Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-15
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rec .pridcipal secret organi-
If the town Tor the consider
of building = fraterAity Is.h met
nday evening in council chambers
-entiag the Mssons were l. w
d. Dayenny and e. d. Gil
,ddfellows, w. w. Gent, J. c.
nurno and F. p. French, knights Of
Pythias, @. l.. Holcomb, @. A. Lee and
w r. Cun1iugham, Jr. The commit
Gees organized as whole and elected
chairman and secretary. Prelimi-
y steps were taken by it being
aanimously voted to recommend
lck to the respective lodges to ac-
scept the proposition offered to pur-
base an undivided half interest in
"a, block 2, original town, for $1,000
I'd build the second story over Myers
proposed new store on said lot at an
approximate cost OF $4,000. The plan
appears feasible and the expense can
easily be handled by the fraternities
mentioned without plunging into
.ebt.
L. E. Paskill, our own N. 2. railway
Eagent, in company with his wife,
started this morning for the warm
sunny chimes of delightful Southern
California. Their stay will be OF in
- Finite length but will probably not
exceed two months. They go for pure
pleasure and recreation and the trip
is well planned for enjoyment, and
l<awhich people OF their intelligent stamp
are ever able to make the best OF their
opportunities. Bon voyage to the
worthy young couple who leave host
OF friends behind.
Rev. J. H. Martin has just accepted
the pastorship of the Methodist
Vchurch at Lind. Three years have
. passed since he was in our city last
and when he came Monday he ex-
pressed establishment at the wonder
D full change in that short time from
"a bunch grass station in boundless
prairie to busting young town in
the center Of great farming country.
Lafayette Root, the retired farmer
h and ex-county commissioner from the
first district, is in town and will make
his home for some time to come with
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Zimmerman in
their new home. He will visit his
old "stomping ground" back in Min
nesota ere long but intimates that
Washington state is the place to live
and die ia.
The Mccoy brothers-Wm. U. and
G. L-have bought the Hollenshead
meat market at Lind and will take
charge Monday; hence the resignation
of G. l.. Mccoy from the police force.
He has made aa excellent officer and
+ the city loses good man. Success
to the boys in their new field.
Barnum, the farmer, to keep Il
promise made us last week, brought in
u sack of spuds this morning, but
through mistake got into the wrong
pew and left them at the Times Of
flee, so we are out and our larder is
still short.
]. w. Spangler and A. w. Yallop of
Spokane, representatives OF Brad
streets and r. G. Dunn & Co., mer-
camille agencies, were in the city dur
ing latter part of week on business
pertaining to commercial reports.
Mrs. Geo. A. Kennedy, wife of the
cashier of the Odessa State Bank, ac-
companied by her two little children,
is spending week at the farm home
of Hon. w. X. Kennedy five miles
west OF town.
Rev. Ellwood P. Lyon OF Egremont,
Mass, accompanied by his wife, is
stopping with Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. New
land out on their farm. He comes to
accept the pastorate of the Baptist
church.
Thomas B. Leonard is back again
from his visit at Silverton, Marion
county, Webioot. He returned to get
out Of the everlasting rain or contin-
ued "Oregon mist" as it is sometimes
called.
D. w. Fertig of Kennedy City,
MINI, brother of the pastor of the NJ.
E. church, arrived in the city yester-
day and comes with the view of find
ing a permanent location among us.
Harry Ochs of Mohler, leading
farmer in that part of Lincoln baili-
wick, was over Saturday aud for few
moments stood within the sacred
walls OF our sanctum.
Alpheus A. Bardwell OF Nez Perez,
Idaho, arrived in town Thursday for
short visit with his parents, Mr.. and