Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-05
) LOCAL TOPICS.

Sio1cis tCCOtb pdIift- ~ - . '"itO
in town Saturday q. :utlng deeds t.
some OF their land holdings IN Frank
in county, N. G. Sorrell being thu
purchaser. Mr.. Kelsey, j. NJ. Batter
nd John Goodenough have formed ,
rsEip in the real estate, loar
...h afFssfs business with head.
tiers at l,jn,'nd Ha'ton ant
eir field wtI.Sxteod over the entire
oherfa ,,tYt of the county and al
.ntiguoas territory. The personne
OF the new firm is OF high standard
and the trio will make a strong team
All are old timers of broad minded
knowledge and extended acquaintance
and are well and most favorably
known. They will cut figure in the
future land transactions of this coun.
try which are beginning to draw the
attention o. The whole country. Their
reliability and intelligence in the new
pursuits just being entered into is
unguestioncd on account of their long
experience in farming and the record
which stands to their credit. May
their usefulness be enlarged and Their
shadows u~ row less. Success to
them. Read their ad. next week
in this pape,.
A hard blow was administered to
the towns progress last week when
the plan OF Col. l. N. Peyton to build
a first-class four-story brick hotel at
the corner of Railroad avenue and d
street was frustrated by II Spokane
man who has counter interests here.
Such detrimental acts are OF deep
concern to our people, and should be
Investigated. Mr.. w. r. Cunning
ham, Jr., had worked up the enter
prise whichtwould have benefited and
meant SO much for the future of the
town, which should be jealously guard
ed Administering run up against a
brace game
"Broncho Bob" a COW boy OF the
adjacent ranges, filled up on bug juice
last Friday and while attempting to
ride his cayuse through the front door
of Lees saloon to get himself and
horse another drink, was promptly
hauled off the hurricane deck of his
untamed steed by Marshal A. J. Coss
and placed in the city Skookum house,
and as his explanations hardly salts
fled the Judge next morning, he was
fined 81 and trimmings.
The Woman's Unity club met at
the home of Mrs. Zent, February 81,
at which a majority OF the members
were present, and more than the
usual interest was taken in the study
of the lesson. An interesting paper
was read by Mrs. Fertigentitled GLOW
England Became Christian" The
next regular meeting of the club will
be held at the home OF Mrs. Benning-
ton, March, ID.
G. E. Shipman, the retired mer-
chant, arrived home Sunday morning
after several months absence at Mt
Tabor, a health and pleasure resort in
the suburban districts OF Portland
Oregon, where he regained his vitality
and is looking well and much i'm
proved in health. He will reenter the
employ OF l. w. Myers, the merchant.
M. w. Starr, one OF the most re.
spected farmers, who does not now
have to earn bread by the sweat OF
his BROW having rented out his land
to Walter Mercer, and builded him a
fine home on East College hill, will
devote his energies to the real estate
business, a calling which honest men
can follow as'well as others.
VIM. g. Griffith, chairman of the
board Of county commissioners and
acting health officer, on Friday last
established small pox guarantees at
the farm residences of Louis Nauditt,
Jacob E. Luiten and Schwereins and
closed the school in District No. 13,
all in the neighborhood ten miles
north of town.
August Biel, the German druggist
and farmer, A. J. Co.'S, city marshal,
Geo. Spanjer and Herman Karrach,
farmers on the high road to riches,
were among our other contributors
during the past few days.
Justice SIG. Scheuerle has been off
the bench for few days with a severe
cold but was able to navigate around
town on limited scale Monday after
noon.
w. L. Gritman and wife OF Seattle
are expected to arrive here Friday for
visit with relatives. in this city
Mr.. and Mrs. IL. E. Gritman.
H. A. Bier, City Treasurer, spent
this day in Spokane on business per-
tanning to the Ritzville Hardware Co.,