Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-09-11
Rev. 4. H. Fer.ig, pastor OF the NJ.

, ms ministerial charge here Tor the ell
suing year. Mr.. Fertig states that the
reports OF the session published in the
Spokesman Review in its desire for
the sensational so misrepresented and
colored the proceedings that its read
ers were misled as to the real facts
/ concerning the trial Of Revs. 2 "A. Cool
and Henry Brown as well as other mat
tiers OF interest that trauspired and
which was brought about by some
circumstance happening several years
ago which caused that paper to "have
it in" for the Methodist church ever
since. He AYERS that much criticism
and disgust is expressed over the UNI
fair treatment toward the conference
and that the feeling is widespread.
Col. 7. D. Rhodes, the gentlemanly
pharmacist in the drug store of Ro-
senoff & Co., is able to be down town
this afternoon having nearly recovered
fre m spell of sick ness, the result of
severe exposure, hard service and
being wounded while fighting for
Uncfe Sam in the Philippines. The
Colonel feels that he is not strong
enough for work at present and may
take short journey for recuperation
and pleasure.
Geo. N. McCollum of Willis, had
two hundred acres OF wheat this year
which went 40 b1shels per acre. His
farm is ten miles west of town and
we'll stocked and equipped, and we
might add that he is fine looking
young bachelor OF good habits and
disposition. He is in town today with
his teams and wagons loaded with the
golden grain and busy as he was did
not forget the printer, in his rounds.
Yesterday the city marshal, A. j.
Coss, captured the young men who
stole horse and buggy at Spokane
last week and who took shot at the
officer in pursuit. They were formu-
lating a plan to open boot-black
stand ostensibly for carrying on their
business of thieving with headquar-
tiers in this city.
The marriage licenses issued from
the Office of County Auditor Lincoln
Laughlin during the past week were:
Amos Johnson and Miss Ella Crosley,
Carl l.. Neare and Miss Susan Kreh-
biel, Eugene G. Shook and Miss Fran
els G. Davis, Henry H. Evans and
Miss Lille M. Crabb.
Rev. Frank E. Whitman, pastor OF
the First Congregational church, spent
Tuesday in Spokane on matters con-
corning hardware supplies and dec
orative painting for the new edifce of
worship just erected by that church
denomination.
The large iron and steel safe tenn
porarily used by N. H. Greene & Son
in the Pioneer State Bank has been
purchased by the King Mercantile CO.
and was successfully moved into their
new Office today by w. f. Despair,
the drayman.
Earl I. Copp, an exemplary young
man and for long time one of the
trusted employees in the post-office
under Postmaster Geo. Sinclair, has
accepted position as clerk in the
bank at Lind, and gone to assume his
new duties.
r. l.. Ireland OF Tacoma, proprietor
OF the Tacoma baths and barber shop,
accompanied by his wife, has been
visiting his brother-in-law, w. J. Ben
nington, and is here looking after
land investments.
Regular services at the Methodist
church Sunday, September Is, as
follows: Sunday school at ten o'clock
a. m. Preaching by the pastor at IL,
I'm. League and preaching in the
evening.
Byron L. Sutton, the farmer, banker,
promoter and insurance man, is bask-
ing in the mellow sunlight along the
shores OF Lake Chelan where he is en-
joying an outing.
Miss Anna Leens and Mrs. Alice
Copp left Saturday evening over the
Northern Pacific for few days sight
seeing at Portland and other interme-
date points.
j. 9. Shorno, county sheriff, took a
prisoner to Spokane this morning
who will answer to the charge OF
stealing bicycles in that city.
Bishop Lemmel H. Wells will on
Sunday, September Is, consecrate St.
Marks Chapel. Services at 1870 a.
m. and 1880 p. m.
The portly form of big Sam Glenn. |