Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-07-12
Mr.. and Mrs. James Rogers OF
Bemis, were in the city Tuesday.


Mr.. and Mrs. James Rogers of
Bemis, were in the city Tuesday.
10y Staser is employed behind the
counter in the Pioneer Drug store.
Born-Monday, July 10, 1899, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy E. Uranium, Of
this city, daughter.
Cast your peppers over the new
card of Messrs. Kimple & Soesbe, con-
tractors a nd builders.
The smiling countenance of Thos.
Durry, the well known stock man, was
radiating a ,ound town Monday.
The Linn Bros farmers in the
Fletcher neighborhood, were doing
business with Ritzvillians yesterday.
Irby & Benward finished up a we'll
on July s for Mr.. Carl Ewald at a
depth of 23S feet thirteen miles west
of town after only ten days drilling.
Elmer Wells arrived from Portland
yesterday with several fine blood
ed horses which will be put on the
ranch at the Springs four miles east
of the city.
Mrs. NV Smith OF Kalispel, Mont,
sister of the Lee brothers of this city,
spent the Fourth here with her parents
and family and will remain on visit
until Sunday.
Cow creek takes the lead as fish
ing joint. A reported catch of suck
er there Sunday weighing $50 pounds
conclusively proves the stttem, nt, so
John Armstrong informs us.
Jacob Krehbiel and Henry Jansen,
two prosperous old timers, from the
Lind neighborhood, called at the Of
flee this morning and left us enough
coin to make a jingle for awhile.
Orris and Ortho Dorman have re-
turned from their northern trip in
the interest of the Thiel- Dorman &
King Co. of this city. They placed
several large machinery orders while
away.
David Richardson is over from
Seattle and has again leased the grain
warehouses of N. H. Greene & Son at
Rltzville and Iona, and with his own
at Paha will be in the market this
season buying wheat and selling sacks
Henry Willard, who during the SOS
at the zenith us a railroad magnate OF
this country, was in Spokane yester.
day. 1t was he who built the North
ern Pacific through this state and was
the first president of the o. R. and N
Com pany.
The editor hereof acknowledges re.
ceipt of season ticket for the sixth
annual Spokane Industrial Exposition
formerly Fruit Fair, at the hands OIL
Mr.. Herbert Bolster who has so sue
cessfully managed the great enterprise
to the especial credit of the city oi
Spokane. The exposition will open
Oct. Sd and close Oct. 18th, 1899.
Attorney J. E. Fenton passed
through the city this morning on hi {
WY to Olympia with a petition to
Governor Rogers containing six thou
sand names asking for executive elem,
ency for Geo. Webster, the Spokane
murderer, who has sixteen days to live
unless the sentence is committed tc
life imprisonment.
Merchant Snyder returned Monday
from that great wheat belt Of Adams
county, Rattlesnake fiat, and report,
very fayorably upon the crop outlook
there feeling assured that there viii
be very fair yield and much in ex-
cess OF what is generally anticipated
Barley is matured and out of danger
and will go from rs to 100 bushel pei
acre.
Farmers Of Adams county win find i to thei
interest to hold their orders for tbreshint
machinerY until they see the old seiiable
Case separator on exhibition in this citv soon.
II will be no dresm.- Harris & comparet, Agts
The new meeting house OF tn
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