Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-04-05
LOCAL EVENTS Of THE week
TOGETHER WITH A PERSONAL MENTION
OF THOSE m TINE nOvlNO PANORAMA
OF LOCAL HISTORY


TOGETHER WITH A PERSONAL MENTION
OF THOSE m Tine nOvlNO PANORAMA
or LOCAL HISTORY
"Ole Olson" blonde of hair. ruddy OIL
cheeks. ingenious as to manner. unso
phisticated in worldly ways. but honest
to the core. and willing to incur any dan
ger in behalf of his friends and the tri.
umph of right, is one Of the few stage
characters that have retained their pop
ularity despite the ever changing tastes
OF the theater going public. AS a play
"Ole Olson" lays no claim to- being a
masterpiece. but it is perhaps the best Of
the Swedish dialect series and it pos.
sesses a popular charm. 1t will be pre-.
scented at the ellison. Thiel opera house
next Saturday evening. by an excellent
company, rehearsed and headed by Ben
Hendricks and a thoroughly enjoyable
performance. enlivened by song. dance
and specially is assured. The company
to present the play is the same that has
played it this season in New York. Bos-
ton. Brooklyn. st. Louis and other cities.
Geo. spanjer sold his farm of $40 acres
one.half mile east Of town Monday to
Henry Amen for consideration Of
$4,000. or $50 per acre. Mr.. and Mrs.
Spsnjer will move to Quincy. where he
and his brothers own thriving general
hardware business. The sale is the
highest price ever paid for land in Ad-
ans county, but with the rapidly sdvanc.
ing schedules this limit will likely be
soon raised. The new owner is expert.
enced IN wheat raising in this county.
already successfully farming large
tract of fertile soil. The day after buy.
ing the property Mr.. Amen was offered
81 900 for ten bare acres of the land, but
refused to accept.
Gus Karrach, who was seriously in.
jured by having his skull fractured by
the kick of horse last Thursday, is at
st. Luke's hospital. Spokane. He was
found Friday evening, having uncon.
sciously wandered about for "a hours or
more. He is bachelor far ner, and was
alone when the accident happened. He
was quickly brough. to town Friday and
the terrible wound dressed by DR..
Frank R. Burroughs. Advices from
Spokane today are that his condition re-
mains about the same and that an opera.
ton will be performed.
F. E. Robbins. general manager of the
White River Lumber Co.. is making
extensive and elaborate Improvements
tor the company. erecting a splendid
modern brick, which is to be used for
Offices. etc.. at the corner Of railroad ave.
nue. and c street. large force men be.
ing employ ed under Ben Roth. the con.
tractor and builder, who states that the
structure will be pushed to completion
as soon as possible.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Shipman and
daughter. Maryan. arrived home Wed.
nesday morning after winter sojourn in
Southern California. All are in good
health and enjoyed their trip immensely.
The residence on Knob hill has been re-
opened. having been closed for the win
ter. and they are being welcomed by their
many friends.
G. Nell Barber. the we'll known base.
ball player. now Of Cunningham, and
Miss Lena Bell Cable Of Cunningham,
have been issued marriage license the
past week. Others securing this med.
ium of happiness are Bert Bell and Vic.
toria Cowley. Geo. Gates and Eva Hart,
Conrad Stumpf and Anna Raittnae.
Mrs. c. M. Stuck ratified of beauti-
full SIS cigar ribbon pillow yesterday
morning at Howe & PREDECESSORS bowl
ing alley. The contest was decided by
drawing numbers from 1 to 80. No. 26
was the winner and was held by F. c.
Heuneberg. manager of the Tacoma &
Sperry Milling Co. warehouse.
Grant futile. the expert electrician,
arrived from Walla Walla Monday to
take charge Of the light plant. He is
now considering a plan TO furnish day
service and power for any who wish.
Many improvements will be made in the
plant and the service strengthened
throughout.
w. H. Dowd Of 3456 18th street, San
Francisco, is in town for a few days. He
is property holder in this city and in
Lind. investing in Washington soil short.
ly after the organization Of Adams coun.
ty in 1884. The gentleman is an EN-.
ployee Of the Southern Pacific Railway
company.
is. Hanrahan Of Cunningham. is in
the city circulating the petition for the
pardon OF Thomas O'Hare. who is serv.
ing a 3.year term in the penitentiary for
the seduction Of Minnie Hicks. being
convicted in the Superior court Of Adams
county February IS. 1904.
Rev. Glenn will occupy the pulpit al
Tinnels hal: next Sunday morning. In
the evening the pastor Of the Contra
Christian church will give an illustrated
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