Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-09-04

and for the past week have piled their
trade on the street with great success.
People have been falling over them
selves to get rid Of their ills and
their money. On Monday we noticed
a man with long hirsute appendage
tie his team to the town pump and
hike himself over to hear the spirit
move the Doctors, and, after buying
a cargo OF medicine, left town, entirely
forgetting what he came to town for
"a hair cut. They sell medicine
said to cure anything under the sun,
from toothache to consumption, re-
move boys from warts, tumors from
their prominence, and the willy tape
worm from his secure resting place.
Dressed in the characteristic and pic
turesque garb of respected descendants
OF Penn, and possessing remarkable
gift OF speech, and being reinforced
by small company OF comic singers
and farcs-comedy actors, the Doctors
have had no trouble in holding the
curious crowds in any kind OF weather,
night or. day. The aggregation will
conclude their work this week, and
will depart from Ritzville many hun.
dred dollars richer than they were
when they came.
The business men OF Portland have
subscribed $4,000 to guarantee the
expenses OF carnival to be held in
the Exposition building from Sep
tember Is to October 10 A notable
exhibit OF all the industries OF the
Pacific northwest will be made in the
big Exposition building, and athletic
exercises, horse show, and a mill
tary tournament will be held on
Multnomah Field adjoining. Two
full military bands have been en-
gagged, and there will be many fine
features in the amusement line. We
acknowledge receipt Of compliment
tary double season work bot H. ways
ticket.
Ritzville, taken from almost every
standpoint, is the best town of its size
in the state, which statement cannot
be succ ,ssfully contradicted. Yet she
seems to be always and eternally be-
hind in the matter of having 1--we
and impartial correspondent of the
Spokane Spokesman-Review-a paper
which is widely read by Adams county
people, all of whom are interested in
the splendid city Of Spokane. Other
towns with smaller chances are awake
and embrace the opportunity OF keep
ing abreast with the times.
The First Congregational Church,
the new edifice at the corner of Sec
ond and G streets, is nearing compile
ton, and is magnificent piece OF
workmanship. No expense is being
spared to make it fitting place OF
worship, with all modern convent
ences for pastor and members. Rev.
F. E. Whitman, the pastor, has la
bored INCREASINGLY for an ideal edifice,
and much credit is due him for its
stately appearance and harmonious
arrangement.
The chances for better prices for
wheat before very long are good.
While our crop is unusually large the
foreign demand is correspondingly
large, and shortage in the corn crop
will have to be made up with wheat.
The conditions are such that the
farmers can afford to play at the game
Of holding and not rushing the mar
ket. Advances will undoubtedly come
and those who have wheat will be
benefited thereby!
This season so far three threshing
machines have burned up from spon-
taneous combustion caused by smut
dust and heated bookings. Mr.. U. f.
Edgecomb has lost two new machines
which he had bought this year, and
was in Saturday to purchase another
to take the place OF one destroyed
Friday afternoon. Arthur E. Hunt
was the other loser from the same
cause.
Lincoln Laughlin, county auditor,
has cozy cottage under process OF
erection ON the north brow of Knob
hill, about one block south of the
courthouse, and Dame Rumor says
that the obliging official will not oc-
cupy it alone.
R. P. Smith, Of Fletcher, brought
his son Newell in yesterday to begin
his studies in school for the term
that opened Monday. Up to the tenth
grade no better educational facilities
can be found in the state than at this
point.
Will Cleary. who has been balinp