Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-03-21


from his Cow creek stock farm.
o. j. HOLSTER, farmer east of town
well known in church CIRCLES, is here
today. -, -
Frank W. Lippold, the village black
smith at Lind, was up on business
Monday.
Harry A. York, who has been visit
ing on Cow creek for few weeks, re-
turned today.
w. w. and B. J. Neare OF Lind,
father and son, prominent farmers,
were among our callers last Thursday
Spring is at hand. 1t began last
evening. Palm Sunday will be April
8, Good Friday, April ID, Easter Sun
day, April Is.
Duncan Clark's Minstrels, COM
pany of fifteen people, today ask for
an early date to bring their combina-
ZION TO tnlS city.
Geo. Lucas, an old cattleman, who
has run stock on Cow creek for thirty
consecutive years, was tradesman in
the city Thursday.
Mrs. Cerita l.. Meyer who has been
over at her fine stock ranch on Grab
creek in Lincoln county, has return
ed to her home on College hill.
John E. Goodenough accompanied
by Miss Eva Kelsey and Miss Maud
Goodenough were city callers this
week from the Hatton country.
r. p. Smith is on the Flat looking
after his farm for few days. He
came in Monday after some supplies
returning again Tuesday morning.
The Methodist social held Wednes-
day night was well attended and en-
joyed by all present. The ladies net
ted $26.7O which will apply upon sal
airy Oh Une pastor.
ia. Rousam is back from his ranch
in Lincoln county where he has been
for a couple of weeks. He walked over
from Odessa Sunday, a distance of IS
miles, while resting.
Messrs. o. H. Greene, Geo. W. Bas-
sett, j. J. Merriman, w. w. Zent and
w. X. Kennedy will represent Adams
county in the state convention at Ell
lensburg on April 9th.
]. L. Hair, brother of S. NJ. Hair OF
this city, accompanied by his wife is
here from Starbuck and will lease some
land near Lind from J. Peckham, who
owns six sections there.
The grading and filling in OF Main
street from b to f is a step in the
right direction. The city councilmen
are endeavoring to do their plain duty
without any equivocation.
Fred Scheel we notice has changed
his No. 32-54 separator for 36-5S J.
l. Case, being larger machine which
he felt necessary for use in handling
the coming crop. Harris & Comparet
local agents made the change for them.
w. d. Dysart who has been running
store here for nearly two years past
has removed his stock to Scott sta
ton where he will open up gen eral
merchandise store on scale sufficient
to supply the demands.
August Sealeff, wife and family,
consisting of eight boys and girl,
have reached here after long tedious
voyage from Germany. Mr.. Sealeff is
brotherinlaw OF Hugh Rankin who
provided the means to bring them
over.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Ulm of Circle
vile, Ohio, arrived here Saturday
morning and are the guests Of their
brother-in-law, VIM. Snyder, one OF
our leading merchants. The gentle
man will engage in business at our
sister town, Lind.
Electric light is what Ritzville is
sorely in need OF and it would be a
paying investment for any one with
the capital Why not form stock
company from among the business
men of the city and start the project
on the way.
]. H. Boucher of Lind, spent Friday
and Saturday in town after working
for some time with the Irby & York
well drilling outfit, who are running
steadily and have all the work they
can handle at present. They are now
operating on the R. NJ. Foley farm
near Scott.
Paint your houses, clean up the
front and back yards, plant your
flower beds, trim the rose bushes, trees
and shrnbbery, repair your premises il
they need it. for spring is here and we