Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-05-02
round ABOUT R|TZV|LLE.
HAPPENINGS IN CITY AND COUNTY
Personal Paragraphs and Interesting
News Notes of Both Local and
General lmportance.-The Events
IF a Week TerseIy Told.
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tor in the city.
Our young people will trip the light
fantastic at the opera house Friday
evening, May 4th.
David Shuler and J. H. Newlin OF
Lind, we're business visitors at the
county seat Friday.
An advertising system, with int lii
gence and experience, is almost infall-
ible in its operations.
John N. Olson, ex-county commits
sioner from the first district, was
business visitor Saturday.
Samuel Thomas OF Hatton, known
as the California farmer, was up from
his big wheat ranch Friday last.
Charley Kingsley OF Fletcher, a
member of the school board of district
No. 40, was in the burg Thursday.
Albert s. Elder and w. II. Watkins
the Washtucna farmers, spent Satur-
day night in town attending business
and lodge.
Miss Anna Leens, deputy county
treasurer, visited in Spokane several
days last week, returning home Friday
morning.
Wheat is looking fine and if nothing
happens to it between now and har
vest time Adams county will have a
bountiful crop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Ahern, Il
young married couple of Griffith, were
in from their farm Friday trading
with our merchants.
Robt. Mason delivered a la~se con-
Segment of cattle here Monday to
johnson and Zimmerman which were
shipped to the Dakota ranges.
James s. Edwards of this city and
Edwin R. Doughty of Lind. have been
appointed census enumerators which
makes three for Adams county.
Mr.. H. S. Collins, general agent of
the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha Railway, with headquarters at
Spokane, was here yesterday.
Chester r. Bardwell, the old soldier
and farmer who has been i'll with
lagrippe most of the winter, was in
Saturday having about recovered
Sheriff Hill was called to Spokane
today and will return with the thief
who stole the fine saddle from Justice
w. H. Merrill at Lind some time. ago.
One OF the best sermons we have
ever listened to OH Oddfellowship was
that delivered by Rev. John Bovee at
the ME. church last Sunday morning
Father Van de Van ofSprague will
conduct services at the Catholic church
in Ritzville next Sunday at 1870 a. m
The Sisters and choir OF Sprague will
also be present.
Hon. r. G. Newland of Lind, an old
Washington pioneer and ex-speaker
of the house of representatives OF the
territorial legislature. of 1877, was in
the city Monday.
Chas. l.. Shaw, who was familiar
figure ON the streets OF our city twelve
years ago, was here yesterday. HI
now owns and operates fine little
stock ranch near Odessa.
Neat and strong fire escapes arr
being put on the Hotel Ritzville which
is being conducted by Messrs. Schroed
err & Hedrick. Walter Lanham ant
Joe Smith are doing the intricat,
work.
Robert w. Mccall, a we'll know
and prosperous farmer and stockmai
OF Winona, Whitman county, was il
Monday and entered quarter section
OF land in this county near the eastern
line.
The board Of county commissioner
have ordered 100 chairs OF the sam
pattern as the reserves in the oper
house. They will probably be in plac
by the time Superior court convene
on the 18th OF the present month.
G. G. Simpson, one OF the heavies
stock buyers in the west arrived in TIL
city Sunday nom his homeat Dickin
son, s. d, He will ship 500 head Q
cattle at once which have been pur
chased at this point by w. II. Turnel
In spite of what an eminent pbysi
clan has given out in regard to th
danger OF spreading disease by beatinj
carpets many women are doing jus
that very thing in Ritzyille toda,
= There are very few men who woui'
be SO careless.
r. A. Long, the genial proprietc
of the Red Front Racket Store, ha
been receiving lot OF new goods til
past week which be is placing an
adding to his already immense line {