Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-23
Best Roslyn lump coal at Green's.

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Closing out sale of dry goods at E.
C. Jones'.
Mrs. Meyers and daughters are in
the city today.
Have you seen those fancy glass
doors at Greene's?
Mr.. ane Mrs. w. C. Reeder came in
to celebrate yesterday.
J. A. Faux and family were in at
tendance at the dinner Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Leonard attended
the Maccabee social last evening.
County auditor 20. Lewis made
a flying trip to Spokane yesterday.
All kinds of lumber and building
material at lowest prices at Green's.
Go to E. c. Jones' if you want to
save money and get good goods cheap.
The L. o. T. NJ. will entertain their
friends with cake walk at the court
house March 4th. Everybody invited.
A w. c. T. U. is one of the possibili-
ties of the near future. We cannot
have too many reform agencies at
work.
We learn as we go to press that
Ed Butler and Miss Pearl Sage were
married February 22nd at the home of
the brides parents at Athol, Idaho.
The tact and business qualifications
exhibited by the board of county COM
missioners in the railroad tax matter,
is evidence that they are certainly the
right men in the right place.
w. G. Reeder of Fletcher came in
Saturday to attend the Maccabees that
evening. Mr.. Reeder says that land
hunters are looking over the country
west of his place, and predicts that
number of settlements will be made
this spring.
The killing of the major part of the
crew of the battle ship Maine is a
serious and sorrowful affair. If it was
through treachery, no punishment
would be adequate. 1t may be traced
to some source that will surprise the
people, but it is hoped that it was
purely accidental.
Prof. NJ. F. Knox of Seattle is in
the city this week lecturing on the
subject of phrenology. The professor
has given two lectures to fair sized
audiences. While a good many peo-
pie are skeptical, all who listen to Mr..
Knox seem to be interested in what
he has to say on the subject, he is GER
tainly man of considerable ability,
and seems to be very much in earnest.
Atty. D. H. Harrison informs us that
he expects to make somewhat ex-
tended visit to his former home in the
near future. His property interests
there, demanding his personal atten-
ton. Mr.. Harrison will avail himself
of the dull season of the year in law
practice, to look up his personal inter-
ests, he having valuable property on
the west side of the state which he
considered almost worthless two years
ago.
The regular meeting of the Unity
Club was held at the home of Mrs.
Knapp February 10, and the following
program was rendered: Roll call; re-
sponse; quotations from the Merchant
of Venice" by members of the club
led by the president, Mrs. Knapp.
Finale: Treble cliff quartet, ''The Old
Oaken Bucket" Mrs. Martin, Mrs.
Newman, Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Shipman.
The next regular meeting will be held
at Mrs. Martins February "a.
The Epworth League devotional
services Sunday evening were very in
teresting as well as entertaining. A
diversified program was one of the
marked features of the service. The
Epworth League free reading course is
a cOmmendable enterprise and should
receive the moral support of the
people. A circulating library might
accomplish more good, but free
reading course is the stepping stone to
a free library.
The Ladies of the Maccabees enter
tanned few friends at their hall on
Tuesday night after the regular Lodge
meeting. The main feature of the
social was an old fashioned spelling
match with few new rules which the
ladies have invented. The match was
exciting while in progress and pro-
duced plenty of fun. After the COM
pany had experienced hard spe II,
which resulted in a draw, the fair enter
tanners set before the company "eat"
which demonstrated once more the
superiority of the l.. o. 7. NJ. in the
matter of interesting to the greatest
possible degree hungry men.