Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-04-25

everywhere. As a progressive citizen, YOU
ought to take It.
Mrs. Cunning of Portland, is visit
ing at the Hallin home.
w. H. Watkins and daughter of
Bemis, drove up Monday last.
DR.. ]. M. Adams spent several days
in Spokane, returning again Tuesday
morning.
F. P. French, U. s. Commissioner
transacted business in Spokane dur
ing the latter part OF the week.
Chief Justice Gordon has rendered
his resignation to Governor Rogers.
to take effect August next.
The dancing party announced for
next Friday evening has been post
poned until Friday, May 4th.
]. H. Newlin, the industrious and
well to do young farmer of Lind, was
up Thursday OH private business.
Frank G. Johnson and Ed NJ. Bovee
are erecting building at Lind for the
purpose of opening meat market.
Mr.. A. F. Narver and wife of Palm
Lake, were in town yesterday on a
shopping tour with our merchants.
Ben F. Berry, the principal lsnd
owner on the Big flats, was business
caller at the court house Saturday.
Mr.. j. D. Bassett, president of the
Adams County Bank, went to the
country on a business trip yesterday.
Fred I. Harbour arrived home again
Thursday morning from the sound
where he has been for some months.
Amos Richardson, pioneer farmer
from the SandhiH country, was trans
acting business at the court hou Sc
Thursday.
Miss Victoria Wiley vi Delaware,
Ohio, nieceof Mr.. c. Staser, the lawyer,
is visiting the family at their home
on College hill.
r. A. Long, the merchant, accom-
panied by John Peterson, recent ar
rival from California, made trip over
to Odessa Sunday.
Uncle Joe Milan, ex-county COM
missioner, came up from his fine stock
ranch on Cow creek Saturday and
spent the night in town.
If there is anything that is needed
more than another, it is good, safe
Industrious man for janitor at the
court house. 1t would be money well
expended.
RobS. M Goodwin returned to the
Missoula hospital this week where an
operation will again be performed on
his limb which was amputated several
months ago.
Dugal Nelson, our popular county
assessor, spent Friday and Saturday
with his home folks at Lind, combin-
ing the visit with his duties as q good
public official.
Mrs. Sam Hutchinson of Grab creek,
wife OF our ex-marshal, came up Tues
day from her husbands stock ranch
so miles west Of this city, returning
home again this morning.
Mrs. w. G. Reeder and Miss Nina
Carney were rusticating one day last
week. Miss Carney viewed her first
wheat field and expressed admiration
at the appearance of the country.
If you want to take smile now and
then you must come to Ritzville to do
it. That was always the case. A man
who lives in Adams county has reason
to smile upon such occasions as when
he comes to good town.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bovee have been
chosen representatives by Ritzville
No. So and Zenobia Rebekah No. 118
Of this city to the Grand lodge and
Rebekah assembly 1. o. o. F., which
meet at Seattle in June.
Mrs. Allie Copp, deputy auditor,
spent the fore part Of the week in the
city by the falls, taking short recrea-
ton and we'll earned rest from the re-
cording desk, where she has worked so
faithfully for the past year.
C.E. Amsbaugh, formerly proprie-
tor OF the Hotel Lind, but now a resi-
dent OF Spokane, was shaking hands
with acquaintance here Saturday, re-
turning to his home by Northern Pa
cifc passenger coach Sunday morning
A large amount of trade is brought
here BY the city roller mills, OF which
OFT Bros. are the proprietors. Ere
quentIy farmers come fifteen to twent,
miles to have wheat ground here
knowing that they get the best qualit,
Of -four. M
Thomas G Dowdy and wife were
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