Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-04-24
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WARRINGTON NOTES.
The annual horse show which was
held in Dayton Saturday was one OF
the most successful ever held. Near
ly every farmer in the county was in
town with his family.
Mrs. Elizabeth (NeiD Walters, who
died at her home near Kettle Falls re.
Gently. was one of the pioneer women
Of Stevens county.
A fire recently destroyed the resi-.
dence of Thomas Powell of Cumber.
land, Wash, small coal mining
town on the Buckley line Of the North.
ern Pacific railway. The names OF
the dead are Thomas Powell and
wife, and Thomas Mcdonald, all re.
ported to have been burned to q
crisp.
Fire completely destroyed the plant
Of the Seattle Daily Star Saturday
night, consuming the building, one
stroy frame structure, in which the
plant was located. The loss is esti.
mated at $4,000, covered only by $10,-
900 insurance.
G. F. Christianson, Spokane, has
been honored by being awarded the
Royal Humane society medal and Ger.
tificate. The Canadian branch of that
order has voted the medal to the Spo-
kane boy for saving the life of G. E.
Berglund in the Kettle river last July
Mary Ann Cashmere, an Indian wo-
man, was killed recently on an Indian
ranch near Marcus by an Indian named
Saul LOWE.
After spending fully an hour kneel-
ing in prayer, Bridget McDermott
pressed her lips to a'vial of poison,
reeled and fell dying in the new
Church of the Immaculate Conception
in Seattle.
Dan Evans, one of the men injured
in the Great Northern wreck near Oro-
vile, died at the hospital. A brake
man named Jerry Foley was caught
between two cars on the Great North
ern near Curlew and was killed in
stantly.
The state board of finance has select
ed the following financial institutions
as repositories for state funds under
the law passed at the last session of
the legislature: The Old National
bank Of Spokane, Traders National
bank of Spokane, Colfax National
bank Of Colfax, Baker-Boyer National
bank of Walla Walla, Washington
State bank Of Ellensburg, First Ma
tional bank of Bellingham, Bank of
Commerce of Seattle, Union Savings
& Trust Of Seattle, Dexter, Horton &
Co. of Seattle, Fidelity Trust Of Ia
coma, Capital National bank Of Olym.
pia, Security State bank of Chehalis
The rate of interest to be paid on
average daily balances by all the de-
positories is to be per cent, as fixed
by law.
A. H. Moore, veteran Of the civil
war and an old resident of Walla Wal
la, died recently.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S.
Milligan was killed at his home in
Waitsburg recently by falling under
the wheels of loaded wheat wagon.
Irene Sherrod, the little girl Of Wal
Ia Walla, who was suffering from a
continued case of hiccoughs' has been
cured by the application of an electric
battery.
Joseph Locati, years old, died at
st. Mary's hospital. Walla Walla, re-
Gently from alcoholic poisoning.
Complying with the strange wish Of
the deceased, six woman pallbearers
officiated at the funeral of the late
Mrs. Abigail Shearer at Oakville re-
Gently.
Whitman County Notes.
Colfax is again confronted with the
water question, the supply at Elberton
showing signs Of diminishing.
After the second Of June, when the
new fee bill goes into effect, marriage
licenses will be SO instead of S., as at
present.
Lybecker's ferry at Wawawai went
out recently, and Mr.. Lybecker mar
rowly escaped drowning. The boat
and cable were saved.
The poll tax collector is abroad in
the land and all "eligibles" are being
rounded up by Marshal Birchard and
requested to pay the necessary 81 or
work in person or by substitute on the
town streets.
Cars for wheat shipments are being
furnished more literally by the rail-
roads traversing the Palouse country
and heavy shipments of grain are be-
ing made to the Coast.
OREGON sQUIBs.
Spinal meningitis has become more