Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-06
LOCAL TOPICS.

The Lind Leader has added to its plant
Simplex type setter which is credit
to any newspaper Office. These machines
in the hands of an expert will do the
work of half dozen compositors. Per
haps no town in the country of as small
population as Lind can boast of the same
enterprise. Editor AL. P. Haas since
coming here six years ago. has proven
himself to be good man for the county,
on upright and progressive citizen for
the community in which he lives. Our
sister town should demonstrate appre-
citation of the act and throw what bust.
ness there is to the Leader as the outlay
tor Simplex is very depicting to the
ordinary newspaper mans purse.
Sam E. De Rackin. of unsavory popu-
listic fame. in this county. is commits
sioner from the Philippians to the St.
Louis fair, says the Lincoln County
Times. 1t is to be hoped that Sam has
been greatly reformed by his sojourn in
in our island possessions. 1t would be
hSAt W dioS tdSClulp liz ddtiSC tliC
Filipinos as he did the farmers of Lin
coin county during the popuIistic days.
Then he urged them to buy rifles and
prepare to resist the government. 1t
seems that a sight of actual rebellion
sometimes serves as wholesome object
lesson.
, Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony A. Sage of
Athol Idaho arrived this morning and
will visit friends here few days. They
settled here twenty years ago and Mr..
Sage for long time conducted meat
market where the Goddard Barber shop
now stands. They express their surprise
at the changed appearance of the town
since they last saw it 1896.
J. H. linus of Lind, was Friday bust
ness visitor in the city. He was in his
usual optimistic spirits and stated that
prospects for bountiful crop IN his neigh
borhood were more promising than any
season he had seen and as evidence of
his good faith in the country contracted
tor another years subscription to the
News.
DIR. w. A. ingalls,. Eye specialist and
Refractionist, accompanied by his wife
are spending few days in the city. with
his professional single hanging out of
DIR. J. w. Lansings office. All the part
les are old neighbors and friends of
many years ago. DR.. and Mrs. ingalls,
reside in Portland when at home.
WIN. Best, pioneer farmer of Rattle
fnake fiat, was in town trading with
merchants last week. The gentleman
owns one of the finest homes on the fer
tile plateau and is quite optimistic that
better than usual crops will prevail
throughout the county this year.
Druggist H. A. York expects his family
from Ritzville in short time. He has
rented the Ed. Carr property and will
move in as soon as it is vacated.-Almira
Outlook. Harry has purchased stock
of drugs and embarked in the business at
that point.
Mrs. w. H. Tuggle was called by tele-
gram to the bedside of her father Van
r. Durgley at Bloomington Ills, who
was reported lying at the point of death.
Mrs. Tuggle left over the Northern
Pacific Saturday morning for her old
home.
Pettijohn & Swenson are installing
handsome large newspaper press in the
Times office. The solid piece OF mach
inery is of the latest design and modern
improvement and is credit to the town
as well as to the progressive proprietors.
The school children of District No. 10
will give an entertainment in the church
at Griffith, Thursday evening 18th, at
p. m, under the direction of Miss Alice
Dorman to which the public is cordially
invited.
Fred Theil, treasurer of the opera
house company is in Spokane today
making purchases for the new theatre
which is nearing completion. Work on
the scenery, 5 full sets, begins Monday.
Walter Mercer was in town Sat urday
doing some spring shopping. Among
'other purchases he took out telephone
with which to connect himself onto the
farm ers barb wire hello line.
Miss Mary Peoples a cousin OF w. P.
Taylor of this city, died in the Deaconess
Home at Spokane last Tuesday. The
remains were shipped to M orc. Oregon
for interment
Rev. A. Allyn, general missionary Of
the eastern Washington and north
Idaho Baptist convention, will preach at
the Baptist church next Sunday Apr.
10th.
"Blub" lrby arrived Tuesday from