Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-07-10
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week very favorable for all crops. o.35
inches of rain on the third helped spring
wheat and oats very much Having
well along and winter wheat ripening
fast; the berry will be plump and neavy.
Griffith Week favorable for all grow
ing grain. Fletcher-Fine weather for
wheat; too cool for corn and gardens,
bstit has been the best week of the
season for all crops.
A. s. Whitman, fugitive from
justice, and blk OF the first water,
who will be remembered as the bogus
machine agent with large propen-
sity for stealing anything laying
around loose. and incidentally other
mems wives, now gets his mail in
Honolulu. II he can only be let re-
main in that far-away place it will be
a God-send for this section of country
G. P. Low has sold and rented out
his land holdings and other property
in this county and moved his family
to Garfield where he has purchased a
farm and will reside in the future.
Heis an Adams county pioneer and
lived among us for nearly twenty
years and in going leaves many friends
OF long standing.
John Mcdonald, the stockman
moved his band of sheep, $500, last
Thursday to Chatteroy, Spokane Co 4,
where they will range for a while.
Monday the gentleman and his wife
passed through to Umatilla county
where they go for short trip on
business and pleasure.
Stephen Devenish, Robert Potts, j.
M. Kennedy, John Groves, T. Durry,
all old-time stockmen, are in town
this morning from their big ranches
in the eastern part of the county.
They are here for The purpose OF leas-
ing public lands for more range for
their herds.
Charley Sullivan, the jolly Irish
farmer, was socially shaking hands
with Ritzvillains yesterday. He re-
ports times good and crop prospects
"simrly immense" and he is quite
right on the question.
Geo. IL. Kauzler, Sebastin OFT, W..
W. King, w. H. Tuggle, w. W. Zent
and Samuel Hutchinson were in Col
vile las5 week attending stock
holders meeting of the Jefferson
Marble Co.
]. NJ. Batten, U. S. Commissioner at
Hatton, was business visitor Thurs
day, foregoing the pleasure of joining
in Independence day festivities being
carried on in the nearby towns.
Messrs. Jesse and Claud Harris
and wives spent last Sunday very
pleasantly on a fishing excursion
among the cool and shady glens OF
Grab creek.
B. F. Bickford sturdy farmer of
the Hatton country, spent the latter
part of the week in town looking
after some road matters in progress
in the commissioners court.
John E. Goodenough, substantial
rancher CT Michigan Prairie, in the
western part OF county, was among
our townspeople Thursday, transact
ing private business.
Daniel A. Scott, one of our leading
young farmers, on Saturday sold $40
acres OF land-the sci and sI OF mel
sec. B, IL, 30, lying few miles west OF
town to Andrew Newland for 81 600.
Will. H. Turner has taken charge OF
what is known as the Odessa Ware
hause Co., at that point and will con-
duct its business through the present
season.
A bicycle hospital has been opened
by Messrs. Clinton Bennett and Will
Lank, and general repair shop for
that useful article, will be kept right
up to date.
A meeting will be held at the Man
haitian Club Rooms Thursday even
ing, July IL, at s o'clock, for the pur-
pose OF organizing a Volunteer Fire
company. Everybody attendl
Mrs. Ella Thompson and two little
daughters, Flossie and Mabel, are
spending the week at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Best, on the Flat.
VIM. Duerre of Thornton, is in the
metropolis today on business in con-
nection with some residence property
interests in Greene's addition.
The new chemical fire engine and
hose cart for the city has arrived, and
is on exhibition at the King Mercan-
tile company's store.
The Gus Sun combined circus and
minstrel show have their tents snread