Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-12

CAL TOPICS.

nd eyes, music teacher s.s'
Frank E Rogers, Ii years OF age,
,et 2, weight 80 pounds, brown hair
blue eyes, left banded. A large
ard awaits information leading tt
sovery of one or both. They dlsap
jared from their home in Evansto,
July l3. 1901. and nothing has beer
heard from them since.
l.. Schmidt and two sons, A. NJ
and Julius F, arrived yesterday morn
.ng from Eldorado Springs. Mo. The,
re engaged in mercantile pursuits
there and have come west to see thu
country and possibly select a new loca
tiou where the altitude is high ant
dry. They hail from the home towr
Of W p. Taylor, the grocer, FRIEND
--wifen. they have known for life
time. They have good impression
OF Washington State SO far as they
have Travelled.
The creditable statement of the
First National Bank, published in to-
days Issue is something worthy Of
perusal. S226,990 on deposit subject
to check. Demand and time certifi.
Gates, $4,000, resources 1858, Sl4 in
Guiding $229, 656 in gilt-edged con-
sefvative loans, are among the items
Indicating what careful management
on a sound business basis has accom-
plished for that strong institution.
E. B. Lehman, ]. E. Prouty, ]. L.
Brown and Chas. Hegele, spent foul
DAYS last week in the dense forests Of
bunch grass and sage brush in the
horse heaven country near Prosser
They predict great future for that
large expanse Of rich undevesoped
territory vast plain capable OF sup,
porting thousands upon thousands Of
families.
Wanted.-A milk wagon with milk
in ito furnish, the many patrons oil
the town and relieve the famine in
the bovine fluid which is now so no.
ticable. There is money in it and
there is a good opening for some
pushing man who will embrace the
opportunity aud get in On the ground
floor.
John h. Staples, a carpenter, John
W. Crawford. a farmer and George
Finney, all OJessaites, drove in from
across the country Monday to take in
landscape, and incidentally transact
some private business. The latter is
proprietor OF the townsite OF that
growing village. .. 900
Claus Meissner, who came here in
1887, and has successfully farmed
since, left Monday night for Cleve-
land, Ohio, for visit and then will
20 across the ocean, to Germany, his
native country. He will be away
probably a year.
Col. d. J. Gent is here with G. p
CLARK, of Waitsburg, arranging to es-
tablish marble yard to be furnished
and stocked from the-famous Jefferson
marble quarry. This is a welcome
acquisition and enterprise for the city
c. K. Baker of Washtucna, is in
the city today and is entering quar-
ter section of land. His home is in
Portland, but after looking around
through the wheat belt has concluded
to pitch, bis tent right here and now.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Smith drove up
from their Fletcher home Thursday,
and we're dispensing fine yellow legged
chickens and other delicious farm
produce among our townspeople, re-
turning again in the afternoon.
Merit Frost, brother-in- law of AL
bert Morris who has been spending
the winter at West Haven farm, has
sold out his stock OF racing horses 10
the Galbreath Bros, and left Satur.
day for his home in Kansas.
John Mcdonald and wife, we'll of
people, we're registered at the Pacific
Monday, returning to their pretty
home on Cow creek, fifteen miles out
in the country.
Rev. ]. II. Martin was here solicit
ing subscriptions for the building OF
q church at Hatton, which will be
dedicated in about ninety days if all
goes we'll.
Laban, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Benz
thinner OF, this city, is here from
Odessa, where he is engaged in the
general hardware aud implement
business.
Mrs. j. E. Prouty and daughter
Mrs. Laban thinner of Odessa, are
. visiting old friends in the vicinity o
Pendleton, Oregon, for week or two
J. 8. Shepard who lived here for I
number Of years, is now located a
Morse, Iowa, and has ordered .th'