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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-20
SHERIFF'S SALE.

State Of Washington. county of Adams, So:
Under and by virtue Of execution and order
OF sale issued out of the superior court OF the
on the 18th day OF June. 1904, BY the cierk
thereof, upon a. judgment rendered in said
court On said date, in favor of John g. f.
hieber, piaintif, against O. NJ. lee, administra.
tor OF the estate Of Alex Strachan, deceased,
tA44.46, 500 attorneys fee. 1890 costs, with
interest and increased costs, and to me directe
and delivered, commanding me to sell the fol.
loving described property to satisfy said judg.
The northeast corner OF lot (5) i've in blk, nine
10y original plat OF the town Of Ritsviiie, not
occupied by brick building known as the Lee
Block" and more particularly described as
follows, towft: beginning at the northerly
corner OF said lot g. block 9, Of the town Of Ritz
vile vile, thence westerly along the northwestly
thence s0utheasterly, parallel with the easter.
~ boundary line OF said lot and block, about "a
ieet to the northerly boundary line of the alley
in said block thence easterly along said bound.
ary line OF the alley IN said block: thence
70 feet to the easterly boundary line OF said lot
and block; thence nOrthwesterly along said
easterly boundary line of said lot and block
about - feet to the place OF beginning, situate
IN Adams county. state of Washington.
Now, therefore. notice ia hereby given, That
on Saturday the 3Oth day Of July, A. d. 1904, at
the hour OF II O'Clock In the forenoon of said
DAY, Will sell the above described property
OF 70 much thereof as may be necessary to sat
isiy said Judgment, together with attorneys
Said sale will take place at the front door OF
the court house ct Ritzville. In said county. and
state, and will be sold At public auction, for
cash In hand to the highest and best bidder.
Dated at Ritzviiie, WASH. this 2sth day Of
June, A. ID. 1901. &c. SHORNO,
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-20

Joseph w. Folk who will in all
probability be nominated for governor
OF Missouri tomorrow asked the con.
vention to incorporate the following
plank in the platform. 1.-THE para
mount issue before the people of Mis-.
souri, is the eradication OF bribery from
public life in this state. We sincerely
declare unrelentless war against cor.
ruptionists, and here announce the
decree that there is no room in the
Democratic party OF Missouri for a
boodler or corruptionists of any sort.
We repudiate their support, invite
them to leave the state, and offer them
shelter in the state penitenia.y if they
remain. We have confidence in the
honesty OF the people, and to them We
appeal for success. We invite all
honest people to join in this crusade
against corruption" All OF which has
about the right ring and sounds good
even out here in the wild and wooly
far west.-Knockittoem Folky.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-20
Secretary Hay On RepubIicanism

The Republican party had noble
origin. 1t sprang directly from an
aroused and indignant National con-
science.
Respect for the vested rights OF the
Southern people was one OF our most
sacred traditions.
II the slave holders had been content
with their unquestioned predomi-
nance, they might for many years
have controlled our political and 80.
cial world.
If there is one thing more than an
other in which We Republicans are
entitled to a legitimate pride, it is
that Lincoln was our first President;
that we believed in him, loyalty sup
ported him while he lived, and that
We have never lost the right to call
ourselves his followers.
History affords no parallel to the
vast and increasing prosperity which
this country has enjoyed under Re-
publican rule.
We are great people and success
is our right; God is good to those
who behave themselves.
We do not covet the territory nor
the control of any other people.
We hold ourselves absolutely apart
from any combinations or groups Of
powers. We favor no National inter
ests but our own.
We are not claiming that we mo-.
nopolize the virtue, or the patriotism
OF the country. There are good men
in all parties.
The record OF so years will show
whether rs party we are fit to gov.
ern. For 90 years the Republican
party has believed in the county anu
labored for it in hope and joy.
The Constitution Of our fathers hat
been the light to our feet; our path is,
and will ever remain, that of ordered
progress, OF liberty under the law.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-20
SUMMONS

In the superior court Of the state of Washing
ton. in and for the county of Adams.
W. G. Mitchell, plaintiff, VS., Henry Frey de.
PENDANT.
The state Of Washington to Henry Frey:
You are hereby summoned TO appear within
sixty t6O days after the date Of the first publ
cation OF this summons, tOwit: sixty (6O) after
the 18th day of June, 1904 and defend the above
entitled action in the above entitled court, and
answer the complaint of the plaintiff and serve
u copy OF your answer upon the undersigned
attorneys for plaintiff at their address below
stated and Ia the event Of your failure SO to do
judgment will be rendered against you accord
ing TO the demand Of the complaint which has
been filed with the clerk Of said court.
The object Of the above entitled action Ia to
recover Il judgment against you upon two GER
tain promissOry notes described In said com
plant and to subject to the payment OF said
judgment about one hundred hfty.fve (l55)
mead of cattle which have been levied upon by
the sherih Of Adams county under writ of at
tachment sued out by the plaintiff in the above
entitled cause.
MERRITT & MERRITT
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Suite 42i 1.-The Rookery," spokane Wash.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-20
CONTEST NOTICE
Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office,
SuOk0ne n

SPOKANE Fails, Wash July IA, 1904.
~ suficient contest affidavit having been
n,ed In this Office by Herman zistzka contest
Aug. 9th, 1901, for the M nezz, swL mel. and
nwI sex, section Is. township IS n, R IS Nv
is alleged that said David ". Evans has wholly
abandoned t said homestead and changed
months last past. That said claimant failed to
establish his residence on said land at any time
and that said alleged absence from said land
was not due to his employment in the Army,
Navy or Marine Corps of the United States as a
Ing the war with Spain or during any other
war in which the United States may be en-.
gagged; said parties are hereby notified to an.
pear, respond and offer evidence touching said
allegation ,a at 10 o'clock a. m: on October l,
Wash. ''
The said contestant having, In a proper an.
davit filed July "a. 1901. set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
OF this notice can not be made 1t is hereby
ordered that such notice be given by due and
proper pnolication HAL ]. COLE.
l5-tO 3l-6w Register
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-20
Petition for Pardon.

A petition is being circulated in Walla
Walla county for the pardon of Frank
Royce, who was sentenced to serve a
term of twenty years at hard labor in the
state penitentiary. The crime for which
he was convicted was committed about
three years ago. No doubt the governor
will feel inclined to grant the pardon, as
all that Royce did was to murder his old
Grandfather. who had always been kind
to him. The precedents established by
his majesty should be encouraging to a
convict who is tired of the cruel penal
state institution. And then as it was
only proven that Royce shot, killed and
burned the body OF the old man. it would
seem tina, he has been punished enough
in the minds of some.
Prosecuting Attorney Oscar Cain, of
that county, has sent the following letter
to Governor Mcbride, demonstrating
against executive clemency:
"A petition is being circulated in
this and Columbia counties, asking you
to pardon Frank Royce, who is serving
a twenty-year sentence in the peniten-
tiary for the crime of the murder IN the
second degree. In February, 1900,
Royce murdered his grandfather by
shooting him. He was convicted the
following June and received at the
state penitentiary June IA. 1901. His
release at this time would mean that
he would escape with about three years
Imprisonment. There is absolutely no
reason why he should be pardoned.
Nothing in his past life gives the slight
est hope that he will be useful or even
peaceful citizen if released. From his
youth up to the date of killing his grand
father he had been a brawler and dis
turber. and even during the time he was
Released on bail pending his appeal to
the supreme court he was engaged in
several drunken rows. A pardon at this
time would very greatly lessen the con.
fidence of the people of this community
in law as an adequate means of dealing
with criminals of his class, and would
probably result in the lyching of the
next man arrested on a 81 nilar charge.
donot know how numerously the petit
ton is being signed. but presume it will
contain the names of considerable
number OF that class of people who have
not backbone enough to say no. when
urged to sign. Believing that the peace
and good order of the community de-
mand his retention at the p nitentlaiy, I
earnestly protest against his pardon"
During the trial of Royce the widow
of the murdered man stood by her
grandson and used funds left by the
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-20
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Land Office at Spokane Falls, Wash.
I,,,,o q ,nn.

N., June II, 1901.
Notice is hereby given that the following.
named settler has filed notice OF his Intention
20 make hnal proof in support of his claim and
tnet SAID proof will be made before George
Z. christensen, County Clerk and Clerk Of t6e
superior Court, for Adams County, WASHINGTON.
~ kltzviiie Wash on August &. 1904, viz:
y0 ~ ~ oiiveira who made homestead entry No
il423 for the neL. neIx, lots l, 2, 3, sec. l0 In
10, N X, 37EWM '' w
He names the following witnesses to prove
Of said land. Wig: "''0A
joe 8. Tavares. of Keystone, WASH. Tony
Brown. OF Odessa, WASH, NJ. v. Simas, Of Kew
stone, WASH, Robert Mason of RitzviIie, Wash
HAL J. COLE,
Register
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-20
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Spokane Falls. Wash, May il, 1904
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions Of the act Of Congress OF
June sd, 1878, entitled, IAN act for the sale Of
timber land in the states OF California, Oregon,
Nevada and Washington Territory" as extend.
4th, 1892, Martha Zietzke, OF kitzville. county
q Adams, state Of Washington, has this day
fled In this office her sworn statement No. 7Ss
ton ~ Township IS north, range SIS. E. ". M,
and win offer proof to show that said land
than for agricultural purposes and to estab.
lish her claim TO said land before the Register
and Receiver Of this office at Spokane Sails
wash, on Friday, the 9th day of August, 1901.
she names as witnesses:
J: Harvey Downey, Richard Karrach, August
Kuhn, Fred Albershardt all of Paha, Wash.
ANY and all persons Claiming adversely the
abovedescribed lands are requested to file
their claims In this Office on or before said 9th
day of Aug. 1904.
HALL. COLE,
Register
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-20
Morning At Esopus.

Judge Paker rose at dawn. Upon
hearing details of the St. Louis con.
vention, he determined at once to take
. bath. So, clad in macintosh, he
passed swiftly down to the shore Of
the Hudson. Pausing a moment in
silent meditation, he smashed mos.
quito which had alighted on the i'm.
perial nose and became sassy,-then,
with a mighty splash, plunged into
the river.
Meanwhile small but select party
gathered at the brink OF the stream.
1t was a committee from the demo-
cratic national convention to break
the news OF the nomination.
The committee consisted OF Grover
Cleveland, w. ]. Bryan, ]. P. Morgan
and reporter named William Ran.
dolph Hearst.
Anxiety was manifest at first be-
cause the judge could not be located.
Finally stream OF water pierced the
air and it was evident that the great
democrat was spouting.
"There he blows!" cried the DOM.
mitteemen, prostrating themselves in
the sand, and insisted upon feeling the
judges damp foot upon their necks.
Judge Parker muttered something
about it bein. out Of Office hours, and
slid quickly up to the house. He soon
emerged with his hair combed
smoothly over the bald spot and wear.
ing the judicial robes.
A light collation. was then served.
The main thing was pie. The mem.
bers OF the committee, with one except
ton, took their pie straight. Mr..
Bryan carefully busted his piece with
his pocket handkerchief, and, pouring
the contents in his pocket flask over
the pie as prophylactic measure,
asked for a spoon and caused the
mixture quickly to disappear.
The news was then broken to the
nominee.
Great composure was shown by all
present except Mr.. Hearst, who rose
suddenly and explained that he had
accidently sat upon a tack. On in.
vestigation, it was found that he had
only imagined it.
Pie was again served, and the meet.
ing broke up.
Judge Parker then ordered bale
OF timothy hay, and, accompanied by
his favorite Shorthorn. made the
rounds of the farm and fed the stock.
Court WAS then held in the back
yard.
A person giving the name OF the
Democrat Man was accused of claim.
Ing to have been born within twenty
miles OF Esopus, when, in fact, the
distance was twenty-one miles. De.
fendant, however. took oath OF allegi.
snce to the gold standard and was
discharged with an admonition.
One Richard Roe, plead guilty to
charge OF disturbing the peace, and
was given ten days and fined dollar
and forty cents.
The court then adjourned.
ALBANY (Oregon) Herald.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-20
PUBLIC LAND SALE.
United States Land Office,

Spokane Falls. Wash, June 8 1904.
Notice Is hereby given that in pursuance OF
instruction from the Commissioner Of the GEN.
erai Land once. under authority vested in
MIN, by Section 2l55, United States Revised
approved February %. 1885. we will proceed 10
oner at public sale on the 5th day of August
iW4, AZ IL O'Clock a. m, at the United States
Land once, Spokane Falls, Washington, the
following tract Of land, towit nj, nelz and seL
seq. Sec ., Tp N, r So L. W. ii.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely the
above-described lands are advised TO file their
claims, In this Office on or before the day de.
signatea for the commencement of the said
sale., otherwise their rights will be forfeited.
EUGENE y: HYDE. HAL ]. COLE,
heceiVeF Register.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-20
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
LAND OFFICE AT SPOKANE FALLS, WASH,

July 18th. 1904.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of her In .entiOn
70 make final proof in support of her claim,
Register and Receiver OF the u. s. Land Office
II Spokane Balls Wash, on september :, 1901
Wis FLORENCE ELLA BOSWUkTH
~ ne,4 an 81 nwi< I, Section 10, township II
lOrth Range 80, +. W. NJ.
She names the following witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon aud cultiva-
ton, said land, viz:
N. Alice Chapman, Rufus s Bemis Eleanor
Z. Rogers, Ed Chapman. all Of Bemis. Wash.
HAL J. COLE, Register
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-20

This year witnesses the opening OF
100000 additional acres of land to
homesteaders, and the retaining OF
millions more by the operation Of the
irrigation laws. The republican party
10 the author OF the two measures that
have been OF the greatest Importance
to the American home owners, the
highest time OF the worlds citizenry.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-20

A lively sensation was caused in
New Westminster, B. c., few days
ago by the distribution of posters
calling public meeting. The mani
festo read as follows Claw 10 He'll
Vigilance Committee Needed | Public
Meeting, Armstrong Hall, July 6, at 8
pm. Workers organize to clean out
the gang of snobs, thieves and blood.
suckers investing the courts. Per.
jury has become a virtue, and justice
a vanishing quantity"
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-20

older man to assist in the defense.
While the case was pending on appeal
in the supreme court the woman died in
Portland, and Frank Royce inherited
the estate.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-20

Reaching for the last cherry on q
tree in her garden, after having filled
her bucket, Mrs. Elwood G. Priest, of
Pottsville, Pa, fell forty feet, fractured
her thigh and sustained other serious
INJURIES.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-20
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
and Office ut Spokane Falls, WASH,

July 1st, 1901
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make hnal proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
at Alice G. French. U. 8. Commissioner for the
district OF Washington. at Ritzville, WASH, on
August q, 1904. VIE:
CHRISTOPHER CORNELIUS,
who made homestead entry No 1850 for the
sw1, See. II, tip. Is. y X 81, 4. W. NJ.
HE names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
II said land, viz:
JACOB Buehler Richard Karrach, Elmer
Beckley and william Heinemann all of Ritz.
vile, Wash. HAL J. COLE.
Rp0istQr
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-20
Lost

One gray mare eight years old. one
black mare ten years old. both broke.
branded HIS right shoulder. weight 1900.
$40 Reward. Jacob Rau. Rtzville. Wash
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-20

Bourke Cochran certainly owes an
apology Tor failing to talk at st. Louis.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-20
DAVENNY
BROS.
Headquarters
For Harvest
$ u p p ! i e >

You are Sure of HAVING
Orders Filled Complete
When Sent to our Store. :.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-20

One Of the most important features
Of the Spokane Interstate Fair this
year will be the new lines upon which
the fruit exhibit will be conducted. The
aim OF the fair management this year
is to make this exhibit the equal, and
even better, if possible, than the Spo-
kane fruit fairs which attained such
wide reputation for excellence in
earlier years. To this end not only has
the fair management revised the gen.
eral exhibit OF fruit by placing the up.
land irrigated districts in a class by
themselves, but back premiums here.
tofore given, for display Of canned
goods, jellies and homemade wines,
but has added many new varieties in
the plate exhibits OF all kinds OF green
fruits. Over $500 in premiums have
been added to the fruit department
this year, the total offerings in pre-.
miums being nearly twice the
amount which was given last year.
In addition to all this, the manage
ment has determined to give the fruit
growers OF the entire Inland Empire
the benefit of advertising their prod
ucts to the world. Arrangements are
being made to have all the prominent
fruit buyers of the east and middle
went send representatives to the Spo.
kane Interstate Fair, where they can
examine the fruit exhibit and meet the
growers personally, thus giving the lat.
ter not only an opportunity to adver.
tise their wares, but an opportunity
Of disposing Of same direct to east.
ern jobbers. If this arrangement does
not save to the fruit growers the usual
profit OF the middle man, it will Ger.
sainly stimulate local buyers by giving
them competition in the local field.
Labor is health-the life that is not
busy is not wholesome-idleness saps
the power of aspiration, attempt and
achievement and causes them to
atrophy and rot. Get busy-some.
thing to do puts you on good terms
with yourself and the world. Habitual
labor is inherent laziness, and q source
OF evil always-inactivity means stag.
nation and stagnation means decay.
Optimism is lite pessimism slow
suicide. Smile and take medicine
don't get grouchy-it might have
oeen heap worse, and any way you'll
get we'll. Cheerfulness is contagious
and makes for happiness. Misery does
love company cheerful company,
There are those who wouldn't recop.
nize the word enjoyment if they met
it in the road-who scowl at fate and
are miserable from preference, to
whom smile may bring message Of
good cheer. Be beaming sun, and
shine! Never loose your temper.
Anger is a wrecker OF nerves and a
breeder Of insanity. Worry is lost
motion-anger, a disease which ate,
time becomes chronic and incurable.
AS man thinketh in bis heart, 90 be
Is" is more than a biblical truth.
Is great truth. Lilies largest and
longest span is short, so let no pleasure
pass INFESTED. Fate deals out more
pain than ioy.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-20

In this weeks Commoner Mr.. Bryan
says he will support Parker, but he
damns both him and his platform with
such faint praise, and couples bis an.
nouncement with so many apologies,
explanations and announcements, to
say nothing OF announcements, that
it is evident he thinks Parker will be
defeated and is glad oft. Mr.. Bryan's
special announcement is that as soon
as the polls close in November he will
20 at 'em, again hammer and tongs
and try to throw the reorganizers over.
board for 1908. And what do you sup
pose the reorganizers will be doing,
now that they have that two.thirds
majority and both feet 10 the stirrup?
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-20

As a travestyof justice. as some law.
yers call it. the action of she mayor Of
Thurmond, W. Va, in fining a man
for taking his own life is without a
parallel in the annals OF criminal
procedure. Sariti, an Italian, com.
mitted suicide by jumping into the
New river at that city. A reward 81
700 was offered for the recovery Of the
body. A few days after the suicide a
river captain found the bndy and
claimed the reward. On the body Of
the dead man was found $l3O.5O. OF
this amount $50 was paid out as a
reward and the remainder was taken
by the mayor as fine for committing
suicide. A protest from Saritis father,
who came from Pittsburg TO take
possession of the body, brought down
the fine Of SIT on his head.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23
JEFFRIES DOES
SOME IRUMPETING
Tells Of Aspiring Pugilists and Of
What He Would Do to
49,. Them.
New York Sun Special Service.

San Francisco, Sept. 2s-"1 have said SO
often that ready to meet any white man
in the world in a championship fight that it Is an
old story, but I have to repeat it here" says
James J. Jeffries. 1.-THE faster they come, the
bigger and cleyerer they are, the better I will
be pleased
''There have been so many challenges hurled
at me lately that it would seem that ought to
be able to get busy pretty soon, but do not
feel very hopeful Any number of people are
ready to challenge, but when the time comes to
make good they sidestep. -
"AIl any man that wants fight with me need
do is to show that there will be money in tbs
real fight.
IT do not want to meet another Jack Munroe
nor will do A fight with man Of Nun
roe's caliber hurts the game. This is the way
I look on the challenges that have come my
way. I will take each man by himself.
Ralph Rose-this fellow is big kid. I
thought at first that he was on the level and
that he might be made good enough to meet
me. He was as bold lion when he first
shouted that he was strong enough to break my
neck with punch. AS soon let it be
known that I would be glad to do business
with him he resigned, and guess he is crawling
yet. No chicken-hearted man ever won a fight.
a round and tumble fight looks good to me. II
he can prove that people will pay to see us mix
thingns on an eyerything-go goes basis and eau find
place where the fight can be pulled off, will
take him on. AS figure It, he would not last
very long, "
but he Is black, and for that reason will never
fight him.
bob F1tzsimmons-Ianky Bob has been talk
ing lately about being ready to do business with
me soon. That's joke. He knows he dom,
want any more OF my game"