Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-29
With Tie Editors.

VOuAOu SIPVhS w ~ sCSSCe az sssV
Palouss country. Less than . year
ago A. }. Aschenbrsnnsr married =
girl Of II. Last Saturday she ran
away with his brother, Henry. The
father Of the boys followed the run
Always and wss badly whipped BY bic
son. It 10 not stated in the dispatch
whether the old man was after the
girl or the boy. He now swsars he
will prosecute both Of them. Men Of
al ages have fought over women ever
since the ssoond one WAS born, and
they will continue 10 DO 90 - long ~
they ere born.-Lind Leader.
Application for al electric light
franchise has bsen filed with City
Clerk Grant BY VIM. Brodis and jas.
Shaw Of Ritzvills. Both gentlemen
were in town last Friday oanvassing
the business men and looking over
the ground for . site. Mr.. Shaw cali.
Cd At the Citissn once and stated that
they meant business, and that il .
franchise were granted Harrington
would have electric lights By the 1rst
Of September. The proposed plsnt
will - = $4,000 affair with 40.
horss power engine. To oil sppsar-
auess these gentlemen mean Business,
AID agree 70 begin work within Is
dsys from the granting Of the fran
elise, which will come before the
council next Monday svsning.-Hsr.
fington Citissn.
We had two ehieksns shipped BY
express from Thorntoa 10 Cunning
ham, weight 10 pounds, and the q.
press was emily $34S. 1t looks TO me
~ if there 10 something slss besides
freight rates that need fixing. I won.
der il the majority Of the people that
have wells and don't have 70 haul
water, ever stop to consider what .
tax it 10. Take two tanks week, the
average haul 10 4 miles At least or 10
miles week, ~ miles = month. 86A
miles . year, and the most Of the
homsstssdsrs will have to haul water
i've ysars at the least, that would b
1880 miles. just think Of shs idsa
Of going TO Chicago for . tank Of
wassr.-Oshsllo correspondent in Hat
ton Hustler.
Rev. Jonathan Thomas stopped here
to visit his son, 8. L. Thomas, . few
dsys on bis way from Michigan 70
California. Mr.. Thomas says that hs
10 never going east Of the Rocky
mouatains again, and told his Hishi.
gan friends on leaving. that il they
ever saw him again, il would either BE-
in California or Heaven. W. pre-
sumo the Aiehigandsrs best chance
will b California; While w are
sorry to have Mr.. Thomas leave here,
We hope be will b. able to spare time
enough TO make 10 visit once . year.
at Ieast.-Hatton Hustler.
Governor Mead has given out to the
friends Of F. W. D. Mays. sx.prsaehsr,
sx.lsgislator, sx.rsgsnt Of the State
college and sx.sditor Of the Pomsroy,
Warrington, Independent, that he
will be pardonsd from the wAlla
Walla ststs psnitsntiary within .
month or 90. He 10 serving = thrss
year term in the penitsntiary for
criminal assault on = 15.ysar.old
school girl. Mays has = family Of
grown children, 10 . pioneer Of the
state and published The Independent
for more than 10 years.
A county commissioner not thou.
sand miles from Walla Wslla sstab-
lished new record for economy 1t .
resent meeting Of the board when be
kicked on . bill for "ribbons for
typewriter" "She's nice girl" said
the economical one, "but the county
10 not under obligations 70 buy her
clothes, I don't think."-Walia Waila
Argus.
Ono Of the very best schools ia Ad.
ans county 10 that Of district Ne. IL,
soEetiAss known - the Michigan
Prairie school, situated about eight
miles east OF Hatton. The building
10 Of the approved style Of country
school architecture, convenient in
size and arrangement, and equipped
with the necessary apparatus and ap.
pliances for successful work. The
play ground 10 neat and clean. Fences,
hitching rails. etc., are we'll construct.
ed and neatly painted. Mise Himel.
burger, the teacher in charge, 10 doing
excellent work, and the patrons Of
the school are well, pleased with the