Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-08-17
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
What Your Friends and Ours Have
Been Doing the Past Week.


Monday morning.
J.F. Fletcher and family of Bemis
came to town yesterday.
J. E. Prouty returned home last
Saturday from Seattle.
Mrs. Hallin purchased fine piano
from Prof. Jones last week.
VIM. Mckay returned last Friday
morning from his trip to Portland.
Threshing for the farmers and fis h.
ing for the sports is the order of the
day.
Wall paper in endless variety, and
at prices that are right.-Clodius &
Kalkwarf.
Mrs. B. L. Hicks left on yesterday
mornings train Tor visit to relatives
and friends at Wenatchee.
1t pleases everybody to know that
they can buy the pure baking powder
named "Perfect" so reasonably.
Prof. M. F. Jones, the music dealer
of Spokane, was doing business in
town the latter part OF last week.
Every woman, in justice to health
and pocket-book should try the "Per-
feet" Baking Powder. Once used always
us ed.
For the next twenty days we offer
tin ennameled ware, coffee mills,
lanterns, oil cans, etc, at cost at the
Blue Front.
Eastern Washington experienced
the hottest weather for several years
last week. The thermometer going
up to about ITO in the shade.
Messrs. Geo. johnson & Son, the
well-known and popular cooks of the
Hotel sprague are now employed at
the Pacific Hotel of our town.
The perfect" Baking Powder is
made Of pure materials tested by COM
petent chemists and will not cause in
digestion. Try the brand named "Per-
feet"
Persons living in the neighborhood
of Grifiith's corners desiring threshing
done iu speedy and workmanlike
manner should not fail to see S. A..
Osborne.
Mrs. james H. Purdy, Of Holland
City, Michigan, arrived in town yester-
day for visit with her brother, j. c..
Shorno, whom she had not seen for
over 81 years.
8. C. Jackson has two OF the best
paperhangers on the Pacific Coast and
will do your work at 25c per double
roll. First-class carriage work done.
No cheap work taken.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Sny-
der of Fletcher, Wash, on Saturday
last, a son. Mother and child are re-
ported getting along nicely and some
hopes are entertained for George.
Look out for that big chicken din
ner and ice cream at the Pacific Hotel
next Sunday. The large stock Of
spring chicken with the plenteous and
courteous assistance will give the 100
of Ritzville a rare feast. All for 25c.
Time Card-Washtucna mail route
Leaves Ritzville, Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays at Z a. m. Leaves
Washtucna, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays at Ia. M. For each 100
pounds of freight or for one passenger
$1.00 will be charged each way.-A.
w. and E. E. Shaw, Proprietors.
Married--At the parlors of the
Pacific hotel, Mr.. William T. Harker
late OF California but now of Sprague,
was united in the holy bond Of matri-
mony with Mrs. Louise A. Hamlin Of
Adams county, Elder w. R. Cunning
ham officiating. Mr.. and Mrs. Harker
will make their future home at
Sprague.
On Friday last Martin Schlea ter,
farmer residing about IL miles north
OF town was arrested for being drunk
and disorderly. Mr.. Schleater procur-
ed counsel and successfully plead not
guilty, although there was plenty Of
evidence to the effect that he was
fred out of a saloon for boisterous
language and conduct just previous
to being arrested.
Mangled remains Of an unknown
man was found on the railroad track
about 4 miles east of town this morn
ing by the crew Of the work train as
they went out to work. The body
was frightfully mangled, the limbs be-
ing torn from the trunk and scattered
along the track for 1000 yards. Sheriff
Thompson, Prosecuting Attorney c..
Staser, Deputy Sheriff e. D. Gibson,
DR.. Burroughs and Claude Harris