Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-23
LOCAL AND Personal.
What Your Friends and Ours Have
Been Doing the Past Week.

Prize baking powder at Slnclalr's.
Wheat is selling for So cents here
to-day.
Walter Young will read the News
after this.
Dry wood and Roslyn lump coal al
Greene's.
We noticed R. c. Egbers in town
Saturday.
Hon. J. o. Couch went to Spokane
Tuesday.
Soap Foam excels all other washing
compounds.
We noticed J. L. Shirley on the
streets Saturday.
Thos. Durry transacted business
here last Saturday.
Mrs. Smith and son were in from
the fiat Saturday.
For laundry, kitchen or bath, moth.
ing equals Soap Foam.
J. F. Griffith complimented us a
dollars worth Saturday.
Mrs. Bemer is visiting the family OF
DR.. Burroughs this week.
w. H. Watkins of Bemis joshed
with Ritzvillians Saturday.
S. G. Weller and son of Bemis were
trading in this burg Saturday.
Get on to those new harness cases
at Peters. They are handles.
Otis Bemis hauled out four horse
load of merchandise Saturday.
Red Seal Lye is pure graduated
Potash, packed in sitting top cans.
Ed Hill was in town Saturday and
ordered the News sent to friends in
the east.
Buy a can of Beacon baking powder
and get handsome glass set.-C. Sin
clair.
J. F. Coss, jr., has promised us some
interesting correspondence in the near
future.
&c. Sullivan end wife of Rattle
snake fiat were guests at the Pacific
Saturday.
Hon. r. G. Newland of Lind came
up on the local Friday and returned
Saturday.
The Burkhart brothers, Matt and
Jack, were both in town Friday and
Saturday.
Town lots for sale by the under
signed at the Adams County bank
Benz. Martin.
A washing powder that is yellow
will make your clothes the same color.
Soap Foam is pure white.
Bauer-Bier & Co have built plat
form alongside of their hardware store
on which to display machinery.
Don't let the cat lick the dishes
when you can wash them with Soap
Foam. It's cheaper than soap.
We are glad to report that James
Smith is able to attend to his duties
at the store, after his recent illness.
John A. Thiel, jr., gave us a populist
dollar Friday, for which we will fix
John out for local news for some time.
Bauer-Bier have purchased the cor
ner on First and E streets and are
putting up machine shed 26x60 feet.
Ex-county commissioner l.. Root
was in Saturday. Among other sem
sible things he did was to subscribe
for the News.
f. II. Herring of Bemis was in to
see the printer Friday. Mr.. Herring
will read everything of importance
for a year, anyway.
NJ. Peterson departed Saturday night
for Lind where he was met by the
teams of Lord Blythe, for whom Pete
will work this summer.
James Culbertson of Fletcher sold
twenty-four head of cattle and seven
head of horses at auction in this city
last Saturday, all bringing good prices.
E. E. Shook was in town Saturday.
He took our somewhat dainty paw
into his vice-like grip, told us what he
thought of us, and it only cost him a
dollar.
Miss Bertha Olney and her pupils
gave an excellent entertainment at
the schoolhOuse in district No. 33 last
evening. Every one present was de-
lighted.
B. F. Berry of Fletcher returned
Saturday morning from Spokane,
where he spent a few days last week.
Mr.. Berry took his place on the list OF
subscribers.
+. B. Lehman, formerly of Adams
county, but now of Lincoln county,
shook hands with old friends here
Saturday while ON visit his son,