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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-28
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

s' csnn nt Of hhams IN eenF
In the matter Of the estate of Antje Christina
FehrS, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
has been appointed and has duly qualified as
administrator OF the estate Of Antje Christina
Nehrs, deceased. and that creditors of said es-
tate may present their claims duly verified,
with proper vouchers, to the undersigned ut
the law Office OF o. K. Holcomb, the place for
the transaction OF the business of said estate,
within one year from the first publication
hereof. towit: Within one year from he 18th
day Of october, 1903 or the same will he forever
barred.
Dated Ritzville, Washington, October ]. 1903.
0. X. HoLCoMB, JOHANN q. NEHRS.
Attorney, Administrator.
Rooms 5, 1 and ). Gritnan Block,
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-28

The prize lazy man OF Washington
got busy the other day and wrote this
paragraph for local paper: "Now
much nicer it is to sit in carriage
and think how much nicer it is to sit
in n carriage than it is to walk; than
it is to walk and think how much
nicer it is to sit in carriage than it
is to walk"
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

october II, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has 81 led notice OF her intention
to make communication proof in support of her
George +. Christensen, County Clerk and Clerk
Of the Superior Court for Adams County. Wash
iueton, at Ritzville, Wash, on Deccm Der 49,
1903, viz:
MAE A. CURTIS,
who made homestead entry No 1860, for the
s1a. sea, sec 6, twp 20 n, r So Z W NJ.
, ere names the following witnesses to prove
her CONTINUOUS residence upon and cultivation
OF said land, viz:
L. L. Bradley, CT Wheatland. Wash; Fred
Curtis ana VIM Raglass, of Griffith, Wash and
Jessie lavender, of Lamona, Wash
WILLIAM II. LUDDEN, Register.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-28
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Land Office at Spokane Falls, Wash.
September IL, 1903.
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim
and that said proof will be made before Alice
c. French, U. S. Commissioner for the District
OF Washington at Ritzville, WASH, on NOvem
Der 7. 1873, viz:
EUGENE AHERN,
who made homestead entry No. 1881 for the
sea, sec -, twp 20 n. So. Z " NJ.
lie names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous s.dence upon and cnltiva-
ton of, said land, viz
Frank Flanagan. Walter Youngs, Frank p.
French, Peter Wagner, all OF Ritzvile Wash.
WILLIAM II. LUDDEN, Register.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

September 70, 1903
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has lied notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim. and
that said proof will be made before Alice G:
French. U, s Commissioner for the district OF
Washington at Ritzville, Wash, ON November
81, 1905 viz:
WILLIAM A. MURRAY,
who made Homestead No. l3ll7 for the wiz,
ne4 and Wis, sel4, see q. twp Is II, r 50, W NJ.
He names the following witnesses 10 prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF. said land, viz:
John Bills, Robert Bills. L. Nissen, and
William RancOrc, all of kitzville, Wash.
WILLIAM ii. LUDDEN, Rcgiser.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-28
REGISTRATION NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that the registration
books which are open for the reg stration OF
voters Of City OF iitzvlle. will close on Nov. 81
1903. my Office OH the second floor Of the FIJI st
National Rank building. at the corner of Sec
ond and & streets, in the town OF kitzvilc.
Washington. All persons desiring to vote at
the coming municipal election to be held Dec
LIST, 1908. must register with the city clerk on
or before The date irst above mentioned.
Dated September 9, 1908.
Il u GILSON. City Clerk
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-28
MOTT. e FOR PUBLICATION
Land Office at Spokane Falls, Wash.

September 80, 1908.
Noice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim and
that said proof will be made before Alice G..
French, U. S. Commissioner for the District of
Washington, at Ritzville, WASH, OH November
"a, 1903, viz:
CHARLES TRABOUT.
who made homestead entry no. l093O for the
sel4, SIC 81, twp - n, range 81, L w NJ
lie names the following Witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF. said Ianu, viz:
Jake lie mbigner, George Seidl, Lonn Starr,
all of Ritzville, Wash, and William Lesley. OF
Odessa, Wash.
WILLIAM II. LUDDEN, Register.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
United States Land Office,

Spokane Falls, Wash, October g. 1908.
Notice is hereby given that Andrew Mcqueen
has filed notice OF intention to make final proof
before Alice Z. trench, u s. Commiss: Oner fer
the District Of Washington ut her office in Ritz
vile, Washington, on Tuesday, the LIST day of
December, 1903. on timber culture application
No 3j76, for the s1s, se4 and el2, sw14 Of SEE
tion No 81 in township No. 20 II. range No 81,
lie names as witnesses: Frank Norris and
Edwin Breese. Of Keystone, Wash; Allen j.
Womuch and Manuel Simas, of Ritzville. Wash
WILLIAM IL. LUDDEN, REGISTER,
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-28

New Workers have appropriated
$4,000 for the semitic study OF graft
They have heretofore expended more
than that but some other fellow did
the studying. And they again Dow lie
II there now.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-28

A country paper tells OF two little
boys who asked their mother if they
might play store in the dining room
ayes" she replied, "if you don't make
much noise" "We'll be quiet about
it mom," said one. "We'.l be store
keepers that don't advertise"
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-28

Call up Phone No. 33I, Model Meat
market, Bovee & Colbert, Props, for
anything in the meat line. Orders will
be delivered free OF charge.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-28
Teutonia T.dingS.

S. P Hansard Of Mohler, who a
month ago, went to Albany, Oregon.
for medical treatment, has returned
completely cured.
William Rasiass the oblging mail
carrier from Griffith, is full OF bust
ness and on the road six days every
week, and judging from the changes
in his stock Of goods at the Griffith
store, is selling inc lot OF goods.
School at Griffith continues to grow
in interest with its twenty enrolment.
The Teutonia school has an enroll,
ment Of thirty-three, and the pupils
forging ahead admirably, and the in
tention is to give IL basket social about
Thanksgiving for the purpose OF sup
plying the school with some apparatus
and other auxilla'ies for the pupils.
August Schwerin and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ailt are to
spend Saturday and Sunday with Fred
Arlt and family near Odessa.
Fall sown grain looks we'll, and is
growing very fast.
There is to lie party at Mr.. Wa
gonel's near Iona Saturday evening.
A good time is assured
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-28

The times, matrimoniaIly speaking,
seem to be sadly OF joint. The class
Of men that wives can neither live
with nor leave has expanded and now
includes number OF suitors whom
young women dare neither to wed nor
reject. The lesson is in add warning
to young girls to curb the coquettisb
instinct that too often leads them into
trouble, and to parents to guard by pre-.
cept and prudent oversight the lives
OF their thoughtless young daughters.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-28

Edi,.r Bob Montgomery of TIE Puy
allup Valley Tribune, and Miss Agnes
Elizabeth Cook OF Sumner, Washing
ten, were married in Summer, Oct. Is.
His brilliant pen in the chief event
of his life could not be siIenced and in
speaking of his happiness says; I'VE
have long known that the social unit
is the man ard his wi't-that conju-
gal affection is by far the deepest
thing, ard the most sacred, in the
universe Of God. TIE destiny Of every
man centeis night therein the home,
!o',vrr in memory or in proSpcct-or
1T there, VIII. re the vine twines
over the cottage door, aud the moth
ei's lullaby Is heard within. Our So
cial philosophy has 40 patience with
the Il omic man. He is Il lone tree in
dreary waste. 1t is not good for
man to be alon --not good even in
par iC Ii.S
have Ectn sweeter ed forever by the
songs Of the birds" And thus to the
newly married editor and his vile the
News extends heartiest congratula-
tions knowing that out Of the char
actcr Of such unity the world reaps
destl y. 1t is the creation OF nature
in the marital relation that the mai
esty Ct the whole universe EXPANDS
touching man with nobleness. 1t is
around the hearthstone that cling the
ethics OF higher civilization. And it
is the realism OF happiness that marri-
age gives which creates the shades
and beauties in nature and art. The
greatest enemy OF the foundations CT
our government existing at present is
the divorce court.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-28

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Entered at the PostCL ,cn ii: Ritzvilie. Adams
q County, Washington for /. nnsmi> sion til through
the United States Mails as Second Glass mail
matter.
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-20

Opposition is essential tv success.-Ram, :,
Horn.
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-20

Read how easily it can be done.
w. j. Hill, of 40 South Union Street,
Concord, N. c., proprietor of hardware
and harness store, Justice of the Peace,
and one of the best known residents Of
that city, says: sDoan's Kidney Pills
proved very efficient remedy in my
case. got a box at the Gibson Drug
Store and used them for disordered
kidneys and backache from which had
experienced great deal of annoyance,
trouble and pain. The kidney secre-
tions had bothered me for a long while,
were very irregular, dark colored and
full of sediment. The Pills cleared it
all up and have not had an ache in my
back since taking the last dose. My
back is much stronger and my health
generally is improved great deal. I
am glad to make public endorsement
Of the Pills trusting that it may be
the means of relieving some other
sufferer"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. Hill will be
mailed on application to any part of the
United States. Address Foster Milburn
Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For Gale by all
druggists, price so cents per box. ~
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-20
SHIFTING OF THE BULL's-EYE.
Apparent Changing of Its Position
During the Day.

A series of curious observations
have been made by DR.. Friedrich
Riehl on the apparent change of posi-
tion of the bull's-eye on target dur
ing the day, says the London Morn
ing Post This change of position
can be observed most accurately if
the shooting range extends from
north to south, with the targets at
the north end of the range. For in
stance, says he, if a marksman on a
MINDLESS, cloudless day has set his
sights so carefully that at II O'Clock
in the day properly aimed bullet
will hit the center of the 5ull's-eye,
he will find, on repeating the expert
ment next morning-al other things
but the hour remaining unchanged
that his shot will be marked "high
left" DR.. Riehl has formulated the
following law of the apparent change
ability of the bull's-eye: S'The bulls
eye is apparently attracted by the po-
sition of the sun, or Of any other lu-
minous point, and apparently during
the day follows the course Of the sun
in semi-circular line on the target" 7"
He contents himself with affirming
this law, leaving the explanation to
others. He thinks that this seeming
ly changed position of an object un-
der the changing influence of light
cannot be produced by simple laws
Of refraction, nor by the changing
temperature of the air near the sur
face of the earth, nor by changing
barometric pressure. The change Of
position, he points out, can be shown
to be instantly responsive to the sun
breaking through cloud. 1t cannot
be akin to mirage, because the shoot
er would then have to lower his gun
at noon instead Of elevating it, as he
has to do now.
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-20

He is out and in the open by breaking of the
day,
He hath steady eye and deadly aim,
1ie doth not heed the birds or beasts that
cross his errant way,
For he's after bigger game.
No Indian wears more proudly his trophies
stiff and stark
Than he the hearts that dangle at his
belt;
But Dan Cupid stops to kiss each forlorn
and grievous mark
That his rosy hands have dealt.
His weapons are old-fashioned-he's alb
surdly small and gay,
His trail lies through the country and the
town,
And when he sights his quarry, the wise
are those who say:
DO not shoot-for we'll come down."
The sphinx he doth out-riddle, this hunter
after hearts
His triumphs have been said and have
been sung
Yet still he goes a-hunting, with his bow
and feathered darts,
Just as when the world was young.
--Virna Sheard, in Canadian Magazine.
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-20
Sacred Teeth.

Teeth of all kinds have been wor-
SHIPPED, and are, in fact, still vener-
ated as relics in some religious
shrines. Buddha's toothis preserved
in an Indian temple, the Cingaless
worship the tooth of a monkey, while
the elephants and sharks tooth
serve similar purpose among the
Malabar and Tonga islanders, respec-
lively. The Siamese were formerly
the possessors of the tooth of sa-
cred monkey, which they valued very
highly, but in war with the Portu-
guese they lost it and had to pay
100000 to get it back again. 1t is
now kept in small gold box enclosed
in six other boxes in one of the many
temples of the Siamese capital.
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-20
A BIT OF WASTED COURTESY.
The Polite Mans Intentions Were
Good Though Of No Service.

Ihe man and woman were young,
good looking and well groomed.
There were only two vacant seats, and
they were on opposite sides of the
cars, so, instead of sitting side by
side, as was natural and proper for
such well matched pair, they were
divided by half the length Of the car.
The man against whom the girl's
arm brushed confdingly, says the
New York Express, was getting along
in years, but his soul thrilled with
the sentiments Of youth, and he re-
solved to clear the situation for the
sweet young things. Calamity he
arose and stumbled over to the un-
fortunate young man.
81 will exchange seats with you,
SIR he said.
The young man hesitated, but he
accepted the offer. Every was in
terested and looked to see the couple
strike up an animated conversation
without delay. But they did not
gush. They did not even speak, and
presently, when the conductor came
around, the man diyed down into his
pocket and brought up nickel and
the woman dug aroud in her purse
and brought up another, and they
paid their fares independently. An
audible sigh went up from the rest
Of the passengers. The man with the
chivalric spirit felt worse than any
body else, unless it was the young
folk themselves, both of whom un-
derstood the situation and blushed
furiously.
"Well, | don't care" said the GAL
liant man finally, to one who cared to
listen. Il did my duty, anyhow, and
he has had the pleasure Of sitting be-
side her, even if he doesn't know
her"
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-20
VALUABLE WASTE.
A Curious Experience of the Govern
ment Bureau of Engraving.

''It's an i'll wind that blows nobody
good" remarked one Of the best
known anglers in the city to WASH
ington Star reporter one day this
week after the result of the investi-
cation concerning the disposition of
the refuse from the bureau of engrav-
ing and printing had been made
known. Not many days ago." he
added, complaint was made that the
ink and other waste from Uncle
Sans money shop had killed hun
dreds of fish in the basin. What to
do with the waste was puzzling mat
ter to Capt. Meredith. The captain
is something of an angler himself,
and he was naturally more interested
than he would have been had he not
been fond of the sport.
"After making several expert
ments the captain concluded he
would put the waste to a steam test,
and he experienced no trouble in con-
verting the water into steam. There
was naturally thick sediment left,
and this, of course, had to be dis
posed of in some manner. The
thought struck him that its color in
dicated it might be used for blacking
shoes, and some Of it applied to leath-
er proved it to be an excellent black
ing, and Capt. Meredith's friends are
inquiring why he does not form a
stock company and float bonds.
"a get-rich-quick scheme" con-
cluded the angler, "could be worked
successfully in the shoe polish line,
but unfortunately the chief of the
bureau is not in position to turn
over the waste from Uncle Sans es-
tablishment for private purposes"
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-20
Old Railroad Ticket IL NOW . Uus
riOnity.

Mrs. Laura f. Howey, librarian Of the
State Historical society, of Montana has re-
ceived from c. E.. Reese, of Virginia City,
one of the tickets used in the early '6Os OF,
the stage lines of Montana. 1t is from Vir-
ginia City to New York, issued by the Wells
Fargo company, the fare at that time being
$3.50. The ticket is composed of eight
coupons.
The first is by stage, supposedly to Salt
Lake, there being left a blank space to be
filled in. From there it is over the Union
Pacific railroad to Omaha. by omnibus to
Council Bluffs and from there to Chicago
over the Chicago & NorthWester4 Railway.
From Chicago the ticket is over the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne 4 Chicago to Pittsburg
and from Pittsburg to Harrisburg over the
Pennsylvania Central. From the latter
place to New York the ticket calls for pas
sage over the Allentown line to New York.
II sometimes has my suspicious" said
e,;Ifx u1Hle nDen, dss &c chronic gossip hab q
In self'defense. ."-Washingto Star.
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-20

l was his superior, and the tact that
liked his stories made him man of
distinction in the company. He
would tell You the same yarn in a
dozen different ways, adding to and
rearranging the incidents with the
skill OF writer of plays.
"You want to know how he saved
my life? Well, we got word that the
insurgents had captured a train Of
supplies and that they were supposed
to be in our neighborhood. We went
hunting and came upon them just
after dusk.
81 was riding ahead with Jim
when on the top of hill | spied the
carts, and just as l did fellow fired
out of the brush to my right. He
must have been nervous, for he
missed. My horse bolted straight
ahead. |. yelled to Jim to get him.
and the next thing / knew | was right
among them. | dropped four, and
then my last cartridge failed. ! slid
off my horse to the left as one of them
fired at me. He whipped out an ugly
knife just as l hit him full in the face
with the revolver.
81 did not catch him right, and l
never saw fellow grin as he did. He
thought he had me. / caught the
first blow on the left hand, and then
ran for all | was worth. Ifelt | must
soon drop, for | was bleeding at a
great rate, and he was getting nearer.
Something prompted me to hold the
bleeding hand high above my head
so that it did not bleed so freely, but
the Gugu was gaining.
'Just then / saw Jim come out of
the brush. | lodged to the right to
give him fair shot and he dropped
him. The men laid us out near to-
gether. They fixed a torniquet about
my arm and bandaged the hand.
Then they turned to the man who
came so near getting me. He was
dying and begged for water, Jim
was at his side at once and put his
canteen to the insurgents lips.
"'Bueno amigop he gasped, and
was gone. Ireceived medical aid some
hours later when reinforcements ar
rived, and was hurried to Manila. ]
had lost the use of my hand and was
sent on to America, where the sur
geons did so well with me that am
minus only two fingers and have per-
feet use of the others. Iexpected to
see Jim again at the post | had
heard of his promotion until he be-
came first sergeant.
ct seems that when he reached
San Francisco he went out to see the
sights. Some rough in Chinatown
robbed and killed him.
''Jim always wanted to be buried
under weeping willow near the post,
and he was, with military honors. >
N. Y. Times.
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-20
CAPTAIN BILLS
STRIKER. .
by ROBERT HALsTE AID.


He had forgotten the friends with
him at the theater and dimly heard
something about ''the constitution
following the flag He was back in
the Philippines, far north of Manila,
with his colored striker" busily
fussing about, trying to make him
comfortable. Hisfriends were not un-
used to his forgetfulness Of them. He
seemed after the Spanish-American
war to have gained the habit of fall
ing without warning into fits OF rev.
erie, when he would wake up to say
''No' in answer to question which
should have been answered in the af-
firmative, and "Yes'' when the mega
tive was expected Capt. Bill was a
gentleman and quick to correct the
mistaken answers and to apologize
for his abstraction.
1t did seem strange, however, that
ne should be SO unusually forgetful
of the others tonight. They had
come together to celebrate his pro-
motion to the two bars on his shoul-
der straps. Capt. Bill was one Of those
hastily graduated classes at West
Point when the war with Spain
came, and had attained a rank
which, after the war of the states, had
been the final ambition of the grad
yates, the hoped-for reward of men
about to be returned on halfpay after
long years of faithful and honorable
service
There had been a jolly dinner in
honor of Capt. Bill, modest hero, at
which he had been among the gayest.
In the lobby Of the theater he had
stopped to shake hands with a broth
er officer. His gay spirits were gone
when he took his seat. His face had
grown haggard and the square jaw
firmly set, SO that the smile his
friends loved so well was gone. They
took it that he must be again on one
OF his mental journeys. They were
most of them army people and knew
that these moods were the result Of
the long days of sickness at Montauk
Point and the trials Of his campaign
ing in the Philippines. They were
indulgent until after the theater.
They had gathered in a restaurant,
where private room was reserved for
them. The captain tried to be as
cheerful as the rest. He emptied his
wine glasses faster than is usual in
polite company, especially when
women are present.
81 "Look here, captain" said little
lady to his right, "you are in some
sort Of trouble or you are i'll. If you
are in tronble you are surrounded by
the best friends you have, and if you
are i'll we ought to do something for
YOU as wee
He looked up in half-dazed way,
poured down another glass Of wine,
Strengthened up and said:
Il don't want to be Death at the
feast. You must pardon me for my
rudeness and inattention. / have
heard very bad news. / met Mai.
Bucklin in the lobby. He told me
Jim Tucker is dead. Younever knew
Jim, OF course. He was negro SER
geant, a good soldier, and most en-
tertaining fellow. You may think it
queer that | feel SO bad, but it isn't
strange. You'd feel like | do if the
man who saved your life, the fellow
who kept you from going stark mad
when the fever came back and you
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-20
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