Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-05-14
The show windows of Ritzvilles'

of the sense and spirit Of improve
ment with which the town is possess
ed. We don't see people sitting on
the sidewalks in this town as if they
expected the whole future had moth
ing in store better for them. The
merchants don't carry their whole
stocks out on the sidewalks as was the
style in ancient times, but they are
well and safely housed and the
| windows are tastily, often very beauti-
fully, and at much expense, made the
indicator of what the store contains.
As an advertiser the windows are of
great value and the displays seen in
the windows here will rival those OF
| much larger cities.
Word reaches our city just as we go
to press that Mrs. Byron L. Sutton
died Wednesday at midnight. The
lady had been i'll with fever for several
weeks but strong hopes were held for
her recovery, and the end 10 a sad
blow. A stricken husband and chill
dren are grieved with rended hearts,
and sorrowing friends weep at the
heavy hand Of Death. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sutton left their pretty home in Ritz
vile Hast summer for Seattle, where
he could enjoy better health. They
returned in February, and were living
with his father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. l.. Sutton, at the farm home
east of Hatton.
Theodore Langan, the tenderfoot
who awoke last Thursday morning in
the city bastile with bad headache,
has been released to appear at the
next session OF the Superior court on
the providing Of $500 cash bail.
w. w. Zent, w. w. King, L. N.
Phi!pott, Ed. Hill and Geo. H. Kanz-
Ter comprised party who left Satur-
day evening for an inspection of the
Stephens county marble quarries near
Colville.
o. H. Greene, W. r. Cunningham
Jr., and c. e. Shipman went to WASH
tucpa Tuesday overland in view of To-
cation for bank as branch OF Pioneer
State bank of this city.
The water hours for sprinkling are
On southeasterly side OF track 7 to 8
a. m, and 6 to 7 p. M; and on north
westerly side 6 to- a. m. and z to s
p. m.
Attorney w. w. Gent leaves Thurs
day for Pasco to try out damage suit
damage suit OF Ben Hutchinson W..
Gabel, which will be tried on the 10Th.
Mrs. Hiner Dorman of Willis, and
Mrs. J. M. Woehr OF this city, de-
parted Monday morning for Iowa on
Il visit to relatives and friends.
Miss lena Thompson, cashier and
assistant bookkeeper for the King
Mercantile Co., is taking a weeks Va
cation and visiting Spokane.
Albert Long, a Garfield county cap
italist and farmer, whose postofiice is
Pomeroy, has been inspecting our
! commercial status this week.
Thee. Brockhausen, who presides
over the cakes and pies in Clark =
bakery, is homesteading for week
over near Wilson Greek.
There's a gentleman in this town
who would like to know how to mix
red paint. He says the kind he sows
don't work very good.
Bachelors always look out for num-
Der one. Widows are not so selfish,
as they always look out for number
two.
A marriage license was issued from
the auditors Office May 18th to John
Davis and Grace Logsdon of Sprague.
Rev. Gentry Rushing will preach in
the Christian church near Fletcher
next Sunday at III a. m.
The commencement exercises OF the
Ritzville public school will be held in
the opera house, May 27.
Counting chickens before they are
Matched is all right if you can sell
them on that count.
Harry Feight OF Lind, nurseryman,
is in the city jostling on our crowded
thoroughfares.
Mrs. J. M. Kaufman visited her
daughter, Mrs. FL. Mckay, in Odessa
this week.
M. E. Helme, Justice OF the Peace
for Fletcher precinct, was in the city
Wednesday.
Mrs. s. M. Hair and sons are home
stealing at Krupp, in Douglas county.
I. NJ. Lesley. representing the Rich
mond paper Co, of Seattle, is in town.
Miss Alice Dorman was down from
the Cheney Normal school Monday.
Miss Leila Holcomb is visiting in