Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-05-17
PERHAPS YOU WILL FIND 1T HERE

an office next door to the Adams
County Bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Sutton OF Fetch
er, were guests OF DR.. and Mrs. F. R.
Burroughs last Sunday.
E. B. Born, Jr., of Allegan, Mich,
watch maker and jeweler, has accepted
a position in the new store OF ]. A.
Humphrey.
Rev. L. G. kaufman of Tekoa, is
visiting with C. D. Linn and family
on the fiat and may decide to become
resident there.
F. J. ]. Quirk OF Spokane, who rep
resented the Walla Walla nursery
through this section last year, is in the
city for few days.
William L. Little OF Fletcher, has
filed homestead entry on southwest
quarter, section %, township Is north,
range 30, E. w. NJ.
Chas. B. Robbins, an agricultural
implement agent from Spokane, has
been selling machinery in the county
during the past few days.
Samuel l.. Thomas, the man who
farms near Hatton on the California
style and harvests thousands Of acres
each year, was in the city Monday.
Messrs. Faucher & Carney have put
Il shining red coat OF railroad paint
on the city water tank, which inn
proves the appearance OF the structure.
How would you like to rest your
weary bones in u comfortable ham
mock after hard days work? The
Ritzville Hardware Co. has full line
in stock.
Edwin R.Dough.y and J G Mcclure,
teachers from Pasco and Washtucna,
respectively, are in the city attending
the school examination and institute
now in progress.
Mrs. II. o. Reichert OF Seattle, ar
rived in city Saturday morning and is
the guest OF her sister-in-law, Mrs.
VIM. Snyder. Mr.. Reichert, of the
sherman-Clay Co., of Seattle, will ar
rive here later on
DR.. John NJ. Adams is having neat
office built adjoining the Adams
County Bank which will be ready for
occupancy soon. We learn that the
doctor has given up his contemplated
eastern trip for the present.
Schuyler Arnold, county clerk of
Walla Walla county, arrived in the
city Sunday morning returning home
the next day. The gentleman was
looking after his farming land lying
eight miles south of Ritzville.
Rev. J. H. Everett will be absent
Sunday, May 81, and will preach for
the good people of Sprague in the
place of the presiding elder. Rev. F.
M. Egbers will fill the morning APP
pointment in the absence of the pas
tor and Rev. +. j. james in the even
ing.
DIR. Lansing's practice has been an
extensive and successful one during
all these years, and his large circle OF
patrons and friends will regret very
much to learn of his departure. The
doctor il man OF high integrity,
strictly temperate and applies himself
closely to his profession.-Cowlitz
Advocate.
John Haas, wife and daughter,
Maize, arrived Sunday from st. Charles
Iowa. Mr. Haas owns a quarter Sec
ton of land near Willis postofiice.
They are accompanied by their son,
AL 2. Haas who visited Ritzville in
November, 1897, and who has been
engaged in the newspaper business in
Iowa for some time.
Mrs Gage s. Gritman of Palouse
city, and daughter, Mrs. Blanche Ma
gee of Mullan, Idaho, arrived in the
city Monday ald will remain the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. H. Il. Gritman
until Thursday. The Gritman family
are old pioneers OF Adams county,
coming here in the early sos and all
have many warm friends in Ritzvile
which probably seems much like
home to them.
John Campbell is languishing in the
city bastile with a sore head and fine
of 800 and costs, the result OF being
drunk and disorisrly and resisting
Marshal Rettig, who as conservator of
OF the peace of the city, protested
against his using the sidewalk for a
horse path and the voluble display of
adjectiyes said bad man from Bitter
creek was hurting vindictively and
promiscuously at our inoIensive citi-
zens. As the hilarious individual has
threatened to kill several people as
soon as he gets out it is very probable
that the silver-starre1 hirelings OF this
unfeeiing corporation, assisted by the
police Judge. will see that the gentle