Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-10-04


Paha Saturday.
w. L. Olmstead has been slightly
under the weather the past day or two.
Chas. Lehman has been rs sick as
a horse, SO TO speak, for the past week,
but is gaining on it now.
The Ritzville Hardware Company
is putting in the heating apparatus in
Mr.. C. F. Clodius' new residence.
Thursday, October IL, has been set
apart as the day for the Woodmen OF
the World at the Spokane Industrial
Exposition.
VIM. Pfannechuchen was caller at
these headquarters for news today
and left a substantial reminder of his
friendship.
The gates of the Industrial EXPOSE
ton at Spokane we're thrown open
yesterday and the event is proving a
great success.
AL P. Haas has returned from Cali
fornia and will remain with his father,
Mr.. John Haas, who is here making
land investments.
Paul Dunlap, a former Olympan,
but now resident of this county, was
substantial and pleasant visitor at
this Office Thursday.
Benz. F. Berry, the successful
rancher from Rattlesnake fiat, was
expediting business in the city the
fore part OF the week.
The Ritzville public schools opened
with an attendance of about $50 pupils
and at the end of the first month the
enrolment was pol.
Isaac N. McCollom has gone to Lin
coin county where he will spend the
winter in the employ OF Mr.. Page, a
big farmer at Mohler.
Owing to increase in trade w. R.
Peters had to put on another man.
Mr.. Busch, the genial German harness
maker, was the lucky man.
Judging by the number of heaters
sold by the Ritzville Hardware Com
pany this week one would think that
most severe winter is expected.
The Spokesman Review speaks very
highly of "a Breezy Time," which was
presented at the Auditorium in that
city Monday night and repeated last
night.
Owing to the exit OF SO many Ritz
vile people to. the Spokane Industrial
Exposition, the lecture to be given at
the opera house Friday night by Miss
Catherine Oliver, has been postponed.
Hon. I. B. Laing, the Washtucna
merchant and ex-representative from
Adams county, was up Monday and
reports the wheat rolling into that
station and business generally brisk
Mr.. Ed Merriman OF Lind, was IN
the city Monday, bringing his FIVE
year-old boy for medical aid. The
little fellow broke his left arm last
Friday while on his way home from
school,
Henry Bell, one of the pioneer
ranchers Of Adams county, residing on
Rattlesnake fiat, on Monday disposed
of a fine three-quarter section of inn
proved land to WillThompson. Con-
sideration 1915
Geo. w. Ellis, representing the
Blake-McFall Paper Co. of Portland
Oregon, was in the city yesterday
Mr.. Ellis carried with him kissing
bug and satisfied the curiosity of Il
great many who had never before seen
an insect of that class.
A private letter from Mr.. o. II
0iCChC Nv Odh ihuSioCo, btutcS bidt
his wife is feeling quite well and that
the climate is very agreeable to her
The gentleman also says that for a
permanent home Eastern Washington
is good enough for him.
There will be meeting OF teachers Of
Adams county at the school house on
the l4th day Of October at 2 p. M, for
the purpose Of organizing teachers
association. Not only teachers, but
everyone interested in the advance
ment OF education, is invited to be
present.
John c. Adams OF this city, has filed
a homestead entry on the N Ell Sec
80, Twp. Is north, range 80, E. w. M
I. w. Boucher Of Lind, e and s "
3-39-l6-34; Margaret Mcvean s I y
w and M sW 4-l2-l6-34, and
Elijah eagle N W 4-30-l6-a4.
The Wilburn brothers started Sat.
urday with their well drilling outfit
for Lincoln county, where they will
drill wells at Wilbur, thence on to
Coulee City and Waterville where