Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-07-13
aiken care of, at which McManus

Town without any trouble. 1t being
the opinion OF Mr.. Weiand and the
officers that is was simply case, of
Snakes" McManus was given his
liberty with the injunction not to
drink any more at present. During
the day he went out into the country
and the next place he struck was VIM
Leonard's. He ran into the house
and lodged into a closet yelling,
"they are after me-" Mr.. Leonard
and his brother and hired man
brought McManus in and he was
locked up. Yesterday afternoon Drs.
Adams and Burroughs examined hi M
and decided to treat him couple of
days and if he did not get better to
have him committed.
Down at the post Office Sunday
morning people noticed f. D. Gibson
acting queer. He seemed to be tact
turn and morose and altogether I'M
like himself. While we were mentally
trying to determine whether it was
due to conviction caused by DR..
Longstreet's lecture Saturday evening,
or whether he was feeling bad on ac-
count of the great slaughter of Ameri-
cans at Santiago, or if he had heard
bad news about how people were going
to vote for clerk this fall DR.. Burroughs
came along and exp aimed that the
trouble was baby girl and that Ed
was afraid to risk a smile for fear that
his mouth would get so badly out of
shape that he couldn't drink soda
water for month.
DIR. b. F. Longstreet of Seattle gave
two lectures at the court house Fri
day and Saturday evenings of last
week, on the subject, Single Tax. The
doctor is fluent speaker, and is no
doubt one of the best informed men
in the country upon single tax and
like subjects. At the close of the
Saturday night meeting an organiza-
ton was formed with w. o. Lewis rs
president, and o. R. Holcomb, secre-
tary, to carry on the work of educat-
ing the people on single tax ideas.
Chas. Meyer of Spokane has ac-
cepted situation in John Bovee's
new meat market, which will be open
to the trade in few days. Mr.. Meyer
was formerly proprietor of the City
market here, and is acknowledged by
all to be one of the best meat cutters
and sausage makers in the northwest.
The new market will handle none but
the choicest meats and will undoubt-
eddy command an extensive trade in
the county as well as the city.
There will be a Sunday school pic
mic at Lavender's grove ON Crab creek
Friday, July 18th, for the enjoyment
of the members OF the NJ: E. church
Sunday school. Special effort will be
made to get conveyances. We will
start from the NJ. E. church at eight
o'clock prompt.-F. M. Fgbers, Super
intendent.
Twelve gentlemen from Missouri
arrived on last evenings train. Today
they went with J. NJ. Adams to inspect
and divide township of land that
Mr.. Adams bought for them a few
days ago. We understand that one
hundred families are expected from
Missouri this summer.
d. w. Zent had the bad luck to lose
valuable horse last Saturday. Dan
bought the animal during the auction
sale at the stock yards, paying some
$500 for it, ard while someone was
trying to lasso another horse, Gents
horse run into the fence, breaking its
neck.
The temperance meeting was fairly
we'll attended last evening at the court
house. Mr.. J. w. Williams OF Seattle
spoke on the question of temperance
and his talk was we'll received.
]. M. Cole Of the News and Mike
Devlin of the Times left yesterday
mo. ming for q two weeks outing
on Couer d'Alene lake. Look out for
fish stories when they return.
A private letter from Kansas to one
Of the McCollom boys last week stated
that on account OF excessive wet
weather it would be impossible to har-
vest some OF the wheat.
1t pleases everybody to know that
they can buy the pure baking powder
named "Perfect" so reasonably.
The general health of the city is
good notwithstanding the extreme
heat the past week.
Go to w. B. Eastman's for a bath.
New tub. Bath rs cents. Hotlwater
every day.
VIM. Snyder is having the hotel