Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-30

John Veum has returned from his
trip to Idaho.
Ed Palmeter OF Spokane, was a city
visitor the past week.
Stephen Bradford and Louis Young,
Flat farmers, were in yesterday.
DR.. J. NJ. Adams has been confined
to his room the past week with sick
ness.
Cecil d. Linn, a leading farmer Of
Bemis, paid the city business visit
Tuesday.
Otis Bemis, the young farmer from
Rattlesnake fiat, was in on business
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. f. Irby's little
daughter Gertrude is very ill with
typhoid fever.
Miss Kuhns Of Standpoint, has been
the guest OF Mrs. L. E. PaskilI for the
past few days.
The Ritzvillo public schools open
next Monday, Sept. 4. The term will
be ten months.
Mrs. E. Fitzpatrick OF Lind, visited
Ritzville yesterday. THE News was
favored with pleasant call.
O. R. Haight has been spending
the last two weeks a: Roslyn and
vicinity locking after property inter-
sests there.
The United Artisans, fraternal
insurance order, will be organized in
this city in the near future, so Madam
Rumor has it.
G. G. Stafford, a model young man
who has the w. G. Reeder land near
Fletcher under lease, was in the city
yesterday afternoon.
Will Kennedy is now clerking in
the large mercantile establishment Of
Myers & Shipman on the corner OF c
and Second streets.
Miss Emma Tinel of Oakesdale, left
Sunday morning for her home after
visiting several weeks with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Landreth.
John Mcdonald, wife and daughter,
Miss Elsie Landry, drove in from their
Cow creek home Tuesday morning,
returning again in the afternoon.
Mrs. N. H. Greene and daughter,
Mrs. Matte Martin of Spokane, were
city visitors several days last week.
They returned on Sunday mornings
train.
Faucher & Carney, the ave Two"
painters, are papering, kalsomining
and putting the fine finishing touches
on the handsome new dwelling OF
Geo. Achziger on the hill opposite the
race course.
E. H. Shaw of Spokane, who has
been Northern Pacific claim agent on
this division for the last twenty years,
registered at the Pacific Saturday, re-
turning to his home on Sunday morn
ing's passenger.
Jacob Buehler purchased Wood
manse windmill Monday OF the Ritz
vile Hardware Co. Mr.. Buehler
states that his 240 acres OF wheat now
in the stack, when threshed, will
grade in the market as Mol.
James j. Huffman OF Walla Walla,
formerly auditor OF that county and
police judge of the city, accompanied
10y his wife and child, is at the Pacific
today. He is brother Of the HUFF
man boys, farmers on Rattlesnake
fiat.
Frank Sargent, the Lind black
smith, came up on Mondays delayed
passenger. He said the flood gates oil
heaven were also opened on that Sec
ton Saturday. He was out in the
country and before he could reach
shelter was treated to a genuine
shower bath.
Bismark Scholl OF Walla Walla, the
youngest son Of Louis Scholl Sr.
whose family were long residents Of
Adams county, came up Saturday
morning and is visiting old friends
after an absence of five years. Him.
self and two elder brothers, Louis and
Carl, are running their own Touring
mill and living with their aged parents
in that city.
The Farmers Barn, owned and con
Quoted by Mr.. w. G. Moore, is max
ing reputation for its reasonabi,
prices and splendid service to it,
patrons. New stock has just beer
added so that Mr.. Moore is ready t.
accommodate all those desiring any,
thing in his line. This barn is con
veniently located, being one blocl
east of the court house where there j,
plenty of room in the corrals and an