Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-10
LOCAL EVENTS OF THE week

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TOGETHER WITH A Personal MENTION
OF THOSE IN THE TOWING PANORAMA
OF LOCAL HISTORY
Mr.. and Mrs. William Snyder and fam.
lily leave Monday for an extended visit
at the old home at Circleville, Ohio
Twenty-one years have passed since they
bid goodbye to their native state, during
which time they have resided here, shar
ing their part Of the ups and downs of a
frontier life until now they are rewarded
with financial success far above the av.
erage. Mr.. Snyder began in this county
as farmer. and is now one of our heav.
lest taxpayers, is the sole proprietor Of
one of the largest and finest equipped
stores in Ritzville, which is the pioneer
house of the town in point Of unchanged
pioprietorship and existence, with fine
branch store at Washtucna. 1t was he
who organized and established the whole
sale and retail piano house of Reichert
& Co. in Seattle. in which he is chie
owner. Steadfastness of purpose, integ
rity and unceasing energy have illus
trated in this case what the chances are
for young man of will and ambition in
the Pacific Northwest, and it is but one
instance among hundreds of others. MIR
Snyder will combine business with their
pleasure trip and make purchases in
dry goods stocks while in the effete
eiSt.
James w. Dailam was granted d.
vorce from Hattie w. Dallam by Judge
w. T. Warren in the Superior court last
Friday. The complaint was for deser-
ton and in6delity. The plaintiff was
granted temporary custody Of the child
and awarded all the property accumu-
lated since his marriage. Some of the
evidence IN the case was sensational
proving that the defendant, who resided
in Portland. had refused to come to this
county to live with her husband. Mrs
McVenis OF Portland, one of the wit.
nesses on the case, was fined S for con
tempt of court by Judge Warren. The
fine was afterward remitted.
John S. Eastman, father Of w. S.
Eastman, formerly proprietor of the
o. X. barber shop, died IN Spokane last
Sunday at the age of 81 years. He had
lived at Cheney since 1884, and is known
in this city; having often been here on
extended visits to his son. His wife died
six years ago at the age af 81. Three
sons and daughter were in attendance
at the funeral. which took place in Spo-
kane Tuesday.
A. Faucher, F. C. Henneberg, George
Buehler, C.. d. Linn, Isaac McCollom,
+. D. ellison and Ohio Hauschild took
their little hatchets in hand and attended
the two days session of the state con-
vention of the Modern Woodmen, which
convened in Spokane last week. All
were royalty entertained. Mr.. Faucher
was elected alternate delegate to the ma
tional convention which meets at Mil
waukee on June II.
Mrs. Patsy r. Clark, Miss Ellen Bur-
roughs and T. E. Brockhausen drove
out to the John Mcdonald stock farm on
Cow creek Tuesday. visiting the sheep
pens where the annual job of shearing
has just commenced, large force of
men being at work on the big bands be-
longing to the stalwart Scotch stockman.
Elmer Hopple and W. J. Ross, while
working on the Northern Pacific well,
near the depot, last Sunday, were over
come with gas and the services of ply
stefan were required to resucitate the
men. The pump is run by gasoline en-
CINE, which accounts for the presence of
gas in the well.
Geo. w. Cooper, hustling successful
farmer from the Glenn neighborhood on
the fiat. is in town today and reports the
spring grain to be in the finest condition.
Mr.. Cooper is trustee and heavy owner
in the High Line Telephone Co.. con-
Meeting Washtucna with this city, which
is now in operation.
- Charles Sinclair is over from Amir a
on visit with the family of his father.
the Hon. Geo. Sinclair. He is engaged
in extensive farming near that little town
in Lincoln county, his brothers George
and Mark Sinclair, being associated with
him, which has been profitable finan.
cial venture.
j. M. Batten, H. J. ALERT and Fred
Kembel, comprising the board of county
commissioners, met Monday in special
session comforting on various road mat
tiers. and with L. F. Preusse, the Spo.
kane architect. who is submitting plans
for additions to the court house.
H. E. Christensen. cashier of the Ger
man-American State bank, reports the
bank clearinys for the first quarter of
1905 at 1896 .223.5o. which is daily aver
age OF s;,4I3.SS. The report by months
was: January. sII77oo7s; February
SII6.6Io53; March. sI6o.8I3.3 81.
Geo. L Sage is drilling well on the
residence premises of VIM. Leonard or
East College hill A large number Of