers be nominated
be adopted in the state of washington
The wenatchee team held the affirm,
alive side and were as follows; Lyman
Shotwell, Mabel Garden, Frank Le'
beck,
The waterville team on the negative
side were: Harry Loveloy' james
Lewis. Gale Mathews. The decision
was given to Waterville by the unan'
;mous vote of the judges, A. r. case
of Wateryille, Sam r. sumner oil we
natcbee and Principal shaffer OF The
Cheney Normal school.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-02-23
To my Friends and Customers.

wish to hereby state that my one
chair barber shop will not close at
eight o'clock at night. At recent con-
ference Mr.. AlPesch and Mr. Burgess
asked me to close at eight O'Clock al
night.
| STAGED would not for the simple
reason thai a good deal of my trade IL
mill men when they leave their work,
eat supper and enter the city it is
nearly always eight or after.
If ran two or three chair shop
would not ask my competitor to close
up. The 2x4 shack that l run GER
tainly does not cut so much ice that
their barber business would be demon
allied.
have repeatedly closed my piano
box for the entire day when hunting
or fishing and never thought OF asking
Tom or Bill to close up because ] did
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-02-23
THE ATHLETIC CLUB
Messrs. Raymond and simmons Have
Leased Model Hall.
FREE ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT
Equipment Includes, Mats, Clubs.
Dumb Bells, Horizontal Bars
Rings. Gloves. FOiIs, Hot. Cold
and Shower Baths.

Messrs. G. B. Simmons and Joe Ray
mond have gone to considerable ex-
pense in arranging the Model Hall and
/ putting in a complete equipment for a
modern athletic club room. The young
men of the town are taking unusual in
! terest in the movement and have adj
vertised to give free exhibition to.
night, to which everybody is invited.
The rooms will be provided with all
the modern fixtures, such as are usually
found in well-equipped athletic club
rooms.
Everybody is invited to join the club
women as well as men. The rooms
will be open all the time. AS place
of recreation it will be vastly superior
! to the street or some other places for
the boys and young men.
Mr.. Raymond will devote all his time
to the interests OF the club and can be
found at the club rooms from 10 a. m.
until the rooms are closed. He will
organize a basket ball team. base ball
team, instruct both men and women in
the art of fencing, will give lessons in
boxing, wrestling, the use of dumb
bells, Indian club exercise, bag punch
ing and physical culture.
The equipment consists of a wrestl-
ing mat, boxing ring, chest exercisers,
trapeze, horizontal bars, parallel bars,
ceiling rings, Indian clubs, dumb bells,
boxing gloves, basket ball, punching
bag, sand bag, foils, guards and all
other necessary articles. There is also
hot and cold shower bath.
The club room also contains piano
and if any desire to receive instruc-
tions on the piano Prof. Jno. w. Hin
son will give lessons at a very reason
able rate.
The membership fees and monthly
dues have been fixed at the following
reasonable rate:
For first month ladies will be charg-
ed $3.50, thereafter 80 cents per month;
boys under II years, first month Sl.50,
every month thereafter 30 cents: all
over II years for the first month $500,
every month thereafter Sl.OO per
month.
All members are entitled to the use
of the clubs equipments and parapher-
MALTA, as well as the baths, without ex-
ira charge.
The parlor will be supplied with
reading matter.
Perfect order will be maintained at
all times. Rowdyism or swearing will
positively be prohibited. 1t is the pur-
pose, we are told, to maintain place
where mothers can go with their child
rem
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-02-23
Keating's cutlery is the best.
A Move In the Right direction.

The Mothers Club, at meeting
held last Tuesday decided to take
action on the matter of cleaning up the
town this summer. Property holders
who maintain condition In their back
yards that is calculated to cause sicke
ness, or in any way threaten the health0 OF
the community will be warned to clean
up. Failing to do so the attention Of
the county health officer will be called
to the matter. 1t appears that under
the Washington statute it is misde-
meanor punishable by fine to maintain
a nuisance of this character after
notice The Mothers Club at its last
meeting appointed a committee TO look
after this matter, and you had better
watch out
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Keating's cutlery is the best.
BLEWETT ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. Davenport ac-
knowledge themselves under obliga-
tions TO many friends who kindly
assisted them during the sickness and
death of their little daughter.
Viola, infant daughter of Mrs. and
Mr.. C. P. Davenport died at Blewett
on the 18th of February, aged two
years and seven months. Interment
took place in the G. A. r. cemetery. OF
the 18th. at Cashmere. Rev. DR.. Gum
conducted the services.
Miss Gum, sister of Mrs. Robert
Seifert, is here on a visit from British
Columbia.
John Burmeister returned in time tt
spend his birthday at home. He has
been down the valley at Matt Marko'i
for the past week. W, Fl. K
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-02-23

"rm the luckiest man in Arkansas, y
writes II. L. Stanley, of Bruno, 'since
the restoration of my wife's health after
five wears of continuous coughing and
bleeding from the lungs; and l owe my
good fortune to the worlds greatest
medicine, DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, which l know from
experience will cure consumption II
taken in time. My wife improved with
first bottle and twelve bottles COM
pleted the cure" Cures the worst
coughs and colds or money refunded.
At DR.. Shores drug store. 5oc ana
$l.OO. Trial bottle free.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-02-23
Business Paragraphs.

Go to Heating for your hardware. AZ
For grass seed go to D. NJ. Thomas.
Inland cookies and crackers at D.
M. Thomas
Have you tried our green coffeeP
u. M. Thomas. 3tf
1906 Field. Garden and Flower
Seeds. D. M. Thomas. Aft
For tirst-class groceries at a reason
able price. D. NJ. Thomas, Aft
Fresh milk COWS for sale on old John
Schmidt ranch. Nick Leary. 4t4
/. W. HARPER Whiskey strength
ems you and helps resist cold and dis
ease-better than the doctor-try it.
Sold by j. G. Fritz, Overland Bar. Att
The Model Market continues to be
the most popular place for the wise
housekeeper to procure her meats,
fish, vegetables, relishes and every
DsuSi hOSOoooiy ohiHS " SCb uP a III 81
class meal. If you are not already a
customer of this place drop in the next
time you want something in our line
and look at the display of tempting
things to eat. Fish every Friday. 2tf.
The -four that gives unvarying salts
faction is Peach Blossom, 1t is the
best by test. 1t took the gold medal,
the highest prize awarded to any -four,
at the great st. Louis exposition.
When some one tells you that they
have just as good -four as Peach Bios
som 1t is because they can't get Peach
Blossom or want to make larger
profit than Peach Blossom bears.
Your money back if it isn't the best.
For sale by The Moore Co.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-02-23
THE EAGLES BALL.
Large Crowd Attends Ball Last Might
Opera House Crowded.

There have been number OF balls
given Turing the past winter but none
surpassed the one given by the Frater-
nal order OF Eagles last night in the
Opera House. The crowd was as large
as the hall could comfortably accom-
MEDIATE. the floor was in excellent con-
dition and the music made by the We
natchee orchestra was very satisfac-
tory, It'll is scarcely necessary to
add that the merry dancers all had a
good time.
The Leavenworth Eagles not only
have a large membership OF their OWL
but they always have LOT of booster:
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who help them ont in all possible ways
every time they have an entertainment.
There members were out in full force
as we'll as their friends last night.
They have every eeason to be we'll sat
isded with their dance last night. 1t
was a success from STAT to finish
Supper was served by the French Cafe,
which added too, rather than diminish
ed, it's reputation.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-02-23

p T. Barnum used to exhibit wna'
ha called a "Happy family consisting
I;an e TIGER. a bear, wolf, and
,amb ali penned together in one cage
,span,arkab,eIu a visitor said to MI
Rsrnum: remarkable. impressive. In
structive! And how long haye 'ue o.
sn,maIs dwelt together in this way
s.ranan months Barnum answered
.,but the lamb has occasionally to be
renewed"
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Go to Heating for your hardware.


One dark gray horse weight about
$50 or 1000 pounds branded on shoulder
but very dim. Barbed wire cut SCAT
on both front feet When last seen on
Monday, Jan. 2S, 1906, had halter on
with piece OF dog chain snapped into
ring about three feet long. Reward to
finder.
Aft J. w. Teshera.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-02-23

therefore as | said before my shop will
not close at eight o'clock at night If
there is any one wishing to have work
done. Yours respectfully,
Frank Erxleben.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-02-23

If you do you will have to feed your
chickens. We have the kind that
makes hens lay. They just can't help
hrt lay. d. NJ Thomas. stiff
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wanted.

A one horse wagon, two dozen hens
and few pigs. Leave word at Echo
Office. 1T
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Sir Harry Johnston the African '.i,' eA :,
,aran savs there is more misery IN
, London than in Airlca
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Go to Heating tor your hardware. ~
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FOR SALE, or will exchange for
live stock or LeavenwOrth lots, a
two seated MITCHELL HACK,
suitable for stage purposes, war
ranted capacity 1900 pounds; l9s
in. axle; used only short time
good as new Will sell for two
thirds its value on cash deal. See
or address me at Leave nworth,
Wash. j. w. COR CORAN.
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