Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-11-16
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Whist Your Friends and Ours Have
Been Doing the. Past Week.

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Changed adj, Snyder & Co.
Be 1t the baby carnival on the 18th.
Isaac McCollom was il. town this
week. .
Miss Anna Meehan is now attend
ing our public school.
John Mcdonald Of Cow creek was
in town yesterday.
w. w. Neare, of Lind was attends
ing court in Ritzville yesterday.
49, The most rushed man in Ritzpille-
this week is the wood and coal dealer.
Every one who loves sport should
be in Ritzyille with their gun Thanks
giving.
Every hour that snow fell yester-
day was twenty dollar pieces for the
pockets Of our farmers.
w. w. Floyd, prominent stock
man, left last Thursday for Pasco in
the interest OF his business.
i A. Schroeder moved his family to
town last week to give bis children
the benefit of school facilities.
Several new sidewalks, have been
x lsid the past week and others re-
>.,... paired wivfin the business portion of
the town.
If some one would build lodging
house in Ritzville it would be great
financial investment besides a benefit
to the town.
''-4s, '-s+'' Hans Thomson and L. E. Paskill
were in the country hunting geese
yesterday. Five OF the feathered tribe
was their reward.
All persons wishing to donate arti-
Giles or edibles to the Ladies Aid ba-
E. xaar will please leave the same with
Mrs. w. r. Peters.
-, = Rev. William Davies of. Spokane
" has promised to preach several nights
in the Congregational church, begin
ming Nov. q or %. -.
The Pacific hotel is having new
apparatus for lighting purposes placed
in their establishment. The new light
= igthe ;acetylese gas light. -
The sickness about the country has
decreased :, TO-, - great extent the
T., paat two. weeks, and the doctors have
again fallen into their regular routine.
Tie RitzviIle FIGURING mills are
running sidetrack through the GEN.
$50 ter OF their large warehouse to make
- r,1nr
iently.
Our merchants we're kept busy
/. : ( Tuesday supplying the demand for
shoes, rubbers, overshoes, overcoats,
a etc., allofwhichis a gentle reminder
that winter is near at hand.
azgSaga The popularity and good standing
OF our public school throughout the
sqze Sountyis sattestei by the number of
New enrollments. We, as citizens. of
Ritxville, are proud OF our school.
"A social gathering met last Wednes-
w. day evening at the home OF W. W.
Floyd in this city. A goodly number
Z oEyoung people were present and all
enjoyed themselves immensely in
. q good old taffy pulling.
Last Sunday evening the Christian
Endeayor, instead of their regular
proceedings, gave temperance enter
tainment. A large audience was pres
ent, and the temperance question was
ably debated by different speakers.
The Ladies Aid bazaar will be held
at the Thomson building Saturday,
November 10. Sales begin at o'clock.
A sumptuous supper served from B
until 8 O'Clock, with fresh oysters
your style-without extra charge. Sup
per % and 10 cents.
The Ladies of the Maccabees will
give a baby carnival next Thursday
afternoon in Greene's hall. Four
prizes will be given. Ice cream and
cake will be served. All mothers are
requested to come and bring their ba-
bies. Babies over two years old ex-
cluded.
DIR. Burroughs is this week attend
ing a man by the name Of Chas. Lee,
near Hatton, who was kicked in the
mouth by horse on November 8.
Several teeth were knocked out, his
jaw broken and his lips badly lacer-
ated, altogether making an ugly
wound.
A gentleman taking pictures OF the
interior OF dwellings, stores and BUSH
ness Offices was performing his labor
about town Monday. He takes his
pictures by the fiashIight process. He
Is reported as in the employ of the
Northern Pacific and using his pic