Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-03-15
LOCAL AND Personal.
What Your Friends and Ours Have
Been Doing the Past Week.

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Snyder has just received an elegant
line OF spring and summer suits. He
has something very nobby and SER
viceable in duck summer goods.
Lane E. Paskill, N. P. agent, has
contracted with Mr.. G. Arthur, the
builder and architect, for the con-
struction OF two neat cottages.
0. H. Greene and wife are in Spo.
kane preparatory to taking a trip to
southern California, where they ex-
pect to sojourn for several months.
Uncle John Rigg was transacting
business with our merchants Monday,
returning the same day to his home
on the fiat twenty miles south of town.
Benz F. Berry will commence the
erection OF large barn on his farm
which embraces half dozen sections
of land lying twenty miles south of
town.
One hundred and eighteen final proofs
were made upon lands in Adams coun-
ty during the year. Seventy two in
Spokane district and forty six in
Walla WalIa.
R. P. Smith, the mechanic, has just
finished neat dwelling on the farm
of b. L. Sutton, the farmer king Of
Rattlesnaka fiat, who will harvest 1400
acres of wheat this season.
Mr.. Fred Davenny, Of the firm Of
Davenny Bros, grocerymen, has been
suffering from a severely sprained an
kle for a few days, caused by alighting
too suddenly from their delivery
wagon.
Geo. w. Jones, Hatton farmer,
was in town Monday and reports
everything quiet down his way. Be-
fore coming to eastern Washington
Mr.. Jones was deputy sheriff in Ia
COMA very responsible position.
John Bunger, ST., guardian of the
four minor heirs of Heye and Anna
Fruhling, deceased, made final proof
on the SCI section s, township Is north,
range 35, on Monday for the entryman,
which land now reverts to the heirs.
H. E. Gritman, druggist, has Just
put in an expensive and handsome
new marble soda fountain in the
Pioneer drug store. We expect to
hang around there some when old Sol
chases the mercury up to 104 in the
shade.
John r. Stuart, a stockman and far
mer from McElroy lake came up Mon
day and was looking after some resi-
dence property in the city which he
has rented, one Of his cottages being
occupied by Marshal Hutchinson and
family.
Ghas. B. Robbins Of Spokane, for
merly manager OF the branch house OF
Chas. II. Dodd & Co. at that point,
has been in town several days this
week in the interest OF Spokane
Hardware, Machine and Implement
Company.
Last week through some oversight
the typographical artists of the NEWS
made it appear that the popular gents
furnisher, Mr.. Snyder, had sold fifty
pairs of w. d. Wells & Cos goodyear
welt shoes, when it should have read
500 pairs, only slight difference OF
$50 pairs.
C. A. Bills Of Spokane, cousin oil
Robt. Bills an old residenter, with his
family have arrived and will make this
their future home. The gentleman is
carpenter and has come where there
is plenty Of work in tb.t line. They
have rented the C. c. Low residence
! i'm Greene's addition.
d. H. Kimbel and wife, FIJI Gruen-
hager, Herman Hopper, H. G. Grus-
hager, son and daughter, and VIM.
Gerke arrived Friday night from
Plato, Mcleod county, Mimi, and
will locate in either Adams or Douglas
county. These people are old acquain-
tances OF Mr.. ID. E. Stockman.
]. 8. Edwards and wife have arrived
from Walla Walla and will remain in
Ritzville for the present. Mr.. Edwards
health has become impaired through
q relapse Of the LaGrippe but he is
now improving. Mrs. Edwards is the
eldest daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. M
Harris Of this city and all are old pio-
neers Of the county, coming here some
twenty years ago.
w. Wall, CT Sacramento, CAL, died
Fat the home Of w. C. Griffith Feb. II
Of pneumonia. He was brother oil
Mrs. w. G. Griffith. He was single
man, forty-six years old last November,
a member Of the Christian church and
a member Of the knights Of Pythias