Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-03
FUTURE HAPPENINGS.
LOCAL TOPICS.

Decoration day was appropriately OBJ
served in Ritzville. Stores, Offices and
places of business were closed during
the afternoon. Flags and bunting were
in evidence and every one donned gala
attire and assisted the venerable men,
bers of the G.. A. R. in commemorating
this ocassion.. an evidence of the fidelity
and true spirit of liberty that pervades
the heart of the American citizen. I'm
der the warm rays of the monarch of
day remnants of the ranks of the Civil
war, many of them bearing physical
evidence of its terrible reality. marched
to the Opera house in file and the ex-
ercises were held. Rev. Lyon, pastor Of
the Baptist church. delivered an
address full of history and pathos of the
war and results upon our country. After
the program the soldiers marched TO the
cemetery and with few words. placed
flowers upon the graves of the heroes
gone on before. When we reflect that
this is time of peace, with the dove
building her nest in the lannon's -louth
and the drum corp beating a march OF
prosperity in tune with the glad hearts
of commonwealth, and but few clouds
on the vista of the future, we can well be
thankful for our peace and pursuits of
happiness.
The Board of school directors have
chosen the following applicants for the
teachers in the public schools for the en-
suing year: Principal and superin-
tendent. Prof. Perkins of Daven-
port; 9TH and 9Th grades. Miss Lora
Grimes, Harrison. Mo-; 5th and 9th
grades. Miss Day. reelected; 4th
and part of 9Th grades, Miss Ina Mayer.
reelected; second primary, Miss Artie
Kemper, reelected; primary in brick.
Miss Ida Hunter, 4th and 9Th, Miss
Get. on north side; grid grade,
Miss Noorehouse; primary, Miss
Nossmax. Principals salary was fixed
at $1,000 per annum. All other teachers
$50 per month.
The estate of the late Daniel
Buchanan is estimated at $4,000. The
property is principally in cash and
securities. with eight lots in this city.
His grandson d. A. Scott and Andrew
S. Newland are named as executors. The
will has been filed for probate and was
SO clear and concise that no difficulty
or delay is apprehended in settling
up the affairs of our venerable old
citizen.
d. c. Barronett, the warehouseman
in the past month has handled wool for
the various sheepmen in this locality, the
following amounts from the seasons
clipping: Mr.. Poe. 10000 pounds; VIM,
Millspaugh. 2I,773; Robt. Mccall. 2oS25;
Joe and David Patterson. s7,336; w. b
Stephenson, 1880; John Mcdonald. %,
3o4; Harry Allen, o,767. The average
price was close to IL cents per pound.
Programs are out announcing Flag
day picnic and racing meet at Paha on
June IS. Several heavy purses are hung
on the sports. Cheney and Sprague
bands will be in attendance and the
day will conclude with big dance. All
the other picnic exercises will be had and
the Pahans invite the world to the Hub.
On xtSunday. June 9TH. G. D. Boil
Ter of 1.-THE Church" at Spokane assisted
by Edward Carrick and Howard Skin
ner the singing evangelist, will begin a
series of meetings at the Court house in
Rnville, Wash. You are cordially in
vited to come. Meetings at II O'Clock
and 7:3o.
Z. f, Davidson, pastor of the First
Christian Church at Ritzville will preach
at Paha June 9TH. at 3 o'clock p. m. and
will also hold regular services at home
the same day. the subject in the morning
being. THE Triumphant Entrance" and
in the evening, Doubling Thomas
Our thanks are due Frank Stuart, the
taxidermist for copy Of the first issue
of the Adams County News, No. l. Vol.
1, which. we were needing to complete
our files. Mr.. J. A. Thompson was the
founder and editor and was then serving
his second term as sheriff.
Lloyd Staser, who is engaged with a
surveying party of the Northern Pacific,
the past year being spent in Minnesota.
Dakata and Montana, made a hurried
visit to his parents here Friday. return
ing to Hope. Idaho. where he will be
stationed for some time.
The Christian church will have their
Children's day program June I4th in the
evening at 8 o'clock. You are cordially
invited to come and enlarge the school
by your presence.
The Edison Co., tent show. departed
Thursday after giving two nights per-
formance. The attendance was fair but
not as large as anticipated by the CON-
pany.
Messrs w. R. Peters and J. M. Com
paret with their families. returned Mon
day evening from a few days camping
and fishing on Grab Creek.
o Mrs. Raymond Ginzkey of St. Paul
will arrive in the morning for visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Zimmerman