Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-11-23
LOCAL AND Personal.
What Your Friends and Ours Have
Been Doing the Past Week.

Attend the masquerade tonight.
Thos. Durry made our Office pleas
ant call Saturday.
JIM. Turner and wife of Paha were
in Ritzville Monday.
G. E. Hershberger is in town pulling
teeth like sixty this week.
Geo. c. Carson of Lamona was in
town the first OF the week.
D. H. Harrison is transact ing bust
ness in Spokane this week.
!, Ed Hill was in town Saturday and
contributed to our Golfer.
ED. Gibson made business trip to
Spokane the first of the week.
Scarlet fever is reported as taking
its course throughout the county.
E. Elmer has accepted position in
the drug store Of Olmstead & Rosen-
of.
J.. A. Wilburn and family left this
morning for Co)ville to spend their
Thanksgiving.
Ye editor is mighty hungry but is
still surviving on the hope OF a grand
big fill tomorrow.
John Wellsandt was in town this
week. He reports two of his children
down with Scarlet fever.
The family OF John Ash, carpenter
working in Ritzville, arrived in town
last week from Spokane.
Miss Martha Stone returned to
Ritzville this week after having closed
a successful term ofschool at Athol,
Idaho.
Frank Newland OF Paha left Monday
for an extended visit through the
eastern states. He will not return for
some time.
FL. James Of Rocky CO ulee was in
town this week after having finished
very successful term of school at
Rocky coulee.
Rev. Evert and family, the new
minister OF the M. E. church arrived
in town last week and held services in
the church Sunday.
On account Of winter now comm 6
tho N. P. railway company have dis
missed most of their men on the sec
ton until spring opens up.
Attorney D. w. Zent has secured a
suite OF rooms over the storeroom oil
the. City Bakery and is moving his
law Office into these rooms this week
As fast as the rooms in the upper
story Of the Spanjer brick are compile
ted occupants are secured and many
who want them have to be turned
away.
G. o. Wing, the barber, who has
been working in the Eastman barber
shop for some time left last week for
Goldendale, Wash, where he will re-
sumo work.
Several cars Of wood have been
shipped in this week as we'll as Of coal
and yet person has to do consider
able dickering to be able to secure
enough to cook his breakfast.
j. Shorno has been making inn
provements the past week within his
livery stable and feed yard for the
better protection and care Of horses
under his charge during the winter
months.
The carpenters who were so numer-
GUS about RitEville last summer are
now most Of them gone to other places
to spend the winter. All expect
plenty Of work here next spring and
would remain during the winter but
for the want Of proper houses.
C. F. Bentley was in town last Fri.
day from Odessa. Mr.. Bentley last
summer bought large tract OF rail
road land near Odessa, and also neal
the Kelum Bros. He arriv ed al
Odessa last week having been since
the 10th Of August driving from
Omaha, Neb., to his land at Odessa,
He brought through - head OF hor.
sss, besides wagons and other articles
to be used on the farm. He says the
trip was all right though he doesn't
want to make it again.
The Baby Carnival held by the
Ladies of the Maccabess last Thursday
was complete success both social,
and financially. A large number O
email folks were present and the
topic Of babies Was thoroughly dis.
cussed BY the older matrons. The
baby Of Mrs.. D. A. Scott received |
handsome baby gold ring for beint
the youngest Of them all. Mrs. Sny-
der's baby received silver teaspoon
as souvenir Of being the nearest on