Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-11-15


from Portland for short visit.
Auditor Kennedy is now busily en-
gagged in extending the tax rolls for
1899.
E. c. Crouch, the Cow creek stock
man, registered at the Hotel Ritzvile
last evening.
Born-Thursday, Nov. g. 1899, to
Mr.. and Mrs. j. i. Griffith, ten
pound daughter.
Cecil d. Linn of Bemis, was a city
visitor yesterday and guest of Mr..
and Mrs. B. E. Hervey.
w. s. futile and family have moved
to Spokane county, on farm seven
miles out from the city.
S. G.. Weller and family of the fiat,
were in on shopping tour yesterday
and trading with Ritzville merchants.
Miss Esta kendrick, teacher in
school district No. %, went to Spo-
kane Saturday, returning Sunday
evening.
Read The advertisements in the
News and learn the names of the
houses that are doing the business of
Ritzville.
James Zimmerman, brother OF
Henry Zimmerman OF this city, has
arrived from the east and will remain
during the winter.
Allen Meisenheimer, the genial
clerk in the large mercantile estab-
lishmcnt of Clodius & Won Holt, Sun
dayed in Spokane.
On Monday last Chas. f. Shustrom
sold his 400 acre farm lying 10 miles
west of the city to Mr.. Henry p.
Oestriech for $l0,800.
B. f. Parrish and wife OF Griffith,
recent arrivals from Sequel, California,
have moved into their new residence
on their farm eight miles north OF the
city.
Philip A. Grub, manager of the
Tacoma Grain Co., leaves tomorrow
morning for his home at Medical
Lake, to attend the wedding of his
daughter.
Mr.. L. f. Paskill, our N. P. agent,
has sold two OF his new cottages on
the hill. One was purchased by d. A
and f. F. Davenny and the other by
David Richardson.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Lehman, old
timers in this section of country,
started last Monday morning for two
weeks visit at their old home in
Imley, Michigan.
VIM. Brown OF Hatton, an old time
rancher near that point made his an
nual visit to the county seat Thursday
and while here placed a homestead
entry on nw4 sec. Is, twp. Is, range
80.
James and Lawrence Smith, father
and son, two we'll known farmers
from the Delight neighborhood, called
at the NEWS Office Saturday and drop
ped years subscription for Cecil
End OF Summerviile, Ore.
M. A. Cisna of Spokane, general
agent for the J. 1. Case Threshing
Machine Co., dropped off Friday on
his way home from Yakima and was
comforting with Messrs. Harris & Com
paret, local agents OF the company at
this point. Mr.. Cisna states that they
are much pleased with the Adams
county business.
The Order of Washington gave an
entertainment and social in Greene's
hall Monday evening. Songs and
Rotations were rendered by members
of the order to an attentive audience.
The social came next, and amid jolly
jokes, the baskets were auotioned and
the good things inside were partaken
of by the hungry Williams
Grant Harding of Tyro, Kansas, a
brother OF James Harding of Rattle
snake fat, "a section Of this county
where Rattlesnake has never been
seen), with his family, arrived here
yesterday morning, accompanied by q
Mr.. Smith and family. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Cartwright and Ed Moon. All
will locate on Adams county soil.
Harry Haywood, young man 26
years Of age, died Sunday at p, M. in
this city at the residence Of Mr.. Col
we'll. He was a stranger in the
country, and about week ago was
elected from a freight train near Scott
and laid out all night, contracting a
severe cold, which bought On pneu-
monis. resulting in death. He was
buried Monday in the potter's field by
the authorities. The address of his
mother is said to be No. 2l7l, Beacon
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