Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-03
LOCAL EVENTS Of THE Week
TOGETHER WITH A PERSONAL MENTION
OF THOSE IN THE TOWING PANORAMA
OF LOCAL HISTORY


pect to make at least a temporary home
Their residence at the corner OF Second
and + streets, on the south side. has been
rented furnished and will be occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. +. L. Frost. Mr.. Greene
has prospered financially and otherwise
since coming to Ritzvlle some ten years
ago, at which time he embarked in the
lumber business, which he continued un-
til installing the City Electric Light
plant, which he recently disposed of to
his brother and nephew. Nelson Fl. and
Orr II. Greene of the Pioneer State
bank. Mr.. and Mrs. Greene leave us
with best wishes for future happiness
and success, in which their hosts Of
friends sincerely share.
Geo Wilson, who claims to be native
of Connecticut, and halter by trade,
was arrested at Prosser Saturday by AL
p. Haas, deputy sheriff at Lind, charged
with sandbagging James Johnson and
robbng him OF $1,000 in Lind the day
before. Johnson was unconscious for
four hours and can scarcely stand yet.
He was taken to the home of his father,
A. B. Johnson, 2o2 Napa street, Spokane,
yesterday. Wilson was given prelim-
mary hearing at Lind Monday and bound
over to the Superior court under $500
bonds by J. d. Mcneil, justice. o, r.
Holcomb representing the state and d.
W. Gent the defendant.
Mrs. Henry Zimmerman, wife OF the
ex-sheriff. is enjoying the baths at Hot
Lake, Oregon, which has proven benefc-
ial to the dreaded rheumatism with which
the lady has been troubled of late. Miss
Anna Olson, one of the clerks in the
Pioneer State bank, is also spending a
few weeks at that popular place of re-
sort.
Mrs. E. F. Miller and little son, de-
parted Tuesday for Upper Sanduskv,
Ohio, where they will make an extended
visit with relatives and friends, remain
ing away about six months. Mr.. Miller
is keeping bachelors hall and intimates
that cooking, dishwashing, ETC.. does not
seem as easy as it once did.
Francis Tnnel and D. A. Davenny of
this city, are drawn as Federal Jurors for
the session OF United States court at
Spokane. converting May 10. being the
first regular term i'll the new district of
Eastern Washington presided over by
the new Judge, Hon. Edward Whitson,
The new card of J. d. Sellars, arch-
tect and builder, appears in this issue.
Associated with him is his brother, Frank
c. Sellars, both being fine workmen, in
.dustrious, sober and reliable. They hail
from Walla Walla and will reside here
permanently.
w. S. Eastman, former resident and
proprietor of the Goddard barber shop,
is in the city from Tacoma where he has
been conducting tonsorial parlor for
several years. He returns here again to
take up his chosen trade.
Workmen are excavatins at the rear
of the w. c. Reeder harness and furni.
ture store Tor the erection of brick one
stoly deillliOiiJ Will Will DC Dullt plullD
with the alley, affording more room for
the workshop.
Among our townspeople visiting in
Spokane to-day are Joseph M. Com
paret, W. R. Cunningham, Jr, Antoine
Faucher. F. c. Henneberg. c. D. Linn
Ohio Hauschild, Isaac N. McCollom and
S. d. Douglas.
James Wallace Of Downs, an old Ore
gonian and prominent wheat farmer of
Lincoln county, is here with view of
adding tohis large land holdings by a
prospective purchase in the vicinity of
Lind.
Chas. f. Amsbaugh, county auditor.
has been quite i'll for the past week and
under the care OF physician. He is
reported as improving and expects TO be
in his office again within few days.
Mrs. L. Jeffries has purchased the
clothes cleaning business formerly con-
Quoted by A. Reider and will continue
the business at the old stand opposite
the court house.
The Ladies OF the Maccabees gave a
farewell party in honor of Mrs. c. o.
Greene last Saturday evening and pre-
sented her with a cut glass dish as re-
membrance.
H. J. F. Caldwell, an employee of the
= White River Lumber Co., sp ent Sunday
with his family on the homes tead west OF
Lind returning Monday on the North
Coast Limited.
c D. Gabrielson, representing the
Home Fire and Marine Insurance Co. of
San Francisco, as special agent and
adjuster. spent Monday IN town inspect
ing risks.
Miss Mae A. Curtis of Spokane. has
accepted'a clerical position with Assessor
Bradley. who has started tabulatlons in
readiness for the county board of equali-
zation.
The family license has been granted
to Jacob r. Dormaier and Anna Bishop
and IN Iohn L Taf1aha;n of Odaee,