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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-17
Shooting Acct dent.

Peter Koch was dangerously injured
by the accidental discharge of shotgun
at German wedding about Sunday
noon. The full contents of the weapon
entered the body at the lower end of the
spine making a most serious wound.
DR.. F. r. Burroughs was called by phone
and drove the fourteen miles arriving on
the scene in less than an hour after the
shooting occurred. 1t seems to be one
of the customs among the German ma
tionality to celebrate the marriage event
by using firearms and other explosives
and is one way they have of expressing
their approval of the affair. The unfor-
tunate young man in this case was mar
ried last June to Miss Mary Lehman, who
previous to that time had worked for a
year as domestic in this city.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-17

DIR. J. w. Tullis of Scott, is here being
called as an expert in one of the cases
on trial before Hon. c. II. Neal, judge
of the Superior COURT.
w. J. Bennington and Postmaster Johr
+. 1rby have formed partnership in
the real estate business and opened an
office in the Gritman block.
Mrs. +. NJ. Haight has returned from
visit to her daughter, Mrs, J. +. Dealy
at Hatton.
FOR RENT-Rooms with private table
board. MRS. GEORGIA IoHNsoS, d St.
For sale-Half dozen telephones, all in
tirstclass condition. Call at this office.
Anyone desiring plowing done can OBJ
tain same by paying reasonable wages
or will take part of Crops
For Sale-One hundred sacks of good
clean seed oats. Inquire of r. p. Smith,
Ritzville, or Warren A. Smith. Lind.
We desire to locate Mrs. Sarah +.
Fordney. 1t will be to her benefit to
communicate with us at oncc.-Zent,
Lowell & Linn.
SPECIAL OFFER-For limited
time we will make two dozen cabinet
photos for only S2.5o.-Ritzville Studio
near First National bank.
The First National Bank has money
to loan on improved real estate in Adams
and Lincoln counties, whether deed or
held on railroad contract We make
loans on lowest terms, with or without
commission; light expenses; no delays
Correspondence solicited.
For SALE-Several milk cows fine
mixers. Same will soon be fresh. Call
on or address w. S. Egbers, Rtzville.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-17
Republican Club.

About thirty Republicans met at the
court house last Saturday evening and
organized the Adams County Roosevelt
Mcbride club. The following were cho-
sen officers: President. c. w. Ra,hbun;
first vice president. J. d. Whites; second
vice PRECEDENT, J. F. Coss. Jr.; secretary
w. Brewer; treasurer, w. J. Benning.
ton. The following committee on con.
stitution andbylaws was chosen: w. J.
Lansing, w. w. Gent and ). ID. Douglas
The next meeting of the club will be on
February 27th.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-17
FROM EXCHANGES.

The report from Seattle to the effect
that construction men Tor the lnd-El,
lensburg cutoff are now in the field is
beyond doubt erroneous. llwork on this
railroad had really commenced either
Eliensburg or Lind would know some
hing about it. No cons lotion crew
has started from Lind into the field and
if any such thing hal taken place at
Ellensburg the papers woGld have some
thing TO say about The matter. This cut
off will surely be built sometime. but the
report that work hes commenced cannot
be true-Lind Leader.
Earl =, outy let with US last Friday a
sample OF White Giant hu'les5 barley
which he had just received from Seattle
for seed. 1t is'a California pr-duct and
is used eXtensi !ely In thlt state for the
production of hay, of which 1t is said to
yield an excellent quality. MIR. prouty
believes our soil to be especially dGpted
to the raising Of tIis cereal and his ex-
pertinent will be W. he'd with interest.
Odessa Record
David Richardson has finished hand
some residence in the rear Of Spanjer
Bros. store and to the west of his former
house. 1t will be remembered that he
sold his former residence last fall to S.
Reimann of Odessa, vino comes to reside
here next spring Quincy Quill.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-17
Notice of EstrayS.

Came to my place, eight miles north
west from Ritlville, the following de-
scrbed animals:
One gray gelding about three years
old. branded jill connected, on left
stifie. One bay mare about four years
old, unbroke, branded r., on left sthe.
One bay mare about seven years old
branded Hk connected, wire cut on
right front foot.
Owners to call for said stock, prove
ownership and pay costs or they will be
sold as estrays in accordance with law.
l. Z. KOCH. RitzYille
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-17
PUBLIC LAND SALE.

Spokane Falls, Wash, February 5, 1904.
Notice IL hereby given that in pursuance of
instructions from the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, under authority vested
in him by Section 2455. United States Revised
Statutes as amended by the Act OF Congress
approved February q, 1895 we will proceed to
offer ut Public Sale, on the Pot day of March,
1901, at 10 O'Clock n IN, ut the United States
Land ONCE, Spokane Falls, Washington. the
following tract Of land, towit; Etz, NEI4. Sec ~
TWP IL n, X 36. u W NJ.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above-descr ibed lands. are advised to file their
claims in this Office on or before the day above
designated for the commencement Of said sale,
Otherwise their rights will be forfeited.
EUGENE Is. HYDE, WILLIAM II. LUDDEN,
Receiver. Register.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-17
Notice of EStray,

One brown mare about eight years
old, weight about nine hundred pounds
unbroke. Branded something like letter
U on left shoulder With the animal is a
brown horse colt year old next spring
If not called for by owner and costs paid
same will be sold under the law provd.
ing for sale of estrays. Inquire of or ad
dress ANDREW MCQUEEN,
Sprague, Wash.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-17
WILLIAM II. LUDDES. Registe
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Land Office at Spokane Falls, Wa

February I'd, 1904.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of her intention
to make final proof in support of her claim,
and that said proof will he made before AIlte
e. French, U. ). Commissioner for the district
Of Washington, at Kitzyiile, Wash, on March
30, 1874, viz:
MINNIE SCHEEL formerly Minnie Abers
who made homestead entry No. 1869 Tor the
sl2 nei4. and lots and 2. section A, township
Is n. T IS. 4 W NJ.
she names the following witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon and cuitiya-
ton Of, said land, viz:
Charley johnson, William X. Kennedy, John
Burger and Theodor Hauschild, all OF Ritz
Vile, Wash.
WILLIAM II. LUDDEN, Register.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-17
Flag Contest.

The votes were counted today at noon
"wednesday with the following result
Ritzville High School 1910
Modern Woodmen 1920
Ritzvlle Fire Department 100
Good Templars 81
knights Of Pythias 1
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-17
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
liniied Sinfcs Land Office

Spokane Falls, Wash, January u, 1901.
Notice is hereby given that Andrew Mcqueen
has filed notice Of intention TO make final proof
before Alice u. bremen, u 5. Commissioner for
the District of Washington, Mt her Office in RITZ
vile, Washington, on Tuesday, the sth day of
March, 1904. on timber culture app. No. 1910, for
the "a sea and ela, swi4 Of section No. "a. in
township No. 20 n, range No. 81 T.. ". NJ.
He names as witnesses: Manuel V. Simas OF
of Keystone, Wash; SeawOod A. Fulquartz of
sprague, Wash. Eddie Il, Breese OF " heatland,
Wash; aud solomon !. Bartges Of kitzville.
Wash
WILLIAM II. LUDDEN Register.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-17
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Land Office at Spokane Falls. Was

FCDfUnfy =, IHl.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has dled notice Of her Intention
to make tnallproof in support of her claim and
that said proof will be made before Alice &.
French, L. 5. Commissioner for the District Of
Washington, at Ritzvillc Wash, on April 9TH
1891, viz:
kAROLINE PFANNEkUCHEN
who made homestead entry No. lu75 for the
e.. NWl and lots l an =, Section is, Town.
ship 10 north, Range 81, l.. ". NJ.
She names the following witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of said LIANT, viz:
William Pfannekuchen Claus Clodius, Aus
ust Wcllsandt and Fred Weber, all Of Ritz
Vile. Wash.
WILLIAM H. LUDDES, Register.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-17


Spokane Falls, Wash. Doe. y, 1893.
Notice is hereby given that IN compliance
with the provisions 81 the act Of Congress OF
June 3, 1873, entitled AN act for the sale OF
timber lands in the States OF California, ore.
gon, Nevada and Wash ington Territory" ms ex.
tended to all the Public Land States by act Of
August 4, 1892. George Grinith of Kitzvllc,
comfy OF Adams, state OF Wash. has this day
filed IN this Office his sworn statement No. Ill,
for the purchase Of sea OF Section 2, in Town
ship Is north. range 81 e. W: N.
land sought is more valuable for its timber or
stone than for agricultural purposes. and to
establ ish his claim to said land before Alice G..
French, L, =. Commissioner for the district of
Washington. ut Ritzville. Wash. on Saturday
the 9th day of February. 1904.
He names ms witnesses: John DOrnn, Oliver
NJ Lee. James Hammond and james Il. lcake,
ali OF Ritzville, Wash.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file
their claims III this office or before said 9Th
WILLIAM II. LuDDEs, Register.
IN BANKRUPTCY.
In the District Court of the>Unitcd States for
the Disuict of Washington, Eastern Wash
Ia The Matter of Thomas +. Iocher,
bankrupt
To the Creditors Of the above named Bankrupt:
of February, 1891. ". X. Cunningham, Jr., re
ceiver of the estate of the above named bank
ruDt filed with the undersigned referee, II
petition praying that an order be entered fos
the eale at private sale OF the property belong
ing to said bankrupts estate consisting of "A
small stock OF saloon goods.
You are hereby notified that said petition
will be acted upon by the undersigned referee
on Febrnary Il, 1904, at o'clock a. IN at room
$50 Kookery Building in the city of Spokane,
Washington, at which meeting you ARE en-
titled to be present and to be heard II yoo so
desire. FREDERICK " DEWARF,
Referee in Bankrupcy.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-17

At penitent'ary brick yard. $50 per thousand
Loaded on cars II, penitentiaIy
yard zee. .... ,......... $3.50 per thousand
Delivered at Walla Walla, or on
board cars at any railroad
depot i'll walla walla,. 81 90 per Thousand
All ii the prices above quoted will be III effect
on and after February II. l90i
STATE BOARD OF CON1 ROL,
e. e.. AsPiSwALL, GRAST NEAL,
Acting Secretary. Chairman.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-17
For Sale--Fiue rlules.

Twenty head of three year old mules,
fifteen and sixteen hands high, good solid
colors. Call at my ranch eight miles
northeast Of Washtucna or address me
at Washtucna. A. S. ELDER.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-17
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining unclaimed in the Post
Office at Rtzvillc, Wash. week ending
February ), 1924:
Ladies' Miss Naudie Curries, Mrs
MiIt Herst, Mrs. Lula Jones, Mrs. Bessie
McGougan.
Gentlemen: Samuel Beach, Mr.. w
c. Bassett, Charley Dod>on, W. +. Eden
J. H. Kingsley, Mr, y |. Smith
Foreign: Martin Boetcher, Frederick
Miller. konrad Wei>s)ur.
Persons claiming the above will please
say advertised" and give date OF thi:
list. INO +. lRBY, p. NJ.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-17

Ritzville's popular marshal and skilled
engineer Leading favorlte for the nom
nation OF sheriff on the Democratic
ticket.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-17
PRICE OF PENlTENTIARI MADE GRAIN
BAGS, OTHER JtTE FABRICS AND
BRICK, AND METHOD OF SALE

Applications fol grain bags, other jutc fab
rics and brick Will be received by the Superin-
tendcnt of the state Pententiary, Walla MALTA,
during the season of 1901. The applications
will be filled in the order, as near AS may be.
in which they are made until the output is ex-
huusted.
deposit OF 10 per cent. of price OF the grain
bags. other jute fabrics or brick will be re-.
CURED with all applications, the balance to he
paid before shipment is made. No application
will be approved unless made by All actual
consumer who is II resident of the state OF
Washington.
Blank forms, upon which all applications
must be made. will be furnished upon appli-
cation to the Superintendent OF the state Pcni
Tertiary. Wala Walla. the State Board Of Con.
troll. Olympia, or the Auditor of any county in
the state.
The price of iute fabrics has been fixed MS
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Dave Vineyard, the Spiague drayman.
house mover and general all round
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 Saturday, afternoon
at the beautiful home on the hill. The
house was Handsomely decorated with
hearts and the occasion will long be re-
membered by the young participants.
Mrs. Geo. Berss.rom (nee Miss Iva
Fri X came down from Almira Friday for
visit with her sister, Mrs. w. X. Gun.
bingham, Jr., while her husband is away
on shoit Trip 10 Alaska on business.
Yesterday we printed auction bills an
mourning sale of personal property be.
longing to F. d. Tieszen near Memo
postoftice. Wednesday, February "a.
AL. ?. Haas. ver-a.ile editor of the
spiciest country paper in the state, tine
Lind Leader, cast his eagle eye through
our sanctum yeste' day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Kendrick left yes.
,erday for Northport and points along
the BritIch boroer on short trip of bust
ness and pleasure.
Howard J. Skinner of Spokane and
Ethel NJ. Hamilton Of Paha were granted
a marriage license Tuesday.
Our Subscribers will confer a favor ii
they will notify this Office Of any delay in
receiving the News.
H. J. ALERT of Memo. was a Monda,
visitor IN town.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-17


Miss Pearl Myers arrived last Satur.
day from FIVE months visit in the east
and has decided to make her home in
Inc west staying for the present with Mr..
and Mrs. w. J. Bennington.
John D. Ba.,,ett. tie tireless and indie
fati2. 3le pr csiIent Of The First National
bank. is touching the high PLACES oeswixt
hare and promising Pro5ser toby and
will be absent until Friday.
In the case of the State We. Hawkins
charged with assault with a deadly wea.
pon with intent 10 murder the jury, after
three hours elaboration, returned YER
dict Of. not guilty.
Geo. w. Cooper and his ponderous
neishboE big Sam Clean. we'll to do far.
mers flpm the Famous Fertile Flat"
south OF town, are transacting business
with US toL.y.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mckay of this city
rea lied Spokane from Los Angeles Sat-
urcay where they will remain for awhile
tt. cir address is Hogan block on south
Monroe street.
Ludwig Timm of Paha. aged 60 years
and Mrs. Mary Brager of Spokane. aged
Al years. were married in the city by the
falls last week.
Gale Smith. United States commission.
er and editor of the Washtucna Enter.
prise. is in the county seat today.
Mrs. David Sellars of Tacoma. is here
on an extended visit to relatives and
friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-15
Automatic Switch Saved Lives.

The officials of the Southern Railway
Company in Washington have been prais-
Ing the wise forethought of it's managers
in the installation along certain dangerous
mountain grades in North Carolina of an
automatic safety switch. The successful
the other day averted what undoubtedly
would have been a terrible railroad disas-
ter, resulting in the loss of MANY lives, be-
sides doing considerable damage to the
property of the road.
A heavily loaded passenger train, while
running down steep grade on Saluda
mountain, in North Carolina, got beyond
the control of the engineer and started
down the mountain side at terrific rate
of speed. The air brakes failed to work
properly and were of no avail, while the
trainnen were helpless and the passengers
were greatly alarmed. At any moment 1t
was expected the train, with its load OF
human freight, would jump the tracks and
go plunging down the mountain, leaving
death and disaster in it's wake.
Before the accident happened, however,
safety switches, and instead of being DASH
ed down the mountain side to destruction
the train ran up a short incline at the side
of the main tracks and stopped There
was great joy among the passengers, and
the officials of the road feel rewarded for
the money expended in the installation of
the safety switches, which were installed
to prevent just such possible accidents
The incident on the mountain grade in
North Carolina, 1t is stated, is the first ac-
tual test of the practical operation of the
switch since it's installation, and 1t is be-
1ieved that all the steep and seemingly
dangerous grades on the Southern will be
equipped with similar safety arrangements
to meet similar emergencies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-15
IN THE CONGO REGION.
Conditions Described in a Report From
the Governor General

Conditions in the Congo Free State as the
Belgians see them are described in a long
report which Baron Moncheur, the Belgian
minister at Washington, has received from
the governor general of the Congo.
The governor general says that the jul
dicial system is in excellent working order,
but in the interest of it's further develop
ment the establishment of new courts has
been recommended and the Offering of in
ducements which will secure as judges men
of high talent from among Belgian 1urlSts
That the courts do their full duty in pro-
tecting the natives from wrong, the gov
ernor general says is clearly shown by the
judgments reported. He adds, however,
that the Congolese bench has difficult
task in weighing evidence, because the
natives, as a rule, without hesitation, offer
as evidence any story that may suit their
purpose. AS an illustration of how far
afield these native witnesses sometimes go
In their statements the governor general
cites the case of natives who, in revenge
for some dispute about wages, with abso-
lutte unanimity and persist ency, accused a
British Protestant missionary of murder
ing the engineer of the mission launch.
In the effort to teach the native to work
the government has issued a new decree
in regard to the taxes on labor, of which
mention is made in the report of the gov
ernor general. The native is required to
perform a certain amount of labor IN re-
turn for the protection he receives from
the state, and for this labor he is paid al
the usual rate of wages. The report points
out that this tax is one which the native
has no difficulty in paying and constitutes
one of the most important elements in the
humanitarian program of the state. By
recent decree instructions are given to the
states agents, with a view to securing an
equitable amount of labor from the native
and also with a view to the prevention OF
arbitrary exactions Additional instruc-
lions have been given regarding the proper
remuneration of native labor.
The report shows that In the army the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-15
ONE MAY RENUNCIATE
TOPIC DISCUSSED IN DIPLOMATIC
CORRESPONDENCE.
ANY American Citizen May Expatriate
Himself Without Asking the Per-
mission of the Government.

The right and method of remuneration OF
United States citizenship is subject Oh
consideration in the diplomatic correspond
ence for last year just made public by the
State Department. The policy of this gov
eminent on that subject is indicated IN
letter addressed by Acting Secretary LOOMS
in December last to Mr.. Hengelmuller, the
Austro- Hunga rian ambassador here, in re-
gard to the case of Joseph Fuchs, natu-
rallied citizen of the United States, 1or-
merly subject of Austria Hungary, VINO
desired to renounce his American citizen
ship and resume his allegiance to the Aus
tro-Hungarian government.
The consul of the United States at Buda-
pest, it appears, declined to issue MIN
statement of his remuneration, and the am
bassador asked whether there exists on 'he
part of the United States government any
objection to the proposal of the royal Hun
parian ministry of the interior to admit
without such remuneration, into the Hun
garion community persons in Joseph
Fuchs category.
Right to Expatriate Himself.
In his letter Acting Secretary Looms
said:
COCOA sionally the department has re-
ceiyed request from an American citizen
desiring to become citizen of another
country for a certificate that his American
citizenship has been renowned, but 1t mas
invariably refused to issue such certln-
cate BY the laws of the United States ex-
patriation is declared to be an inherent
right of all men, and when citizen OF a
foreign power seeks naturalization as cltl-
zen of the United States he is not required
to produce a certificate that his parent
country has accepted his remuneration of Its
citizenship.
This government applies the same prin-
ciple to American citizens who wish to be-
come the citizens of other powers. 1t rec
ognizes their right to do so in time of peace,
and does not issue to them certificate OF
its consent, none such being provided Tor
by our laws.
The consul at Budapest was, therefore,
no. acting improperly when he refrained
from issuing official statement of Joseph
Fuchs remuneration of American citizen
ship.
The laws and policy of this government,
however interpose no obstacle to a recog-
milton of the right of the government Of
Austria Hungary to admit as subjects
American citizens who do not present
document from an agent of this govern
ment showing that they have renowned
their American citizenship; nor Is 1t the
opinion of this government that the pro-
posed action of the Austro- Hungarian gov
eminent will be repugnant to any of the
provisions of the naturalization convention
of September 90 1870, between the two gov
ernments.