Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-08-14
George Dewalt, a farmer living


and received therefor $16O in cash,
which is decidedly better price than
could have been secured for the number
of sacks last year, when it was almost
impossible to get dollar sack, and
in many cases much less than that
amount was received.
4 J. NJ. Benward, who is farming
in the western part of the county, was
in town the other day and reports that
his harvest is we'll under way and his
yield is 35 bushels per acre, which is
the best crop for his farm since it was
opened. He has about 800 acres which
are making two bushels and fourth
to the sack instead of less than two
bushels, as was made in many instances
last year.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the local auditor for the
organization of a state bank at
Othello, by J. D. Bassett, president
Of the First National Bank of this
place, and others. Othello is the new
town on the main line of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad in the
panhandle of Cunningham. It is un-
derstood that work has begun on some
buildings at the town site and the
buildings will be pushed to completion.
A Wholesale burglary took place
here last Saturday night, when the
Model meat market was entered and
SIS taken from the till, entrance being
gained from the back door, which was
not locked, and small hole being cut
in the screen, which was fastened on
the inside. The safe, which was near
the front window, was not .molested.
The German bakery was entered and
so taken, and the Washington cafe
was also entered, but nothing was
m0lested.
The local board of equalizers of taxes
is having some perplexing problems
to deal with, among others there
being the question as to whether or
not they should equalize the land tax
this year or not, this not being the
year that the assessor values land, but
lets last years valuation stand; and
whether or not man living in Ritz
willie and only having 500 worth of
personal property here, but having
other personal property in the county,
and being entitled to $500 exemption,
can be allowed the other $500 on his
property in the county, his home being
in the city.
Rev. w. HI. Hraris, who as been
pastor of the Christian church of this
place for some time, returned last
Monday from a six weeks vacation.
He has accepted call from the
Dayton congregation. Rev. Harris
says the, congregation counts about 400
members. He had his goods shipped
to that place on Tuesday. The
JOURNAL is sorry to see him go, but
since this cannot be helped, we wish
him Gods speed in his new field of
labor.
E. H. Herring, big farmer from
Rattlesnake flat. was in town today
and says that harvest is in full swing
in his country and ,it is found that the
rain did considerable damage in the
Way of causing wheat to fall over, and
many heads are too low to be picked
up by the harvester In some fields
the loss will approach five bushels to
the acre, is his estimate. Mr.. Her.
ring is cutting wheat on a piece of
land that is making about 275 bushels
to the round of his combine, and he is
travelling three and half miles at
each round.
Judge W. I. Warren offDavenport
was here today and disposed of such
urgent matters as appear on the
docket. William Tryon, the juror
who failed to respond to summons
to serve at the term of court which
began here June 10, was sentenced to
serve five days in the county Jail, his
time to begin with the date that he
came into the custody OF the sheriff