Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-08-29
ROUND ABOUT R|TZV|LLE.
IN CITY AND COUNTY
Personal Paragraphs and Interesting
News Notes of Both Local and
General Importance Events
of Week TerseIy Told.

is visiting relatives and friends in the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Fulquartz of
Colville lake were guests in the city
Tuesday.
Chester Deering, special insurance
agent, is in town to-day looking after
that line of business.
c. l.. Mccoy is acting as marshal
and night Waterman during the
absence of j. C. Shorno.
Perry w. Lamona OF Grand Bluff,
Lincoln county, was here on busi-
ness mission last Friday.
A small child of Chas. Sch midi, a
farmer living west OF town, died Mon
day of cholera infantum.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcdonald of
Cow creek, were in again Friday,
guests at the Pacific hotel
Geo. A. Metz and family have NOV
ed into what is known az the Ross
house on the east side OF the railroad
track.
Sam Glenn, the massive farmer and
burly blacksmith of Fletcher, was up
Saturday On some road matters in his
neighborhood.
Frank Geissler was in from his
wheat ranch Friday. He has his inn
mense crop threshed, which went "a
bushels to the acre.
w. S. Eastman has purchased two
lots on the hill near the Leta En-
inert house, and will build a residence
thereon this fall.
Noah B. McKy and family Of
Sprague were among the throng yes
terday and guests Of their relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Hallin.
County Treasurer A. W. Shaw has
sold his land on Rattlesnake fat com
prising $50 acres to Mr.. Delham, a
recent arrival from the East.
A good tailor who would open up a
good shop i'll this good town would do
a good business. make good money
and accommodate our good people.
Ed. Sheppard, the prosperous Girl
fifth farmer, is in today superintend-
ing the marketing of his wheat crop.
He was pleasant caller at this office.
The NEWS can be found in hundreds
of homes in this part Of the county,
and reaches nearly every state in the
Union. Is your name written therei
Mr.. and Mrs. Ortho Dorman new
ly married couple, are happily escon'
sed in one of the John r. Stuart cot
tages and have settled down to mar
ried life.
D. H. Kimple, the mechanic, has
the contracts for building residence
for John Schmidt miles south OF
town and the $4,000 school house at
Washtucna.
&c. Shipman returned yesterday
morning from LaGrande, Ore, where
his wife and daughter are still visiting
and from which place they will return
in two weeks.
Mrs. L. f. Paskill returned home
Saturday evening from two weeks
visit at San Francisco and other
points OF interest in California and
Oregon.
Miss Charlotte +. Roberts, formerly
teacher in the Ritzville public school
is in the city on visit and is stop
ping with Mrs. VIM. Mckay. Hel
home is now at The Dalles, Oregon.
Mr.. A. +. Narver has returned from
McMinnville, Ore, whore he went t.
attend the funeral of his father, say
the Sprague Times. The gentleman
is resident stockman OF the county
living at Palm Lake, some 20 mile.
east of this city.
Mrs. John Meehan was injured in (
runaway yesterday while on the way
to town with her husband. The oil,
lady was severely hurt about the hip
and is being attended by DR.. f. r
Burroughs at the home OF Mr. All,
Mrs. w. G. Moore.
Earnest j. Thompson OF Aberdeen
who has been working for the Tacom
Grain Co. at Hatton, was in the cit
Thursday. He left the same eyenin
for the City OF Destiny, where lie ha
been transferred in the employment
of that company.
Acertificate has been filed with til
county clerk to the effect that +. 4
French, justice OF the peace Of Til
city, on July 14th, 1900, periornnel
the ceremony uniting il niarrias
Henry L. Richardson and Miss Emm
Cox, both Of Adams county