Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-28
LOCAL TOPICS.

Mrs. E. L. Davies of Spokane, field SUI
Perintendent OF the Northwest Home
Finding Association, is in town this weel
in the interests of homeless and unfor
tunate children who are cared for by thai
institution. Heretofore the plan has beer
10 find suitable homes in good familie:
for the waits. This year the manage
ment is trying to raise $4,000 by Jan. Isl
- build a receiving home and training
and industrial school in Spokane. Over
$1,000 has been raised. Fifty one fra
ternal orders are on the subscription list
among the generous contributions. In
the industrial and training school girls
will be taught sewing. cooking. house.
keeping. fancy work. gardening and
work among flowers, and the boys will
be instructed in carpentry. care of stock
farming, machinery, printing. etc. In
addition there will be regular school
hours for all. Teachers especially fitted
and trained for each department will be
secured. The territory covered is that
of Eastern Washington and Northern
Idaho. This is Mrs. Davies third visit
to Ritzvile; she is not only an ardent
worker hut charming and fluent con-
versationalist. and anyone knowing Of
neglected or abused children or who
wish to converse with the lady can find
her at Hotel Ritzville during meal hours
or in the evening.
A very pleasant and unique social
gathering occurred at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. c. Staser Saturday evening un-
der the auspices of the young ladies Of
St. Marks Guild. The large lawn was
converted into camping ground with
bon fires and tents each holding some
strange specimen of traveller. An abun-
dance OF Japanese lanterns lighted the
scene and the evening hours were in
dulged in favorite songs and outdoors
games.
"A. Loron Of Lind, and Miss Nina T.
ingram of Warrensburg Mo-, were mar
ried at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
W. Hammond last Sunday at o'clock,
Rev. c, G. Harmon, officiating. Imme-
diately after the ceremony the guests
partook of wedding dinner served by
Mrs. Hammond. The groom has resided
or his farm west Of Lind for a number of
years, not having seen the bride for
twelve years. They will reside on the
farm.
Jacob Rommel, German, while work
ing on tbs wood saw in the yards at the
St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber yard Tues
day morning accidently allowed his hand
to come in contact with the saw amputat-
ing the first three fingers on his right
hand. DR.. Burroughs dressed the wounds.
Last week Daniel Mailman cut his right
hand on the same saw but was not seri-
iously injured.
Smith & Hoagh are repairing the bowl
ing alleys this week enlarging the run
way Several contests are scheduled in
lie near future, The first one is to be
oeia In4fsd.,! evening. The lineup is
ioIiows: Myers, Carlen, Chittencen.
B4un'ann and Hough against Smith,
Kennedy, Thompson, Tinnel and Greene.
Aug. Schwerin gave this office little
financial assistance while IN town today.
He is a director IN the reulonia school
district laugh, BY S. A. Dc Vaney Als.
=, iia erin is an energetic German farmer
oil the kind that is q hustler and the sinew
OF any prospecting community,
IA. Whburn. who formerly conducted
the RitzvIlle photograph gallery here,
has been very successful in the well drill,
ing buslne,s at Waterville, having Sc
cured several fine wells recently in that
vicinity.
During the month of November the
News will present your business to COCO
readers in Adams county. You cannot
overlook the value of this as an advertis-
ing medium.
w. ]. Bennington accompanied by his
father and mother, who recently came
here on visit. left Wednesday morning
for Tacoma for a short visit with sister.
Fred Klees and VIM. Hart, the men,
who passed the counterfeit money, were
sentenced Tuesday by Judge Neal to
four years in the state penitentiary.
Marriage licenses were granted this
week to Christ Eslenger and Lena Wig
Ing Of Tabor, and to Allen Shelton and
Minnie Goede OF Odessa.
The ladies of the Good Templars are
going to offer odds and ends of fancy
creations in needle work for sale at their