Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-02

The action of the committee in adopting
the one convention scheme will hardly
meet with general favor. Adams county
seemed to have been well misrepresent-
ed, as nine votes were cast tor the motion
which prevailed. The sentiment in this
county was overwhelmingly tor two con-
yentions. and properly so. for the reason
that state platform framed in advance
of the national platform would require
the services of an able corps of success
full prophets. The apportionment of dele
gates was fixed. each county being al
lowed two at large and one for every 100
votes or major fraction thereof cast for
Judge Hiram E. Hadley two years ago.
The convention. as it stands, will have
6s4 delegates. apportioned as follows:
Adams 9. Asotin 6. Chehalis 10. Chelan
9. Clallam 9, Clark II. Columbia 10. Cow
litz -. Douglas 9, Ferry 6. Franklin 4.
Garfield 2. Island 5. Jefferson 9. King ia,
Kitsap 10. .Kittitas H.. Klickitat II. Lewis
Il, Lincoln ~. Mason 7. Okanogan 8.
Pacific 10. Pierce 50. San Juan 6. Skagit
II. Skamania 4. Snohomish 40. Spokane
IS. Stevens IS. Thurston IS. Wahkiakum
6. Walla Walla 20. Whatcom IS. Whit
man "A, Yakima Io.
VIM. L. Olmstead. formerly one of our
druggists here. is now operating one of
the biggest orange farms in Redlands.
California. Incident to conducting such
a vast orchard he states that there is one
objective item he has not been able to
avoid and that is hard work" and rather
indicates from the tone of his letter that
he still retains warm place in his heart
for old Washington state in general and
R,tzville is particular and that some day
they will return. We have been through
the mill and realize that an attachment
once formed for our town and people
will stand urbroken and that It is as nat
ural for former residenters to return as it
is for the needle to point to the pole. All
will be glad to welcome Mr.. and Mrs.
Olmstead home again.
Mayor George A. Kennedy of Odessa,
came over Monday on business. He is
the cashier Of the bank at that thriving
point. He estimates that fair crop will
market one million bushels of wheat
there this season. The town has 400
barrel -four mill. new system of water
works. Morse power engine. 3 miles wa
ter main. cost $4,000. several miles of
newly laid sidewalk. large amount
OF building bricks and dwellings will be
erected this year. fine school and
churches. The Great Northern railway
RECEIPTS netted approximately two hun
dred thousand dollars for 1908. Not
such poor town to be started in 1900
and now having 500 population.
Joseph Milan. ex-representative of
this comfy. is here today from his Wash.
tucna home. His visits are less frequent
than in the days Of fifteen or twenty years
ago. when he was county commissioner.
actively engaged in the stock business
and the whole landscape between here
and Snake river was dense forest OF
bunchgrass and Ritzville practically the
only trading point in the county. The old
landmarks are disappearing and the topo-
graphy of the country gradually chang
ing. The old pioneers are aging and
slipping away from US and the visions of
those who resided here quarter of a
century ago is rapidly fading or is re-
membered as dream.
Our city should profit and be wise
from experience and some lessons Of the
pasta thorough cleaning and complete
cleansing should take place in the early
spring. Though the task is not an easy
one yet it should be relentlessly enforced
by the authorities regardless of individu-
ais or persons. There is no other way tn
protect the people against the unsanitary
conditions that come through neglect
bringing some of the demoral,zing in.
auence which effect the bulwark of ma.
tional safety-the home.
August Biel. the rich old bachelor, who
recently sold out his land holdings for a
big bunch of money. called at our sane.
tum sanctorum today and plunked down
the metallic substance upon the lum-
Der in our pine board table with sweet
jingle which sets him up upon our ever
growing subscription list to March !.
1905. Mr.. Bel thinks Of spending the re-
mainder of his days down in Oregon.
Hood River being now objective point in
view.
The following communication was hand.
ed in by A. S. Newland with the request
that it be published: AT the meeting of
Ritzville Local Union Of the American
Society Of Equity held in Greene's hall
last Saturday motion was adopted.
That railroad property should be assess.
ed on the same basis as other property
as provided by law. and that hrst.class
railroads should be assessed at thirty
nine thousand dollars per mile"
General Joubert and Captain w. S.
O'Donnell. the famous battle SCARED
heroes Of the Great Boer war. will give
! personal experiences instructed with
brilliant battle views at the First Con.