Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-09-04
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Patrons Of the Tacoma Railway &
Power company's lines are not permit
ted to stand on the platforms.
Tacomans are up in arms against
the navy department for resembling
its orders for battleships to visit Ia
coma on account of the depth of the
harbor, as reported.
A lack of refrigerator cars to
handle fruit caused calamity, North
Yakima leading shippers invited the
aid of the state railroad commission
for relief.
An Angora goat farm, to be started
with 500 animals by L. H. Alger, of
Detroit, Mich, and Charles Davis, of
Atlanta, Ca, is announced for Wood
lawn, Whatcom county.
The Yakima valley is expected to
produce from so to IS per cent of a
full crop of apples.
George w. Barnes, purser of the
steamship Watson, committed suicide
by drinking carbolic acid while in
Seattle
At Tacoma Frank Harvey, who shot
and killed Gertrude Vail July 1, plead
ed guilty to manslaughter.
Hinderk Busman, proprietor of a
North Yakima saloon, fatally shot him
self through the breast recently.
The fire department of the city of
Davenport has received a new hook
and ladder truck with 70 feet of ladder
and 10 buckets for fighting fire. This
is long-needed addition to the fire.
fighting apparatus of the town.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Stockwell's 49,
month-old baby was fatally burned at
Hillyard recently by carbolic acid from
a bottle that fell from shelf. The
child suffered five hours.
It has been discovered that W. H.
Watson, now in Jail in Seattle for
stealing 100000 from the California
Saw works, was poker fiend.
1t cost King county $4,000 to find
that Chester Thompson was insane
when he shot Judge Emory. One of
the insanity experts presented bill
for $4,000.
Washington's attorney general will
appear before the Oregon supreme
court to defend the fishermen arrested
and convicted of violating the Oregon
fishing laws. and if the court decides
against the fishermen the attorney gen.
eral will appeal to the supreme court
of the-United States. The case arises
because Washington authorities per-
nit the use of purse nets in the Col
umbia river, while Oregon laws pro-
hibit purse seines.
The new steam heating plant for
the Colfax high school building has
arrived.
The new law provides that when a
shipper shall make application to a
railroad for cars, not to exceed 10 in
one day. the railroad shall furnish the
cars within six days or pay a demur-
rage charge to the shipper of 81 per
day for each car asked for.
Bonds offered by North Yakima are
not considered legal, so there will be
no paving now.
George Lebebvre. first-class fire.
man on the battleship Nebraska, was
fatally shot by Marine Guard Stevens
at the Puget Sound navy yard recently.
Thomas benson, of Davenport, died
recently at the age of 80 years.
The wheat harvest is progressing
rapidly. but reports received say that
not more than one-third of the crop is
threshed. The market remains firm
and quotations were advanced IL cent
today on all grades.
Twenty-Five men fought fire that
destroyed dry kiln containing 100000
shingles owned by Rule & Miller, at
Dewey, Wash, near Bellingham.
The 4-year-old son of w. H. Nulf of
Aberdeen got hold of loaded 20 cali.
Der rife the other day and while play.
ing with it the weapon was discharged,
the ball striking 16-months- old baby
and inflicting a wound which is expec.
ted to prove fatal.
Earl D. Douglas, who was employed
as a carpenter on the dock at Creech
Bros new mill at Raymond, fell into
the river recently and was drowned
Mrs. Plat M. CORDIALLY of Wenatchee
died recently from the effects Of fall
from a hammock.