Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-03
The L. S, c. of the Church of Christ

dinner the ladies grouped themselves on
the verandah and MIR. Anderson, the
genial photographer. snapped them.
l. Watson Myers, one of the leading
merchants and of the firm of Myers
Shepley Co., IS arranging to leave for
California for an indefinite period to re-
cuperate from ovework in his immense
mercantile business which has grown to
large proportions.
&c. Ryan. manager of Soho Consoli-
dated Silver-Lead mines in SLOGAN d.
strict. B. c., is here comforting with DR..
P. w. Yearsley concerning this valuable
property on which they have recently
cut one of the many rich veins they ex-
pect to develop.
T. F. Locher. who purchased the
liquor stock of A. o. Rickert and James
c. Hammond and conducted the same
for the past year as the Farmers saloon,
has filed proceedings in voluntary bank
ruptcy through his attorneys. Gent, Lowell
& Linn.
Ben Hutchinson is about closing deal
for his brand of range horses in Douglas,
Franklin and Adams counties. The band
comprises some fifteen hundred head.
He first landed in this county in 1879.
He was here on business yesterday.
Clinton c. Barronett of Ordway, Colo
RADIO. accompanied by his wife and baby
arrived here yesterday and will try our
state for year. They are stopping with
their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. c.
Barronett, on Fourth street.
]. d. Hiebert has sold out his land
holdings here and left last night with his
wife bound for the old home at Mountain
Lake, MINI. Two years residence in
Adams county netted him at neat profit
of 81 1000 in cold cash.
An open meeting of the Good Templars
and public installation of officers will be
held Friday evening in Greene's hall to
which everybody is cordially invited. A
short program and refreshments have
been prepared.
Frank York, an old-timer, whose ex-
tensive land interests are in the north
end of the bailiwick, was pleasant call
er today being in attendance at the court
as witness III the Schaeffer wheat steal
ing case.
Agent L. z. Paskill has just received
word that force OF men will be here in
about ten days to remove the old storage
buildings and commence operations on
the foundation for the new depot.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
gave social last Saturday evening in
the Thomson building. After very en-
tertainlng program dancing was INDUCED
in until midnight.
Articles of incorporation Of the German
American State Bank, were filed yester-
day with the county auditor. The capitil
stock is fixed at 100000 with principal
offices at Ritzville.
A. L. Smith and o. H. Hollis of Spo-
kane. were here Saturday looking after
interests of Moorcroft Oil fields in Wye
ming of which several Ritzville people
have interests.
Julius Siemens received a Geographic
message Saturday conveying the sad in
telligence of the death of his brother, DIR.
Abraham Siemens. at the home in Butter
field, MINI.
Jesse M. Turner is preparing to open
second hand store in the News building
corner opposite the depot next door to
the taxidermist store OF Frank Stuart.
The Congregational Ladies Aid will
entertain the ladies' of Rtzville on We'd
nesday, Feby. 10, at the home of Mrs. W.
H. Martin. You are cordially invited.
DR.. Henry Kimball of Vincent M. E.
church, Spokane, will deliver his lecture
1.-THE White Plumed Knight" in the M.
E. church Tuesday evening. Feb. I6.
w. ]. Ross has sold out his interest in
the Hurry-Up Dray line to his partner.
Homer Wright. who will continue the
business at the same old stand.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Mack will enter
tain company OF invited friends tomor-
row evening at Thomsen's hall. Cards
and dancing is the program.
The social committee of the Christian
Endeavor will entertain the Endeavor
at the home of Mr.. Cunningham on the
evening of Feb. IS.
Prof, H. L. Pierce of Spokane. is in
structing the choir in the Church of
Christ. They expect to make rapid
progress under him.
o. H. Greene, cashier of the Pioneer
State Bank, leaves in the morning on a
business trip for few days in the city
by the falls.
Mr.. Grounding saw his shadow yester-
day and hustled back into his hiding
place for as tay Of six weeks or longer. SO
they say.
Ex-representative J. o. Couch, who
owns highly improved farm near Crit
fifth, was in the city Tuesday accompan-
by his wife.
A large number of our county people
are in town this week serving as jurors or