Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-07-18
ROUND ABOUT R|TIV|LLE.
HAPPENINGS IN CITY AND COUNTY
Personal Paragraphs and Interesting
News Notes of Both Local and
General Importance. The Events
If a Week Tersely Told.
{ 81 know not what the truth may be;
I'll tell il rs twas told to me-"

ton Davenny spent Sunday on Grab
Creek.
The family OF r. A. Long, proprietor
of the Racket store, has arrived from
Hanford, California.
The n. p. has put in "A new siding
east of the main track extending to
Greene's lumber yard.
l.. f. Soesbe is setting up the new
handsome seats in the Superior court
room and opera house.
Skylights are being placed on the
roof and other improvements made
on the Hotel Ritzvile.
Mrs. w. S. Eastman and children
returned Sunday morning from an
extended visit at Cheney.
Whenever tramp appears at your
back door and asks for meal, direct
him to the harvest fields.
Dan Scott reports his wheat crop
No. in quality and averaging from
% to 80 bushels per acre.
Orville H. Emmops on Saturday
last bought J. /. Case threshing out
fit from Harris & Comparet
"Doc" Cusick received fine sample
of club wheat from Sam Weller, which
speaks well for this section.
Mr.. Guy Stafford, young farmer Of
Fletcher, was among the gentlemamly
visitors in the burg last Thursday.
A. Eddy of Burlington, Iowa, reach =
ed here Friday morning to look over
the country with view OF loca';''''
Mrs. Snowfall, II for",o. school
teacher in this county, ,r,lved Tues
day from Loon Lake FOX brief visit.
J. A. Wilburn was in town Tues
day. His wei drill is running on the
C. V. Drazen place in Lincoln coun ty.
Henry Margraf is rcmodellng, en-
larging and otherwise improving the
interior appearance Of the Pacific Bar.
Clay Shipman and o. II. Greene are
away on pleasure trip at Spokane
and the mountain lakes of Occur d.
Alene.
Thos. r. Boyd marketed the first
load OF this years wheat crop at the
Richardson warehouse Saturday at ~
cents.
w. Griffith, county commissioners.
and b. F. Parrish, his neighbor, were
business callers at the court house
yesterday.
Mrs. Alice Copp, deputy auditor,
leaves tomorrow for the Sound cities
and Portland, to be absent for IL few
weeks recreation.
The birth of IL daughter is an
nounced at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Humphrey, now residing at
MARION, tnlS staUe.
Henry l.. Richardson and Emma
Cox were granted Il marriage license
July 18th. Both parties reside neal
Fletcher in this county.
Mrs. j. G. Vehrs lost valuable gold
watch on the Fourth, which has not
be literally rewarded for its return.
l.. E. Soesbe, the contractor and
builder, will carry advertising space
in this paper regularly hereafter
Note his announcement in this issue
A small boy, under the care OF hi
father, gave IL very creditable exhibi-
ton of tight-wire walking on the
street yesterday afternoon and evening
Jacob Schoessler, candidate for com
missioner for the End district on th'
fusion ticket, was among those addet
to our list OF subscribers last Saturday
jacob Weber and wife were in Mon
day on business connected with theii
school district, No. "a, of which til,
gentleman is director and the lad,
is clerk. ~
William H. Turner starts this after
noon with a trainload Of horses To-
St. Paul. Among them is the Cos