Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-23


John Goodenough, prosperous
Hatton farmer, is among us today.
Rev. B. E. Utz, noted divine OF
Spokane, WAS pleasant caller at this
Office Monday.
James Nelson OF the firm of Neil
son Bros, the Lind merchants, was up
Thursday night.
Mrs. Benz. E. Harvey and daughter
Hazel have been quite i'll during the
past week but are improving now.
r. P. Smith, Steve Bradford and A.
Peaslee, Flat farmers, were doing bust
ness at the court house Saturday last.
Jacob Weber, one Of the old pioneers
OF this country and quite real estate
owner in this city, spent Friday here.
1t is reported that N. w. Durham
has retired from the editorship and
management of the Spokesman Re-
view.
Faucher & Garvcy are painting and
inside finishing the hands ONE new
dwelling OF T. B. Leonard on Knob
hill.
Luther, the -year-old son OF
Dentist E. R. Lehman, has been very
sick with typhoid fever but is now re-
covering.
L.C. Van Patten, school superin-
tendent, left Sunday morning for Col
vile where he will rest and recuperate
for few days.
Philip A. Grub of Medical Lake,
agent for the Tacoma Grain Co., is
back again to remain and buy wheat
during the season.
Chas. Lehman of this city, has
been granted divorce from his wife,
Caroline M. Lehman, who is a resi-
dent of Athol, Idaho.
Mobiles Dramatic Company will
again entertain Ritzville people on
Monday, Sept. 18th. at the Opera
House-one night only.
Mrs. Langtry, the actress, better
known as the Jersey Lilly" was mar
ried July 81 at the Island of Jersey to
Hugo G. DeBathe aged %.
Mrs. Clyde Hervey of Spokane, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Hervey Of
this city, parents of her husband who
is a member OF the Spokane fire de.
partment.
THE NEWS Office appreciates the
boquets of lovely flowers plucked from
the depot yard and sent us by Mrs. L
e. Paskill, wife OF our obliging N. P
railway agent at this point.
Albert S. Elder. reconnaissance Of
this county and most prosperous
and respected young farmer from the
lower part of Adams, "chassezed" into
COWH OdJuTudy Oll DuollleSs.
The Ritzyille Hardware Company
have received two carloads of Superior
disc drills. The most of them are al
ready sold and those wishing to secure
these drills must call early or get left
Al. Womac CHI states that his wheat
will go about twenty bushels per acre
on his farm ten miles east of the city
Hugh Rankin's crop near there yield
ed an average OF twenty-seven bushels
to the acre.
Messrs E. F. Miller and Geo. Francis
Christensenson, two popular dry goods
clerks in the general store of Myers
d Shipman, accompanied by Misses
Lillian Cunningham and Iva Frick
spent Sunday at Odessa (not by the
sea-
Hon. j. M. Adams team ran away
at Paha the other evening, thrown,
the gentleman out of his buggy, dis
locating his shoulder and sustainin,
some bad bruises. The horses wer,
soon captured, no damage being don,
to them.
Ritzville has not had any empt]
dwellings, business houses or rooms
for year. We have inquiries nearl,
every day for them. Many would
spend the winter here for school ad
vantages if they could only find |
place to live in.
August Holmquist, awell and favor
ably known stockman OF Grab creek
Lincoln county, and an old pioneer q
that section, spent Monday and Tues
day in the city attending the meeting
Of the Marmion Mining Company Q
which he is one OF the stockholders.
The Cheney Sentinel has change,
hands, Mr.. Frank A. Dunn being tn
new man a. the helm. Mr.. d. II
Stewart, the retiring editor, will asso
ciate himself with +. R. Marvin an
+. d. Strang in the launching OF
new weekly, The Spectator, to com