Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-05-15
Council met "Wednesday, May 16, for


marshal A. J. Coss, Mr.. Kimmel
asked fora twenty year non-exlcusive
franchise with three year contract
with the city to furnish twelve arc
lights at $S.50 each, n steam plant and
electric light system to be in opera.
ton by August Is, 1901. Mr.. Kim
mel declined to give sufficient bond to
inauguarate the plant and furnish the
light during the contract with city
and the matter appearing indefinite,
the council deemed it inadvisable to
further consider the matter and ad-
journment was taken.
Rev. DR.. z. A. Cool, OF the first
Methodist Episcopal church of Spok-
ane, will lecture in the Methodist
church of Ritzville Monday evening
May 20th. Doctor Cool is known by
many OF our citizens as n platform
speaker, he is clear, pleasing and in
structive, he ranks among the able
ministers of this age. There will be
small! limit ice OF twenty five cents.
The lecture will begin at o'clock.
Drs. Adams and Burroughs report
the twosmall-pox cases about recover
ed and the subjects will be dismissed
from the pest house within couple
OF days. Much credit is due authorities
and physicians who have the respons-
Utility Of these patients and the prev
ention OF the spread of the loathsome
disease.
Mrs. J. H. Forney of Moscow, Idaho,
is in the city today comforting with
the school board concerning a teach
er's position for her daughter, Miss
Rose Forney, who has just graduated
from state normal with the highest
honors. The Forneys are among the
prominent and leading people OF that
state.
Henry c. Bassett and Edgar Binford,
two yonng bachelor farmers are in
today and state that in their section,
the southern part Of the county, the
crops are doing we'll and not suffering
particle for the need of rain, and
that there is plenty OF moisture in
the ground, not withstanding any re-
ports to the contrary.
The base ball game Sunday after
noon between our boys and Sprague
nine was a one sided affair, score
81 to 4, in favor of Ritzville. Several
hundred people were eager witnesses,
and all the seats in the grand stand
were filled to overlooking.
The Odessa Record made it's first bow
to the reading public last Friday. NJ.
+. Devlin is at the helm and if perse-
verance, energy and fair dealing will
carry it through, "Mike" is the boy
to do it. May the Record live long
and prosper.
A freight train passed eastward
through town this morning carrying
three sticks OF lumber 100 feet in
length and SO inches square, products
of Puget sound. They were being
transported to Boston for ship mast.
heads.
The j. II. Brooks residence proper
ty down in front of the school house
square, was sold this morning by
Sheriff Shorno to satisfy judgmen,
in favor of ID. A. Darling of Spokane
Richard Lee was the successful bidder
Work upon the new EpiscopaI
church on college hill is now in pro
gress the ground having been cleared
and prepared for the foundation and
the lumber and OTHER material deliver
ed Oh the splendid and slightly location
Moritz Thomson of Spokane, who
will be remembered as the man who
did not "build the Centennial mills al
Il cost OF $75, 900 on the site paid fol
by our generous citizens" is gingsrly
feeling his way around town today.
The new building at the corner Of
G and third street, diagonaly across
from the Christian church, is 2S
room lodging hou e, n will be furnish
ed and conducted by the owners, Mr..
and Mrs. P. J. McGrath.
P. R. Clark has purchased lots 4
and 5, block IA, Greene & Prouty ad.
dition. The selection is a fine build.
ing spot-the gentlemen is SINGLE:
not speculator. Things look sus
picious.
DR.. James Anderson and John Brad
ly OF Dubuque, Iowa, arrived in town
Saturday and are hunting for bust
ness location and they speak as though
this section pleases them very we'll.
A. ]. Van Almberg of Aurora, Mo.
came last week and has joined the
army OF we'll drillers and will begin
operations at once, his outfit now
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