Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-20
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Miss Anna Leens is the new mail
delivery clerk at the post Office window.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Bardwell of
Griffith, were city visitors yesterday.
N. H. Greene of Spokane, ex-mer-
chant of Ritzvile, is in the city today.
L. NJ. Joyner of Willis, was in from
his ranch Thursday trading with our
merchants.
Elijah eagle, recent arrival from
Indian territory, today filed a home
stead ON N w / of Sec. 30-16-34.
The L. O. 7. NJ. have postponed
their social until a later date on ac-
count of the hall undergoing repairs.
]. A. Humphrey, one of our young
merchants, transacted business at the
city by the falls last Monday. 4
w. o. Lewis, editor OF The Times,
started this morning for a months
visit at his old home ii Michigan.
Philip A. Grub, the obliging mana
ger of the Tacoma Grain Co., is the
latest to contract foradvertising space
in THE News. Note his announce
ment in this issue.
w. r. Peters, the boss horse milliner,
has something of interest concerning
that class of goods in this issue. Mr..
Peters is an artist in the line OF adver-
Using. Note the changes in his ad
every week or two.
A.. j. Womach, father of the boys
of race horse fame, was in from his
farm the head end of the week sizing
up the wheat market and trading
with our merchants i'm his usual quiet
and pleasant way.
A new floor has been laid and other
Improvements are being made on the
interior Of the Ritzville Hotel. The
house is enjoying constantly increas-
ing business which speaks well for the
present management.
All kinds of legal blanks and first
class job printing at THE NEWS office.
II you need any blank books, ledgers,
journals or books of record, call on us
at the corner of street and Railroad
avenue opposite depot.
At the last meeting of the w. C. T..
U. it was decided to change the time
of the meeting from Friday afternoon
to Thursday evening. 1t will be held
at the NJ. E. church after prayer meet
ing. Everybody invited.
Herbert Hitler, young farmer
from Hatton, was transacting bust
ness in this burg Monday, and this
morning took the east bound passen-
ger for the scenes OF his childhood
home way back in Michigan.
James w. Shaw, formerly foreman
on the stock ranches of Millionaire
L. s. Blyth, and a brother-in-law of
L. NJ. Joyner, has located in Montana
on better range for his stock. Mrs.
Shaw took the Northern Pacific FRI
day for their new home.
Miss Carrie Faulk who has been in
the employ of Stephens and Thomp-
son the past six months, has finished
her work on the abstract books OF that
firm, and left Tuesday for Ritzville,
her old home, for few weeks vaca-
ton. On her return she will visit
friends in Spokane for few days.
Lincoln County Mirror.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Shepley on Tues
day evening gave a party in honor Of
Miss Carrie Faux of Davenport, who
is their guest for few days. Among
those present were Misses Oda and
Ethel Kaufman, Richardson, Staser,
Leens, Damann, Sapp, Eva and OIL e
Meyer, Cunningham, Mrs. Copp and
Messrs Walter and John Staser, Clyde
Kennedy, Christensen, Alton Davenny
Copp, York, Holcomb, Van Patten
and Ulm.
The committee of citizens in charge
of the reception of the Washington
volunteers on their return from
Manila have arranged three days
celebration in Seattle. A cablegram
was received Saturday morning an
nouncing the departure from Nagasa-
XII, Japan, of the transport Pennsyl-
vania on that day for San Francisco
with the Washington boys on board.
1t is believed the voyage will be made
/ in % or "a days, bringing the troops
to San Francisco about October 8.
Allowing time for mastering out and
few more days for the voyage up the
coast to Seattle, the regiment will
arrive in Seattle in the neighborhood
IF October %