Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-05-08
LOCAL TOPICS

have just issued handsome publica-
ton called wonderland" which to
say the least, is a work of art. II
contains ITO pages of fine illustrations
and highly interesting descriptive
matter OF that portion OF the great
Northwest lying contiguous and tri.
butary to its line of railroad, and par.
ticularly relates the history of that
unique and peculiar trade mark
adopted by the company, which is IA
miliar to all. Yellowstone National
Park and the Custer battle field and
cemetery are given space. Lewis and
Clark, the famous explorers, are men.
toned. Historic maps, scenas in
Alaska ard the frozen north are inter-
spersed throughout, and, taken as a
whole the booklet is u choice souve-
mir and should be preserved in every
library in the land. 1t can be OBJ
tanned by sending your address and
six cents to Chas. S. Fee, G. P. ami T.
A. at st. Paul, MINI.
Mayor w. R. Peters and E. F. Mil
lei, accompanied by their wives drove
to Grab creek Sunday and were COM
fortabiy esconsed in a cool sequestered
spot yanking out the less cautious OF
the fnny tribe, when down swooped
those live nimrods, L. E. Paskill
Fred Shepley DR.. G. E. Hershberger
and Geo. I. Summers, and chat kind
OF sport was ended-for you cannot
catch fish unless all is quiet. So with
only hundred specified beauties they
returned through evening shades
otter most enjoyable day.
Buildings and improvements of al
most every kind and nature are going
on 60 fast in Ritzville that is impossi-
BILE to keep track of all the enterprises
under way around about US. Suffice
it to say that our little city is, fiGura-
lively speaking, growing like a weed
but not too fast considering the inn
mense rich farming country that
backs it up.
Louis schoil. Jr., we'll and favor.
ably known Adams county boy, came
in from Walia Walla Monday where
with his father and brothers he is en-
gagged in the Touring mill business.
Yesterday he proceeded north for the
upper country to look after som e
mining interests just across on Eng
lish soil.
Winter wheat still looks we'll, much
of it 20 inches to 2 feet high; but the
bottom leaves arc getting to be yell
low; spring wheat and all fruits still
looking well; rain needed badly. De-
light-Corn planting in progress;
summer following nearly done. Flet-
cher-Spring wheat very backward;
some fruit damaged by frost, pears in
bloom.
Geo. M. Westfall, formerly barten-
der for O. Mice, was drowned accident
ally on April %, at Vancouver, Wash,
while pleasure boat riding on the
Columbia river and his body was
recovered Maya. He was unmarried,
SO years of age and his parents are old
and respected pioneers OF Albany, Ore.
Excavation for the foundation OF
what is soon to be the finest and
costliest building in this city began
this afternoon-the Pioneer State
Bank, on the corner OF E street. H. J
Skinner of Spokane, is the contractor
and arrived today with large force
OF men,,
w. J. Harris OF the famous Leroi
mine and Hon, G. 1. Helm, formerly
state senator from Kittitas county,
came down from Spokane yesterday
and are in conference with VIM. H.
Turner, relative to $4,000 ship
ment Of cattle from this point.
Henry Margraf, proprietor Of the
Pacific hotel, had the middle finger of
his right hand removed this morning
at Spokane, the member becoming dis.
eased from some unknown cause. He
will remain in the hospital for a few
days before returning home.
Lieutenant 7. d. Rhodes,who was
wounded in the Spanish war during
a hard fight at Manila. is laid up
from the injury and unable to be at
his post in the drug store OF A. F.
Rosenof & Co.
G.. VI. Stevens, night operator in
Ritzville far the past year, has accept.
ell position as day operator at Scott,
Washington. w. S. Walker Of Spokane
takes Mr.. Stevens place as night
operator.
The new railway time card appears
in this issue. The North Coast Limit
ed, one Of the finest equipped passen-
ger trains on the continent made its
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