Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-10
LOCAL TOPICS.

Gent, Lowell g. Linn, representing the
plaintiff, won the case of Gustave PLACER
vs. Leo. Walton and wife in Spokane
Monday. The question involved the title
to homestead which had been contested.
The Spokane Chronicle has the following
to say regarding it: "a sealed verdict
was turned in at $50 last night by the
jury in Judge Belts court. This morn
ing the communication was opened by
the court. The jury found verdict in
favor of the plaintiff, in which he was
awarded judgment against the defen-
dant for sI5oE5o. Principal amounting
to $3.50 and interest at the rate of E per
cent since the 22d of June, 1901. Suit
was brought by the plaintiff to recover
sl4oo, money paid for clear title to a
quarter section of land in Adams county
A deed, proclaimed to be good title,
was given by the defendants, but later
the land was jumped by one Christina
Beck, who brought contest before the
land commits ioner and was adjudged
possession OF the land on the sd of June
last.
Considerable opposition is developing
in regard to the removal of the city water
tank on Knob hill, which was condemned
and ordered abandoned at the last meet
ing of the council. Many seem inclined
to feel that tank. standpipe or reservoir
of some kind should be maintained on
this side of the railway thoroughfare and
that in case there being none and the
water pressure materially reduced that
it would effect insurance rates which are
now excessively high.
H. b. Shelledy, the furniture and lum-
Der dealer has sold his store and lumber
yard to S. d. Alguire of Spokane, who
will take charge in few days. Mr..
Shelledy came to Paha about year ago
and bought out the J. NJ. Miller lumber
yard. He will move his family to Spo-
kane in the near future. The people of
Paha will be sorry to lose them but will
wish them success in their new home
Adams County Hub.
DIR. H. D. Kimble, pastor of the Vim
cent Methodist church of Spokane, will
address an audience in the Methodist
church in this city Tuesday evening,
Feb. 10, under the auspices of the Ep-
worth League The speaker is an elo-
quent and able orator having lectured
successfully in many parts of the east.
His address,"The White Plumed Knight"
is an especially good one and should be
heard by everyone.
Miss Gertie Low and Ray F. Saunders
will be married at Cora, Idaho. next
Wednesday, February II, 1904, at high
noon. Both young persons are we'll
known in this-county. The bride is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Low of
Cora, and the groom is the youngest son
of Henry w. Saunders, pioneer farmer.
They will reside on their farm near
Willis, this county.
Mr..aud Mrs. Arthur E. Hunt returned
Sunday from two months trip to lie
Grand. Calf, where they have extensive
real estate holdings in addition to their
three sections ON Rattlesnake fiat in the
richest part of Adams county. They ex-
press themselves as being glad to be at
home again.
Be sure to attend the Washington's
birthday social at Greene's hall given by
the Good Templars on Feb. ~. Ad-
mission will be one book or IS cents. the
proceeds being donated to the library.
"A good program is being prepared which
will be announced later.
Chris Kyriss, former Adams county
farmer who removed to McHenry, Ills,
over year ago, has returned to Wash
ngton to remain permanently. He came
back by way of the south and up through
California. Mrs. Kyriss will arrive in a
few weeks.
E. B. Smith, former proprietor of the
bowling alleys now operated by Tinnel
Bros. & Myers, travelling salesman for
the Inland Cracker Co. of Spokane, was
in town yesterday. He is talking of open
ing bakery and pastry shop in Colfax
shortly.
Fl. d. May and daughter, Nina, came
over from Washtucna this week and
spent few days in Dayton. MIR. May
reports the crops in his country as being
first class up to the present time.-Col-
umbia Chronicle.
Married at the NJ. E. parsonage Sun
day evening. February 7. 1904, William
Womach of Mohler, and Miss Cora Jones
of Ritzville, Rev. c. G.. Harmon officiat.
ing.
w. w. King, w. H. Tuggle and Nj. R.
Kellogg of the King Mercantile Co., re-
turned today from the falls city where
they were called on business for the firm.
A. G. Hansen, general manager of the
White River Lumber. ran up from Enum-
claw and spent Sunday with the local
manager. +. Z. Robbins at this point.
Clark & Brockhausen, proprietors of
the Model dough foundry, are having the
interior decorated with new wall paper