Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-12
LOCAL TOPICS.

Thirty.Seventh Carnea of Delta Tan
Delta converting at Cleveland. Ohio
August 76th. and will hold a three days
session. The organization is a Greek
college fraternity of which Mr.. Cunning.
ham is the father of the institution, who
in conjunction with six other young men.
established the organization at Bethany,
West Virginia. in 1859. They now have
connection with forty three universities
and colleges in the United States and
has among its members many prominent
men of the United States such as Will
Carleton. Champ Clark, and others. Mr..
Cunningham will be one of the speakers
upon the subject which he supports with
so much enthusiasm. He has letters
from many parts of the country urging
his presence at the notable gathering
and has finally decided to accept the
pressing invitations. He will leave here
on the 2Ist and will visit his old stamping
ground and birthplace at Paris. Bourbon
county. Kentucky. where he first saw the
light Of day in 1884. Yet, despite his age
he appears much younger man. The
gentleman has had long varied exper-
fence in life and can well represent
Adams county at the meeting.
Monday afternoon Dan Zent, the legal
light of Lind, captained bunch of ball
tossers on the Ritzville diamond crossing
sticks with the Ritzville business men.
Lind lost the game in the tenth inning
~ to Fl. tents hired hands were as fol-
lows: Labes, CT; Knee. ID; Hill, If; Dor
gan. 3b; Kelbert, C; Gather. p; Moon.
RI; Hall. IS; Zent, 2b; Farmer, sub,
while the slab artists for Rtzylle can be
easily discerned by the ori6ce which os.
cillates in the maxillary region of their
faces like the opening between the ether
and neither crusts Of a country cured pie,
and this is it. Lowell, IS; Thompson. 2b;
Keane, 3b; Kennedy, C; Wollenberg. p;
Davenny, CT; Pettijohn, ID; Reeder, RI;
Smith. If; Rosenoff. sub.
H. c. Scott returned from Sprague this
morning, where he put in motion three of
the Holt side-hill combined harvesters.
Mr.. Scott considers the outlook very
bright for next year as machine men fig
ure from sales made what the coming
season may be reasonably expected to
bring forth providing there be an ave-
rage crop. Mr.. Scott is proprietor of the
Eureka shops on Fourth street, where he
employs four men who keep busy. Mel
Barber. a skillful workman, is in charge
and there is always something doing
when he is on deck. Among other work
turned ont this season is fifty grain beds,
volney B. Gushing. the white plumed
knight of oratory and silver tongued
speaker of Bangor. Maine. will hold forth
in the various church pulpits of this city
Saturday and Sunday. His first address
will be delivered at the Baptist church
Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. Mr.. Cush-
ing is national figure of great ability
and our citizens are honored with his
presence. All should hear his lecture.
The Commercial Hotel at Lind was
saved from total destruction by fire
Tuesday evening by the prompt action
of the Lind fire department. A damage
of about $500 was sustained. Fire origi-
mated from kerosene lamp in front Office.
w. II. Merrill is the proprietor-Fire had
made Roadway into the roof before dis.
covered.
Frank S. Smith, Seattle dentist, ar
rived in the city Saturday to visit with
his relatives, w. W. King and family. for
a few days. He is on the way to Ste
vens county. where he is interested with
Adams county promoters in the famous
marble quarries of that section of the
state.
Wheat threshed thus far is running
from IS to 30 bushels per acre and taken
into consideration that the market is
strong at 7oc the outlook IS pretty en-
couraging from general business stand
point. The weather is excellent for the
harvest.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Gritman departed
Sunday evening for Spokane from
whence they will betake themselves to
some cool resort in close proximity to
the city for couple of weeks absence
along the lakes and river in that region
of the delightful Northwest.
Royal Lowell of Garner. Iowa. came in
on this mornings train from the east to
visit his SON, G.. E. Lowell. the attorney.
He has several sons in the law business
strung along the line between Mime
apolis and Tacoma.
Mrs. w. J. Bennington of Fairview, is
in town today. The lady is threatened
with typhoid fever and will remain at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. Rogers un-
der the care of DR., JIM. Adams for treat
ment.
S. G. Weller, the big farmer of Leon.
is in the burg today and is feeling jubil-
ant over conditions in general. His big
combined machinery is giving 1000 sacks
of wheat for this year from his farm.
Paul L. Emery of Chicago. ILL.,. brother.
in-law of w. B. Mack, is here on a visit.
He is tired of the windy city and is on a