Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-17
A. @. Lee. postmaster at Cunningham,

state seduction case against Thomas
O'Hare wherein Emma Hicks is the COM
plainant and brings suit for breach of
promise. The witnesses from that neigh
borhood are: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bag
we'll, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Hayden, Byron
Hayden, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Vinsen, MIR.
and Mrs. ]. w. Skeen, Mr.. and Mrs. G..
w. Ellington. P. ]. Amer, ]. II. Reimen-
shneider, Frank and Elmer Steele, ]. W..
Hicks, Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Kellenberger,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. Estep. John Carter
! w. H. Hodson, Henry Walters, Philip
Done, James O'Hare. James Hanryhan,
]. P. Price, Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Hedrick.
About thirty eight witnesses are summon
ed for the hearing which was in progress
yesterday. The jury in the case after
thirty minutes deliberation brought in a
verdict OF guilty as charged. Miss Hicks
is an educated. refined young lady. a
graduate from college and an expert
musician. Mr.. O'Hare is we'll connected,
has considerable property here and his
father is rich easterner who is heart
broken over the affair. Judgment was
given for $1,000 against Mr.. O'Hare in
favor of the complainant.
w. H. Tuggle, treasurer and chief &C
countant of King Mercantile Co, has
sold his interest in said firm and retired
from the buciness. He arrived in our
city five years ago, representing a. San
Francisco firm, dealers in implements
and hard wood lumber. to stay three
monthc but at the end of the time he con-
cluded that this county looked good to
him and, like Yon Yonson, jumped his
yob 10 become one of us. He was first
employed in our city as an expert &C
cour art to audit the books Of Thiel-Dor-
man Co. I'd their u-:escors, Thiel, Dor
mai & King. and in the fall of 1900
when tie King Mercantile Co. was or
81 nizeti and Incorporated to succeed
Thiel Doiman & King he was retained
as the new corporations accountant and
Gather. The following year lie pui chased
some of the firms capital stock and was
eventually ele led secretary and tre;.,-
urer and filled the position until his re-
tirement on the last of January OF this
year.
| Adams county may well be consratu-
lated upon having splendid and con-
scientious Superior judge of rare ability
and possessing the exceptional and COM
6i. led qualifications OF dealing out justice
impaitia!ly under all circumstances,
holding the universal respect and conf
dehce of the attorneys, officers and par
Elephants in legal controversies and con-
Quoting his court in dign6ed and most
credita3le manner. 1t is said that the
Hon. c. H. Neal during his seven years
upon the bench has had few reversals
in the Supreme court and that the ap-
peals from his decisions to higher trib-
unal have been below the average of all
other counties in the state.
A lsrge concourse of persons is gather
ing at Greene's hall this evening to CON-
memorate the fortieth anniversary of the
great benevolent: secret order, Knights
of Pythias. Clark & Brockhausen of the
Model bakery. have in preparation a
manifcent supper. program of merit
will be rendered and joy and good feel
ing will perv:.de the pleasant event.
The thinner families have returned
from California where they spent the
winter. Mr.. and Mrs. Benz. thinner
passed on to their Couer d'Alene home
while Laban took bee line for Odessa
where his heavy business interests are
10: lated. His wife is here for few DAYS
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. E.
Prouty on College hill.
We haven't any light OH the subject
tonight because of the change being
made in the electric light plant and the
installing of the new I5o,horse power
Corliss engine. The load carried by the
plant has been heavy strain on The
machinery and it is expected the service
will now be greatly strengthened.
F. P. Fren~h left F riday for Silverton.
Oregon. Saturday evening twenty of
the High school pupils surprised Miss
Edna, his daughter, ard remained until
the wee sma' hours Sunday morning.
Lunch WIS., cerved and games INDUCED
by the happy party.
Geo. W. Brown, former Minnesotan
and old acquaintance of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Zimmerman, was here yesterday
from Spokane OH business connected
with the estate of Lafayette Root, de-
ceased.
The Christian Endeayor gave valen-
tine social at the residence of Rev. w.
r. Cunningham. Sr., Saturday evening
when twenty-five guests were served with
dainty lunch on an attractive valentine
design.
Miss Pearl Myers arrived last Satur-
day from FIVE months visit in the east
and has decided to make her home in
Inc west staying for the present with Mr..
and Mrs. w. J. Bennington.
John D. Bas.ett, tie tireless and indie
fatis.3le pr csit'ent Of The First National
bank. is touching the high PLACES oe;wixt
hare and pro ni,ing Prosser toby and
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