Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-16
OUR CONTENTS.

c. r. Bardwell from Griffith, was
circulating among us yesterday.
S. G. Weller, the pioneer fiat farmer,
was in the burg the front end of the
week.
Conrad Woefie, who formerly resid-
ed here, came down from Rossland,
B. c., last week.
VIM. Snyder took a trip to the Rat
tlesnake fiat country Sunday, return
ing Monday afternoon.
Miss Esta Kendrick has accepted a
seven months school in Third district
commencing Sept. LIST.
G. g. Simpson, the Dakota stock
buyer, is again in the city looking fer
another shipment of stock.
Geo. A. Metz of Ha things, Neb., cou-
sin OF w. w. King, arrived Sunday
morning and will remain i'll Adams
county.
VIM. Dutman was arrested Monday
by Deputy Sheriff R.H. Lee on charge
of embezzlement preferred by Alvin
Surman.
Hon. o. r. Holcomb returned this
morning from Dakota where he has
been for the past two weeks on legal
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Fletcher Of
the Flat, were in Monday on business
connected with the school district in
which they reside.
Conrath Schilreff, whose family re-
sides eighteen miles west of Ritzville,
has arrived after an absence OF three
years in Russia.
RI Starr and family of Spokane,
are visiting at the home of his broth
err, L. M. Starr OF Willis, and will re-
maiu until after harvest.
Mrs. Jennie l.. Keller and son Ray
of Kendrick, Idaho, Ritzville visitors
for several weeks past, will leave for
their home Saturday morning.
7. J. Carney, the painter, was about
town today showing his friends some
handsome specimens OF needle work
made by-h daughter at Tacoma.
The county commissioners will fin
ish their equalization labors this after
noon and adjourn. Proceedings will
be published in full next Wednesday
VIM. Snyder, the live and enter
prising merchant, received large car
60 Of fine dry goods last week, COM
pletely filling up his commodious
store room.
John A. Thiel took advantage OF the
rain storm and came in from his har-
vest work and appeared before the
board of equalization Monday to adj
Just assessment matters.
]. NJ. Batten and Stephen Bradford
farmers from the southern part OF the
county, were witnesses for Joseph ID
Farrell who made final proof on hi'
homestead last Thursday.
Mrs. c. Il. Shipman, Misses Anna
Leens and Florence Poole accompan-
led by Mr.. Emanuel Ferdinando Miller
the popular dry goods clerk, spent last
Sunday on Cow creek at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcdonald.
G. s. Bear was given the contract
for ceiling and painting the two lower
rooms in the school house and build
ing 100 feet of sidewalk across the
north side OF the block running to-
wards Mr.. Staser's residence.
Fred Scheel, who many years age
ran the Germania hotel where the
Pacific now stands, was in from his
farm yesterday and reports crops turn
ing out very we'll in his neighbo, hood
seven miles south OF the city.
Rev. F. j. James will deliver his
farewell sermon at Griffith, Sunday
Aug. 20 at 1:30 Il. m. and at Willis
Sunday, Aug. q at IL a. M. Owing
to the lameness of his horse he wns
unable to deliver his farewell sermon
at Lind last Sunday.
Andrew Mcqueen, ex-county com
missioner and well known pioneer
stockman of Adams county, was over
from Cow creek Thursday. Last Mon
day he started east over the n. z. with
three car loads OF stock horses from
Sprague for Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Among the United States Crane
Jurors drawn from Adams county tc
report at Spokane at 2 o'clock on the
afternoon OF Sept. 7th, appear the
names OF Frank Stuart and Henry
Zimmerman OF Ritzville. For the
petit jury on Sept. llth Mt 10 a. m
Joseph Jones, Ritzville.
A. b. G. ID. Mays, veteran news
paper man and editor oi the Washing