Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-26
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form of the successful curves,
uams hypnotized Adam Succor
=. of two hundred and twenty, FIVE
plunks, the fore part Of last week. Adam
is born lobster; and it's no use for him
to try to back pedal out Of it. At the
age of nine it is said that a green apple
looked bigger 70 him than the stomach
ache that was soon to follow; tin
whistle was worth more than house and
lot, and twice as useful Il pocket knife.
with three lame blades, looked better to
him than a barrel of dollars. Is il any
wonder at this stage of the game, when
graft and greed are playing hide and
seek, that he should turn up to be an
angel for foxy female? Yet Farmer
Succor makes his money easy; it doesn't
Cost him anything-he only works for it!
F. Z. Shepley & Co. and l. w. Myers,
recently consolidated firms in the gen
.eral merchandise business, have become
the owners of the ground and building on
the corner of Second and c streets, occu-
,pying space of 75xroo feet, and have
begun excavations for a basement in the
rear over which will be erected brick
addition to fill out and cover the entire
ground. The stone building formerly
owned by Dorman Bros. and built by
David Wilson of Davenport, will be
cemented over, and when finished will
have the appearance of brown stone.
The firms arr crossing out their old stock,
which will be replaced with new goods
throughout, and the new company, with
its combined forces, propose to make it
one of The finest general merchandise
establishments in the Pacific Northwest.
Francis M. Egbers came down Satur-
day from Athol, Idaho, where he is now
located and closed up sale of three lots,
"a choice building spot on east College
hill to Grin R. Haight. He informs US
that his son, Prof. Robt. c. Egbers, for
merly school superintendent of this coun-
ty was elected Nov. 4 to that office in
Kootenai county, Idaho, by the largest
majority on the Republican ticket. We
are pleased to note the success of this
worthy and capable young man who has
a splendid record here as an educator
and man of most exemplary habits and
Christian character.
Hon. o. r. Holcomb and wife leave
the fore part of next month for an east
ern trip and visit with his parents at
Fort Branch, Ind. The girlhood home
of Mrs. Holcomb is at Evansville, where
they will also spend few weeks. They
expect to be absent until some time in
January. If business does not recall
Mr.. Holcomb he will run down to New
York and other big cities before return
ing. They will take the little tots along
and propose to have real genuine good
old fashioned visit with friends and rel
atives.
The following certificates have been
issued to school teachers from the state
superintendcnt's Office to applicants
from Adams county: Frank Nj. Allyn,
Ella NJ. Craig. Jessie S. Cowing. Agnes
Kirkpatrick. Della A. Larzalere, Anna
Mechan, Carrie NJ. Moberly. Matte
Moffett Roy McCotter. Alice Nc Donald,
~. G. Norton, Edith M. Worthington.
Bessie NJ. Jenninge, Laura Irwin. Lew
ellyn G. Railsback, Claude A. Miller,
Artie d. Kemper. Leona Laughlin.
Sadie Day.
Otis Robinson is over today from his
ranch near Dragon Springs, ~ miles
away on the eastern border of the county
not far from the Whitman line. He is
here to dispose OF thirty head Of fine
beef cattle, and complains of dead
market. "Alartyrs to the steak" in cities
and towns, are at loss 10 understand
how such conditions can prevail when
tenderloin or porterhouse steak costs
$3.50 in Seattle.
The union Thanksgiving services will
be held in the Methodist Episcopal
church. The sermon will be preached
by Rev. Rhine. Services will be at II
a. m. We trust the people will unite in
spirit as well as in form.
Rev. Frank E. Whitman. pastor of the
First Congregational church, spent Sun
day in the garden city of Walla Walla
where Mrs. Whitman is spending the
winter with the eldest daughter who is
attending school.
The dedication OF the First Baptist
church will take place Sunday. Deem
berg. DIR. Woody. of Portland. Ore,
and Rev. A. M. Allyn, general mission
AIRY, of Spokane, will preach on that day.
Father Van de Van, of Sprague. will
hold Catholic services in this city next
Sunday morning at II o'clock in the
Manhatton Club rooms, over Mrs. Mary
J. Halln's millinery store.
DR.. Johnson, a physician recently
located here with Offices in the Rosenoff
block. is out on the street, after passing
the ordeal of seven-weeks' ravage of
typhoid fever.
w. G.. ,(Doc) Hildebrandt. who was
granted saloon license by the council
last week exnects IN give his grand