Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-05-01

lin the Big Bend country and also
/ Hight the towns with electricity. Next
| to Niagara, Spokane Falls is the great
est water power in this country, the
/ total fall bong 1872 feet and the low
est stage of water in dryest summer
\ is capable of producing 10000 horse
| power. The principal business OF the
enterprise will be to supply power for
the many Touring mills through this
great wheat district which lies con
| tiguous to the magnificent city OF
/ Spokane.
The Old Settlers meeting of Adams
county pioneers will be held in this
city on Thursday, June 9th, 1901,
Messrs. F. NJ. L sbers, Andrew S. New
land and others having the matter in
hand are working to make the gath
cring of this year success. All
should lend a helping hand.
James Turner, manager OF the Far
mel's Warehouse Co., was summoned
to the bedside OF his aged mother, who
! lies very i'll at the old home in liver
ton, Bruce county, Ontario. He left
on yesterday mornings east bound
passenger and will remain until the
crisis is passed.
The second base ball nine OF Ritz
vile met the n. P. II. engineer boys
on the diamond ut Lind Sunday, and
were defeated with score Of II to u.
The game was u good one and with
the exception OF Il few bad errors on
either sidJ the general playing was
good.
The brick yard on Postmaster
Sinclair's farm adjoining the north
side OF town is completed and work
is in full blast with a good force OF men.
The promoters are confident that
they can manufacture first class
quality Of brick on the new ground.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Elder OF Wash
tucna, were in Saturday and while
here purchased lots 7, 8, 8 and 10,
block 5, and 1 and 2, block 4, Greene
& Prouty's addition, which lies near
the residence of F. NJ. Egbers in the
southwestern part OF town.
Mrs. Matte Martin of Spokane, is
visiting relatives in town and perfect
ing plans for the building OF a hand
some residence on College hill which
she expects to occupy when completed
as her future home.
VIM. ]. Schwartz is laid up at the
Pacific with blood poisoning as a
result OF cutting too deep into corn
on the bottom of his foot and then
dressing the member in the usual
way.
The first consignment of crisp new
bills in So, $40 and $40 denominations
for signatures Of the president and
cashier OF the First National Bank Of
this city arrived this moraing.
Levi L. Sutton, a prominent farmer
OF Michigan prairie, accompanied by
his daughter, Mrs. Ida b. Hackott,
spent Sunday in town with his son
Byron and family.
The members OF the Woman's Unity
Club gathered at the home OF Mrs.
II. E. GritAn Thursday afternoon
April Is, where very enjoyable meet.
ing was held.
S. B. UIm and sister-in-law, Miss
Matte Sapp, came Up from Lind Mon
day, the former to buy goods AMI t. c
lady to arrange for 1t book agency
tour.
| J. A. Wilourn and family returned
Saturday from three weeks trip in
the Wenntchee country, where his
well drilling machine is in operation.
r. S. Blyth, the Douglas county cat
tie king, shipped six cars of ycarling
cattle to Montana few days ago sell
ing them at $23 per head.
A. f. Narver, well to do stockman
Of Palm lake, was in Monday pur-
chasing land for moro range for his
herds Of cattle and horses.
II. A. Moore of Dunlap, Iowa, who
is a heavy investor in land twenty
miles west Of here came in on the
noon train to-day.
Sheriff J. C. Shorno drove to the
| Whitman county line yesterday
twenty five miles east of town to serve
a legal process.
E. |. Thompson OF the mercantile
firm OF Hedrcl & Thompson at Scott
was business visitor in the burg
Saturday.
L. L. Uptegrove, the popular mer
chant at Scott, is among our visitor:
of today and is stopping at the Paci
lic hotel.
A. J. Coss, our efficient city engi