Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-14
LOCAL TOPICS.

noon from to S o'clock. Dainty refresh.
ments were served. Those present were
Mrs. Matte E. Martin, Mrs. Litch6eld,
Mesdames. Gent, Bert Linn. Comparet
Shipman. Gritman. ellison. Myers. Bias.
sett, Peters. Burroughs. F. Vernon Jones
E. F. Miller.:F. B. Shepley. Paskill. w. r.
Cunningham, Jr.. J. S. Edwards. d. w,
Pettijohn. Stuart, w. H. Martin. Tuggle
Fred F. Davenny. c. o. Greene. York
w. H. Davenny, Tinnel. F. North Clark
and Albert.
ST. Bailie Of this place. and Miss Ida
Barnett of Ritzvllle. were united in mar.
rage at Spokane last Wednesday morn.
ing. Charles Younce, who was in Spo.
kane at that time, witnessed the cere.
mony, says the Cornell Register. Mr..
Bailie is member of general merchan.
dsed firm of Bailie & Baltic of this place
and his bride is one of Ritzvilles popular
young ladies. The welded couple ar
rived here yesterday morning and are
at present stopping with Mr.. and Mrs. l.
w. Bailie.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. L. Tinnel have de-
cided to remove the old Pacific Hotel
building recently damaged by fire and
replace it with fine two-story brick
75xo5 feet. The intention of the owners
is to rent the proposed structure for mer-
camille purposes. and the second floor for
hall. This move will be deeply appre.
ciated by the people of the town. as aside
from substantial improvement the I'M
minent danger from the fiery element
will be materially lessened.
The county commissioners appropria-
ted 5000 to the committee representing
the chamber of commerce for the pur-
pose of issuing advertising circulars and
otherwise representing Adams county at
the St. Louis Worlds Fair. The com.
mittee on fair is now preparing matter
for insertion in the pamphlet to be issued
by Spokane county. Data for the PAM
phlet by Adams county is being compiled
and collection of photographs for illus
tration.
Zenobia Rebekah Lodge No. IIS. I. O.
o. F. on last Thursday evening elected
the following officers for the present year:
Allie Copp, noble grand; Anna Tranlsm'
wee grand; Alice French, secretary; Ella
Thompson, treasurer. Installation will
occur tomorrow evening in Greene's hall
to which all members of the order are
most cordially invited. Refreshments
will be served and entertainment furnish
ed so that pleasant time is assured.
Ben Roth, the contractor and builder,
has began the erection of new home
near the flour mills. 1t will be two stories.
the second story being made of cement
plaster and the lower brick veneer or
wood. 1t will be of unique design and
something out of the ordinary and the
structure when finished will be one of
the finest residences in the city.
Bernard Reibrock, who formerly re-
sided six miles north of town and who
owns $40 acres of land, now resident of
Medical Lake, is named as respondent
in a suit for divorce just brought by
his wife, Susie f. Reibrock. The cou-
pie were married in Spokane. September
10, 1908, the complaint alleging habitual
drunkenness and cruelty.
Mrs. Julia A. Rays of Spokane, deputy
supreme oracle of the Royal Neighbors
Of America. the auxiliary OF the Modern
Woodmen, arrived in the city Monday
and will organize camp before leaving.
The local camp No. $685. has member
ship reaching to nearly hundred.
Andrew and A. L. Grover of Helix, and
lone, Eastern Oregon. accompanied by a
sister, Mrs. Smith, arrived Tuesday for
visit with relatives and are the guests
of Mrs. Ida M. Patrick on College hill.
They are uncles and aunt of Mrs. d. A..
Scott and w. w. King.
A. S. Kelsey OF Hatton. farmer and real
estate broker, was in the city Tuesday
on business. His right hand which was
severely cut and bruised in thresl ng
machine accident last summer has l l.
ed and he is gradually regaining the use
of his hand.
Receipts of the Ritzville postofiice
show a slight gain for the last quarter of
1908, compared with the last quarter of
1902. the receipts being sI5o7.s8 and
sIssSoo respectively. the receipts for the
entire years were just about equal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Kanzler return
ed this morning from Walla Walla where
the lady passed through the ordeal #
two delicate surgical operations and is
now well recovered. They were absent
two months.
The Ladies of the St. Marks Guild
will give social at Greene's hall Tues
day evening, January Io. All are cordi.
ally invited to unique entertainment.
Admission 25c.
Guy Arthur, electrician. formerly en-.
ployed by the Ritzville Electric Light
Co., left yesterday for Cheney. where he
has accepted similar position.
J.P. Perkins of Spokane, deputy grand
master of the Ancient Order of the I'm.