Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-26
LOCAL TOPICS.
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nauu DanqueC tor ttic soo" " o"O Va
der. Tributes will be paid to the
memory of Jefferson, and Senator
Turner will make guess as to how
things will pan out this fall Adams
county will be Represented by S. g. Wei.
Ter and Joe Milan, the latter being
now member OF the legislature from
this county As no mention is made
OF the populist, social, silver-repub-
lican and other parties it is supposed
they will ali be democrats this year.
Clyde Smith, who is an old timer OF
Adams county, having spent nearly
all his life here, was up from Hatuon
Thursday, where he is now improving
Que OF the best homesteads in that
section, upon which he expects to
make his permanent home. Mr..
Smith was formerly engaged in the
livery business in this mans town
with Geo. L. Summers, and for some
:, time had charge Of the Hatton branch
OF the King Mercantile Cos. hard
ware store at that point.
Hatton has new acquisition Of
which che may be justly proud. The
Farmers Bank, which has been
launched by the First National bank
Of this place. Mr.. J. d. Bassett who is
at the head OF several banks in this
part OF the state, is the president, and
Mr.. Otis Al.soe, one OF the leading
business men at that point is vice.
president. E. 8. Holcomb, a recent
arrival from the east will take care of
the cashiership.
Our town presents very lively ap-
pearance with the many public and
private improvements under way on
every hand. in the shape OF street
grading, extension of city water
mains, handsome cottages and new
residences, large fre-proof business
structures, old buildings being re-
moved from within fire limits, stock
yards going and other good improve
ments too numerous to mention.
Richard Coleman, the jolly "Hin-
glishman" is over from Quincy on
the Great Northern, a new town just
started up which Dick avows will
soon "hequal hanyth'ng hin Hadams
county hinsofar has aving umming
amlets hand eavy hemmigration" is
concerned. The gentleman conducts
= hotel there aud is making money
over fist and hand.
J. P. Schroeder, the ex-hotel keeper
is now horny handed son of toll,
and is managing his large land inter-
ests in Lincoln county. The genial
gentleman was over Saturday and in
formed US that little later on he
will engage in a general real estate
business al Wilson Greek town. He
states that some raw land is selling
at $3.50 per acre.
Alex Strachan, a Scotch farmer
living east of town some eight miles,
has purchased the Lee saloon ut a
stipulated price of $500, which in
siades the n E. ] of lot 5, block 9,
buildings, stock and fixtures. The
new proprietor will continue the busi-
ness as wet goods dispenser, placing
Mr.. J. II. johnson in charge.
Morris Ahern, an old-timer who
has braved reverses and been the re-
cipient Of the prosperity of Adams
county for many years, was in the
city yesterday and squared up his
subscription, which for short tim e
will allow US more than the proverbial
two meals per week.
DR.. Eugene r. Lehman, W. X.
Kennedy and James F. Coss Jr., got
into speculative mood last week and
jumped over to Quincy on the Great
Northern where they made some crit
ical land examinations with view
to investing therein.
PR. Clark, owner and proprietor
OF the City Bakery, returned yester-
day morning from Chicago where he
went on the sad mission OF taking his
wife's remains back to the old home
in Ohio for burial.
8. P. Messick, special adjuster for
the Pennsylvania Insurance Co, of
Philadelphia, with territory of Idaho ,
Oregon and Washington, was in the
city Monday, and appointed VIM. o.
Lewis, local agent.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. j. McGrath are
building new lodging house just
across the street from the property
they recently disposed of to tender-
foot.
r.. ]. Carney, the decorator, went to
Lind Saturday, to watch the wheat
grow on his farm stead, sixteen miles
west on the Ito beg cutoff.
J. M. Harris of the King Mercan-