Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-12-06

Andrew S. Newland, pioneer far.
mer residing near Scott, is transacting
business in Ritzville today.
Edwin R. Doughty of Lind, prom
inent school teacher of this county
was in the burg Saturday.
Three and one-fourtll inches OF good
solid rain has fallen on Adams county
soil during the last thirty days.
Vim. II Tuggle of Stockton, Cal,
arrived Monday and will remain in
this section O! country for time.
W. L. Mustard of Fletcher, was
among the visiting farmers last Fri
day and reports that call is well"
down that way.
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VIM. H. Philpott of Lind, was up
Monday on business connected with
the estate OF Giles d. WILDER, deceas-
ed, of which he is the administrator
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Allen and
daughter of Delight, registered at the
Pacific Friday and attended the Paul
Boulon concert at the opera house in
the evening.
w. F.. Beal of Fletcher, paid the
NEWS years subscription Saturday.
Mr.. Beal owns considerable property
on Rattlesnake fiat and has no kick
on Adams county.
Warren Smith and Miss Maggie
McVean, a cousin and late arrival
from Michigan, drove up from the fiat
yesterday through the snow storm and
spent the night in the city.
D. McGillvaray, the Walla Walla
business man and banker, was in the
city Sunday on his way out to the
stock ranch of Messrs. Durry and Nc
Gillvaray where he has heavy interests.
Chas. LADIES, Of the firm of Boenig
& LADIES, merchants of Lind, accom-
panied by Frank Boenig, their head
clerk we've shaking hands with oui
people last Friday and transacting
business.
Chas. Clark, proprietor of a wild
duck farm on Crab creek, called at
the court house Saturday and left
sample OF this years crop, which made
delicious meal for the NEWS man
and his pack of little ones.
Among the Adams county farmers
in the city Saturday we noticed Henry
Kaufman, G. R. Bardwell, Asa Nc
Cam, VIM. F. Beal, w. H. Watkins,
Thos. Durry, John Mcdonald, M. w.
Starr, Chriss Kyriss and Mr.. Womach
G. L. Holcomb, attorney, has pur-
chased the abstract books from County
Auditor Geo. A. Kennedy and will
hereafter continue the business, devot-
ing all necessary time to keep up the
books in proper shape from the county
records at the close OF each day.
The X. of P. ball gave the order
about $500 profit. The Daughters
of Rebekah cleared $52.65 on the sup
per, and everybody made money ex-
cepting the Opera House Company,
but all are happy and satisfied just
the same.
Frank Sargent, Lind blacksmith,
who has been doing the St. Vulcan
act at that point for year past, last
week took French leave between two
days, leaving many mourning credi-
tors behind-some here, some there,
and the Lord oaly knows where else.
However, it is nothing to be surprised
at, for the world is full of such cattle.
John H. Ogden, formerly manager
of the Northern Newspaper Union and
the business OF the American Type
Foundry at Spokane, has resigned to
enter partnership with F. M. Winship
in the printing and stationery bust
ness known as the Quick Print. Mr..
Alexander, recently from Nebraska,
succeeds Mr.. Ogden in his former
position.