Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-17
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LOCAL TOPICS.

LOCAL TOPICS.
BY the explosion of a gasoline stove
in the Temperance hall Friday nigh
At 10 o'clock quick fire caused los.
aggregating $500 in property, ane
placing in jeopardy the safety of the en-
tire business portion of our town
destruction being only averted b,
prompt action of the two volunteer fire
departments in the desperate fight
against the consuming element which
saved the Pacific hotel owned by Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. L. Tinnel and conducted
by Henry Margraf. Had slight breeze
prevailed or the water supply from the
new tank failed at precarious moment
our thriving little city would now be in
ashes. The sufferers are as follows:
Sam Almberg. 5000 stock, insurance
$3.50: ]. c. Shorno building and furniture
in second story $1,000. insurance $1,000.
John Bovee building srloo. insurance
$500; Geo. Gebert, Model Meat Market
800. The heavy plate glass in the new
brick structure of the King Mercantile
Co. across the street was broken as well
as nearly all the windows ip the Post
Office and Hans Thomson general mer-
chandise store. When the flames broke
out II feet of water. 10000 gallons. was
stored in the big tank on College hill
and the engines were running in full Ca
pacity, when the fire was checked but
10000 gallons remained and with the
playing of the three streams from the
:2.inch hose the supply would have held
out only about thirty minutes longer,
thus demonstrating that our town Jared
fortunately in sustaining so small a loss
considering tie general hazard. which
the burning of the Pacific hotel would
have greatly inceeased. 1t is stated that
rebuilding will begin at an early
date with new ERE proof strutures.
ia. Willis and J. w. Galbreath have
returned from the Pasteur Institute. Chi
cago. where each took their two boys to
be treated for the bite of a mad dog.
The four patients were under the care Of
the doctors for fourteen days and are
now completely cured. though they ar
rived there just in time to prevent the
dreaded hydrophobia from taking its
awful effect. The mothers also accom-.
panied them on the trip and though the
was = costly one from 6nan.
eial standpoint. the Joy Of the parents
over saving their little ones is very man.
iest.
B. E. Hervsy returned from Quincy
Thursday bringing samples of wheat
grown in that section which bespeaks \
fair yield. Mr.. H. has been engaged in the
real estate business here for some time
and his affairs have grown to such large
proportions that he will remove to
Spokane where he has purchased val
liable home on the north side near the
Court house and will open an Office in
that city.
Prof. R. R. Lloyd Of Chicago. will ar
rive Thursday morning and commence
meetings at the Congregational church
on Thursday evening continuing over
Sunday next June Il. Prof. Lloyd is an
acknowledged scholar and is widely
known and admired as an interesting. in
and eloquent speaker. Every
body is cordially invited to worship with
US while Prof. Lloyd is here in our midst.
The general rain that has fallen lately
the great Inland Empire is
hailed with delight by the farmers and
assures fair crop. The rainfall in the
vicinity of Ritzville has not been so
heavy as in other parts of the county
but the yield will be average.
Philip A. Grub, manager of the Ia.
coma Grain Co. Warehouse at this point,
left yesterday for his home at Medical
Lake where he will spend q few days
with the fond hope of recuperating from
that tired feeling"
Hugh d. Dunlap popular Alderman
from the steenth ward of our sister town
Lind. accompanied by his wife. jumped
into town and out again this forenoon
and was pleasant caller at this news
foundry.
Prof. Jacob ]. Thiel returned last week
from Kansas where he has been in
charge Of one of the departments of
leading college Of that state. Mr.. Thiel
has . finished education and is post
graduate.
The vicious blaze Friday night illus
trated the pressing need of hooks. lad
ders and similar apparatus for use in
such emergencies. 4 repetition Of which
10 liable to occur at any moment.
Editor and Mrs. J. F. Dealy of Hatton.
were visiting with Mrs. d. w. Haight
Sunday. The Hustler man reported his
towa still growing and that crops were
in need Of moisture.
Mrs. VIM. Snyder. wife of the elothier
leaves this week for Seattle for an ex-