Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-13
FUTURE HAPPENINGS.
LOCAL TOPICS.

B. E. Hervey, the hustling real estate
nan, returned from Quincy Saturday
here he went to appraise thirty-six sec.
ans of land in Douglas county owned
By the new land company recently
formed, Of which w. {. Reeder, w. X.
Kennedy. Vim. L. Leonard. VIM. Mckay
DR.. Chas. Z. Hershberger Sebastian
OFT, DR.. John Johnston, Ben. F. Berry,
L. B. Reeder, Pendleton; J. A. Hawkes.
Of New York. Robt. Davies of Nebraska,
and Mr.. Hervey, are the promoters. The
latter is general manager, whose expert
ence and reliability gives him standing
which commands large business. The
company will incorporate soon under
the state law, with head Offices here and
branch offices at St. Paul. Spokane and
Quincy. A general land office business
will be conducted, and persons wishing
cheap lands and easy terms will be
accommodated.
A meeting of the opera house COM
pany was held Thursday. The new off,
GERS are President, I. Watson Myers;
Secretary and manager, E. d. Gibson;
Ticket agent and treasurer, Fred Ihiei;
who with Oliver M. Lee constitute the
sole ownership. The building will be
remodelled and fully equipped with new
furnishings ere long and formal opening
under the new management will probably
occur in September. 1t is the purpose
of those now in control to make this one
of the most attractive play houses on the
line of the Northern Pacific. Advance
sales will hereafter be at Thiers drug
store.
The Empire State Title-Insurance &
Trust Co. has finished writing up and
comparing its books. and now has the
most complete and accurate set of books
in the county. The following are the
officers of the company. President. I.
w. Hauschild; Vice President, A. J.
Womach; Secretary and Treasurer, W.
w. Gent; Trustees, J. d. Bassett. G. E.
Lowell, T. w. Hauschild; Manager, L. r..
Kuster.
Alex Matthews, the young man who
burglarized the store room in Hotel Ritz
Vile Sunday night and was caught in the
act, plead guilty to the charge and was
sentenced Monday by Hon. c. II. Neal,
superior judge, to the penitentiary where
he will commit no more ambiguous
damphoolicus for year. Sheriff J. c.
Shorno and Deputy w. F. Despair con-
veyed the prisoner to Walla Walla yes
terday.
Franklin Newman McCandless, of
Tacoma, and Colonel Joel Shoemaker of
North Yakima. a strong pair of energetic
life insurance men who cannot be dupli-
Gated anywhere. are very much in evil
dcnce in town. Both are gentlemen
strictly on the square and they are doing
a fair business. Progressive agents with
uptodate goods. can always butt in. 1t is
the live wire that counts nowadays.
John SWEET of Snohomish, is here and
will organize an A. o. U. w. lodge the
latter part of the month. There are
many old members of that solid fraternal
institution. the most ancient OF any asess-
ment order in existence. DR.. H. w.
Allen, an eminent physician of Spokane,
will address the people of our city on the
aims and objects of the order at the opera
house Thursday evening, May "a, 8 p. m.
David Vineyard of Sprague, passed
through the city this morning from Con-
nell, where he moved fourteen of the bus
iness houses to the new townsite. Mr..
Vineyard is a practical house mover of
many years experience and states that
he can change the location of any build
ing no matter of what size or material
and without injury to the structure.
Master Leon Greene was surprised
Monday evening by number of his
schoolmates coming unannouced and
spending several hours in happy pastin,e,
the occasion being his twelfth birthday,
The parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. O.
Greene, entertained the little visitors
with lunch, games ard other appropriate
amvsements.
Joseph Ingram of Cow creek, brough,
in a fine specimen of the American grey
eagle Monday. The wings when extend
ed measured about eight feet and are
perfect in symmetry. The handsome EN-
blem of national liberty was placed ir
the hands of Frank Stuart the skilled
saxidermist, who will have it properly
mounted.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. o. Dana and family
highly respected people of Overbrook
Kans.. arrived in the city Saturday and
are guests at the residence of Hon. land
Mrs. w. X. Kennedy. They have pur
chased $40 acre farm and will remain
permanently.
Thos. Jefferson Garvey. plumed knighl
of the paint brush, spent last week on hi:
homestead at Nottingham, and on Satur
day took hand in the spirited schoo
election, which occurred on schedule
time in that district.
w. H. Shipman Of Spokane, brother o.
Clayton E. Shipman. vice-president o.
the Pioneer State Bank, is spending a
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