Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Whist Yoar- Friends and Ours Have
Been Doing the Past Week. &

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Do you like pie? If SO go and see
A. Bailey.
Just received two cars Of sidewalk
lumber at Greene's.
Have you noticed the choice line of
candies at A. Bailey's.
Cakes, doughnuts and sweetmeats of
all and every kind at Bailey's.
Henry Kansler, county commission
er-elect, was in the city Monday.
Bailey carries molasses, syrups, and
all kinds OF groceries, fancy and staple
Say, boys, Bailey has candy enough
to sweeten all the girls in Adams
county.sa.s
Phe elevation Of Ritzville is estima-
ted by geological survey to be 1922
feet above sea level.
1t is rumorei that application will
soon be made to the city council for a
saloon retail liquor license.
Canned goods OF every description
known tS-the civilized world found
at bedrock prices at Albert Bailey's.
John H. Newlin, a leading wheat
raiser frbassLini, WAS up Thursday
night and attended 1. O. o. F. lodge.
Chas. Lehman has accepted a posi-
tion in the Shorno livery stable at the
corner ofrailroad avenue and G streets.
D. H. Stuart, editor Of the Cheney
Sentinel, was in town Monday looking
over the field in view of establishing a
Republican paper.
The Spokesman Review says that on
Saturday, Dec. 10, 1898, marriage
license was granttd to Morris Ahern
and Hannah Stead of Ritzville.
Abner Brown OF Spokane, agent for
the Niagara Falls Acetylene Gas gen.
orators, came down Monday last and
put pIant'in the Pacific hotel.
Ed Finnell has leased 20x60 feet
from A. Hollenshead adjoining Haights
store and has began the erection OF
q building which he will open as a
temperance hall carrying candies, soft
drinks, etc.
Chrisem6ss.is coming and Albert
Bailey, the gentlemanly proprietor of
the City Bakery, will sell you cakes,
pies, candies, nuts, fruits, ETC., etc at
prices that defy the sharpsst compe-
tition. Call and see him at once.
W. N. Schoonover, of tn, firm of
Trantuni & schoonover, the Odessa
merchants, was in town Tuesday
night. Mr.. Schoonover is postmaster
at that point and states that business
is good in that neck-o'- the-woods.
Geo. G. Moore, thegentlemanly and
obliging cashier Of the Adams County
Bank, expects to start home soon on a
visit to his parents in the east, return
ing some time next spring. His father
H. A. Moore, has large land interests
in Adams county which may be placed
on the market next year.
A slight wreck occurred at Paha
Monday night about nine o'clock. One
train owihg to the frosty track was
compelled to stop and another local
came along and crashed into rear end
of the belated train, derailing the ca
boose which took fire from tho stove
and burned up. No other damage.
At regular session of the Woodmen
Of the World camp No 463, following
officers were elected for the ensuing
term, one year, beginning Jan. 1st.,
1899: @. c., Geo. A. Kennedy; Adv.
It., Chas Ward; banker, J. G. Ash;
clerk, DIV. Zent; escort. J.W. Smith;
sentry, Melvin Kolb; P. G. c., Sam
Hutchinson, trustee, three years, E.
D. Gibson.
Among the prominent farmers and
stockmen visiting the city during the
week we noticed Hon. J. O. Couch !;
Henry Kaufman, Ed HILL, W.. H.
Watkins, Thos Durry, w. H. Ut,
Ed Sheppard; VIM. Teske, J. Il y
: J. G. Gillett, M #. Gilmore, Il
Lamona, G.. N. McColIom, Aul st
Krouse, VIM. Leon ard, w. F. Beal.
G. B. Vose spent few days in town
last week resting after working like a
trojan all summer, making hay, har-
vssting. carpentsring, etc. Being a
good all-round man Bert never lacks
employment when he wants it. He
realizes that even an editor has troub-
les Of his own and he promptly sub
scribed for the News for one year. Mr..
yose has been employed for some time
Of late carpentering upon the hand
some and slightly new residence Of
Mr., T. W. HauschiId situated about a
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