Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-11-04

Colwell Wednesday night at about mid
night shortly after firing off revolver in
Locher's saloon and was ,arraigned be-
fore Justice Kennedy this afternoon and
bound over to the Superior court in the
sum of $1,000 bonds on charge of as
sault with deadly weapon with intent
to kill. Mr.. Eason has been employed
on the farm of Z. B. Born near Paha
moving to town with his family recently
to spend the winter. Mogan & Rathbun
appeared for the defendant.
The social given by the male contin-
gent Of the Good Templars last Friday
evening in Greene's hall was we'll attend
ed and the guests were pleasantly enter
tanned. A short program was well re-
ceived. The hall was decorated with
Jack O'Lanterns and Halloween coacrs
The banquet hall tables were prepared
bachelor style and refreshments served
to the good natured crowd. Nearly SIS
were the net proceeds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benz thinner of Occur
dAlene, Idaho, were visiting friends here
the first of the week. departing Tuesday
for Portland, where they will he met by
their son and daughter-in-la law. Mr.. and
Mrs. Laban thinner, of Odessa, who are
visiting relatives in Seattle, the whole
party going south into California, where
they will spend the winter enjoying the
balmy sea breezes and warm atmosphere
of San Francisco.
VIM. Weiand, the jeweler, announces
the drawing for the fine premiums he
gives his customers every year, in this
issue. He has established a prosperous
business by his generous methods carry
ing an exceeding large stock of standard
watches and clocks.
w. ]. Bennington, T. w. Hauschild.
Samuel Hutchinson and w. w. Gent left
yesterday for Stevens county, where they
are interested in Marble and will Incl
dentally hunt big game near the Cana
dian line.
Chas. Johnson hauled out galvanized
iron water tank from the Ritzville Hard
ware Co. this week. The tank is of I25-
barrel capacity and will be installed at
the elegant farm home four miles west.
Col. H. d. Merritt of Spokane, travel
ing agent for the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Co., and one of the leaing demo-
cratic politicians OF the state, interviewed
acquaintance in town Wednesday.
Hon. Gilbert Hunt, mayor of Walla
Walla, who has interests in this city, was
comforting with his local agent, w. b.
Mack Monday.
Rev. Fred J. James has removed from
Prosser to Odessa, where be is now en-
gagged as principal of school at that
point.
G. w. Meyer and Mrs. Nellie Taylor
OF Lind, were married Tuesday, Nov. 3,
1903, at the court room by Justice w. X.
Kennedy.
H. S. Young; ex-deputy warden of the
state penitentiary, was in town Tuesday
representing Pacific Glass and Paint Co.
of Tacoma.
H. Thomson, ID. Won Holt and George
Spanjer were over at Quincy last week
looking after business matters,
Auctioneer James M. Adams had sales
in Lincoln county this week going to
Sprague today.
Wheat dropped one cent today but is
comparatively steady near the 70 cent
mark.
Miss Margie Fulkerson has returned
from visit to relatives in North Yakima
Nell Barber, the ball player. is visiting
relatives at his former home in Missouri.
John w. Goodenough of Hatton. is re-
newing acquaintance today.
&c. Crouch of Cow Creek, was bust.
ness visitor in the burg today.