Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-23

Mr.. and Mrs. l. W. Myers returned
home Monday morning from Spokane
where they have been for the past two
weeks.
Rev. and Mrs. Newman will return
from their camping trip Sept. LIST.
There will be regular services at the
church the first Sunday in September.
Mr.. J. A. Humphrey has been ap-
pointed agent for Ed V. Price & Co.,
Chicago's famous tailors. Cast your
"I' en- his ad at the top of this page.
Prof. and Mrs. c. X. Knapp and
daughter, Miss Muriel, reached home
again Sunday morning after months
camping at Hayden Lake, Occur d.
Alene and vicinity.
Messrs David Shulsr and Charles
Weigel, farmers of Paha, were in Mon
day and report headers running full
blast in every direction in that vicinity
with good prospects for a fair wheat
yield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Bassett of
Washtucna, came up Monday on a
shopping trip, returning home Tues
day. Mr.. Bassett will buy grain there
again this year for the Pacific Coast
Elevator Company.
Mrs. Louis Butch, wife of one of the
harness makers in w. c. Redeer's
store, took suddenly and seriously i'll
last Wednesday night, and for time,
much alarm was felt for her safety.
She is now convalescing.
9. H. b. Carlson of Georgetown,
Page county, Iowa, is here looking
over the county and city with view
of locating. The gentleman is an old
acquaintance of Ex-County Commits
sioner John N. Olson.
Robt. Edgerton, formerly of Lapier
county, Michigan, but now of Palouse,
is in the city visiting Editor Lewis of
The Times, an old friend of boyhood
days. Mr.. Edgerton is teacher and
is looking for a school in this county.
Mrs. Geo. A. Kennedy, wife OF our
county auditor, left on Saturday
mornings belated passenger train for
Olympia where she will visit few
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Burnell OF Limewater, near that city.
Samuel Smith of Delight, has enter
ed contest against timber culture
entry No. 5000 made by VIM. Gosney
July 7, 1887, for S w 4-sec. 4-15-35.
The entryman is dead and it is alleged
that the law has not been com piled
with in any respect.
Rev. Fred ]. James and Miss Mabel
Morris, both Of Willis, in this county,
are to be married at the M. E. church
Sunday evening, September 3, Rev. J
H. Everett, pastor, officiating. The
ceremony will occur just after the
evening services at $50 p. m.
Oscar, Edward and Nye York, three
brothers from Eldorado Springs. Mo
arrived Friday morning and will make
Adams county their future home.
These young men are nephews of Jos.
York of the well known well-drilling
firm of Irby, Howard & York of this
city.
II. E. Gritman, the enterprising
druggist, is fencing his lots at the
corner of Z street and Railroad Ave
just across from the lumber yard Of
G. o. Greene He has also built 10C
feet of nice, new, heavy sidewalk along
them leading to the NJ. E. church
which will be much appreciated by
pedestrians travelling that way.
Kimple G. Soesbe, the contractors
have force of men at work starting
the new 26 So foot fire proof, plate
glass front building Of VIM. Snyder
adjoining the Pioneer Drug Store
owned by H. E. Gritman. This new
structure will be an addition to the
town and of inestimable worth as a
fire break i'm that block. When com.
pleted it will be the finest building oil
the kind in the city.
City ordinance No. 81 provides a
limit in which wooden buildings are
hereafter to be erected. The two
rows OF blocks Oh the northwesterly
side OF the railroad track from b to G
street will only permit stone or brick
building in the future, with the ex.
ception OF an occasional small addi.
ton in the way of repair to those
there at the time OF the passage 81
this ordinance.
Mrs. ]. L. Johnson of Oakesdale, il
here on a visit with her sons Frank
and Lyman OF this city. Her hus
band, now deceased, was for man,