Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-22
LOCAL EVENTS Of THE week
TOGETHER WITH A PERSONAL MENTION
OF THOSE IN THE TOWING PANORAMA
OF LOCAL HISTORY

TOGETHER WITH A PERSONAL MENTION
OF THOSE IN THE TOWING PANORAMA
OF LOCAL HISTORY
The Ritzville Base Ball association
held a meeting in the Coe Commission
Co.'S. Offices Tuesday evening. electing
the following officers for the coming
season: President, H. E. Gritman; Sec
rotary and treasurer, S. d. Douglas; d.
rectors, Geo. Christensen, L. P. Bau-
mann. Fred ,Thiel. John Doran and F. B.
Shepley. The directors will hold meet
ing Thursday evening to elect man.
ager. A team is to be secured for the
coming season that viii defend the title
of Amateur Champions of Eastern
Washington. Subscriptions will be taken
to defray the expenses of placing team
in the field. The management will also
make arrangements this year for num-
Der OF week day games. all the games
last season coming on Sunday. Many
people who would not attend the Sunday
games will thus be given an opportunity
to see games on other days.
Burglars entered the saloon of Angel
Bros, corner c and Railroad streets last
Sunday night, between ? and a. m. and
carried away the contents of the safe be-
hind the bar which contained S275 in
cash, about $500 in notes. gold watch
and gold cuff buttons. Entrance to the
the building was effected by means Of
pick used as crow bar on rear
window. The handle of the safe was
knocked off and nitro glycerine used IN
the cavity. Sacks were piled in front to
catch the door and deaden the sound.
The night stableman was sleeping in the
adjoining building and heard the ex-
plosion, but thought it was the horses
sta nping underneath. The looted safe
was discovered by the bartender who
came on duty at o'clock. The robbery
has the appearance of having been done
by experienced crooks. No trace of the
perpetrators has been discovered.
A. S. Kelsey. the wealthy Hatton
farmer and ex-county commissioner, was
here Tuesday transacting commercial
affairs. He is erecting handsome new
residence at his farm home 10 miles east
of Hatton, where he accumulated for
tune in the past ten years raising wheat.
He is head of company who are open
ing up new brick yard and plant at
Newport which will be ready tor opera
ton by March Ist.
Chris Cornelius and wife returned Sun
day morning from an eastern visit. leav-
ing here last October. They now expect
to locate near Kennewick. At present
they are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Buehler, parents OF Mrs. Cornell
ius, who reside few miles south of town.
w. B. Mack has resigned as local man
ager of the Gilbert Hunt Co.. and will
open branch house tor the Model Man.
ufacturing Co. of Spokane. with full
line of headers, threshers and harvest
er's supplies. He will erect a building
as soon as suitable location can be Sc
cured. r. B. Mitchell of Walla Walla,
succeeds him in the office of the Gilbert
Hunt Co.
Galbreath Bros. are erecting new
two-story barn 3ox5o feet on north E
street. where they will conduct feed
stable and stand blooded stock in season.
This will also be headquarters for their
cab line. The boys are horse fanciers
owning some of the fastest amin ais in
Eastern Washington and holding some
valuable awards in several handicaps,
VIM. A. Pearce, cashier of the bank of
Washtucna, is here in attendance on his
Io.year-old son, Claud, who is seriously
i'll at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. w. Hobbs on Knob hill. Walter
Layton and w. r. Cunningham, Jr., are
in Washtucna conducting the financial
institution.
Judge Clinton Staser and J. Z. Prouty.
vice president of the First National
bank, are in Yakima county. the former
visiting with his daughter, Mrs Hanson,
at Kennewick, and the latter at Prosser,
the probable county seat OF the probable
new county OF Benton.
F. E. Robbins, manager of the White
River Lumber Co. at this point, is hav-
ing the old Office building torn down and
moved and will Immediately commence
operations for the erection of a two-story
brick 28xoo feet with basement.
The elite of the city attended the
Knights of Pythias annual ball last Fri
day evening. reporting very recherche
affair. Card tables entertained those who
did not trip to the sweet strains OF the
of Reider orchestra.
Mrs. Ray Saunders was taken to Spo-
kane on the Tuesday evening passenger
for medical treatment. She was accom-
panied by her husband, sister. Mrs.
Charles Milton, and DR.. and Mrs. John
Johnston.
w. F. Taylor. graduate optician from
the South Bend College of Optics, is now
in charge of E. b. Born's jewelry de-
partment. He comes well recommended
as an optician and matchmaker.
Mrs. M. B. Hughart will complete a
six months term of school in District