Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-24

Ting shop, and elected the Following OIL
GERS for term of six months: President
D. w. Pettijohn; vice president, H. VOL
lenberg; secretary, VIM. Wilson: treas
urer, Joe Cantwell. Prof. H. fischer, ;
fine director and and excellent musician
recently from Minneapolis, was re-em
ployed for the ensuing year and citizen:
OF Ritzville can rest assured that first
class music will result The gentleman
will move his family here and locate per
manently if suitable quarters can be
found. 1t was decided to play a concert
in the Ritzville opera house during
Christmas week. Watch for later dates
The band is well equipped with good
instruments and a bright future is for
ward proper energy and enthusiasm is
devoted to its maintenance and support
The Pacific hotel will be renovated by
Henry Margraf insofar as changing a
portion of the interior is concerned. The
dining rooms will be divided for first and
second class rates. A horse shoe coun.
ter similar to the one in Davenport's will
be placed in the room facing out and
opening on Main street where the hun.
cry man can appcase ravenous appe
tite at any time of the day or night. Fare
second to no hotel in the state will be
on tap for the proposed new eating
house.
The charges filed with the secretary
of state against the Northwestern Insur
ance Association of Seattle, were no
sustained by the commissioner and the
company according TO newspaper report:
stands cxhonerated. 1t would appear
that H. B. Thrasher, the travelling, agent
is soliciting for legitimate business ane
is entitled to the courtesies due any mar
following an honorable calling.
Harry Craven of Washtucna, now
spending the holidays with his relatives
in Pittsfeld, Illinois, held the lucky
number, 1856, which drew the handsome
$3.50 Steinway piano at Snyder's store
1t was a most liberal gift of Mr. Snyder
in which all patrons of his establishments
had equal chances.
Two bowling alleys run almost con
stantly night and day. Both are double
track and the exercise and excitement
of the games is both hcalthful and fas
cinating. Smith & Hough conduct one
on Main street next door to Eastman's
barber shop and the other is at Harry''
Place.
Harry A. York, druggist of NORTH
Yakima is here to spend Christmas will
wife and baby boy. Mrs. York, who ha:
been stopping with her mother, Mrs. c
L. Tinnel, has recovered from her recen
illness and will return with her husband
to their home the latter part OF the week
Take look at the vegetable boquet
in the window of Tcffts cafe. One woult
hardly realize without close inspection
that the handsome bunch of roses of al
kinds and other beautiful flowers is made
wholly of carrots, beets, onions and o:hel
like truck
Chas. Hegele and Geo. Gebert, pro
prietors of the Model Meat market, have
dissolved partnership, Mr.. Hegele rctir
ing and Mr.. Gebert or Pittsburg George
as he is more commonly known continu
ing the business.
Coasting parties, snowballing and
sleighing are all in the pink of condition
just now and everybody, old and young
alike, with any life or desire for fun arr
taking hand in the gay and harmless
pastime.
Mark Sinclair. a peerless young col
lege student, son of the postmaster, i
home for the holidays from Universit!
Station, suburb of Seattle, where thu
institution of learning is located.
Patronize our advertisers and HON,
industry. Our local merchants are on
best friends and it is sacred duty in
cumbent upon us to give them every dol
lar of trade at our command.
Much sidewalk, principally for tn,
benefit of little school tots, is beng laiC
in the vicinity of the court house to tn
several school buildings in the northerl.
part of the town.
Born, Dec. IS, 1902, to Mr.. and Mrs
A. T. Kendrick of this city, bouncing
baby boy, Both happy parents are de
lighted with the precious Christmas gift
Mr.. and Mrs. BENZ. Zimmer and Nh
and Mrs. J. f. Prouty will take Christina
dinner at Odessa with their children
Mr.. and Mrs. Laban thinner.
Installation of officers of w. B. Hazel
post No. 80, G. A. r., will install officer
on January 3, 1908. All old soldiers ar
requested to be present.
J.Flood Walker, the architect, return
ed this morning from Spokane where h
was called on business connected wit
the new opera house.
The Exchange restaurant at corner @
Railroad avenue and c street will reope
tomorrow. Mrs. c. NJ. Larimore is tn
proprietress.
L. w. Hackmdth, an expert pharma
cst, has accepted position at the Re
senoff Drug store and entered upon hi
duties.