Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-07-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest B. Keller, of
F., Occur d'Alene City, spent Sunday in
town, visiting with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. d. Keller
| f. Cline, an eastern man who To-
Gated at Lind two years ago, engaging
in the harness business, made this
city visit last Saturday.
I. L. Robbins, manager OF the
White River Lumber Company, is
over on Puget sound this week on
business connected with that reliable
and prosperous firm.
| The usual services at the Catholic
church the last Sunday in the month
has been postponed. Services will be
held September Both by Father Van
de Van OF Sprague.
j. b. Shrock whv was arrested IL
Kansas ON II charge OF arson has re-
turned, having been released on bonds
pending tl:al, which will take place
in November.
Hon. X. &. Newland, oil Lind, was
doing business with the county school
superintendent last Saturday. The
gentleman through his efforts has put
school matters in his district in fair
running shape.
Chas L. Shustrom, the Swede far
mer who has made $4,000 ranching
in this county during the last nine
years, arrived home from Spokane
Saturday where ne has been on a
ramble for IL month.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ID. Gibson are
spending the week on the coast and
will attend the annual session OF the
State Press Association at New What
com and Fairhaven Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday.
Dan A. Scott, the heavy young far
mer, WAS in Monday and states that
the grain OF himself and Hon. ID. Bu-
chanau is averaging something like
thirty bushels per acre, and that the
! cuality is most excellent.
Some more good work is being done
on the streets this week. The gravel
is being covered with cinders which,
besides packing and making much
firmer driveway, prevents the dust
from circulating so freely.
James Nelson, Lind's well known
merchant, came up Thursday morn
ing and took in the tented show of
the Mccoy comedy company which
left Friday morning after playing the
city with two performances.
On Thursday last Mr.. r. A. Long,
owner of the Red Front Racket store,
obtained marriage license to wed
Miss Anna b. Merrill, OF Lemore, Cal,
who reached here from that place
July Goth, and they were happily
married the same day by Rev. Geo.
II. Newman, pastor Of the Congrega-
tional church.
The large crops this season mean
renewed life and building activity, not
only in the towns OF Adams county,
but the country as well. Many OF the
prosperous and prominent ranchers
will rebuild and Others enlarge their
homes, while new farm houses, gran
cries and stables will be erected on
land recently purchased and placed
under cultivation by immigrants.
You may idly indulge II few dollars
in Il peddler or strange agent, but if
you have no money to throw away or
want durable or satisfactory article,
leave the man who calls at your house
to go his weary way and buy where
you know you have been treated
fairly IN past times, and the man
whose business principles are the
same yesterday, today, tomorrow, for
ever, always square and can guarantee
his promises-the home merchant
i There is quite considerable
p
amount of vacant government land
still remaining open for settlement in
this county. The, annual report Of
the Spokane land Office for the year
ending June 30, 1900, is as follows
| Adams county-Area in acres unap-
propriated and unreserved, 1884
Eacres reserved, none; area in acres dis
posed Of, l6,026; total land surface in
county, 734, 900 acres
4 Last Friday in. the superior court
| Of Spokane county Mrs. Minnie J.
! Lehman as guardian Of her minoi
A children, Floyd and Grin Lehman
4 filed an action against the Northern
Pacific Railway Company for $50, 600
for the death Of her husband, Fred O
ILemman, who was killed on the Pa
ltlouse branch near yollmer. idaho. on