Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-25
LOCAL TOPICS.

Application for final letters of admin
istration on the 10000 estate of Alex
Strachan will be heard by Judge H. L
Kennan at Spokane March 80. The in
debtedness is approximately $4,000
Oliver M. Lee is the heaviest creditor
and petitioner for the administrator.
ship. Strachan died in Spokane Thurs.
day morning. March Io 1903. and was
the proprietor of the Railroaders Home
4 lodging house in that city. He was
born in Scotland 81 years ago and left
no relatives in this country. His prop
erty consists of the saloon building
and lot occupied by J. F. Doran, and a
piece of land southeast Of town. Sheriff
Shorno also has claim against the es.
tate and accompanied by his attorney
c. L. Holcomb was in Spokane Satur-
day.
Thos. J. Smith in his new play "The
Game Keeper" will be the attraction al
the opera house, March IS. "The Game
Keeper" is an Irish drama, but has been
constructed on original lines with touch
of real American humor that is at all
times refreshing. This accounts for the
fact that it is one of the greatest successes
Of the stage for years. Everywhere it is
greeted as masterpiece of realism. Its
story is interestingly told while the com,
edy that is interspersed in liberal guam
tity lends brightness and cheerfulness
that is all its own. Close attention has
been paid to all the details and the pro-
duction can be appropriately called
complete in every respect.
A decision of the Supreme court Just
handed down awards Alma Lamona,
youngest child of the late John H. La
mona, $22oo. Mrs. Emma Lamona,
widow, had brought suit against M. M.
Cowley, executor, who. in carrying out
the provisions will held that the daughter
was entitled to the sum granted her by
the court and which was contested by
Mrs. Lamona. The family formerly
lived on Crab creek at Grand Bluffs and
have many friends and acquai ntances of
fifteen or twenty years ago who still re-
side here.
Harry d. Kimball, alias L. J. Morris
was tried before jury Tuesday and
found guilty of obtaining money under
false pretenses and victimizing A. w.
Amick the liveryman. The case has at
tracted considerable attention as the
convicted man was accompanied upon
his arrival here last month by a young
woman whom Kimball had inveiged in
to a bogus marriage. The penalty for
such an offense is from one to five years
in the penitentiary, the minimum in the
discretion of the Judge being one year in
county Jail.
Robt. Larmer accompanied by his son
Herbert leave on Saturday for Abigail.
Manitoba, where he has bought farm
and will reside permanently. He speaks
very highly Of that section of English
territory and also acting so beneficial to
his declining health. Mr.. Larmer is an
old timer we'll respected here and all re-
greet his departure. He retains his large
land holdings in the Griffith neighbor-
hood besides some other financial inter-
ests.
John Mcdonald the popular Scotch
man. sent this Office a fowl-either
big duck or small goose. which came
down from his unwavering aim at his
Grow Creek ranch Saturday. Mack
never fails to hit il anything is in range
Of hi. gun when the trigger is pulled, and
If he don't get what he shoots at he gen
orally fetches something else.
Adam Ceist, a German, living here un-
Ill recently was brought back from Port
land last Monday and lodged in the
Spokane Jail on the charge of passing
a spurious check for $40. on Gustaph
Trapschuh friend of the same nation
al,ty. Geist lost his wife. and his children
are now being cared for by a family
near town.
Martin Swanson, Swede about fifty
years of age, died Sunday morning at
the Hollenshead house of acute pneu-
monia. He was a bachelor and leaves
several thousand dollars worth of farm
land near Paha. Burial occurred yester-
day in Ritzville cemetery the last sad
rites being performed by Rev. T. II.
Fertig.
Mr.. aud ]. E. Prouty left on Sunday
for Seattle to visit her daughter Mrs.
w. c. Wright. who is quite i'll. They had
Just returned from Odessa where Mrs.
Laban thinner another daugher is con-
valescing from a sick spell.
Geo. S. Snyder. brother of the clothing
merchant. arrived from San Froncisco
this morning to look after some business
matters in Superior court. Mr.. Snyder
has large landed interests in the county.
I'D. Barker was fined today sroo and
costs by Judge Kennedy for an un-
provoked assault upon w. F. Beal. a
we'll known farmer from the south part
Of the county.
Mrs. Horace G.. Whittlesey Nee
Miss Jennie Skeltonl and Mrs. Samuel
Hutchison. wife Of the Ex-City Marshal.
were wuesss n the home of Mr.. and Mrs.