Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-17
LOCAL TOPICS.


stentorian tone, giant intellect and excep-
tional integrity, has announced his
avowed candidacy for the nomination for
joint senator for the ninth senatorial dis
trict comprising the counties of Adams,
Franklin and portion of Walla Walla
to succeed Hon. Oliver T. Cornwell, and
is now marshaling his forces for the con-
test. The term is for four years and the
people of Adams feel that as the honor has
never been accorded this county. that
there will be little or no objection to our
naming the man at the next state con-
vention. This aspirant for political pre-
ference will, we apprehend, prove very
acceptable to people generally through
out the district and especially to farmers
in whom they will find worthy friend
and able legislator, and is the man who
can save us from the wrath to come.
Walter Staser, the young lo~al attor-
ney bears the distinction OF closely re-
sembling the late President Mckinley in
feature, height and build. The remark
Iable likeness has been noticed by travel
ing men. strangers and others who have
seen and knew the martyr president in
his lifetime and who vouch for the truth
fulness of the striking resemblance. Be
that as it may, we will say in defense of
Mr.. Staser that he is not to blame nor in
any way responsible for being the coun-
terpart of the immortal and Luxurious
chieftan, which to his retiring disposition,
is notoriety unsought by him and is
merely something he was not aware of
and cannot conveniently avoid.
A lecture on Bulgaria and Macedonia
illustrated with stereopticsn views at
the First Congregational church on Fri
day evening, February 10, by H. Mel
vile Tenney of San Francisco and DR..
J. Henry House of Turkey. DIR. House
has been tor years in different parts of
Turkey and Macedonia and has distin-
guished himself by having undertaken
the secret work for the U. S. government
for the release of Miss Ellen Stone who
was captured and held prisoner by the
Macedonian bandits. Admission free
and a cordial invitation is extended to
all to enjoy the evening.
w. c. Reeder returned Monday from
a visit to Kahlotus and the Washtucna
valley where he was reviewing business
interests. He reports conditions livening
up in that locality and believes the pro-
posed irrigation scheme feasible under
taking. There is plenty of water, a nat
ural elevation for Its flow and reservoir
capacity for storage, which would cover
about 100000 acres of rich country. Of
course these enterprises are slow movers
but in his opinion they will eventually
succeed and thus settle up and enrich the
southern end of the county. and part of
Franklin.
Roht. M. Goodwin, former proprietor
of dray line here, came down from
Malaga Monday wearing his smile that
never ZONES off. He is securing men
and teams for big excavation contract
on kerhewick irrigation ditch line and
is also figuring on the constru' ton con-
tract on the Ellensburg-L Lind cutoff.
Among the 'urios offered the World
Fair management for exhibition by ].
Oswald Smith of Hove, England, are a
small hand painted drinking mug used
by Queen Victoria in her childhood days.
kneller portrait of Barbra Villiers,
and sepia portrait of Miss Croker by
Sir Thomas Lawrence.
Tie Royal Eight entertained their
friends at the home of Florence Mack
Saturday evening. Progressive games
were the order ofthe evening. The first
prize was awarded to Jack Hauschild.
Tom Adams and Emma Newland took
the consolation prizes. Dainty refresh
ments were served.
J. H. King and daughter, Miss Ethel,
Of Helix, Ore, left yesterday for home
after few days visit with relatives, Mrs.
d. A. Scott and w. w. King. The gen.
tleman is owner of the o. r. Haight
residence property and calculates to
make his come here by and by.
Chas. A. Dodson, who was severely in
jured by Tie premature discharge of a
blast while working on an irrigation ditch
on Cow creek last October, has brought
suit against A. F. Narver and VIM. H.
Honefnger for $4,000 damages. The
suit WILDE tried in Spokane.
Harry A. York drove over to Ode. Sd
Tuesday to examine drug store p,opo-
sltlon. The gentleman recently disposed
of his residence and other property at
North Yakima and gave up his position
there with the view OF locating in this
section of the state.
Dave Vineyard, the Splague drayman.
house mover and general all rouni
heavyweight, was here Monday among
the big bun-h of witnesses in the suit
against Andrew Mcqueen wherein the
title of morse was the issue.
Zerita Peters entertained fourteen of
her little girl friends Sa .urday afternoon
at the beautiful home on the hill. The
house was handsomely decorated with
hearts and the occasion will long be re-