Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-01

'St, cannot De many, iounu
dispensing over twelve
tnous.... dollars in cash to their
.ehiIdren and grandchildren. Among
lose present not already mentioned
were Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Coss, Jr., Mr..
and Mrs. w. C. Moore and the young
folks OF the families
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel A. Scott, who
are visiting at the old home OF the IA
ther, Kennedy Scott, at Rio. Wiscon-
in, will return about the 25th inst.
although highly enjoying their stay
with relatives, a note from Mr.. Scott
indicates that they do not relish the
severe weather now prevalent there,
where the mercury on December 18th
fell from 40 degrees above, to 26 be-
low zero within 36 hours.
Z. James Rogers, q Bemis rancher op.
Grating several hundred acres OF valu-
able Adams county land, cast the
radiance OF his smiles within our
sanctum Saturday evening and re-
newed his subscription and no ques-
tions asked. A real optimist is the
man who believes he is not overpay-
ing the printer when he gives him
81 30 for the work and expense of a
years paper
Jas. j. English, a young man OF SUI
perior qualities, and thorough
Adams county native, having spent
most of his life here, was trading IN
town Saturday and renewed his sub
scription to the NEWS. He has 3oO
acres OF fine growing wheat and ex-
pects to build new house ia the
spring. Didn't tell US the rest.
w. L. Olmstead sold 1888 acres OF
land lately, the two deeds conveying
the same being filed for record Thurs
dav. This is the heaviest single
transfer. SO tarasaoraagr is concerned,
'yha5 has ever leon rpn'urarcd m
Adam County.
Fred Thiei, president 81 the King
NJ arcantiie Co, and one of Adams
couuiy's best aud most popular young
men, returned Sunday from two
months stay in Walla Walla los
pital, receiving treatment for an at
fected limb.
Mr.. ard Mrs. |. Watson Myers were
among the outgoing passengers Tor
Spokane Sunday morning. Mrs
Myers will visit her brother and fam
ily, Geo. A. Kennedy, at Odessa be-
fore returning.
Lane L. PaskilI, the efficient and
obliging agent of the Northern Paci-
fic Railway Co, is laid out with a
breaking out which the physicians
say is not smallpox, but resemblin &
that malady.
LIP. Baumann, accompanied by
his wife, was at Spokane che latter
part of the week on business con-
meet I'd with the Centennial Milling
Co., Of which he is the popular local
manager.
H. E. Gritman ct Tx on Monday
last sold the two lots adjoining the
cottage property of Z. w. Howell on
Knob hill to Hon. w. X. Kennedy,
who will build permanent home
thereon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jared NJ. Harris, to-
gether with their descendants,
gathered for Christmas supper at the
home of their eldest son, Jesse X. Har-
ris, on East College Hill.
ia. Willis and wife returned from
Iowa Thursday. Their little daughter
who accompanied them, was taken ill
with mild form OF typhoid fever, on
the way home.
J. IL. King, wife and daughter of
Helix, Ore, are with us for the holt
days, visiting the son, w. w. King,
the progressive merchant.
Chas. Ebener, the blacksmith and
Oliver NJ Lee, the wet goods dispen-
ser, took few holidays in Spokane
returning home Monday.
Ray, son of Mr.. and Mrs. o. R.
Haight of this city, left Sunday for
Seattle, where he will attend high
school for few months.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. Rogers have
temporary quarters with G. F. Porter
and wife until they can rent or pIr-
chase residence.
Samuel Glenn, the heavy weight
blac of Fletcher, is
home from his eastern trip among
relatives.
Mrs. Harry A. York, nee Eva Meyer
OF North Yakima, spent the Christ
mas days with her mother, Mrs. c. L.