Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
What Your Friends and Ours Have
Been Doing the Past Week.

Fresh vegetables at Sinclairs.
Wheat is 80 cents in Ritzville today.
Caldwell Bros. of Paha were in the
city Saturday.
T. B. Leonard was among the
throng Saturday.
E. c. Crouch of Washtucna was in
town last Friday.
Just received a carload of barb-w
at Bauer-Bier Cos.
We noticed w. F. Beal of Fletcher
on our streets Saturday.
First-class barley for sale at d. c..
Barronett's warehouse.
J. A. Burfiend made us pleasant
and profitable call Saturday.
Just received, carload first-class
lime, in sacks.-C. o. Greene.
scheuerle & Ware are painting the
residence of +. D. ellison this week.
All kinds of lumber and building
material at lowest prices at Green's.
Trantum & Schoonover, the Odessa
merchants, were in town Monday,
The Linn boys of Bemis were very
much in evidence here last Saturday.
VIM. Loyles and Thos. Boyd were
trading with our advertisers Satur-
day.
For a good, clean, square meal, at a
very reasonable rate, go to the Pacific
hotel.
A. s. Elder and wife of Washtucna
were visiting and trading in Ritzville
Saturday.
Postmaster Leonard of Bemis shook
hands with numerous friends here on
Saturday.
J. F. Collier, James Harding and
Lins Huffman of Fletcher were in the
city Saturday.
Thos. Hallin is putting neat
picket fence in front of his residence
on upper second street.
The Ladies of the Maccabees will
serve ice cream at the Zent building
on Saturday, May 2lst.
NJ. O. Reed of Colfax was in Ritz.
vile last week. Mr.. Reed is gathering
up the A. J. Symes' horses.
Scheuerle & Ware are prepared to
do first-class carriage and sign paint
ing at reasonable prices.
If you want to file homestead or
make final proof of any kind call on
F. P. French, U. S. Commissioner.
War may ravage the country and
"raise Ned" with commerce but it
will not raise prices at the Ritzville
Hardware.
Mrs. Flora Bell made proof on her
homestead before the clerk last week
U. 8. Montgomery and VIM. Best
were witnesses.
VIM. Horn was in town Saturday
and made the News Office pleasant
call. He speaks very favorably of the
crop prospects this season.
Harry Pierce of Paha was in the
city Saturday. He is very anxious to
have the State Agricultural college
wake up, as he says the squirrels are
wide-awake.
The father of D. A. Scott, who is a
resident of Wisconsin, is visiting his
son in the county Mr.. Scott ex-
presses himself as being well pleased
with Adams county.
Jos. Milan of Washtucna was in
town Saturday. He informs us that
the squirrels are getting too numer-
Gus in his hay fields so he came up to
st q supply of poison.
In spite of the exciting war news,
the same quiet business goes on at
the Ritzville Hardware store and there
is no change in the extremely low
price of anything they have for sale.
o. c. Merrifeld, treasurer of the
Western Cottage Piano and Organ
company of Ottowa, Illinois, was in
this city last Friday. Mr.. Merrifeld
is visiting the coast towns in the in
terest Of his company.
Lie. Huffman Of Fletcher was in
town Saturday. He tells us that the
spring sown wheat, especially "stub-
bled-in" wheat, in his neighborhood,
Is needing rain. He also arranged
with us for two receipts for years
subscription each, which he will pre-
sent to two of his brothers.
Cashier Geo. Moore showed us, last
Saturday, some fine views which he
took of Crab creek scenery while over
in that locality few days ago. Those
of Myers ranch were particularly good,
and we presume the one of Odessa is
also good, although it does not con-
form To the idea of A popular city.