Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-16
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The food show to be given under
the auspices of the Seattle Retail
Grocers' association at Seattle, begin
ming October IA and running to the
26th, is nearing completion.
The Puyallup and Bellingham fairs
have again demonstrated the rich ter
ritories surrounding them.
The Spokane Retail Grocers' asso-
citation will hold food show In the
state armory November to 1S.
James Donahue, an employee OF the
Waverly beet sugar factory, who sew
eral weeks ago fell into a vat OF boil
ing water, died Saturday.
The general tax levy of Pierce coun-
ty will be about 40 mills, in spite OF
the fact that property valuations were
hoisted this year by the county asses
sor and board of equalization over 3d.
100000.
The we'll known Charles e. Watson
ranch II miles south Of Creston, has
been sold through the real estate
agency of Plummer & Hye to E. A.
Patrick of Spokane for $4,000.
To Asotin county goes the first prize
at Lewiston fair for its excellent ex.
hibit, the horticultural judges voting
the blue ribbon and the 500 prize to
Superintendent Charles Thompson.
The Potlatch Lumber company's big
mill, with all branches of its work at
Potlatch. was closed down Saturday
afternoon to enable the employees to
enjoy a free trip to the end Of the
Washington, Idaho & Montana at b.
will.
After $4,000 worth of warrants had
been subscribed by citizens of Walla
Walla to carry the city's 100000 bond
issue until the bonds could be issued,
the city attorney has decided the bonds
illegal.
The county commissioners have ap-
propriated $4,000 for an exhibit of Kit
titas county resources at the A.-Y.-P.
exposition in 1909:
Kennewick wants new city hall.
Russell Pierpont, forest ranger, re-
Gently killed a fine specimen Of big
horn mountain sheep in the Cascade
range, just south Of the British Colum-
bia line.
The Lincoln county fair was a great
success.
AS the first move in a vigorous cam
paign for the erection of a monument
on old Steptoe battle field, committees
have been appointed in all of the diff
ferent towns where the movement Is
being carried on. These committees
will work separately. the object Of
of money toward the monument fund.
The Whitman county tax levy is 16
mills.
Spokane county commissioners have
fixed the tax at 81 mills as against 80
last year.
After hard battle for his life In
the rapids Of the Spokane river, Will
Davis, 81 years old. of Spokane, be-
came exhausted and sank to his death
in ~ feet of water.
Palouse merchants, in all lines, have
agreed to close their stores at $3.50
p. m, beginning October IL.
John Edgren, well known pioneer
citizen of Stevens county, is dead.
Millers and exporters anticipate that
before November 1 the price will
reach the dollars mark, or even more,
at tidewater.
The recent state convention of the
w. c. T. U. at Wenatchee came to an
end after three days very successful
assembly. Mrs. e. G. Bardwell of Wal
la Walla was elected president.
Edward Spencer, slayc-- CT Ella
Mundt of Spokane, who, the supreme
court asserts, must serve out the re-
mainder of his sentence in prison. is
still missing from Walla Walla.
The steel for the new railroad from
Leavenworth up the Chumstick has
been delivered at the roadside.
At the request Of a number Of the
county clerks of the state, Hugh G.
Todd, clerk of Whitman county, has
issued a call for the first county
clerks convention to be held in Ia
coma. Wash, Saturday. November 2.
A disastrous wreck occurred Sun
day II miles west of Hunts Junction,
in which the engineer and fireman
were badly injured and eight cars of
stock went into the ditch. Only meager
details were obtainable at the local
Office of the Northern Pacific.
Transcontinental railroads operat-
ing in the Inland Empire practically
admit the correctness Of Spokane's
contention for a lower basis of rates
as against cities on Puget sound and
the Pacific coast, by the publication
of a new tariff, effective November 1,
on lumber and forest products for
shipment to eastern points.
The Columbia and Okanogan steam
boat Chelan. which has been on the
ways for the past two months under
going a general overhauling, was
launched at the >company's shipyaris
in Wenatchee recently.
OREGON sQUIss.