Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-09

/ limits of the town and doing good work.
hMr. Jacob Bauer. president of the Ritz
vile Hardware Co., who placed the en-
CINE states the motion is steady and the
service is satisfactory. This is the first
trial with this mode of power in the coun-
ty, the experiment starting Saturday last
on the wheat field of Andreas Blum just
across the public highway from the Span
jer cemetery.
E.. NJ. Jeancon, state commander of the
Order of the Knights of tie Maccabees,
will arrive from Tacoma Friday for an
official visit to the local Tent Defiance
No. "a. Mr.. Moore. deputy. is here and
will remain working the field for the
benefit of the fraternity.
Prof. W. S. Holmes and daughter, Miss
Gcrtie, drove over from Odessa Monday,
returning again in the evening. The
gentleman was formerly one of the teach
ers in our schools and is now bank clerk
at that thrifty place across the county
line.>
George Buehler and sister were visit
ing friends in Newport this week depart
ing Tuesday morning for Berea, Ohio.
to attend college. Henry L. Kalkwarf
and S. J. Reiker will also be in attendance
at the same school.
A. F. Rosenof, S. ID. Douglas and ].
Reynolds left Monday afternoon Tor the
Okanogan country per team and camp
outfit for couple of weeks diversion
among the scenes of that mountainous
district.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcdonald on Mon
day bought the A. J, Krider residence in
the northerly part of town ard will move
in from the ranch shortly to take advan-
tage of the school facilities for their chill
dren.
Rev. Francis M. Egbers of Athol Ida.
was the Sunday guest of his son, w. S.
Egbers, at the farm eight miles north of
the city. He has been attending the
Methodist conference at Spokane.
c. o. Greene. owner OF the Electric
Light plant, returned Saturday from a
trip through California and into Old
Mexico. He withstood the ocean voyage
without feeding the little fishes.
Mrs. E. c. Bodwell of Walla Walla,
state president of the W. c. +. w.. gave
two lectures in the M. Z. church here
Monday afternoon and evening. going to
Davenport Tuesday.
M. w. Starr and wife of Hanford, Cali
fornia, are here looking after land and
crop interests and will return to that
equable climate which they enjoy we'll
enough to stay.
DR.. and Mrs. F. r. Burroughs and
daughter. Miss Ellen, have returned
from an outing on the St. Joseph river,
stopping at Spokane for week on the
way home.
Mrs. J. NJ. Comparet and son, Kenneth,
returned Saturday from a six-week's out
ing in Stevens county near where her
husband is heavily interested in marble
mines.
Geo. N. McCollum of Willis, who is
now transporting his crop from the farm
to this market. has our acknowledgement
of timely financial call at the News Of
flee.
Walter Layton accompanied by his
bride arrived the latter part of the week
and the gentleman has accepted posi-
ton as one of the clerks in the postotfce.
Mrs. d. A. Scott was called to Helix,
Oregon. Sunday night on account of the
serious illness of her father, J. H. King,
a leading citizen of Umatilla county.
Geo. Whitney of Lewiston. Idaho, is
here in attendance on his sister, Miss
Daisy, who is ill at the Pettijohn resi-.
dence on College Hill.
Until November 18th the banks will
not close until p. nj. each day for the
accommodation of the farmers during
the busy season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Siemens and fam.
lily returned Monday evening from two
weeks sojourn on Puget Sound and in
the coast cities.
Mrs. l.. E. Paskill. wife of the capable
n. P. railway agent, returned the latter
part Of the week from visit with friends
in Seattle.
The familiar chirography of genial
Thomas Durry, now of Walla Walla. was
written on the OFT hotel register last
evening.
Chas. E. Amsbaugh, city clerk of Lind,
II. Z. Merriman, real estate agent, and
City Marshal Frazier are up today on
business.
S. P. Wright OF Hatton, is transacting
business in town this week, having finish
ed harvesting his big farm forty miles
south.
Frederick Schultz has bought the James
linus wheat farm lying few miles south
of town and the latter has removed to
Lind.
MIR. and Mrs. Albert Baily have moved
into one of the handsome residences of
II. p. Baumann north of the Touring mills.