Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14

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H,W. Fair~easher Il spekaae former.
/6ne q he best known f6anciers and
pelieieiaas IL the state aad vho went
dswa IN the panic Of 1905. has retrieved
= portion Of his fallen fortunes and set
tied some 10000 judgments which have
stood on record against him since the
trodhioss times Of nine years ago when
the financial fate Of the country swung in
The balance until McKinley's election in
SIS. Ny; Fairweather was Division
-snfeadeat sf the Northern Pacific
.Aailssad when the road was built through
here in 1879. with headquarters at
Spsigue. Leaving that position he es-
tabiished the First National Bank at
Spregue, and while there was elected
State Senator from Lincoln County and
vaeslsea member Of that memorable
\ Il 3As Constitutional Convention. He
yor Of Sprague and. one :of the
.,,.tafsst kgurcs in the history Of that
town. and county. For a: number Of
years he has been a resident, of the
charming city by the falls and lately has
pro6.ed well by mining investments. He
came % Washington thirty years ago
and has m extensive acquaintance
throdShoutthe Northwest
Anna Kramer. a German girlEof four.
teen years Of age. residing out north on
the Lincoln county line. met with tragic
ending Saturday ate moon by the acct.
dental discharge of the treacherous shot
gun ~ he hands of Mike Kramer. bro
Their two years her senior. Death was in.
stanteneous and the family are Frustrated
over the distressing occurrence. A
strange coincidence in connection with
the affair was that Mike dreamed the
night before that he was out hunting and
shot what he supposed was some kind Of
wild animal but upon reaching it found
it to be the sister who was killed the. fol-
lowing day.
David Richardson. proprietor Of the
new Townsite Of Quincy on the Great
Northern in Douglas county. was over
Monday. He 10 eoaducting = hardware
and iinpleneat store At that point. has
sold che huadssd town. lots, a.d built a
6ne resideace fss his family. .''They.like
it there and propose to make it future
home. Qsiaey. has three gsperah'ner.'
chandise stores and ethee enterprises are
opening up. A fine section Of forming
surrounds the new burg and there IS. lit
tie doubt Of its soon being splendid
trading point.
Mr.. N. H. Greene. president of the
Pioneer State Bank moved into his fine
mansion on West College hill yesterday.
For the greater part Of the past year the
splendid sesideacs has been 10 course of
construction and Mr.. aud, Mrs.. Greene
are happy 10 get settled in" their pernia!
;nens and magnificent new home. The
apartments just vacated by them 'iu the
brick adjoining the lodge rooms will be-
occupied'by Mr.. and Mrs:W. H. .Tuggle.
John P. Chambers and wife who are
making their temporary home at Medi-
cal Lake for the benefit of their health
were down the fore part of the week to
see how the old farm was coming along.
That wonderful pool OF SLOAN with its
famous healing qualities has relieved
the aging codPle, Of .rheumuusm with
which they have suffered for years. They
returned home yesterday on the cast.
bound passenger. -. -. sss's' :
Al Rickert and James Hammond have
sold out their Liquor business and
saloon toThomas F. Lachef of Kalispel.
Mont. who took charge Monday. The
boys have large landed interests IN the
Northwestern part Of the County and
may remove to.ihe ranches and play i
hand at farming for = while. 4 vocation
at which both have had previod$ ex-
perience. "
Leo. Rougheore Ia. purchased the
secondhand store Of L. Jeffries and will
continue the business at the old stand on
the east side of the track near the Grub
Warehouse. Mr.. Jeffnes and family
will move on to their homestead six
miles south Of town 70 comply with
the law 10 gaining title to 100 acres Of
the public domain.
Mrs. frank York was buried Sunday
in Spragae cemetery. Death came from
obscure causes after few days illness.
The deceased was married to Frank
York. of Willis. in the east about =
month ago. and her demise comes as a
sudden shock. Sympathy IS extended to
the bereaved husband in this dark hour.
Zaehariah McChesney. the tall syca-
more Of the Sand Hill Country dropped
in to town yesterday morning. He
states that the farmers in his part Of the
Country are as happy As can be. thank
full for the past. satisfied with the
present and hopeful of the future with
its promising prospects.
J. L. Hughes Of Cunningham who
farms on the California scale. is in the