Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-07-18
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

WASHINGTON ITEMS.
Esther Mitchell, the 1S-year-old girl
who cruelty slew her brother George,
is in the King county jail, penniless
and deserted by her family. Mrs.
Crefileld, who. to avenge the staying
by George ....lchell of her husband. the
holy roller" induced Esther
to kill George, is also behind the bars.
with only her father and brother to
befriend her.
The funeral Of the late Judge George
Meade Emory, shot and killed by
Chester Thompson In Seattle, was
held Sunday morning at the family
residence Two hundred prominent
lawyers and members Of the Elks and
Loyal Legion attended. The body was
cremated.
1t is said tnat Colfax is in need of
In running fight with officers near
Zillah, an unknown young man. want
ed for horse stealing, was wounded
three times and will probably die.
A hurricane passed three miles
northeast of Valley recently. A vast
of valuable timber was blown
down, crops were beaten to the ground
and fences destroyed and telephone
wires dismantled.
The farmers in the cove east OF Pa
louise have during the recent hot
been turning night into day.
Those who are plowing land tor sum-
mer fallow. instead Of working teams
In the heat, plow during the night.
That North Yakima is singularly
free from fevers OF all descriptions
this year Is attributed to the care
taken by the authorities in keeping the
city clean.
Three grain warehouses are under
in ka..lotus.
Secretary Of War TAFT will visit
Fort Wright, American Lake and
Fort Lawton and other Washington
posts next October for the purpose Of
locating a brigade post at one OF the
places.
Spokane has captured the 18th an
nual convention Of the Baptist Young
Peoples union for July. 1907. 4 .iis was
decided at Omaha, Neu.
DIR. s. b. Nelson. professor of vet
erinary science at Washington State
college and state veterinarian, has Of.
fered a sold silver cup for the best
team OF mares or geldings, or mare
and gelding, at the Interstate fair In
Spokane. The team must weigh no.
less than $500 and be driven to a
truck or wagon.
That the American lake site will be
selected by the government for the
location Of a brigade post is vouched
for by government surveyor.
The supreme court has decided that
a man who goes on unsurveyed gov
ernment lands and builds a cabin and
opens a coal mine is entitled to the
cabin and mine and necessary land for
his improvements as against any other
person that may come along In his
absence and take possession.
The Hessian fly, the most dreaded
wheat pest, has made Its appearance
in Clarke county.
Micheal Burns, one OF the men con-
fined in the county Jail at Asotin on
the charge Of burglary committed at
Charleston and who with his compan-
ions escaped from jail but was later
captured. has become insane as the
result OF his experience while endeav-
oring to evade the officers.
Secretary Of the Interior Hitchcock
has adjusted the allotments for the
various irrigation projects in Wash
ington as follows: Okanogan, $780,.
900; Tieton, $1,250,000; Sunnyside.
81 100000; work in the Indian reser-
vation, 100000; a total OF $3.50, 900.
Contracts for the purchase OF land
alorg the Columbia river for the right
of way for the branch Of the Great
Northern between Wenatchee and
Oroville are being signed up. the con-
tracts including the purchase OF this
years crop.
The body Of Krisjan johnson Of On
tariO was found beside the railroad
track in a secluded nook near Seattle.
A brick is supposed to have been used
by his assailants. He Is supposed to
have been killed in a drunken brawl.
The total expense for the Spokane
city schools proper was $316,766.74.
Added to this is $7,767.96, interest on
warrants. and $32,637.50. interest on