Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-10-04


Labor Day-First Monday in September.
Thanksgiving-Noy. Day fixed by proclamation
Christmas-Dec. %.
E. d. Gibson and wife are visiting
the exposition at Spokane this week,
going up on the opening day.
John w. Goodykoontz, hard-work-
ing farmer from Fletcher, transacted
business in the metropolis Monday
morning.
Geo. w. Jones, prominent farmer
from the Sandhils, spent Tuesday be-
fore the board OF county commission
ers now in session.
Regular services will be held at the
Congregational church Sunday morn
ing and evening, Pastor Newman hav-
ing returned from Spokane.
Fred Weiand, who has been with
Agent Paskill at the n. P. depot the
past year, has gone to Cornell to ac-
cept position as night operator.
A larger and better line of coal and
wood heaters than the Ritzville Hard
ware Co. now have, were never seen
in Adams county outside of their store.
People are coming forty miles to buy
them.
The Ritzville Hardware Company
have added to their already numerous
stores and warehouses the Thompson
store building. This they will use in
displaying their large and fine line of
buggies and hacks.
The entertainment which was to
have been given at the NJ. E. church
last Friday evening by II. P. Crom-
we'll, was cancelled owing to the gentle
mans desire to end his engagements
in order to attend school.
There is one kind of visitor to a
newspaper shop that always fills it
with the best cheer-the farmer. His
breezy "how-de" is worth a two-dollar
bill coming from almost anyone else
and The News can appreciate them
as thoroughly as anyone.
Solomon l. Bartges who left here
four years ago Disguised with the
country, has returned from Missouri
and informs us that he expects to
spend the remainder OF his days in
Adams county. Mr.. Bartges will go
on his farm which lies 10 miles east
of town, which has been rented during
his absence.
J. A. Hoople has sold his harness
business on Harker street to W. r..
Peters of Ritzvile. Mr. Peters is an
old experienced man in the harness
business and will move the stock into
the Knox building on Morgan street,
where he will continue the business
with Mr.. Hoople in charge.-Lincoln
County Mirror.
1t doesn't require man of I'M
usual ocumen to detect our city's
activity these days. Walk around
our thoroughfares, enter the business
houses, converse with our citizens,
and you'll be convinced OF renewed
activity in every instance. Every
body is busy and there isn't misan-
thorpe in the whole community.
"a Breezy Time" which will be
seen at the opera house tonight,
Oct 4, is one of the most effective
farce comedies in town this season.
1t is diverting without being insane,
and has sill ht story which makes
very ,strong vehicle for introducing
the various specialties of different
members OF the cast, each one Of
whom is an artist in his or her line.
Jacob Buehler, a prosperous and
deserving farmer living few miles
south of the city, commenced haul
ing his wheat Saturday. 1t is weigh
ing So pounds to the bushel and
markets at At cents. His crop aver
aged 20 bushels per acre. Mr.. Bueh-
Ter, with fullness Of heart, paid us
four cash subscriptions and seemingly
has q desire to see Others prosper
along with him.
Phoenix Lodge No. 165, I. o. o. F.,
was organized at Sprague Saturday
night with % charter members.
Among those who went from here and
assisted in the ceremonies were Messrs
w. w. King, F. B. Shepley, F. p.
French, w. w. Gent, II. P. Smith, w.
r. Cunningham, Jr., ]. G. Shorno, T..
d. ellison, G. II. Low and O. r. Hol-
comb, and James Nelson and w. II.
Merrill OF Lind.
Harvest is over and pretty good
crop was raised after all. The East
ern Washington farmer has little TO
worry over and the adversely that
comes to him is barely enough to
sweeten his life. OF course, there are
few who work and worry and worry
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