Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-15
LOCAL TOPICS.

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Tha several pastors of this city met
In the Baptist church Monday morning
1t 10 a. m. and organized the Adams
County Ministerial Association. Rev.
Lyon was elected president and Rev.
Jones secretary. The next meeting will
be held next Monday in Ritzville Library
hall. The object of the organization is for
better cooperative work of pastors for
the advancement of social and religious
objects in the city and to supply neg
lected communities with ministers. 1t
Is supposed that every minister in the
county will soon be enrolled.
A sermon on Oddfellowship by Rev.
E. E. Davidson will be delivered at the
Christian Church. Sunday. April 26.
1903, at II a. m. The event will be an
observanc of the 84th anniversary of the
founding Of the order by Thomas Viii.
dey and four associates in the City of Bal
timore, Md. April 26. 1910. All are cor
daily invited to be present and all Re-
bekahs and members of this great
benevolent order are earnestly urged to
be in attendance.
VIM. Weiand, the jcweler. left this
morning for few months visit in the
fatherland which he has not seen for ~
years. He was born in Germany 81
years ago and has resided here since
1890. Martin Meyer. a fellow country
man. father of Reinhart and Chas.
Meyer. accompanied him.
. James M. Kennedy. the pioneer
and wealthy Stockman OF Cow Creek.
who bears the distinction and enviable rep
utation of never "slickearing" during his
forty years engagements in stock raising.
was the guest of his neice. Mrs. w. r.
Cunningham, Jr.. Saturday.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Con-
Rregational church will be entertained
by Mrs. W. H. Martin, Mrs. Geo. Tin.
nell and Mrs. Jno. NJ. Adams, at the
home of Mrs. Martin on College hill
Wednesday afternoon May 6. All ladies
cordially invited. Mrs. Libbie E. Stu
art. secretary.
Gale Smith, the real estate man, DR..
p. w. Yearsley, the dentist. Editor w. S.
;Swenson and H. P. Scheffel. of the St.
Paul and Tacoma Lumber company
were in Spokane for the Easter festival.
having seats at "The Turkish Bath, "
Monday evening.
S. G.. NORM, the contractor and
builder goes to Wenachee today to To-
cate and engage in his line of business
which he informs US is very brisk there
at present.
c. o. Greene. manager and owner of
the Electric Light plant. has recovered
from sick spell which confined him to
his room for the past fortnight.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Con.
gregational church will meet at the
home of Mrs. l. Watson Myers Wednes-
day afternoon. April ~.
H. Goddard bought out the o. X. bar
Der shop yesterday and Mr.. Eastman
will 90 to Tacoma to select a new To-
cation.
Frank H. Denge leading citizen from
the south part of the county was trans
acting business before the Board of
Commissioners Monday.
Henry Klaas returned Monday from
several days sojourn, over on Palouse
river where he was examining land and
fishing trout in the interim.
G. w. Eastman. who recently sold
cut his cigar store and news stand at
Pullman was guest Of his brother w.
S. Eastman the barber, Sunday.
DR.. H. H. Brown of Washtucna
passed through town Friday on his way
home from business trip in Spokane.
Mrs. Ina X. Smith of Spokane has
been visiting her daughter. Mrs. J. NJ.
Robinson Of Knob hill for the past week.
Rev. Gentry Rushing will deliver the
Odd Fellows Anniversary sermon at
Washtucna on April 10th.
Read the new ad of the Fair Store, one
of the leading mercantile establishments
of the city.
Glabreath Bros. are in the city with
their two fine stations. Dickensheets and
Snide.