Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-14
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evening by Miss Fanny Neff. Miss Eva
Shields and Miss Ellen Davey. for Miss
Mabel Morrison. who is to become the
bride of Mr.. A. Wagner about Christ
mas time. at the home of the brides
mother in Ritzville. says the Spokane
Chronicle. The affair was given at the
home of Miss Neff. 3I4 Mansfield. Part
of the evening was spent with finch and
other games, and refreshments were
served before the party broke up. Miss
Retta Carlin and Miss De Eta Morrison
favored the guests with piano solos.
Application was made by an advance
agent yesterday to give a hypnotic ex-
hibition with a sleeper in the window.
breaking rock on a'woman's rigid body.
and other rank performances IN mes
meric power. The management of the
opera house turned the proposition down.
recalling the adverse sentiment and dis.
gust expressed by many leading people
when the last one graced the town with
its presence.
John Mcdonald. the stockman. who,
with his family. is occupying his resi-.
dence in the north part Of town for the
winter, had close call from typhoid
fever, but being taken in time the dread.
ed disease was warded off and Mr.. Nc.
Donald has so far recovered a. to be able
to summon some of the neighbors each
day and part OF the night to resume the
game Of "Flinch." his favorite pastime.
We are entering upon the most pros
porous era in the country's history, and
the News will at all times be found on
the Republican firing line sustaining the
party and policy that has brought pros
perity to every mans door. ~H you
are pleased with the News help push .
good thing along BY recommending 1t to
your neighbor.
At meeting of the chamber Of com.
merce Tuesday night, the following Off.
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
President. L. p. Baumann; vice presi.
dent. o. R. Holcomb; secretary. D. w.
Pettijohn; treasurer, Fred Thiel.
Jesse w. Watkins. accompanied by his
uncle. Moses Watkins. was up from pro.
life Rationale fiat yesterday. and
among others to profit from his being In
town was the NEWS cash box.
A special meeting Of the county com.
missioners will convene on Saturday
next to consider the bids for the county
poor farm. as well as other business that
may come before them.
Honor L. Wilhelm, editor Of 1.-THE
Coast" bright periodical published in
Seattle, was in the city today. accom-.
panied by his bride wife. We acknowl-
edge a pleasant call.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Smith have moved
into what is known - the "Heinze prop
erty." neat cottage on the western slope
Of the hill adjoining the land Of Prof.
]. H. Perkins.
Mayor F. E. Robbins leaves in the
morning to visit his aged parents At the
old home down in the state Of Maine.
He expects to return about January and.
Attorney o. r. Holcomb Is employed
in the county seat election contest in the
Superior court Of franklin county which
convenes Friday.
G. E. Jay. one Of the teachers in the
public schools Of Lind. WAS . Saturday
visitor and . pleasant caller at this Office.
RIB. Mitchell, clerical employe Of Gil
bert Hunt Co.. will leave tor his Walls
Walla home Saturday.
Mrs. c. D. Linn Is i'll At the home on G
street. being Guaranteed for small pox