Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-09

Ritzville is to have new tailor shop.
Best Roslyn lump coal at Green's.
L. r. Lehman will make speciality
of taking views of dwellings, etc.
Monitor drills, all sizes and kinds.
Prices to suit.-Neilson Bros, Lind.
John Bovee went to the flats today
to buy cattle, having his eye on those
OF Jos. Culbertson, especially.
Two hundred and three railroad
men eat at the Pacific between Mon
day and Wednesday morning.
Joseph Burlingame, the old timer
and substantial rancher of the Rattle
snake flats, is in the city today.
w. w. King arrived last night from
eastern Oregon where he has been
visiting the past two or three weeks.
Bauer-Bier have purchased the cor
ner on First and Z streets and are
putting up machine shed 26x60 feet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Leonard came in
Monday evening. Mrs. Leonard at
tended the Hive meeting of the L. O..
T. NJ.
Robert Eastman, the popular barber,
received word last night that his wife
was seriously i'll at Cheney. HIS took
this mornings train for that place.
Contractor T. J. Hallin informs us
that there will be large number of
barns built in the county the coming
summer, also several good residences.
On account of insufficient light
where am located it is necessary to
remove. No more photos taken until
further notice. Views taken.-E. r.
Lehman.
Clyde Smith intends building res
idence on Knob Hill in the near
future. Clyde does not intend to get
married. He will rent his residence
here and go to Odessa to look after
real estate interests there.
Mr.. Sam Langert, representing the
Washington Liquor Co. Of Spokane,
and ]. G. Globe of Hope, Idaho, were
looking over the situation here Tues
day with view of starting first
class bar and billiard room.
The News is thankful for the kind
words of encouragement, that have
been said by some Of the papers in the
state since we made our appearance
last week. We hope for each one all
the good they have wished us.
Several hobos tried to sneak in on
Colonel Gent for breakfast this morn
ing as McGrath's men. The Colonel
thinks they worked him, or McGrath,
for few squares" yesterday, but he
was on the watch this morning and
headed them off.
We are reliably informed that J. j.
Garrison of the Sand Hills, this
county, is on the road home from the
east with a wife. We are not in
possession OF particulars as to time
and place of the wedding. However,
we offer our hand and congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. 7. Bowers, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. NJ. Freestone and two daugh-
tiers, Joe Bowers, Minnie Bowers, Lev.
Hamblin and Amos Richardson were
in town Monday and Tuesday, expect
ing to be called as witnesses or princi-
pal litigants in the Bowers VS.. Bowers
case
The G A. r. will observe the birth
day OF the great American father OF
this Republic in a fitting manner at
the court house February %. d. j.
Gent, commander of the Post, is in
correspondence with eminent speakers
in Spokane to make addresses on that
day. Mrs. Alice Copp has the man
agement of the bill of fare, which we
will publish next week.
Ed Terrell, the trick rider who was
in Ritzville about two weeks ago, has
come to grief in Ellensburg. In at
tempting to ride bicycle down a lad
der from the second story window Of a
business block last Saturday, he lost
control of the wheel when half way
down and took header to the ground
Five teeth were knocked out and he
1 was badly bruised about the head and
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