Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-03-13
Fred Thiel and Clyde Smith went

erintend the erection OF a building
20x50 to be occupied by the King
Mercantile Co. as branch store. A
full line of agricultural implements,
hardware and furniture will be carried
and Mr.. Thiel with the assistance oil
Mr.. Smith will have charge OF the
same.
Ora l.. Bellows who has been con-
Quoting the Clover Leaf Restaurant
for about a month, took French leave
Monday and his whereabouts is now
unknown to his several creditors
around town.
S. I. Dyer OF Niger Lake in the
southern part OF the county, came up
yesterday, returning home this morn
ing. Mr.. Dyer is Il well informed man
and an interesting talker.
The Kelton family of comic artists
and vaudeville performers failed to
draw a crowd Saturday evening and
the show was not given.
Chas. Johnson today took out to his
ranch a fine, thoroughbred Jersey bull
just received from Spokane, and will
raise some blooded stock.
Drop line to the NEWS telling all
about it. We are interested in what
is going on in your neck OF the woods.
Tie school boys have contracted
the annual marble fever, coincident
with the first warm days OF spring.
The members OF the Junior League
of the M. E. church were entertained
at the parsonage Friday evening.
Mrs. Horace Whittlesey of Spokane,
returned home yesterday after visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Zent.
Rev. Daniel Haight of Colville,
brother OF our 0. R. Haight, is visit
ing in town for a few days.
I. J. Carney spent last week paint
ing the new store OF johnson Bros. in
that live burg-Hatton.
Mrs. ]. w. Lansing is improving
the appearance Of her fine little home
by adding bay window.
The mill was closed down several
days this week owing to some repairs
that were being made.
R. G. Kennedy is again at the win
dow in the Adams County Bank after
short absence.
A very enjoyable evening was passed
at whist and dancing at the Manhat-
tan Saturday.
Earl o. Greene, chief engineer at
the mill, spent Sunday in Spokane.
A. B. Pettijohn is building home
on College hill.
Who says spring hasn't sprung?
Lost-Gold friendship heart with
small diamond set and letter NJ. Leave
at this Office.
The lease of life for Uncle Toms
Cabin is phenomenal. 1t is a play
that has been hacked and butchered
and guyed numerically, and yet it
survives because it tells a story which
interests and stirs up humanity. 1t
is said OF the Davis Company which
plays at the opera house in Ritzille,
Friday evening, March Is, that every
performer in his or her particular line
is an artist. They carry forty people,
an immense quantity OF special scene
ny, many new and novel features, in
GLIDING the thrilling and inspiring
American military spectacle, during
which is reproduction of the blow
ing up of the battleship Maine.
The Pasco ladies take off their hats
in church and at the opera. That is
good. No human being can get much
good out Of sermon or play unless he
sees the speakers face and studies its
expression. No sermon can inspire q
man who is looking into an aggrega-
ton OF dead birds, stuffed weazels,
petrified chimpanzees, chameleon skins
ribbons, beads, jets, sticks, straws
paper flowers, corn tassels and thistle
down. 1t makes the sinner feel lost
in the wilderness.
II in your ears there is a buzzing
like q thousand humble bees, and in
your stomach there's a heaving like
the rolling Of the seas; if your head
feels like twas wadded with cotton
hay and mud, and your eyes see indis-
tinctly and the tears come in flood
if your tongue tastes like you'd beer
lunching off common, yellow cur
and the last part you had eaten was
the tail and hide and fur-if you have
these simple symptoms and you don'l
know what's the rip, you may bel
your bottom dollar that you've got the