Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-03-29
LOCAL AND Personal.
What Your Friends and Ours Have
Been Doing the Past Week.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry D. Hallin Of
Willis were shopping in the city Tues.
day.
Harvey Newland, the Lind stock
man, sent Monday night in the
metropolis.
The NEWS is not in any way re.
sponsible for the opinions of its cor
respondents.
VIM. +. Beal and J. c. Sullivan,
farmers from Fletcher, dropped in on
us Saturday.
Hon. G. H. Neal will hold n special
session of Superior Court in Ritzville
on Monday, April 3rd.
j. H. Lavender of Lincoln county,
transacted business in the burg during
the lore part of this week.
Born On Thursday, March %,
1899, at Couer d'Alene City, Idaho, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur d. Keller, baby
girl.
Arthur E. Hunt came in from his
farm over on Tucannon Tuesday after
noon and was caller at the auditors
office.
Jack Burkhart, jolly,farmer from
the south end of the bailiwick, tarried
with us Wednesday night Of the pre-
ceding week.
Don't fail to attend the grand Easter
ball at the opera house, and see that
big cake walk ON Friday April 7th.
Admission 81.
Billy King and Ortho Dorman have
been spinning around town lately in a
nice new buggy behind spanking
pair of bays. Both are single young
men.
Last Saturday Mrs. Hiner Dorhlan
was soliciting funds to build a Church
OF Christ near Griffith Corners. The
necessary money has been raised by
subscription.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Delos May OF
Washtucna, came to town Thursday
and closed up deal for the purchase
of 800 acres OF land from Edwin Elder
of Dayton, Wash.
Those successful in passing the Feb
ruary teachers examination in Adams
county are Misses Sadie M. day Ella
NJ. Craig, Lulu X. Mullett, Josie Good
water, Alice Cody and Mr.. Lincoln
Laughlin.
Ben E. Hervey, who manages the
harness department in the store of Mr..
o. R. Haight, expects his family to
arrive soon. They will occupy one OF
the new residences of L. E. Paskill on
College hill.
Rev. Sam Jones, the great evange-
list, is coming west this summer and
will appear at the meeting of the Will
lamette Valley Chatauqua Associa-
ton in Gladstone Park at Portland.
In all probability he will make a date
with Spokane.
Adam Link of Dubuque, Iowa,
brother of John Link, deceased, ar
rived Friday and has applied for leu
tiers Of administration for settlement
OF the estate. The personal property
will be sold at public auction in Ritz
vile, on Saturday, April LIST.
J. c. Shorno has nine pleasant
rooms for rel.t over the Olympia res
taurant. Everything is new, in apple
pie order, cosy and as neat as pin.
All is in readiness and the place will
be open to the public today. Call
early and avoid the rush.
Major John I. Harsell, our right
hand bower on the NEWS force, took
the west-bound. passenger Friday
morning for Ellensburg for a few days
visit with his parents, who reside in
that city. He returned Monday morn
ing and is again at his post of duty.
That thing OF beauty is joy for
ever is fully verified by looking into
the show window of Mayor Peters
harness store where hangs miniature
buccaro saddle complete which is
about the size Tom Thumbs youngest
grandson would use. 1t is too cute
for anything.
Easter services will be held at the
Methodist church. A neat program
by the Sunday school will be rendered
at III o'clock. A missionary offering
will be taken at the close. At 1880 the
annual missionary sermon will be de-
livered by the pastor and missionary
offering will be taken.
At the First Congregational Church
there will be special Easter SER
vice Sunday morning at il o'clock.
In the evening at 1880 there will be a
suitable programme consisting of mu-
sic and Rotations together with a
short address on, the lessons of the
resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Geo. J. Allen, bright young school
teacher from the HattUl. country, was
in town Saturday Mr.. Allen was
nominated for county school superin-
tendent by the populist convention
last June, but evidently did not care
for any Of the pie, as he promptly
resigned whom notified Of his nomina-
| ton.
]. Couch and family anil Mrs. Chas.
Robinson, sister Of Nilt Hurst, ar
rived IN Rif2ville Thursday from
Cleveland, LIE 6auf county, MINI.
Mr.. Couch is a brother OF Hon. J O.
Couch OF Griffith, and win locate in
Adams county. The parties visited a
day or SO ago with Mr.. and Mrs. II.
Zimmerman, old friends and acquaint-
ances formerly from the same state.
Last evening at about 10 o'clock
/ smoke was seen issuing from a shack
near the railroad ON d street. Hook