Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-05-02

Lind.
Geo. ii. kanzler, county commits
sioner from the German district, was
in Friday and gave us some substan-
tial encouragement toward maintain
ing the NEWS.
In the call for democratic primaries
and convention published last week
in the News the date of primaries
should have been Tuesday, May in
stead Of May IL.
A pleasant little party of young
people surprised Miss Lena Leonard
at her home on Knob hill last Satur-
day evening and passed few hours in
social enjoyment.
If you are subscriber OF the News
and like the paper say n good word
for it to friend. Our list is increas-
ing daily but we have large sub
scription book and it still contains
several blank pages.
If the price OF paper and printing
material advances much more news
papers will either have to so out OF
business or raise their subscription
price. In any event, now is the time
to subscribe and pay up in advance.
Al. Womach, a prominent wheat
raiser from the eastern side OF the
county, was among our business men
Thursday. The gentleman states that
the snow storm of Friday night has
done no damage to fruit or grain.
Jacob Weber, the stockman came up
from Lind Saturday to collect rents
from his city property and pay his
taxes. While here he purchased
large body of land from the railroad
company through its agent j. D, Bas-
sett, PRESIDENT t the Adams County
Bank
Mrs. Matte Martin returned to her
home in Spokane last evening after
spending II week here with her broth
er, Mr. 0. II. Greene, who is now re-
'overing from the accident which cost
him broken limb. His mother Mrs.
N. II. Greene, will remain with him
until he is able to he removed to Spo-
kane.
DIR. L. r. Lehman is in receipt of II
PHILIPPINE cigar nineteen inches in
length which came encased in II bam-
boo tube. The monster weed was
sent from there direct by Mr.. Geo. G.
North brother OF Mrs. Lehman, who
is now in that far off country and
serving with the Both infantry Of
Michigan.
Rev. ]. II. Everett, pastor of the NJ.
E. church of this city, has certified to
the county clerk that on April %, 1900,
he performed the ceremony which
united in marriage John Henry Barnes
of this county to Miss Lottie Rae
Crump OF New Salem, His, in the
presence of Arthur A. Barnes and
Louis Butsch, witnesses.
| George Christensen is in receipt Of
a copy of'the st. Paul Daily Globe
containing very nice write-up, with
half-tones, OF the celeb alton OF the
25th anniversary of the marriage OF
his parents, Colonel and Mrs. w. p.
Christensen, the 4th ult., at Itasca,
Mimi, where Mr.. G. is commissioners
of the state park. There were over
two hundred guests present.
/ Saturday evening last at Lind the
Northern Pacific section house con-
tanning one hundred pounds OF giant
powder caught fire and the explosion
that followed blew the building clear
out Of the country, scattering the tools
over several sections OF land, breaking
the windows OF nearly all the stores,
shaking everything loose from the
shelves and shifting matters considera-
bly,. Red-hot car wheels, crow bars,
shovels, ETC., were thrown for blocks,
though miraculously no one was hurt
The loss is estimated at $1,000.
The Sprague Times in speaking Of
the obseryances of the Slst anuiver-
, sary OF Oddfellowship in that city on
last Thursday, April 26, among other
things says in part; "The speaker Of
the day was Hon. o. r. Holcomb Of
) RitzvilIe. Although greatly annoyed
3 by unnecessary disturbances Mr.. Hol-
comb made masterlul address con.
3 fining himself almost entirely to the
! history and benefits of the order. In
the eighty-one years Of its existence
the order has increased from five
members to over one million in the
United States. In any civilized coun.
( try in the world an Odd Fellow can b.
found. 1t is a home and mother tc
the traveller in any clime."
The Northern Pacific west bound
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