Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-03
A packed house greeted the graduates


towards them and given eager applause.
After short invocation by Rev. F. v.
Jones, Misses Geneva Fertig and Neva
Greene sang in pleasing manner the
duet. Lullaby" Ollie Lewis then read
the eighth grade prize essay, America
Two Hundred Years Ago" which was
followed by the High school prize essay
by Miss Edna French on the topic,
Prophets, Poets and Heroes" Amanda
and Marie OFT captured the audience in
the rendition of vocal duet, "The Mai
den With the Dreamy Eyes" and had to
sing another. Bessie Fowler as represen-
tative of the Crescent society rendered
two dialect recitations to satisfy the
clamorngs of the audience. "The Arm
Of Honor" by David Gent was we'll recited.
N. Claire Despair and Eleanor Staser
played the Operate Fantasia whose
many difficult passages were correctly
interpreted by the pianists. Certificates
and prizes were distributed by Supt. l..
c. Van Patten and Dire ctor o. r. Hol-
comb and the evening concluded with
ribbon drill and tableaux by fourteen
school girls combining many pretty and
graceful movements and striking ia
bleak. Miss French received substan-
tial check from her grand parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. r. Cunningham. ST., for
diligent and faithful study. Three pupils
were neither absent nor tardy during
complete school year. They were Ollie,
Ruth and Hattie Lewis.
Quite a crowd spent Saturday and
Sunday camping on Grab Creek. Those
out were Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Brewer,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. PettiJohn, Misses
Bertha Pettijohn. Florence Fowler,
Daisy Whitney, Norah Hunter. Maud
Brewer and Messrs 4. c. Kennedy,
]. Russell Wallace, Will r. Kennedy
and Ray Thompson. Some fish were
caught; more would have been but for
the accidental falling in of one of the
ladies and after that every fish found was
stone blind.
A. S. Newland on. Monday last pur-
chased what is known as the Francis M.
Egbers place adjoining our city on the
west, of J. F. Davault, consideration
$4,000 for 1870 acres. The deed reserves
the 81. F. Davault suburb" which is
plated into lots and blocks. also six
acres from the southwest corner pre-
yiously conveyed to James Barnett.
We are in receipt of an elaborate an
nual commencement program of the
Waitsburg High School of which Prof.
c. H. Knapp is the qualified principal.
a position he has held for several years.
Prior to his assuming charge of the
school at that point Mr.. Knapp was at
the head of the schools here for four
years, doing splendid work.
An interesting literary and musical
program has been prepared for the
Good Templar meeting next Friday
evening. Those who will appear on
the program are: Mrs. Letta Emmert,
Miss Bertha Pet,ijohn. G. w. Clason,
Ed. Taylor, Miss Scheel, John Nasman,
Maud Brewer, Geneva Fertig, J. W..
Brewer and Mr.. Phelps.
Orris Dorman sold his fine residence
on College hill Monday to MIR. and Mrs.
Geo. Tinnel for $4,000 and will remove to
Walla Walla in the near future. The
Dorman Bros. are operating farming land
in Whitman county on a large scale.
Mrs. Dorman's people. the Earrings.
prominent Walla Wallans, reside in the
Garden City.
Zenith Chapter. No. s., Order of the
Star. initiated four new members Mon
day evening. The Sprague team con-
sisting of Mesdames J. F. Hall. E. A.
McKenna. c. w. Mccoy, l. M. King, A.
Sanbon and Will Sirginsor were present
and conferred the work. Refreshments
were served in the banquet room.
E.J. McCarty is delivering souvenir
sets Of drawings by Frederic Remington
entitled Done in the Open" given by
Golfers Weekly to Subscribers. The
book is very artistcally constructed and
the handsome drawings are beautiful
and describe western life as it was in
frontier days.
G. ID. Boiler, a minister. representing
what his denomination term THE
Church." was in the city from Spokane
Saturday and while here stopped with
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Achziger on West
College hill.
Rev. and Mrs. John Bovee accompa-
MED by Mrs. Allie Copp left Monday
morning to attend the Grand Lodge of
|. o. o. F. and Rebekah assembly which
are now in annual session in Walla
Walla.
The people of the town of Almira voted
down the proposition to incorporate at
an election held last week. Considering
the small population which we believe is
about 400, the action was certainly wise
one.
Mrs. L. B. Ellis is organizing and re-
Installing the order of Washington, the
first meeting to be held next Tuesday