Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-02

The county commissioners met in
regular session Tuesday, February LIST.
On canvassing the vote of the people
on the railroad tax proposition, it was
found that about three hundred and
twenty-five had voted, that twelve had
not signed their names and that the
vote was so nearly equal between those
who wanted to accept the company's
proposition and those who did not,
that the board FELT that the vote did
not express any definite course for
them to pursue other than what their
own judgment dictated; they there
fore proceeded to the discussion of the
question with Mr.. Cooper, much as if
no vote had been taken. AS a result
of Tuesdays work the indications are
that settlement will probably be
made within the next thirty days, and
that the county will receive in the
neighborhood of $4,000.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. Culbertson and
daughter of Rattlesnake fiat was in
town Monday and Tuesday visiting at
the home of Sheriff Thompson. Mr..
Culbertson has sold his large farm to
B. F. Berry and will retire from bust
ness in future. He intends returning
to Columbia county where he formerly
flived, and where he now owns a small
ranch near Dayton. Mr.. and Mrs.
Culbertson have passed through hard
times and suffered some privations
while improving their ADAMS county
ranch, but the last crop will make
them independent for life. They ex-
pect to spend the rest of their lives in
comparitive quiet. All they have to
care for is the education of their only
unmarried daughter, Miss Josie. ~.
| Among the prominent farmers of
the county we noticed in town Satur-
day were: w. C. Reeder, T. w. Mer-
riman, Samuel Glenn, s. G. Weller,
Chas. johnson, w. G. Offutt, Hugh
Rankin, John Newlin, VIM. Best,
Henry Rosenoff, Fred Low, Geo. Ach-
ziger, John Thiel, Jr., John Olson, D..
H. Scott, w. H. Watkins, O. J. Hol-
lister, John Woehr, ID. Buchanan, A.
Beal, Jacob Thiel, John Wellsandt
and many others whom we don't call
to mind now.
The officers elect of the Ladies' of
the Maccabees Ritzville Hive No. 10
are: c., Mrs. Tina Harrison; l.. c.,
Mrs. Matte Martin; Il. X, Mrs. Ida
DeSpain;,F K, Mrs. Helen V. Lewis;
Chap, Mrs. Edith ellison; Serg't, Mrs.
Leta Gritman; NJ. at A., Mrs. Carrie
Shepley; Picket, Mrs. Ella Thompson;
Sentinel, Mrs. A. Bailey. The above
with three exceptions. on account of
sickness, we're installed at their last
review held Jan. 25, 1898.
1t is little less than criminal to
build such structures as the Great
Eastern block and not provide ade-
quate means of escape in case OF fire;
and it is nothing less than criminal to
take families to live in those high
floors. In case of sudden fire like
that of last week. 1t would be impos-
sible to save every one even if condi-
tions had been of the very best.
The News is fortunate in securing
the services of Mr.. J. NJ. Cole as compos-
itor. Mr.. Cole has worked on nearly
every daily Of any importance in the
United States, in some capacity, and
has edited some of the spiciest week
lies that were'ever printed, one of his
latest efforts being the Spokane Satur-
day Press.
The new post Office people seem to
take to the business. like duck to
water and the Office at Ritzville under
the management OF Mr.. Kennedy
promises to be as it ever has been,
one of the best conducted Offices in
the state.
I We want to call your. attention to
the fact that we have the exclusive
agency of the Newton wagons and
Canton plows.-Bauer-B Bier Hardware
and Machine Co.
Among the school ma'ams who wer<
visiting in town Saturday we noticed
X. G. Egters, ID. n, MeDonald, Van
Patten, Jack staser and Mr.. Do ".