Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-02
BREvITlES.

States Land Office at Spokane, to sue
coed Hon. S. A. Wells, whose term
had expired. Is is doubtful if there is
Il better qualified man i'll the state
than Mr.. Wells for the position. He
retres from the Office honorably and
with the knowledge OF having per-
formed his duty capably and credit.
ably. 1t is possible the gentleman
may relocate here and engage in the
legal profession, OF which he is an old
and experienced practitioner.
The Geo. Gebert ard Leonard M.
Rinsle horse stealing case was tried at
Colfax last Saturday. w. w. Gent
an / Walter Ssaser wer, the attorneys
for the defendants. Among the wit
nesses called from here were Sheriff
]. G. Shorns, John Lafrenz, j. M.
Angel and Harry Mueller The jury
hung fire for ID hours, finally reach-
ing verdict OF acqnittal, which, in
accoi dance with the evidence, was
just finding.
w. G. P. Adams, nominee for Con-
gress in 1891 upon the Populist tick
ct, has forsaken his party in this,
their day of adversely, and states pub
licly that he is a Republican, heart,
soul, BOOTS, spurs and all. Tho gen
tleman evidently shifts the battle
from affair off and observes the hand
writing on the wall, and his conclus-
ions to get on the right side are per-
fectly proper.
G. r. Bardwell, Benz. thinner and
J E. Prouty, accompanied by their
wives, attended the e.. A. r. meeting
at Everett last week as representatives
from w. B Hazen Post No. 46, this
city. Henry w. Saunders was also
one OF the delegates to the.state meet
ing. Messrs. Bardwell and thinner
and wives returned yesterday morn
ing.
Rev. F. e. Whitman, the popular
pastor of the Congregational church,
expects to leave Saturday for Lake
Pend D'Oreille, and thence down the
river some sixty miles, where there is
game in plenty. The pastor has not
been we'll for the past few weeks and
for three years has not had vaction.
He will be away two months.
Andrew J. Coss, our efficient City
Marshal, and Miss Rhoda Casterln Of
Minneapolis, will be married today or
tomorrow. The gentleman and lady
were schoolmates in childhood and
have been lifelong friends, which now
eliminates in happy wedding.
Guy G. Stafford, brother CT Mrs.
G. d. Linn, is back from Myrtle creek
Ore, where he has been for the past
year. He will again try Adams county
in farming way. For two years he
successfully ran the big farm CT w. c..
Reeder, the merchant.
Oshea Bemis AMI wife If Wash
tucna. Yesterday sold the sw4 Of Sec
6.l5-36. to Carlyle Crockett for 50 900
Mr.. 7. J. Dolbow, real estate man
OF that place, assisted in closing the
deal, the parties 10 The transaction be-
ing iE town yesterday.
The most perfect, lucious straw
berries it has been our pleasure to look
upon are now being grown in the gar
den of James Turner on the westerly
border of the town. Though very
large in size, they have that delicious
flavor given by nature.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred F. Davenny are
enjoying an outing on ST. Marys river
beyond Lake Occur d'Alene, where
the eternal snow fingers all the year
round and ice cold mountain streams
abound with the noble trout. They
will return next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bovee left Sat.
urday morning for Richland Center,
Wis. for visit at the old home, which
they left sixteen years ago. They will
spend some time in Iowa and Mime
sofa and expect to be gone about six
weeks.
Frederick Thiel, brother OF big John
A. Thiel, has returned from Pullman,
where he has been attending school
for the past two years. He will act as
one Of the clerks for the Thiel Drug
Co., which are to open the 10th inst.
CO. Greene has submitted propo-
sition to the authorities at Davenport
to establish an electric light and
power plant in that city, which is now
being held under consideration by the
city council.
WIN. H. Turner has accepted lu-
crative position rs grain and ware
house manager and inspector for one
of the leading wheat buying firms in
Portland. He will have headquarters
at Spokane.
Mrs, w. r. Peters and little daught