Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-03-01
LOCAL AND Personal.
What Your Friends and Ours Have
Been Doing the Past Week.


ker, sundayed in the city.
"Scotty" Strahan was on the streets
Of Ritzville Saturday Of last week.
"The hero is the just man who ex-
acts justice for all, not excepting him
SELF
Peter Wegle and family of Jansen,
Neb., arrived here Sunday night and
will make their future home in Adams
county.
Judge Hamilton, an Ohioan, has
returned and will locate with us per-
manently.
Rev. Lewis Drews OF st. Paul, Wis.,
tied minister A. f. Gilman few days
OF last week.
Jud J.. Merriman, postmaster at
Lind, was mingling with Ritzvillians
last Monday.
Joseph V. Zicha OF Austria, yester-
day renowned his allegiance to that
country and became subject of these
United States.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Elder of Wash
tucna, We're among the guests at the
Redmen's entertainment and ball last
Wednesday night.
E. G. Crouch and Geo. Milan, prom.
inent stockmen from Cow creek, at
tended the French Theatre company
show Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Barronett are
entertaining Mr.. Gilbert, wife and
family, OF Nebraska, who have come
with view Of locating here.
b. l.. Sutton OF Bemis and w. H.
Watkins OF Fletcher registered at the
Pacific hotel Saturday night return
ing to their homes on the fiat Sunday.
Born.--To Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
Harris, Feb. Is, 1899, a daughter,
weight 10 pounds. Claude is about
six inches taller since the great event
occurred.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Dunlap have
returned to Lower Grab creek, where
they will take care OF the ranch and
stock of Marshal Sam Hutchinson
until after haying next summer.
At the handsome residence OF Mr..
and Mrs. o. r. Haight one week ago
tonight, Miss Mary E.Boyer, the pop
ular teacher in our public school, So
cially entertained a merry crowd of
friends.
Uncle James Smith OF Delight,
though old enough to be our grand
father, travelled from his farm to Ritz
vile, distance OF thirty five miles to
attend his lodge which met last Sat
urday night.
VIM. Loyles, a farmer living seven
miles east Of the city, was doing bust
ness with our people Saturday. Mr..
Loyles passed through a hard run of
typhoid fever last fall at harvest but
has now entirely recovered.
Clarence Heys, clerk in the Hotel
Ritzville, had the misfortune to lose
the index finger OF his left hand Mon
day morning while splitting kindling
wood with an axe. DIR. Adams dressed
the wound and the young man is get
ting along nicely.
Dugal Nelson reports that seven
county assessors were present at Spo-
kane on last Monday at the state
meeting OF assessors. Valuations were
fixed in order that all properties may
be taxed uniformly. They will meet
at Ellensburg the second Tuesday in
February 1900.
VIM. Leonard and wife left on the
east bound train this morning for Fes-
Jus, hO. l. Hc "TRIP ~ COiiiDiHdtlOn
of business and pleasure. Mr.. Leon
ard expects to bring back car load
Of mules for farm work. They will
return in. about three weeks.
Contractor G. s. Bear is making the
Olympia restaurant two-story build
ing. The lower part will be cafe
conducted by Messrs. Peck & Poe, the
present proprietors, while the upper
part will be converted into and fitted
up as lodging rooms by j. G. Shorno,
the owner OF the premises.
Chas. NJ. Kingsley on Thursday last
drove in from the fiat with Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. c. Stewart who have sold
their farm there and were on their
way to the sound country where they
will make their future home. We
predict and hope that Mr.. and Mrs.
Stewart will do like many Others who
have left us, returnsby and BY and say,
thereis no place like Adams county
after all.
The mask ball in the new opera