Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-02-12
CAL TOPICS.


Col. vii. E. Rapson of Columbis
City, King county, brigade engines
Of the Uniform Rank of Knights oil
Pythias, arrived here this morning or
an official visit and tonight will in
spect lvanhoe No. 5 OF this city. With
him il Hon. w G. Ronald OF Seattle
HHst Grand Chancellor OF the Domain
l and one of the most prominent mem
! bers Of the order in the Pacific juris-
diction. Standing six-feet-six, straight
US an arrow. a typical westerner ia the
very prime OF life, he is certainly q
picturesque character. The two make
. strong pair and they never permit
their company to get lonesome. The
distirg uished guests 20 west tonight
Mr.. Ronald, representing Chicago and
st Louis capitalists, is negotiating with
the owners Of the Blue Point Marble
Co. for the sale of their property.
Charles Lehman returned from
Attica, Mich, after three months
absence, bringing with him wife,
Miss Mary Robinson OF Almont, Mich,
who comes Of fine family to whom he
was married Dec. 81, 1901, lady he
had known for many years. The i'm
preston of friends here that the gen
tleman was going to the Wolverine
state for something more than for
NAL visit was evidently we'll founded.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lehman will in a few
days 60 onto the homestead four miles
northwest from Willis where they will
reside in future. The NEWS tenders
congratulations and best wishes for
their happiness in the years to come.
We are in receipt Of the following
wedding invitation: "Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. E. Russell request the honor Of
your presence at the marriage recep-
ton of Miss Rosina Hirlinger and Mr..
r. Edward Vincent, Tuesday, Febru-
airy IL, 1902, from 1880 to 9 o'clock,
500 Shannon avenue, Spokane, Wash.
ington.". Messrs. Russell & Vincent,
contractors, are we'll known in this
city having erected several of the lar
gest brick buildings.
David, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Sheppard, met with painful acct
dent Sunday caused by slipping on
the porch step and running his right
arm through the glass door cutting
the flesh and veins in the forearm to
the bone at the wrist. 1t was feared
ut one time that serious results would
ensue from loss OF blood but the in
jured boy'is getting along we'll at this
time.
j. F. Collier, an old-timer of the
county since 1884, left Thursday
night for Los Angeles on two weeks
flying trip. He goes on business
and pleasure and it will be his fret
visit on California soil. For eighteen
years Mr.. Collier has worked like
trojan tilling Adams county land
and today he is in comfortable and
A
Charles Ebener, the blacksmith, has
rented the d. d. Stair cottage now
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Ham,
mond on Cunningham street, which
the latter will vacate as soon as they
can buitd residence OH their lots
nearby. Charley is a young unmar-
ried man and will probably open
bachelor quarters there soon-nit.
IF. Porter Of Dayton. assessor of
Columbia county, was in the city Fri
day the guest of his brother, Glen F.
Porter, the photographer. He stopped
of OIL his way home from the assessors
convention at North Yakima last
week returning in company with G.
ID. Linn, our assessor.
Messrs. Charles N. and Frank r.
Kingsley bought two sections OF fine
land at krupp on the Great Northern
last Saturday. Both are farming
large tracts south OF town and by
their industry have acquired good
properties and fiji ancial standing.
Rev. 7. H. Fertig spent several days
OF last week in Davenport ON minis
terial and private matters. The gen.
tleman is a land owner of this county
and has lately made some investments
which have proven very profitable to
that worthy divine.
Hayden, Cleveland, Reese, Greene
etal & Co. do not seem to be supersti-
tious about signs at least they have
hung out neat new bright one from
their window ia the Pioneer State
Bank, proclaiming their vocation to
the world.
E. s. Holcomb OF Broken Bow, Neb.,
n cousin OF the Holcomb brothers
lawyers, OF this city, arrived Friday to