Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-28
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
What Your Friends and Ours Have
Been Doing the Past Week.

Been Doing the Past Week.
Rudolphus P. Smith has arrived in
fown again and, as usual, is as busy as
busy bee can be.
w. F. Beal has just purchased the
Lawrence G. Lee land, a half section
on Rattlesnaks fiat.
Judge NJ. E. Helme was among us
last Friday driving in from his home
on Rattlesnake fat.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Hender Of the
fiat spent Xmas with Mrs. Ella
Thompson and family.
Several communications were crowd
ed out this issue of the News for want
of space which will appear later.
Patrick T. Shaw, the contractor and
mechanic, lies dangerously ill with
pneumonia at his home near Jansen
hill.
James Nelson, the popular Lind
merchant, spent Thursday and Friday
hobnobbing with his many friends at
the county scat.
Mr.. and Mrs. BENZ. Martin and O.
H. Greene enjoyed their Christmas
dinner and outing with parents, Mr..
and Mrs. N. H. Greene at Spokane.
Miss Mabel Coe, assistant principal
in the Ritzville public school, is spend
ing the holidays during our two
weeks vacation, with friends at Plaza,
Wash.
As am anxious to have all &C.
counts settled by Jan. 18th will pay
one cent more than market price for
wheat until Jan. 10th, 1890. O..
Greene.
w. G. Griffith, merchant at the cor
ners and county commissioner-elect,
was in Saturday, and, as usual, was
transacting his business with neatness
and dispatch.
D. McGillvary, the Walla Walla
banker, and OF the firm Of Durry q
McGillvary, stockmen of this county,
was looking after interests here on
Saturday last.
p Prof. r. c. Egbers who is teaching
the Hatton school was, in the city
from Friday until Monday last visiting
with father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
I'm. Egbers.
Messrs. Cochran Bros, the hustling
and successful we'll drillers; came in
from the lower country and remained
in town day or SO this week getting
repairs for their machinery.
Geo. Hubert, young farmer, living
west from town and an old timer in
the county, was in the metropolis
yesterday after having been on the
sick list for about a month.
w. R. Williams. an old pioneer and
leading citizen and farmer in the
Sandhills near Hatton, was doing
business and shaking hands with
Ritzviliians last Monday, driving
home Tuesday morning.
Nessrs. T. ]. Garyey and A. Faucher
are in Tacoma this week spending the
holidays with their families and en-
Toying little rest after their hard
summers work. When weather is
suitable they will return and "paint
the town" any color desired.
Ritzville Lodge, No. 10l A. F. and
A. M. has chosen and elected the fol-
lowing staff Of officers for the ensuing
term, one year, beginning January
1899. The installation ceremonies will
be held on Saturday, January Ia, 1899
being the first communication Of the
new year. Wor. Master, B. L. Sutton;
sr. Ward, w. H. Watkins; Jr. Ward,
1. w. Myers; secy., Edgar d. Gibson;
treas, BENZ. Martin.
Christmas passed quietly and aside
from the exercises at the various
churches on Saturday evening there
was very little going on during the
day. At the NJ. E. church rather q
novel entertainment was furnished for
those who were fortunate enough to
attend--and there was not even stand
ing room lsft-instsad OF the custom
airy Christmas tree a handsome revolt
wing Ferris wheel was constructed and
the presents were loaded into it. 1t
was undoubtedly the largest revolver
We have ever seen.
Major John 7. Harsell, : we'll known
practical printer and-gsewspaper man
OF long and wide experience on this
coast and now reading in Spokane, is
in the city experimenting the issue
= Of the New Years edition Of our es-
teemed contemporary down the street.
the Ritxville Times. Mr.. Harsell il an