Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-10-23
...LocAL TOPICS

according to dispatches from Walla
I Walla, published in yesterdays Re-
view, tells the tale OF the murder OF a
seven-yelr-old girl, the remains OF
which he found in an old trunk left
by man and woman at his cabin in
the Salmon river country, where they
stopped over night early last July.
The trunk containing the dead body
OF the child was secreted in an old
abandoned tunnel twenty feet deep
by the guilty pair, and was fonad
nearly two months ago by Virod.
Such is the story claimed to have
been told by him to couple Of news
paper men on the road not far from
Eureka. An effort will be made by
the authorities to locate and learn
more OF the affair.
Fred Albershardt, the 3 ung German
farmer living FIVE miles south of town,
returned Monday from Pendleton,
where he went tt attend the funeral
of his father, who committed suicide
by hanging himself in Jail. His
mother, who was shot by the husband,
is recovering. The gentleman states
that his parents had always lived very
happily together until short time
ago, when his father became addicted
to drink, which was the sole cause of
the tragedy.
: G. E. Russell o! Spokane, stopped
off Monday on his way home from
North Yakima. He is representa-
tive OF the Washington Marble Co.,
lone of tho many mines for which
Stevens county is becoming famous.
The gentleman sincerely predicts
great future for our town and firmly
believes that it is only a matter Of
couple OF years when our population
will be numbered by the thousands.
:. The Woman's Unity Club met with
Mrs. Ortho Dorman Thursday, Oct. 10,
1901. A surprising interest was man
ifested by all those present and the
new course of study promises good
results. The next meeting will he at
the home of Mrs. 0rris Dorman,
Thursday, Oct. "a, 1901.
Tie Ritzville FIGURING mills under
the able supervision of l.. P. Banmann
have been improving the appearance
about their Offices by rearranging,
shifting and repairing the older build
,ings and erecting new ones, making
the premises tidy and business like.
Lafayette Root, ex-county commits,
,sioner, last week sold his 400-acre
farm near Griffith, for 500 per acre,
and wiz spepd the winter in town.
,ALr. Henry Van Eleet, OF Sank Center,
Mimi, q brother-in-law of Chester Il.
Bardwell, is the purchaser.
Princely sums Of money are chang
ing hands these days for Adams
county dirt. Saturday last John
Howard Cusick and wife sold half of
section s, township IL, north of range
"a, to William Mckay for 5000.
Fred Bauer on Monday acquired
title to nw4 block IA, lots, Greene &
Prouty's second addition, paying
therefor 800. The location is near
che Irby & Despair residences east OF
public school.
Mr.C. E Shipman, wife and little
daughter, Mfryan, went the latter
part of the week over the North Coast
Limited on Il pleasure trip and short
recreation in and about the city OF
Portland.
Chas. @. Greene last M ,nday pur-
chased a controlling interest in the
opera house, the seven shares owned
by the Ritxville Land Co. and aftef
today assumes charge OF the house.
WI. Bennington, the real estate
man, does not seem to be in any way
supertitious about signs, for he has a
nice new one hung from the west door
Of the First National Bank building.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Porter, the pop
ular pho tographers, have moved into
the house recently vacated by Clyde
II. Hervey, which is only few doors
west Of the gallery.
Mrs. ]. A. Humphrey of Mabton,
wife OF the N. p. railway agent at that
place, came up Thursday for a. few
days visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Klaas Schnell.
The Garrison brothers, prominent
farmers Of the Delight country, were
among the people at the metropolis
yesterday, presumably on county
seat business.
M. F. Cochran, the well dr;ller,
passed through town Saturday on his
way to spend Sunday in Spokane,
where he has his home.