Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-04-05

season Will be played on the local
diamond next Sunday with the Inland
team Of Spokane, Several new players
have arrived this week and there is
plenty of material on hand for a fast
team. Some of the positions have been
definitely filled by John F. Doran. who
will manage the team again this season.
Halverson will ofiiciate as backstop and
captain the team. The "Swede" is a
general favorite with the fans and is
playing in his usual form. though some.
what stiff and sore from the past weeks
training and workout. Silverton in GEN.
ter field is sure catcher and has good
arm. Spence Irby will cover third bag
for the start and Lowell on first. Ma
loney on second base covers big ground
and is fast fielder. Dean at shortstop
is a sure man and will make good.
Thorp is expected here from Pullman
next week. Hathaway. Pennington and
Warner are all candidates for field posi-.
tons. Gregory. new southpaw. will as.
sist Montgomery in holding down the
pitching. Both men are expected to do
things to batting records. The game
Sunday will be interesting from the point
of trying out several of the new men. A
large new grand stand is being erected
which will handily accommodate 200
more people than the old one.
The Missionary society OF the First
Congregational church met with Mrs.
J. G. Beanett at Woodland Heights farm
two miles north Of town. Wednesday
afternoon. About IS ladies attended. be.
ing carried out in wheat wagons and four
horse teams, the picturesque calvacade
of femininity thoroughly enjoying the
rough ride and absorbing some dust en-
route. A we'll prepared program on
"China" was rendered. Those partici.
pating we're: Mesdames Hewitt. Grit.
man. Peters. Sinclair. Emery, D, W. Pet.
tijohn. Bassstt. Greene. Troyer, Glidden.
F. F. Davenny. Stuart. Morse. Jesse
Harris. Albert, Miller, Putnam. J. G.
Bennett. Shepley. Edwards, Donoghue.
Matte Martin. Van Bennett, Sturdivan,
Tinnel, Bailey. Goddard. Mcdonald,
w. H. Martin. Bauer, A. B. Pettijohn.
w. H. Davenny, Mack and Misses Will
liams and Bailey.
Miss Mary Wittrock played the beauti.
full strains of Mendelsohn's wedding
march for the first time on the grand new
organ just placed in the German Luth-
ern church last Tuesday evening at 7
o'clock, the occasion being the culmina.
ton of the romance Of Chas. H. John
son and Miss Emma Haberdeck. both
we'll known people of Adams county.
The impressive ring ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. H. Wittro-k. the pastor.
The bride was attired in blue silk trim.
med in white, and the groom wore con.
ventional black. A large number of in.
vited friends were present. The happy
couple took the east bound passenger
Grain for Spokane for short honeymoon.
after which they will reside on the
groom's farm near Paha.
Miss Cora Himelburger. a teacher in
the Sutton school district east of Hatton,
spent Sunday In. the city. the guest of
Mrs. Frank Stuart. She has accepted
the position recently filled BY Mrs. A. J.
Halle, nee Miss Phoebe Lucy. in the
Ritzville schools. and will return next
week to assume her duties.
Mrs. H. g. Wilson Of Cory. Penn. sis.
ter of Mrs. q. P. futile Of this city. died
of pneumenia last Friday. a telegram
announcing the sad news. Another death
at Cory last week was that of DR.. N.
Ssaver. an uncle of Mrs. DR.. F. R.
Burroughs. caused by sudden stroke of
apoplexy.
Prosecuting Attorney and Mrs. Walter
Staser will leave Saturday night for Ia
coma. where the lady will visit her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Votaw. for a
month or six weeks. Mr.. Votaw is the
newly appointed postmaster Of the City
of Destiny. Mr.. Staser will return Mon.
day.
Invitations have been issued annou nc.
ing the marriage Of William L. Pence
and Mary Amelia West. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert L. West Of Fletcher.
on Thursday. April 10. 1905. at the home
of the brides parents twenty miles south
Of town.
Fred Kettenring Of Vancouver. who
has charge Of force Of thirty men. the
surveying party for the O. r. X n. at
Kahlotus on the new irrigation project,
spent Sunday in the city the guest Of his
cousin. Mrs. Ella Thompson.
Orr H. Greene. cashier OF the Pioneer
State bank. was a Wednesday morning
passenger 10 Medical Lake whore he
went to investigate the new bank build.
ing which IS being erected for the branch
financial institution.
Miss Ethel Sanders. Lydia Smith and
Stella Houtchens. teachers In the Ritz.
vile public schools, spent last week in
Spokane visiting friends enjoying the
week Of spring vacation.