Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-06

F. L. Kucera, the sh oemaker, has
sold his building to VIM. Snyder and
moved to Odessa where he will farm
his homestead.
Walter Young, a respected farmer
living four miles northeast OF the city,
was transacting business with our
merchants Saturday.
Lincoln Laughlin returned from
the sound Thursday and began teach
ing a eight months term of school
Monday in the Olson district.
Miss Elsie Landry, step-daughter Of
Mr.. John Mcdonald, left on Tuesday
evenings train for Toledo, Washing
ton, where she will make her future
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. Low arrived
home last Wednesday after several
weeks visit and camping at Athol,
Idaho. Mr.. Low intends to spend
the winter there.
Miss Bertha Barronett of Shannon,
Iowa, niece OF our fellow townsman
d. c. Barronett, reached here Thurs
day to accept the position OF teacher
in the Griffith school.
Mrs. j. S. Edwards who, with her
husband, has been cooking for the Ed
Gaskill Threshing Co, came home
quite ill the latter part of the week
and has been confined to her room
since.
Charles Milton OF Lamona, keeper
of the game reserve Of Millionaire !
N. Peyton and Others on Crab Greek,
was over Thursday last, and while in
the city made our sanctum a pleasant
call.
Occasional rain since Sunday has
brought heading and threshing to Il
standstill. Reports from various sec
tionS of the county indicate that the
wheat average will be about twenty
bushels per acre.
Geo. f. Christensen has been laid
up for the past week with an infiam.
nation of the left eye which has
caused him much pain and necessited
staying in a darkened room. He is re-
ported better today.
All kinds of legal blanks and first.
class job printing at TIE NEWS office
II you need any blank books, ledgers
journals or books of record, call on US
at the corner of G street and Railroad
avenue opposite depot.
Chas. B. Robbins of Spokane, form.
erly manager for Chas. Ii. Dodd & Co
at that point but now travelling agen,
for the Spokane Implement Co., has
been here during the past week in the
interest OF the machine business.
A lively hand-to-hand encounter
took place this morning between the
conductor on the eastbound freight
and some man from the fiat whose
name we were unable to learn. The
railroad man came out second best.
Mr.. John e. Ireland of Sprague
spent part of Thursday and Friday in
the city, having rode the distance or
his bicycle. The gentleman is work
ing in the interest of secret organiza
tions and will institute an Odd Eel
lows lodge at Sprague Sept 10Th.
G. H. McCourt of Davenport, who
until recently was one of the publish
ers of the Lincoln County Mirror
stopped off in the city Saturday, con
tinuing on to the Alaska gold field,
Monday morning, Mr.. McCour,
states that he has bid good bye to
newspaperdom forever and hereafter
will try to make an honest living.
Tho sad intelligence reaches us that
Mr.. w. E. Williams who was we'll
known here, passed away at his home
near Athol, Ida, Saturday, Sept. End
after lingering Illness. Liver and
kidney trouble was the ultimate cause
OF his death. The deceased was {
member of Prairie Queen Lodge No
36, K. OF p. Of this city. We are in
formed that the burial took plac,
Tuesday at Rathdrum.
Zachariah ,McChesncy, farmer
from Delight, an old timer, close
observer and q man who has seer
much Of. lifessexperiences, came VI
Monday and spent several days in the
city being summoned as 3 witness in
1.-THE superior court. The gentleman
states that wheat is yielding five bush
els more per acre than was expected
averaging twenty bushels Throughout
that section OF the country. with
plenty that viii be first grade.
The Ritzville public schools opened
last Monday, Sept. 4th, after a vaca
ltion Of three months As there WA