Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-09-25
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murder in the second degree.
The sawmill on Narcise creek, IL
miles east of Colville, was burned to
the ground recently. The origin of
the fire is unknown. The property,
valued at between $4,000 and $4,000,
was owned by John s. Gnagy and John
B. Slater. and will prove a total loss.
Prune picking around Elberton will
begin about the 25th. and from that
date on to November the big dryer
here will be pushed to its utmost ca
pacity handling the immense crop.
The Elberton dryer is conceded to be
the largest fruit dryer in the United
States.
The whitman county fair this year
promises to be the biggest event in the
history of the fair association.
"A. E. Fowler, leader and secretary
of the anti-Asiatic league Of Belling-
ham, has become violently insane, it
is supposed from the excitement at
tending the recent riots in that city,
for which he was charged with being
responsible.
1t is stated that many mills on the
coast are closing down on account of
car shortage. The statement is also
made that If the increased freight rates
go into effect more mills will be closed.
G. H. Plummer. for the Northern
Pacific Railroad company, has filed
with the county auditor of Stevens
county a patent to 21,154 acres of land
in the state Of Washington. The pat
eat was issued by virtue of the act of
congress. July Q, 1864. authorizing the
grant of lands in aid OF construction of
railroad and telegraph lines.
The eighth annual convention of the
Washington State Grocers' association
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent. G. e. Coon of Port Townsend ire
elected; vice president, U. G. Allen of
Spokane; secretary, ]. ]. Higgins of
Seattle (re-elected); treasurer, G. H.
Buelow Of Tacoma. q. u. Coon was
elected as delegate to the national con-
vention to be held next May in Boston.
C. Anderson of Seattle, G. Ebert of
Tacoma. and H. C. Ryan of Bellingham
were elected as trustees for the Pacific
Coast association.
The first passenger train ever car
ried over the Bovill extension of the
Washington. Idaho & Montana rail-
road has arrived in Bovill, Idaho, bring.
Ing a special party Of ofiicials of the
road.
The Pierce county commissioners
have turned the cruising Of standing
timber in Pierce county over to Asses
sor Railsback and he has full charge
Of the matter.
The party Of ten eastern Washing
ton girls. contest winners for trip to
the jamestown exposition. write that
they are enjoying the trip greatly.
The state fair opened Monday morn.
ing under conditions which promise to
make it by far the greatest exhibition
THAT the state has yet given.
Toppenish is to vote bonds to build
a town hall.
Estimates made on the hop yield in
the Yakima valley place It at about
$4,000 bales. which is slightly more
than half Of the crop Of last year. The
production in 1906 was $4,000 bales.
]. c. Lawrence of Garfield, member
pf the state railway commission, has
gone east on important matters con-
'nected with the railway commission
business.
A 100000 corporation has been
filed In Seattle by James A. Moore to
Improve the old university 10acre
tract near the business center of the
city, which ia held under q 6O.year