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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-17
Death OF G. h. Bart9es.

Solomon l. Bartges, the pioneer farmer.
has received the sad news of the death
of his brother. G. H. Bartges. in Colum.
bia county, this state. The following
article. published in memory OF tina,
highly respected and leading citizen. ap.
pears in the Dayton Cour,es-P Press -
As was intimated in las, weeks
Courier-Press. when mention vas made
Of the paraylytic stroke suffered by
George H. Bartges last Thursday morn.
ing, he did not recover from its effects
and at 1890 Saturday morning. he passed
away. aged n years. two months and y
days. On October I7th. next, he would
be Just 81 years since Mr.. Bartges and
family came to this county. and as a
pioneer who helped to subjugate the
Indians in Oregon in 1880. and as
one of the first to cultivate the soil Of
this county. he has seen this country de.
velop from its primitive state to its
present condition. Every man. woman
and child in Dayton knew George
Bartxes. and liked him for his agreeable,
open-hearted nature. and he left his
friends and neiYhbors sincere mourners.
His long career was full of incidents OF
interesting nature. 4 complete history Of
which would occupy many columns of
space. so it will be impossible to more
than mention the principal ones.
He was born in 1898. in Reading. Pa.
Ohio by his parents. where he lived y
young men overland for California
having taken the gold fever which at
tracted so many adventurous spirits &c
the land of the setting sun. A year in
the gold mines suficed for him. and ir
1851 he went to the mouth Of the Umpqus
river in Oregon. where he was employ ed
in sawmill camp. when he went t
what is now known as Corvallis. In 1856:
he became connected with the pack trair
to Yreka. Cal. when he encountered
Miss Emily Scott. whom he marriet
Nov. ~. 1858. and who survives him
He took up donation CLAIM in Scots
burg near Roseburg. and lived there I.
years. In 1866 they moved to Albany
where he ran livery and draying bust
ness. and on October Is. 1871. arrived i,
Columbia county. For eight years h,
was IN the stock raising business. whel
he took to farming. and at his death hat
100 acres of good farming land in thi
county. besides 100 acres in the noun
tains.
Besides his widow he leaves sever
children. viz: Mrs. Walter Wood. O
this county; Mrs. Walter H. Bar,ges, o
Ashland. Ore; Mrs. Mary T. Johnson
W. Bartges. John c. Bartges. Ware,
E. Rartges and Miss Loree E. Bartges
al! Of this county.-all Of whom. excep
try. were present when he died. as wei
as Mrs. leila Kendrick. of Wallace
Idaho. a granddaughter. and Mrs. Elsi,
Cronon.. of Baker City. Ore. a niece.
The funeral which occurred Sunda,
afternoon at 2 o'clock, was largely at
tended. many friends coming from
Waitsburp.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-17
BUSINESS LOCALS.

The Boston Store sells for less.
| have fifteen head of No. mich
COWS for sale. G. w. Cooper. Washtucna
For RENr-Rooms with private table
board. MKs. GEORGIA JoHNsoS. d St.
The Boston Store sells for less.
The Star brand shoes are BETTER
1900 pair just received at the Boston
Store.
Buy the White Se,by Washer. The
best washer on the market today. King
Mercantile Co.
Before or after seeing the sights Of the
big show. you are welcome At the Boston
Store.
If you wish homestead desert land
claim or cheap wheat land address. F.
J. James. Rtzv,lle. Wash.
The Boston Store sells for less.
During harvest the Model Meat
Market of John Bovee & Sons. will sell
meats at lowest prices. Trade and
threshing outfits solicited.
See our new stock of shoes and boy 3
clothing before purchasing elsewhere.
Satisfaction garanteed at The Boston
Store. the stole that sells for less.
Those expecting to run harvesting and
threshing outfits this season should call
at The Model Bakery and learn why 1t
is cheaper and more convenient to buy
bread than to bake it.
The King Mercantile Co.. have the
largest stock OF inlaid linoleums. oil cloth
carpets. couch covers. portiers and rugs
ever shown in city Of this size. and
prices that defy competition.
The Ritzville Transfer Company have
opened new gravel pit in the north
part OF town and is prepared to furnish
and deliver material suitable for concrete
and cement sidewalks.-Thom & Schnell.
A large assortment of trunks suit.
cases. handbags and telescopes have
just arrived direct from the largest
manufactures in the United States, at
the Boston Store.
THE ONLY SAFE"WAY to keep
your valuable papers. ETC., is to have 1
safe deposit box IN fire and burglar
proof vault. The First National Bank
has all Of these facilities and will rent
you box at reasonable figure. Your
patronage is courteously solicited.
Before going to the ST. Louis Exposi.
ton. call on the King Mercantile Co.,
and get. an admission card. admitting
you on board. 1.-THE Great Ship Majestic"
and emitting you to all the courtisies Of
The Great Majestic Range Manufacturing
Co.-King Mercantile Co.
desire to announce to the public that
will furnish fine sand for building pur.
poses at cheapest prices in town. Have
also on hand plenty OF good. frst.class
brick and all parties desiring to build
will profit by seeing me before purchas.
ing elsewhere. John SPoNcLER.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-17
School Opens.

The Ritzville public schools and high
school will open Monday, Sept. 9Th.
Until the new buildings are completed.
which we are advised by the school
board will be about Nov. list, the school
will be conducted much the same as last
year. Most of the new teachers have
arrived, and they present as high class
of instructors as it is possible to secure.
The board has spared no pains in the
selection of teachers. Moral qualifca.
tons as well as mental have received the
most careful attention. The principal
ship will be well cared for by Prof.
Perkins, and all those who are hired for
the coming year have given ample testi-
mony OF their fitness to direct the minds
of the youth. The twelve-year course
aims at thoroughness in all its branches.
Here boys and girls may receive the
scholastic training needed for thoughtful
and intelligent citizenship. AS soon as
the new structures are finished special
effort will be made to beautify the school
grounds and rooms, that the school life
NAV be as pleasant as possible. No
reasonable effort will be spared to make
the child's surroundings elevating. while
at the same tiaie stress will be laid on
habits Of thorough learning, industry
and frugality. Last years literary
societies. which were pronounced tor
their scholarly efforts, are endeavoring
to get higher class of entertainments
for this year. and their own work will be
further strengthened. The Stars and
Crescents vie each other in good things.
No teacher will be permitted to handle
more than can be reasonably expected,
and individual effoits will be strength.
ened by additional assistance. Our
towns people are justly taking a pride
in the schools of Ritzville. and point
with pride to the students who are en-
rolled. All students from outside dis.
tricts will be accorded a welcome and
encouraged; and an early start in the
race reaps the best advantages. as those
who start late are always handicapped.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-17
The Womans' Relief Corps.

EDITORS ADAMS COUNTY NEwS:-
On the evening of the 2Ist of June.
with goodly number of "old boys of
the G. A. r. and ladies' of the Womans'
Relief Corps. we boarded the steamer
Estate of Washington" for Bellingham.
to attend the twenty second annual en-
campment OF the G. A. X. and w. r. c.
of the Department of Washington and
Alaska, and at 8 in the morning we
pulled into port. The mayor. on behalf
Of the city. extended a most cordial well
come, and Old Glory was waving from
every prominent building in the city.
One OF the pleasant features while
here was meeting the department chap.
lain, Rev John lie Cormur. who was my
pastor eigteen years ago in Oregon.
Anothear feature was the beating OF
the long roll" by Comrade H. E. Brier
on the same old battered drum he used
forty wears ago to sound the battle tocsin
at Shiloh.
Among the prominent speakers around
the campfire on the second evening was
our future governor. A. E. Mead.
The Womans' Relief Corps was organ.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-17
EXQUISITE eraud Ballet DIvertIsement.

$40 Enchanting. Accomplished. Beautiful.
Radiant, Vari-(yol0red, Jewel. Bedeckod Cos.
tunes. presenting Scene Of Exciting En-
chantmont. An knthralling Oriental Scene
Oe v0luptuOus Animation.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-17

Martin Mink, farm laborer, while on
a spree in town last night, was touched
for $40. He accused John MeNeely, one
of three companions, of doing the deed
in the restricted district the night be-
fore. but failed to convict before Justice
Kennedy. for lack of evidence. The
interesting episode Of the case was when
Prosecuting Attorney c. L. Holcomb and
Attorney ]. c. Mogan mixed over mis-
understanding in words. and in the
melee considerable ink was spilled.
One of the statements made by Mr..
Holcomb was declared false by Mr..
Mogan, whereupon the attorney for the
state hurled a small ink we'll at his
legal opponent. who cleverly lodged
the missile, which spent itself on the
framework of the county superintendent
door across the corridor. The incident
was hastily closed by the justice de-
claring an adjournment until 7 p. m.
when the case was dismissed.
T. r. Mays. now of Washtucna. re.
Gently of indianapolis is in the city to-
day, buying supplies preparatory to
opening restaurant in that thriving little
town in the southern end of the county
The O. r. & N. will be completed
through to Cornell. and the company
starts trains on the 10th of this month.
One train each way per pay will greatly
facilitate travel and be great accom-
mediation to that growing section.
Hon. Geo. W. Bassett. representative
in the legislature from this county. came
up from Walla Walla yesterday. He
estimates that at least 10000 bushels
of wheat will be marketed at Washtucna
this season. Twenty years ago Mr.
Bassett was county commissioner sew.
eral terms. He left last evening for
C9ur d Alene where his wife and two
daughters are sojourning.
DR.. ]. S. Mcbride accompanied by his
wife. will arrive IN the city today and
will care for the patients and business of
DR.. John NJ. Adams. during the absence
of the latter. who leaves tomorrow to
join his wife at Spokane, going from
there to Lake Coeuer D'Alene for an
outing.
Lee Breese, farmer living thirteen
miles east of town, lost several hundred
bushels of wheat in the sack by FIRE last
Monday. When the engine was removed
from the setting the deposit of ashes held
the sparks from which the disastrous
blaze ensued.
John Van Dellen. manager of the St.
Paul & Tacoma lumber yard at Lind.
has charge here, during the absence of
P.F. Scheffel who is in Alaska on four
weeks vacation. E. V. Alburty is look.
ing after the Lind yard.
N. H. Greene, president Of the Pioneer
State Bank. and party have returned
from several weeks stay among the
mountain scenery adjacent to the shores
of placid Lake Pend d Oreille.
Sebastian OFT. proprietor OF the Hotel
R,tzville. has decided to put in bar and
make few desirable changes in his
house. The Improvements will be COM
pleted about September ist.
A. c. Leabo is building new resi-
dence on South College hill. near the
VIM. G. Spanjer property.
Mr.. Shenfferd, manager of the Boston
Store. moved to his newly bought home
this week.
PIANO TUNING.
II you want your piano tuned. see
"That Man ErheS Two yearS' facfnrv
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-17

king OF KattieSnake lat, VINO naO TWO
sections in one field that averaged a
, 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
Spokane this week.
\ R. B. Mitchell of the Gilbert. Hunt Co.,
Walla Walla, is here from the Garden
City. assisting w. B. Mack the local
agent. during the busy season.
, &. E. Jay. one Of the candidates for
county auditor at the hands of the re.
publican party, was business visitor a,
the county seat last Saturday.
John Sponcler was summoned to Tip.
ton. Mo-, Thursday last on account Of
the serious illness of his daughter, Mrs
Frank Ball.
The three months sold child Of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Towers was inferred in the
Ritzville cemetery last Saturday after.
noon.
In this issue we publish the call fol-
holding the Republican County Conven.
ton in this city Sept. 10. 1904.
. Rev. Gentry Rushing is laid up with
complicated illness and Is confined &c
his home on College hill.
George Bauer and family returned
Moaday last. after six weeks camp a,
Soap lake, Douglas county.
dollar wheat" in Chicago on July 90
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-17
ButIer-Lavender.

Married-At the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. E. Hershberger. on College hill,
this city. Wednesday. afternoon at ago.
MIR. Mark C. Lavender and Miss Ciene
Butler. Rev. c. G. Harmon, pastor of the
First Methodist church, officiating.
Only the relatives were present.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-17
w. K. Peters.

Why not open bank account? The
First National Bank will assist you to do
50 BY furnishing you with Home Saw.
ings Bank in which to keep your savings
until you have accumulated enough to
deposit. They will open your bank upon
presentation and place the contents. Of
large or small amount. to your credit
and pay you interest at s per cent from
date Of credit. interest to be computed
and credited to your account on January
ist and July list Of each year. Try this
savings system and you will be surprised
at the amount you will accumulate. II
will pay you to investigate this.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-17
$40 Reward.

For the recovery of team of horses;
weight about 1000 pounds each. One
brown with inverted J and H (connected)
brand on shoulder: one bay with blotched
brand. ROBERT LECTURE,
2t-p'd Fletcher P. O., Wash.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-17

Only Rhinoceros, Only Pair Of Full
Grown Oiraifes. Only American.
Born Baby Elephsnt and Many Other
Exclusive Animal Features.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-17
EStray.

Taken up. one. half mile west Of Ritz.
vile. two yearling bay mare colts. Each
blazed faced and branded on right hip
with quarter circle z.
J. H. PERKINS.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-17
Resolutloas Of Respect.

Resolutions Of respect adopted BY wheatland
Lodge No. Is. Independent Order Of Good
snplars. Of Ritsviile. Wash.
whereas, II hss pleased the Oliver Of Good I.
In His Wisdom, TO enter our Lodge and take
iroa 10 our esteemed Brother Charles l..
Rowland.
Resolved That We, the members Of this
Lodge. tender our heartfelt sympathy to the
bsreaved relatives ! q their hour Of sorrow and
BE- II further
Resolved. That Q copy Of these resol utions
b sent 70 the bereaved father and 70 the
Pacific Templar and locsl. papers for publics.
Also that the charter Of this Lodge be dnped
In mou rning for thirty days.
Signed CLAUDE BARxsa.
EDWIN r. IA vLoR,
LAURA n. AHLERs.
Committe.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-17
PIANO TUNING.

II you want your piano tuned. see
THAT Man Erbes." Two years factory
experience. All work guaranteed
Leave orders at Hotel Ritzvilie. 1t
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-17
CITY Council Meeting.

Council met in regular session. Tues
day. Aug I6. 1904. Present: Mayor F.
E. Robbins, Councilman o. R, Holcomb,
Fred Th,el and w. c. Reeder, Clerk E.
d. Gibson, Marshal A. J. Coss, City At
torney c. l.. Holcomb. and Health Off
Ger Dr.. Jvhn M. Adams.
Minutes Of previous meeting read and
The Washington times., 1904-12-24

wards and punishments by political
boss the preference of mediocrlty TO
merit the notion that a SenatorShlp is
a personal, and not public, concern
OF course, the Sun" knows that the
people of the Republican party In
New York are as poweriess against
the machine organization of the New
York State legislature as the Prohibi-
tionists or the Greenbackers- The
Sun" itself prints the finding that
another legislature organized by this
same machine has submitted TO bri-
berry and corruption. No one can
know better than the Sun" that the
Republicans of New York are entire
ly responsible for having committed
their party to such hands.
Can it be possible, then, that the
Sun" sees nothing funny in TIE OBJ
servation that "the mass of the Re
publican party want a Senator who
will be an honor to the State when
the only Republicans with power in
the premises have defaulted to "a sys-
TEN of rewards and punishments by a
political boss %
The Washington times., 1904-12-24
two Magazines Combined.

Magazine readers viii be interested IN
the announcement made by G. P Put
MANS Sons tfat, beginning with jan
nary. 1865. THE Literary World Will
be Incorporated with THE Critic, =
which has taken over the publication
of the Boston monthly from L. c. Page
& Co.
The Literary World was establish
ed some thirty or more years ago. and
has TO the present date been the only
strictly literary journal enanating
from Boston Its editorial conduct has
been distinguished for the high standard
of its essays and the discrimination OF
its reviews
In taking over The Literary World.
The Critic expects TO hold the atten-
ton OF that periodicals old subscribers.
while AT the same time appealing to a
wider audience.
The title of the Boston magazine will
be preserved on the cover OF The
Critic which Will hereafter read The
Critic and Literary World" This com
bination gives The Critic" tse advan-
tage of connection with an increasing
group of New England writers whose
productions are of interest and value
throughout the entire country
The Washington times., 1904-12-24
COREA VISITING
HIS FIANCEE

According to a well authenticated rum
or. Dor Luis e Corea, the minister
from Nicaragua has gone to Macon, Ga,
to present his family tree TO the family
of Mrs uah DunIap-Jordan, and 10 be
the guest of her father. S. S Dunlap
during the Christmas holidays
1t is said the wedding OF Mrs. Jordan
and Mr. Corea will take place in the
near future, probably much sooner than
even his most intimate friends expect.
A number of entertainments Will be Civ
en- in honor Of the diplomat and Mrs.
Jordan, the first being tonight with Mrs.
Waltham, the sister of Mrs Jordan as
hostess.
The minister returned from a hurried
trip 10 Nicaragua d short time ago. hav-
ing arranged all his private affairs. and
brought with him some splendid gifts of
jewels for Mrs. Jordan, who is a beau
tiful woman
1t is not thought that in the event
of the marriage of Mr. Corea and Mrs.
Jordan taking place at once he will
Immediately return 10 Washington bur
will spend some time in the South
The Washington times., 1904-12-24

ing it is manifest. If we sincerely
believe it TO be the highest express
sion, the duty is none the less mani
fest, even though we err If judg-
ment and experience teach anything,
l. teaches that position assumed IN
honest faith must be maintained The
position of the United States cannot
be maintained in all its integrity eX-
cept to carry into practice the doc
trine that justice is an essential, and
that peace is better than war
To an individual, or to a collection
of individuals, there comes duty, or
the conception that a certain line OF
conduct is a duty The man needs
must be his brothers keeper, and
his wider knowledge may make this
plain to him while yet the brother is
prone to resent.
The fiat of the United States will
prevail, for by it there is the best pos
sible assurance that justice will not
be turned away.
The Washington times., 1904-12-24
Unreasonable Philosophy.

George Bernard Shaw and DR.. Ly-
forces for the perturbation Of America
at Christmas time. The one, learn
ed theologian, observes that in his
Judgment there is no great first
cause" The other, noted wit, essay
ist, and playwright, capped this in
London recently with an address on
the text that money is the root OF
all virtue Dr. Abbott's folly may
be a sign merely of good man tenn
porarily gone wrong; but Mr.. Shaw's
is more dangerous case.
The New York Times" epitomizes
Mr.. Shaw's calm asseyerations, in this
wise:
Mr. Shaw began by quoting the teN-
cellent saying OF the ancient Greeks :
first, acquire an independent income and
then practice virtue. This, he said. was
the text of his discourse. One could not
be a virtuous or honest member of So
ciety unless one belonged to the upper
classes Virtue honesty, honor, health.
happiness, all required the possession
OF money before one could practice them.
Mr. Shaw went on to say that inn
morality and starvation were two diff
ferent sorts OF vice, and Ii was hard to
say which was the more heinous In
deed. considering ali that poverty en-
tailed. he thought it the greater crime
OF the two. The first essential of moral
ity was having money enough.
1t is not necessary TO answer such
stuff seriously. Indeed, that would
merely put added edge on the aeer-
bic Mr. Shaw's satire. There may
be interest, however, in pointing out
the effect of such doctrines on the
philosophers associates. Dean Swift
who was the Shaw of the eighteenth
century, and kept his birthday as g
day of mourning, was more hated thar
Alexander Pope. And Shaw-well
there is story that another wit
looking after him as he left a grouI
OF London men of letters, observed:
Nice fellow, Shaw Hasn't ar
enemy in the world But his friends
don't like him.
The Washington times., 1904-12-24
These Fierce CosSQcks
Pay Tribute TO the Dead
Russian Rough Riders Show Gentleness and
Love for Comrades at Funeral Of
Four Fighters

MUKDEN, Dec. 2I-WiId and rough
as are the Cossacks. they are peculiar
ly sentimental and as susceptible as chill
dren to the emotion Of the hour. wheth-
er it be anger or sympathy.
One of the most striking sights I have
ever witnessed was the whole of Mist
ehenko's division p4ying its respect TO
the remains of four CcssacEs who were
killed and mutilated below Sindee.
1t was some time back, just toward
the end OF summer The burial was
fixed for a m Mistehenko and all
his staff were there, and the Fourth
Chita Regiment. to which the men be-
'lonsed, was accorded the place of prom
inence in the ceremony.
Covered With Flowers.
There Were no cefins available. and
the bodies were wrapped in plated
straw, but so smothered with wild flow
ers and native grasses that it was I'M
possible TO see the CHASTITY bIoodstains
soaking through the covering till the
corpses We're lifted from the stretchers
10 be placed in the grave.
The churchly accessories were scanty.
An old table had been brought from
a deserted Chinese hut, and on If was
placed an old regimental ikon, and be-
fore ii a single bit OF wax candle. the
nearest approach 10 a taper that could
be had. The priest of the BarnaulSkl
Regiment officiated. and he took his
place before the table, the order, bats
off; pray, was passed down the line,
and AIistchenko, setting The example.
uncovered and bowed MS head, while