Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-13
Miss Flora Spanier, daughter of ex-

Miss Flora Spanjer, daughter OF ex-
cou nty commissioner VIM. G. Spanjer.
is reported quite low with consumption.
For year or more past the estimable
young lady has been at Whitman col
lese studying in the conservatory Of
music and acquiring finished educa-
ton. In the early winter she contracted
a hard cold from which she has never
recover ed and at this writing much anx-
iety is felt concerning her condition.
She was brought from Walla Walla
about six weeks ago and has apparently
been gradually failing since. The best
of medical skill is in attendance and all
possible aid is being rendered.
The easiest way to die and die quick
has been discovered. With this method
no doctor is needed. The plan is to enter
most any alley or unfrequented thorough
fare and proceed at a leisurely pace un-
til overcome by the odors that arise from
the brio brac lying around loose. 1t
might also save burial expenses. Con-
tagions and disease germs are daily en-
anating from the filthy conditions of this
town and as we cannot financially sup
port another graveyard it might be to
our interest. neighbors. to clean up.
Geo. F. Christensen, d. Alton Davenny.
o. H. Greene and Misses Ollie and
Minnie Meyer and Laura Davenny left
Monday for pleasure trip and camping
expedition to Lake Pend o'Oreille in
Idaho. The mountainous odd shaped
state on our east has many beautiful
spots that furnish delightful vacation
days in the good old summer time.
Fred W. Bubb of Athol. Idaho. has
taken charge of the Seattle Grain Co.
warehouse, formerly managed by F. {.
Henneberg who is now agent for the
Tacoma Warehouse & Elevator Co.
Mrs. Bubb lformealy Miss Josie Sage of
this place. will arrive about August Ist.
when they will occupy the residence of
Mrs. D. W. Haight.
Mrs. E. r. Summers, wife of one of
the drivers on the Thorn & Schnell dray
line. died last evening at seven O'Clock.
The lady had been ill for several months.
Funeral ceremonies will occur Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock from the Baptist
church; burial at Spanjer cemetery. The
Modern Woodmen are requested to at
tend.
Mrs. M. B. Higgins, prominent So
ciety lady of Walla Walla. is in town the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. L. Tinrel on
College hill and is on her way to the
west end of the county to visit her sis
ter, Mrs. Thos. McMannamom at the
sinks of Grab creek.
w. ]. Sturdivan of Lind. is candidate
for sheriff of Adams county on the Re-
publican ticket and in our issue OF today
announces his desire for the nomination.
Mr.. Sturdivan is marshal of our sister
town and is said to be an efficient officer.
John E. Prouty. vice president of the
First National and heavy stakeholder
in several others in this section of the
country, has returned from the Coast.
Mrs. Prouty is still in Seattle with her
daughter. Mrs. L. P. thinner.
Messrs. Greene and Cunningham.
bankers. have purchased suitable To-
cation in Medical Lake and will erect a
granite building this fall in which they,
with other parties there, will open a
new bank.
No trace as yet of the missing boy,
Monroe Fox, son of Mrs. Edwin N.
Carrico. who disappeared from Keystone
July 9th, Mr.. Carrico was assessor of
Adams county in 1885 during territorial
days.
Paul L. Emery is the new baggage
smasher at the depot. He has busted
up a few cases of fruit thus far and prob
ably by the end of the week will be able
to demolish trunk in the twinkling of
an eye.
c. r. Bardwell and wife of Griffith, are
back from Bellingham where they were
attending the annual encampment of
the G. A. r. of the department of Wash
ington and Alaska.
B. F. Berry, the wheat king of the
big grain fats on the south, according to
sacks he is purchasing will have from
$4,000 to $4,000 bushels of wheat this year
for the market.
Fred Grub, son of the manager of the
Tacoma Grain Co., is down from that
modern Pool of Sloan and will work
through the harvesting season for Henry
Thiel.
H. E. Gritman. agent for the long dis
lance telephone company, is preparing
new. complete and handy local dlrec-
tory which will be issued next week.
Marriage permits were granted this
week to Gerhard Ensz and Elizabeth
Voth of Weber and to John Becker and
Katie Sophia Stumpf of Ritzville.
Times are good. Why do we say this
with such gusto! We answer that per.
sonally our resources are SO great that
they almost equal our liabilities!
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