Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-12-13
ROUND ABOUT R|TZV|LLE..
IN CITY AND COUNTY
Personal Paragraphs and Interesting
= News Notes of Both Local and
General Importance.-The Events
=; of a Week TerseIy Told.

- Of week IerSeiy lOlO.
~ know not what the truth may be;
I'll tell it rs twas told to me-"
Henry Margraf was a Spokane visi-
tor the first OF the week.
Mrs. w. S. Eastman returned Sat
urday evening from her visit at Spo-
kane.
Ex-City Marshal A. L. Rettig moved
out onto his homestead 10 miles west
last Monday.
J..B. Despair, prominent citizen
OF Pcndleton, Oregon, was in the city
last Friday, registering at the Pacific.
Ed. NJ. Bovee who has been fighting
with the grim disease, typhoid fever,
for the past fifty days is beginning to
improve.
Chas. Low has purchased the Mccoy
building on Second street next door
to the Ritzville Hardware Co. estab-
lishment.
The 18th annual meeting OF the
State Teachers Association will be
held at Seattle, Dec. 81, % and 20,
1899, at 2 p. m.
VIM. Snyder, the merchant who
pushes his business and is always
found at the front, has moved into
his new residence opposite the court
house
J. s. Edwards has paid $40 into the
city treasury for a years dray license
and will endeavor to give his patrons
good service. Read his new card in
this issue.
Oscar w. Goodenough, prominent
Hatton farmer, spent Monday night
in the city on business, returning
home yesterday by afternoon west
bound freight.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ.
L. church cleared 500 ON their supper
and desire to thank the people OF
Ritzville for their liberal patronage
and assistance.
Fred Weiand has been transferred
from the Northern Pacific railway
agency at Council and stationed at
Ritzville where he will pound brass in
the main Office.
H. f. Gritman has placed a hand
some telephone booth at headquarters
in the Pioneer drug store which is
only in keeping with the continued
improvements of the service.
The local tribe OF the Independent
Order of Redmen will give a ball at
the opera house on Monday evening
Dec. 25th. The members will appear
in picturesque Indian costume.
r. c. Hunt, special agent of the
Northern Pacific Railway Co., is here
and will remain until the coal cases
are settled in the Superior court,
which will be called up for trial to-
morrow.
A private letter from Frank w
Rehfeld OF Colville, who for a long time
was the trustworthy and faithful
marshal and city engineer of Ritzville
informs us that he is doing well and
enjoying the hunting season which il
now on in Stevens county.
J. J. Merriman, Lnd's obliging
postmaster, was in the city last Mon.
The gentleman has lately engaged in
the real estate business in that thriv.
ing little burg, and us he seems to be-
lieve in advertising there is no doubt
but his vocation will prove profitable.
Adrian s. Brown, deputy auditor Of
Lincoln county, made us a pleasant
call Monday. The gentleman was
formerly auditor Of franklin county
where he had been looking after hi.
interests still there, and was on hi
way home to Davenport with bant
of horses.
Licenses to experiment with thu
riddle, as marriage failure?" hav,
been granted since our last issue Il
the following, Roy McChesney ant
Elincy L. Case of Delight; Robert II
Cox and Florence r. Shipley of Fetch
er; Frank Breese and Georgia Nickel
lips OF Ritzville.
On Saturday last the personal prop
erty OF Albert Sobelek, the suicide
was sold at public outcry under direc
ton OF o. r. Haight, administrator Q
the estate. +. NJ. Egbers acted a
anctioneer and conducted the sale lik
an old hand at the business. Tn
articles disposed OF were principal
household goods such as is usual.
seen at bachelors ranch in the west
consisting Of cook stove, bedding
clothing and provisions. Amor
other gruesome relics bid off, was tn
Al A 4.