Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-23

LOCAL TOPICS.

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The following land sales were con-
animated Monday in the U. s. Land
office at Spokane: Wallace e. Hill Of
Odessa, northwest quarter section IL
yownship %, range 33, l6O acres; An
drew Lee Lavender, Griffith. 100 acres,
section Is, township 81, range 35; Al
win %. Olson, Lannon's, 100 acres, sec
ton 10, township o. range 81; Harry
Holmberg, Odessa, 100 acres, section
%, township 81, range 81; Charles R.
Crosby, Ritzville, 40 acres, section IA,
township 81, range 80. Original
homestead entries were filed in that
Office yesterday as follows: Effie A.
Hastings, Wilbur; John w. Anderson,
Creston; Ray Seymour, and S. Leslie
& Jacobs, Loon Lake; William Edwards,
Clayton; Fred Dowty, Addy; Marion
s. Goodwin, Ritzville, and Charles B..
srs, Addy.
The eighty-third anniversary OF the
10. o. F. will be celebrated at Spo-
kane III monster style Saturday, April
g. The local lodge at Sprague have
prepared some exercises and enter
tainment to be given Friday, but the
excursion rates and preparations made
for genrine elbow out" in Spokane,
will probably attract an immense
crowd to the city by the falls.
c. e. Rogers and Miss Edith A..
Best were married Sunday afternoon
at p. m. in presence of relatives and
y friends at the residence of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Best,
highly influential people of Bemis,
Rev. Gentry Rushing acting as offici-
ating clergyman.
A daily mail service between Wash
Scuena and this city was instituted
Monday, Mail Carrier Shaw placing
on another rig, each leaving at Z a. m.
This will greatly facilitate the early
delivery OF mail and be genuine ad-
= vantage to those along the route.
W.B. Mack, the wide-awake repre-
sentative OF the Gilbert Hunt Thresh-
ing Machine Co., is here prepared to
!. oversee the erection of their mammoth
J store room and warehouse as soon as
the N. P. officials take the stock cor
rails "away back"
= Jesse w. Turner Friday sold his
Racket and Fair store stock to E.
Andrew, proprietor of the Bee Hive,
for consideration Of 1900. Town
& property here and at Lind was traded
in part for the stock.
D. Buchanan was in the city Sat-
!. urday making arrangements for sale
Of household goods which will occur
in the old NEWS building on the cor
ner of G and First streets, May l
- and Q.
Prof. Mills Orchestra of Cheney,
has been engaged by Mr.. Goddard for
~the dance part of the program at the
opera house Wednesday evening,
April Both, Admission ST. couple.
Tickets on sale at Rosenof's.
~ Geo. G. Coss, the well driller, was in
the city yesterday from his machine,
switch is operating in the northern
part Of the county. He is just recov-
ering from an accident which broke
his jaw bone.
H. A. Won Unwerts, the ira yelling
representative OF the A. 7. Ames
,pumping and engine works, from
whom the city plant was purchased, is
here looking after their interests.
n w. Il. Kennedy has resigned his po-
sition with the Sprague Mercantile
Co., Dorman Bros, proprietors, and
is again behind the counter in Meyers
~general store.
Zenobia Rebeka lodge gave social
in Greene's hall Thursday evening
.snd amused their guests with an ell
tirely enjoyable evenings entertain
ment.
Work is moving briskly along on
the fine new residence oil w. K. Ken
needy on Knob hill in its slightly loca-
.-tion next the cottage Of L. w. Howell.
Tickets for the concert, Wednesday
evening. April 30th, on sale at Grit
mans drug store. Reserved seats so
Gents, general admission 25 cents.
George Eckman, foreman for HASTE
u Dougan, the Spokane architects, is
IN the city overseeing the erection OF
the First National bank building.
d. Police court has been active for the
CAST week imprisoning, fining and dis
Charging upon the usual charge,
drunk and disorderly.
Hugh H. Wilburn and wife OF
NsDdessa, spent last night in the city,