Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-11-01
LOCAL EVENTS Of THE week
TOGETHER WITH A Personal MENTION
OF THOSE IN THs nOvlN0. PANORAMA
or LOCAL HISTORY

or LOCAL HISTORY
Rev. F. A. Hill was very pleasantly
surprised by his Sunday school class last
Monday evening. number OF young
people calling and presenting Mr.. and
Mrs. Hill with fine water set. Those
present were: Misses Hulda Carlson,
Lottie Carlson, Laura Schragg. Mary
Orick. Jessie Reed. Lulu Reed, EIzora
Reed. Emma Newland. Bertha Wagner.
Matilda Kieson. Maggie Paieger. Gladys
Angel. Rita Angel, and Masters Carl
son. Jesse Maurier. Roscoe Caldwell.
James Gallagher. Thomas Adams. Sam
Hughars. Gunther, John Richter. Jacob
Koch, Carl Koch and Earl Fields. The
evening was passed in games and amuse-
ments. and light refreshments served.
Suit to break the will OF the late Dr..
wv. Lansing has been commenced by
Fred Thiel. guardian of Lena Lansing.
through his attorneys. Gent & Lowell.
The complaint alleges that the will was
written while the deceased was mentally
insane and incompetent and acting under
undue duress of fraud. The will left al
most all the property to his brother,
VIM. J. Lansing. who is named as ex-
ecutor of the will Five hundred dollars
ia cash and three-6fths of the annual in.
come of the property was left his wife
"as long as she shuns the attention OF
other men," His daughter. Lena Lans-
ing. was entirely ignored in financial
way in the will
Police Judge Clinton Staser had Frank
Rogers and Thos White before HIM the
past week for the third time in the past
two months on charges of drunk and
disorderly. Both were filed out of town
by the police. Besides these Frank
Pope was fined SIS. Chas. Franklin $40,
and J. H. johnson $Io on similar charges
all Of the fines being paid.
Arthur E. Hunt of Leon, is in the city
today. He recently purchased large
band of mules belonging to A. S. Elder
Of Spokane. In the bunch were 80 two
year olds. 26 yearlings and 10 mule
colts. the consideration being $3.50.
He will sell off number of his horses
and some of his mules in the near future
at public sale.
Ernest W. Buscher of Tracy an in
Ruential young bachelor farmer of the
north end of the county. was in the city
Tuesday on business. There rumor of
his marriage to charming young lady
Of his neighborhood in the near future.
He has been resident of Adams county
for about twenty years.
Citizens were around early Wednesday
morning, looking for lost gates. wagons,
and all sorts of movable property which
the irresistible youngsters had traded
with their neighbors. Tuesday night
was Halloween. and the boys celebrated
the occasion in the time no ,ored way.
J. H. Cusick narrowly escaped serious
injury Thursday morning, his team TAX
ing fright and tearing down Main street.
He fell from the wagon and caught in
the lines. being dragged half block be-
tore the runaways were stopped bye. Fl.
Etter in front Of the Union Cafe.
w. s. Swenson has disposed OF his
interests in the Ritzville Times to his
partner, D. w. Pettljohn, who will have
charge Of the business in future. They
have owned the Times for the past six
years. Mr.. Swenson will remain in the
city until the first of the year. and states
that he may engage mother business
here.
W. w. King, founder OF the King
Mercantile Co.. now prominent farmer
Of the Willis neighborhood. was in town
Wednesday and states that he is EN-.
ploying teams to haul his wheat to
market, having just finished a late sea-
son Of threshing.
Miss Zelma Christensen has returned
from a months absence at Harrington
with her parents. where she went on ac-
count of i'll health. and is again among
the students IN the Ritzville High School
J.R. Nakamura. the Japanese proprie-
tor OF the Ritzville Restaurant, made his
escape from town after sunset last Tues
day evening. leaving behind him large
number of disappointed creditors.
Mrs. Henry Grammar and son Arthur
Of Spokane. John Schnell, of Mabton
and Geo. Spanjer. OF Quincy. are in the
city to attend the Spanjer- Weiand nup.
tails Thursday afternoon.
Isham lrby of Lincoln, Arkansas, fathe,
Of the Irby brothers of this county. i.
here on an extended visit. being CUES
At the home of Postmaster and Mrs Johr
F. Irby.
Fuel has been exceedingly scarce ii
town since the weather turned sharp ant
cold, and the local dealers are supplied
with more orders than they can possibl,
fill.
Gus Frederickson, proprietor of thu
bowling alleys in the Tinnel Block. i
carrying one arm in a sling the result O
running bad splinter in his hand.