Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-10-03

SNORT siege OF SICKNESS.
T.J. Garvey is decorating the ex-
terror OF the Christian church.
Remember "Under Sealed Orders"
at the opera house Friday night.
An addition is being placed to the
Rousam residence on College hill.
Voters should spot the man who
never shakes hands until he runs for
office.
w. L. Olmstead is being employed
as book keeper in the Adams County
Bank
E. NJ. Bovee, the Lind meat mer-
chant, was looking after business here
yesterday.
w. 1. Purcell, farmer OF Washtuc-
ma hills, was in the burg yesterday for
a few hours.
Mrs. f. P. French has been very
sick for several days but is reported
improving today.
JIM. Batten OF Hatton, republican
nominee for commissioner for the
third district, is in the city today.
Abr. Dillon md John Bovee accom-
panied by their wives left on Tuesday
mornings passenger for Spokane.
VIM. M. Blakeley, sheriff Of UNA
tilla county, Oregon, was in the city
last Thursday on official business.
Mrs. L. E. Paskill was among the
outgoing crowd who left for the Spo-
kane fruit fair yesterday morning.
C. w. Hammond was in the city
from Lind Monday to close the sale OF
lot TO new arrival from the east.
Mrs. A. Beamer OF Spokane, spent
a few days last week in the city, the
guest of DIR. and Mrs. F. Il. Burroughs.
DR.. F. r. Burroughs has been com
missioned major and surgeon for Sec
ond Regiment Uniform Rank Knights
of Pythias.
John H. Newland OF Lind and G. II.
Barnum OF McElroy coulee, farmers,
were pleasant callers at this Office last
Thursday.
Miss Jetta Clay, formerly Il teacher
in our public school, was one OF the
survivors of the recent great flood at
Galveston, Texas.
VIM. Best, a prosperous farmer who
resides near Bemis, was in the city
yesterday, taking out a load OF house
hold furnishings.
Chas. Tefft, an experienced chef, re-
Gently OF Oregon, has been employed
at the Pacific hotel and is now settled
here with his family.
Jesse Dorman who has been operat-
ing a threshing machine in the Har-
rington country this season, has pull
ed in his machine.
Carroll A. Lee and L.C. VanPatten,
county school superintendent, are
spending few days out in the Crab
creek neighborhood
David Richardson and o. NJ. Lee
were visitors in Spokane Wednesday
and attended the big political demon
stration in the evening.
Z. E. Uptegrove and E. l.. Thomp-
son came up Wednesday night from
Hatton where they are with the big
threshing outfit on the ]. NJ. Batten
farm.
Abraham Johanson is building
$500 residence on north J OF block SO,
in Greene & Prouty's addition and
will move his family into town for the
winter.
The county commissioners conven-
ed in regular session Monday morning.
Messrs. A. S. Kelsey, chairman; w. c..
Griffith and Geo. II. Kanzler were the
members of the board present.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. F. Miller Joined a
fishing party at the home Of Jno. Nc.
Donald on Cow creek Sunday. Mrs
Miller captured the prize, a fine q
D. y
inch trout weighing five pounds.
3 Don't forget toregister II you want
to vote at the coming election. All
persons within the city limits are re-
quired to do so. The registration
books close October 10. See notice in
another column.
L. +. Paskill, Northern Pacific agent
at this point, states that the station
receipts for September amcpnted 20
100000, an increase Of $4,000 tvel
the corresponding mouth Of lasta eas
$4,000 OF the receipts wasfor pass} PISS
traffic. y
+. H. Benge, promin<u4 ssoci
raiser of Washtucna was}in q 2,
ON business Tuesday. The&& ~
lives in a section OF the con peft