Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-08-22

much surprise at the improved changes
in the town and country He left
this morning for a pleasure trip on
the sound.
N. E. Irby and family will spend
the winter in the city. Mr.. Irby is in
the well drilling business, arriving
here three weeks ago since which time
he has bored well for John Brock
ling and obtained plenty OF water at a
depth OF 60 feet. He moves his
machine to the farm of Hon. W. X.
Kennedy just west OF town today.
Daniel NJ. Watson OF Portland, for
merly Ritzvillain, was locating wells
ard water witching in the southwest
ern pant of the county last week. The
gentleman will be remembered as the
man who had the contract for boring
the artesian well on the Whittesey
farm one mile cast OF town in 1887,
and later being prominent in business
and politics. He is now member of
the Oregon legislature from Multno-
nah county and conducts a restaurant
in that city reputed to be the finest on
the Pacific coast.
w. G. Offutt, an Adams county far
mer who has made himself prosperous
by possessing the proper confidence
and staying qualities, was a welcome
visitor at our sanctum today and
cheeriully dropped eight shining new
hall dollars into our ready palm, or
dering the News sent to himself and
his father, b. II. Olfutt at Sedalia, No.
The gentleman whom we have known
for sixteen years, is not only an indie
pendent farmer, bat an Independent
thinker and man well advised on ali
matters OF public nature and impor-
lance. His sterling qualities and in
dustry has made him many friends
and crowned his untiring efforts with
success. He owns large tracts of land
which are netting handsome profits
and he is pleasantly situated few
miles west OF the city in nice home,
surrounded with a happy family.
DR.. +. r. Burroughs was called upon
to perform II rather trying piece OF
surgical work at an early hour yester-
day morning, Henry, anine-ycar-od
son Of John Schnell, German farmer
residing fourteen miles northwest Of
town, met with an accident during
the early part OF the evening which
necessitated amputating the fingers
OF the left hand. The lad was also
injured about the face and lower
limbs, and younger brother who
was with him at the time OF the acct
dent, was marked up some. There
is no question but that the boys got
hold OF dynamite cap which evil
IDENTIFY exploded in the hand vi the
elder, although they strongly denied
it and claimed that something ex-
ploled on the ground near them while
playing. The doctor was assisted by
VIM. Schwartz of the Pacific, who is
experienced in that class of work.
Judge Prathcr on Monday at Spo-
kane granted the petition of Theodore
Knoll for writ Of habeas corpus. Knoll
was arrested on warrant issued by a
justice OF the peace on the charge Of
grand larceny. Attorney Tor the de-
PENDANT claimed that the prisoner who
had been bound over to the Superior
court OF Adams county had been con-
fined more than 30 days without any
information being filed in the court
charging the prisoner with grand
larceny OF any other crime, hence APP
plication was made to the Supreme
court for u writ OF habeas corpus for
discharge OF prisoner aud dismissal OF
the case. The matter was ordered re
ferred to Judge Prather, who granted
the petition and. ordered the prisoner
discharged from custody. Knoll was
| Immediately re-arested on the same
charge, information having since been
filed by County Attorney Gent as
prescribed by law.
Rev. Geo. II. Newman, for four years
pastor of the First Congregational
church, has rendered his resignation
and expects to close his work in Ritz
vile September LIST. Mr.. Newman
has not announced his intentions for
the future as his resignation has not
as yet been accepted, but wherever he
goes the best wishes OF the people 60
with him and his estimable wife, who
have done much for the moral welfare
Of the community. The Congrega-
tional people have been planning some
lextensiye improvements OF late but on
account OF the great number Of
clutches in comparison with tho
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