Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-26

there are many reasons why the town
of Sprague will become prosperous
city. He intends investing in Spragu'
property.-Sprague Times. The rev
e,end gentleman who may be !ikenet
unto the immortal Adlai Stevenson
inasmuch that he always says nice
things to those listening, and indi
eating the particular locality he hap
pens to be in the one spot on earth
there he would like to live.
Abr. Johanson and Ortho Dorman
each bought quarter section OF land
adjoining Sunnyside, at Snipes Noun
tain, Yakima county, which is irri.
gated by the "big ditch" of which the
notorious Paul Schulze was the chiel
promoter. Land there is worth and
selling for $50 per acre. The boys
will raise alfalfa, and Friday they
shipped two car loads of horses, i'm.
plements and feed, Mr.. Johanson &C.
companying the cargo. Neither Of
the purchasers will remove from Ritz
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Durry came in
from the stock ranch Wednesday eve-
ming where the lady spent the week
on a last farewell to the cold place
which was included in the recent big
transfer made by Mr.. Durry. Accom-
panied by her two little children the
lady left on the night train for the
Walla Walla home via Spokane where
her husband will follow soon. They
retain two sections OF their agricult.
ural land which they will farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smith, OF
Washtucna, we're in the burg Mond ay
morning bright and early stirring up
the real estate men to buy home for
themselves near our town, and were
surprised to find that land close by
wasn't for sale very generally. They in
sst, however, that they will find a
place and that they left the east last
fall fully determined to locate rig hit
here.
Doctor 7. F. Rhodes, the pharmac list
in the drugstore OF Rosenof & Co.,
has cleared of his his block OF land
on College hill near the water works
and planted the same in shade trees,
which he will irrigate necessary for
the rapid growth and proper maturity.
Industry OF this kind should be en-
couraged in the residence portion Of
the town.
H. J. Skinner, the Spokane archi-
tect and contractor, was down Mon
day sizing up the Ritzville Hardware
Co.'S. proposition for building a two
story brick at the corner of Second
and d streets, joining with the
Clodius store property, occupied by
A. 7. Kendrick & Co., which com.
bined will make 100 by 100 feet
square.
Mark w. Townsend, who became
we'll known in this county in connec-
ton with school teaching, divorce,
arrest and subsequent imprisonment,
meanwhile accompanied by almost
continual law suits here and else
where, was on our streets Monday.
He states that he is now engaged in
the real estate business in Spokane.
Chris Kyriss, who advertised his
fine span of mares last Wednesday,
solo them Monday to Thos. G. John
ston, the big farmer north OF town,
for $3.50 spot cash. If you have any
thing to sell tell the people about it
in the NEWS where it will be read, and
you will get results.
John Merrill and wife OF Cariboo,
Maine, are here aud expect to locate
on farm. His son-in.law, Rev. Z.
P. Lyon, is pastor Of the Baptist
church OF this city. They are very
favorably impressed with this section
OF our country.
VIM. J. Spanjer who recently closed
out his land holdings near town for
$35 per acre, thereby pocketing the
snug sum of $4,000, is building a resi-
dence on the east side OF town on a
plot bought from his son Geo. Span
jer.
Col. and Mrs. d. ]. Zent left Col
vile Saturday for Buffalo, N. Y, on
business connected with the Jefferson
marble mine, in which himself and
son, w. w. Zent of this city, and 9TH
ers are interested.
F. E. Robbins and VIM. Spanjer
are making preliminary preparations
for the erection Of new dwellings on
east College hill, costing in the neigh
borhood OF $1,000 each.
John Kobe, wealthy farmer Of
Randolph, Neb. and old acquaintance
of Editor w. s. Swenson is in the city
an intending investor ia Washinglo n