Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-09-21
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
What Your Friends and Ours Have
Been Doing the Past Week.


Prize,baking powder at Sinclair's.
Dry wood and Roslyn lump coal at
Greene's.
When in need of stationery call at
the Blue Front.
e. d. Gibson took the west hound
passenger last night.
There seems to be little decrease in
the amount of sickness.
The next thing on the program will
be the Spokane Fruit Fair.
L. F. Ecles, of Fletcher, transacted
business in Ritzville yesterday.
All kinds of lumber and building
material at lowest prices at Green's.
Wall paper in endless variety, and
at prices that are ight.-Clodius &
Kalkwarf.
Go to w. s. Eastman's for a bath.
New tub. Bath Is cents. Hot water
every day.
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~ photos. at Wilburns this no
7 month. Q,>H
Wheat is selling as follows in Ritz
vile today wednesday,: Blue stem,
Bic; winter, 48.
NJ. L. Lank and family, from Castle,
Cowlitz county, are in the city look
for business location.
If you want to file homestead or
make a final proof Of any kind call on
F. P. French, U. s. Commissioner.
J. Schut, proprietor of the White
Laundry, went down to Lind this
morning in the interest of his laun-
dry.
Railroad lands for sale. Payments
received on contracts and deeds Sc
cured if parties desire to pay in full.
BENZ Maftin.
The rain to-day will be a great help
in laying the dust and if it will only
keep on it will soon put the roads in
good condition.
Those pictures of the big train
wreck below Lind are fins. Be sure
and get some. Call on or write to
DR.. Lehman for particulars.
The Epworth League has program
prepared which it will render next
Sunday evening promptly at 7:30
o'clock. Everybody cordially invited.
Samuel Armstrong of Lind is
doing business in Ritzville to-day.
Mr.. Armstrong has just started
barber shop and bath room at Lind.
Rev. Martin and wife, who have
been visiting the past week at the
Sand Hills, were in Ritzville Tuesday
on their way to Elberton, his new APP
pointment.
Smith & Thomson have moved
part of their goods into the buildin
recently erected for N. II. Greene &
Son. They intend to extend many
lines OF goods.
Time Card-Washtucna mail route
Leaves Ritzville, Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays at Z a. IN. Leaves
Washtucna, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays at Z. a. M. For each 100
pounds Of freight or for one passenger
$l.00 will be charged each way.-A.
w. and E. E. Shaw, Proprictors.
Those citizens, both young and ma
ture, who allowed themselves to be
used as "boosters" and tools by such
gang of thieves as that carried by
the circus do not deserve the respect
Of the meancst cur "yaller" dog in
town, and should be ostracised by the
law-abiding people to an extent that
will make them feel chagrined, and
perhaps act with more respect for
themselves and the community in
general on subsequent occasions SINH
lar to that Monday.
J. F. Kline, the musical director of
the Sixteenth infantry band, which
last year SO delighted the visitors at
the fruit fair, has returned from San
tiago to Fort Sherman, and seven or
eight other members of the band have
also returned. 1t is quite possible the
visitors at the fruit fair this year will
have the pleasure OF hearing their old
friends of the Sixteenth band on the
opening day in the grand harvest
festival parade, as one Of the six or
eight bands which will take part in
that celebration.
Mrs. Alice Copp returned to Ritz
vile last Friday morning from the
sound, where she has been visiting
for some weeks. Mrs. Copp reports
very pleasant time during her vaca-
ton, and as she did not confine her.
self to any one particular spot OF
earth. but proceeded to see the coun-