Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-11-01
ROUND ABOUT R|TZVuE.
HAPPENINGS IN CITY AND COUNTY
Personal Paragraphs and Interesting
News Notes of Both Local and
General importance Events
Of a Week Tersely Told.
81 know not what the truth may be;
I'll tell 1t as twas told to me-"

tIllS Wcck vi DuSIucSS.
Chas. Ward is very sick man,
having hard run OF the typhoid fever.
E. H, Herring, a Rattlesnake fiat
tiller OF the soil, was in town Monday.
The Order of Washington will give
basket social Monday evening Nov.13
at Greene's hall.
Councilman John. Bovee, after
weeks severe illness, is again able to
be at his store.
David Richardson, the wheat mer-
chant, is over in Seattle for few days
on private business.
Messrs. Clever & Laing, the Wash
tucna merchants, were among our
business visitors Tuesday.
Fred Weiand, the N. P. agent at
Connell. came up and spent Sunday
with parents and friends.
Elmer Terry, young farmer from
the southern part Of the county, was
up on business Monday last.
Miss Edith Staser has accepted and
is teaching term OF school in the John
Wellsandt district little way east of
town.
City election is drawing near. Three
city fathers are to be elected. Have
you. registered at the county clerks
office?
A. F. Bemis, representative far mer
from the fiat, was exchanging greet
ings with acquaintance in the city
last Monday.
Hon. R. G. Newland OF Lind, spent
Sunday night in the city, returning
home Monday afternoon by local
freight train.
Isaac Rigg, the we'll known and
prosperous farmer of Fletcher, was
doing business with the court house
official, last Saturday.
Abr. Johanson, farmer residing
ten miles northwest of town, was in
Saturday and assisted our cxchequer
to the amount of $3.50.
Jesse M. Turner brought to this
Office last week two potatoes that for
"bigness" are whoppers. They were
raised on his farm near Paha.
David J. Fenton, the plas terer
came down from Spokane this morn
ing and will spend the winter here.
His family will arrive tonight.
Messrs B. L. Sutton, John Rigg,
VIM. H. Watkins and Albert S. Elder,
all from the lower part of the county,
spent Saturday night in the city.
Attorney E. B. Oliphant, U. s. Com,
missioner +. P French and Merchant
Ortho Dorman we're business visitors
at Spokane the latter part of the week.
F. G. Spanger who left here a few
days ago for a visit at Columbus,
Ohio, leaves there this morning for
Ritzville. A new wife accompanies
him home.
The McCann Brothers have bought
out the interest Of David Gribling,
formerly owner OF the temperance
saloon. Mr.. Gribling states that he
will seek another location.
Edw. E. McCammon of Spokane,
agent for the Plano Manufacturing
Co., of West Pullman, Chicago, was
in the city Tuesday looking after the
interests of that large concern.
Louis Larson, an employee OF Philip
A. Grub, manager of the Tacoma
Grain Co. warehouse, last Friday
afternoon had the misfortune to fall
from a pile of sacks in the building to
the bare hard floor below, breaking
both arms just above the wrists.
G. ID. Linn, one Of the county's best
paymasters at all times, came in from
his farm with cargo of wheat Mon
day and took the time to run in on us
for moment to renew his subscrip-
ton and order copy for his father,
L. M. Linn at Salem, Mo.
]. B. Schrock and family, d. A.
Yokom and I. G. Copeland and ditto
arrived in the city Friday morning
direct from Tyro, Kansas, and will
make Adams county their future home
They have all taken land at Scott up
ON which they viii build and improve
soon.
G. w. Hammond Of this city,
brother-in- OF F. P. French, has
gone to Goldendale via Pasco, after
his household goods, which he will
transport by wagon. Mr.. Hammond
has shown his good faith in Adams
county by purchasing city property
and section Of land, while at the
same time the county profits by gain