Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-01-23
LOCAL TOPICS

ing. Jan. y, 1901 The boys have
. been practicing steadily on some ex-
celent music and promise something
good for this concert. The repertoire
will be complete with one male and
one mixed quartette, recitation, cor
net and clarinet solos and orchestral
selections. The curtain will rise
promptly at $50 and the twelve num-
bers on the program will furnish a
good session Of entertainment for
those who choose to hear it. AT the
nominal admission of % and so cents
no one can afford to miss it, After
the concert the hall will be arranged
for dancing and the orchestra will
keep things lively for those who re-
main.
L. B. Reeder OF Pendletop, a brother
OF w. G. Reeder, merchant of this
place, has been chosen speaker of the
house OF Representatives OF the Oregon
legislature now in session at Salem,
the capital city. Mr.. Reedcr was
chosen from Umatilla county and was
elected on the republican ticket. He
is a bright, honest young man whom we
have known from his early childhood &.
Daniel NJ. Watson, who was Il well
known figure in this town thirteen
years ago, is also member OF the
same body, being representative OF
Multnomah county. His residence is
now at Portland where he is in the
restaurant business in which he has
been very successful.
If plans materialze rs now mapped
out it looks as though Ritzville would
have not less than four banks run
ming in full blast by May 1st. All
the sites have been secured and the
projectors are all individuals of I'M
questionable means and integrity
We are requested to state by two OF
the promoters that bank with $50,
600 capital will he started after March
LIST on the corner where the Carrier
restaurant now stands. The men al
the back of it are Messrs Clodius, the
Ritzville Hardware Co., j. Danakas
OFT Bros, G. S. Thomas, L. Rosenoil
and others.
The Centennial Mill Company o
Spokane, by its representative, MORT.
Thomson, met number of our cit
zens in the council chamber Frida.
evening and assured those presen
that if eight lots in block No. /,
could be obtained for them they woulr
erect Touring plant OF 500 barrel
capacity i'll the early spring. STEP
were promptly taken by the men
interested in the welfare OF our town
and the title to the location desired
now rests in the company.
At the request of Mr.. D. Buchanan
we give space to letter from Hon.
Oliver L. Cornwell, joint sena to-
from this district, and his reply there,
to. The subject matter is in reference
to the creating Of II railroad com mis-
sion or some legislation concerning
freight rates to the seaboard. Con.
sidering the question one in which
the general public is probably inter
ested we place the communications il
our columns this week for the benefi,
OF our many readers.
The Epworth League OF the NJ. E.
church will give Valentine social
Friday evening, Feb. 9Th. The younl
ladies will sell vale ntines, thus giving
the purchaser time to send them t.,
the girl he left behind him in Iowa,
Pennsylvania, Illinois, Kansas OF
Missouri. Refreshments will be sew
ed after the entertainment at the
church. Admission % cents. Every.
body invited. Admission to the enter
tainment entities you to ice cream
and cake free.
Postmaster Geo. Sinclair has in.
stalled a new set Of mail boxes in his
office which have changed the appear
ances of the interior of Uncle Sans
mail headquarters in this city. Key
for the boxes are wholly dispensed
with and u sale combination is useo
instead. Everything about the new
arrangement is stylish and metropoll-
tan and The improvement is very com.
mendable from every standpoint
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Z. Paskill left yes
terday on the west bound passenger
for an extended visit through southern
California and Mexico. They will bs
absent month and will stop il day o.
so at the principal points Of inteIes,
along their route. While away MI.
Chas. Z. Preston will be acting agent
for the N. p. railway company al
this point.
c. I. Booth, a pioneer stockman
who has resided in this county for l.