Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-17
LOCAL EVENTS Of THE week
TOGETHER WITH A PERSONAL MENTION
OF THOSE IN THE TOWING PANORAMA
OF LOCAL HISTORY

TO0E HEX WITH PEkSUNAL W6NIuON
OF THOSE IN THE TOWING PANORAMA
OF LOCAL HISTORY
DR.. p W. Yearsley, the popular
dentist, returned Thursday from five
weeks vacation and tour. He visited
the worlds fair, and says that there was
more than he could see. and that the
great exhibits from the world over are
interesting big crowds daily. He was
particularly impressed with the fine art
exhibit. After flying journey through
the southern states to San Francisco. the
doctor is again home and has removed
the hirsute appendage with which travel
had covered the maxilary portion of his
face, is looking fine. and is happy 10 be
back again in the Bread Basket County
of the great State of Washington.
Geo. A. Kennedy. an Adams county
boy. son of Judge and Mrs. w. X. Ken
needy. has been placed at the head of the
republican ticket for state senator in our
sister county of Lincoln. This capable
young man was formerly auditor OF
this county, and at present is mayor of
of Odessa, and cashier of the bank of
his town He is clean. honest,
progressive official, fine young man.
true to his friends. upright in principle,
faithful to constituency, and we hope
he may win. His father, who is munich
pal judge at this place, was twice elected
and served as representative in the
legislature from Adams county.
IA. Willis, ex county commissioner,
on Monday last brought in a two.foot
limb from tree planted five years ago,
which had over one hundred fine full
grown Moorhead apricots, borne this
this season. Evidently the small limb.
which was less than half inch in
diameter at the largest place. hung sus-
pended in order to sustain the great
weight and bring the fruit to ripen
maturity. The exhibit hangs in this
offie.
r. Clyde Kennedy and Edwin T.
Taylor, of the First National Bank,
spent Sunday at Medical Lake. They
had very ENJOYABLE day. meeting
number of Ritzville people who are
camped in different wooded sections
surrounding the famous lake. Building
on the Sanitarium, which was undertaken
by Ritzvile local capitalists. has sus
pended for time tor want of proper and
capable workmen.
William Johnson. the jolly well-driller.
drove over from Ritzville this morning
He was accompanied by one of Ringing
Bros advance agents, who. before they
started, referred to western cayuses be-
ing as slow as cows. He changed his
mind before the trip was over. and at one
time begged Will to hold them up.
They made the trip-3o miles-in az
hours-Odessa Record.
Mrs. Lane E. Pasklll returned Friday
from visit in the City of Salt Lake.
making short stay with relations at
Butte. her former home, on the way
back. On her return she was accom-
panied by school-mate, Mrs. Belle
'Childs, of Phillipsburg, Mont, who will
remain the guest of Mr.. and Mrs, Paskill
for short time.
r. E. and O. B. Johnson, brothers, of
Boise, Idaho, have just arrived and will
locate in the county to engage in farm
ing. if they can buy or lease a couple
of sections of land. They brought fifty
head of horses, and are stopping tenn.
porarily at the Proctor place. east Of
town.
The Northern Pacific Railway Co..
through the local agent have kindly &C.
commodated farmers and all others who
were in need of water during the late dry
spell and short supply in the city. The
courtesy has been appreciated both by
the farmers, citizens and city authorities.
Leonard Schmidt, who is operating
big steam thresher on the famous Flat,
is one of our latest subscribers. He says
he has an eight weeks run now in sight.
having been going three weeks with an
average daily output of 1895 sacks. The
yield per acre is from IS to 40 bushels.
Dr. and Mrs Frank r. Burroughs, &C.
eompanied by their daughter Miss Ellen,
and Earle T. Copp Of the Lind Bank. are
expected home from Idaho tomorrow.
from their camping and kodaking trip
on the St. Joe river for the past ten days.
After a four weeks run with i2-foot
Deering header with an average cut Of
3IH acres per day. E. L: Bradley. of
Wheatland. pulled into ninety.acre
field of wheat belonging to Henry Kauf-
man. and made the cut in II hours.
One of the best yields reported this
year was that OF Ben Berry, the wheat
king of Rattlesnake Flat. who had two
sections in one field that averaged
, little more than SO bushels per acre.
E E. Lobdell and Mr.. Wallmark,
painters. paper hangers and decorators,
have decided to locate in our city. and
will move their families down from