Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-11
LOCAL EVENTS Of THE WEEK
TOGETHER WITH A PERSONAL MENTION
OP-THOsE m THE TOWING PANORAMA
OF LOCAL HISTORY

Next Thursday the new opera house
will be officially opened by the company
presenting, "McFadden's. Row of Flats,
the best and latest harvest of joy IN the
market. This company comes at high
expense to the management and are de-
serving of good patronage. The new
house been completed at heavy ex-
p.nse to the owners and is one of the
finest play houses in the west and a
credit to the town of this size. The
stage Is the same size and has all the
equipments of the Auditorium at Spok-
ane and the big hall is tastefully finished.
The house will be opened with bran new
scenery and the cleverest farce comedy
of the season. Seats will be on sale
Monday at Thiel's Drug store.
The fire department responded to a
hurry ca from F. P. French home on
Knob hill this morning and arrived in
time to prevent any loss. The blaze
originated from an over done pan of
grease which had been put in the oven
and forgotten. Fireman J. w. Brewer was
bruised by the upsetting Of the chemical
engine on the road. After few patches
were applied by DR.. Adams a few
were applied by DR.. Adams he
was again able to be around.
Now that the closing days of school
are in the near future the students are
making every effort to graduate with
honors. The High School latin class are
especially industrious putting in all their
spare time after hours, etc. The other
evening we happened upon pair deep
In the lenses of Amo carefully coming
the lines. thus: "Boyibus. kissebuss.
sweet girlorum. Girlibus likebus. want
um someorum."
The citizens of Adams county intend
ing to visit St. LOUIS fair during the sum-
mer are requested to notify Mr.. Bassett.
President of the Ritzville chamber Of
commerce. giving the dates when they
will be in St. Louis. He will be glad to
supply them with literature concerning
Adams county for use at the Fair, and
to give letters of introduction to officials
connected with the Washington exhibit.
The official pamphlet Of the State of
Washington for use at the St. Louis Fair
just issued by the Inland Printing Co..
of Spokane. is work Of art The print
ing, paper and pictures are all first-class
and the make up of the book is hand.
some. Adams county is mentioned and
Ritzville is given credit for being the
greatest primary wheat receiving station
in the world.
The Good Templars installed the fol-
lowing officers last Friday evening. c T;
Geo. Clason; VP, Maud Leonard; Sec
Laura Alters; marshal, Erie Thompson;
deputy marshal. Norah Turner; F S. R
c Kennedy; treasurer, Ida Tweedy:
gnard. Katherine Snyder. sentinel; Claud
Clark; chaplain. Ella Smart; assis tant
secretary, Geo Buehler.
Rev. c. G. Harmon of the First Meth
odist church has been very low the past
few days suffering with internal compli-
cations. Several hemorrages have left
him very weak and in precarious con-
dition. At last reports he was little
better and his physician. DR.. F. R. Bur-
roughs is more hopeful.
The railroad water tank at this point
was emptied last week and has been
undergoing repairs. The big engines
with their endless chain of cars behind
are hard drinkers and the freights sailed
past here for few days on account of
absence of the H2O.
A piano recital will be given by the
pupils of Miss Hannah Scheurle on Mon
day May 10Th. at the First Congrega-
tional church at 8 p. m, assisted by the
best talent in town. Admission IS cents.
D. w. Pettiiohn Of the Ritzville Times,
while running job press last Monday
accidently caught his left hand in the
machinery severely and painfully brus-
ing and MASKING middle finger.
w. c. Kugler. who has been absent
four months working in different part of
the country. is back again at the The
Fair with intentions of remaining per-
manently.
The Ladies' Aid of the Congregational
church served an appetizing dinner and
toothsome supper in the DR.. Burroughs
building last Saturday.
F. North Clark, assistant cashier at
the First National, has been undergoing
physical repairs for few days being
absent from his desk.
Robt. Bills purchased the property of
defunct Show Linn at sheriff's sale last
Saturday and will continue the business
as restaurant.
H. A. Tritt united ]. Claude Harris of
Kahlotus and Mrs. Estella Hodgen of
Delight in marriage in this city Monday
afternoon.
Frank Stuart has moved his picture
framing and taxidermy shop to the lower
end of Main street opposite the Farmers
saloon.