Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-06-25
,cAL TOPICS.

,order OF Pendo, Golneh onea'
Gil No. 1858, now meets every
.ay evening in the month, Except
first Friday, in the Manhattan
ID rooms. The organization is tax
ig in new members right a.cas Col.
P.Tugweil OF San Francisco IS chief
: ,uneelor and stands at the head OF
the fraternity. Nj w. II. TCggie
and Mrs. Addle Tuttle Of /. .ry.
are counselor and secretary r, ct
lively OF the local lodge.
Earnest Bardwell, while assisting
his father in putting up a pump and
windmill last Thursday, met With a
severe accident by being struck a
heavy blow by one Of the falling stand
ards which was being put in place
The cut over the left eye was to the
skull and required nine stitches. The
young man is reported as getting
,long all right.
Prof. W. 8. Holmes OF Odessa, spent
unday in the city, having driven
s;ross country over dusty roads and
theforty mile stretch. He reports
every thing very much astir out his
way. His daughter, Miss Gertrude,
who has been visiting in Portland,
was unexpectedly taken down with
small pox and is now confined in a
hospital there.
J. E. Prouty, vice-president Of the
First National Bank, accompanied by
his wife, left Sunday morning for their
annual visit on the cool shores OF
Puget Sound. The gentleman goes
also to attend the G. A. R. encanp-
ment ut Everett, while the lady will
visit several weeks with her daught-
or, Mrs. Wright, at 1922 Terry avenue,
Seattle.
Messrs. A. F. Rosenoff & Go. are now
engaged in moving their drug store
stock into their new brick block
which has the store room and all Of
the first floor completed. The build
ing ia q handsome and substantial
structure and has been built for per.
NANCY and lasting service. The Sec
ond story will be rented for offices.
Abr. Johanson, after three months
absence at Sunnyside, spent Sunday
with his family here. He reports
Yakima county in fourishing con-
.dition and the first crop OF alfalfa for
this year now in the stack. He is
pleased with his investments there
and returned again to the scene OF
his labors yesterday.
M,lt Hurst OF Griffith, lost his barn,
containing grain, harness, pillow, new
hack and lot Of other farm utensils
by fire at 3 O'Clock Saturday morning
The loss is not less than $500. NJ fire,
matches, or light OF any kind had been
about the premises for two months
and ~ to how the fire originated is as
yet unknown.
Noah B. McKy, alderman at large
from Sprague, ,ast his smiling cum
tenance in on Us. Thursday. He states
that his city is fast building up this
year, lie prosperous and has popula-
ton OF l5OO happy people. He was
on his way to the south part OF the
county, ostensibly on u profitable
land trade.
Miss Ella Jay, formerly one OF our
best teachers in our public school, has
been spending several days in the city
and will leave today for Tacoma. where
she will take six weeks teachers
course. The lady has the principalship
OF the Hillyard school for the ensuing
gear which opens in September.
W. Z. Layton, Of Upper Sandusky,
Ohio, is the new clerk in the Cum
ningham Office next door to First Ma
tional Bank, taking the place of
H. 8. Snead, who has accepted u posi-
ton with Hedrick Mercantile Co. at
Scott.
Hans Thomson and Ed. Spanjer
took peep at their land on Wilson
Greek last week. The first we'll on
that ridge in that immediate part has
just been sunk 2l4 feet and, plenty Of
water, on the Fred Hose.place.
Frank, the 14.year-old son OF J. G..
Christianson OF Spokane, @. q G. Mills,
ran away from home Friday with a
pair OF bootblacks, but was held here
by Marshall .Coss pending word from
his father.
Will Lank, son OF NJ. /. Lank Of
this city passed the required examine
ton and was accepted as a u. a.
cadet and will leave Bremerton soon
for San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben. E. Hervey left
this morning for trip along the Pa-