Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-12-11


abroad, and several local orators are
also on the program. There will be
vocal solos and quartets, which are
now under preparation, and an Or
chestra has been engaged to discourse
music throughout the entire evening.
The committees are working over
time originating features of entertain
| ment. A thoroughly enjoyable social
function will be the result and every
member is expected to be present with
two or three charges representatives
Of the gentler sex. Chas. Tedt has
the banquet in charge and his cafe
will be properly decorated for the &C.
casion.
Theodore Shoafstall has brought
suit against Fred Clodious ct al for
$4,000 damages on account OF the
death of his fifteen year old son,
Arthur, which occurred in October
last from being struck with piece OF
wood flying from a running saw in the
yards OF the White River Lumber Co.
While the sad accident was a most
distressing one there are small grounds
for the belief that the company or Mr..
Clodious were in the remotest sense
responsible for the lads death.
Asa Mccain, a solid citizen who
has farmed east OF town for seventeen
years and has seen the ups and downs
of the county, was valuable caller
at our Office yesterday. He owns a
section OF splendid land at Iona sta
tion which is in full state of cultiva
ton and valued at 500 per acre. He
is 80 situated that he can draw his
wheat to the warehouse on the rail-
way track easier than to his granary.
VIM. L. Mustard, successor to T. G.
Martin in the mercantile business at
Washtucna, is up from that thriving
burg spending last night in town. He
reports times brisk at that busting
point. The gentleman is firm be-
lever in the secret of persistent adver-
Using and in order to reach the good
people OF Adams county makes his
announcement in our columns of to-
days issue.
Samuel Hutchinson, the Washing
ton giant, was STOPPING through Ritz
vile DOORS Monday. He is wintering
on his big stock ranch at the sinks,
sixty miles west, while the children
are attending school at Lind. He re-
ports the cattle and horses as doing
we'll, but is fortified with three hun
dred tons of hay in case rough
weather comes on.
Albert Bailey was run over at
crowded crossing by one OF the James
English teams last evening, his right
hand being severity cut by the sharp
shoes of one of the horses. DR.. Bur-
roughs dressed TIE wounds within
few moments after. No blame is at
tached to any, the accident not being
the result OF carelessness.
Allen o. Rickert will leave Tuesday
for his old home at Bethlehem, Pa,
for months visit stopping at Chi
cago and New York for few days Oh
the trip. He left the Keystone state
twenty three years ago and this will
be his first return to the place of his
youth.
The Ritzville band is preparing to
give fair during the first week in
January in the building now under
construction by the Ritzvillc Hard
ware Co. The management has the
undertaking under way and are pre-
pairing an extensive program.
The Palace meat market opened up
Monday morning in their elegantly
furnished quarters. A large purchase
OF fat beef and prime mutton from the
farm OF John Mcdonald on Cow creek
insures the excellency OF the meat
now on sale.
]. G. Shorno accompanied by his
wife will 60 to Spokane tomorrow to
attend the Woodmen OF the World
carnival which opens Thursday and
will continue until one thousand can
didates are initiated.
Harry Miller has opened his saloon
on Railroad avenue--the first man to
take out the $1,000 license. He has
remodeled the Meehan building and
put in fine furniture.
Hon. s. A. Wells of Spokane, re-
ceiver Of the U. s. land Office, arrived
in the city last night to attend to
business matters, reg istering at the
Pacific hotel.
IN. Kaufman is moving the old
store building formerly occupied by
f. Shepley & Son to the block north
o! the King Mercantile residence