Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-09-18
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E1AOud5 oaiiisobt WV NOh hhON .
iarmer out west of town, had the sad
misfortune Thursday afternoon tt
have his left arm shattered and
ground to pulp BY getting it caught
in the rapidly revolving cylinder cog
wheels-of threshing machine mang-
ling it SO badly that DIR, F. K. Bur
roughs found amputaticn necessary
and the limb was removed just below
the elbow. The injured man is being
cared for ina pleasant room at the
McGrath lodging house. The acct
dent occurred on the King farm.
L. P. Baumann, The genial and sue.
cessful business manager of the Cen
tennial FIGURING Mills, informs us
that they run night and day and still
cannot manufacture their bread stuff
fast enough to supply the pressing
demands. They now have orders and
are sold. ahead for sixty days. The
brand Of Hour now placed upon the
market from this point is said to be
as fine grade as any in the world.
=. HI. Watkins, formerly q merchant
here aud now in the same business at
Athol, idaho, has just been appointed
county commissioner OF that county,
(Kootnai), by Governor Hunt to fill a
vacancy made by the death OF j. W.
Ryan. Mr.. and Mrs. Watkins have
many warm friends here and all are
pleased to note the preferment ac-
corded Mr.. Watkins, who is an honest,
competent and most worthy man.
Ben E. Hervey, the real estate rus
tier, has just made following sales OF
OF land in Adams and Douglas coun-
ties: Abr. Johanson 1l20 acres for
SIG, 800. N. P. land to NJ. w. Starr,
3505 acres $3945, to Mr.. Bird, 800
acres S755; w. H. Eaton to Russell
Ireland, 1880 acres for $3.50.
Gilbert Hunt, the prominent Walla
Wa1lan and manufacturer of the pride
Of Washington" threshing machine,
was here Saturday in conference with
his trusted agent, w. B. Mack. The
gentleman was the builder OF the Hunt
line from Walla Walla to Hunt
junction.
E. +. Miller, the popular clerk in
Myers mercantile emporium, met his
wife at Spokane Monday ON her re-
turn from long visit with her par
ents and relatives in the east. Mrs.
Miller enjoyed the trip but is happy
to be at home again in " ashiugton.
II. w. Saunders, the Willis farmer,
was among the outgoing passengers
on this mornings train for the Indus
trial fair in Spokane, the gracious aud
spirited city OF Eastern Washington
now assuming cosmopolitan airs.
r. L. Ireland this week bought two
of land through the agency
Of B. Z. Hervey, the local real estate
dealer. Accompanied by Vergil Ben
nington he is now taking in the Spo
Lana fair and carnival
John L. Prouty and wife are home
again from an extended pleasure trip
along the Pacific coast. The gentle
man has just disposed OF his big ranch
miles west of town to s. A.
Osborn at SIS per acre.
]. o. Couch, ex-representative in
our state legislature. accompanied by
Mrs. Couch, we're in from their nice
farm near Griffith last Friday. His
wheat crop yielded nearly fifty bushels
per acre.
{ ]. Z. Mohundro OF Dayton, deputy
internal revenue collector, was here
matters in that line OF
business last Saturday. He was form
erly clerk OF Columbia county for two
terms.
DR.. Levi L. Sutton of Michigan
prairie, was in town Thursday night
home on the morning train.
We acknowledge most pleasant call
from the affable ger tleman.
Mrs. Capt. j. III. Smith OF Walla
Walla, sister of Mrs. Henry thinner
man, came up Friday accompanied by
her daughter, Louise. They will visit
here for few weeks.
J. A. Lamb, Willis farmer, accom-
panied by his family, took Monday
evenings passenger for Spokane and
will spend a few days sojourning with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Berry were in
from their big farm on the fat last
Monday. The gentleman is one OF the
heaviest farmers in Eastern Washing
ton.
3 Chas. Ulm, one Of Lind's leading
business men, was in the city Friday
calling upon his relatives, Merchant
MN Snvder and family