Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-05-03
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
What Your Friends and Ours Have
Been Doing the Past Week.


But I'll tell it as twas told to me-"
Grant Colwell of McElroy Lake, near
Paha, was in the city Monday GU bust
ness.
Contractor Chester Arthur made a
flying trip to Rattlesnake flat last
Sunday,
The Christian Endeavor will serve
ice cream in the Thomson hall on
Decoration day.
Justice OF the Peace W. w. Neare
of Lind, was visitor in the county
seat Tuesday.
Hugh D. Dunlap of Lower Crat
creek, came up Monday returning
home the next day.
Fifty do lars reward for informatit n
OF the whereabouts of Owen Conroy and
Lawrence MacGarry.
John Mcdonald, who lives on a
pretty little ranch on Cow creek, spent
Monday night in our city.
Contractor G. S. Bear has the con.
tract for erecting fine large residence
in the city for Thos. Leonard.
J. S. Edwards is the sole resident
agent for the Singer Sewing Machine
Co. See him before purchasing else.
where.
Harvey Gritman, brother of II. E
Gritman of the Pioneer drug store, i:
in town for few days visiting OLD
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Thinl yesterday
made their first call in the city since
their wedding day which occurred
April 25th.
Mrs. S. G. Cotrin of Plaza, Wash.
has arrived in the city and will remain
for a short visit with her brother Jno
Cash and family.
The Ladies Aid society of the Con-
g.egational church contemplate CIV
ing a"B. b. b." (bonnets, books, buns,
social in the near future.
w. o. Lewis represented Defiance
Tent No. IA, X 0. 7. NJ. of this city
at the state convention camp which
met in Seattle April 81, 1899.
r. A. Richie returned from Milan
Saturday whittier he was called by the
illness of Mrs. Richie, who we are
pleased to learn is recovering nicely.
Among our new subscribers this
week is an old friend of ours from the
ru,al districts by the name of ]. Dam
Observation-Disclosures
w. w. King returned Thursday
after couple of weeks absence al
Helix, Ore, where he was called on
account of serious illness in his fathers
family.
Charles Sinclair, popular Ritzville
boy and one of Adams county's com
ing young men, is home again after
seven months absence attending col
lege at Yankton, S. d.
The annual spring roundup COM
menced yesterday at Lind. More in
terest is being taken in this matter
this spring than usual on account Of
the advanced price Of horses.
Prof. r. G. Egbers, who has just
closed Il successful term of school at
Hatton was in the city Saturday ant
expects to soon move with his family
back to Athol, Idaho, where he owns
fine ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Richardson ant
daughter, Mrs. j. NJ. Moulton, all o
Lind, were visitors in the city last
Friday. Mr.. Richardson is owner o
large tract OF farming land six miller
west of that live little burg, Lind, ant
while here made this Office pleasant
call and poured some oil into oul
lamp which will assist in making oul
light burn little brighter.
Rev. J. II. Everett, pastor of the
M. f. church, delivered a most ex-
cellent sermon last Sunday morning
on Oddfellowship, a large and ap
preeiative audience being in attend
ance. Ritzville lodge No. 90 and Zeno
bia Rebekah No. lis were represented
the members marching from the fra
ternity hall to the church in regalia
Mr.. lack McCbesney came into oul
den Monday and left chickamin suffi
Gent to buy food for our large and in
teresting family for few days longer
| Mr. Nc. feels that as far as he is con
cerned the freeze-out OF winter whea
will prove blessing in disguise. HI
had several hundred acres in on sod
and resolving it put the GROUND in SC
much finer condition il,at mucl
larger yield is almost asslred.
The Marmion Gold Mining Co. com
| monced onarations at their mine /,