Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-09
! LOCAL TOPICS.


Buffalo where they are sojourning for
a short time, and little later will go
on to Vermont, thence on south, re-
turning home in about six weeks
Mr. ent is having splendid success in
placing large orders for the product o.
the famous Jefferson marble mine at
Colville, ia when himself, w. w.
Zent, Sam Hutchinson, Ed Hill, s.
OFT, q. H. Kanzler, l.. NJ. Philpot, W..
H. Tuggle, w. w. King, j. E. Prouty
and others are interested.
Geo. w. Root OF Rochester, Mimi,
and Geo. w. Brown OF Spokane,
brother and brothcr-in-law OF the late
Lafayette Root, came down Saturday
for few days visit with Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Zimmerman and other friends
The remains of Mr.. Root lie embamed
i'm Spokane and will be inferred in
\ Cleveland, Mimi, instead of Roches-
ter, as stated in last weeks issue.
r. N. Thompson stockman near
Washtucna, spent Friday night in
the city. The gentleman is clerk Of
Schoo! District No. 81, and says that
their first school started Monday with
Mrs, Ida Reeder as teacher. He re-
ports new homesteaders opening up
the country very rapidly, cutting off
ali stock range and requiring enclos-
nres to be erected.
Jacob Weber, from the western
border OF the county, was in Saturday
collecting rents from his property in
town and paying taxes. Mr.. Weber
has been continuous resident of the
county for twenty or more years and
by good management and strict econ
omy has amassed a snug little fortune
in realty and cash.
P. w. Lamona has sold the old
home place at Grand Bluff to Geo. E..
Darby and will move into some town,
possibly Ritzville, if he can decide
upon and find some lucrative business
opening. Daring the interval Mrs.
Lamona will visit with her mother,
Mrs. H. T. Cleary, 923 2hd avenue,
Spokane.
Lyman Klum of Spokane, formerly
from the Willamette valley, spent the
past week in town visiting the editor
hereof, who was chum OF twenty
years ago. Mr.. Klum for the past
three years has been employed'as one
of the iron mechanics in the Great
Northern railroad shops at Hillyard.
Those scientific pamphlets sent out
from department headquarters are
useless in this country. We do not
need hor!icuturalist to tell US that
the best way to raise wberries is
with spoon, or that the most profit
able produc: to raise is jlck pots.
Mrs. Geo. Schnell and her brother
Fred Weand both returned Friday
morning from Walla Walla hospital,
much improved in health from treat
ment secured there and their many
friends are rejoicing at their recovery
r.. P. Smith, the Fletcherite, who
alternates farming and carpentering,
man OF ability and energy in his
line, and the owner OF a fine home on
Rattlesnake fiat, spent the first of the
week in the city.
The Twentieth Annual Encamp-
ment of the Grand Army OF the Re-
public, department of Washington
and Alaska, will be held at Everett
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
June 81, % and 26.
Two big six.horse, double-decked,
three prairie schooners loaded
Co the gunwales with family. chick
ems, farming utensils, etc, arrived
Monday to make Il stamping ground"
of this section.
Harold, son of Mr.. and Mrs. jeff
ries, has been very sick with scarlet
fever but is now recovering. The
premises were placed under quarau-
tine at the request OF Mr.. Jeffries.
Mrs. J. E. Prouty returned Monday
from a pleasant visit on the Sound
and in Umatilla county, Ore, her
former home. A daughter, Mrs.
Wright, resides in Seattle.
Carroll S. Bartholomew of Pingree,
N. D., cousin OF d. A. Scott, one Of
our foremost farmers, arrived Friday
morning to accept position with the
King Mercantile Co.
M. w. Martin and daughter, Mag
gle, father and sister of Mrs. L. w.
Howell, is spending few weeks visit
in the city. Their home is at Marble
Stevens county.
Joseph Nixon of Farm ngton, came
over Thursday with several span OF
fine work horses which he will offer