Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-04-11
ROUND ABOUT R|TZV|uE.
HAPPENINGS IN CITY AND COUNTY
Personal Paragraphs and Interesting
News Notes of Both Local and
General lmportance.-TheE Events
Of a Week TerseIy Told.
~ know not what the truth may be;
I'll tell it as twas told to me-"

ty, is now located i'll the town OF Will
bur.
Milton Long has erected and is
operating boot black stand at the
Hotel Pacific.
Cecil p. Linn, the live farmer from
Bemis, was a pleasant visitor in the
city last Friday.
H. A. York has obtained a good
position in the drug store OF Skillman
& Stone at Spokane.
J. w. Merritt, the popular Spokane
attorney, was attending business in
the Superior court Monday.
W. V. Skillman, the Spokane drug
gist, was renewing his acquaintance
with old friends here last Sunday.
d. F. Sells Of Spokane, came down
Monday to accept position in the
drug store of Messrs. Roseuoff & Co.
Miss Gertie Damann is cashier in
the Clark restaurant, which has Just
opened and promises to be very fine
eating house.
Mrs John Mcdonald Of Cow creek,
accompanied by her daughter, Mrs.
Jno. Armstrong, were guests at the
Pacific last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rigg, an aged
couple who reside on fine little farm
near Fletcher, were Friday night
guests in the city.
Mrs. Ella Thompson returned Mon
day from couple weeks visit near
Hatton where she owns and is improv-
ing 480 acres of fine land.
Mr.. VIM. G. Spa ;4., ex-county
commissioner, accompanied by his
wife, were visiting their, son-in-law
Hans Thorn zen, on Monday last.
H. Delos May, the husky and pros
porous young stockman Of Washtucna,
made a flying trip to this city yester-
day, returning home this morning.
Fred Kembel, the well known Ger
man farmer, drove out with new
Cottage organ Monday, which he pur-
chased for his comfortable farm home.
Mr.. VIM. Verdenius of. the Pacific
Bar went down to Lind yesterday to
open up the Myers saloon recently
purchased by himself and Henry Mar
graf.
M. A. Cisna, travelling "agitator"
for the j. /. Case Threshing Machine
Co., is in the city from Spokane and
in conference with Harris & Comparet,
local agents.
Mr.. o. III. Greene has been selected
by Prairie Queen Lodge No. SO, Knights
OF Pythias as representative to the
Grand Lodge converting at Spokane
next month.
S. S. Russell Of Pomeroy, sheriff of
Garfield county, has resigned the office
on account of the small salary attach
ed and will enter the practice of law
at that point.
On Monday last William Voss sold
his farm west OF town described as the
Ell of Sec. 20-1S-34 to J. A. Simpson,
a recent arrival from the East. The
price paid was $500.
Latest dispatches announce that
Dewey has decided to Withdraw his
candidacy for the presidency, which
no doubt is brought about by the I'M
favorable opinion of public and press.
Henry Schoessler, a young German
and Adams county boy recently
graduated from college, has accepted a
position as clerk in the large estab-
lishment of the Ritzville Hardware
Company.
The public watering trough placed
in front of the court house block by
the city council will be appreciated by
man and beast who will assuage their
thirst there during the hot summer
days to come.
The county commissioners spent
Monday and Tuesday examining var
ious proposed roads in the eastern
Part Of the county in the vicinity o.
Dragon Springs. They will close the
session today.
I. G.. Dowdy, a farmer living few
miles south of this city, sold his farm
consisting Of about 300 acres to Car
Marcks Tor $500. Mr.. Dowdy will
build a residence and engage in bust
ness in RitzYille.
Messrs Andy Hood and Edwin Cald
well, both leading bachelor agricul
turists from that fine wheat belt 0
Adams county-Rattlesnake fat wer'
up Saturday ON business and wer,
pleasant callers at the court house.
The freckle-faced boy with ears lik
fans, a whistle like a locomotive, {