Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30
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re present as fellows: II. E. Hill
WSW. King, S. OFT, G. H. Kanzler,
L. NJ. Philpott. W. W. Gent, loca. Cit
liens, ard Ed. Zent of Buffalo, N. Y
Col D. o. Gent, president, OF Coiviile
was also in attendance. Willie the
money consideration offered was very
fatteriag, the company decided not
to sell Marble is now being shipped
President Hill or the Great Northern
railroad, has made II very low rate to
stern points. aud the Stockholders
enthusiastic over the brilliant
,spects vi large dividends.
John Henry Paul, who in company
it'll Billy Gibbons, both well known
sx-conyicts, stole and disposed Of
twenty head of beef cattle belonging
to the Bateman Bros. in Lincoln
county, In the summer of 1895, where.
by Johh Bovee of this city was the
loser tt. the tune of $500, was cap
tufed Saturday morning near Walla
Walla. The sheriff of that county
Immediately wired to hold Paul for
return to Lincoln county to answer
the charge pending against him.
May the knights OF pistol and hand
cuff give the terrorizing thief the at
tention hereafter that he justly de-
serves and cutting out the opportun-
ity to shoot himself loose whenever
occasions in the past seemed to have
demanded.
Some degenerate scion OF of dis
solute sire entered H. E. Gritman's
drug store Friday night through a
side window. The cash register was
demolished and between SIS and 500
taken, 50 of the amount being in
Canadian five-cent pieces. Not salts
fed with money alone, the party car
ried away razors, cigars, ten Ingersoll
watches, fountain pens, pocket combs
and quantity OF whiskey. The
town is full OF suspicious looking
strangers and it behooves our citizens
to maintain close watch over porta-
BILE property.
The McKanlass Minstrel Co show
wound up Wednesday night Ivy a
shooting affair between two of the col
ored attaches, one shot taking effect
IN the big glass front in the store OF
Hans Thomson. Officer Bert Colwell
promptly arrested them. Police JUS
tice Scheuerle promptly fined them,
and Marshal Coss promptly put them
to work on the street to balance tile
unliquidated account. The parties
gave their names as VIM. Lewis and
Edwin Simpson.
Col. ID. j. Z.nt, of CDlviI,e, accom-
panied by his nephew, f G. Zent, and
wife and son, of Williamsville, New
York, arrived in the city Friday. The
latter named gentleman comes as a
representative of eastern capital inter
ested in the marble quarries of Stew
ems county and especially the Jefferson
marble mine of which the tents and
number OF prominent Adams county
people are the owners and promoters.
The First National bank is begin
ming to look like modern palace in
side and outside, being painted AMI
decorated from top to bottom, the
handiwork OF those skilled artists
with the brush, Faucher & Carney
The live manager, Mr.. ]. d. Bdssett, is
sparing neither time or money to
to make his institution rank with the
best.
A son of Conrad Heinbigner lost
the big toe OF his left foot by the
accidental discharge OF shotgun,
A young buccaroo named Taylor
was severely hurt Monday by being
thrown from a wild horse, the worst
injury being cut on the head from
the horses hoof. DR.. f. r. Burrc ughs
fixed up both the uEfortunates.
A large number OF workiugmen
representing the various trades of the
city, met Friday evening in the band
room for the purpose of forming a
Federation OF Labor. A temporary
organization was affected with VIM.
Wilson as president and j. W. Can't
we'll as secretary. Later a permanent
league will be perfected.
NJ. L. Lank went to Bremerton this
morning, the Puget Sound navy yard,
where he enters the employ OF the
government as painter. A Mr..
Corkhill has purchased his paint sup
plies and will continue the business.
II. A. Albert, the head bookkeeper
for the Ritzville Hardware Co.. has
purchased the Chas. Rathke residence
property on College hill and will re-
move there October l.
L z JTntauroya hoe hoo, nrantad