Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-27
LOCAL EVENTS Of THE Week
TOGETHER WITH PERSONAL MENTION
OF THOSE IN the TOWING PANORAMA
OF LOCAL HISTORY

TOGETHER WITH A Personal MENTION
OF THOSE IN THE 7OvIN0 PANORA1A
OF LOCAL HISTORY
Capt. E. w. Lyons, successor to L. E
Paskill. as Northern Pacific Railway
agent at this point. arrived yesterday
and will be checked in today. Capt
Lyons is an experienced railroad man.
and Is most highly spoken of wherever
known. For the past year he has had
charge of the station at Moscow. Idaho
where a heavy volume of business is
transacted. While all deeply regret the
passing of Mr.. Paskill. to whom the
people of Ritzville have much to be
thankful for during his eight years in
cumbency. all welcome to Capt. Lyons
and may he become endeared to our
citizens as they did to his worthy prede'
cessor.
Manager Robert H. Cosgrove of the
Spokane Interstate fair has received
word of the shipment Of full carload OF
high class fireworks from the Pain fac
tory at Manhattan Beach, N. Y These
fireworks will be used to give the Fall
of Port Arthur" which will be part OF
the night shows of the fair which will be
given on the fair grounds in the eastern
part of Spokane. The pyrotechnic dis.
play will be the most brilliant ever seen
west of St. Paul. The night shows
promise to be the big feature of this years
fair at Spokane. and are expected to
draw bigger crowds than come to the
day light exhibitions.
Mrs. Nellie S. Fassett. daughter OF
Mrs. Frank Shepley and sister Of Fred
B. Shepley. the merchant. accompanied
by her fourteen year old son Harold, left
Saturday morning for Minneapolis to
make permanent residence. The lady
recently sold her homestead near Wilson
creek town for $I28o cash. the land be-
ing entered two years ago and final proof
perfected under soldier exemption of her
deceased husband.
o. r., Wood. proprietor of the barber
shop in Fredrickson's bowling alleys, has
leased the French building. on the OPP
posite side of the street, and will move
his tonsorisl parlors the first OF the week.
The new shop will have three chairs.
and hot and cold baths. The building is
being repaired and decorated in readi-
ness.
lanes Schiewe, local agent for the
IL. Case Threshing Machine Co.. at
tended a meeting of the d. 0. X KS
a side degree of the Knights of Pythias,
which initiated large lumber OF candi-
dates at Wallace, Idaho, last week. He
returned Saturday. reporting a good
time at the mining town.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the M. E.
church held their first dime social for this
conference year at the home of Mrs. h.
King, on Wednesday afternoon. About
forty people were present Mrs. King
was assisted in serving refreshments by
Mesdames Haight Butsch, Henneberg
and Thompson
Geo. w. Wilson and son. Waller F.,
arrived here Friday from Shannon City.
Iowa, for visit with his brother-in-law'
ex.County Commissioner John A. Willis.
They are also friends and former neigh
bors of ]. A. Lamb. deputy county asses
sor.
L. NJ. Schoonover of Odessa, drove
over to this city on Monday with Mrs.
S. E. Morrison of Denver, sister OF Mrs.
Schoonover. who was on her way to
Everett and Portland and visit to the
big exposition which closes Oct. IS. 1905.
T. w. Hauschild, farmer living one
mile south of town, has finished thresh'
ing his 46o-acre wheat crop. which made
a yield of IS bushels per acre, or about
1880 bushels. Atprevailing prices Mr..
Hauschild could sell his crop for $7,485.
Arthur F. Conner of Avoka. Iowa.
bought Of w. r. Cunningham & Son
section 77-l3-ao. near Mesa. Franklin
county. Wash. the property OF Sadie M.
Neal. wife of ex-Superior Judge G H.
Neal, for IS per acre. cash.
We editor this week received hand
some bouquet Of beautiful flowers from
the garden Of Mrs. VIM. Leonard OF
East Cottage hill, for which we return
our thanks and appreciation for the
kind remembrance.
DR.. John NJ. Adams returned last Sat
urday, after a six weeks vacation. His
wife is at Pomeroy. visiting with Mr.
aud Mrs. c. H. Knapp. and will remain
away for some time yet in hopes of bene.
fitting her health.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Borgers of Missoula.
former pensioners and warm friends OF
Rev. and Mrs. b. E. Koontz. spent Sat-
urday and Sunday at the Methodist
parsonage. They are on their way for a
visit at Portland.
Mrs. w. J. Sturdivan, accompanied by
her little daughter. left Sunday evening
for a weeks absence in Walla Walla,
where a partial family reunion will be
held.