Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-11-23

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this issue. Read it.
s. L. Thomas of Hatton was tran
sacting business in town Monday.
Notice the changed appearance in
the advertisement of VIM. Snyder &
Co.
We wonder if George Christensen
or Geo. Moore knows the road to Cd
essa.
The Model meat market received a
car of hogs from Waitsburg yesterday
morning.
Henry Kaufman was in town yes
terday and took out bobsled for use
this winter.
The school entertainment billed for
tonight promises to be quite enter
tanning and should be attended by all
F. H. Benge of Cow creek made our
office pleasant call this week and
had his name added to our subscrip-
ton list.
The next meeting Of the Woodmen
Of the World will occur on Tuesday,
Dec, 6, 1898. All Woodmen should
be present.
Ed Bovee had the misfortune this
week to have his horse fall from under
him causing him to be quite lame for
a few days.
A new well drill arrived in Ritzville
this week and will begin work in the
spring in the vicinity of the German
settlement.
w. G. Rseder, a prosperous farmer
of Fletcher has leased his farm and he
with his family left Monday for an
extended visit in Oregon.
Prof. Jones, prominent music
instrument dealer Of Spokane, is tran
sacting business in Ritzville and sur
rounding country this week.
The Pacific hotel will surprise the
public tomorrow by one of the grand
est Turkey Dinners Ritzville ever read
about. We knew you didn't want to
miss it so told you about it.
The Woman's Unity club will meet
Friday Nov. %, at the home of Mrs.
Holcomb. Important business. The
presence OF all members is desired
Hilda Shipman, Secretary.
Read the Thanksgiving nd OF w. R
Peters in this issue. AS Mr.. Peters
says, Thankful OF living in prosperous
Adams county, we can all join in this
and heartily and wish the future year
as bright as the past.
The merry jingle OF the sleighbells
combined with the joyful shout and
laughter OF the schoolboy as he coasts
down the hill takes away much Of the
gloominess and sadness the cloudy
winter day always brings.
A dairy farm would be good i'm.
provement to our town as we'll as
safe investment to the owner and
should be one of the next enterprises
started. Demands for milk and butter
daily pour into our ears that cannot
be supplied.
The Adams County Temperance
Society will give program in the
courthouse at o'clock next Friday
evening. A good program has been
prepared and all who wish to spend a
pleasant and profitable evening should
not fail to attend. Admittance free
A bachelor hall has recently been
opened near the News Office by some
of our young men. We think the
young ladies should look into this
matter and by their efforts discourage
this and all other like undertakings.
Proceedings were commenced Mon.
day in the Superior court by Bovee &
Mccoy, proprietors Of the Model
butcher shop, against Frank Hoffman
proprietor Of the Hoffman House Cafe
in which the former are trying to col
lect past due meat bill. Mr.. Hoff
man claims he sold his ownership
some time ago to Thiel-Dorman Co
Altogether the prospects are favor
able for very interesting lawsuit.
The mass meeting called by thu
city council Monday evening at thu
court house for the purpose Of nomin
| ating city officers was well attended
4 Following nominations were made
i For mayor two years, w. r. Peters
Councilman two years each, H E
Gritnan and o. r. Holcomb. Coun
Gilman one year VIM. Snyder. Treas
urer one year, H. A. Bier. This ticke
will be known-as the, Citizens ticket
! All the nominees are young successful
business man, property owners ant
prominently identified with the in
, tercsts of the town. The News con
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