Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-10
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of the misfortunes of the country
Of good roads. AS the matter


of the misfortunes of the country
of good roads. AS the matter
L agitated Adams county
...uu.u also join in the movement. All
should be intel ksted in good highways
traversable in autumn and spring time,
winter and summer. The farmers are
he backbone and sinew of the state.
m the farmers We get that stream of
ghmoral people which is necessary to
make the country great. They should
be met halfway by the city people, who
are alike affected by the conditions of
poor thoroughfares. If only one mile a
year was built it would be something ac-
complished in the right direction and a
start would be made. At state and ma
fional meetings railroads and CONNER
cial bodies of the cities and towns would
be represented and in the course of a
few years the improved change in roads
would be phenomenal Oregon will hold
a convention, under federal auspices, for
the purpose of testing public interest in
che matter at Portland, October 1915.
Adams county should get in touch with
the outside and join hands in the move
meat. Mr.. Julius Siemens, the local real
estate dealer. has given the subject much
thought, and has called our attention to
it. An Indiana engineer has been esti-
mating the cost of transportation by road
and has produced a strong argument for
good roads. He figures that the cost of
moving one ton by horse power over one
mile of dry. sandy road is 81 cents; over
wet sand. 81 cents; over ruts and mud, 50
cents; over an earth road, dry and hard,
10 cents; over a broken stone road in
good condition. s cents; over a compact
gravel road. 8.8 cents; over wood or stone
paving. 5.33 cents and so on. The better
the quality of the road the less the cost
of transportation. so that it is economy to
build not merely good roads but the very
best roads.
At their pleasant home on College hill,
last Friday evening, Prof. and Mrs. D. L.
Van Amburgh gave a reception to the
new school teachers. About 50 guests
were present to enjoy the occasion,which
proved to be very happy one. The
parlors were decorated with roses, and
rose quotations were read for the guests
to guess the author. Refreshments were
served during the evening. and withal it
proved very happy gathering. The
teachers present were Misses Marie
Faucher and Esther Newland, of Ritz
vile: and Misses Edna Morehouse of
Pendleton, Ore; Minerva A. Getz of FL
lensburg, Wash; Artie Kemper of Au-
rora. Mo-; Sadie E. Day of Ellington,
N. Y. Misses Maud Rafferty, of Walla
Walla. Ina Mayer of Spokane and Ida
Hunter of Garfield, had not arrived.
w. H. Hodson, Chas. Rohleder and
G. w. Ellington from the newly settled
country west of Hatton, were in the
county seat Monday to examine and ac-
cept bids for bonding School District No.
s.. lately organized. Mr.. Ellington is
the gentleman after whom the new post
Office in his vicinity is named. They
were pleased with our lively town, which
they complimented highly. Mr.. Hodson
was formally principal of the schools in
klickitat county and is an educated and
refined gentleman. All are heavy land
owners there and are satisfied with their
locations.
Geo. c. Coss, at the peril of his life,
stopped a runaway team Saturday in
their mad dash down Main street. Mr..
Coss was bruised considerably and has
been confined to the house ever since.
Teams left standing unhitched in town
are startled at some unexpected noise or
sight, and the risks occasioned by these
frequent stampedes along the crowded
thorough!ares are greater than should be
taken for the safety of the general pub
lie. A heavy fine should be imposed for
leaving teams alone and unhitched with
in the city limits.
Master Johnny Mcdonald and sister
were guests of Mayor and Mrs. w. R.
Peters last week, getting touch of city
life. While they enjoyed themselves
immensely. the little couple were ready
to return to their pretty home on the
creek when the parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mcdonald. called for them Satur-
day.
The department has increased mail
service between Griffith and Ritzville to
six times a week, and commencing Sep
TENDER IS daily mail service will leave
Ritzville at 1880 for Griffith. The change
was made by application of w. w. Gent,
the attorney. who holds the mail con-
tract.
Judge G. w. Hamilton of Woods6eld,
Ohio. who has large landed interests in
this county, dropped in on us Monday to
look after his private affairs. He is just
returning from an extended trip through
Arizona. Mexico and this coast. He will