Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30

| IN each SthJt W scCtic young iiSH afu
women for the government service.
There arc now 126, 423 positions III the
classified civil service, being an in
crease Of 1875 in six years. There
were 1922 persons appointed between
July l, 1901, and April Is, 1902, being
at the rate Of 1000 for the year.
There will probably be Ii 900 appoint
ments next year. Salaries at appoint
ments vary from $500 to $1,000 a
year with liberal promotions after
ward. All appointments are for life
and for most positions only common
school education is required. Politics
or religion are not considered. Those
desiring to, take examinations of this
kind Can get full information about
| them free by writing to the Column
bian Correspondence College, Wash
ingtou, d. G., and asking for its Civil
Service Catalogue for 1902.
The ad of the Thiel Drug Co. APP
| pears in our issue Of today. This new
firm consists of Fred Thiel and John
A. Thiel, with DIR. T. d. Rhodes the
expert and graduated pharmacist in
charge. Fred Thiel, cousin, will
be employed rs clerk. The new
establishment is neat and artistically
arranged and will take its place among
our solid business concerns, Us the
promoters are we'll and favorably
known and possess the means and
general qualifications to make all their
undertakings financial success. The
addition OF such enterprise assists ma
terialIy in the stability of our town
and we are pleased to note the open
ing Of the new emporium.
Hal D. Champion, farmer five
! miles east OF Hatton, on Monday
sustained So, 600 loss by fire which
consumed all his household goods, 80
tons OF hay, agricultural implements
and some stock. He had just finished
and moved into large and expensive
barn, where the fire occurred, and had
just begun the erection OF a new resi-
dence. A small insurance was car
ried. j. O. Adams, son OF the auc-
tioneer of this city, conveys the in
formation by letter. Mr.. Champion
is one OF the early settlers and a
prominent farmer of the southwestern
part OF the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Cunningham,
Jr., accompanied by Miss Lillian Gun
ningham and Miss Lottie Jones, a
cousin, and Will w. King left this
morning for San Francisco via steam
or from Portland, arriving in that
city next Sunday. The party will re-
main IL month, visiting the chief
places of resort contiguous to the
Golden Gate city, and incidentally
taking in the great Knights of Pythias
conclIve beginning August lIth, and
continuing ten days.
A. B. Tatman and Miss Pearl Haw-
kins, both recently from Illinois, were
married at the NJ. E. parsonage on
July 81 by Rev. T. III. Fertig. Tbs
newly welded couple. are highly re-
| spectacle and industrious young peo-
pie and will in the near future take
| up housekeeping on farm eight miles
north and east of Ritzvlle. Friends
| wish them much happiness and pros.
perity.
Robt. Mason and wife were over
from Cottage Grove stock iarm Mon
day and were the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Womach in Greene's ad-
dition. The gentleman states that
the heavy wind OF last week caused
him considerable trouble and damage
by scattering his hay all over the
ranch with some attending loss.
Miss Grace Cronce came down from
Spokane Sunday morning and is the
guest of Miss Ellen Burroughs, on Sec
ond street. The young lady is the
only daughter of the late S. L. Cronce,
who will be well remembered az the
efficient auditor and county clerk at
the time the court house was built ten
years ago..
1t is estimated upon reliable author
ity that S. L. Thomas, the bonanza
wheat king of Hattop, will harvest
from 4, 100 acres about one hundred
| thousand bushels ct wheat. His COM
bined $4,000 harvester is now in oper-
alton and with two other horse pow
err machines $50 acres per day will be
garnered.
]. P. Chambers and wife are home
from Medical Lake where they have
been fer the past five weeks in search
OF relief from rheumatism, with which
the gentleman is severely afflicted.
The baths have improved his condition