Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-08-01
J. j. Joyce, clerk in the Pacific hotel,


left yesterday to superintend the build
ing OF house on his homestead locat-
ed mile south of Scott. The gentle
man is an expert plumber and expects
to open shop for that kind of work
here this fall. Such an establishment
will be all accommodation to the peo-
pie for water pipes will leak or get out
Of repair occasionally and it sometimes
happens to get cold enough for them
to freeze up and burst.
The following party Of immigrants
arrived Thursday morning from
Aurora, Mo-: l. M. and C. I. Irby and
N. e. lrby and family, Elmer Black
wood and family, and Kirk Freeman,
Arthur Bedford, James Bishop and
John Darling. The gentlemen will
all take land or engage in business
N. E. Irby has an outfit on the way
and will follow the we'll drilling bust
ness and Mr.. Blackwood is an expert
millwright. The Irby boys are all
brothers of our we'll known townsman,
J. F. Irby.
The teachers of the Ritzville public
school for the nine months session
opening Sept. 10th. are as follows
Principal, Prof. Alexander Mcintosh;
assistant principal, Miss l.. Cornelia
Hall; intermediate departments, Prof.
w. s. Holmes and Miss Ella Jay;
primary, Miss Martha E. Heydon. The
new principal comes with the highest
recommendations and credentials and
is a man OF matured and successful
experience in school work. Misses
Heydon and Jay presented the best
papers among the large list ofapplica-
tions and their selection will prove
satisfactory to the patrons OF the ms
titution, without doubt. Miss Hall
and Mr.. Holmes need no introduction
to the public as their previous good
work and reelection to the respective
positions meritoriously speaks for
their favor.
Mr.. f. w. Schultz of Walla Walla,
brother-in-law OF Ferdinand Ebener of
this city, is here on visit. He for
merly lived at this place, leaving in
April 1885, and the change that has
occurred and progression OF the county
during the past fifteen years surprised
him. The first Fourth OF July cele-
bration held in Ritzville was in 1884,
at which time Mr.. Schultz was mar
shall OF the day. Hon. S. A. Wells,
now register OF the Spokane land
Office, delivered the grafton. About
fifty people were present. The coun-
try was sparsely settled at that time
and stockinen had possession OF the
country and were very prosperous.
Then more wool was shipped from
this station than any point on the
Northern Pacific. A short lapse of
time works wonders in new and
growing country. Now the stock are
nearly all crowded out and back from
the agricultural districts and fine
farms map the county. A conserva-
tive estimate of the wheat yield OF
Adams county this year is two millio n
bushels.
A little folks party in honor OF Miss
Hyldred Knapp and Master Ellsworth
French took place at the French home
Tuesday afternoon. These two little
ones are great friends and as they are
about to be separated, perhaps forever,
the children OF their acquaintance
and playmates in the city were invited
to the happy little event. Games COM
mon for small folk were INDUCED in.
The soap bubble prizes were carried
away by Beulah and Harry Edwards
and consolation prizes were awarded
Hazel Eastman and Byron Gibson.
The little ones are indebted to Muriel
Knapp and Edna French for arrang-
ing and assisting them in playing
their games. They were grouped on
the porch and photographed. Ice
cream and cake was served on the
lawn. The miniature men and women
present were: Hyldred Knapp, Zerita
Peters, Hazel Eastman, Mayron Ship
man, Orva Leonarl, Nellie Olmstead,
Beulah Edwards, Lucille Greene, Els
worth Edwards, Harry Edwards, Byron
Gibson, Johnnie Newman, Ellsworth
French, Virgil Harris, Raymond Hol-
comb, Randolph Cunningham.
Professional HobOes.