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

| NouiC DiaihdtiO COMPANY vii
again entertain Ritzville people on
Monday, Sept. 18th, at the Opera
House-one night only.
At Monteasno a curiew ordinance
went into effect Friday that makes ii
a misdemeanor for children to be on
the street without guardians between
the hours of 8 p. m. and 6 a. m.
At the last census the returns show
ed that the city of Spokane had made
the highest percentage of growth dur
ing the preceding decade OF any city
in the United States.
NJ. w. Starr and son Leonard OF
Willis, were in Saturday and reported
that the rains had stopped all the
headers and that grain on their place
was light, only averaging about twelve
bushels per acre.
e. John c. Sullivan, farmer from the
Fletcher neighborhood, is among us
today. He states the James Fletcher
crop OF 240 acres will go close to %
bushels and his barley so bushels, but
the general average is from 16 to %
bushels per acre.
Any information concerning the
| uho,a,bouts nf In,n n C,,,ott az; II
be most thankfully received by his
sister, Mrs. T. J. Kane at Elma, Wash
When last heard OF, in March, '93, he
was working for rancher in the Big
Bend country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis, who with a
great flourish Of trumpets started out
to make trip from New York to San
Francisco with an automobile, gave
up the journey on account OF bad
roads. 1t will be long time before the
new machine enters into competition
with the transcontinental railways.
Monday mornings east bound pas
senger was delayed eight hours, hav.
ing run into freight near Ellens-
burg, derailing the engine, two bag.
ga e cars, a mail car end three coaches
The fireman and engineer on the pas.
senger were badly injured and taken tc
Ellensburg for medical aid. The pas.
sengers escaped with severe shaking
up. The freight was badly smashed
up but none OF the crew were injured
Trotting children on the knee is @
habit, which, though it has the sanct-
ion of long practice, has not the sanct
ion Of common sense, and should
never be INDUCED in, especially with
infants. Treating the adult in the
ratio of corresponding strength, the
exercise would be equivalent to being
ourselves churned up and down on
the walking beam OF good sizeC
steam engine.
A number of special days have beer
decided upon for the Spokane Indus
trial exposition this year. The Rec
Men have chosen the 9th of October
for their day. They promise to pu'
on the greatest program and parade
and Indian entertainment ever seer
in the northwest. Saturday, October
7th, the editors and newspaper mer
will be royalty entertained. The Elk
have chosen wednesday, October It'll
and propose to Guido the Red Men
The Eagles will have Monday, the
10th, and say they can give both the
other orders pointers on entertaining
the people as well as their own guests
Commercial travellers will have eithe
the first or the second Saturday OF thu
Exposition. AS every G. A. r. mar
will be anxious to hear the Crane
Army Band OF Canton, Ohio, it hal
been suggested that special day b.
also given to this organization. Fo
some OF these events there will b.
special excursions run to Spokane
possibly from as far away as Puge
Sound, and it is expected that thu
largest attendance at the Exposition
| will he on these days