Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-21
ROUND ABOUT R|TZY|LLE.
HAPPENINGS IN CITY AND COUNTY
Personal Paragraphs and Interesting
News Notes Of Both Local and
General Importance.-The Events
Of Week TerseIy Told.
E. ~ know not what the truth may be;
I'll tell it as twas told to me-"

has been connned to his room Tor
couple of days.
:. Nearly a hundred tons OF fine ice
has beer packed for summer use dur.
ing the past week. =
Edwin R. Doughty: teacher of the
school in Providence district, was q
Saturday caller. ~
o. H. Greene, ex-mayor OF this city
was business visitor at Spokane the
fore part of the week.
DR.. John NJ. Adams returned to the
city yesterday morning after spending
several weeks at Hot Springs.
TT. Dolbow OF Washtucna, organi-
2er for the Modern Woodmen of Amer
CO, spent last night in the city.
Philip Watkins, son of w. H. Wat
kins of Bemis, is down from his lum-
Der camp in Idaho for short visit.
J. ]. Merriman, postmaster at Lind
and conductor of a live real estate
business at that point, was up Mon
day.
w. r. Cunningham Jr., the real
estate agent, last Monday sold sec 49,
2O-34 to Conrad Heimbigner and sons
for $6,400.-
. ~ Ed. and VIM. Spanjer have purchas-
ed the w. S. Ebgers land formerly
s3owned by Hon. y. III. Lamona. 800
acres comprises the tract.
" - -McGrath, who holds the position
dissection foreman at this point Oh the
Northern Pacific, presented the News
with the price of a years subscription.
BIN. Snyder Of Fletcher, with the
kingly hand of kindness gave us $l.5Q
yesterday while in town for which he
merits our appreciation and the News
for one year.
The case OF G. O. Greene, plaintiff,
VS.. J. F.. Finnell and IT,, Hallin, de-
PENDANTS, which was carried up to the
supreme court from this county, has
been decided in favor OF the plaintiff.
Last Friday the thermometer took
a tumble to about 5 degrees below and
many water pipe was caught nap
ping. The cold snap did not last long
however, and the weather is again
pleasant and the days bright.
Hans Thomson and DIR. Burroughs,
two well-known nimrods, got wild
geese Tuesday while uon hunting
trip. Messrs PaskilI, Dorman, Wells
and shipman comprised auoth err party
cut on a similar mission yesterday.
The Uniform Rank of the Knights
Of Pythias of the city are considering
the proposition of organizing and
maintaining brass band. IT is to be
hoped that their efforts may material
ize and that they may meet with warm
encouragement in the matter.
: DIR. Levi J.. Sutton, respected ard
leading citizen Of Michigan Prairie,
passed through town ON Monday on
his way to Medical Lake to join his
wife who is visiting their son Byron
L. Sutton and wife, who are spending
the winter at that spool of SLOAN"
The Northern Pacific Railway Co
will establish on April 20 special
train to run between Portland and St
Paul daily which will be designated as
the North Coast Limited This
train when fitted up will be one OF the
T. Eandsomest and most complete trains
in the country. An elegant observa.
ton car will be an especial function,
The Artisans ball last Wednesday
night ON account Of inclenert wealth
er was not as well attended as it de-
served. The music furnished by Hoppe,
orchestra was fine and all present en-
joyed themselves hugely. About fort,
couples were present. The supper ser
yed at Hotel Ritzville at midnight
was a delicious repast.
, Somewhere in perusing the history
OF antiquity and ancient lore we're
member reading of "houses having nc
occupants, etc, These Injuries that
were permitted by the ancients, and
even Missourians tell us of them in
their native state, have been buriet
with the past aud the present ciyiliza
tion looks on an "empty house" will
horror--that is in Ritzville.
Oscar w. Goodenough OF Hnttcn. +.
young and prosperous farmer living 8;
miles south of the city, is here on bust
ness, and was kind and thoughtfu
enough to drop in on us for few
moments. Tho gentleman in forms U
that prospects are very fair for o horn
tiiul crop next. season in his part o
the country, andsthat winter wheat i
In splendid eH Rou. He returns t,