Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-16
NEWSOF Northwest
IDAHO, OREGON
and MONTANA items.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct.
dents and Personal Events Take
Plaoe-FaII Trade 10 Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
Both senate and house was called
to order for the tenth legislative ses-
sion Monday at noon.
Two laborers were killed and one
badly injured by a huge blast at M.
Phin's rallroad construction camp, six
miles out of Kahlotus, Sunday after.
noon. The dead are: Lew Colville,
an Australian; Milo Marritis, an Aus.
strian.
That construction work on the vari.
Gus extensions of the Inland Empire
system will be pushed forward the
coming spring is shown in the an
nouncement of President Jay P.
Graves, of the placing Of a large con-
tract for steel to be delivered during
April, May and June. The contract
is for 1000 tons of 60 pound and 70
pound steel rails, and means that
nearly rs miles of road will be added
to the Inland Empire system in 1907.
Driven to extremes by the scarcity
and high cost of fuel, farmers in the
vicinity of Washtucna are burning
corn on the cob.
Lying face downward on the snow
covered sidewalk, near North Forty
third street, the lifeless form of Eben
Pierce, one of Tacoma's pioneer citi-
zens, was discovered Sunday night.
His death is believed to have been the
result of stroke Of apoplexy, and in
dications are that death was instan-
taneous.
The people Of Monitor and Browns
fats. near Wenatchee, are said to be
practically hemmed in by snowslides,
which have blocked the roads.
The Sound steamer Alice Gertrude,
owned by the Puget Sound Naviga-
ton company. struck on the reef at
the entrance to Clallam bay. She Is
lying 200 yards from the beach and
the heavy swells are pounding her to
pieces.
Plans and specifications for the
new federal building at Spokane have
been completed.
The Great Northern has ordered rs
Mallet compound engines of very
heavy build for freight service in the
Cascades. The locomotives are to be
delivered within the coming year.
R. G. Bare, the alleged horsethief
who broke Jail Thursday night with
Kid Barker, the Kennewick murderer,
has been captured at Sunnyside by
Constable Young.
While coasting down a hill on
Peone prairie, near Spokane, Adolph
Back, the 13 year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Beck. was almost instant
ly killed by a heavy bobsled which
ran over him.
Martin Meali, a wealthy rancher,
has contracted with Arthur Branson
to erect three story 50x120 foot
brick hotel building at Lewiston, Ida
no. The building is to be completed
by August 1, and will cost $4,000. 1t
will be up to date and modern in
every respect.
Such a mass of business has collect
ed in the land Office at North Yaki.
ma on account of the presidents fail
ure to appoint a receiver to succeed
Fl. F. Nichols, deceased, that it is es-
timated it will require four or five
months after a receiver is appointed
found in the Sudan.
For 10 days the coolest weather has
prevailed in Spokane in IA years.
Olin Worden, aged 10, who con-
fessed to stealing $500, was commit
ted to the state reform school by
Judge Rigg of Pasco.
Nearly a million and half pounds
of fruit were shipped by express from
North Yakima alone during 1906, the
exact amount being 1,417.6S9 pounds.
The private library Of Rev. Myron
Eells, who died at Union last week,
was bequeathed to Whitman college.
and Rev. Mr.. Eells also recommended
representing 80 years careful toll
and research, be given to the institu-
ton.
Senator Dubois has offered an
amendment to the Indian appropria-
ton bill, appropriating $1,500,000 in
payment of 100000 acres of Col
vile Indian land opened to settlement
under the act Of 1892.
An examination of the records in
the county auditors office of Walla
Walla county discloses that an unusu-
ally large number of real and chattel
mortgages have been placed on record
during the past two months.
There is a movement on foot among
the large wheat producers of East
ern Washington to devise some method
to cope with the high prices demanded
by the grain bag trust for grain bags.
The proposition to combine and send
representative direct to Calcutta to
purchase sacks from the producer has
been suggested as the most effectual
solution.
Reports from the Bellingham en-
cheering department show that al.
most SCI 900 was expended for street
improvements in that city during 1906,
and that the work is not to lag in 1907
is shown by estimates of improve.
ments now contemplated aggregating
in the neighborhood of 100000.
OREGON SQUIBS.