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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-14
Good Roads.

In the Pacific Northwest. If anywhere.
the people should be alive to the i'm.
portance of good roads. Here where
great sections within very few miles Of
the largest cities are of practically nc
present value. simply because lacking
in the facilities for reaching markets for
their products. the campaign for better
means of communication should strike
home with a vital force. With good
roads, we can support population Of
five or ten times AS large as that of today
without difficulty. and increase our agri'
cultural output in an even greater ratio
The difference between roads and good
roads, however, often marks the differ
ence between poverty and prosperity in
the matter Of farming sections. and here
where large areas are yet to be opened
up by any kind of highways. the iounda
ton should be laid for the good kind
when money is to be expended in road
making of any kind.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-14
Flag Day at Paha.

Paha, the town by the spring clgh,
miles west of Ritzville, attired itself in
gala garb Wednesday and welcomed the
visitors who were present to celebrate
the annual Flag day, which has become
to be day of importance in Paha
Every year the town celebrates the day
The Rtzville band was IN attendance
and quite crowd from the city went
along.
Public exercises were given in the
grove IN the morning. the speaker being
Mr.. F. W. Parker of Cunningham, A
basket dinner followed, everyone spread.
ing their lunch on the grass in the grove
in true picnic style. Then came the
band concert. between and p. m, fol
lowed by the horse races.
The ball game between the Cunning
ham team and the Ritzville second team
was won by Ritzville, the score being
9 to8.
The dance at the pavilion in the eve
ming was well attended. dancing con
tinulng until morning.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-14
Fast Ball Game.

The crowd at the baseball park las,
Tuesday afternoon witnessed one of the
fastest and most thrilling games of the
season. 1t was the last game in a series
of three with the Palouse Giants. and
the deciding game of the series
Rush of the Spokane High School
team, twirled for the visitors. and did
very good work, but was given loose sup.
port.
Gregory was in his usual form and
was given errorless support.
The locals won the game 5 to 4 in the
last half of the ninth inning by com
p'eting the circle three times.
The score stood 4 to ? in favor of Pa.
louise as Maloney went to bat in the last
half of the ninth. The fans moved out
on the bleacher line, and horns, bells and
cans were brought into action. Ma.
loney secured first on error by Fuller,
Thorpe advanced Maloney, both making
safe on tumble by Waller. Nehring's
hit was handled too slow to catch Ma
loney at third and Halvorson secured
free pass to first with bases full. scoring
Maloney. Gregory stru.k out. Buck
ley's hit was fumbled by the Palouse
second baseman. scoring Thorpe and
Nehring.
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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-14
Brick Block Completed.

One of the most substantial and i'm
posing business blocks in the city has
just been completed by Contractor Benz.
Roth for the Ritzville Trading Co.
The new structure is on the corner Of
Second anc E streets. soxIoo feet. The
two buildings are bridged and connected
across the alley. Both floors of three
buildings will be occupied. This nam.
moth store will now occupy $500 feet
of floor space. Sheet steel ceilings have
added greatly to the appearance of the
building.
The company is composed largely of
capitalists who have made their pile in
Adams county. and all are well known
The capitalization is $3.50 900 and they
expect to aggregate sales at million a
year. Jacob Bauer. city councilman. is
the manager. Their stock of hardware
and general merchandise will be largely
increased IN order to keep pace with the
demands of the trade.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-14
Ritzville Day at Portland.

Tuesday, June 10th, was originally
planned to he Spokane day at the Port
land exposition, but recent plans have
fixed arrangements for all towns between
Spokane and Pasco to be represented in
the program for that day A special
excursion train will leave Spokane Mon
day morning, June 10Th. stopping at
each town until they reach Pasco, when
no more stops will be made except for
engine purposes, until they reach PORT
land. The railroads are giving very
low rate for the round trip. good for re-
turn in ten days. for this excursion. and
all those who have planned to visit the
fair this summer should take advantage
of this trip. The Chamber of Com
merce have taken decided steps and are
urging all who can to accept the ad van.
tage of this excursion. A large num-
Der are planning to go, and as every per-
son assists in representing the town and
county. it will be the only time during
the fair that Ritzville may be repre-
sented. The advertising value is worth
considerable. A special program con-
sisting of music by the administration
band and short speeches by various ones
of the excursionists. after which the
doors of the fair will be thrown open to
all.
There will probably be many on this
excursion whom you may know, and this
will be one Of the pleasant features to
attend with neighbors and friends and
with preparations made in advance for
your hotel accommodations and other
comforts.
Those who have returned from the fair
state that the Washington exhibit is one
of the best to be seen on the grounds
The weather now Is very agreeable and
all the exhibits are IN prime shape. Spo
kone day has been postponed until Sep.
TENDER Io.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-14
Portland Fair Rates.

RirzvILLE. Wash. May 5, 1905.
For the Lewis and Clark expusition at
Portland, the Northern Pacific Ry. will
will sell tickets at the the following rate
Ritzville to Portland and return, good
tor thirty days. SI4.os. Tickets on sale
every day May 10Th to October 18th in.
elusive. continuous passage both ways.
Party tickets, one fare for the round
trip, $II2o. This ticket will be good for
ten or more people going and returning
together. Same selling dates. Nav 10th
to October 18th inclusive, good for ten
days from date of sale.
Organized parties of one hundred or
more. individual rate of fare for the
round trip will be made. $II.2o, limit
seven days from date of sale, continuous
passage in each direction.
Individual coach excursion tickets mot
good in sleeping or parlor cars). will be
sold from time TO time during life OF the
tair at very low rates. Particulars as to
rates. ETC.. covering each excursion, will
be duly announced from this Office.
Children 5 to IL will be furnished tick
cts at half the above rates.
L. f. PASKILL. Agent.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-14
BUSINESS LOCALS.
See TTitt for Undertaking.

Clothes cleaned. pressed and repaired
at Reider's old stand opp. court house.
Mems Clothing and Shoes at Is per
cent below cost ut the sacrifice sale at
Mrs. Thomsen's building.
For RENT-Rooms with private table
board. MRS. GEORGIA Johnson. Second
street over Hendricks.
Fowler & Turner are selling out their
stock OF millinery 1t cost Ladies should
remember and attend this sale.
FOR SALE-7 acres adjoining south
side o! corporate limits of city Of Ritz.
vile. House and barn on property.
WM. SPANJER.
For SALE-One new modern eight.
room residence on College hill cheap for
cash. See c. 4. Amsbaugh or write
A. K. Down. Mesa. Wash.
For SALE-Two acres adjoing north.
east side Of corporate limits Of city Of
Ritzville. House and barn on property
WM. SPANJER.
Before purchasing your Garden Hose
call and examine the new stock and
prices Of J. J. Joyce. the plumber
Sprnkling time has come again and you
want goods which will give you the best
service for the least money.
THE ONLY SAFE WAY to keep
your valuable papers. ETC., is to have a
safe deposit box IN a fire and burglar
proof vault. The First National Bank
has all of these facilities and will rent
you box at reasonable figure. Your
patronage is courteously solicited.
Prince. a French coach horse, formerly
owned B., Delos May. will stand Mon.
day, Tuesday and Wednesday Of each
week at the farm home Of VIM. H. Wat
kins one mile northeast of Bemis post
Office, and the remainder of each week
during the season at my place nine miles
southeast of Lind.
JESSE w. WATKINS.
Why not open bank account The
First National Bank will assist you to dc
so by furnishing you with a Home Saw.
ings Bank in which to keep your savings
until you have accumulated enough to
deposit. They will open your bank upon
presentation and place the contents. oil
large or small amount. to your credit
and pay you interest at 5 per cent from
date of credit, interest to be computed
and credited to your account on January
list and July rst Of each year. Try thi.
savings system and you will be surprised
at the amount you will accumulate. II
will pay you to investigate.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-14

Bryson & Shaver, well drillers. who
have been doing business here since jan
uary, announce that they will remove in
a week or two to the Snake river region.
Mr.. Bryson is now on the river looking
for a favorable location. They state
that no wells are likely to be drilled here
in the near future and that the pay for
such work in the Snake river country Is
better than here. Bryson & Shaver
have done quite stroke of business in
the Washtucna neighborhood. They
have drilled wells this year for Messrs.
John Mustard, Thomas Guler. John Nc
Quarry, Frank Hamblen and Millard
Morgan. Wells have been .deepened
and repaired for Charles Bassett and the
Helm boys-Washtucna Enterprise.
Jas. Turner. manager OF the Farm
ers' Warehouse Co., in this city. and his
two sons. w. H. and John H.. engaged in
similar business at Lind and Odessa re-
spectvely. were in Seattle the first of the
week attending grain buyers conven-
ton.
Operations have commenced on the
new addition to the court house, teams
being employed doing the excavation
work for the foundation. HASTE &
Dougan. Spokane contractors, are super
vising the job.
A. Faucher, the painter, went to
Washtucna Tuesday, where he was en-
gagged in plying his artistic brush on the
building of the Bank of Washtucna
Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Mack returned
Monday from Spokane, after ten days
stay in the imperial city by the beauti-
full falls of Spokane river.
Henry Heinrich. an alleged wife beat.
er OF the Lind neighborhood. has been
arraigned to appear before the Superior
court at the next session,
Mrs. N. S. Carrier has returned from
an extended visit with her sister, Mrs.
Fitzgerald of Spokane. and is again at
ner nome IN the CITY.
L. p Baumann. manager of the Ritz
vile FIGURING mills, left Thursday morn
ing to spend few days on the coast on
business.
G. E. Lowell, the efficient city clerk,
is visiting relatives and old friends in
Iowa. expecting to return about the Ist
of July.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Leabo leave next
week for a visit at the Lewis and Clark
fair. and at the old home in Salem, Ore
W. R. Lesley of Odessa, was in the
town Monday. being present at the ball
game in the afternoon.
J. M. Bevard was in Couer d'Alene,
Idaho, the first of the week combining
business with pleasure.
Born-In this city. Wednesday, June
7, 1905, to Mr.. and Mrs S. D. Douglas,
son.
A. J. Halle of Cunningham, was reg
istered at Hotel Ritzville, Tuesday.
S. D Douglas is employed as day ope-
rator at the Northern Pacific depot
Now cometh the days of the potato
bug and the tax collector.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-14
PORTLAND FAIR RATES.

The O. r. & N. Co. announce rates to
the Portland fair:
From Spokane. sI4.oS round trip; good
90 days. Party of ten or more on one
ticket. sII 20. limit ten days. Tickets on
sale May 20 to October IS. In addition
occasional daylight coach excursions will
be run at less than one fare for round
trip. Full particulars at o. r. & N. Co.
Office. AGO Riverside avenue.
Remember, we have the short line.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-14
Have You q Cough?

A dose of Billiards. Horehound Syrup
will relieve it. Have you cold?
Try it for whooping cough, for asthma.
for consumption. for bronchitis. Mrs.
Joe McGrath. 327 E. FIRST street, Hutch
lnson, Kan, writes: Il have used Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup in my family for
FIVE years, and find it the most palat.
able medicine ever used" For sale by
Thiel Drug Co.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-14
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining unclaimed in the Pos,
Office at Ritzville. WASH. week ending
June 10. 1905:
LADIES.
Hendricks, Miss Ada. Stall, Mrs.
GENTLEMEN.
Davis. Elmer. Logsdvn. Umory L.
Graner Peter. Moore. l. g.
Hilliard, Mourone. Miller, Conrad.
Fierr. Joriah.
Persons claiming the above will please
say Advertised" and give date of this
list. John F. IRBY, p. M.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-14

For Ritzville day at Portland Far.
Northern Pacific will run special train
leaving Ritzville at Q a. m, June 10Th.
Tickets for 10TH only. limited to 10 days.
$40 for the round trip.
L. E. PAsKILL, Agent.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-14
PASSENGER Train Time.
WEST BOUND.
FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN.

On account of illness, we wish to sell
our stock of Millinery. Possession given
at any time. Store well located. Come
and see. FOWLER & TURNER.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-14
WANTED.

To rent, by a young married couple.
house either on Knob or College hills
Address A. G.. H.. care of this Office.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-14
EGGS WANTED,

We pay the highest market price for
dollars worth of goods you buy at the
ing.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-14
FOR SALE,

Well improved ranch. bargain; 400
acres. one half in spring wheat. ~ miles
from Ritzville. Apply to + c. Henne.
berg, lock box 4, Ritzville, Wash.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-14
EGGS WANTED.

Bring your eggs to US. We pay the
highest market price. You can't bring
too many to THE BOSTON STORE.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-14
NEXT SUNDAY.

Spragne will be here next Sunday to
play the third game of the series Hon
ors are now even and each contest until
the close of the series will probably con.
tlnue to grow warmer. The fans should
assist the boys in winning the next game.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-14

Struck out-By Rush. 8; by Gregory.
7. Bases on balls-Of Gregory. /; of
Rush, 1.
Ralph Dodd OF Spokane. umpire.
Sundays game was won handily BY
Rnzville ona score Of stoI.
On Monday. Simple Simon. a pitcher
from the Spokane league, was touched
up Tor 10 safe hits. Palouse winning the
game IA to5.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-14

Get in the habit OF reading the NEWS.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-14

INC Capacity VI NC Puty county Cietk
Jacob Bauer, manager of the Ritzville
Trading Co.. is in Portland this week
combining business with sight seeing at
the Lewis and Clark exposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. c. Hammond gave
a big feed last Sunday to number OF
the hungry bachelors OF the city. For
particulars see BILL Bailey"
Bishop Lemuel H. Wells of Spokane
will hold Episcopal services at St
Marks church Sunday. June 18th, at II
a. m. and 7t3o p. m.
J. D. Sellars. the architect and con
tractor. is erecting s. 900 residence fol
F. c. Henneberg on West College hill.
Miss Della Votaw Of Tacoma, arrived
last Saturday evening for short visit
With her sister, Mrs. Walter Staser.
Mrs. Geo. A Buehler spent Sunday
and Monday in Cheney. visiting with
Mr.. and Ms. w. F. Winslow.
Mrs. ]. D. Bassett and daughter
Mary, LETT last Monday for Portland t
take in the big exposition.
Mrs. Philip Fehr Of Charleston, is here
for visit with her brother. Chas. Jamie
son, a Willis farmer.
Mrs. John F. Doran has been seri
ously i'll this week. but is reported con
valescent.
Toe Bassett is home from Whitman
college to spend the vacation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-25

Fit. Morgan on the left, Ft. Gains on
the right, thirty miles out and entered
the gulf. You will remember that
Admiral Farragut captured these forts
in the sixties, after a stubborn resis-
tnce. The last point of land we saw
was simply covered with pelicans,
ducks and other aquatic birds. Next
morning we saw many porpoise, two
swimming on either side Of the yes
sell am telling the truth about the
size Of these fish, even though have
been seen carrying a fish pole. There
is always one fool on boat even II
he don't rock it; in this case he had a
gun and shot at them; Of course
soaring them away. Two days and
nights on the sea was too much for
my wife, who is very poor sailor
and on that account paid old father
Neptune" the debt she owed him. /
didn't owe him anything so I
didn't pay. We steamed into Havana
harbor between Moro and Cabanas
fortresses, and they surely looked
black and formidable as they frowned
down on us from height Of 100 feet
built on solid rock hills. We came to
anchor and had two hours to wait the
coming of the Cuban doctors boat.
who examined the condition of the
ships passengers and papers, then we
were transferred bag and baggage to
small vessels, thence through the
custom house where our baggage was
examined then by hacks up in the
city, through narrow street, the
sidewalk only wide enough for one
person to walk on. The hacks are the
only things here that are cheap; viz
any part Of the city of two hundred
thousand people, for twenty cents
Spanish or fourteen cents American
money. There are three thousand
hacks and the natives say only Ameri
cans and dogs walk-this is not
literally true, as / have seen many
negroes walking, with a barrel of
potatoes on their heads. The dock
laborers carry 200 pound export sack
OF flour with seeming ease.
With Cuban guide we crossed the
bay and yisisted Moro and Cabanas
Forts. Cabanas is 302 years old
Moro eighty years. The former covers
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-25
Total, 1904 49,. .s1o6, 1s9. 457 $s39,3S
Details of Business.

Practically all of the Iowa compan-
les limit themselves to the Iowa bust.
ness. Three of them during the past
year went outside-the Dubuque Fire
and Marine, the Iowa State and the
Mill Owners These companies re.
ported total business as follows:
Dubuque Fire and Marine Risks
written during 1904, $12,712,51S; prem
iums received, $197,871; losses paid,
$74,439.
Iowa State Mutual-Risks written
during 1904, $15,269, 656; premiums re.
ceived, $369,S15; losses paid, s150,602
Mill Owners Mutual-Risks written,
81, 415, 300; premiums received, 1884,
1872; losses paid, $S2,686.
During the year two changes were
made in the list of Iowa companies do
ing business in the state, the Iowa
Merchants Mutual Of Sioux City with.
drawing from the field and the Stand.
ard Fire of Keokuk newly entering the
field There are seventeen fire in.
surance companies in Iowa doing bust
ness in this and other states. This,
of course. does not include the mu.
tuals.
The figures given in this report are
taken from the reports on file in the
office Of the auditor of state. The
compilation of the report SUMMARY.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-25
SMALLER FIRE LOSS|
REPORTS TO STATE AUDITOR
SHOW Goob YEAR FOR IN.
sURANcE COMPANIES.
General Business Has increased
Risks Were $7,434,s0s While Re.
ceipts Were $e5,54s Greater-Aud-
itor is Preparing Full Report.

Des Moines, Feb. %. With fewer
losses incurred and an almost 10 per
cent growth in the amount of risks
written the fire insurance companies
of Iowa contemplate the past years
record with considerable satisfaction.
A compilation of the records of the
insurance companies is now going for
ward in the office of the auditor of
state. 1t shows the facts indicated. The
risks written by the Iowa companies
within Iowa during the just
closed were $106,1S9,457 or $7,434,S09
more than in the year preceding. The
losses were $46,229 less, amounting in
all to $s39,3S4
The premiums collected by the Iowa
companies on Iowa business amounted
to $2,323,80 an increase of $95,548.
The following is statement taken
from the reports on file with the audi
tor Of state, showing the risks written
by the Iowa companies in Iowa during
the past year, the premiums collected
and the losses which the companies
suffered in Iowa:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-25
TIE ISLE OF PINES
j., o. HuNNELL sR., OF ELpoN
WRITES INTERESTING STORY
OF THE SUNNY SOUTH.
Was Member of ottunwa Party Just
Recently Returned From the West
Indies - Tells Of Various Incidents
Of the Trip.

The Isle of Pines, what is expert
enced while going there and the sights
which meet ones eyes in the West In
dies, is the interesting subject ofaa
letter from j. O. Hunnell ST., of Eldon
contained in the last issue of the Ell
don Forum. Mr. and Mrs. Hunnell
were members of the Ottumwa party
who recently returned from the Isle
of Pines. The letter was written in a
climate Of 80 degrees above ero,amid
beautiful flowers, stately waving palms
and tropical vegetation.
The Letter.
Mr.. Hunnell's letter is in full as fol
lows:
Havana, Cuba, Feb 7, 1905.
Editor Forum:
In answer to your request In my
weak way, try (from memory only to
write you a few Of the many interest
Ing. things and scenes of our trip to
this foreign island. Not an exhaustive
treatise like W. E. Curtis, but simply
snap shots of the country traversed.
We left Ottumwa, Sunday January is
via Burlington to Mobile, Ala, with.
out any happenings. Our steamer the
Saratoga" was day late, SO we spent
a day and a half driving over the fam.
GUS shell road which skirts Mobile bay
for six miles. Through Government
street, where the wealthy southerner
lives, the street is lined with live oaks
The banana wharf, where was being
unloaded a shipload of bananas. Dur,
ing our stay in the city we did not see
a single white man doing manual la.
Dor or even carrying tools that might
lead one to suspect they ever intended
any.
The darkies were hustling, hauling
cotton, rafting and the finest oak and
pine logs ever saw. In an old book
store, the proprietor. an ex-confederate
General Mickey. who impressed me as
a very courteous gentleman, so polite
bade me good bye wishing me a safe
journey-of him bought Spanish in.
structor, which has been of great value
to me since. We had our first straw.
berries at the Hotel Southern although
it was cold, the thermometer register.
ing % above-froze water in the
houses. The natives say it was on ac.
count of cutting off the forest trees.
We steamed out of the bay, passing
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-25
Real Estate Transfers.

Furnished by Lowenberg & Co., lot
South Court.
sedore, w. T. and wife to Sylvester
Streeby, west ", lot Z, section IL, and
part northeast ", section IA, II. Is.
$1,000.
Hartsocg, Martin and wife to B. F.
Suits, southeast n, northeast ",
northwest n section 20, 70, 49, $4,000.
Aringdale, Richard and wife to John
Travers, part northwest ", northeast
", section 16, u, IA, 5000.
State Of Iowa to John Ledda, lot II,
section Is, u, H.
Ledda, John to John Travis, same
as above, $3.50.
Sheehan, vesta and Tim to G. M.
Tullis, undivided n, lot 81, Devin add
Ottumwa, $780,
Davis, Jennie and R. N to q. M.
Tullis, same as above, 500.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-25
A Friend in Need.

Do you know Of anyone suffering
with consumption? Then tell them
without delay that DR.. Boschee's Ger
man Syrup will cure them-and you
will be friend in need. German
Syrup is a reliable specific for the
cure of consumption. 1t has been MAX
ing marvellous cures of consumption
throughout the world for forty years.
Group. coughs, colds, bronchitis and
all throat and lung troubles are speed
lily cured by German Syrup. Trial
bottle, 25c. Big bottle, 75c. At all
druggists. Sargent, The True Drug
gist.