Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-10-17

ehO sbh1eHieht escaping our HOtiCe On
our hurried return Wednesday morn
ing. Judge Neal sustained Mr.. Blu
chanan in the case and the appeal was
made by Adams county. We have no
desire to place any one in false light
and take pleasure in correcting mis-
takes and righting such matters as
nearly as possible. Judgments in
both road cases were rendered in favor
OF Mr.. Buchanan.
M. F. Cochran, the successful we'll
driller, left yesterday for the Hatton
country after spending a couple OF
days in the city. He has just COM
pleted well for Albert Friese and one
for the Eelch Bros. on Rattlesnake
fiat, obtaining an abundance OF water
in both cases.
Our present congressman, Hon. w.
L. Jones, will speak in Ritzville next
Saturday both afternoon and evening.
All who desire to hear an able and
convincing speaker should attend.
Mr.. Jones has the reputation OF being
one of the most able men in the state.
l.. M. Joyner, farmer from the
western part of the county, was
among the audience at the opera
house Monday night. The gentleman
does not visit our city so often as for
merly as his trading is now principal
ly done at odessa.
A private letter from Dick Coleman
dated Oct. IL at Preston, Jackson
county, Iowa, states that he would
take passage on the steamer Germania
for Liverpool to spend few months
on English soil at his boyhood home.
VIM. Horn, who owns and operates
fine farm just east OF the city was in
Monday selling our townspeople some
of the products OF his magnificent Or
chard where can be found the best
apples in the world.
James A, Turner, the man who was
mixed up in the stabbing affray with
"Blacky" Geo. Allard some time ago
and lately confined in the county
hospital with typhoid fever was re-
ported dying this evening.
Mrs. Geo. Butler of Lincoln county,
lying so dangerously ill at the home
of her daughter in this city is slightly
improved as we go to press and hopes
for her recovery are strongly enter
tanned.
Mrs. DR.. l.. Lewis and Miss Hassie
Lewis of Wilbur, and Mrs. James
Lewis of Almira, visited last week with
Mayor and Mrs. w. r. Peters, return
ing to their homes Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Rousam have
moved into the w. G. Reeder residence
for the winter, Mr.. Rousam having
accepted clerkship in the mercantile
store OF l. Watson Myers.
j. NJ. Comparet, wife and son, Ken
meth, accompanied by Mrs. j. M. Har-
ris, spent the latter part of the week
among the throng at the Spokane Ex-
position.
VIM. Goodenough and wife of Hat
ton left the first OF the week for visit
with Michigan friends and will return
by way OF San Francisco in the spring.
Geo. f. Henry, an exemplary young
school teacher OF this county will take
course of study at Pullman and
leaves for that educational point today.
Ritzville Hive No. 10, L. o. I. NJ.
will meet Tuesday Oct. %, in Greene's
hall and all ladies OF the order are
earnestly requested to be present.
J. J. Garrison, justice OF the peace,
at Delight, and a leading farmer of
that section, was in the city Thursday
accompanied by his wife.
Mrs. W. r. Cunningham, Jr., is Wis
iting few days with her uncle j. NJ.
Kennedy, a prominent citizen living
near Washtucna.
The Congregational parsonage is
being renovated and repaired and
other improvements made about the
premises.
/. Watson Myers, the merchant,
passed Sunday in Spokane with his
vile who is spending few weeks
there.
Roy Earring of Walla Walla, is visit
ing with the family Of orris Dorman.
I Mr. Earring is brother Of Mrs. Dor
IMAM
I. J Garyey Of this city, has been
awarded the contract for painting the
/ handsome new school house at Lind.
i The children Of DR.. Eugene r. Lem
man are down with what is thought
to be scarletina butNare recovering.
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