Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-03-16

year plan and few on ten years
time. Mr.. Martin is making special
examinations and sales at present and
says he has enough work laid out for
sixty days of this kind and when the
rush of sales are over the balance of
the unsold lands are to be examined
and price placed on them. A large
number of town lots have also been
sold during the past two weeks.
On Saturday night there was ru-
NOR started in Ritzville that the war
ship Montgomery had been blown up
in the harbor of Havana. 1t seems
that such a report was current in Spo-
kane earlier in the day. A cigar drum
mer, who came down that evening
started the story going here and the
excitement was all that the nature of
the case justified and to add to the
aggravation there was no papers come
down Sunday morning so that all day
WcTc oOulC WIZ was uOb
entirely satisfied that it was fake.
The church on the Flat has engaged
the services of Elder J. O. Couch for
the coming year. Beginning on the
third Lordsday in March he will
preach at the schoolhouse in district
SO at IL o'clock in the morning and
at seven o'clock in the evening and
every alternate Lordsday thereafter
The church at Griffith has engaged
him the balance of his time.
| G. d. Linn of Fletcher was in town
last Thursday. Mr.. Linn sold car
of wheat for 63 cents. He says he re-
fused rs cents for it some time ago.
He also informs us that the Christian
church will build meeting house on
the flats the coming summer, and
that ]. 0. Couch had already been en-
gagged to preach twice every month.
Somebody told us they saw Pros
ecuting Attorney o. R. Holcomb out
spading his garden Monday morning
although he had to wear mittens and
overcoat to keep from freezing and
shovel away the snow with scoop
shovel and break up the frozen ground
with pick.
A. v. Hedrick of Hatton called at
our sanctum Friday. Mr.. Hedrick is
feeling much encouraged regarding his
physical condition, and says that al
though at one time he had almost
despaired of getting well, he believes
now that DR.. Adams will bring him
out all o. X.
Robert kirkpatrick of Paha was in
town Monday. Mr.. Kirkpatrick has
decided to turn his attention more to
the business of farming in the future,
having tumbled to the fact that section
work would wear n man out after a
while and he still have no competency.
We buy most of our goods in car
load lots, paying cash for them, and
this enables us to sell cheap for cash.
We have full car of iron and a car
of blacksmith coal on the road which
will be sold cheaper than ever. Call
and see us.-Ritzville Hardware Co.
To the public we desire to say that
we have just received the Canton
plows which have been delayed by the
company not being able to fill the
orders fast enough. Also call and
examine our Canton harrow and Su-
perior gran drills'-Bauer-B Co.
| Mrs. Emmert and Miss kaufman
will open their millinery establish
ment on the 28th of March, and in
vite an examination of goods at that
time. They have secured the services
of first class milliner and trimmer.
A. ]. Logsdon, late of Duke springs,
was in town Saturday. Mr.. Logsdon
tells us that he has rented his ranch
at the Springs and will move to near
Sprague where he owns large wheat
ranch.
We have on hand number of Balm
wagons, Studebaker hacks, Monitor
drills, Flying Dutchman gang plows,
steel harrows any size. Call around
please. Those goods are for SALE
Nelson Bros, Lind.
| J. ]. Garrison of Delight was up to
this burg Friday. He reported farm
ing under Roadway in his neighbor-
hood. Mr.. Garrison ordered the News
sent to his brother in California.
| Attorney d. H. Harrison returned
from Spokane Saturday where he had
spent several days. Mr.. Harrison in
forms us that it is possible he will
move to Spokane shortly.
Reuben Thacker of Tyler, Spokane
county, was in town Friday. Mr..
Thacker has been down for some days
looking after his interests in this
county.
For drunkenness. drink cold water.