Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-04-19
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
What Your Friends and Ours Have
Been Doing the Past Week.


Dug Nelson spent Sunday in Lind.
]. O. Couch was on our streets Tues
day.
Jas. Grant, the builder and contract
or, was in town Monday evening.
F. w. Middleton and wife of Mt.
Ayr, Iowa, will locate in this county.
The board OF county commissioners
will meet in adjourned session tomor-
row.
w. F. Winslow and Rob't Fitzpat-
rick of Paha, farmers, were in town
Monday.
Mark w. Townsend came up from
Hatton and called at the courthouse
Monday.
! Mr.. and Mrs. 1. W. Myers are spend
ing few days in Spokane-business
and pleasure.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. III. Harrison and
son, Give, are away visiting at Spo-
kane for a few days.
/ County Attorney w. w. Zent tram
sacted legal business in the city by
the falls last Saturday.
Mr.. j Garrison OF Delight, Sandhills,
Adams county, Washington, was in
the city Thursday morning.
L. w. Knight, representing the
Phoenix Fire Insurance Co. of Hart
ford, spent Saturday in the city.
Sidney A. Stanfeld, prominent
stockman from Irby, Lincoln county,
was in the city on business yesterday
Josiah Burlingame came down from
Trent, Spokane ,unty, last Saturday
and sold his farm on the Flat to Benz.
F. Berry.
Mrs. Henry Boyles left Friday for
Ritzville, Washington, where she will
join her usband.-Lebanon (Oregon)
Criterion.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J.C. Gillett lost their
little four months old baby girl April
3rd, the death being caused by whoop-
ing cough.
G. A. Greene has been appointed
deputy marshal and is acting during
the temporary absence of Samuel
Hutchinson.
j. j. Koch, county surveyor, wishing
to keep posted on current events placed
his name OH our subscription list dur
ing the week.
Lester HI. Keller and wife (nee Jen-
ME Lemman) came from Kendrick
Saturday to attend the funeral of the
brother, f. Q. Lehman.
Born-Saturday April Is, 1899, to
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Eastman of this
city, ten.pound boy. Mother, child
and father all doing we'll.
The county dads have ordered new
sidewalk built on the east side of the
courthouse square. This will make
the opera house easy OF access.
/ Mr. and Mrs. Chas. N. Lamoreaux
reached home again Saturday after a
months absence, with Mr.. Lamoreaux
much improved in health and appear
ance.
Billy c.. Moore, proprietor of the
Farmers Livery Barn, made pleasant
call at the NEWS Office on Thursday
last and left the "kale seed" for another
years subscription.
John D. Bassett, president OF the
) Adams County Bank, has arrived from
his Connecticut home and is busy
with the large business affairs of that
prosperous institution.
Elmer Wells, former Ritzville boy
has returned to Adams county, and
is building a dwelling on his land at
Mud Lake springs, four miles up the
N. P. track, where he Intends to reside
in future.
Hon. r. G. Newland OF Lind coulee
an old Washington pioneer and ex-
speaker Of the house OF representatives
of the legislature, during territorial
days, made pleasant call at the Office
Thursday.
John N. Olsen, ex-county commits
sioner for this district, was welcome
caller at the NEWS office this week
and before leaving planked down the
Almighty dollar and a half, SO neces
sary to our success.
G. Arthur, the mechanic and con
Tractor, who has erected so man,
buildings in RitsvlJe in the last few
months, is at coiviiis this week, where
it is said he has tnsmber OF large
contracts for building. /.
Gerhart Luiten, German farme
living near Lamona STATEN in Lincolr
county, died at his home on Sunday
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