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

the opera house Friday evening under
the auspices of the Woman's Unity
Club.
st. Marks Guild OF Episcopal ladies
of Ritzville, will meet at the residence
Of Mrs. Holcomb, Thursday Oct. 10Th,
at 2 o'clock p. M. All members of
the Guild and all friends of same are
cordially invited to be present and
assist in business of Importance.
w. H. Davenny of Youngsville, Pa,
father OF the Davenny Bros, grocers
of this city, arrived Sunday evening
and will make this his future home.
Mrs. Devenny, accompanied by a son
and daughter, stopped off in Spokane
to visit relatives and will reach here
Friday.
To-day is Elks' day at the Spokane
Exposition and will no doubt prove a
great event. Tomorrow the Wood
men of the World will have their turn
Saturday is Commercial Travellers
day and Monday Eagles day. On
that day, which is the last, there will
be public wedding at the grounds.
In letter to her husband last
week, Mrs. l.. E. Paskill, who is
visiting in New York, tells OF the
great naval parade on the arrival OF
Admiral Dewey. A party in which
Mrs. Paskil was included, went out
on the water eight miles to meet the
admiral and got within seventy-fve
feet of the Olympia. There were two
thousand boats in the parade.
\ Among the Industrial Exposition
excursionists Saturday, was our genial
friend I. j. Garvey, who, upon arriv-
ing at the beautiful city of Spokane,
was astonishtd to find such splendid
fire. proof business blocks. CHANGING
up, he noticed upon one, 81. o. o. F."
and remarked to his companions,
"now that is a pretty tall structure,
but know it is not one hundred feet
high, as they have it marked"
c. P. Low, an old Adams county
citizen, left to-day for Athol, Idaho,
where he will spend the winter getting
out cord wood, which he will ship to
Ritzville. Before going he called at
our office and helped us out a little in
this world with a nice cash subscrip-
ton for one year. His family will re-
main in the comfortable home in
Greene's addition, the children attend
ing the public school during the pres
ent term.
Be careful to return to the post
Office mail matter not belonging to
you that you may have received
through mistake. A new postal rule
that recently went into effect is that
persons who from carelessness or from
any other reason take mail from the
Office that belongs to another, and
who fail to return the same, are liable
to a fine of $500 or one years imprison-
ment. This applies to newspapers
thus taken from u postoffice as we'll as
60 other mail matter.
The farmers continue bringing in
wheat and the glittering gold is becom-
ing quite plentiful, passing from hand
to hand and performing its duty in
the ordinary business transactions.
While not so large, the crop this year
leaves fair margin, and, as natural
consequence, industries of all kinds
are enabled to thrive. Notwithstand-
ing low prices, the Western farmer
has much the advantage OF his Eastern
brother from the TACT that with the
methods employed he can till larger
acreage at a comparative low cost.
The Woman's Unity Club of this
city has met with great many dis,
appointments, but finally arranged a
date for Miss Katherine Z. Oliver, the
Scottish impersonator, who will APP
pear at the opera house next Friday
evening, Oct. 18th. The NEWS trusts
the people will show the ladies their
appreciation by greeting the talented
young lady with good house. This
will be an entertainment of an intel
lectual order and rare treat. Miss
Oliver is most highly spoken OF by the
best classes OF this and many foreign
countries
Present days are those which cause
one to seek the stove. The chill OF
the autumn days is upon us, and
winter, with his cold, bleak yisage, is
frowning. Summer resorts have pull
: ed down the signs and campers have
performed the last acts of the pleasure
season. All nature is preparing for
the onslaught. The golden brown OF
the wheat fields fringe the landscape
as curtain; the leaves are falling and
the songster has ceased his rythmical
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