Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-01-10
ROUND ABOUT R|TZV|LLE.
HAPPENINGS IN CITY AND COUNTY
Personal Paragraphs and Interesting
News Notes of Both Local and
General Importance.-The Events
Of a Week TerseIy Told.

Ed. Binford of Fletcher, was in Sat-
urday dealing with Ritzville people.
VIM. Hollenshead, the Lind con-
tractor, was business visitor yester-
day.
Ortho Dorman, the hardware mer-
chant of this city, went to Spokane on
business trip yesterday.
Fred Geissler was over from Odessa
Monday and says that the burg is on
the boom from business standpoint.
A few of our citizens are living in
the twentieth century. The majority
however, will enter it Jan. LIST, 1901.
Mrs. G. E. Nixon of Nebraska, is
making an extended visit with her
brother, T. G. Johnston, of this coun-
ty.
Levi Hitler OF Hatton, gave the NEWS
Office pleasant call Saturday stating
that everything was lovely down his
way.
Mark +. Jones, the Spokane music
dealer, is here with carload of new
pianos, which he will distribute about
the city.
County Attorney w. w. Zent is in
Colville for a few days on business
connected with the Jefferson Marble
Mining Co.
Hon. R. G.. Newland of Lind, ex-
speaker OF the legislature in territorial
days, was a pleasant caller at this
Office last Friday.
James j. English, young Adams
county farmer and land owner, made
the NEWS Office pleasant and profit
able call this week.
M. w. Ahern, the gentlemanly
farmer from Griffith, paid the News
$3.50 for years. subscription while
in town yesterday.
Rodolphus P. Smith, the carpenter,
went out to the farm ON the fiat last
Sunday, where he will look after ranch
affairs until Saturday.
Superior court re-convenes next
Monday morning. Seventeen petit jur-
ors will be in attendance. The session
will probably last during the week.
Andrew Mcqueen and Robt Mason,
both pioneer stockmen of Adams
county, were in from their ranches on
upper Cow creek the latter part of the
week.
s. A. Down OF Michigan, is visiting
with Adams county friends and reIa-
tives for few weeks. Mr.. Down is on
his way to Oregon to look after some
property interests there.
H. A. York who has been clerking
in the drug store of Messrs Olmstead
& Rosenoff the past year, left Monday
night for San Francisco, where he ex-
poets to remain for some time.
J. E. Prouty left Wednesday morn
ing over the Northern Pacific for
Helix, Pendleton and other points in
Umatilla county, Oregon, where he
will combine business with pleasure
for few weeks.
Mrs. Matte n Graves, national Or
ganizer of the W. G. T. U. and zeal
GUS temperance worker, will give lee
lures in the M. E. church Monday and
Tuesday evenings, Jan. 15 aud 16, to
which everyone is invited.
The county commissioners, after 10
days hard session, close their labor
and adjourn this evening. Much
intricate business has been transacted
and the board are glad the arduous
work OF the term is at an end.
The following M. E. church Sunday
school officers have been chosen for
the present year: Superintendent,
Louis Butsch; Asst. Supt., Miss L.
Cornela Hall; Secy, Miss Nina Smith;
Asst. secy., Miss Orpha Wilburn; Treas
Mr.. 0. r. Haight.
A public installation OF officers Of
Prairie Queen Lodge No. SO, X. of p,
was held in the Greene hall Wednes-
day night. One hundred invited
guests were present and a most enjoy
able time was had. Light refresh
-ments we're served in the castle.
john A. Tbiel, a prominent, pros
porous and progressive husbandman
of Adams county soil, was seen per-
ambulating about our streets Satur-
day and enjoying chat with old
friends for the first time since the
breaking of his leg some weeks ago.
Among other business transacted
by the board of county commissioners
at this session was the hearing Of the
road petition OF Jacob Dewald and
( others which met some strong onut,si-