Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-28
Marx F. Jones, the Spokane music

Mark F. Jones, the Spokane music
dealer, is here again.
$50 cords first-class dry wood for
sale.-C. o. Greene.
Mr.. Dirstine, the popular Lind
druggist, called at the News office on
Saturday last.
Albert s. Elder, the we'll known
farmer from near Washtucna, spent
yesterday IN, town.
The News wishes one and all
merry Christmas and prosperous
and happy new year.
P. ]. Bennett and wife of Athol,
Idaho, are visiting friends in the city
and will return home Friday morning.
Born-To the wife OF H. V. Harris
on Christmas morning 1898, girl of
the regulation weight, so DR.. Adams
informs us.
Sam Allen and George Graham two
well known farmers Of the Hatton
neighborhood transacted business at
the county seat Monday.
Rev. DR.. Henry Brown OF Spokane
| will preach at the M. E. church Sun
day evening Jan. LIST at 7 80 p. m. The
sacraments will be administered.
Ritzville for the past few days has
resembled the famous City OF Venice
where they have canals in place Of
streets. Order the conductor of the
gondola to "let you off at Snyder's
store"
Attorney D. w. Zent returned from
Stevens county last evening and has
decided to locate at Colville whore he
will continue the practice OF law. Mr..
Zent has by his pleasant manners and
sober habits won large host of friends
in Ritzville who will regret to learn
of his departure.
The two branches OF Maccabee orders
met last night in the Greene Hall and
the ladies and knights present passed
the evening very pleasantly. The Hive
had just closed its charter, and, with
proper ceremony, the precious docu-
ment was assigned u place at the
head of the hall which preference was
kindly extended the ladies by the
other secret organizations. Music and
jolly good time was had, and at Ii
p. m. the company partook OF deli
cious lunch of ham sandwiches, sew
eral varieties of choice cakes, choco-
late, coffee, etc.
Hon. L. B. Andrews, state-senator
elect and chairman OF the King coun-
ty delegation spent Saturday among
our people. When the senator takes
his seat in the upper house of our
state legislature it will not be an un-
familiar scene to him, as he has graced
the legislative halls OF Washington
several times before. He has resided
in Seattle continuously for the last SO
years, and, being man who is refined
by education and extended travel is
we'll calculated to capably serve the
interests of his large constituency.
The gentleman stated to us that he
had visited the greater portion of the
state lately but that his trip mad no
political significance. The senator
boarded the west bound passenger the
same day to spend Christmas with his
family.
Tomorrow evening the local lodge
of the Independent order of Odd Fell
lows of this city will celebrate the
tenth anniversary Of its institution
which occurred on Dec. 20, 1883. A
literary and musical program will be
rendered and banquet supper served
at the Pacific hotel by Messrs. John
son & Margraf. All Rebekahs and
all persons who were ever initiated
into the organization with their wife,
mother, sister or husband, are COR
daily invited to attend. While invi-
tations cards are officially issued and
intended to go to all members, yet if
one does not reach you and you fall
within the above category you are en-
titled to be>there and the committee
will be pleased to welcome you. The
doors open at 1880 and the trouble
will begin at 8.
Third CouIee Christmas Tree.
The following excellent program
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