Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
WHIST Year Friends and Ours Have
Bsss Dolag the Past Week.

A. Bemis and Jas. Rogers were in
from the Flat Tuesday.
Read the I'D. OF A. H. Bell, tn,
blacksmith, in this issue.
Ed Sheppard, model farmer o
Grifith's corners, spent Monday ii
Ritzville.
Mayor F. R. Burroughs made fly
ing trip to Spokane Tuesday returning
home ON evening passenger.
Hon. !. b. Laing of the firm o
Clever & Laing, the Washtucna mer
chants; was in the city Monday.
T. A. .siEginson of sprague wal
down Tuesday arranging to ship ice tt
Ritzville TO store for summer use.
A few friends Of 8. G. scheuerl. sur.
prised him Monday evening, it being
the occasion of his 18th birthday.
Don't forget the Redmen's enter.
tainment ct the ourthouse tomorrow
night. A bushel OF fun will be loosed
from its moorings.
Born-To the wife OF B. L. Sutton
on Suneay Dec. IL, 1898, at 4 a. M, q
10 pound boy. rhe News force from
the Devil up extends congratulations.
Miss Montgomery, sister Of U, 8.
Montgomery died on .Ratslesnlks fat
on last Saturday and was buried At
Bsmis cemetery on Sunday. The
cause Of death was consumption.
H. E. Gritman is en- lar ging his
drug store extending it back 2O-32
feet making it into = Wallpaper room,
also adding an ice house in connection
using the addition for oils and similar
goods.
Tomanowash Tribe No. 80, I. o. R.
M. al their meeting last night elected
the following officers: Sachem, c. N.
Lamoreaux; sr. Sycamore, G. A. Lee;
Jr. Sycamore, Chas. Ebener; Chief of
r., D. w. Zent.
Dan B. Huffman OF Fletcher, and
G. Wilson OF Bemis transacted some
lanl business with us Tuesday. Mr..
Huffman called on the News man and
left some OF the metallic substance ON
our table. Thanks.
1t will pay anyone in need Of furni-
sure, stoves, hardware, queensware or
sewing machines to call and examine
the Thiel-Dorman stock. Their goods
are up-to-date in both style and finish.
You can buy your bedroom suites for
$le and $50. Steel ranges for so and
$50 and everything else in proportion.
The 1890 foot space between VIM.
Snyder's store and Ed FinnePs new
building will soon have = new two
story STRUCTURE upon it. The lower
part will be used by Snyder & Co. in
addition to the room they already oc-
cupy TN the corner. The upper part
Mr.. Hollenshead will use as living
rooms for himself and family.
Attorney D. H. Harrison returned
this week from Helena, Mont. whore
he has been for several days fling q
suit in the u. 8. circuit court of Mon
tana for OFT Bros, proprietors Of the
Ritsville FIGURING Mills, against Geo.
Bsnnigho6, to recover damages for
fraud perpstrated in the sale Of said
mill to the amount of $1,000.
A meeting Of the stockholders OF the
Alliance warehouse was held last Sat-
urday when 3 dividend of $1,000 was
declared isr the year 1897, which am
ounted to $3.50 per share and one half
cent . bushel for wheat hauled to the
warehouse. Directors elected were, ].
A. Willis, J. A. Thiel and J. N. Olson.
The News is pleased to note this re-
port which certainly reflects credit on
the management.
Notice the large display advertise
ment Of Snyder 4 Co. in this issue.
On account OF lack OF Of storeroom Mr..
Snyder will b compelled to close out
his entire stock of fall and winter
goods to make room for new stocks
and in order to do this he will sell at
cost. Everyone should call and get
great sacrifice prices"
Miss Oda kaufman il now CANVASS
ing the country with Pictorial Atlas
Of the late Spsnish-American war
This 10 the very finest work out - il
comprises full and complete List Of
photographs, maps, statistics, draw
ings and descriptions Of the navy, stc.
A general history Of the Spanish and
American interests i also given. All
who desire this work should secure it |
1t encs.
The woman's Unity Club will hold
their next meeting with Mrs.. Knapp
Thursday, Dec. -, with the following |