Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-06-21
LOCAL AND Personal.
What Your Friends and Ours Have
Been Doing the Past Week.

day.
Irby & Benward finished we'll on
June IA for Martin Schluter at depth
OF 167 feet.
Emil Hamann of Lind neighbor-
hood, was granted final citizenship
papers last Saturday,
w. F. Winslow called at this office
Monday and remembered us kindly in
the way OF cash subscription.
B. L. Sutton returned from Tacoma
this morning looking the worse for
the wear-no sleep for week.
Attend the "end of century" cele-
bration Of the nations holiday at Ritz
vile on Tuesday, July 4, 1899.
Geo. Snyder, the live young farmer
from the Flat, was in dispatching
business in the city last Friday.
Lafayette Root of Griffith, ex county
commissioner from the first district,
Sundayed with friends in the city.
The w. c. r U. will meet Friday
afternoon at 8 o'clock in the Congre-
gational church. Everybody invited.
Harry D. Hallin, a young farmer
living west of the city, was doing bus
mess with our merchants Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Prouty are visit
ing relatives in Seattle and will be
absent about month enjoying the
balmy air of Puget Sound.
Hon. s. A. Wells, receiver of the
U. s. land Office at Spokane, came
down Saturday on business connected
with his land interests in this county.
F. ]. Carney, of the popular paint
ing firm of Faucher & Garvey, went to
Tacoma yesterday for short visit
with his family, calculating to return
Sunday.
Miss Lottie Zent of Colville, has
accepted position as stenographer
and shorthand writer in the office of
her brother, County Attorney w. w.
Zent of this city.
Robt. NJ. Goodwin, formerly of this
city, had the misfortune to lose one
of his feet in railroad accident last
week while braking on the Spokane
and Lewiston branch.
J. +. Collier came in from his fine
farm twenty miles south on Rattle
snake fiat, Tuesday and reported to
Sheriff Hill that Mrs. John Williams
had become insane.
Joseph Harris of Spokane, adjuster
for the Bankers Life Association of
Des Moines, Iowa, is here today to pay
the $1,000 insurance upon the life of
the late Benz. Martin.
T. G. Dowdy, pioneer farmer OF
Adams county, living west OF the city,
called at the NEWS Office Monday and
left us a friendly token which will
keep his name before us for the next
twelve months.
DR.. A. L. Olson, travelling physi-
clan, has been entertaining the popu-
lace on the streets selling medicine,
lecturing and playing guitar accom-
p,niment to the soi.gs OF couple Of
Jolly coons which are with him.
G. w. Hammond recently from
Goldendale, has purchased half Sec
ton of land at Lind and is there at
present improving the same. He also
has city property in this city ard will
reside here a portion OF the time.
Henry Horn, the veteran black
smith OF this city, who hasn't missed
day over his anvil for fifteen years
unless he was i'll or crippled, handed
us $3.50 last Monday and hereafter
when resting will read the NEWS.
Hol for Ritzville to witness the big
patriotic celebration on July 4. The
city will be red hot with events all
day. Music that will wake things up
and many other interesting features.
Arrange now to spend the day with us.
james Watson OF Delight, last Mon
day made final proof on his home
stead, se4 section %, township I6,
range 81, after residing thereon since
September 1883. Messrs. James NJ.
Freestone and J. H. Bowers were the
witnesses.
Mrs. R. p. Smith Of Fletcher, left
Tuesday morning for Oxford, Mich,
to visit her sister who is not expected
to survive. She also contemplates
extending her trip to Kentucky where
two brothers reside and may not re-
turn until fall.
As the hot summer days approach
we consider 1t timely suggestion
that all rubbish and combustible ma
terial absnt town be cleaned up there
by lessening the danger Of fire and at
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