Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-05-09

with friends at Walla Walla.
The present school term will END
it's ten months session about June Is
7. j.. Carney is painting and paper
ing the Born jewelry and news stand
establishment.
Bishop Wells Of Spokane will hole
services at the M. E. church, Wednes
day, April 16, at 8 p. m.
Although lightly attended the part,
given by the dancing club Frlda,
evening was a most enjoyable affair.
FIJI. Benge, a prominent stockmar
and owner of, a valuable ranch neal
Washtucna, spent Friday night in
town. =. =, ,5..- =. j..
F. G. Spanjer, manager OF the Ritz
vile Hardware Co., after a couple o
weeks illness was able to be up town
yesterday.
Louis Butch has been elected dele
gate to the Sunday School Association
at Walla Waila the first
week in June.
E. F. Miller, G. E. shipman, C. l.
Mccoy and Earl Copp caught twenty
five head OF fine trout at Rocky Ford
last Sunday.
NJ. A. Cisna, the genial Case thresh
ing machine man OF Spokane, wa,
casting his weather eye around these
parts Monday.
Miss Nina Carney after visiting
here with her father and sister for d
month will leave tonight for hel
home in Tacoma.
, J, A. Humphrey returned from
Pasco last week having completed hii
tasks there and is spending a short
time with. his family.
Knobs O. Tennessee Company will
appear at the. opera house next Wed,
nesday night. They are regarded as
enc of the best troupes on the road.
The Ladies' NJ. E. Aid Society will
give dime social ut the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. E. D. Gibson on Friday even.
ing, May IL. Come and play crokinole
James p. Ledbetter of Winona, has
relinquished his homestead right tc
the sw1 3O-17-35 and the same ha,
been entered by Edward B. Moon Of
Bemis.
Thomas J. Dolbow Of Washtucna
local organizer for the Modern Wood.
men of America, arrived yesterday and
will remain some time in the interest
of that fast growing order.
Walter G. Reeder, one of our mer.
is lying seriously i'll at his
home from a cold contracted while
having. the, -mumps. DR.. John M
Adams is attending him.
Moses l.. Campbell, who lately came
from the east, on Monday last filed a
homestead on mel 14-15-3l which
lies thirty-five miles south from
here where he will make his home in
future.
Philip A. Grub, manager Of the Ia
coma Grain Company warehouse here
left Saturday morning for his home
at Medical Lake where he will remain
until the wheat market opens in the
fall.
There will he services at the Chris
tian church in Ritzville Sunday, May
13, at II o'clock a. m. and 8 O'CLOCK
p. m. Elder Neal S. McCallum, STATE
evangelist, will conduct the services
The public is cordially invited to at
tend the services.
In last weeks issue we failed to ge,
in the committees on entertainment
and badges for the Old Settlers Asso-
citation. The committee on enter.
tainment is E. D. ellison, w. X. Ken
needy and Joseph Comparet, and the
committee on badges is e. ID. Gibson
A. s. Newland and Mrs. Ella Thompson
A politician says, "When q mar
leaves our side and goes to the othel
side he is traitor, and we always
feel that there is a subtle something
wrong about him. But, when a man
leaves the other side. and comes over
to us, he is man Of great moral
courage, and we always feel that HI
has sterling stuff in him."
Patrick ]. Gibbins Of Pendleton
Oregon, in company with his friend.
Mr.. Logan, was in the city Monday Il
renounce his allegiance to his mother
country, old Ireland, and file hi
declaration TO become subject Of oul
Uncle Sam, in consideration OF which
he was allowed to make Homestead
entry for 100 acres Of Adams count,
land near Scott.
At the Democratic primaries helt