Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-14
LOCAL EVENTS Of THE WEEK
TOGETHER WITH A Personal MENTION
OF THOSE IN THE TOWING PANORAMA
OF LOCAL HISTORY

"a Runaway Match" goes on on at the
Gilson-Thiel Opera House, Wednesday
night, Sept. FL. 1t is one .of the high.
class of farce comedy attractions touring
the country and has been success for
the past three seasons. The play is b,
Mark E. Swan. we'll known as the
author of those hilariously funny plays,
Browns in Town" and Whose Baby
Are YOU" The players presenting "a
Runaway Match" are EXCEPTIONAL,
clever in their particular lines, and have
made hit wherever they appeared.
Many specialties are introduced in both
song and dancing, and the company is
credited with being composed of an ex
ceptionally pretty lot of young ladies
whose costumes are both novel and
elegant. The indications are that the
attendance will be large and we'll re-.
quilted by the evenings fun.
Why not organize Fair Association ?
If fund of $500 can be raised in day
for a Fourth of July celebration, and It
would seem that where such liberality
prevails something substantial might be
started in the fair ground line. What is
the use of dead town? Why not liven
things up and have good time? Do
something to get the money IN sight !!
Ritzvllle is gaining wide reputation as
one of the best towns in eastern Wash
ington, and there are certain enterprises
in the way OF public entertainment that
is beneficial from many standpoints.
Sweet Clover" at the Gilson.Thlel
opera house Monday evening was the
most versatile and highest class comedy
drama ever seen on Ritzville stage.
The play throughout was artisucaly
staged and produced by clever COM
pany. The rural humor was tastefully
conveyed BY Otis Thayer in the char
acter OF Jerome Holcombe, who was
we'll supported by Miss Gertrude Bond
hill as his daughter Lois. The loving
sweetness of the lines was never marred
by coarse buffoonery but was evenly bal
anced by several good comedy side
plays.
Walter Bates, who was operated upon
the latter part of July for appendicitis,
and survived the operation, but imme-
dately was attacked with typhoid fever,
died at the Deaconess Home, in Spo-
kane. Friday, Sept, 9th, at 3 p. m. Dr..
]. M. Adams had charge of the case.
Mr.. Bates was night clerk at the Hotel
Ritzville for the past few months. His
parents\ reside in Minneapolis. MINI.
His mother came to Spokane to take
the remains back to Minneapolis for
burial.
Edwin r. Doughty, who resided and
taught school in this county for several
years, was nominated last week by the
republicans for school superintendent OF
Franklin county. Prof Doughty is an
exemplary young man of high character,
and the voters of our sister county need
not hesitate to support him. He is a
practical and experienced man in edu
cational matters. in which he takes ii
deep interest. His home is now at
Kahlotus.
John Sponcler has lost St. Louis S7oc
draft of exchange on the Upton. Mo
bank. 1t was evidently taken from his
rooms on Tuesday. the disappearance
having been discovered on Wednesday
The local banks have all been notified.
and the bank issuing the same has been
wired A reward OF $40 will be paid for
the recovery of the missing draft.
r. E. Johnson now has neat shooting
gallery opened in tent beteen the On
Hotel and Misses Fowler & Turner
millinery store. Mr.. johnson expects to
get into building little later and con-
duct place of res pectable and harmless
amusement. and become fixture in the
town with which he is SO well pleased.
Syndicate Mining G. Milling Co., in
Columbia camp. on south half of Col
vile reservation, have let another 100
foot contract in their large tunnel. The
company was formed here. and w. w.
King is president. Many prominent
business men of eastern Washington are
stockholders.
G. S. Thomas Of Newport, Wash, was
here yesterday on business connected
with brick proposition in which he is
Interested with A. S. Kelsey at Hatton.
The gentleman is a brother of S. l..
Thomas. the wheat king Of Michigan
Prairie, in the northwest end of the
county.
c. E. Russell Of Spokane, is in the city
for several days. endeavoring to organ
ice local company for the purpose Of
tapping Colville lake. fourteen miles
northeast. and piping the water to this
city. John L Brown, the promoter, has
Il limited option on the right
A ten. pound girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Estes on Tuesday. Estes
left town suddenly Saturday night. and
his present whereabouts are unknown.
He left number of creditors tor various
amounts with unsettled bills.-Odessa
Record.