Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-26
ORD. N. McInturf. the chief expo

| nent OF The Church, who operated mere
recently, is holding series of religious
meetings in Spokane and is meeting with
considerable opposition. His hearers
have been charging him with everything
from selling red heifer calf on Sunday
to employing allopathic doctors in his
own family and against whom his teach
ings are principally directed. He pitch
ed big tent in Natatorium park next to
Vaudeville show and band stand and has
held some very interesting sessions there
from points of excitement. sometimes
with bench full of mourners and then
again his exhortations would be fruitless
of immediate converts.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage of Otto L. Hanson and Miss
Edith Staser Sept. ?. in this city. Mr..
Hanson is director of the S. A. A. c.
and popular member and is superinten-
dent of the Northern Pacific Irrigation
Co.. being stationed at Kennewick. Miss
Staser is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. {.
Staser, prominent society people of this
city. the gentleman being an attorney.
They will reside at Kennewick.
J 0. Adams. a son of J. NJ. Adams,
auct,oneer, is new light in the legal
profession of this city. He will open an
office in the First National bank in the
rooms vacanted by Julius Siemens. Mr..
Adams has been studying law at the
University of Washington for the past
year and has selected Ri,zville as the
opening field for hanging his single.
Three ministers from Lind. Rev. Rhine
of the Baptist church, Rev. Stewart Of
the Christian church and Rev. L. X.
Kufus. Methodist. were here today in
consultation with Prosecuting Attorney
c. L. Holcomb in regard to Sunday clos
ing of saloons in that town. also acting as
witnesses in the Merriman insanity case.
This was Theoretically sealed town
last Sunday all the saloons being closed
and the whlstlers and whittlers went dry
as a bone until Monday morning. This
move was demanded of the officers be-
cause of the many strangers and harvest
ing crews who generally stir up orgies
and drunken disorder on that day.
Prominent farmers noticed among
those trading with our merchants this
week were: Hugh Rankin, A. S. New
land. u. A. Scott, Oshea Bemis. Geo. {.
Coss. S. G. Weller, Abram Giesbrecht,
Guy c. Stafford, VIM. Ragless, w. F.
Beal, w. c. Griffith, Sheel Bros.
Large shipments of goods are arriving
daily in Ritzville for fail and winter
trade. The large success achieved by
many firms is due to the general prog
ressiveness. enterprise and advertise
ments carried by them in newspapers
and billboards.
County visitors registered at Hotel
Ritzville this week are: John Tucker, F.
L. Ochetree. Jacob Goodenough. Hatton;
E. L. Lewis. ]. c. Lewis. w. S. McChes-
ney, Delight; Sam Estes. Odessa; and
Sarah Oldenburg. Cornell.
0. r. Holcomb is absent from town
this week showing his father, S. NJ. Hol-
comb. the pleasant summer climate and
picturesque scenery of the Pacific slope
as far south as Portland. They will re-
turn Saturday.
Mrs. Helen Kelsey and Miss Cora
Kelsey, mother and sister of Mr.. Ben
Day OF Iona, who have been visiting
here for several weeks leave today for
their return trip to Kansas City.
John Mcdonald of Cow Creek. was a
visitor Wednesday. He states that the
recent rains have greatly benefited the
roads and the weather will probably re-
main cooler for some time.
The contract for excavating ditch to
connect new city well at gravel pit with
water main was let to ]. M. Kaufman to
dig 5000 feet of ditch for $3.50 and oper-
atoms have commenced.
The Labor Carnival in Spokane this
week while not crowded with attendance
have quite list of attractions and are
popular with those who visit the city by
the falls.
L. r. Kuster. manager Of the Empire
State Title Insurance and Trust Co.. has
been navigating with the aid of cane
suffering severe attack of rheumatism.
Victor Chargeois and Miss Alice Dor
man came down from Cheney today and
are stopping with the lady's sister. Mrs.
J. M. Woehr, on College Hill.
Otis Robinson cheered our Office at.
mosphere today by adding $3.50 to our
relief fund and crediting his subscription
another year.
Miss Kathleen Hallin and Miss Vic
toria Wiley are in Spokane on a short
visit.
Miss Margie Fulkerson visited re-
latives at North Yakima this week.
MARRIED.