Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-07-19
Round About Ritzyilie.
81 know not what the truth may be;
I'll tell ii as twas told to me-"

parents.
Assessor D. Nelson ran down home
Monday evening to see how Lind was
coming on.
Don't you forget the Noble troupe
that will be at the opera house Mon
day night.
G. D. WILDER who has been very low
is now improving under the care of
DR.. ]. W. Lansing.
Clyde Smith is back ia his old po-
sition, clerking in the store of the
Ritzville Hardware Co.
Mrs. Will Cunningham expects her
sister Miss Iva Frick, of Blue Springs,
Mo-, to spend the summer.
Fred Geissler, u farmer fifteen miles
west, was trading with our merchants
about the middle of last week.
Mrs. Laban thinner who has been
visiting on the Sound for some time
arrived home Saturday morning.
Miss Lucy Mays, of the county
treasurer's Office, is visiting this week
at the home Of Hon. l. B. Laing, the
Washtucna merchant.
Mr.. N. II. Greene OF Spokane, came
down Tuesday morning on private
business connected with his heavy
property interests in this city.
Two alarms OF fire were turned in
Thursday, one from the German Luth-
eran church and the other from the
Pioneer Drug store. Nothing serious.
David Richardson and family who
moved from here to Seattle some
eighteen months ago are returning to
Ritzville to stay. They are expected
within few days.
Cecil d. Linn, the well known far
mer of Bemis, made pleasant call at
the courthouse the front part of the
week. looking after some land business
for his brother, w. H. Linn.
Judge M. E. Helme aud sister Hat
tie Helme from tina southern part OF
the county were in Monday. The
judge Sizes up the wheat yield in his
section at from ten to fifteen bushels
per acre.
At l p. m. Saturday the regulation
runaway occurred, team tearing up
Main street scattering q load of
lumber at gait that made our hair
stand on end, but with our usual good
luck, nobody killed.
The case OF c. o. Greene, plaintiff,
vs.. James E. Finnell and Thos. j.
Hallin, defendants, has been appealed
to the Supreme court. o. R. Hol-
comb is attorney for plaintiff and w.
W. Zent for defendants.
Geo. Christensen left Sunday for
jaunt to Seattle and few days rec
reation ON the Sound. The young
man has worked pretty steadily be-
hind the counter for long time and
has well earned vacation.
In publishing the commissioners
proceedings last week the matter of
the amount for road district No. Is
should read $169. IS instead of $l76.68
typographical error of the compost
tor and overlooked by our proof reader.
The next "smart Aleck" who comes
along running a band of horses or
cattle through our streets. should be
collared forthwith by the marshal or
any other city official, and given a
chance to heavily increase the treas.
ury's surplus.
Irby & Benward, the drillers, on
Monday last purchased block rs in
Greene g. Prouty's second addition
where they will Immediately put
down well and erect dwellings. We
arc glad to note they have come to
stay and make this city their future
home.
w. S. Holmes, deputy county as
SCISSOR, was in the burg Monday. Mr..
Holmes is school teacher by profess
sion and taught two years ago in the
intermediate department Of the city
public schools. Since then he has
conducted several successful terms in
the county.
]. w. Williams. of Spokane, will
speak in the Congregational church
Sunday morning at IL o'clock. Mr..
Williams is superintendent Of the
Children's Home Finding Society Of
this STAGE and comes here to present
the work. This is an interesting and
important matter.
DIR. and Mrs. H. B. Blair and DR..
and Mrs. F. r. Burroughs and daugh-
ter Ellen have been rusticating on
the Sound since last Wednesday and
are expected home sometime this
week. While away Mrs. Copp is keep
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