Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-10-12
LOCAL EVENTS Of The week
TOGETHER WITH A PERSONAL MENTION
OF THOSE N ThE Towing PANORAMA
OF LOCAL HISTORY

OF LOCAL HISTORY
Miss Maud Sellers is visiting relatives
in Tacoma this week.
Mrs. F. B. Donaghue is acting as hello
girl at the local phone central office.
A. F. Phillppay left Monday for Walla
Walla to attend the fair in session there
this week.
The Cunninghams are closing deal
for section 2I-lo-3i, raw land, at SI2 per
acre.
Benjamin thinner of Occur d'Alene is
here on business IN connection with his
land matters.
Leland Lucy, who owns 1880 acres OF
fine land west of Cunningham, is in town
today on business.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Congregational church will meet with
Mrs. Shorno on Wednesday. October H..
Mrs. !. D. Sellers OF Walla Walla,
came up Saturday to visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. B. Johnson of College
hill.
John A. Willis, ex. county commits
sioner and prominent farmer west OF
town, was a fruit fair visitor at Spokane
Saturday.
Mrs. z. Belle Marcy, grand matron of
Order Eastern Star, will visit Zenith
Chapter No. S., October II. All MEM
beers are requested to be present.
G. L. Holcomb and wife returned this
morning from Evansville. Indiana, his
old home, the big fair and other places of
interest. They report an enjoyable trip.
Prof. A. Reider has organized a splen-
did orchestra of six pieces. handling
high grade music. They will appear at
the footlights Saturday in the great play
CLEOPATRA"
Mrs. L L. Paskll, wife of the n. P.
agent, leaves tonight for st. Louis. At
Butte she will be joined by her mother.
Mrs. T. H. Morse, who will accompany
her to the fair.
VIM. Ragless, state land inspector, Of
Griffith, made US pleasant call. He is
out to make some Improvements on his
homestead while on his way from Seattle
to Ephrata, in Douglass county.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Stafford of Paha,
will spend the winter in Spokane. He
has been farming on large scale for
several years, marketing handsome
crop from this seasons yield.
Miss Anna Brooks of Spokane. who
has been nursing Mrs. F. c. Henneberg
and Miss Sheppard, returned home Mon
day. both patients being very much inn
proved and past the danger point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Cornelius will start
They have sold the farm six miles south
<,f for ret
to Washington in the spring.
Andrew Nelson and wife of Page
county, Iowa, left Tuesday for their
home after spending three weeks with
their brother-in.law, c. d. Olson of Grit
fifth. brother of Mrs. Nelson.
Johnson & Proctor, proprietors OF the
shooting gallery, have added fine Edi-
son graphaphone to their place of amuse-
ment which attracts attention and is
pleasant music. Read their new ad ap-
pearing in today's issue.
Isaac N. McCollom. in returning from
Colfax Monday. was thrown from his
wagon at Jack McElroys, near Dragon
springs. and badly bruised up. He is
stopping with his brother, w. d. McCol-
lom, the carpenter. on College hill.
Chris Kyriss and wife. formerly resd-
ing on a farm near Harriston, this
county. have just returned from the
Worlds fair and were in the city Mon
day. They are now making their home
at 2II3 East Sprague street, Spokane.
B. L. Decker. Laban p. thinner and
j. S. Willis were among the outgoing
passengers Saturday bound for the
Worlds fair. From there they 60 to
New York and some of the other large
eastern cities on trip OF pleasure and
sight seeing,
The Early Hour club has deferred the
opening of their dance at Tinnel hall
next Friday evening until 10 p. M, to al
low all who wish to avail themselves of
the pleasure of hearing Miss Katherine
Ridgeway Hogan at the Congregational
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Z. Prouty leaves to-
morrow for 10 days visit at Seattle
with their daughters, Mrs. Laban Zim-
mer and Mrs. W. c. Wright. at No. 1909
Lane street. Mrs. thinner starts soon for
California for the benefit of her health
Benz. thinner of Occur d Alene, came
down today.
E. H. Herring, prominent farmer of
UiC INIT ACICt'C GU d tSiCStdPuiI iuCSSdSC
yesterday morning announcing the death
OF half brother and two sisters in the
fearful train wreck Monday near Wich-
tia, Kansas. His father started east last
night. The reports give the names as
Clarence, Ollie and Josie Herring of Cot
feyville, Kansas.
Clyde R. Hervey, who has been with
w. c. Reeder in the mercantile business
here for several years. and now has
charge OF the undertakes rooms during
the absence of o. r. Haight. has been
selected for coroner on the democratic
ticket in place of DR.. Henderson OF
Lind. the regular nominee, who has re-
signed.
Frank H. Benge. democratic nominee
for representative to the state legislature,
was in town yesterday. He will be 43
years of age on November Q. 1904. and
says that he is expecting nice birthday
present on November 9Th. He has lived
in Adams county sixteen years, engaged
in stock raising business during that
time.
The city registration for the fall cleo
ton ends next Tuesday, and after the
books are closed they will not be re-
opened again until after November s,
1904. If YOU desire to have hand in