Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-27
LOCAL TOPICS.

their wedding next Friday. January 20
This old pioneer and highly respected
pair are 70 and y years of age, hale,
hearty and sprightly and wear their years
without effort. Many handsome memoirs
will be presented among which will be
gold five candle candlebra, represent
ing the five children. MIR. and Mrs.
VIM. Snyder Of this city. Mrs. Ed. Heat.
er of Fletcher. will be present on the
golden anniversary and Geo. Snyder, a
medical student at the University of
California, is expected to arrive. The
other children are Chas. D., professor OF
biology and chemistry at the Lowell
High School, San Francisco. and Mrs.
II. o. Richert of Seattle.
Next Monday T F. Brockhausen will
become half owner in the Model bakery
and henceforth the firm name will ap-
pear as Clark & Brockhausen, The
new member has long been in the en-
ploy of his partner which speaks very
favorably for the young man who has for
several years held trustworthy position
in the establishment and his faithful SER
vice is now rewarded. P. r. Clark ex-
poets to. start about next Tuesday for
California on trip for few months
needed rest and recreation.
The Ritzvile Public Library Associa-
ton have arranged to give their second
annual Washington's birthday book So
cia in Greene's hall. Something unique
is being arranged in the way of program
and entertainment. AS was the case
last year each one will be expected to
bring book or price of one as an adj
mission fee at the door. AS the library
is supported solely by the public it is
hoped that all will interest themselves
and be in attendance. Full announce
ments will be made later.
Superior Judge c. H. Neal sustained
the county attorneys demurrer in the
case brought by w. c. Griffith to retain
the Office OF road supervisor for the old
road district No. 3. The effect of this
ruling is to sustain the new law dividing
the county into not to exceed four road
districts and giving the control of roads
to the board of county commissioners.
Gent, Lowell & Linn, attorneys for plain
tiff, have appealed to the Supreme court.
Governor Mcbride and party arrived
on the noon train today and were receiv-
ed by the committee from the Chamber
of Commerce who escorted them to
Hotel Ritzville. During the afternoon
he was driven through the country seeing
many of the fine country homes. In the
evening he received callers at the hotel
parlors. The next stop is to be made at
Ellensburg.
The residue and personal property of
Henry Margraf. bankrupt, consisting of
some bar and liquor fixtures and furnish
ings will be sold at the old Pacific hotel
corner next Saturday by VIM. r. Gun
ningham, Jr., acting trustee. Mr.. Margraf
is in "a Spokane hospital and reported
seriously i'll.
Rev. Jonathan Thomas, father Of Sam
L. Thomas, the wheat king of Hatton. is
. in the city and the guest of his nephew.
H. c. Scott, proprietor of the Eureka
blacksmith shops. He returned from
Michigan some time since and is now
engaged in the banking business at New
port, Idaho.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gage S. Gritman of Pa
louise city, are spending the week with
their son, H. Z. Gritman, proprietor OF
the Pioneer Drug Store, and are on their
way home from the Sound. They were
former residents and removed from here
twelve years ago to their present location.
+. J. Garvey, the painter, fell from a
stcp-ladder in the Mrs. Inguer Thomson
building this morning breaking two fin
gers OF hand and sustaining severe cut
on the right temple. He will be on the
shelf in the repair shop of DIR. J. M. Ad-
ans for few days.
The Christian church of Rltzville is
glad to announce that the services of the
pastor, Rev. Z. E. Davidson, has been
secured for another year for all feel that
the church is doing much good under
his work as it is growing in numbers all
the time.
The residence with the contents be-
longing to Geo. Hubert, sixteen miles
northwest OF town were totally destroyed
by fire Tuesday evening. The loss was
about $1,000 and 1t was supposed, caught
from the stovepipe.
Ed. Crouch, son of E. c. Crouch, a
pioneer stockman and farmer of Cow
creek, was adjudged insane and convey
ed to the bosptal at Medical Lake by
Sheriff Shorno last Friday.
f. A. Dryden, warden of the state PEN
itentiary, arrived this morning from
Walla Walla and is the guest of DIR. J..
w. Lansing, an old friend and former
neighbor.
A. X Rogers, formerly clerk in Chit
tenden's grocery, came in from his farm
forty miles west where he has a fine
crop of wheat growing. to buy supplies
today.