Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-23
LOCAL EVENTS Of THE week
TOGETHER WITH A PERSONAL MENTION
OF THOSE IN ThE TOWING PANORAMA
OF LOCAL HISTORY

OF LOCAL HISTORY
Agent L. E. Paskill received not'fca-
ton Tuesday that he would relieved be-
fore the end of the week. During his
eigh years service at this point for the
Northern Pacific he has made many
friends with the public by his invariable
courteous and business-like treatment of
patrons of the road. He states that he
has been with the company for the past
twenty.one years in continuous service.
His dismissal occurs from conditions
growing out of the telegraphers' strike.
and for which he was in no way response.
BILE, as he is not member of the O. R. 7.
The strike has been called off, and
most of the telegraphers have gone back
to work. The citizens here generally
depiore the action of the railroad officials
in removing Mr.. PaskiIl. believing that
it is an injustice to him. He has been
the most efficient agent that has ever
been stationed at Ritzville. Both he
and Mrs. Paskill have been prominent
in social circles ,-havlng host of social
friends.
The county auditor. treasurer and
assessor were forced to move out of
their Offices at the court house this week.
as the carpenters were tearing mp the
floors and taking out partitions. County
Clerk Christensen is sharing with Audi
tor Amsbaugh, and the remainder of the
officials are slowed away in various out
of.the way hooks. A large new vault
will be built to accommodate the audi.
tors Office. and all the officials will have
considerable more room as soon as the
change is completed. Things are likely
to be torn up until about the first of
October. when the contractors expect to
finish.
Rev. E. B. Harris of Boise. Idaho. son
of Rev. w. H. Harris, will fill the pulpit
at the Christion church. this city. next
Sunday morning, Aug. ~. and the
Baptist pulpit at union services in the
evening. He has resigned his pastorate
at Boise. on account of the i'll health of
his wife. and will seek another location.
Mrs. James Bennett. owner of Wood
land Heights farm. near the northern
outskirts of the city, went west Thursday
night for visit on the coast and at
tendance at the Lewis and Clark Exposi.
ton. Her son. Master Clinton Bennett.
and grand. daughter, Miss Lucille Greene.
accompanied Mrs. Bennett.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. E. Gent of Lind.
arrived in the city Sunday. the gentle
man having accepted the management
of the Empire State Title Insurance &
Trust Co., with headquarters at the law
Office of Gent & Lowell and will remain
here permanently.
Ex-County Commissioner W. G. Griffith
and wife. accompanied by their daugh.
ter. Miss Bertha, leave tomorrow night
for the Portland Fair. They have pur-
chased fine home in Spokane. and will
remove there this fall.
Henry d. MacPrang. cashier of the
Sanderson Comfy State Bank at Morse
Bluffs. Nebraska, accompanied by his
wife. arrived in the city this morning. and
are the guests of cousin. Sheriff E. d.
Gibson.
S. D. Douglas was in the city Monday.
being on his way to Pasco, where he has
taken the keys in the telegraph Office.
He was at Standpoint when the strike
occurred and went out with the strikers.
A. F. Rosenoff has returned from his
harvesting stunt at the ranch of his
brother. northwest Of town, and his usual
happy countenance is greeting Gus.
toners again at the Ritzvile Drug Store.
Mrs. Burroughs and daughter. Ellen.
have accepted an invitation of the super
intendent of the railroadto take ia tour
through Idaho and Washington in a
special car. They left Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Addleman Of
Princeton, Idaho, and Mrs. Stickleman
of Tacoma. have been guests of Pastor
w. H. Harris this week. The ladies are
sisters of the reverend gentleman.
Geo. Seidl, a well-known farmer of
this county, is confined at the Mrs. T.
J. Hallin residence, in this city. with
typhoid fever, and is under the care Of
DR.. F. R. Burroughs.
IF. Blackwell and Arthur Young. re-
cent arrivals from the the western part
part of the state, have opened barber
shop in the Richter building. opposite
the News Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patsy R. Clark left the
first of the week for Portland. tor the
usual trip along the Trail and other
sights at the Lewis and Clark Exposi.
ton.
George Jauslin. a musician and band
leader at Kennewlck, was in the city
Saturday. and an effort will be made to
secure his services for the local band.
Rev. GU Kicker returned Tuesday
from a camping trip up the ST. Joe river
from Ceur d Alene Lake, Idaho. Mrs.
Kicker is at Portland. visiting the Fair.
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