Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-01-18
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
What Your Friends and Ours Have
Been Doing the Past Week.

costly settled in their new cottage no
College hill.
]. G. Gillett, leading farmer of
Willis neighborhood, made a pleasant
call at this office last Saturday.
Mr.. w. R. Cunningham, Jr., the
real estate agent, is just recovering
from short spell of spring fever.
Born-On January 18th 1899 to the
wife OF Edward Butler, an pound boy
as we learn from DIR. j. M. Adams.
H. F. KIaas, head miller in the OFT
FIGURING Mills, is moving his family
into one of the Greene-Prouty cottages
on College hill.
Mrs. Ella Thompson has been suf-
fering for month with what DR.. Bur-
roughs pronounces peculiar specie OF
felon on her right hand.
Mccoy Bros, VIM. U. and G. L.
have sold the Model meat market to
Mr.. John Bovee, who will continue
business at the old stand.
w. w. Floyd has been confined to
his home for few days with an at
tack of the measles which are quite
prevalent about the city at present.
Alva, son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Low
who has been down with severe case
of lung fever for several weeks, is re-
covering but yet under the care Of a
doctor.
Born-On Saturday January 14th
1899 at 2 p. m. to Mr.. and Mrs. Orris
Dorman of this city, son, weighing
ten pounds, DR.. F. R. Burroughs at
tending.
Louis Walton, ex-county clerk,
moves to his farm eleven miles north
east of town and will hereafter keep
about 160 acres Of land in a constant
state OF eruption.
Messrs w. w. Yeisley, Herbert,
Hitler and Harris Champion from
Hatton, made final proof on their
land before F. P. French, U. 8. Com
missioner last Monday.
We acknowledge receipt Of a COM
plimentary season ticket for ourself
and one wife to the Spokane Poultry
show which opens January oath and
will continue for one week.
Rev. J. H. Everett, assisted by Rev.
Porter of Oregon, is conducting a
Methodist revival meeting this week
which is being well attended and much
interest seems to be manifested.
When we say that Madam Rumor
has it that"some one is to be married"
or "another wedding is ON the taps"
it is funny how so many young folks
will softly say to us, how did you find
it out?
A nice turkey, the receipt OF which
being hereby acknowledged, made a
splendid Sunday dinner for the man.
ager and associate editor OF this paper,
thanks to Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Smith
of Fletcher.
Chester r. Bardwell, "the old SOL
dier in blue" came in from his nice
farm Saturday last, made the metallic
jingle upon the American lumber of
our counter and will in future as in
the past. read the News.
Will Kennedy one OF the leading
young men OF the city, has joined with
Mr.. J. A. Humphrey in the jewelry
and stationery business and the boys
will be ready to wait on customers at
the postoffice building soon.
The highways and by ways, streets,
alleys and vacant lots OF our city are
all submerged under water again to-
day. While it is little inconvenient
getting about yet the moisture means
$t$$$$ to the farmers and mer-
chants of Adams county.
Will Cunningham, Ray Thompson,
Mrs. F. P. French and little son, and
quite a number OF other Ritzvillians,
have their names on the sick list. The
physicians have always said that Ad-
ans county was "distressingly"
healthy place, but at present there
seems to be considerable sickness, and
il no change comes it looks as if the
doctors might have harvest ere long.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Gritman spent
Wednesday and Thursday last in Spo-
kane shopping and visiting friends.
While in the city Mr.. Gritman pur-
chased new soda fountain OF the
latest model, which to use his own
phraselogy lis . cracker jack" Hazel
wood ice cream at the Pioneer Drug
Store all next summer. Hully Geel
We wish for hot weather now.
d. A. Davenny and brother have
just arrived in Ritzville from Youngs-
vile, Pa, and they expect to locate in
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