Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-06-28
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
What Your Friends and Ours Have
Been Doing the Past Week.

Geo. w. Bassett was over from
Washtucna last Saturday and re-
manned until Sunday.
Stephen W. Brannon OF Lind, filed
a homestead right last Monday on
nw4 Sec. 20, Twp. 16 north, Range "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Richardson of
Lind, were transacting business at
the court house and trading with our
merchants yesterday.
Wheelock B. Smith Of Rattlesnake
fiat stopped last night in town with
large band of horses which he is driv-
ing to British Columbia.
All Lady Maccabees are requested
to be on hand next Monday to assist
in decorating the L.-O. T. NJ. float for
the parade on the Fourth.
Ge,. J. Allen, the Delight school
teacher, came up Monday to accept
position with Johnson & Margraf,
proprietors OF the Pacific Hotel.
Church services has been taken up
at Lind with the "spirit that will
start the world along" First regular
service Sunday July 2, at 1880 p. M.
John R. Stuart OF Paha, has sold to
J. H. linus 200 acres, and Fred l..
NJ ddleton 120 acres OF land all in sec.
ton 10, township II north, range 81.
The smallpox scare seems to be all
off and Ritzville will celebrate the
the fourth in way that will surprise
the natives. Come in and have
time.
Harris & Comparet have opened an
Office in the Weber building and are
now ready to tell you all about the
J. l. Case threshing machine which
challenges the world in that line.
Auditor Geo. A. Kennedy this week
issued glory ticket to Otto VanBeh-
rem and Miss Freda Schwerin and the
wedding takes place tomorrow at the
home of the brides parents living a
few miles from town.
John Mcdonald, the stockman of
Cow creek, who has been passing
througha months siege of sickness,
was in the city yesterday and has
about recovered, though showing the
effects of the severe ordeal.
E. G. Crouch was on our streets on
Wednesday last and pulling a large
roll of Uncle Sans bills from his
pocket told us to help ourselves to
whatever we wanted. Not wanting
to make money too fast we took $1.50.
Chas. F. Bruihl of Winona, an old
timer and stockman OF this country,
was in yesterday, renowned his ALE
glance to the emperor of Germany and
was sworn to support the constitution
of the United States. His son, w. B.
Bruihl accompanied him.
Hon. w. r. Peters, the mayor, de-
sires us to announce out loud that
there will be red hot celebration in
the city of Ritzv;lle on Tuesday July
4 1899, notwithstanding any report
to the contrary, and we are going to
enjoy ourselves to beat the Jews.
Gideon Leonard, a we'll and favor
ably known citizen OF Adams county,
has leased his fine 800 acre farm on
Rattlesnake flat to Messrs. C. C. Stat
ford and G. H. Koontz for three years.
Mr.. Leonard is getting in circumstan-
ces that do not require him to labor
very hard.
The new and commodious Northern
Pacific depot is nearing completion
and when finished will be creditable
convenience for our people. We would
like, Oh, so much, il the good COM
pany would remove the stock corrals
from the business portion of the city,
but we would rather die than ask for
it.
Through a private letter from Geo.
c. Moore of Dunlap, Iowa, formerly
assistant and acting cashier of the
Adams County Bank in this city,
we would infer that the gentleman
will pitch his tent in Ritzville by and
by and when he does it will doubtless
be in some leading line OF business
We are pleased to note the probability
of his returning to remain with us.
F. p. French took up his first case
as Police Justice yesterday when the
notorious John Farrelly was brought
up charged with being drunk disorder.
ly and conduct unbecoming gentle
man. He promptly imposed fine oil
$25 and trimmings. In default the
convict will probably diet on bread
and water and be much attached to
the principles Of the town by means
Of ball and chain for awhile.
W., MoKav fatbar Of Mrs n