Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-04-27

hairs and mature years by any means.
We saw sight last Sunday evening
that caused us to feel the swelling of
our patriotic heart, etc., etc. Some
OF our enterprising boys rugged out a
paper cannon, with swab and all COM
plete, ON bicycle, others carried a
flag and banners, hearing such in
scriptions as Remember the Maine"
Liberty for Cuba" etc. One daring
individual carried sword and another
an ancient horse-pistol, and these,
followed by several unarmed "bikes,"
made most imposing and formidable
menace to Spain.
Frank Kingsley of Fletcher had the
bad luck to fall from roller harrow
last Monday, while working on rough
ground on his ranch. He received a
severe cut across the palm of his
right hand, severing an artery and
half cutting off the hand. A. F. Linn,
his neighbor, brought him to town
and had the wound dressed by DIR.
Burroughs. The patient is reported
as doing we'll.
E. E. Ellis of Spokane county, who
was for number of years one of the
leading farmers of this county, was
greeting old friends here Saturday.
He returned to his home at Hillyard
Sunday morning accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs. Geo. Caps, Mr.. Capps
going overland with some stock. He
has sold his farm at Bemis and will
now try Spokane county for a while.
H.A. Moore OF Dunlap, Iowa, father
of Geo. Moore, cashier Of Adams County
Bank, closed deal with Benz. Martin
last Monday for nineteen sections of
railroad land in the Saltwater coulee.
Mr.. Moore thinks of irrigating that
portion of his land which lies in the
coulee, though it is intended for a
stock ranch generally.
Wilburn, the photographer,
will, for a short time, make photo
graphs at 95 cents per dozen Six
different positions. Equal in finish
and quality to the very best. Remem-
Der that 1 do no Cheap John, amateur,
bum or catch-penny work. All my
work is guaranteed by my own name.
w. H. Davidson of the Geauga
County Record, Chardon, Ohio, was a
visitor at the News office this week.
He expressed great surprise at finding
so complete and up-to-date a news
and job printing plant in a village the
size of Ritzville.
A Mr.. Taylor, cousin of the Lesley
Bros. of this county, arrived this morn
ing from Eastern Oregon, formerly
from Louisiana, Missouri. Mr.. Taylor
expressed himself as being much
pleased with the appearance of this
county.
If you want house built for resi-
dence or for business or any other
purpose G. Arthur would be pleased to
figure with you on the work and is
confident he can convince you that he
can draft an up-to-date plan of build
ing.
Wilburn, the photographer, desires
to say to the public that he will make
no more sittings after 2 o'clock p. m.
and that he will close his gallery in
definitely ON or about the first of
June.
Attorney D. H. Harrison informs us
that he will in no case leave Ritvville
until after the sitting of the superior
court in May, and may possibly stay
here all summer.
The fact that we have required the
services of an additional job pressman
the past week should be evidence that
we are pleasing our customers on job
printing.
There will be an entertainment at
the M. E. Church Sunday evening
May 9th to celebrate the first anniver-
sary of the Epworth League.
War may ravage the country and
"raise Ned" with commerce but it
will not raise prices at the Ritzville
Hardware.
For drunkenness, drink cold water;
for health, rise early; to be happy, be
honest; when hungry, try one of the
Colonel's excellent meals.
Wheat is reported TO have reached
the dollar mark in Tacoma Monday,
but dropped 4 cents Tuesday.
"a thing of beauty is a joy forever"
That's what they say about the hats
at the Model Millinery.