Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-03-16

next ten days at Mrs. Hallins.
T. w. Hauschild transacted bust
ness in Walla Walla last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Watson of De-
light came up to town yesterday.
Call in at Mrs. Hallin's and see her
wonderful stock of millinery goods.
Stone masons are laying the foun-
dation for Hans Thomsen's new resi-
dence.
OFT brothers want to say, that they
have for sale farina, graham -four and
mill feed.
Auditor Lewis has purchased for
the use of the county a new check
perforator.
Hugh Wilburn thinks his new drill
ing machine will be here by the last
of this week.
The law firm of Holcomb & Zent
have added new Blickenferser type
writer to their office furniture.
Workmen are blasting out the Gel
lar for d. J. Kalkwarfs new house
which he purposes building soon.
Friday evening, April 8, at the
CONFERENCE.-The Epworth League en-
tertainment. Watch for the program.
1t is safe to say that Ritzville is
showing more new wall to the weather
than at any time in the towns history.
Col. Zent said Sunday that he had
q company of twenty ready to begin
drilling for war if we are invaded by
the Spanish.
Henry Horn, the pioneer blacksmith
had his front yard piled full of coal
yesterday. Guess he is laying in a
supply of condensed heat.
Grandpa Watson and his daughter,
Mrs. Townsend, was in yesterday.
They went out this morning with a
load of wire and other merchandise.
The Ladies Aid society of the NJ. E.
church have their social and exper-
fence meeting at Mrs. Gilson's this
afternoon. Ten cent lunch at five
o'clock.
The cold mornings last week have
delayed work on the houses in course
of construction, the carpenters usual
ly preferring to wait till the day gets
up some before going to work.
To one not accustomed to this eli
mate at this time of the year it would
have seemed Monday evening that
we were in for spell of winter today
the stranger says, What fine spring
weather.
Mr.. Zinter, the miller at the Ritz
vile mill informs us that the mill will
guarantee all flour put out. Several
samples put out on the plan of no pay
unless satisfaction given, has brought
customers.
Elder w. r. Cunningham returned
last evening from the Palouse country
where he has been holding a series of
meetings since he closed the meetings
at Cheney. The Elder has been away
in all about ten weeks.
John e. Goodenough of Fletcher
was caller at the News Office Tues
day. Mr.. Goodenough tells us the fall
sown wheat in his neighborhood is all
right. He is farming on quite an
extensive scale down there and would
like to buy couple of broke teams.
Among those who kindly came to
our assistance during the past week
were: c. d. Linn, Robert Watson,
Warren Schoonover, J. o. Couch,
Rob't Kirkpatrick, A. V. Hedrick,
Geo. Snyder, John Goodenough, Chris
Krehbiel, v. V. Bennett, o. P. futile,
and ID. A. Scott of this county
and Gale Garrison, Long Branch, Cal.
j. F. Coss sold his Cow creek ranch
of 4S0 acres last Friday to John Nc
Donald; consideration $3.50. Mr..
Coss has lived on the creek for twenty
five years, the children are grown and
gone and the old people feel like it is too
lonely out there and in case of sick
ness or accident they wonld be almost
helpless, so they will remove some
whore near where other people live.
The Times last week advocated or
ganizing baseball club in Ritzville
this summer. We second the motion
and as a further means Of reducing
the population We suggest a militia
company and football team. Since
nearly all the young men OF the town
have got married it would be possible
to make these things go. Last sum
mer they had no time for such things.
Friday evening March 10Th the
members OF the Epworth League and
their friends will spend social even
ing ut the church. During the early
no ri nf tho ayeuing the members of