Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-10-31
LOCAL TOPICS

and is arranging his affairs prepare
tory to leaving Tor Honolulu about
Nov. 10Th where he will spend the
winter on o pleasure trip. He had
nearly forty thousand bushels of grain
this year. Ofthe large tract Of land
operated by him $3.50 acres are in full
state of cultivation and he has just
finished seeding his fall crop. Mr..
Berry has been one OF the hardwork-
ing and systematic farmers of this
county for ten or fifteen years and
his labor has been amply rewarded as
he has hard cash enough this fall to
leave him free from debt and all this
magnificent land lying in choice
locality in such shape as to make him
clear profit hereafter.
Hon. S. G. Hyde of Spokane, ex-
congressman OF Washington state,
spoke at the opera house Saturday
night on the political issues of the
day from Republican standpoint.
The gentleman is a forceful and able
speaker and made splendid impress
sion on the fine audience. His logi-
cal reasoning has decided ring in it
which is very convincing and plausible
to his hearers. Among other things
he said: "Our friends, who oppose us
are mistaken. Facts are stubbornly
against them. They are wrong in
predicting distress in Porto Rico.
They are wrong in predicting the
doom of the Republic in the event OF
McKinley's reelection.
AS announced in last weeks News,
the social club to be known as the
Manhattan will give ball as an open
ing event on the night OF election,
Tuesday, Nov. 9th. Every prepara-
ton is being made to insure success.
The opera house has been engaged
where bulletins Of the election re-
turns, national, state and county,
will be Displayed for the information
OF all, and excellent music will be fur
nished by Driscoll's orchestra of Spo-
kane. The best of order will be kept
and everybody is invited to come out
and spend a pleasant evening.
Andrew Mcqueen, the weather
beaten old pioneer stockman Of Cow
creek, is in the city today. He COM
posed one of the board of Adams
county commissioners from August
1885, to Jany., 1891, and most of the
time since has served as justice of the
peace for that precinct. 1t was he
that issued the famous warrant for the
arrest of Alfred J. Symes which led
Louis Conlee on the i'll fated trip that
cost that fearless and intrepid officer
his life.
Prof. J. Austin has been employed
to instruct and lead the Ritzville
Brass band. The Professor has had
twenty years OF experience on the
coast and west and is thorough
master of his art and will doubtless
soon have the bSnd III firsi-class con-
diton. A guod band has been Ritz
ville's unacquired necessity for several
years and is now in position to ac-
complish something if encouraged and
patr onized as it should be.
Frank T. Hender and wife, brother
Of Mrs. Ella Thompson of this city,
arrived this evening from Pomeroy
and will visit friends here and on the
fiat for few days. Mr.. Hender sold
his Adams county farm and left here
a year ago and upon his return OBJ
serves that this section is rapidly
coming to the front in SO far as wheat
raising is concerned.
Louis Young OF Lind, was among
our welcome callers Saturday last .
He cheerfully dropped some substan-
tial comfort into our eager clutches
and indicated that if we acted hallway
right he would remember us again in
future. The gentleman has just fin
ished the work OF Gazing for his big
crop and is feeling in good spirits.
John E. Gull and wife OF Cedonia
Spokane county, who left here foul
years ago, are visiting friends on the
fat. He states that the farm he
owned and sold then is now worth
three times what he got for it. The
change has been SO great that the,
were filled with surprise at the trans
formation in town and country.
The Woman's Unity Club met
Thursday afternoon, Oct. 20, at tbs
home of Mrs, E. D. Gibson. Respons'
to rpll call quotations from Shakes
peare's life. Reading Of Nv and v ac'
of King Lear. Discussion OF the pla,
led by Mrs. Olmstead. Adjourned 1.
meet Nov. 8 with Mrs. w. II. Peters
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