Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-03-14

Robt. Larmer OF Griffith is in from
his farm today.
r. N. Thompson Of Was htucna, wal
registered at the Pacific Monday.
w. H. Proctor, a Lind business man
was in the city on business Tuesday
Harry T. Feight, agent for Tht
Dalles fruit nurseries, was in the burf
Friday.
VIM. H. Turner shipped three car
loads Of horses to Dodge Center, MINI
last week.
il. Anisbaugh and wife were up
from Lind Friday, registering at Hote
Ritzville.
John r. Stuart of Paha, owner o
two nice cottages on Knob hill, is il
town today.
President j. d. Bassett of the Adams
County Bank, made business trip to
Lind last week.
VIM. Veldenius, an employee OF the
Pacific hotel, went to Walla Walla on
business Monday.
Efforts are being made by Nelson
Bros. to get the long distance tele-
phone extended to Lind.
P. r. Clark Of Spokane, is spending
few days in the city as the guest OIL
his friend, E. F. Miller.
Ex.mayor Greene spent Sunday
with his parents in Spokane returning
home again this morning.
Walter Staser, the young attorney,
was called to the Sandhill country ON
legal business last Thursday.
Elmer E.Snook arrived home Thurs.
day after spending the winter visiting
relatives in the keystone state.
}. The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. E.
church give a birthday social in the
Blackmer building this evening.
DR.. Eugene Lehman, the dentist,
was looking after his land holdings at
Lind last Saturday, says the Herald.
Agent Paskill informs us that the
1450-pound bell for the Christian
church has arrived at the freight depot.
Albert Morris, formerly farmer of
this county, came down from Moscow,
Idaho, Thursday, where he has been
located for year past.
Judge G. w. Hamilton of Spokane,
was comforting with his agent here
Friday in reference to his large land
interests in this county.
The Republican county convention
will meet in Ritzville Saturday, March
II, at 10 a. m. to select delegates to
the state convention to be held in
Ellensburg April 5.
Forty people from the East landed
in Ritzville last Saturday morning.
They are attracted here by the
chances to buy cheap railroad land
and take homesteads.
G. H. spalding recently from Col
dendale, WASH, has opened law Of
fee in the Snyder block. The gentle
man was formerly prosecuting attor-
ney of Klickitat county.
w. E. johnson came out from Spo-
kane Saturday to visit his family. Mr..
johnson has all arrangements made
and will be among the first going into
the Cape Nome country.
w. W. Zent, prosecuting attorney,
leaves tomorrow morning for Colville
on business connected with the Jeffer-
son Marble Co., in which himself and
others here are interested.
E. B. Oliphant and family left
Thursday night for Seattle where they
will reside In future, the gentleman
opening an Office and following bis
chosen profession, law business.
~. Garrison, a Delight farmer and
JUSTICE Of the peace for Hatton pre-
einct, came up Monday and accepted
an appointment as deputy assessor
for the lower end OF the county.
Robt. Potts, we'll kown stockman
Of fifteen years standing, came in Sat
nrday from his ranch in this county
eight miIe=south Of Sprague. He was
here TO pay his taxes Of which he con,
tributes pretty literally.
VIM. Snyder, o. H. Greene, J. E.
Pfouty, H. E. Hill, W. w. zent, J. M
Harris and F. p. French comprise the
delegation which will represent the
city in the republican county conven.
ton converting here next Saturday.
Elijah r. stingley and family, re
cent arrival from Pittsburg. Crawford
county, Kansas, lis filed on home
stead 20 miles west Of toxn where hi
will endeavor to make Z permanent