Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-07-05
LOCAL EVENTS Of THE week
TOGETHER WITH A PERSONAL MENTION
OF THOSE m THE TOWING PANORAMA
OF LOCAL HISTORY

Chas. H. Pierce, who was identified
with Adams County in the early days
when fences were rare and coyotes plen.
tiful. came over Wednesday from Pull.
man, where he has resided since he let,
here about six years ago and is much
astonished at the growth of the town and
county. Years ago he homesteaded a
tract near Paha which he disposed of at
his first opportunity and left. Now that
land is worth from SIS to $50 per acre
and Ritzville which was then hamlet
with the cows running at large and the
grass growing in the streets, was such a
surprise to the old gentleman that he
was nearly lost among the large struc.
lures and mistook Railroad avenue for
Main street.
Fred r. Hawn. who has been employ.
ed on the News from time to time during
the past three years, left Wednesday for
Granger. a new town in Yakima Valley
on the new Sunnyside railroad. where he
will start newspaper. He is an expe-
rienced newspaper man. having owned
and edited papers in South Dakota and
Iowa. The new town has an ideal situa.
ton on the Yakima river and starts off
with boom. The best wishes of the
News will attend Fred to his new
home. and with many friends will be
pleased to learn Of his future prosperity.
Miss Laura Ahlers has been elected
in the Spokesman-Review popularity
contest as one of the fair excursionists
who will visit Portland under chaperon-
age of the Spokane daily. Thirty young
ladies OF the Inland Empire will COM
pose the party. The winner from
Adams county was elected with 1854
votes. Miss Carrie Dowland of Lind.
was second with $3.50 votes. Miss
Ahlers desires the NFws to express her
thanks to those friends who so Loyalty
supported her.
F.F. Nash, editor of the Sioux Valley
News. Canton. S. D.. visited a short
time last week with Fred R. Hawn!
Mr.. Nash has been touring the west. and
is able to judge locality very correctly.
and says for wheat country he thinks
Adams county cannot be surpassed.
Many of Ritzville's early settlers who
hailed from Canton we're we'll acquainted
with the elder Nash. and regretted that
the young gentleman could not stay to
see them all.
"What has happened to Mogans" is
the question his many friends are pro-
pounding each other. His efforts to re.
tain his boyishness eliminated in the
sad slaughter of his hirsute ticker one
day last week. He refuses to talk for
publication and keeps every one guessing
whether it matrimony. candidacy for an
Office or simply bachelor perversity.
The beautiful auburn appendAge is gone
and Joe wears the smile that won't come
off.
Cards have been received in this city
announcing the marriage of Allen Mel
senheimer and Miss Maud Motley 1t
Seattle. Thursday June. 70. 1905. The
many friends of the young couple are
awaiting their return with a shower of
good wishes and congratulations. Mss
Jennie Motley, sister Of the bride, is
mail clerk at the. Ritzville postofice.
A. ]. Sallberg, who has acted in the
capacity Of manager Of the Paha Flour
Mills. one of the string owned by the
Centennial Milling Co. of Spokane. has
resigned his position and will embark in
the grain buying business at Quincy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sallberg departed the first
of the week for their new home.
The German American State Bank
has declared its first annual dividend
which netted the stockholders I3H per
cent. This is good showing for this
young financial institution. Ritzville
has three banks representing 5000. 1000
capital which is the record for town Of
this size.
Cecil D. Linn. county treasurer, was
casting his eagle eye over his fields Of
waving wheat on Rattlesnake fiat on
Saturday last. and judging from the ex-
ternally happy expression of counte.
nance on returning. the condition of his
crops must be quite satisfactory.
A. H. Smith. manager OF the St. Paul
& Tacoma Lbr. Co. spent the Fourth at
Prosser which celebrated III royal style
its first Fourth as the County seat of
new Benton County. Governor Mead
made the Grafton of the day. Over 5000
people were present.
E. B. Born, Jr.. returned the middle of
the week from long visit east, pr,nci-
pally spending his time at the old home
with his parents at Allegan. Mich. For
several weeks he was in Denver and
other pleasant and picturesque places
in Colorado.
Chas. E. Hershberger has been ap.
pointed U. 3. Land Commissioner to
succeed Alice c. Frecnh. He has Offices
at present with the real estate firm Of
Bennington and Irby, in the Gritman
building.