Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-17
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Wheat is coming in steadily. Dur
ing The past week several thfesheri
ceased operations. the crop
he many unfavorabie weather
conditions, is yielding from 70 to ~
bushels, and at the present price i,
selling rapidly, All the warehouses
are busy and cars are being loaded a
!. fast rs 'empties" can DE secured, 70
tos30 cars per day. Most of it is be-
ing loaded on fat cars with canvas to
protect it from the rain. A train Of
long, whise-shrouded cars resemble
tile phantom. ghosts of Buiwer Lyt.
ton. At noon time the streets are
crowded about the warehouses with
unloading teams, many Of them eight
AID ten horses, with trail wagons.
The roads are getting in bad shape,
being exceedingly dusty, with deep
rats and cuts and need rain to i'm
ptove their condition. Farmers ara
busy preparing to sow fall wheat.
< sSmoke from the forest fires in west
ern Washington was blown eastward
Sunday and Monday. The sun here
Vbs obscured SO that it was impossi-
6Is to see across the town. The
smoke was laden with the odor OF
bhrning timber, and smarting eyes
were common. Add to this the wind
'bfew the dust to such an extent that
Monday was very disagreeable day.
Tuesday dawned clear and bright and
the people heavcd sigh of relief.
s. Ben E. Hervey and John Woehr,
focal real estate men and promoters,
were over on the Columbia river last
week Investigating the chances for an
ditch to water about 1000,
900 acres near Winchester and Quincy.
The ditch will cover about sixty miles
and require about 81 900, 900, and Mr..
Hervey says he believes he can inter
est eastern capitalists in the PROPOSE
ton and that the ditch will be put in.
Louis Railsback and Miss Eva KEEL
sey of Hatton, were in the city the
first of the week. Mr.. Railsback will
teach the Delight school the coming
term. Miss Kelsey is preparing to re
turn to Pullman to attend the Agri-
cultural college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Snyder, parents
OF VIM. Snyder, the clothier, returned
this morning from San Francisco.
For two months they have Travelled
extensively along the Pacific coast
visiting the chief places of interest.
A pleasant social. party was held at
the Manhattan club rooms Saturday
evening as Il farewell by the young
friends of Miss Victoria Wiley, who
goes to Spokane, where she will EN-
bark in the millinery business.
ferdinand Ebcner has returned
from a several months visit in Ger.
many. lie enj ,yeI the tlip I'M
mensely, aud entertaius his friends
with graphic accounts of the many
interesting sights he has seen.
Leone Laughlin, cousin Of the
county auditor, tf North Yamhill,
Ore, has been engaged to teach in
German School District No. 2, and
will arrive tomorrow to take charge
A loaded Car OF wheat was wrecked
in the N. Z. yards Friday evening,
while being placed on the main track
for shipment. A wrecker cleared W
the debris Saturday morning.
VIM. Loyles and wife OF this city,
and Levi Hitler and W. H. Wyrick
and wife Of Bemis, took advantage OF
the low passenger rates and boarded
Tuesdays train for Portland.
!. Four deaths occurred in the home
of Andrew Hinnbigner near Odessa
last week from dysentery, being the
children Andrew, Katie, Fred and
Martin.
G. w. Bassett, Republican candi-
date for representative, was up from
Washtucna the first lew days Of the
week shaking hands with his many
friends.
J.J. and J. B. Garrison, prominent
farmers OF Delight, whose houses are
within stones throw OF each other,
transacted business in town Saturday,
1t is sad that the man who has the
true religious instinct gets dime
changed on Saturday so he may have
a nickel for the collection Sunday.