Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-11-20
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I've Fegisrstion books, which are
cpeW IT tase oakce q che city clerk, on
the vocoaA 4ver ct the First National
Bank &silAing, wist BE closed Friday
evening, NoaenSr -, Doi. att p. m,
and remain daosed uait atte< the city
election, December 8, 1901. Votiag
10 q public daty that you owe to year
country and yourself, and no citizen
should ever shirk the responsibility.
See I'd it that your name is written
there and thus keep up with che
whirlieig Of time. Assist in main
tanning the good business administra-
ton now governing our fair and grow
ing young city by being at the
primaries or nominating conventions
and stthe polls on election day.
Robert C. Hutchinson, of Southern
Oregon, cousin OF the Hutchinson
brothers, stockmen, arrived in town
Saturday, and will spend some time
here following teaching in the
''deestrict skule," training the young
idea how to shoot. just twenty years
ago he saw the boards nailed together
which formed the first house in Ritz
vile, s,dwelling built by William Nc
Kay, who is still resident. He lie
unable to locate familiar object, but
has met several OF the old-timers, such
- Frank G. johnson, Henry Horn
and others. .t
PROF. 8. s. Hamill and daughter,
el0cutionists, are in the city this
week giving instructions in voice cul-
ture ct the Ritzville high school
building, They are Chicagoans, but
we have not heard that they have in
their repertoire Echoes From the
stock Yards" They give recital at
the opera house Wednesday evening
OF this week. They are worthy of a
good attenuance. 4
Mr.. Waterman. dispenser of tactical
fluids and condensed extract of bovine
to customers about the village, re-
ports that his inuley COW got loose the
other day with a rope on her horns
and fell over the high bluff in the
western part OF town, but states that
the only damage she sustained was
that she strained her milk.
Hon. E. H. Sullivan, OF Spokane,
formerly superior judge of Whitman
county, was assisting W. w. Gent in
the case of the state VS.. Gus Alte:-
matt, which has been in course OF
trial by jury for the past few days, re-
sulting in the discharge of the de-
PENDANT. ~
d. AsSScott and wife, prominent
and influential people, residing on a
tine ranch five miles west OF town, left
Monday evening for two months
trip east and visit to friends and
re .atiyes in Wisconsin that they have
not .een fsr several year.
+. II. WiiIee and wife, OF Grand
Forks, registered at the Hotel OFT
saturday, The gentleman Is here
lsok;ng atter'iiis laad affairs, aud will
return to his home across the tine in
- lew days, where he is now engaged
IN profitable mining.
Datus Hervey. OF Bremerton, the
United States naval station at Seattle,
spent last week with his patents, Mr.
aud Mrs.}B, E. Hervey, Of this city,
returning Saturday to that place,
where he boldsa govern ent position.
James NJ. Crouch, u young farmer
from the s:south end, WAS mingling
with oar people Friday and purchas-
ing wfiiter supplies. He is son OF
Mr.. &c. Crouch, the Cow creek
stockmsn. II IL t., e.sg
Mr.. Jack. H, McElroy, accompanied
by his wife, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Benz. 'zimmer last Thursday.
The geltlemanis a pioneer stockman
in good ;inaacial circumstances.
s. A.. Covert has bought what was
formerly the Robert c.. Egbers resi-
dence property, on Jansen Hill, from
Aaron Hollenshead, where he has
moved aud will live in future. Two
thousand dollars is the figure paid.
A chicken pie and fresh oyster din
ner will be given Friday, Nov. %,
from 8 p!m. to 9p. M, at the store
room just vacated by w. P. Taylor,
under the auspices OF the Christian
Church.
Mrs. Mary A. Ward, Of Snohomish.
president OF the Rebekah Assembly,
LOOT. Of the Jurisdiction Of WASH
ington, officially visited the local
order Thursday night.
George Summers, the liveryman,
has been down with typhoid fever for
the past two weeks. He is being