Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-08-15

NJ. f. Cochran and John +. Irby,
the respective heads Of two heavy well
drilling machines aud outfits operat-
ing to the great benefit OF Adams
county, were in the city Tuesday.
G. II. SpaIding, the genial attorney,
is absent in the country for few days
on legal business. A card on his door
states that his Office matters will he
answered by calling on f. p. French.
There will be a meeting of Zenobia
Rehekah Lodge No. 118 at the Greene
hall ON Thursday evening. Business
OF Importance is to be transacted and
all the members are requested to be
present.
o. w. Everett OF Canton, Ohio, press
representative of the Cabinet Ency-
clopedia issued by Ainsworth r. Spot
ford, who has been congressional
librarian for the past 81 years, was in
the city Monday.
W. ii. Reynolds of Detroit, Mich, a
brother-in- law OF Byron l.. Sutton,
arrived from the East Thursday and
will stay on the Pacific coast until
about Sept. LIST, visiting friends and
relatives here and elsewhere.
Adolph Friedlien, Il representative of
NJ. Seller & Co., Jewish merchants, &C.
companied by an attorney, came in on
yesterdays delayed .westbound passen-
ger and is still in the city. The
gentleman is the head of large mer-
camille company bearing, that name in
Spokane.
Tarbie w. Martin OF Washtucna, an
Adams county pioneer, came up Fri
day and took home with him Philip
Huffman and wife OF Rockport, Pike
county, Illinois, who arrived here the
previous day. They will settle on the
lower part OF the great wheat produce
ing fiat near the Huffman family who
are relatives.
Voters who fail to register are not
observing their plain duty. 1t APP
pears not to be generally understood
that they must register twenty days
before II general election, else they
may lose their opportunity to vote,
not only in any special election, but
in the presidential election Of this
year. Provision is made in the law
that the books shall close Oct. II and
they cannot be opened until after the
election.
J. H. Gardner, sheriff of Lincoln
county, stopped in the city last night.
He is here on business connected with
his Office and expects to find the man
he is after in a threshing crew not far
from this city. Mr.. Gardiner is one
OF Lincoln county's leading citizens
and is the nominee on the Republican
ticket for the same position again. 1t
is said that he has made very good
official and that there is little doubt
of his reelection.
A bold pair of thieves entered the
Pacific hotel Friday night during a
moments absence of the night clerk,
John j. Joyce, and breaking the
fastening Of the cigar case, took the
tray containing about $40 in small
change. Mr.. Joyce returned just in
time to see their forms vanish from
the Office and giving sharp chase,
caused the burglars to drop the booty
which was mostly recovered, while the
culprits made good their escape.
The Adams county delegation to
the republican state convention left
on yesterday mornings passenger for
Tacoma where the big meeting assem-
bles today. Mr.. w. X. Kennedy car
ried the proxy OF Lafayette Root, the
other delegates, Messrs G. H. Clodius
w. w. Gent and H. E. Hill, making
up the balance OF representation
On the same train was Mr.. Geo. A
Kennedy, county auditor. who is q
candidate for state auditor and whose
name will be presented for the nomi-
nation. Mrs. w. X. Kennedy accom-
panied her husband on the trip and
will visit friends on the Sound for q
few. days.
Ritzyille is the county seat Of
Adams county, located OH the main
lime OF the Northern Pacific railroad
lsixty-four miles southwest OF the
beautiful city of Spokane, in the cen.
ter OF one Of the richest farming ter.
ritories in the state. 1t has the
telegraph, long distance telephone, Q
\ splendid and complete system Of water
works and its newly improved streets
and moderY business blocks stand in
living evidence of the local pride il
4 the city's appearance. One of the
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