Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-11-02

tional church will be held Saturday
afternoon, November 10. It is being
held earlier than usual on account Of
adding Thanksgiving booth, which
will contain all the delicacies to sat
isfy the inner man, such as turkey,
mince meat, fruit cake, canned fruits
and jellies. Besides the booths Of
fancy and domestic articles will be an
attraction worthy of the attention
and patronage of the people. Watch
for place OF holding and additional
features.
Those delusive fakirs that with
their "snaps" and free" goods that
have been patrolling our streets the
past week should get the hearty kick
ing out they deserve. The humbuggery
and swindling of these "hoodoos" is
simply preposterous and if allowed to
carry ON their games" at will our
home merchants and business men
will have to resort to the same tactics
to get even and in the end we will
have only these tramp statesmen and
respectable business men will be a
dream of the past.
On inquiry ut the Office of Benz.
Martin the following parties have
purchased RAILROAD land through him
during the past two weeks: ]. II.
Lavender, 100 acres; Elmer Terry,
4S0 acres; Ernest Dashiell, 480 acres;
L. F. Ecles, 1880 acres; Conrad Bauer,
$50 acres; Heinrich Tipke, 100 acres;
David Mcconnell, $40 acres; VIM.
Kanzler, 800 acres; d. D. Nelson, 800
acres; Carl Ewald, 100 acres; SEWERS
Bros, $40 acres; Richard Karrach,
$40 acres; John R. Stewart, 800 acres.
o R. Haight has just supplied his
immense stock of goods with car
load of furniture. Mr.. Haight will
sell you furniture as low as the lowest
and if you want to get lost in immen-
sity or would know OF the comfort and
beauty in buying good furniture call
and examine this stock.
Any one having baby pictures,
which will be used in the Christmas
number of the Spokesman-Review,
will confer favor by handing same
to Will Turner, with name and adj
dress, before November 10.
There will be services in the M. E.
church next Sunday morning and
evening. Mr.. Egbers will preach at
IL o'clock in the morning, and Mr..
Kelly will preach In the evening at
7:30.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Staser gave at their
home on Monday evening hallow
cen party. A large number OF Ritz
vile young people were present, and
an enjoyable time was had by all.
Mrs. Leta w. Emmert requests that
the teachersof Adams county be pres
ent OF the court house in Ritzville,
Saturday, November IL, at 1:30 p. m.
The kindergarten taught by Miss
Haskell will close next Saturday and
Miss Haskell will leave for her home
in Spokane for the winter.
Emil Ebener has resigned his posi-
ton in Smith & Thomsen's general
merchandise store and will attend
school this winter.
J. M. Benward and J. F. Irby, lately
Of. Missouri, Monday moved their fam
lilies into the house lately occupied by
o. R. Haight.
For the next few days Thiel-Dor-
man Co. will sell furniture at any
price rather than move it into the
new store.
]. H. Turner has accepted the posi-
ton of clerk in the hardware store OF
Thiel-D orman Co.
Fred Richardson took last evenings
train for his home in Seattle to spend
the winter.
Those carpenters that went fishing
Sunday had better report their
"catch."
w. R. Williams Of Hatton was in
town the first of the week doing bust
ness.
| Frank Leslie OF Odessa was regis
tered at the Pacific Sunday.
John 7. Dirstine, the new druggist
at Lind, was in town to-day.
Advertise in the News il you want
to keep b fore the public.
s. A. Osborne was doing business in
town Tuesday.
Election next Tuesday.
A Testimonial.
| Whereas blythe death Of John AL