Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-26
LOCAL TOPICS.

The excellent advantages offered by
the State Normal School at Cheney should
be ofsintcres: to all our readers. The
last legislature generously appropriated
$4,000 for the support of the institution
for the coming two years. Fifteen thou
sand dollars are beng spent in improve
ments this summer. Last year the school
had the largest attendance in its history.
The authorities expect even greater
number this fall. The Normal has placed
an ad in this issue.
VIM. r. Wilson and Dora E. Lydel of
Hatton were married in Seattle last
Thursday. The groom is well known
contractor and painter of this city and
the bride is the only daughter of L. l..
Lydel in the employ of the King Mercan-
tile Co. at Hatton. The wedding comes
as surprise the host of friends who
wish them long happy matrimonial
voyage. They arrived Sunday and will
make their home here.
Supt. w. J. Lansing takes charge of
his duty as county school superintendent
of Adams county Sept. Ist. MIR. and
Mrs. L. c. Van Patten were down from
Cheney Saturday attending the final
duties of Mr.. Van Patten in that capacity.
Mr.. Lansing is an energetic young man
of progressing appearance and thor
ough scholar with considerable past ex-
perience and we believe will prove the
light of future days.
The Ritzville baseball team will play
Shaw Borden team in Spokane next Sun
day. Then dates in Walla Walla Sept.
6 and ? which will finish the schedule
for this seasons playing. A dance will
be given in opera house Friday evening,
Aug. %, for the benefit of the association,
to which everybody is invited.
N. E. Irby of Cunningham, owning and
operating two sections of land nine miles
west of that point, was IN the burg Tues
day on business. He says many new
corners in that section will be affected by
the shortage of this years crop. The
raw land there yielded an average of five
bushels to the acre.
Morris Ahern, we'll known old-timer,
living near Griffith. is lying at his home
with his right side totally paralyzed and
his left suffering partial paralysis as
result of being thrown from his rig while
returning home from Ritzville; the wheels
passing over his neck.
R. Clyde Kennedy, cashier of the First
National bank, returned today from
months absence at Long Beach, the
Coney Island of the Pacific slope, Z trip
TO the SUBMITS of Mt. Rainier and Nit.
Tacoma and visit in the principal cities
OF Puget Sound.
G. J. Kicker has resigned his position
as librarian and will soon depart for
Berea, Ohio, to attend school. At a
meeting of the Ritzville Public Library
Association Friday evening o. w. Hugh
att was chosen to succeed Mr.. Kicker.
DR.. and Mrs. F. X. Burroughs and
daughter. Miss Ellen, are enjoying a
vacation in the Idaho mountains this
week being guests at Hotel Victoria,
Spokane Tuesday.
Mrs. T. B. Leonard and family have
returned from several days outing in the
mountainous atmosphere of the beautiful
Lake at Occur d'Alene, Idaho.
Editor and Mrs. Edgar d. ellison are
enjoying the week on the excursion to
Victoria, B. C.. attending the Washing
ton State Press Association.
r. r. Wood. representing the Spokane
Drug Co.. was in town Tuesday on bust
ness. placing an advertisement for Medi-
cal Lake Salts in this issue.
w. 5. Ofner, large fruitgrower Of
Walla Walla county and representative of
the Walla Walla Produce Co., was in
town Monday.
Chas. Jameson, who has just finished
a long harvesting run at his farms north
west of town. was in renewing acquain-
tances today.
Miss Alice Jay departed Tuesday for
her homestead west of Lind. where she
also will teach school during the winter
months.
MS. F. B. Shepley was Monday pas
senger to Spokane for a short visit to
relatives and sightseeing at the Labor
Carnival.
VIM. H. Turner came down from Spo-
kane Sunday for short visit with his
fatheN James Turner and family.
Dr.. Armstrong. a practicing physician
Of the city of Spokane, was in town Tues
day guest of Dr. J. w. Lansing.
Geo. Cebbert. proprietor of the Model
Meat market. was passenger on North
ern Pacific Spokaneward today.
Calvin Lunceford. president of the
Adams County Electric road, was Spo.
kane business visitor Monday.
Mr.. and Mr.. Harvey L. Cole. a newly
married couple of Odessa. are guests of