Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-07-25

II. MargraI is combining business
and recreation at Spokane.
Mrs. Frank Shepley and Mrs. Fred
Shepley and son are visiting at Occur
d'Aiene.
This is the harvest season in the
country and the vacation season in
the town.
Ortho Dornan returned Tuesda.j
morning from II months wedding
tour of the coast cities.
H. f. Paskill, our n. Z. agent, ac-
companied by Mrs. Psskill, spent
Sunday in Spokane.
p. r. Clark, the genial proprietor of
the City bakery, was transacting bust
ness in Spokane las. Friday.
l.. Z. Soesbe. mechanic, has leased
lot in block l5, on east side of the
railway depot and will erect shop at
once.
A license for marriage has been is
sued to Albert Morgan and Mrs.
Martha Hedrick, both residents of
Delight.
In the stacks of surplus hay in
Adams county will be found dollars
that were not put in the stacks at
haying time.
The Ritzville Hardware Co. is put
ting few embellishing touches to the
front OF their large salesroom, greatly
adding to its appearance.
Ernest Deking, an industrious
young German farmer, was in the
city Monday for the purpose of apn'r
ing for naturalization papers.
The 1l-year-old son OF g. .'.ugear,
residing southwest of town, was
thrown from Il horse friday evening,
breaking his right arm at the elbow.
Reports from the Delight and Sand
hill country are to the effect that
harvest is proceeding rapidly in that
part and that the yield is the heaviest
ever had.
A. Nenator, county commissioner
Of Harvey county, Oregon, and who
owns several thousand head OF range
cattle there, is in the city visiting
with friends.
The residence OF Samuel Allen, Of
Delight, was destroyed by fire last
Friday morning. Most OF the house
hold goods were saved. The blaze
originated from defective hue.
James G. Cunningham, special
agent and adjuster for the St. Paul
Fire and Marine Insurance company,
who spent several days here insuring
grain, departed Saturday evening for
Spokane and Pomeroy to adjust losses
by the fires of last week.
Miss Grace V. Bonner, IL highly re-
commended elocutionist, gave an en-
tertainment at the NJ. E. church last
evening. The attendance was small,
but those present were pleasantly en-
tertained 10y the lady's ventriloquial
powers and presentations.
Yesterday the temperature rose to
9Sl in the shade and for nearly a
week the maximum has lowered be-
tween 80 and 100 degrees. Thrice
only in 20 years has the Inland En-
pire experienced such high tempera-
ture.
There will be the usual services in
the Congregational church next Sun
day both morning and evening. The
second Sunday in August, Professor
Brown of Walla Walla, will occupy
the pulpit both morning and evening
BY request, in the evening, he will de,
liver his impressive lecture on BAG
terra, which shows the value OF little
things, and the amazing wisdom o
the Creator.
The twelfth annual session OF the
Adams County Teachers association
will be held IN Ritzville next week,
commencing Monday and continuing
for five days An excellent program
has been issued and it is expected
that the meetings will be largely at
tended and very profitable, as grea
interest is being manifested by thos,
interested in school work Day SEES
sions will be held at the high schoo
building and evening exercises A. TIN
opera house.
Preliminary steps towards organiz
ing brass band were taken last even
ing. A meeting was held at the cour
house and D. II. Kimple was chose
president, d. w. Pettijohn secretar
and r. G. Kennedy treasurer. Com
mittees were also appointed 70 loo
up the Instruments used BY the Of
band and present then, az the rsx
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