Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-22
, LOCAL TOPICS.

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Fred Wlhitenack, residing near Athol
idaho, o. Thursday last while tempoYari'
~ insaEe.i drove his wife from the house
and setting fire to all the buildings on
.fhe place which were consumed, fled to
he woods, his dead body being. found
ut day where he had committed sui.
by..yhooting himself. The fire
troySd. considerable farm machinery.
rye quantity Of hay, and grain. sIoo
s4mohey. the household goods and
,ntensits,. Mrs. Whitenack was formerly
Mrs. NJ: E. Williams. a millner Of
this plate, and her husband was a mer-
chant sahsir establishment being con-
Quoted the Blackmer building now &C.
.cupiedis the Van Buren, Cafe. Mrs.
Lawreace. aged mother Of Mrs. White
aaek, hsseiy escaped the flames with her
fDle. ..4u. :"
A.EEWest. oakeial dog eateheris now
,coltext3g the. annual tax for the current
yearsAjrh is due upon each md ,eyeIy
.easia heps xithia the city Limits. !. o.
tain tie license and save your doggie
from being executed for want Of the nee:
essay tag on his collar which is the on
,Iy safe. passport to freedom and life. now
guaranteed under the city ordinance.
Stock running at large are also in danger
sof being driven to the pound where it
will cost something to regain possession
of them. The law applies to one and
all aiike and the officers are endeavor.
juf, q enforce the same in a true spirit
reG4tdless CT consequences.
Fred Thiel, I. Watson Myers. o. NJ.
Leland others are now the owners Of
the Opera house. having purchased the
interest of Chas. o. Greene. The build
ing will be enlarged with new staging
and scenery elevated seating capacity.
and everything necessary for the COM
foit of the public and accommodation of
theatrical companies, will be installed.
AmeetinE will be held tomorrow and
officers chosen and future movements
.ostlined. -.
iMr. and Mrs. Frank Stuart were sur.
,pfised ii their home. on College hill
Friday evening by abost twenty couples
il cogmemoration Of thsir a5th wedding
annivsrsary. A number Of handsome
and useful articles were presented to
4hen by the visiting company in token
Of their esteem. Mr.. Stuart was formerly
postmaster at this point. coming here
sixteen years ago from pennsylvania.
!. Gale Garrison and wife Of Long Beach.
Cali. are visiting the brothers. J. ]. and
j. B. Garrison. the we'll known farmers
of the saad hills 1t Delight. The thres
men. all six-footers and .typieal clever
southerners, were in the burg Monday
on business. Mr.. Garrison reports every
thing in Aourishing condition down in
the golden state. yet he likes the looks Of
Adams county and may leeate here
DR.. F. R. burroughs reports seven
gases of the dreaded contagion. diptheria,
iasheax.aSily a9f VIM. Arlt six miles
north Of town. Mrs. Arlt and six
children are the afflicted ones. Another
case is that at Henry Peppers 4 few
mica further north at the Lincoln coun.
y 1ine. : : ]. - ;. :,
Joseph Marion Taylor. Grand Lecturer
for the Masonic fraternity of this. juris-
dictien. held a conelave" Al the special
convention Of the local lodge Saturday
night. Refreshments were served and
a'nunber Of visitors from = distance
'were in attendance.
Mrs. w. c. Reeder. wife Of the furni-
ture dealer left Monday accompanied by
her two. children for three months visit
1T her girlhooi home in the wolverine
state. at Bancroft. Mich. Mr.. Reeder
acccnpaa ed her as far as Missoula.
Ms. Henry Kanzler. mother of Ex:
County Commissioner Geo. H. and John
Kan.ler lies very low at the residence in
: the north part of town. The elderly lady
.isnow in her Goth year and the collapse
Is largely due to old age.
- John Neehan has, sold his I6o-acre
farm 8 miles northeast Of toyn to Fred
Buschif a'neighbor at SIC per acre. I'm.
cte John has not made up his mind
where he viii locate as yet.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Shepley and Mr.
and Mrs. L. E. Paskill returned Friday
from their San Francisco trip and repor,
an enjoyable time in that balmy climate
among the orange groves.
: Miss Gertrude Garvey accompanied by
her uncle w. F. Dilley left Friday morn.
ing for 4 visit at the home. II7o South
18th ST.. Tacoma. where they will re.
main 4 month.
Geo. Lucas. the pioneer cattleman oil
Cow Greek. where !, he established q
frontier home and resided since 1876. wa.
in the burg yesterday looking after some
big stock deal.
Mt. and Mrs. VIM. Mckay spent las