Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-03
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drowned in Lake McAleer, Is miles
north of Seattle. With four other men.
Smithers, while walking on boom of
logs he slipped off into the water.
Two hundred and forty-siX marriage
licenses were issued during June at
Spokane.
The Walla Walla section was visited
recently by one of the worst wind and
electric storms of the year.
Farmers report a great change for
the better in the crop condition.
Fire broke out in the Alton hotel
at Pullman Sunday at midnight. The
volunteer fire department responded
and after a half hours work got the
blaze under control. The loss will be
about $4,000.
Lieutenant ]. L. Benedict, battalion
staff officer of the Fourteenth infantry,
U. S. A., stationed at Vancouver, an
nounces his ma 'riage to Miss Gene
We've, Ardell, a 'Dncert hall singer.
A shipment {. 10000 small brook
trout, direct from the government
hatchery at Oregon City, Ore, have
been received by c. M. Evans of Clark
ston, who will liberate the fish at the
head of Asotin creek, with a view to
restocking the stream.
Myrtle Upton, the girl horsethief
who was convicted at Colfax and SEN
fenced to term of two years in the
penitentiary, has been released from
that institution. For a long time pre-
vious to her arrest and at the time
she was taken into custody she was
attired in mems clothing, and worked
out in the fields like man. Myrtle
grew up without schooling, and was
denied the care and advice so neces-
sary to the wellbeing of young girl
in this age.
The following crop report is offered
for publication from N. w. Mumford,
manager of the Walla Walla Produce
company, of Freewater district:
"The strawberry crop has been far
better than anticipated and has yielded
about rs per cent of crop. Cherries
are coming in plentifully now and the
prospects are good for an excellent
crop. Blackberries promise the heav-
lest crop of all the small fruits, how
ever, each rancher stating that the
bushes are loaded down with the lus-
cious fruit, and much money will be
realized from the sale of this product.
The peach crop will be more than
an average one. Apples will be fine
crop and the growers are making
extra effort to keep them free from
the Goblin moth.
A jury in the federal court in Seat
tie returned a verdict for the plaintiff
in the sum of $500 in the case of D.,
E. Johnson versus Seattle Typograph-
ical union No. 202.
The state board Of finance has pur-
chased $4,000 worth of Watervihe
water bonds, issued by the city in pur-
chase of city water plant. The bonds
bear per cent interest and are taken
as an investment for the scientific
school permanent funds.
An agreement has been reached be-
tween the Portland & Seattle Railway
company and the Palouse Irrigation &
Power company, which provides that
to resume work on the railroad and
carry it through without interruption,
but which also practically guarantees
the actual construction of the irrigat-
ing ditch through the Washtucna val
ley.
Representative George T. Reid has
been chosen by Governor Mead to &C.
cupy the bench in department No. 2
of the superior court at Tacoma, TAX
ing the place left vacant by the death
of Judge Thad Huston.
The governor has reappointed H. T.
Jones for two years, ]. H. Davis, four
years, and Mat L. Piles, six years, as
members of the board of control.
So far this month the secretary Of
state of Washington has received
about $4,000 in license moneys and
fees from corporations under the in
creased charges authorized by the new
law.
While hitching a team to a heavily
loaded wagon near Wenatchee William
Cox, the sawyer in the mill. was
knocked down by the team and before
he could recover his feet was run over
by the wagon and crushed to death.
Owing to the scarcity of farm hands
and in particular men to handle the
hay crop, wages have adanced around
North Yakima from $500 to 1925 q
day.
Robert F. Jordan, aged II years
died recently at Wayside.
Director Ingersoll of Natatorium
park at Spokane, has signed a con
tract with the German Sangerfest and
Sangerbund Of the northwest, compris
ing the states Of Washington, Idaho
and Montana. for a three days. cele
bration to be held August 80, 81 and
September 1. All of their concerts
and festivities are to be held at the
park.
Horse stealing and mysterious dis
appearance of horses have annoyed
the Okanogan country for the las
week.
Hop prospects were never better, de
clare prominent hop merchants of Ia
coma.