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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28

A correspondent of the Sprague
Times mentions Hon. Wallace Mount
of Spokane, as good timber for COVER
nor. Whoever the writer may be, he
certainly launched fine idea in the
proposition. There is not a person in
the state of Washington but whom
would be proud of that peerless young
man as governor. Able almost to
brilliancy, honest, with a name far
above reproach. Kindly and sympa-
thetic in nature, yet having strong
decision of character, highly educated
and refined, though young in years, is
ripe in experience and judgment.
Yes, nominate him, our favored and
favorite son, and the people of WASH
ington will rise as one man to make
his election sure.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28
CONTEST NOTICE.
United States Land Off

Spokane Falls, Wash, Jan, 80, 1900.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been
filed in this office by Albert A. Lesley OF Ritz
vile, Adams Co.. Wash, contestant against HID.
entry No. 10937, made Sept. II, 1885, for the sell
Sec. %, Twp. 20 north, range 49, e. W. NJ, by
Albert Hopkins, contestee, in which it is al
legged that Albert Hopkins has wholly aban-
doned said entry and changed his residence
therefrom for more than SIX months since
bereines That said abandonment is not q" due to
the settler being employed in the military or
naval service OF the United States in time of
war. Said parties are hereby notified to appear,
CATION at 10 O'Clock a. N. on March %, 1900, be-
fore the Register and Receiver az the United
States Land Office in Spokane Falls, Wash.
The said contestant having, in praper Aft
davit, filed Jan. 30, 1900, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence, personal service
of this notice can not be made, II is hereby ord
cred and directed that such notice be given by
due and proper publication.
WILLIAM ii. LuDDEs, Register.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28
CONTEST NOTICE.
United states Land once,

United states land OHICc,
Spokane Falls, Wash. Feb, 49, 1900.
a sufficient contest affidavit having been
filed in this Office by William IL. Pittman. con
testant against timber culture entry No. 1855
made May Sd, 1889, for the Il a of Sec. q
Twp. II n range 80, L. W. NJ, by flnis T. Bar.
ton, contestee, in which IL is alleged that FINS
Il. barton has wholly abandoned said tract;
that the claimant has failed TO cultivate or
plant ten acres OF said tract to tree seeds or
cuttings at any time OF any part thereof, That
the claimant has failed 10 fence said ten acres
at any time, Said parties are hereby notified
TO appear respond and offer evidence touching
said allegation at 10 O'Clock am, on Apr6, 1906
before the Register and Receiver at the United
States Land Office ut Spokane Falls, Wash.
The said contestant having in proper atfida-
vii, filed Feb, 10, 1900 set forth facts which
show that after due diligence, personal service
OF this notice can not be made, it is heteby or
dered and directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
WILLIAM IL. LuDDEN, Register.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28

A forceful word to home space-users
is thus said by the Abiline. (Kansas, }
Reflector; The advertising rate of the
Ladies' Home Journal is $84 an inch,
or IS an agate line, each insertion.
Merchants who think they are testing
the value of advertising by putting a
Quarter-column ad, at holiday time in
the local paper at a cost of so cents,
would probably have heart failure if
Ladies' Home Journal man calls on
them"
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28

The cattlemen of the northwestern
and coast states will meet in San Fran
cisco March 9Th for the purpose OF
taking initiatory steps toward secur-
ing the passage of the Foster bill now
pending in congress. This bill is for
leasing OF grazing land on the public
domain to stockmen for a term OF ten
years. The enactment of this law
would cripple and perhaps destroy the
small ranchers scattered all over the
territory effected by the act who till
only few acres, and have had their
small herds Craze on government
lands. A cent or two an acre would
hardly be an offset for their abandon
ment by present occupants. Public
opinion Overwhelmingly condemns the
bill and few voices are heard in its
favor.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28

General Longstreet, writing of one
of the battles of the civil war, says:
''At Five Forks, Pickett lost more
men in thirty minutes than we lost,
all told, in the recent Spanish-Ameri.
can war from bullets, wounds, sick.
ness, or any other casualty, showing
the unsurpassed bravery with which
Pickett fought, and the tremendous
odds and inseperable disadvantages
under and against which this incom-
parable soldier so bravely contended."
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28

Town-killers, says an unidentified
author, are classified into seven sep
parate branches as follows: First,
those who 60 out OF town to do their
shopping; second, those who are OPP
posed to improvements; third, those
who prefer quiet town to one Of vim
and enterprise; fourth, those who i'm
agine they own the town; fifth, those
who deride philosophical men; sixth,
those who oppose every movement
that does not originate with them;
seventh, those who seek to injure the
credit and reputation of individuals.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28
n. ]
Ritzyille, Wash, Feb. 20, 1900.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Superior Court OF Washington for Adams
county.
In the matter Of the estate Of Bessie NJ, Greene,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
has been appointed and has duly qualified as
deceased, and creditors are hereby notified to
present their claims, with proper vouchers, to
the said administrator ut his Office in Ritzville,
Adams county, Washington, within one year
from the date OF the first publication hereof,
to-wit: Within one year from the 2Sth day OF
Feby, 1900, or the same will be forever barred.
Dated Ritzyille Wash, Feb, 18th, 1900
ORR III. GREENE,
o. r. Holcomb, Administrator.
Attorney for Administrator.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28
CONTEST NOTICE.



Walla Walla, Wash, Jan. Il, 1900
A sufficient contest affidavit having been
filed in this Office by John b. Schrock, contest,
ant timber culture entry No. 3ll3, made May
13 1889, for the sci sec 81 twp. l6 range -, Il.
w. NJ. by Ezra b. Crouch, COntestee, in which
ii is alleged that Ezra d. Crouch has wholly
abandoned said tract that the claimant has
failed to plant any trees seeds or cuttings on
said tract at any time or caused any planting
TO be done on said tract. Sold parties are here
by notified to apperr, respond and offer evil
dence touching said allegation at III O'Clock a.
IN. March z, 1900, before b p. French, U. S.
Commissioner for the dist.iCt of Washington,
at Ritzville, Wash, and that final hearing will
be held at 10 O'Clock II. IN. on March II, 1900 be-
fore the Register and Receiver at the United
States Land Offic in Walla Walln, Wash,
The said contestant having, in proper aft
davit, filed set forth facts which
show that after due diligence, personal service
OF this notice can not be made IL is hereby or
dered and directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
JOHN NJ. HILL, Register.
THOMAS MosGRovE,
Receiver.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28

Director of the Census Merriam
says about the applicants who tried to
pass his examination for appointment
as enumerators: "They cannot spell
and they cannot do ordinary arithme-
tic. Fifty per cent. fail, and they fail
because they cannot divide 100000 by
4,02S and get correct result. 1t is
simply marvellous, the lack of educa-
ton in these rudimentary branches.
Our public schools teach botany
and psychology and sewing and mould
ing, but, apparently, they do not teach
simple arithmetic and spelling" In
itself this is not very funny. The hui
NOR of it does not strike one until one
begins to divide 100000 by 4,O2S and
get the correct answer. Just why q
man whose duty it is lie in the direc-
ton of securing peoples names, ages,
compilations, size OF feet, habits of life
and angle of eyesight should have to
know correct answer to chow many
times 4,O2S into 100, 600" is not plain.
For the benefit of those who may not
know what this all about, it may be
said that there are as many correct
answers to Director Merriam's long
division problem as there are figures
in the quotient, and if man had
time, he might evolve quotient a
mile long.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28

According to newspaper man in a
nearby town, who is of course actuat-
ed by unworthy motives when he says
that lazy man in Sparta, in order to
save himself inconvenience, when he
had his house built included an auto
matte bath tub. The tub was so ar
ranged that he could lie in bed, and,
upon pressing button, the door would
open and the tub would glide from
the next room up to the side of the
bed. All he would have to do was to
roll over into the tub and take his
morning bath. One day he was show
ing party of gentlemen friends over
his new house aud when he came to
his room he said: "Let me show you
my automatic bath tub" He pushed
the button, the door opened, there was
a scream, and the tub came sailing in
to the room with his wife in it. She
now takes semi-yearly baths in wash
pan.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

United States Land Office,
Spokane Falls Wash, Feb. 20. 1900.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before L. ID.
ellison, Clerk of the Superior Court for Adam S
county, Wash, at Ritzville, Wash, on April Is,
1900. viz:
JOSEPH voSTRALL la.
who made Homestead Entry No. 1857 for the
s Nv q section 4, township 20 north, range 80,
L. WIN.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz: tt
John A. Burfeind, William Arlt, John Luiten
and herman Luiten, all of kitzville Wash.
WILLIAM II. LuDDEN Register.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28
CONTEST NOTICE,
united states land oAice

Spokane Falls, WASH, Jany. 81, 1900.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been i'll
ed in this office by Heinrich Burghard, con
testant, against Timber Culture entry No 3i2G
made August 2, 1889, for southwest quarter
(sw1D sec ii, twp 20 N, range 80 EWM, by James
o. Love- Contestee, in which il is alleged that
James o. Love, said entryman has failed to
plant any trees, seeds or cuttings on said land
at any time or caused the same to be done,
that no land has ever been broken or
plowed upon said tract and that the
same has been wholly abandoned and
that said entryman has utterly failed to com,
ply with the law governing timber culture en-
tries in any respect. Said parties are hereby
notified to appear, respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 o'clock a. IN. on
March IL, 1900, before the Register and Receiver
at the United States Land Office in Spokane
Falls, Wash.
The said contestant having, in proper aft
davit, filed Jan. ~, 1900, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence, personal service
OF this notice can not be made, it is hereby or
dered and directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
WILLIAM IL. LUDDEN Register.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28

Taking into account the house-the
loving cups-the sword-the watch
the largely increased pay-the very
large amount OF prize-money-and
perhaps some other things--it seems
as though Admiral Dewey might con-
slider himself, on the whole, mighty
lucky. But after all we don't envy
him. We like our business a good
deal better. Indeed we like It so much
that we would not exchange it for the
business of the Gar OF Russia, the
Emperor of Germany, the Queen Of
England, or the President of the
United States.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28
No nation has undergone more rapi,

No nation has undergone more rapid
Transformation or made more progress
than has Japan. The older men OF
this generation will remember the
ratification of the "Burlingame treaty.
which was practically the first conces-
sion made to outside nations in the
way of opening the hitherto closed
doors of that little known empire.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28
NorIcE FoR PUBLICATION.
uplted States Land once,

spokane Falls, Wash, Jan. n, 1900
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF bis intention
ITO make final proof In support of his claim and
that said proof viii be made before F. N Light
hlzer, Y ). Commissioner far the district OF Wash
at harrington, Wash. on March. 2s, 1900, viz:
FRIEDRJeH MILLER, E
who made Hid. entry No 1915 for the nvi. seq
~ twp2 u NORTH range, 81 r. w. NJ
), He names the following witnesses to prove
~ eonun qons residence upon and cultivation
!, John schaifeg, Of Ritzville Wash, George
kanzler OF LaInona Wash, George zier OF odes-
81 Wash,t and aenry Bauer of Kitzyille, Wash.
WfIlfAA d. LuDBEs. Register
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28
CALL FOR REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES AND
COUNTY CONVENTION. 4

The Republicans Of Adams county,
Wash, are herel,f called to meet in
primary conven ic is at their regular
places of voting in each precinct in
the county on Saturday, March 10,
1900, at the hour of 10 a. m. to elect
delegates to the Adams County Re-
publican convention which is hereby
called to meet at the court house in
Ritzville on Saturday March II, 1900,
at eleven o'clock a. m.
Said county convention is called for
the purpose of electing five. delegates
and alternates to the Republican State
convention to be held in Ellensburg,
WASH, April 9th, 1900.
The basis of representation will be
one delegate at large from each pre-
cinct and one delegate for each ten
votes, or major fraction thereof, cast
in each precinct for w. L. Jones, Re-
publican candidate for congress, at
the general election for 1898. The
apportionment OF each precinct is as
follows, on the above mentioned basis
KltZv1lle Precinct No. Observation-Disclosures. 2
Ritzville Precinct No. Observation-Disclosures
German precinct. ................... 3
Fletcher precinct. ....... ............5
Lind precinct. 4
Hatton precinct ...................4
Low precinct ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Cow creek precinct Observation-Disclosures
Mcqueen precinct. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 3
50
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81
All voters who are willing to sup
port the Republican state ticket at
the coming November election. are in
vited to participate in the primaries.
Signed this 28th day of February,
A. D., 1900. w. X. KENNEDY,
Chairman County Central Committee
w. w. Zent, Secy.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28
In pR0RATE

In the Superior court OF Washington or Ad,
ans county, in probate,
In the matter OF the estate of Monroe Thomp.
son. deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
has been appointed and has duly qualified as
administrator OF the estate OF Monroe Thomp-
son, deceased and that creditors OF said estate
may present their duly verified claims against
said estate to the undersigned at the Office OF
c, l., Holcomb, attorney for administrator in
Ritzvile, Washington, within one year from
the date OF the first publication of this notice
to-wit; within one year from the 2ith day of
January, 1900, or their claims will be forever
barred
Dated at Ritzville, Wash, Jan. "a, 1900.
W. q. 0FFUTT, Administrator.
c. L. Holcomb, Attorney for Administrator.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28

Albany, beautiful little city OF
1000 inhabitants situated in the rich
and picturesque Willamette valley
offers a ~ 500 cash bonus for an opera
house, something which they evident
ly are badly in need Of, and in the alb
sence of one, feel they would greatly
appreciate such public convenience.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28

A Racine, Iowa, man has invented
a continuance, consisting principally
of a megaphone and typewriter, by
which, when a man talks in the horn,
the typewriter produces the words in
print. 1t is difficult to conceive of
how the vibrations of the voice may
be made to actuate the keys, but it
cannot be more mysterious and i'm
probable than was the suggestion that
vocalization might be reproduced by
the sound waves of the voice. DR.. F.
A. Traver is the inventor and he claims
that his machine will do all that is
claimed, as he will show as soon as his
discoveries are protected by an U. S.
patent. He says he has the necessary
backing soon as this is accomplished
to begin the manufacture of the ma
chine, and that it will soon be on the
market.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28
The Freeborn County Times pub

The Freeborn County Times pub
fishes the following: ATTEND strictly
to the neighbors; watch them, never
mind your business, that will take
care of itself. If you know or even
guess at anything against one Of them
spread it around, and never let it rest.
Never keep it silent. 1t is said that
there was silence in heaven once for
half an hour, but you must never let
such thing happen on earth. you
never knew anything bad about a
neighbor feel dead sure that you have
been looking off for awhile and that
he carried ON his deviltry when you
didn't know it. Find about all the
bad things you can about people and
guess at the rest, and you will be hap
Ply when you die and SO will every
body else"
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28

The United States sells more than
twice as much as it buys; Germany
buys $3.50, 100000 worth a year more
than it sells, and Great Britain buys
twice as much as it sells.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28

War is possible only because men
have not the Imagination to realize
its horrors. Were they able to do that
they would shrink from it as they do
from private murder.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Spokane Falls, Wash.

"
January 10, 1900.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settled has filed notice OF his intention
to make final proof in support Of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before II. p. French
U. S Commissioner for the District OF Washing
ton, at Ritzville, Wash, on March 10, 1900 viz
BURTON j. NEARE
who made Homestead application No. 1861 for
lots 8, 4 and SIS EAN W 4 Sec. 6, Twp. II, K
"a Z. W. NJ.
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
William w. Neare, Christ Krehbiel, Daniel
Krehbiel and Sylvester L. Van Marter, all OF
Lind, Washington.
WILLIAM II. LuDDEN. Register.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Spokane Falls, Was

Land once at spokane Falls, Wash.
January 8. 1900.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
U. s. Commissioner for the District OF Wash
ington, ut Ritzvilfe, Washington on March 10,
1900, viz:
JOHN JACOB MILLER,
who made Homestead entry No. 10250 for the
N w "a Sec. 8, Twp. 20 n X "a Il. w. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove
of said land, viz.
Frank Geissler, Gottfried Zollman, Henry
Schaffer and Fred 'Geissler, all of Ritzville,
Washington. WILLIAM Ii. LUDDEN,
Register,
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28

An old maid stood on the steam
boat deck, whence all but her had fled
and calmly faced kissing bug that
circled over head. The maidens shrek
ed and matrons swooned, and the men
all swore amain, but the game old
maid like hero stayed and whispered
come again." There was a buzz-a
thunder sound-the old maid-was
she dead? Nay, still she stood and
cried for more, but the kissing bug
had fled.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28
market,

Worrying is one Of the foes OF life,
it darkens what would otherwise be a
bright day; it makes the gentle mother
cross, the father irritable, and the life
of the child sad one. There is no
need to worry, for instead Of advancing
your cause it binders It. There can
only be SO much of darkness, rain, or
sorrow, and the glorious sunshine
comes again. The little trials of life
are the sign-posts along life's highway
showing the right road to take in the
future; you may have taken the wrong
one at first; ifso, you will know bet
ter the next time. Take different
course, and you will not worryor cross
any bridges until you come to them.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28

A girl sent the editor of one OF our
exchanges fancy pen-wiper, and not
knowing what it was, he wore it around
on the lapel of his coat for week,
thinking it was some kind of badge.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28

The peoples party is Offering to sup
port Bryan if the democrats will give
the pops the vice-president. Looks
like bargain and sale deal. There
certainly is no principle about it.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28

A prisoner up before Worthington
justice recently, paralyzed that digni-
tary with astonishment when asked:
"Are you single man" "Now you
look oud," was the indignant reply.
"But don't you try to make no shoke
init me yoost because was Dutch and
green. Do look like / was double
man? Do l look like i was Si'mense
dwin? Huh! l was no fool if am
not long in dis guntry."
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28

"No one can become the greatest
possible artist without living pure
life. Nature does not reveal herself in
her noblest aspects to one whose
mind is clouded by any grossness of
cbaractar
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28
REGISTRATION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the registration
books for Ritzville Precinct Mop which in.
cludes all the territory lying within the cor
porate limits of Ritzville, Washington are now
open for the registration OF legal voters The
books are kept in the office of the county clerk
at the court house where application for regis
tration should be made. f. D. gibson,
Registration Clerk.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28

The man who has a dollar in his
pocket and can say that he owes no
man "a cent, not even the printer,
ought to be the happiest of mortals.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28

If business is dull brace up with an
advertisement in the NEWS. The best
tonic in the world for a rundown
business,
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28
Do You Know.

Consumption is preventable? Science has
proven that, and also that neglect is suicidal.
The worst cold or cough can be cured with
Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cus'' I'D
on positive guarantee for over ffty r.
salebf Olmstead & Rosenof, =
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28

Utah gives its convict murderers
the choice of how they will be execut-
ed. The latest one chose to be shot.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28
Many a Lover

Has turned with disgust from an Otherwise
lovable girl with an offensive breath Karl's
Glover Root Tea puriies the breath by its ac-
ton on the bowels: ETC., MS nothing else will.
Sold for years on absolute guarantee. Price rs
and 60 cents. For sale by Olmstead d Rosenoff
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28
OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY

What man dominates obstinacy
in his wife he designates firmness in
himself.