Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-10-09
...LocAL TOPICS
Mrs. s. H. Watkins of Athoi, Idaho


vwife of commissioner Watkins Of
Kootnai county, is visiting friends in
town and is the guest of Dr. and Mrs
+. r. Burroughs. For number OF
years Mr.. Watkins was engaged in
general merchandise business here on
the corner where the King Merca ntile
Co. are now located He was also
city councilman for several terms.
The lady will return to her home to-
night. Mr.. Watkins was u the city
for q few hours Sunday, but was
called back the same day ON account
Of pressing business interests at home.
H. F. Klaas, head miller OF the Ritz
vile FIGURING Mill, paid Prosser a
visit the first of the week, says the
Record. He is very favorably i'm
pressed with that part of the country
and is very enthusiastic over the pros
poets OF wheat raising on high lands.
He carried home bottle of the soil to
give it a water test to see how it would
dough up" and if it compared with
Adams county soil for color.
The Methodist church now rests on
a-st lid foundation-of stone-which has
just been put in. Other substantial
Improvements are to follow. A COM
inittee for that purpose consisting OF
Messrs. G. o. Greene, o. r. Haight
and the pastor having been appointed
at well attended meeting held at the
parsonage last evening. New seats OF
the latest model will be added among
other new furnishings.
Nesmith Ankeny, son of Hon. Levi
Ankeny and Grant Copeland,
representative from Walla Walla
county in the lower house of state
legislature, and Ben Holt, the imple-
ment manufacturer, all OF Walla
Walla city, passed through town
Thursday on way home from hunt
ing and fishing trip at the Thos.
Durry stock ranch on Cow creek.
w. w. King, the public spirited and
liberal minded citizen, has improved
his block back OF the court house by
che erection of nice dwelling, barn,
windmill, tank, water system and
telephone connection for Mr.. Leabo,
his father-in-law. On the same block
two more cottages will soon be built
for rent and large two story resi-
dence for himself.
Prof. ]. NJ. Garrison OF the Pacific
university at Forest Grove, Oregon, is
in the city and will organize IL class
in penmanship at the public school
building this afternoon at 4 p. m. and
another class this evening at 7:30.
Pupils may have benefit OF both
classes without extra charge.
Prof. James Austin, our efficient
band master, spent the past week at
the state fair at North Yakima re-
turning Sunday. He speaks very
highly of the fair and its manage
ment aud states that the attractions
were first class.
John Heimbigner, German far
mer residing eight miles north lost
his barn by fire last Thursday in which
was stored two thousand bushels OF
wheat, oats and forty tons OF hay.
Total loss, $500, insurance $1,000.
G. L. Holcomb, prosecuting attor-
ney, who with his wife has been spend
ing month at Fort Branch, his old
home in Indiana, arrived home Thurs
day night, spending few days at Lin
coin, Neb., on their return trip.
W. H. Wallace Of Spokane, foreman
of the Northern Pacific paint shops at
Spokane, was in town a few days last
week looking after land interests and
visiting his old friend, Clayton L.
Shipman.
W. p. Taylor, the groceryman, re-
turned Saturday from Titan, Mo-,
where he was summoned month ago |
on account of the illness OF his father,
who is now on the road to recovery.
Aessrs. Chas. CLIFFORD and A. Slower
and families OF Newton, Iowa, came
Friday in company with Henry p.
Metz, the Nebraskan, OF whom we
made mention last week.
Mrs. Mary Stops, elderly mother
of the Stoops boys and Mrs. j. NJ.
Benward, arrived Friday morning from |
Mt. Vernon, Mo-, and will make her |
future home among us.
Miss Anna Leens, sister OF Mrs. G.
e. Shipman, has accepted clerical
position in the post Office and has
entered upon the duties OF the impor-
tant trust.
VIM. H. Watkins and A. Jackson
Burkhart, prominent tillers of the soil
on Rattlesnake fat were circulating