Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-06-11

lver,ise for bids for bonds and
up the deal Ior the new site Sc
by the voters at the late cleo
The eleventh grade will be es-
shed and the seventh al high
,..s1soI scholars will atteod - the pres.
ent building and "a, pcfi,s OF 'he
lower grade entered Oh the ives o:ie
in the proposed new building i',.,'
of ten or more teacher ~. DO re-
quired under the new regime. D. L.
Vanalmburg OF Missouri, who held
the principalship last session, has again
been chosen for the ensuing year at IL
salary OF 500 per month, and is dele
gated the authority of placing teach.
ers. Miss Faucher is re-employed
together with the following new in
structors: Edna Moorhouse and
Minerva Getz, OF EIlensburg; Maud
A. Raffarty, of Walla Walla; Ina
Mayer, of Cheney; Artie Kemper, Of
Lexington, KY, and Ida Hunter, oil
Garfield; The remaining three va
cancies will be filed at the next meet
ing Of the directors.
Notice of dissolution OF partner.
ship between Henry Margraf & Chris.
G. Ringle, proprietors of the Pacific
Hotel, appears in this issue, Mr.. Mar
graf becoming the sole owner. Mr..
Ringle made many friends while here
and his reason for disposing of his in
terests was not for lack OF good bust
ness and heavy patronage. Mr.. Rim
gle will locate in Spokane, where he
may engage in business.
The annual meeting of the old pio-
neers was lightly attended last Thurs
day, and aside from short addresses by
Messrs. ]. G. Sullivan, G. D. Linn and
G. L. Holcomb, and election of off
GERS. interspersed with local music,
very little interest was manifested.
The same officers were reelected with
the exception OF w. o. Lewis, sue
ceedlng Hiner Dorman as president
OF the organization.
J. G. Sullivan, Thursday brought
in fair sample of his Jones fife wheat
now growing on his farm near Fetch
er, which is as near perfection as ma
turing grain can be. The stalk meas.
ures four feet in height. He aftirms
the gen eral reports that all is we'll as
far as crops are concerned. Mr.. Sui
Ivan was one OF the interesting visit
ors at the old settlers meeting.
LIN Joyner of Lincoln county,
was a pleasant caller Monday. He
states prospects are good for a crop.
He has lived here ten years and
says he is now better satisfied than
ever before. He has just finished a
new dwelling, barr and other build
ings. The gentleman owns about a
thousand ac:es,7 $50 acres now being
in wheat.
John l.. Brown has quit the real es-
tate business in which he has been so
successful at this point, and embirIe
in the lodging house business over the
Owl cafe in Spokane. He still owns
all his farm and city property here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. N. L.moreaux will
move into an occupy his resil,n,.
on College hill.
At meeting of the stockholders of
the Lind bank, held last week, the
following officers were chosen for the
ensuing year: j. d. Bassett, presi.
dent; j. NJ. Moulton, vice president
+. II. Haupt, cashier; E. L. Copp, as
sistant. Directurs-J. d. Bassett
J. E. Prouty, E. H. Haupt, J. NJ
Moulton and w. f. Newland.
d. R. Butler Of Minneapolis, ply
stefan and surgeon, is one OF our re.
cent arrivals aud has decided to locate
here. His office is in the Hollens-
head brick on Main street. Read his
professional card in this paper.
Mrs. II. A. Albert, wife of the &C.
commodating head bookkeeper of the
Ritzville Hardware Co, is visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Heater at their
pleasant farm home on the fiat. and
will return the last of this week.
Miss Grace Perry, the talented
young lady teacher in the city public
schools for the past session, was not
an applicant for the position thi.
year. She returned to Cheney, her
home, last Saturday.
Mrs. Ella Sloper OF Bremerton, will
spend a fortnight here visiting her
uncle and family, Mr.. and Mrs. F. p.
French. The lady, accompanied by
her little daughter, arrived Friday.
Miss Emily Koch, one OF Rit:ville'c
charming bellies, has gone to Ymir
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