Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-09-28
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
What Your Friends. and Ours Have
Been Doing thesPast Week.

" Dry wood and Roslyn lump coal at
Greene's.
-. Geo. Graham OF Hatton was in town
Saturday.
When in need of stationery call at
the Blue Front. q
Read the new ad in this issue for
Myers 4 Shipman.i
What's the matter with our country
correspondents of late.
- Wanted-Girl to do general house
work. Inquire at this Office.
=. All kinds of lumber and building
material at lowest prices at Green's.
n Buycyour trunks, satchels, and tel
escopic valises, ETC., at Spanjer & Co.
q The squeak Of the woodsaw has
supplanted the click OF the lawn
: mower.
7 Always on hand a'full line of con-
fectionery, cigars and tobaccos.
ey Bros.
Cine OF the sixteen wonders OF the
!, world-those meals at the City Res
,taurant.
Wall paper in endless variety, and
At prices that are right.-Clodius &
Kalkwarf.
Go to w. s. Eastman's for a bath.
New tub. Bath % cents. Hot water
every day.
"a Clouded background bust
~ photos at wilburns this NR
month. 4-S
Wheat is selling as follows in Ritz
vile today "wednesday: Blue stem,
Sic; winter, 4S.
1t was rumored around town Mon
day that Ritzville was to have another
butcher shop.
R. G. Egber took last Saturday
evenings train for Hatton to teach a
fall and winter term of school.
If-you want to file a, homestead or
make final proof of any kind call on
F. P. French, u. s. Commissioner.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Gibson and Mr..
and Mrs. J. A. Thompson drove out
to the farm Of D. Buchanan on Mon
day last.
J. F. Fletcher was in town Saturday
Mr.. Fletcher has his wheat all in the
warehouse and is waiting for better
prices to sell.
/ am unloading car Of furniture
this week and will be prepared to give
you some great bargains in the near
f1ture:--O. R. Haight.
Wade Landreth has just completed
ths.ereetion tefhis new watertank and
the putting in of small system Of
waterworks for his own use.
M. Peterson came in from the
Blythe ranch yesterday. He returned
this morning having hired to Mr..
Blythe for the coming winter.
At a meeting of the city council
held last Monday evening Sam
Hutchinson was appointed as marshal
the position vacated by Mr.. Rehfeld.
The Ladies of the Methodist Aid
Society-will hold their annual Bazaar
Wednesday Nov. aO-Instead Of on
Dec. LIST as they intended.--Mrs. F. r..
Burroughs, Sec.
Fred Heinze of Griffith sold his
quarter sectionsnf. land last Monday
for the sum Of $4,000. The value Of
Adams county land has certainly
raised the past year. .t-Sa4
Several head of horses belonging to
Jacob Yacks, deceased, was sold Sat-
urday at Harris's corral by his admin
istrator, Frank McKellip. The horses
were bid in by the farmers and all
brought fair price.
Wheat buying seems to be the order
of the day in Ritzville. Strings OF
wheat wagons line the streets by. the
warehouses through the middle part
of the day. Farmers evidently think
that 30 cents is about right or they
would not sell so fast.
Time Card-Washtucna mail route
Leaves Ritzville, Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays at 7 a. m. Leaves
Washtucna, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays at Z. a. m. For each 100
pounds of freight or for one passenger
$1.00 will be charged each way.--A.
w. and E. E. Shaw, Proprietors.
Frank Rehfeld with his two sons
left Monday morning at CoIyille.
Mrs. Rehfeld goes b''~Tail about the
first Of next week. Mr.. Rehfeld has
purchased q small farm near Colville
and expects to spend his time in the
future in farming, hunting, mining,
and such other things as are payable