Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-04
LOCAL EVENTS Of THE MEEK
TOGETHER WITH A PERSONAL MENTION
OF THOSE m ThH MOVING PANORAMA
or LOCAL HISTORY

Victor Alexander Freed, sixteen year
old son and sole support Of Mrs. Morris
Ahem, widow, was almost instantly
killed Saturday morning at 1880 by the
west-bound North Coast Limited" pas
senger train at the crossing on E street.
The awful accident which cost the life
of young Freed occurred on what is
known to be the most dangerous cross
ing in the town. On account of the large
wheat warehouses on each side Of the
street, standing flush with both streets
and railway track the view is almost
clearly cut of 50 that the driver of a
vehicle cannot see rapidly approaching
train until his team is practically upon
the track. or so near. that retreat is near
" impossible. Accompanied by his
mother and little three year old brother.
he had unloaded a shipment of chickens
and eggs products of the farm seven miles
north of town at the depot where Mrs.
Ahern remained to attend to the bills Of
lading and was returning to this side
when the engine of the delayed passen
ger train, collided with Mr.. Freeds' outfit.
completely demolishing the heavy wheat
wagon. literally grinding the woodwork
into kindling wood. derimming the
wheels and twisting the iron work in
manner indicating the: tremendous force
and crushing power OF such a collision.
Freeds' body was carried by the COW
catcher about half block before the
train was stopped. A blow upon the
back of the head fracturing the skull
caused death. The body was not mang-
led or torn. When picked. up the injured
and unconscious man was still breathing
and Drs. F. R. Burroughs and J. M.
Adams were on the scene in few
moments using superhuman efforts to
save the life that was quickly ebbing. but
consciousness never returned and within a
few moments Freed was pronounced dead.
Clyde Hervey acting for Undertaken O.
R. Haight took charge of the body and
had it properly cared for at the morgue.
Funeral services occurred Sunday. at =
p. m. conducted by Rev. c. G. Harmon
of the Methodist Episcopal church and
burial in the Spanjer cemetery.
Chas. H. Moore. formerly with Mr..
OFT in the Ritzvilie hotel is with US again
for short time. and is now representing
the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co., of
California. 1t is by far the strongest
company in the west and has features
and guarantees in the policies which
cannot be obtained elsewhere. Mr..
Moore has among the policy holders.
many of leading and prominent citizens
Of the this city and county. as well as
the representative men of the northwest.
The gentleman will have rooms at the
Ritzville hotel.
The Elks base ball team Of Spokane.
won from the locals Sunday. the score
being 8 to ?. This was the first game
lost by Ritzville this season. The game
was very interesting there being several
exciting plays. Features of the game
were a running catch and home hit by
"Blub" Irby and the play of "Chick"
Roadnight at shortshop. Batteries we're
Klinkhammer and Halverson. Tracy and
Conner. Umpire Jack Staser.
The Demorset medal was won by Miss
Ethel Walker IN the contest at the Congre.
gational church Tuesday evening. under
the auspices of the w. c. T. u The
other contestants were. Clyde Kaufman;
leila Bryant. and Nora Turner. The
program was interspersed with musical
numbers by Miss Kathleen Hallin and
Claire Despair.
From June Ist to 9TH. there will be
gathering of the Lutheran pastors Of the
Washington district of the joint synod
of Ohio in the Lutheran Emanuel church
Of this city. Services will be conducted
in German and English languages.
Twenty FIVE ministers will be present on
this occasion.
Geo. Dewald a prominent German
farmer. left Monday evening for Walla
Walla with his wife who will take
course of treatment at the hospital. The
lady was operated upon last fall by the
surgeons of the garden city and has been
in i'll health for the past year.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Metho-
dist church will hold another baking
sale in the News Office next Saturday
and will also sell ice cream in addition
to the other good things.
The Ladies Aid Society of the First
Congregational church will serve a
chicken dinner and supper in the Bur-
roughs store building. Dinner and sup
per. aS cents each.
Two spicy. to-the.point cartoons Of
Saturdays conventions are exhibited in
the windows at the Pioneer Drug Store
by Blacken young IL year old boy Of
Lind.
w. H. Tuggle has been driving con.
siderably over Adams county roads the
past week in the interest Of the com.
bined harvester he is selling this season.
Jesse M. Turner has removed his sc.
cond hand store to the old post-office
building. recently occupied by the miss