Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-06
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session four days, taking ten days ad-
iournment tomorrow to pass upon all
MATTERS that may properly come be-
e them. If there is anyone who
feels aggrieved over the way he has
been treated by the assessor this year,
this is the time when he should give
vent to his feelings in laying the mat
ter before the equaliyers. II you have
kick coming ard don't make it,
keep quiet when you come to ray your
taxes next year. You might grow
over your taxes twenty-four hours
with the county treasurer and you
couldn't get them reduced one penny.
The tire to have these little differ
ence remedlcd is when the board re-
convenes to finally adjust all matters
along the line Of assessments.
Robt. G. Egbers of Athol, Idaho,
formerly the efficient school superin-
tendent OF Adams county for num-
Der OF years, is now secretary OF the Re-
publican central committee OF Kootenai
county, III that state. Prof. Egbers
has many friends here His sterling
qualities, high moral character and
consistent uprightness stand everlast-
ingly to his credit here where he is best
known. We do not know whether
the worthy young man is candidate
for any ofice>in Kootenai' county, but
the News will say that he is compe-
tent for any place upon the ticket and
will do honor to the people if elected.
At least such was the experience OF
Adams county.
T. w. Howell, local manager for
the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co.,
has been promoted and is given charge
OF the business at North Yakima.
Miles Cannon, the president of the
Yakima Valley bank in that city, and
general superintendent of the COM
pany, will be associated with Mr..
Howell, though the latter named gem
tleman will do the general work. A
Mr.. Bergstrom of Tacoma, will as
sumo the management here. In the
going OF Mr.. and Mrs. Howell our
city loses a most worthy young couple.
James Schiewe has purchased the
planning mill and plant of L e.
Soesbe on the east side. Mr.. Scesbe
and wife leave for the coast in about
a month, where the climate is more
agreeable to his health. They have
many warm friends here who willre-
greet their departure. They rather ex-
pect to locate in Everett.
A. f. Linn is home from Eugene,
Ore, where he has been studying for
the Christian church ministry. H.,
recently sold IA section of land to
J NJ. Cartwright for $1,000. He will
return to the Willamette valley in
September. He still owns nearly three
sections il this county.
Mrs. f. L. Whitman, wife OF the
pastor OF the First Congregational
church, accompanied 10y her little
son, Warren, spent several days OF last
week in Spokane, where she was met
by her husband, who is taking his
we'll earned vacation at Priest river,
Idaho.
Otis Robinson, who owns $50 head
OF cattle in the eastern part OF the
county, was in Friday. III, states
that the range is getting very close
out his way, the railway land all be
ing sold and government land enter
ed. He owns IL pretty home 70 miles
east.
Wesley AMI jasper Jones, Greene
Harvey, John Clooney, Bert Morrell,
all from Yolo county, Cal, are here to
put in the time through harvest
s,ason. They are experienced ma
chine men and "a drivers of the COM
Linaticn headers and threshers.
H. c. Scott is working six men at
the Eureka blacksmith shops. He
has large stock of materials always
on hand and gets work out on short
notice. All his combined side hill
harvesters are now running in fine
shape.
DIR. A. +. Schoenfeldt has assumed
the proprietorship of the Exchange
cafe, having having bought out G. NJ.
Larimore. This eating house will be
improved in several ways to increase
its growing popularity and patronage
Geo. Mcdonald, a Portland mer.
chant, arrived in the city Saturday
for short visit with his brother, John
Mcdonald, the Cow creek stockman
whom he had not met for seventeen
years.
Attention is called to the announce
ments made by the Northern Pacific