Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-06
LOCAL EVENTS Of THE week
TOGETHER WITH A PERSONAL MENTION
OF THOSE IN the TOWING PANORAMA
OF LOCAL HISTORY

Thos. J. Carney Of painter fame. ar.
rived in the burg Thursday. sunburned
to brown finish, travel stained and foot
sore, and bearing evidence OF having
joined the horny. handed sons of toll. and
leading 1.-The simple life" For the past
several months he has been laboring like
Trojan on his new ranch. southwest OF
Lind, which has been converted from a
dense forest of sage brush and bunch
grass to well-improved young farm,
where the old soldier expects to make a
permanent home, If work and persever-
ance will accomplish any good end. His
homestead is splendidly located. heing
at the summit of the low hills skirting
the Lind coulee on the south. not far
from Newland Postoffice. MIR. Antoine
Faucher, his former partner in the
painting and decorating business here,
owns an adjoining quarter section.-both
tracts being very choice agricultural
SOIL Mr.. Carney says he enjoys the
diversion md is satisfied to tenderly care
for the three dozen hens. seven pigs. one
COW, and wobbly legged calf. which
have been consigned to his keeping, and
nurses the fond hope that some day he
he may be hailed as Farmer Carvey,"
when he comes to town. and can CON-
placently contemplate upon the snares
and decisions of city life.
c. L. Holcomb. ex. prosecuting and
city attorney. came over from Wenatchee
last Sunday. and is spending several days
with relatives and friends. His pleas
ant recollections and good opinion OF
Adams county and its people are very
apparent in conversation. and the con.
tinued improvement in our city, even
during his seven months absence, he de-
clares is very noticeable. He speaks
highly of his new location, with its fruit
full fields and abundant crop yields, with
Wenatchee the Hub Center" which is
growing more rapidly than any town he
has yet visited. His little daughter &C
companies him. and they are the guests
of his brother, Hon o. R. Holcomb, on
East College hill.
DR.. c. W. Bice. who recently arrived
in this city from Chicago. and has estab.
lished Offices in the Tinnel block. on last
Monday received new Belts X-Ray
machine. This is the first machine of
its kind in town. 1t stands about Ave
feet high and weighs 1900 pounds. A
big revolving wheel made of glass and
plate mica produces powerful electric
current. Besides being used as an
X-Ray the machine has numerous at.
tachments tor giving electrical treat
ments.
Hon. VIM. r. Weber, who was one of
the members Of the state legislature. in
the house of representatives., at Olympia
last winter from Walla Walla county,
was transacting business in Ritzville on
Wednesday. this week. The News Office
acknowledges very pleasant call from
Mr.. Weber. He is engaged in the
leather tanning business at Walla Walla.
and is looking after his business inter
ests in the various towns and cities Of
Eastern Washington.
Messrs. Woodin Bros. who recently
purchased the FAIR Store from j. d.
Whites. are occupying the |. Watson
Myers residence on Knob hill. They are
adding to their large stock, and express
themselves as being we'll pleased with
the town. the community and our people,
and are well-satis6ed with their business
so far. The new proprietors are from
Colfax. Whitman county. where they are
highly spoken Of in social and business
circles.
Henry Leonard of Leon, was bust
ness visitor Wednesday. He reported
runaway accident which his son. Frank,
had on Tuesday. while hauling two
heavily loaded wheat wagons to town,
drawn BY eight horses. The lead chain
broke and the six leaders ran through
barb wire fence. severely cutting them.
selves and entirely running two sets of
work harness.
A. H. Smith. local manager of the St.
Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. returned
Saturday from an eastern trip. visiting
the principal portion of the months
absence at the old home in Tolono.
Champagne County, Illinois. Mrs. Smith
is still there. being detained in settling up
the estate OF her father who died re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Thomson and
family and Misses Minnie and Hannah
SpanJer, sisters of Mrs. Thomson, re-
turned last Saturday from a three
months vacation, camping. fishing and
hunting on the Green river, in the Cas-
cade mountains. near Hot Springs. They
report very enjoyable trip.
w. r. Cunningham, ST.. is in the
southern part of the county agitating