Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-07-12
The Swingsifter team Of Resriden will


Sunday with Ritzville. The Reariden
team is in the race for the ameteur cham.
pionship of Eastern Washington and the
game ought to be live one. Come out
and assist the local to win.
The city council in special session
Tuesday evening granted Dem Gay a
saloon license. The new jag foundry is
to be opened at once in the building re-
Gently vacated by Palmeter & Co. Free
bowling will be one of the attractions of
the new place.
+. E. Brockhausen. Mrs. Allie Copp
and Miss Ellen Borroughs have returned
from months trip and outing on the
Pacific coast. Seattle. Victoria. Van.
couver. Tacoma and Portland were the
principal points Of interest visited.
A. c. Howe has disposed of his inter.
est in the Tinnel bowling alleys to Gus
Fredericton. who is now sole proprietor.
Mr.. Howe went to Prosser to-day to size
up the bowling alley situation with a
view of establishing alleys there.
Messrs. Clayton E. Shipman and VIM.
R. Cunningham Jr., both prominent in
banking business. were in Washtucna
the latter part of the week looking after
their moneyed interests in the southern
part of the county.
Wall Walla. it is reported. has COM
menced the experiment Of using oil on
residence streets for the purpose of keep
ing down the dust. This plan works
we'll wherever tried and it ought to be
given trial here.
We are in receipt of letter from DR..
John M. Adams ordering the News sent
to Couer D'Alene. Idaho, where he and
wife have moved for the summer in the
hopes Of permanently bene6tting the
lady's health.
tits said John Jacob Aston got his start
in the world by dealing in skin. Coun.
ty Auditor Amsbaugh says there is some.
thing about skin that will start almost
ANYBODY. that is if they all compare with
coyotes.
Mrs. L. R. Kuster. formerly Mrs.
Leila w. Emmert. underwent a surgical
operation last Friday and is now being
cared for at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Winslow at Cheney.
William T. Payne of Fort. Wayne.
Ind. is here on a visit with his sister
Mrs. Henry c. Freely on Fourth Street.
The visiting gentleman is S6 years Of age
and stands as straight as an arrow. He
likes the country and has come to stay.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mosby. of Kansas
City. Mo-, and Miss Lulu Kimbro. of
Drexal Mo-. are here visiting with the
Perkins family. The former is a sister
and the latter a niece of Mrs. Perkins.
J. Russell Wallace, Of the Cloudcroft,
New Mexico.) Silver Lining. and Miss
Dora c. Shick. of Sebewaing Michigan.
were married at Ell Paso. Texas. June.
~. 1905; Rev. Easter officiating.
S. d. Douglas has accepted position
with the Northern Pacific Ry. Co., as
operator at Standpoint. Idaho. The fam
lily accompanied him to their new home.
departing the first Of the week.
John A. Burhend. proprietor Of one Of
the liquor houses on Railroad avenue. is
lying i'll at his home in the north part of
town. suffering from stomach trouble of
several months standing.
Nesmith Ankeny. son of Hon. Levi
Ankeny senior. United States Senator
from this state, was in the city Saturday
on road matters before the Board Of
County Commissioners.
DR.. J. o. Glenn and Clara E. Morris,
Osteopathic Physicians have opened a
branch office At Lind where they are en-.
ioying 6ne practice in addition to their
business at this point.
Miss Carrie Schrsg. former popular
telephone operator at Critman's Drug
Store. came down from Waverly Mon
day where she Is In charge of the Cen.
trail Telephone Office.
c. L. Mccoy. ex-policeman. who is
farming in western Adams county. was
in the city Monday. returning home
Tuesday with team and wagon loaded
with harvest supplies.
Joe Young. Pete Blanchard. W. ].
McClelland and w. W. Gent, insurance
agents. are driving through the country
this week insuring the standing grain
from loss by FIRE.
Miss Laura Ahlers departed Tuesday
evening tor Spokane to join the car load
Of young lady excursionests to Portland
under the chaparonage Of the spokes-
man. Review
Mrs. Rodney Chittenden. Mrs. A. G.
Chittenden and the Misses Florence
and Ella Chittenden were visitors at
Spokane the fore part Of the week.
Mrs. Walter Gent Is visiting with rel
atives at Colville. She will Join the
camping party who are camping on
Lake Pend O'Reille from this city.
The new street sprinkler started
Wednesday on Main street which Is now
he;nU liant wat dov,n and d,,st hae hid