Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-11-09
LOCAL AND Personal.
What Your Friends and Ours Have
Been Doing the Past Week.

Been Doing the Past Week.
Superior court meets next week.
John Wellsandt was in town Mon
day.
The first snow for the season fell
Monday.
ON. Lee spent the first Of the week
in Spokane.
John Helme, of Fletcher, was reg
istered at the Pacific Monday.
August Larson has accepted a posi-
tien as clerk in the City Bakery.
VIM. Best and wife, of Bemis, trans
acted business in town Monday.
Fred 5cheel is erecting a windmill
this week on his farm south Of town.
There will be turkey shoot here on
Thanksgiving. Come in and bring
your gun.
Les Bros, the we'll drillers, are MS
week drilling we'll at the residence
OF F, P. Clodius.
The Ritzville Hardware store will
occupy the building vacated by F. G..
Spanjer 4 Co.
G. D. Linn, Of Bemis, was in town
Monday working in. the interest of his
party and his office.
now have fine assortment OF city
property for sale, both business and
residence lots.-D. w. Zent.
The Woodmen of the World will
give grand masquerade ball in Ritz
vile on Thanksgiving evening,
Clyde Shorno is conspicuous among
the sports as the boy who can kill
ducks and geese to cheat the band"
Last Friday Otto Vanburen was in
town for treatment OF broken leg,
occasioned by team running away.
Attorney D. w. Zent informs us
that he has one of the finest stock and
hay ranches in the state for sale at a
bargain.
Prof. St. Lawrence, the blind phre-
nologist and baritone vocalist, accom-
panied by his son, gave exhibitions
this week At the court house.
All persons wishing to donate arti-
Giles or editles for the Ladies Aid Ba-
zaar, November 10, will please leave
the same with Mrs. w. R. Peters.
The City.Bakery is fourishing, but
this is no reason for you not doing
business at this place. 1t prospers
because of fair treatment to GUS
toners.
The city council at a special meet
ing las1gFriday night decided to issue
franchise to any person or corpora
ton that would agree to properly sup
ply the city with water.
s. G. Scheuerle is painting the in
terror OF the NJ. E. church this week.
New windows will also be put in, and
the church made comfortable and pre-
sentable in appearance.
The gate social was held at the Con-
gregational church Friday night.
The large number present express
themselves as much delighted with
the powers of the Christian Endeavor
to entertain.
Attorney O, r. Holcomb has
bought one of the houses built for
rent by Greene & Prouty. He has
Carpenters at work making other i'm
proyements, and will have a hand
some and comfortable residence.
Have you cal ed at the Ritzville
Drug Store lately? If you haven't
call and examine the large new stock
Of books they have just received.
BOOKS in all shapes, sizes, prices, and
by all authors-books, books, books
Olmstead & Rosenoff.
Don't fail to sec and take part in
the turkey contest At the bazaar
November 10. Come and see who gets
the beautiful white turkey. Let the
children have their pin money to buy
piece Of the great pumpkin pie at
the bazaar, November 10, made spe-
cially for them.
Mrs. E. C. Crouch, mission work.
er Of the NJ. e. church, gave two lee
lures Sunday in the M. +. church oil
this city. Herself and husband have
been in India for nine years engaged
in missionary work, and they are now
in this country soliciting funds to en-
able them to continue their labors.
A missionary society was organized,
and those wishing to help along the
work can do 50 BY joining.
o. r. Holcomb and w. w. Zen,
have brought suit in the name Of the