Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-06-07
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
What Your Friends and Ours Have
Been Doing the Past Week.

d. B. Zimmerman, the cattle buyer,
arrived in Ritzville Sunday morning,
registering at the Pacific.
AS we go to press the question be-
fore the house seems to be-will we
have celebration or will we have
smallpox.
The paper that the people read and
pay for is the paper to advertise in.
The News has no dead heads on its
list.
The family of NJ. o. Peterson, the
contractor, arrived in Ritzville last
week from Spokane to remain during
the summer.
Hon. l. B. Laing, the Washtucna
| merchant, paid this office a friendly
call and a years subscription last
Monday.
w. w. King left Thursday night for
Kansas city, Mo, as delegate to the
Grand Lodge OF the Modern Woodmen
of America.
id. Bassett, president OF the Adams
County Bank, returned Saturday
morning after several days visit on
the Sound.
Cecil ID. Linn, an Industrious and
successful farmer from Rattlesnake
fiat, was in Tuesday closing up deal
| for more land.
There will be semi-annual meet
| ing OF the stockh olders OF the Farmers
| Warehouse Co. OF Ritzville on June
II, at 10 o'clock n. m.
Thos. Durry and the family OF D..
McGillvarey took last evenings pas
senger train for Walla Walla where
they will visit until after the fourth.
Attention is called to the announce
ment OF G. F.Porter, the photographer.
Mr. Porter is first-class man in that
line and will be sure to give genuine
satisfaction. Call and see him.
The lumber has arrived and work
commenced on the new N. 2. Railway
depot. Mr.. L. L Paskill, agent, in
forms us that the building when COM
pleted will be one of the best along
the line.
Hon. and Mrs. y. r. Holcomb left
Sunday evening for Tacoma where
Mr.. Holcomb goes us representative
to the Grand lodge If /. o. o. f. con-
vening in that city yesterday.
John Burger, ST., died last night at
his home, five miles west CT town,
from cancer of the stomach. Funer-
al service Thursday June 8, at 10 a.
M, at residence. Burial at / p. m.
at Ritzville cemetery.
School election next Saturday at
school house from one to eight p. M.
The directors whose terms expire
July lst are Messrs. Staser and Lewis.
Come out and have your say or for
ever hold your peace.
The annual Children's day will be
observed in the First Congregational
church Sunday June 1lth. The ex-
ercises will consist OF songs and reci-
tations by the children, and will be in
place Of the regular morning service
at II o'clock.
Bert Colwell father OF the Colwell
brothers Of this city, reached the city
last Thursday with his family from
Hastings Michigan, where they have
lived for the past thirty years. They
will locate in this section OF the coun-
try.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Blair of Corey,
Pa, mother and step father of DR.. F.
X. Burroughs, OF this city, started
from theiT HuIiic tills ilOlnluB lOT IL
trip to the Pacific coast They are
expected to arrive here on Sunday
morning, where they will visit for
some time
Following are the new officers
elected by lodge So l. 90. F: w. w.
King, N. G.; w. r. Cunningham, Jr.,
V. G.; E. d. Gibson, Secy.; F. B. Shep-
ley, Treas. Zenobia Rebekah lodge
No lis have chosen as follows: Ethel
Bovee, N. g.; Ella Thompson, V. g.;
Lillian Cunningham, secy Lottie
! Dorman, Treas. Installation of officers
for both lodges will occur July 9th.
The attention OF land hunters is
called to the advertisement of Mr.J d.
Bassett who succeeds the late Benz.
Martin as local agent and land exam
liner for the Northern Pacific Railway
company i'll this county. Mr.. Bassett
is prepared to do all business in con
nection with the sale OF N. p lands in
this county and extends an invitation
TO prospective purchases to call and
see him at the Adams County Bank