Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-02
On the Goth inst. Fred Thiel sold

meeting OF the Company's officer;
was Immediately called and some
changes were made in the manage
ment. w. w. King resigned as secre-
tary and treasurer, and was unani.
| mousiy elected president of the cor
poration. w. II. Tuggle was elected
secretary and treasurer, and ]. M
Comparet, general manager. Mr.,
Tuggle continues in charge of the
Office and clerical work, and Miss
Tena Thomson, who has been in the
firms employ the most Of the time
for the past year, is placed upon the
payroll as an accountant and cash.
Ter. No change was made with any
other employe, and they all continue
in their positions the same as before.
A newspaper, "The Enterprise has
been launched at Washtucna with
Eugene Lorton at the helm. The
field, though small now, bids fair to
be all right in short meter time if this
great prosperous tide continues for
awhile longer. We like the honest
tone of greeting to the public in the
first issue, which gives us a most
favorable impression of the editor.
We gladly extend the fraternal hand,
hoping the enterprise may be mutu-
ally pleasant ard profitable to all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gideon Leonard will
soon go to Palo Alto, California,
where their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Snyder, are scholars
in Stanford university. Their son, w.
L. Leonad, went to San Fran cisco
last week to close arrangements with
the manufacturing companies to
handle combined harvesters in this
county during the coming season.
Christian Hansen. the famous vio-
lin virtuoso, under the auspices OF the
Ritzville band, played concert at
the opera house Monday evening.
Prof. Hansen is an artist of ability
and his rendition CT the great classi-
cal masterpieces, and his conception
and production OF the technique was
thoroughly appreciated by the aud
fence.
We have communication to the
effect that Ritzville has a Rod and
Gun club composed OF the gentler sex.
Their record is birds out Of 5. They
have small membership at present
but doubtless such records. will soon
attract others. They also appear in
regular costume at their shoots.
The management of the splendid
new steam laundry tell you all about
it in this issue Of the NEWS. Patron
ize home industry. The boys, who
have put much money into the con.
Germ, are all young, sober, industrious
and worthy, and we commend them
as such to the public.
J. A. Gavitt and family arrived
from North Yakima Saturday. He is
Il saddler by profession but will enter
the army OF real estate men here.
They experienced much difficulty in
finding place to live ir, finally OBJ
tanning rooms at the new residence OF
James +. Coss, Jr.
VIM. r. Cunningham, Jr., and
o. H. Greene were among the WASH
tucna hills and wales for several days
last week, casting financial eyes over
that growing section OF country which
is keeping well to the front in our
promising land.
James F. Coss Sr., the venerable
old pioneer, has been confined to his
home on College hill, for the past We
weeks and his extreme age is begin
ming to have its effect. He is some-
what improved today though still
very feeble.
Mrs. H. A. York, eldest daughter Of
Mrs. c. L. Tinnel, came over from
North Yakima and will visit with
relatives and friends for few days.
Her husband, Harry A. York, who is
we'll known here, is a druggist in that
city.
Mrs. F. P. Mcmillan, a teacher in
the Cheney public school, is spending
the week in this city, the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Bennington, who
we're old friends and acquaintance in
Hampton, Iowa.
Edwin B. Lehman and wife left
Saturday with their household effects
for their homestead near Scott. Dur
ing their absence their son, DR.. Geo.
H. Lehman, the dentist, will occupy
their house.
James Beyard and family OF Rose
City, Michigan, arrived here Monday
and intend to make this their home.