Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-03-21
ROUND ABOUT R|T7V|LLE.
HApPRNINdslN CITY AND COUNTY
Personal Paragraphs and Interesting
News Notes of Both Local and
General lmportance.-TheE Events
Of a Week TerseIy Told.
81 know not what the truth may be;
I I'll tell it as twas told to me-"

New corners daily in carload lots.
James M. Clever, the big farmer of
Wasbtucna, was about town Yesterday.
James Watson, John d. Council
and J. D. Wilson were callers at this
office Monday.
John Mcdonald, the Cow creek
stockman with the hand OF iron grip,
is on our streets today.
Benjamin F. Berry Of Fletcher, who
owns all the land adjoining him on
Rattlesnake fiat, was here ON business
Tuesday.
Edwin R. Doughty, the Lind school
teacher, was representative OF that
precinct and secretary of Saturdays
convention.
]. M. Comparet is away this week
through the country on business con-
nected with the threshing machine
companies.
L. Ed. Soesbe, the architect, after a
two months siege with broken limb
is again able to navigate about in the
proper way.
J. w. Goodykoontz was up Satur-
day and one of the delegation in the
Republican convention from Wash
tucna district.
VIM. o. Lewis, ex-auditor of Adams
county, has gone to Athol, Idaho,
where he expects to remain during
the summer.
Clyde Smith, deputy assessor, was
in town Monday resting from his la
bors for the day returning to the field
again Tuesday.
Mrs. Nixon of Idaho, is visiting with
her brother, Mr. Thos G. Johnston, a
young English farmer living three
miles north OF the Cit.
Chas. o. Greene is building man.
moth lumber shed ON his property
near the depot which he will fill with
stock for the fall business.
The owners Of most OF the vacant
lots on Knob hill are having them
plowed and narrowed preparatory to
cultivating, building and fencing,
DR.. John NJ. Adams, who is rusticat-
ing at Hot Springs for brief period,
will return to the city soon and re-
main permanently practicing his pro-
fession.
John E. Goodenough and Harris d.
Champion, Hatton farmers, are in the
city today comforting with us. Court
commissioner F. P. French on land
business.
For the past week one might well
imagine they were in the southern
chimes or under an "Italian sky" so
perfect has been the weather with
sunny ideal days.
The action OF our city council in
deeming it advisable to place num-
Der of public water troughs on Court
house street will be highly appreciated
and approved by our citizens both in
and out Of town.
Last evening at the NJ. E. church
the w. G. T. U. gave another of their
temperance entertainments. The pro
gram consisted of literary and must.
cal numbers by the young people. A
fair audience greeted the house.
Rev. H. f. Michel, who follows
farming and the ministry, is in today
from his farm two miles west OF town
His wife is an invalid and under the
care OF physician and the gentleman
is much alarmed as to her condition
G. A. Carlen has new and costl,
residence nearly finished in slightly
location just south of the public
school building. College hill which
has been principally built up within
the last year is nearly covered with
handsome homes and coy cottages.
Leta, the little four year old daugh
h
ter Of Rev. and Mrs. ]. HI. Everett o.
this city, while playing Monday fel
and cut fearful cash on the forehead
Dr.F. r. Burroughs dressed the wound
four stitches being found necessary
Mrs. Everett intended starting for Col
orado Springs tomorrow but the acct
dent will delay her visit for awhile.
H. B. Eaton, recently from Virgins
and who purchased the Fred Heinz
farm near Griffith last fall, was throw
from bucking eayuse on the 6tl
inst. and has been laid up ever since
Saturday last he was brought int
town where he can have closer atten
ton Of the doctor. There were indica
tions that blood poisoning would set i
but TODAY he appears much improved