Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-05-10
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Rattlesnake fat, drove into the city
yesterday.
Joseph Milan, ex-county commits
sioner of Adams county, was in town
last Friday.
VIM. McCue, we'll known stock
man, was attending to business in the
burg the latter part of the week
Geo ]. Allen, who teaches the
"youug idea how to shoot" came up
from his home near Hatton Saturday
Robert Foren will leave on the 10th
for Rtzville, WASH, where he will
spend the SUMNER (Ore.)
Express Advance.
A. II. Bell, the village blacksmith,
has shut Up shop and gone to Rath-
drum, Idaho, where he expects to To-
cate permanently.
Rev. DR.. Eversz of Chicago, deliver
ed an interesting sermon on home
mission work at the Congregational
church Friday evening.
w. II. Turner, son of our fellow
townsman James Turner, left on FRI
day mornings train for Dickinson, n.
D., on business mission.
U. S. Montgomery, r. p. Smith and
s. G. Weller and wife, all from the
Flat, were business visitors at the
county seat last Saturday.
We are pleased to learn that our
esteemed fellow townsman, Chas. n.
Lamoreaux, has improved in health
since removing to Occur d Alene city,
Idaho.
The mechanics institute announces
that its thirty first industrial EXPOSE
ton will open in the city of San Fran
cisco on Saturday, Sept. Cd, aud close
October 7th, 1892
Born-A baby boy made his first
bow to the world in Ritzville, WASH,
on Friday morning, May 5, 1899, and
the happy prrents are Mr.. and Mrs.
Wade H. lambeth.
Mrs. B. E. Hervey and family ar
rived last week, and with the husband
and father are pleasantly settled in
one of the new residences OF Mr.. l.. L.
Paskill on College Hill.
Lee Bros. have just drilled a well
for Sheriff Hill on his ranch seven
miles east of town obtaining bushels
of water at depth OF 100 feet through
flint rock.
Christopher F. Clodius, of the firm
of Clodius, Kalkwarf & Co., has the
foundation laid and will build hand
some and commodious residence on
the opposite corner from Harris Bros.
livery stable.
Robt. Mason places us under many
obligations for nice matched pair Of
live carp during the front part Of
the week. We appreciate the same
and hope to be in position to recipro-
cate sometime in future.
Mayor w. r. Peters, who was sud
denly called east some two weeks ago
on account OF the death OF his father
at Ironwood, Mich, reached home
again Saturday night. Mr.. Peters went
as far north as Paisley, Ontario.
Mr. and Mrs. w. L. Leonard OF
Bemis, drove in from their home Tues
day evening. Mrs. Leonard attended
lodge while her husband attended the
children and team until the session
adjourned at about IL p. m.
Miss d. Ethel Armontrout OF Spo-
kane, arrived in the city Monday
morning and will combine business
with pleasure for few days while
visiting at the home OF her cousin,
Mrs. Samuel Hutchinson. Miss Ar
montrout gives instruction in fine
embroidery work, carry ing with her a
handsome line Of beautiful goods.
A beautiful well regulated estab.
lishment such as the new jewelry en-
porium OF j. A. Humphreys is an adj
vertisement of itself. Mr.. Humphrey
has exhibited great taste in arrange
ment as well as fine judgment in selec-
ton OF stock suitable for this place.
The varied assortment of elegant
watches, jewelry and silverware is a
wonder to those who first enter the
store. A strong feature Of this popu-
lar place is the fine line of artistic
studies in landscape scenery, etc both
in water colors and oil. Mr.. Humph-
rey has received II large stock OF the
finest picture frame mouldings ever
seen in Ritzville and y,u can have
a frame for any picture you want. In
candies the stock is perfect compris-
ing 20 or 80 kinds Of the finest goods.
Stationery of all Glasses from the finest
linen down will please the fastidious