Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-04
LOCAL TOPICS.

Z Pa y y
Fifty invited guests spent Thursday
evening at the pretty and comfortable
/ home of Mr.. and Mrs. William Mckay
on Third St. The program opened by a
voting contest for the most popular lady
and gentleman present. Mrs. l.. E
Paskill and William Mckay were
easy winners. In the literary game
which followed o. H. Greene was
awarded the capital prize while w. &.
Mack carried away double jumping
jack toy as a consolation. Gen lemen pre- .
entwith their wives: J. M. Robinson, FL
mer c. Jones, Frank Stuart, J. S. Ed
wards, c. F. Johnson, w. II. Tuggle,
]. Watson Myers, L. L. Paskill, w. B.
Mack, H. E. Gritman, F. r. Burroughs,
]. D. Bassett. F. B. Shepley, Albeit
Bailey. w. H. Davenny, DR.. J. M.
Adams. w. II. Martin, n. II. Greene,
E. d. ellison, c. O. Greene; Mesdames
Matte E. Martin, Allie Copp, N. b.
Bruce, G. J. Pottner, F. Davenny; Miss
Lena Williams; Messrs. {. Z. Shipman,
DR.. Pascal w. Yearsley, O. H. Greene.
An appetizing and delicious luncheon
was served and various elevating enter
tainment was INDUCED, interspersed
with vocal music. At a late, or rather,
an early hour, the jolly company took a
regretful departure wishing their hospi-
table host many happy days and unani-
mously voting the host and hostess the
best of entertainers and the party one Of
the most pleasant events of the season.
John Merrill and wife of Hatton who
have spent the past two months with
their daughter Mrs. E. P. Lyon, wife Of
the pastor of the Baptist church in this
city, will leave next week for home. Mr..
Merrill is native of the state Of Maine
and is a first cousin of the wife of the
late Thos. B. Reed, the famous speaker
and statesman. He was in Washington
City four years from 1862 to 1866 and
was a member of the Second Regiment
of the District of Columbia known as
the Presidents Guard. He knew
Abraham Lincoln and many of the
public men of those crucial days and
his "reminiscences of war times are in
teresting. He is now farming extensive
ly in the southern part of the county
where he owns considerable land.
Nicholaus Reid, work hand on the
Ankeny- Copeland stock ranch, had the
misfortune last Friday to fall over a go
foot cliff in the darkness of night and
break both lower limbs between the an
kle and knee. The accident occurred
near the Geo. Lucas place where Mr..
Reid had spent the evening and was on
his way home when he took the fearful
fall which might have ended his life.
For five hours he lay suffering the great
est of torture until Mr. Lucas heard him
call. DR.. II. H. Brown OF Washtucna,
was hurriedly summoned and attended
the injured man who was Immediately
taken to Walla Walla. 1t is the opinion
of DR.. Brown that Reid will lose his
right leg probably both, although, with
good surgical trea :mcnt. the left leg may
be saved.
CHI. Schultz, clerk for A. T. Ken
drick & Co., who has been away on a
vacation at his home at CQulee City.
Douglas county, since Christmas, is
again at work as salesman for the big
general merchandise firm. He has land
interests there and says everything is
prosperous in that section of the Big
Bend of the Columbia.
]. D. Hiebert returned Friday from
Mountain Lake, Mimi, where he has
been visiting for the past seven weeks.
He reports pretty severe weather there
as compared with the cquable cline of
eastern Washington. Mrs. Hiebert ac-
companied him on the enjoyable trip
among the parents and relatives.
Chas. Teft. the restauranter had the
misfortune last Thursday TO lose two
knuckles from the middle fingers of his
left hand while chopping noodles with
heavy butcher knife. The most serious
feature of the accident will be the prob
able stiffening of the fingers which will
remain through life.
You are in luck if you have a pretty
little red invitation which reads: "Mr.
and Mrs. Peters, Mr.. and Mrs. Gritman
will be pleased to entertain you at
"Hearts" Saturday evening, Feb. II,
1908. at s o'clock at the home Of Mr. and
Mrs. Peters"
A letter from Chris Kyriss who with
his wife is at McHenry, ILL.,, states that
he gets tired staying in the house ten
hours day to keep from freezing. One
can read between the lines that they are
signing for old scenes and the mild
climate of the Pacific slope.
Mrs. Clayton f. Shipman, accom-