Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-09
LOCAL EVENTS Of THE week

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TOGETHER WITH A PERSONAL MENTION
OF THOSE IN THH nOvlN0 PANORAMA
OF LOCAL HISTORY
Mr.. and Mrs. J, ]. Ferrel were in from
Medical Lake last Friday for the pur.
pose of viewing the remains of the man
killed at Keystone, July IS by freight
train, and supposed to be their son.
Marion Ferrel. aged 20 years. Sheriff
E. d. ellison had the body exhumed by
A. L. Kettig and Charles Page; but
owing to the swollen condition of the face
no identification was reached one way or
the other. The hair and teeth cor
responded remarkably close with those
of the missing man who left his home for
Adams county to harvest just about the
time the accident occurred. No tidings
have been received from Marion Ferret.
and the parents fear that their boy may
lying buried in the Ritzville cemetery.
If they fail to get any message from him
within a reasonable time they expect to
return and make further investigation
under medical direction, to dispel the
doubt now existing. Rev. H. A. Tritt
was the undertaken who embalmed the
body. and had it so decently buried IN a
plain, neat rosewood coffin, within a
strong outer receptacle box under five
feet of earth. but being at serious stage
of typhoid fever the old couple were not
permitted to see him.
=, John A. Burfend. a well-known Ger
man resident of this city. passed away
Monday afternoon after an extended
illness. Funeral services occurred Tues.
day afternoon from the German Lutheran
church, conducted by Rev. H. Wittrig,
the pastor. The deceased came to
Adams county in 1888. settling on land
in the north end of the county. which he
disposed of about two years ago. shortly
afterward entering the saloon business
in Ritzville. He had been in bad health
for some time. the end coming gradually.
Ed. Rowland, better known in this
city as bill Bailey" who has been EN-.
ployed on the News for some time. re
turned last Friday evening from Wallace,
passing through on his way to North
Yakima. "Bill" says he enjoyed the
camping and fishing Camping on the
trail of the spenders and fishing for
drinks) very much, and is only going
. back into newspaperdom as diversion.
after the pleasant holidays in the Idaho
foothills.
Joe Harrington and Roy L Thomas
were arrested by the sheriff. in the
Windsor Lodging House, Tuesday. upon
complaint Of Pat McGrath. the proprie.
tor. charging them with cutting open a
fine suit case belonging to George Evans,
the we'll known plasterer. Judge Clinton
Staser placed the fine at $50 each. sus'
pending the fine of Thomas, evidence al
the trial indicating that leniency was
deserved. Thomas is a shingler by
Grade and is working for Gus Carlen.
the contractor. Harrington is serving
time in the county Jail.
Gale Smith. the genial editor of the
Enterprise of Washtucna. accompanied
by his wife. we've Sunday sojourners in
the city, the guests of Mrs. Smiths
parents. Rev. and Mrs. Johan Koch.
Mr.. Smith conducts one Of the best
country papers in the state. and far in
, advance of the size Of the live little
town. both of which the citizens of that
community may be justly proud.
Jacob Schoessler. ex.county commits.
sioner, had a narrow escape from being
seriously injured Thursday morning in a
runaway. His team became un,nanage.
, able at the corner of Second and G
streets. and crashed into the meat wagon
Of John Bovee & Sons in front Of the
Model Market. throwing them out of
the buggy. bruising and fracturing the
bones of the left arm. The vehicle was
demolished.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. E. Hersberger
and family will leave the latter end of
she week for an extended visit with rela.
tives at Santa Rosa. California. The
gentleman formerly owned an interest IN
the Myers-Shepley Co.. which he dis.
posed Of. and is now looking for bust.
4ness location. The house on College
hill will be closed for the summer.
Frank Benge found his dogs in a
u6erocious fight with porcopine one day
last week. in which the dogs we're getting
somewhat the worst of it. He picked a
dozen or SO quilts out of the dogs noses
Ind then put an end to Porky with a
un. This is the first one of the rodents
that has been reported about here for a
long time.-Washtucna Enterprise.
o. Presiding Elder Rev. .. W. Mintzer
Of Spokane. will preach in the Methodist
church. in this city. next Sunday morn-
ing, August -. at II O'Clock. He will
bold the fourth quaeterly conference in
the church parlor Saturday evening at 8
O'clock. All the official members OF the
church are urged to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Griffith are back