Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-12-11
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by his son-in-law, Alfred
i, came over from August
IS horse ranch Friday on
home. He was astonished
measure at the great change
;velopment in the city and sur
ding country since he moved
eight years ago. He had lived
ten years and like many Others
me so poor he could hardly get
of the county. He is now pros
GUS farmer and worth $4,000.
H. Spalding, the attorney, who
been holding down his homestead
west of town, was kicked under
&c chin by wild horse last Wednes-
;ay at the Bauer ranch and the gen.
eman says he now knows how it
cells to be knocked out. The wound
as dressed by the doctors here
Thursday and the lawyer is now car
sying his under jaw in sling.
The Ladies of the Maccabees in
egular session in Greene's hall last
evening elected the following officers
for the ensuing term: Conn.,, Lille
Peters; L. c., Nora Edwards; r. X.
Lizzie Greene; F. K, Augusta Harris;
Chap, Ella Bailey; Sergt, May Her
vey; NJ. at A., Addie Fertig; Sent'l.,
Ella Eastman; Picket, Anna Uranium;
Retiring Com, Edith Gibson.
DR.. Pascal w. Yearsley OF Oakesdale,
will open first-class dental parlors in
che Pioneer State Bank block next
Monday. The gentleman is finished
graduate and is eminently qualified
to take care Of any business entrusted
to him. He comes to us we'll recon-
mended from his former home which
is a favorable introduction. Read his
card of today.
John McGregor and wife, wealthy
people of Hooper, on Thursday last
sold Sec. 9-15 SO to A. r. Helme and
james w. Sitton for $500, or 80 per
acre. and section 17-15-36 to Chas.
Mays for $6080. The deals were me-
gotiated by 7. j. Dolbow, the WASH
tucna real estate man who came up
to close the sale.
The Manhattan club elected Off
GERS for the ensuing year Friday night.
l.. C. Van Patten is president, H. F.
Klaas, first vice-president, Walter
Staser, second vice-president. The
new trustees are w. S. Swenson and
J. J.Joyce. The meeting was very
enthusiastic.
VIM. F. Despair, the industrious
drayniap, was called over to Odessa
Saturday on business. His wife &C
companied him and will remain for
few days with her sister, Mrs. w. L.
Smith, who is i'll.
Hon. o. f. Holcomb, attorney and
w. w. King, head OF the big mercan-
tile company which his name repre-
sents, were business visitors in the
garden city of Walla Walla last Satur-
day.
The NEWS hit the nail dead center
on the head when advising the far
mers last fall to hold their wheat for
better prices and that the market
would reach 80 cents before Jan. LIST.
Hon. w. K. Kennedy, the pioneer
farmer and we'll known politician,
spent the latter part of the week at
Odessa with his son, Geo. A. Kennedy,
cashier OF the bank at that place.
David B. johnson OF Edara, Ill.
arrived Friday to visit his daughter
and son--Mrs. Eura Snowfall, one OF
the teachers In the public school, and
J. w. johnson, the well driller.
Mrs. Jacob Schoessler, wife of the
county commissioner, left Friday
night for the Walla Walla hospital
where she will remain for a short time
under medical treatment.
o. p. futile, who is strictly the pio-
neer carpenter and wood mechanic Of
> the t, wn, is building two large hard
finished additions to his residence on
College hill.
Arthur Gilbert, the accommodating
operator at the central telephone
office in the Pioneer Drug store, is on
the sick list with severe affection of
the throat.
James Fletcher, a pioneer rancher
OF Bemis. has been in the burg for a
couple OF days on business connected
with his large farm on Rattlesnake
fat.
John B. Cowley, venerable son OF
old Erin and one OF the early settlers
Of the county, was up from his pleas
ant Hatton home last Friday.
]. F. Coss, Jr., the retired dairyman,