Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-07-17
Dir. and Mrs. F. R. Burroughs anc

the shade and that the hot wave so
much talked about is the real thing
there. They have set no time for
their return, expecting to visit Buffalo
about the 10Th inst.
Geo. L. Baker is down from River
side, 0lanogan county, where he has
filed on l60 acres OF Uncle Sans do
main. He came west last year for the
benefit OF his health which has been
entirely regained. The demand being
good for harvest hands he will remain
until the season ends.
J. Fl. Chandler and wife are moving
to Sprague today where they will make
their future home and the gentleman
has employment. Sorry to see them
leave such a good town MS Ritzville.
But we hope they will follow the foot
steps OF many others who have gone
away-returnagain.
Wayne Adams was seriously hurt
ut Wilbur last Thursday in a runaway
smashup. Both knees were dislocated
besides other bruises and bodily in
jurias. His father, james NJ. Adams,
the auctioneer of this city, left imme-
diately for the scene Ct the accident.
Government patent deeds for Adams
county people were received at the
Spokane land Office last week as fol-
lows: Andrew c. Carlson, Charles
Johnson, David SCHUYLER, Mary Vogt,
Anders Heimbigner, John Meehan,
Frank Breese, John Kison.
VIM. kuntz, german aged about
30 years died last evening at the home
OF Fred Rosenoff. Last Monday he
went there to work as Il farm laborer
and apparently in tine best of health.
His death was sudden and evidently
caused by becoming over heat.
Frank A. Peterson of Dawson, Da-
kota, father of the two children we
mentioned last week, came in on yes
terday mornings passenger. Letters
sent by him had miscarried hence the
misrepresentation concerning his wher-
abouts and safety.
Miss Leila Warren, who was visiting
this week with Mrs. j. NJ. Turner, re-
turned to Lind, Friday. Miss Warren
recently came here from Iowa and ac-
cepted a position in school near
Lind, where she has just closed very
successful term.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Berry OF Fletcher,
owners OF several large wheat farms
in TIE southern part of the county,
have returned from their pleasure trip
to Honolulu and wers in the city last
Friday.
The Centennial Mill Co. are build
ing an immense steel elevator, at the
north end of second street ON their
property, which is a commendable
enterprise to the town. The capascity
will he So, 900 bushels of wheat.
Fred Thiel, president, and w. w.
King, secretary OF the King Mercantile
Company are at Hatton in the inter
est OF the business OF the firm which
is reaching large proportions and COW
ering extensive territory.
Official crop report. Week was cool,
ending in cloudiness and light rains,
which will retard harvest. AS the
wheat and oats ripen, it appears that
the frost did more damage than was
thought.
Robt. Matthews OF Garfield, arrived
in town Saturday. He is school
teacher formerly from Eugene, Ore,
and will run an engine on Rattle
snake fiat through the present harvest.
w. F. Winslow OF Cheney, formerly
assessor of this county, was called to
his old home atDanvers, Illinois, on
account of the serious illness Of his
aged parents.
Marriage licenses were issued by au-
ditor Laughlin to Z. L. Lewis and
Hannah McChesney, both of Delight,
Jacob Klein and Emma Yost, OF
Ritzville.
Weather in Adams county contin-
ues cool and pleasant while suffering
humanity broils and swelters under a
burning sun in several of the eastern
states.
p. w. Lamona accompanied by his
wife and only sister, Miss Alma, drove
over from the old home on Crab creek
yesterday returning again in the even
ing.
f. n. Bubb, a young school teacher
formerly engaged in that line Of work
in this county, arrived in the city to-
day from Idaho.
There are several hundred strangers
on our streets today principally labor