Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-02-06
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ton OF the country which he con-
siders the most prosperous in the
state of Washington.
The ice harvest is now in full blast.
John Bovee, J. H. LaFrenz and others
are contracting and filling the storage
houses and have plenty of work. No
ice famine next summer.
A Valentine social will be given at
the M. E. Church Friday evening to
which all are invited. Entertainment
and refreshments and a pleasant time
may be enjoyed.
w. G. Reeder, merchant, spent sew
eral days Of last week in Spokane. Mrs.
Reeder is much improved in health
and is visiting at Walla Walla with
her sister, Mrs. Warner.
Lucian W. Knight, special agent Of
that great FIRE insurance company,
the Phoenix OF Hartford, spent Tues
day in town inspecting their heavy
line of risks here.
The Christian Endeavor social held
at the residence OF ]. M. Turner on
Friday evening was a success both
socially and financially. The receipts
were $3.50. -...t
Defiance Tent No. IA, K. o. I. NJ,
installed officers Saturday night for
the present year. d. A. Scott is COM
mander and O. H. Greene record
keeper. ,--~...
Charley Clark OF Crab creek, came
over Saturday with load Of garden
truck, fish and game, for the market,
products OF his fine bachelor ranch.
J. NJ. Comparet, manager OF the
King Mercantile Company, was in
SrYtkane Tuesday on business con-
nected with that prosperous firm.
A message has been received by F.
P. French from Rev. J. H. Tiller stat
ing that he will leave st. Louis for
Ritzville, Feb. l8.
There will be preaching services at
the Paha school house at IL M, the
third Sunday in February.-F. M.
Egbers. .
A. D. Burnett of Spokane, is in
town today in the interest Of Seattle's
great daily paper-the Post-Intelli-
gencer.
Geo. A. Durham, representing the
Irwin Hodson Book-binding Co. Of
Portland, was a jolly caller yesterday.
Miss Gertie Dammann and Mrs.
Ed. .Soesbe, sisters, returned Saturday
from few days visit in Spokane.
Skating parties are now in order.
The ice is in good condition and the
weather very favorable.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. Watson Myers left
for Spokane Monday for q few days Of
business and pleasure.
Fred Thiel, president of the King
Mercantile Co., was business visitor
at Odessa Saturday.
Members OF the Manhattan Club
are arranging to present drama in
the near future.
Will Kennedy departed today for
Portland where he will attend business
college.
Several locals and communications
were unavoidably crowded out last
week.
Dan w. Zent, the attorney, is in
town today attending Superior court.
Take your county paper-the Adams
County News.
Saturday, the 14th, is Valentine day.
Last Saturday, February 2, 1901,
the lass earthly rites were accorded to
all that remained mortal OF Victoria,
late queen OF England. 1t is a day
which will be long remembered by the
world in general, and especially by the
subjects who revere the memory Of
their queen. The entire British EN-
pire was enrobed in the deepest mourn
ing. Scarcely is there nation under
the sun but which joins in the sim
cerest sympathy with England as she
lays in its last resting PLACE the body
OF her, who for mole than sixty years
held the reins Of the govern ment.
Sixty-three years ago Victoria, with a
fragile hand, grasped the golden scep-
ter and, although scarcely eighteen
short summers had smiled upon her
royal brow, stepped upon the throne,
upon which she was SO long destined
to preside, with firmness OF purpose
that was characteristic OF her entire
reign. But the angel of death placed
her cold hand upon the brow of that
head, grave and boar with the frosts
of eighty-one winters, and bowling SUBJ
missively to the King OF Kings, she