Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-25
LOCAL EVENTS Of The WEEK
TOGETHER With A Personal MENTION
OF THOSE IN THE TOWING PANORAMA
OF LOCAL HISTORY


TOGETHER With A Personal MENTION
OF THOSE IN THE TOWING PANORAMA
OF LOCAL HISTORY
The Ritzvlle school board will COM
mence operations on the new school
buildings 10 few days. The bonds were
sold to the state at AZ per cent. BIDS
will be opened next Friday and the con-
tract let for the construction of the building
on the north side of track which will be
erected first, the other one following i'm
mediately. Both buildings will be CON-
pleted and ready for occupany for the
next school term.
MIR. and Mrs. A. 3. Pettijchn. Misses
Bertha Pettijohn, Daisy Whitney and
Laura Ahlers, and George Whitney,
Claud Barker and Ray Thompson left
Saturday for il trip to the famous Palouse
falls on the Palouse river. fifteen miles
south OF Washtucna picturesque
scene, that rivals the great canon of the
Colorado. They returned Monday
morning.
Ben Berry, Adams county's wheat
king was in Connell looking after some
stock which he has here under the care
of Yates Howard. He says the cattle are
in excellent condition. Mr. Berry has
four sections OF the finest wheat in the
country in Rattlesnake fiat and says
there never was a time when prospects
for wheat were better than this year.
Connell Register.
Mr.. W. B. LOTHIAN and daughter,
Miss Grace, of Spokane, were visiting
Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Shipman on Knob
hill last week. Mr.. LOTHIAN is agent for
the Equitable Life Insurance and is
changing his headquarters from Spokane
to Tacoma He was in the real estate
business in Ritzvlle in early days being
associated with Mr. Edgar ID. Gibson.
A. B. Willard, ]. NJ. Klemsard and b.
+. Scherfey, county commissioners from
Whitman county, met with the Adams
county commissioners today in joint
session in Ritzville to discuss plans and
specifications for bridging the Palouse
river between the two counties near
Hooper.
F. f. WolIenberg, head bookkecper at
the Ritzville FIGURING Mills. Joe Fink.
clerk in Myers-Shepley Co. and John
ka.lwarl, clerk in Ritzville Hardware
Co., are devotees of The Pike and other
attractions in St. Louis this week.
George A. Whitney, who has been at
tending the Northwestern Business col
lege in Spokane for the past six month,
is visiting his sister. Miss Daisy Whitney
of the First National Bank, this week. :.
A message from Edgar d. ellison
states that he was elected secretary of
Washington State Press Association on
May 10 and is delegate to the National
Association at Oklahoma next year.
According to the state superinten-
dents apportionment of the current
school funds for the last quarter. based
on the rate of 4Sc per days attendance.
Adams county will receive sI2,IS+L3.
The local baseball team beat the Elks
team of Spokane Sunday in game re,
plete with errors by a score Of 10 to II.
The attendance was poor, because of
the heavy wind.
James Belek and Rose Motycka of
Odessa, and Harry Manchester and
Ethel Hartman of Odessa. were granted
license to wed by the county auditor
Monday.
Quite number of Rtzville people at
d tended the play given by home talent at
Lind Saturday night entitled "ln the
Tolls, and pronounced it success.
Ed. F. Foley and Ada Mccain were
granted marriage license Tuesday.
Both are under age and were vouched
Tor by their respective parents.
F. II. Benge, democratic nominee for
representative, is in town wearing his
candidate smile and with the glad hand
extended to his many friends.
The Ladies Aid of the NJ. E. church
were given a reception and social at the
home of Mrs. J. Z. Prouty Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. l.. Bennigson and family of
Odessa, mother of Nathan Bergman of
the News office. was Sunday visitor.
Erie A. Thompson has accepted
position as book keeper in the Bank of
Lind, taking his desk last Monday.
in. Duddlesten of Stewardson, ILL.,,
manager of telephone line. arrived in
town Tuesday for short stay.
Mayor F. E. Robbins is confined to
his residence on East College hill with .
serious attack of tonsilitis.
Children's day exercises will be held
at the Congregational church next Sun
day evening at 7 o'clock.
VIM. Arlt has purchased quarter sec.
tion.of land in Secc- 22.2o IS. of G. label
paying therefor $3.50.
o. f. Pepper, of Missoula, Mont.
contractor and builder. was in town yes
terday on business. a,
Fred Thiel, president and manager Of