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

Board of Directors of School District No.
l at the court house Monday evening de-
ferred action on the proposed establish
ment of high school at an expenditure
of probably $4,000, until next Tuesday
evening, the regular Chamber of Com
merce night. The board of directors es-
pecially request the attendance at that
time of everyone interested in school
matters. The Board have submitted
three plans for action and they wish an
expression of views by majority of the
representative citizens of the town.
Election is not far away and all these
matters must be settled as the city is now
at crisis in school matters. Are we to
extend the strongest invitation possible
to the prosperous Adams county farmer
to come to our town when he retires from
active life and educate his children in
our schools, bringing his capital here
and investing in our property, increasing
the city wealth and helping pay the taxes
and a consumer is added to our patron
age? Are we to say to the young man
and woman born and reared here if you
want an education go somewhere else!
Are we next year to throw fifty students
now in school here loose on our streets?
On the side OF education there is enlight-
eminent, .happiness. true living and pros
perty and on the other side ignorance,
poverty, crime, wretchedness, want and
rags. On which side are you?
Rev. J. c. Thoms and Attorney T. H.
BAN of Seattle. representing the Anti.
Saloon league, held a temperance rally
here the first of the week. Rev. Thoms
on Sunday spoke to large audiences in
the Methodist church in the morning and
the Congregational church in the evening.
MIR. Balm gave the legal phase of the
question and is an active organizer. On
Monday evening he gave an audience at
the Christian church Fifteen reasons
why young men should not drink" His
subject Tuesday evening was "a business
proposition for Ritzville" and tonight at
the Methodist church his discourse will
be, "The Law and the Saloon" A strong,
active membership has been secured for
the league.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Sullivan returned
Sunday from six weeks tri p to native
soil down in Illinois. Mrs. Sullivans
mother aged 80, came with them. They
enjoyed the visit very much but were
pleased to get home again but found on
arrival that their dwelling on the farm
south of town was destroyed by fire Sat
urday night. The fire originated in the
chimney fue while the hired man was
doing chores. The loss comes at time
when it is felt by Mr.. and Mrs. Sullivan
and they are much Inconvenience.
They look at the matter philosophically
however and with Irish grit say they can
stand it, The bedding and some of the
light furniture were saved. No insur-
ance.
Andrew Mcqueen, ex-county commits
sioner, passed through Sunday on his
way home from Sprague to his stock
ranch fifteen miles east of town. For the
past forty years he has been engaged in
raising cattle and horses in the North
west and has accumulated much prop
erty. He was the justice of the peace,
who issued the warrant for the notorious
Alfred J. Symes, which ended with the
stirring tragedy in which Constable L. A.
Conlee. lost his life at the little lake four
miles northeast from here June IS, 1896.
Mrs. ]. Samuel Edwards entertained a
number of lady friends with the fascinat.
ing game of "Flinch" at their home on
East College hill Tuesday afternoon.
Following were present: Zent, Shipman.
Gritman. Myers, Bassett, Peters, Jones,
Miller, Shepley, Paskill. Mcdonald. Cum
ningham Jr., Tuggle, Martin, w. H. Mar
Tin, Stuart, w. H. Davenny, F. F. Daven.
ny, Clark, York, D. w. Pettjohn, Brewer,
J. M. Harris, King, c. A, Harris, Ken
drick, J. r. Harris, Mack, Burroughs.
Copp, Green, Comparet.
Joseph NJ. Comparet, manager of the
King Mercantile Co., expects to resign
his position to accept the management
of the Electric Transit Company of which
Messrs. Lunceford and Clark of this city
are the promoters. Mr.. and Mrs. Com
paret will probably make their home at
Davenport which point will be the base
OF operations for the company. Mr.. Com
paret will retain his heavy interests in
the King Mercantile Co. concern and its
branch establishments.
The basket supper given at the Lauer
school house was success in every re-
spect. A very interesting program was
rendered by the school. The song. 1.-THE
Windmill" was especially good The
baskets were sold at auction and the
proceeds were s2675. The supper was
the first of the kind ever given in the
district and the parents are pleased with
the result. The money will be used to
buy books for the school.
The Pacific Hotel, one of the Oldest
landmarks of the town is in the hands of
the despoiler and is being RACED to the
ground. Work on the splendid new
brick will begin as soon as the debris is