Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-06-13
ROUND ABOUT . R|IZVNLE.
HAPPENINGS IN CITY AND COUNTY
Personal Paragraphs and Interesting
News Notes Of Both Local and
General lmportance.-The Events
Of . Week TerseIy Told.
~ know not what the truth may be;
I'll tell II as twas told to me-" q

o. NJ. Lee returned Tuesday morn
ing from business trip to Spokane {.
A. F. Rosenolf and wife are enjoy
ing few days camp life on Grab creek.
Miss Williamson has accepted a
position as clerk at Longs Racket store.
F. H. Benge, a prominent stockman
OF the Palouse river ,untry, was in the
city Friday.
Claus H. Clodius and family have
returned from their trip among the
cities on the seaboard.
H. E. Gritman and wife Sundayed
with Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdonald at their
pleasant home on Cow creek.
James H. Boucher has accepted
position in the Hotel Ritzville, con-
Quoted by Schroeder & Hedrick.
Charles Sinclair is home again after
several months absence attending
school in the business college at Port
I. land.
Prairie Queen lodge No. SO knights
OF Pythias held memorial services in
Pythian Castle Sunday afternoon at 2
p. M.
The third graduating exercises OF
the Ritzville public school will be held
at the opera house Saturday evening,
June 10th.
Fred Lauer of Odessa, was a pleas
ant and substantial caller Monday.
He reports crops and times good in
his neighborhood.
Miss Martha Mittels aedt and Mrs.
Nina Bogda of Chicago, joined their
relatives here Saturday and will make
their future home among us.
Prof. Ben G. Camp of Moscow, Ida,
was in the city Monday and placed an
application for the principalship of
the Ritzville public school.
s. L. Thomas and w. L. Warner,
the latter lately from Saranac, Ionis
county, Mich, were up from Hatton
Friday and made a pleasant bust ness
call at this Office.
Childrens' day was appropriately
observed by the Methodist and Con-
gregational churches Sunday morning.
The churches were nicely decorated
and interesting programs were credi-
tably rendered.
w. R. Williams Of Hatton, a farmer
Of many years standing spent Satur-
day night in the city and reports that
the rust and dry weather is iniuring
the crops in his neishborhood and
that rain is badly needed.
If would be quite credit to the
aown ifall the merchants, secret orders
etc, would join in an industrial parade
OIL the Fourth of July by representing
their business with floats. The COM
mittee on parade have the matter in
hand. ..-...
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Eastman were
passengers an the eastbound passenger
Sunday evening, the lady stopping at
Cheney for visit with relatives and
friends and Mr.. Eastman going on to
Spokane from which city he returned
Monday night.
Elmer G. Jones on Monday last sold
the triangle piece of land lying on the
north side OF the railroad track adjoin-
ing the Lavender and Whittlesey
places to Paul E. Dunlap for $4,000.
The tract contains about 10 acres and
is taken from the southeast quarter
OF Sec. 1895.
David Richardson, the prominent
grain buyer, left Sunday morning for
the Coast cities and will return to-
morrow. The gentleman states that
at conservative estimate 500 men in
addition 10 those already here will be
needed TO harvest the great wheat
crop which will begin soon after July 4.
Good news comes to us that Mr..
and Mrs. L. e. Paskill desire to return
to this city, and il the gentleman can
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