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


is to be hoped that this condition
may continue and that kindly feeling
may prevail in the friendly contest
now being waged between neighbors
making up the nominees on the
county tickets. The NEWS expects to
assist in upholding the hands of those
chosen by the people to minister the
affairs of county, state and nation,
and humbly bow acquiescence to the
result, endorsing the splendid Ameri-
can rule, "the voice OF the majority is
law"
We beg to request that any person
desiring fine souvenir book of the
Galveston storm will call at this Office
and leave their order. The book sells
for 80. 1t is entitled picturesque
Galveston" and is a neatly printed,
handsomely bound volume filled with
views and illustrations OF the beauti-
full city Of Galveston just before the
storm. The book is we'll worth the
money and besides appeals to your
sympathy as an effort to assist the
destitute and homeless. The proceeds
20 to the Galveston relief committee.
Prosecuting Attorney w. w. Zent
left this morning for Olympia to argue
an application for writ of prohibit
ton against Judge Neal, preventing
him from hearing the application OF
D. Buchanan in the Jacob Diewald
road case, and also for the dismissal Of
the appeal OF d. Buchanan i'll his suit
against Adams county for money paid
on taxes exempt according to the law
of '93. D. w. Gent has returned from
his threshing expedition and is assist
ing his brother in the law Office.
Alta business meeting of the Ep-
worth League of the M. f. church
held last Thursday evening the follow
ing officers were elected: Miss Ella
Jay, president; Miss L. Cornelia Hall,
first vice president; Mrs. Eura Snow
hill, second vice. president; Miss Halle
Starr, third vice-president; Mrs. G. F.
Porter, fourth vice-piesident; F. Da-
venny, treasurer; L. Butsch, secretary.
The first meeting OF the League after
the summer vacation was held Sun
day evening.
The registration books close next
Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock for the
general, national, state and county
election Nov. 9th. Only those whose
names appear upon the books will bs
allowed to cast their ballot. All good
citizens who have the welfare OF the
country at heart should vote as an
honest conscience may dictate. Call
at the Office of the county clerk in the
court house and see that your name
is written there.
Rev. ]. T. Fertig, the new M. E.
minister, delivered his first sermons
here Sunday. The talk in the even
ing was especially interesting and
showed him to be man of experience
and ability. His Interpretation OF
the scriptures are clear and strongly
presented, carrying an air OF sincerity
and there is no reason to doubt his
efforts will be fully appreciated by the
congregation and the good people Of
Ritzville.
Nathan Miller and family, his bro.
ther, James, and sister, Annie, from
Shannon city, Iowa, arrived here last
week having travelled the distance by
wagon, starting on Jan. 4, 1900, and
stopping at many points along the
way. They are looking about the
county preparatory to taking land
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ther-in-law OF J. A. Lamb who resides
sixteen miles northwest OF the city.
L. E. Paskill, Geo. Stevens and sew
eral OF the local nimrods went out OF
Cow creek Tuesday on hunting ex
petition. Total game brought dow
by the crowd, one lone duck, the onl.
bird they saw. John Mcdonald, tn
hospitable Scotchman, called them II
for warm dinner, kept them owe
night and started them towards tow
this morning. They arrived wet
hungry and tired this afternoon.
On Friday Governor John r. Rogers
Hon. ]. T. Ronald, democratic candi
date for congress, and Frank J. Brown
state superintendent Of schools, an
Hon. O. r. Holcomb, candidate 70
commissioner Of public lands, will
speak at the opera house inthe after
noon and evening. "Our frfends, th
enemy are making preparations fo
rousing meeting which will be thei
first Of the campaign here.
Among the Saturday morning RI
sengers to the Spokane expositic