Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-08
LOCAL TOPICS.

Miss Alma LamOna was married this
fWednesday) evening to F. NJ. Cleary Of
Seattle. who is graduate of Gonzaga
. college, Spokane. The ceremony was
performed by Father Verhagen. at the
Z residenc of P. w. Lamona, 2oI7 Eighth
avenue, Spokane. Miss Bertha Skinner
va. maid of honor and Will Ziegler bes,
man. Miss Lamona is sister of P. w
!, Lamona, one of the proprietors of the
Northwestern Paint and Varnish Co. and
daughter of John H. Lamona, one OF
the pioneers Of Spokane. She graduated
!, from the Spokane high school and is
well known there.
Judge Geo. M. Gilchrist and wife of
Vinton. Iowa. arrived Monday and are
guests of their nephew, DR.. John M.
Adams and wife on Knob hill. They left
home six months ago. coming out by way
of Colorado and California, stopping at
intermediate points there and along the
Pacific slope which both have enjoyed.
They will stop at Yellowstone National
Park on their way home. Seventeen years
have passed since the meeting of the
. doctor and his uncle.
Miss Edna French, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. F. P. French, was violently
thrown from her riding horse Monday
evening, sustaining severe injuries from
the fall and for several hours keen anx-
iety was felt concerning her condition in
which concession of the brain seemed
threatened. The young lady is now inn.
proving slowly from the accident which
brought her very near to death.
A mammoth watch, built for the occa-
sion. on such a large scale that people
may walk around in it. among the NOV
ing wheels. will be on exhibition at the
Worlds Fair. Visitors will thus be able
to study the mechanism of watch with
out the aid of glass.
S. M. Hair received despatch last
evening from Mrs. Hair at the home in
tWenatchee. stating that their to-year- old
son Charles had been drowned that day.
No particulars we're given. Mr.. Hair
left on the first train for the scene of the
sad accident.
Mrs. Geo. L. Tinnel, accompanied by
her daughters the Misses Ollie and Min
ME Meyer. went to Spokane this morn.
ing to attend the Lamona-C leary nup.
tials. the two families having been neigh
bors and close friends for the past thirty
years.
Mrs. Caroline M. Goodrich formerly
Mrs. Lemman) of Athol. Idaho. is in the
city on her way to Kendrick. After
brief stay with friends in town the lady
will proceed to Kansas to care for her
aged and invalid father.
w. ]. Bennington Of Lind. was in the
city Monday transacting business. and
left for Spokane on Tuesday. The re-
cent rains have been of much benefit to
spring sown grain and he believes good
yield will be harvested.
Chas. H. Remis passed through town
Monday on his way to the fiat to visit the
"old folks at home" Mr.. Bemis is now
and has been for several years ore of
the best known street car conductors in
Spokane.
l. Watson Myers. the merchant, ac-
companied by his wife. left to-day for
Portland from whence they will proceed
to Ilwaco or some other popular seaside
resort to spend month in recreation.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Haight and family
returned from a months outing at Occur
D'Alene Lake much refreshed and bene-
fitted by the pleasant trip at that popular
resort which has promising future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Spaulding of the
Dalles. are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clayton E. Shipman on Knob hill, the
ladies being sisters. Mr.. Spaulding is a
telegraph operator in that city.
F., The s-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. Schnell. dressed in full costume as
miniature Uncle Sam, attracted much
attention and favorable comment on the
streets the 4th.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Tuggle are at
home again after a pleasant trip to
the Sound cities. and the gentleman is
again at his desk as head bookkeeper for
the King Mercantile Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Bassett are expect
ed to arrive Sunday or Monday from
their visit among old friends and scenes
of their early life down in the nutmeg
state.
A. Johanson came over from his pro-
perry interests at Wenatchee and cele-
brated in Ritzville. He reports every
thing briskly on the move in that section
Hon. w. X. Kennedy was called to
Spokane last week by the illness of his
grandson. little Marcus, who is there for
treatment of typhoid fever.
Birney NJ. Snyder, pioneer farmer of
the Fletcher neighborhood, is here today
and reports favorable conditions in the
southern part of the county.
Mrs. N. H, Greene left the fore part of
the week for Hot Springs in the western
part of the state for few days change
of climate.
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