Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-30

SpOkdue industrial ENpOSltlOn-Oct. TO IL.
Superior Court, jury session-Nov. l3.
J. Howard Cusick of the Model
Meat Market, is out again after several
days confinement to his room with
sickness.
w. R. Williams, veteran farmer Of
Hatton, spent Monday night in the
city. While here he made pleasant
call at this Office.
Contractors should read the notice
in this issue for bids by the clerk of
the Lind district, where they will
build school house soon.
T. F. Sullivan, editor OF the Sprague
Times, has thrown up the spongue
and R. D. Andels IN of Nelson, b. c.,
succeeds to the management.
E. c. Crouch Of Cow creek, was in
yesterday looking after stock matters
in connection with some alleged cattle
thieves lying in durance vile here.
Seattle has messenger boy so years
old. He was probably sent on mes
sage when mere lad and has Just re-
turned to the Office says the Argsus.
w. w. Zent left Sunday morning
for Colville i'll response to telegram
from his father, Col ID. ]. Zent, stat
ing that they had struck rich diggings
in their new marble mine.
Tarble w. Martin, the first assessor
elected in Adams county and an old
pioneer farmer near Washtucna, was
in the city Saturday and perfected
final proof on his timber culture.
r. Clyde Kennedy after two months
absence in the mountains OF Asotin
county on an outing and pleasure
trip, returned Tuesday morning. He
will resume his position in the Adams
County Bank Sept. LIST.
According to the Walla Walla Argus
the state penitentiary is sadly in need
of men. The decrease in the number
OF convicts has crippled the operation
of the various industries therein.
Adams county could spare q few cat
| tie thieves.
John Williams of the Sandhills,
made this Office pleasant call Satur-
day. The rain stopped the harvest
ing generally and many people were
in town on that day. Mr.. Williams
states that wheat is turning out well
down his way.
Admiral Dewey's salary amounts to
$3.50 day; President McKinley's is
equal to $l37 day; a cabinet officer,
the vice-president and the speaker of
the house get $22.22 a day; senators
and the chief justice Of the supreme
court $29 a day.
Lester Popple and wife OF Odessa,
Grab creek, Lincoln county, Wash
transacted business in the burg Satur-
day. For many years Mr.. Popple and
brother owned the finest bands OF
sheep in eastern Washington. Ritz
vile shipped more wool in 1884 than
any point on the N. P.
DR.. and Mrs. f. r. Burroughs re-
turned Saturday morning from ten
days delightful trip to Yellowstone
Park. At Cinnabar they left the rail
road and joined party OF seventeen
pleasure seekers and Travelled to the
Mammoth Hot Springs, quite prom
inent point in the park. Upon COM
ing out DR.. and Mrs. II. B. B.air took
the train at Livingston and started
on their homeward journey for Cory,
Penn. All enjoyed the outing and
speak highly OF the beauties and
grandeur of our national park.
w. l.. Thomas and G. b. Hoskin
who left here June 29th for High
River, Canada, in charge OF drove oil
300 Adams county horses belonging to
w. B. Smith of Fletcher, returned
Saturday night. The boys were just
nine weeks making the trip and re,
port having had great time. Mr.
Thomas acted as reporter and is pre-
pairing an article for next weeks NEWS
that will lay in the shade Remington's
tale of the "cow- punchers" in Golfers
Weekly. In about three weeks Mr.
Smith expects to ship from FIVE to
seven carloads OF horses to Manitoba
Canada.
Times are picking up around TIL
NEWS Office. This week we built 122
feet of new sidewalk, repaired rs feet
OF old sidewalk-the marshal giving
us permission to do so within "a hours
put on an addition to the main der
12x16 wherein we'll maintain priv
ate coal bin and house the dead wagon
Two brand splinter new subscription,
came in, the store keeper smilingl,