Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-08
LOCAL EVENTS Of THE WEEK.

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TOGETHER WITH A PERSONAL MENTION
OF THOSE IN THe TOWING PANORAMA
OF LOCAL HISTORY
w. c. Hammond attended the State
Union Sunday school convention at Bel
bingham last week as delegate from
Ritzville. Over 900 delegates attended
the convention. The five days session
was held in the First Baptist church and
was rousing meeting full of interest.
Mr.. Hammond paid visit to his
daughter. Mrs. Ella d. Sloper, who lives
in Bellingham. and also visited his form
er home at Goldendale. He visited
several saw mills and says the lumber
industry is having boom. He saw the
tree from which the ten foot wide board
was sawed which was taken for exhibit
ton at the ST. Louis Worlds fair. He
visited Portland, Seattle and other coast
cities.
Lyman c. Cleary of Sprague. district
manager for the H. J. Smith Publishing
house of Chicago. is here taking orders
for the Library Of American Literature
and Biography" The new publication
consists Of three volumes under one
cover and has 300 pages. 81 halftone en-
cravings. besides 200 other colors and
handsome engravings. 1t is written BY
the best American authors and is pat
riotic library of national interest and the
subjects are clearly and ably treated.
The binding is cloth. half and full NOR
rocco and is sold on subscription only.
James F. Collier left yesterday to at
tend the Democratic National Conven-
ton as delegate at St. Louis which
meets in national conclave. July 9th.
While away Mr.. Collier will take in the
Big Fair. visit his old home at Salem,
Ind, besides several other states, stop
ping at Salt Lake and other places Of in.
terest on the way home. The other reg
ular delegates to the convention are L.
c. Gilman, John Y. Terry. NJ. NJ. God.
man. Frank B. Cole. Frank B. Hogan.
E. c. Million. Henry Blackman. A. ].
Splawn and w. J. Durham.
Lind is preparing for big celebration
on the Fourth. Last year the people
there gave way to Ritzville and many Of
them spent the day with US and assisted
Us in having good tim. and GROWING
the event with success. We understand
that Washtu:n, will also m Ike the
eagle scream, and Sprague is preparing
tor like event. Some sentiment pre-.
walls that as all these sister towns will
tittinsly observe independence Day. that
the courtesy extended to Ritzvlle year
ago should now be reciprocatcd.
DIR. John Johnston and A. F. Rosenoff
lrove across the country to Kahlotus
Monday Mr.. Rosenoff is interested in a
branch drug store at that point. The
little town is terminal TOR the o. X. N.
and is a busy and rapidly growing burg.
The verdant waving grain fields OF the
Rattlesnake Flat lie between here and
there and will soon be bessoning into
money. The crops are looking fine hut
the roads are getting dusty.
Oliver P. futile. NJ. W. Jennings. John
Lefrenz and Doc. H. G. Hildebrandt will
leave tomorrow for Soap springs out on
the Great Northern Railway in Douglas
county. where they will camp out for a
time. Mr.. futile goes for the purpose
OF taking advantage Of the baths for the
benefit Of his rheumatism from which he
has been suffering for some time.
We have the prospects for an abund-
ant crop never so promising as now.
Wheat is three feet high and fine stand
and the spring sowing is beginning to
mead out. Plenty of moisture has fallen
at regular intervals during the season
and within week the average precipi.
tation has been at least one inch OF rain.
Mrs. F. P. French. accompanied by
Miss Edna and Ellsworth returned with
with her niece. Miss Grace Mascher to
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relatives. Miss Mascher returned to her
home for the summer after an extended
visit with Ritzville friends.
The Knights and Lady Maccabees will
hold memorial services at the First Con-
EDUCATIONAL church next Sunday. All
members will meet at Greene's hall at
1890 a. m. Decoration at the cemetery
will follow the services and all who can
are requested to assist.
Mr.. and Mrs. julius Siemens and
family left yesterday for a months recre-
alton and pleasure. They will view the
Worlds Far at St. Louis and visit rela.
tives and friends in Minnesota and Mani.
toba.
H. E. Christensen. cashier Of the Ger
men American State Bank. soon to be
started in the Tinnel block. arrived today
from the east and is preparing to open
promptly on the date fixed. July list.
Attorneys w. w. Gent and c. L. Hol-
comb are trying the road supervisor case
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