Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-20
LOCAL EVENTS Of THE WEEK
TOGETHER WITH A PERSONAL MENTION
OF THOSE IN THR TOWING PANORAMA
OF LOCAL HISTORY

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entire summer among the grain fields,
orchards and gardens and on the plains
and cattle ranges. taking outside views
of the pastoral and agricultural scenes of
two states. He reports fair business
and AN immense quantity of fresh air.
He will now take charge of his gallery.
the Ritzvile Studio, which has been con-
Quoted by Mrs. Anderson during his
absence.
Postmaster John F. Irby has received
notice from the Postoffice Department
to discontinue the use of call boxes here
and install lock boxes in their place.
Mr. Irby has placed order for 436 lock
boxes and drawers. to be added to the
lock boxes that are now in the Office.
This, il is thought. will supply the Office
for several years. The Office will be re-
arranged when the new boxes are in
stalled, and will be modelled after the
style of second class Offices
Adjutant A. D. Sloate and Capt. J.
Holder of Spokane, are in the city.
They are collecting money for the social
work of the Salvation Army. They re-
port that there are twenty.one rescue
homes in the United States, and corps,
outposts and social institutions in the
United numbering Oil. The accommo-
dations in social institutions number
Io.IoS. The Salvation Army in the
United States provides three million
beds annually for the poor.
Charles F. Rogers of Ventura. Cali
fornia, accompanied by his family, is
here on a visit to his brother. James
Rogers one of the prominent farmers
on the fiat. After two years residence
in that sunny cline he has decided to
remain there permanently. Prior to
removing to the Golden state he re-
sided sixteen years in Adams county.
twenty miles south of this city. at
Fletcher.
jackson Long. employed by the thresh-
ing outfit run by A. F. Phillipay, was
seriously injured by clamp slipping of
the end of singletree. the end striking
him in the abdomen. The accident &C.
cured last Tuesday on the farm of Geo.
Adler. eight miles northwest of town.
DR.. c. w. Bice was called to attend the
injured man.
&C. Cronkleton. who has been acting
cashier of the First National Bank of
this city for some time, leaves this week
tor Dunlap, Iowa. where he assumes his
former position as assistant cashier Of
the First National Bank of that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Alton Davenny, o. H.
Greene, Geo. F. Christensen and Misses
Minnie Myer and Laura Davenny left
Monday evening. this week for short
trip to Portland and peep at the Worlds
Fair now in progress there.
The firm of French & Hammond has
been dissolved on account of Mr.. French
leaving the city. Mr.. Hammond will
still continue the real estate, loan and
insurance business in the Siemen's
building.
Walter Mercer, who resides on the E.
B. Born ranch, near Paha was cash
contributor to this great exponent Of
progress last Monday. tor which he
merits our gratitude for another year.
M. o. Meyer. a mason who was en-
ployed on the Fred Thiel building at
Odessa. fell from the scaffolding last Sat-
urday, sustaining compound fracture of
his left arm.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Rathbun were in
Spokane on Monday, this week. making
final settlement for a couple of timber
and stone claims in the eastern part OF
the county.
r. A. Chittenden purchased the Ken.
nedy property on College hill. Tuesday,
for $500. The sale was made by C. W.
Hammond, the local real estate man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Siemens leave
Thursday morning for a short trip to
Portland and a visit at the big exposi.
ton and worlds fair.
David Gribling Of Medical Lake
formerly proprietor of a Temperance
Hall in this city, was here on business,
Tuesday. this week.
John Kembel, Harry Pettijohn. Henry
Myers and Earle Barronett left this week
for Pullman to attend the coming ses.
sion of school.
A social dancing party was given at
Tinnel's hall Wednesday evening. which
was well attended by the elite of Terpsi.
chore.
Rev. B. E. Koontz, pastor of the First
Methodist church of this city, was in
Spokane and Hillyard on Wednesday.
E. H. Hutchinson. editor of the North
west Homeseeker andiInvestor, published
at Spokane. was in the city Tuesday.
Mrs. Amsler of CGur d. Alene, Idaho,
IS here on visit to her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. T. B. Leonard.
DR.. c. w. Bice was in Sprague Mon.
day. assisting DIR. Hamley with an opera