Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-02
Frank H. Rudkin, Judge of the su-

during the past week. In the matter
of the st. Paul & Tacoma Lumber
Co. VS.. l.. CYAN Patten and Jesse Dor
man, wherein the plaintiff corporation
sued to recover Judgement for lumber
furnished for base ball fence erected
last year, the court found against Jesse
Dorman by default, Van Patten being
declared not co.deiendant. Evidence
in the case OF Ahern vs.. Ahern will
b. taken by the Court Commissioner
and supmitted within 30 days. In
the case cf York ct al vs.. Scbrag ct al,
involving charge of school warrants
illegally drawn, no judgment was
given. Motion for new trial in case
of Schermerhorn & Merriman VS.. Lin
Vile was denied. The case OF Phillips
VS.. County Com misioners Involving
damages for the breaking down of Il
fence on plaintiffs property five miles
east of Griffith's Corners, was taken
under consideration, decree to be en-
tered before adjournment.
The first issue of the Prosser Falls
Bulletin is the latest edition to our
exchange list and if the initial number
is criterion of what we may expect
in future the paper will be a most well
come weekly visitor to our sanctum.
The editor, Mr.. III. G. Guild says in
his national salute that it will be for
the Republcan'party, President Roosc-
welt and the upbuilding of the town
and vicinity, a declaration which
should be sufficient to give newspa-
per the right sort Of standing in any
community SO far as its best interest,
commercial and financial standing
are concerned. With two good news
papers in town the size OF Prosser
the citizens may consider themselves
fortunate as they will do more for the
town than the town can ever do for
the newspapers.
Editor and Mrs. r. d. Anderson,
accompanied by Dan Sullivan and
Miss Grace McCune, all prominent
and popular young people OF Sprague,
spent Sunday in the city, attending
church in the morning and the base
ball game in the afternoon. That
they can make the best of any stu
alton and thoroughly enjoy them
selves anywhere will be vouchsafed by
our citizens who had the pleasure of
IN Getting them while here.
Sam Hutchinson, Ex-Sheriff H. E.
Hill, Andrew OFT, G. H. Kanzler,
W. II. Philpott and Huston Peck,
stockholders in the Jefferson marble
mine, left Saturday evening for Col
vile to attend the annual meeting to
be held in that city yesterday and to
make inspection of the valuable and
profitable quarries which has exceed.
ed their expectations as an invest
ment.
Miss Annie Cornelius of 3 .lleview,
Jackson county, low, arrived Friday
morning to spend the summer visit
ing with her brother, Chris. N. Cor
neius, the young farmer living four
miles south OF the city. Though COM
ing from the finest farming state in
the Union, the young lady speaks in
catering terms of her first impress
sions Of Washington.
Robt. Mason and wife drove over
from the Cottage Grove stock farm
Wednesday afternoon, returning again
at dewey eve. The gentleman has
many fine horses cni cattle and Il
pleasant place to live on the banks OF
the swift flowing creek where the
gamey trout is ever at his best.
f. E. Robbins, manager OF the
White River Lumber Co, received
word Thursday that the plant of the
company located at Emu mclaw had
been destroyed by fire. The loss is es,
timated at $4,000. Mr.. Robbins will
have to look elsewhere for lumber
supplies until fall
j. ]. Joyce has been elected dele
gate to the Washington state plumb
ers meeting, which will be held in the
Queen City August 8.1l. Mr.. Joyce
is an expert in his line of business,
and his selection as representative is a
recognition OF his ability in that work.
w. H. Monday Of Lind, was among
our towns people Saturday on private
business. He has 1910 acres of land
within six miles OF Lind, $50 acres in
crop, which is looking all right now,
but will soon need rain.
d. M. Clark of LaGrand, drummer
for st. Louis boot and shoe house,
spent Saturday in this lively burg on
business and incidentally visiting his
friend and neishbor Mr.. b. F. Owsley,
| the grain Luyer