Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-10-11

LIT. Cate Oh NELSON, NeD., Is among
the late arrivals in search of land.
T. G. Dowdy and family of Lind,
went up to Spokane Monday to visit
the fair.
]. H. Bowers was over from Delight
yesterday and favored this Office with
pleasant call.
Philip A. Grub took run down to
Spokane Sunday morning to take a
peep ut the exposition.
H. d. May, popular stockman
and farmer of Washtucna,> was WISH
tor in the city Monday.
Thursday, October IL, has been set
apart as the day for the Woodmen OF
the World at the Spokane Industrial
Exposition.
The United Artisans organized Fri
day evening and will meet on the first
and third Fridays in each month at
8p. m.
Last Friday Agent Paskill OF the
Northern Pacific, sold 152 tickets to
Ritzvillains bound for the Spokane
Exposition.
III. J. f. Caldwell and family of
Bolivar, Polk county, Mo-, have arriv-
ed in the city and will make Adams
county their home.
o. o. Hurt, an old resident OF this
county, but now of Moscow, Ida, was
looking after buiness matters here
the last of the week.
o. r. Holcomb, state arid land COM
missioner, contributed very valuable
article on "the Fruits of the Waters
in the current number OF the State.
Mrs. Ella Thompson accompanied
County Commissioner Kelsey to the
Sandhill country Monday, where she
is looking after her land and visiting
friends.
VIM. Snyder has received a very
unique advertisement from Strauss
Bros, the Chicago tailors, in the form
of a tiny horn with instructions to
"toot."
"a Breezy Time" drew good house
last Wednesday evening and every
body seemed greatly pleased, many
claiming it the best show of it's class
ever seen in Ritzville.
r. P. Smith and son, and S. w
Bradford and Miss Maggie McVean
came in from Fletcher Sunday even
ing, going to Spokane the following
morning to visit the exposition.
In the near future the Ladies' Aid
Society Of the Congregational church
will hold baking and crysanthemum
sale. Those who would like to pur-
chase some fine plants, will do well to
wait.
If threshing machine men and
farmers will kindly send The NEWS
a report of the number OF sacks Of
grain threshed, we will endeavor to
compile grain report that will be OF
value to all.
Mr.. Rhinehart Meyer, one OF the
many successful young farmers Of
Adams county who never allow their
subscription to become delinquent,
was a contributor to The NEWS mush
fund this week.
The Free Methodist revival meet
ings which have been in progress at
the tabernacle the past week have
been transferred to the M. E.. church
Afternoon meetings will be held each
day, and evening meetings at 1880.
w. W. Floyd and family departed
this week for Pasco, their new home
Mr.. Floyd's stock interests in thai
section demand closer attention than
he has been able to give so far away
hence his decision to leave Ritzville
There will be meeting OF teachers O
Adams county at the school house or
the 14th day OF October at 2 p. m, fol
the purpose of organizing teachers
association. Not only teachers, but
everyone interested in the advance
ment OF education, is invited to b.
present.
The last job Of threshing of the sea
: son was finished on Mr.. F. T. Hender'i
place Monday by G. D. Linn and hi.
crew. The two jobs previous to this
were on the Sullivan and Smith farms
Mr.. r. z. Smith says the crop on hii
place averaged about twenty bushels
One field Ct wheat went % bushels
No. /.
The boys returning from the exposi
tion tell some strange and very anus
ing tales about 1petrifiedo men, etc
Perhaps one of the most amusing il
that of a prominent young attorne,
who became separated from his lad,
on arriving at the depot in Spokan,
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