Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-08-21

well vas exhibiting a parent gate
on our'streets Monday which he claims
I-bas had a wide saie.fn. different parts
OF idaho. and Mon tana. The gate is-a
Hanging device made to any, size and
works on rollers which run on an iron
track and is easily opened while on
horseback and will cost from 81 to$10,
according to size. He said that it
was their intention to build shops aud
manufacture the gate here.
Sitton Bros. who have extended land
interests in the southern part OF the
county, acar Fletcher, had n stack Of
unfinished wheat, about 400 bushels,
burned last week. twas suspected to
be OF incendiary origin but the county
prosecuting attorney refused to issue
warrants for arrests because OF INSULT
Gent evidence. 1t is likely, however,
that trouble will ensue.
.Scheuerle, the painter, land Roth,
the contractor, are doing some excel
lent work in repairing and decorating
the public school building preparatory
to the commencement OF school, Sept,
2, 1901. A new schoolroom has been
fitted up and all extra grade will be
added and the school strengthened in
many ways.
n. E. Irby, the well driller, COM
pleted we'll for w. II. Cunningham,
ST., on the townsite OF Cunningham,
in this county on August 2, 1901.
The we'll is $50 feet deep and has GO
feet of standing water, which stood
seventy-two hours flow OF II inch
stream without lowering.
G. w. Blssett, the pioneer aad pros
porous merchant OF Washtuona, is IN
town today and says that building
boom is on in his town and that the
scarcity of labor is felt in pushing to
completion the erection OF some hand
some structures in that thriving burg.
w. r Cunningham, Sr, on Situr-
day, August II, 1901, purchased the
Fred Bahler farm, near Providence,
consisting of 366 acres, at $l3 per
acre. The farm was purchased from
George Wilson.
Z. w. Howell, the new manager for
the st. Paul and Tacoma Lumber
Company at Ritzville, is erecting II
new residence on Knob HILL The
site was bought from II. e. Gritman.
W. f. Winslow was down from Che
ney this week looking after interests
near Paha. He has Just returned
from an extended tour of the east,
visiting in Iowa and Illinois.
The No. passenger train ran into n
bunch of horses belonging to Clark
Long a short distance west OF Paha
Thursday morning, killing four CT
them valued at $3.50.
Editor w. S. Swenson, OF the Ritz
vile Times, returned last evening
from an enjoyable trip to the coast
and the Elks' carnival at Tacoma.
L. L. Liddell, employed by King
Mercantile Company, is building a
fine residence on his ground north
of the courthouse.
Miss Aggie Fife, OF Missouri, has
eioped with a Kansas City drumm sr.
No doubt there will be plenty OF music
in the family.
Sheriff Shorno is in receipt OF an in
vitation to the execution OF Charles
Nordstrom in Seattle, August 90, 1901.
1t is hard to tell by the sad Look on
the average woman's face whether she
loved and lost or loved AMI got him.
Miss Ethel Kaufman was visiting
the first part of the week with her
sister, Mrs, I. j. Mckay, at Odessa.
John f. Irby is drilling well on
the property of W. viking, the hard.
ware man. in the north end OF town.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. E. Gritman return =
en- Monday from few days visit at
Occur d'Alene ami Spokane.
H. Van Martin, proprietor OF an
addition to Lind, is in the city attend
ing business matters today.
w. B. Muck, the wide-awake thresh.
ing machine man, spent Sunday with
his famiIy'at Spokane.
Miss Bertha Olnay is employed as
assistant in County Auditor Laugh.
Inns Office for few days.
Mrs. d. II. Kimple departed Mon.
day morning for weeks visit with
friends at Spokane.
The county commissioners are in
session this week adjusting some de-
layed tax protests.
John Mcdonald OF Cow Creek, is
transacting affairs commercially in