Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-06-27
LOCAL EVENTS Of THE Week
TOGETHER WITH A Personal MENTION
OF THOSE IN THE TOWING PAM
ORAr1A OF LOCAL HISTORY.

ORAnA OF LOCAL HISTORY.
The small boys around town do not
seem to- realize that the Fourth has
passed. Several small fires have been
started by children using up their Fourth
of July fireworks. People should cele-
brate on the Fourth and then quit. 1t is
an unnecessary expense to the city to
have to keep special fire officers after
the Fourth to keep the city from burn.
ing down simply because boys wish to
continue celebrating after the Fourth of
July.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Holden and chill
dren have returned from Norway. where
they went year and half ago on ac-
count of the health of Mr.. Holden, who
has improved by the journey. Mrs.
Holden is the only daughter of S. S.
Schiller. contractor and builder of wood
and stone, of this city. They have not
decided what they will do here.
Miss Daisy Whitney has resigned her
position as stenographer for the First
National Bank and will leave on the 18th
for Spokane, where she has accepted a
position with a banking institution. Miss
Whitney has been stenographer for the
bank here for four years, and her many
friends regret to see her leave. but wish
her success.
VIM. Snyder of Ritzville was in Kah-
lotus Monday night and secured an op-
ton for fifteen days on 75xIoo foot lot
on Main street belonging to E. r.
Doughty. Mr.. Snyder is thinking of
putting up a concrete building to cover
the lot and to be used as general mer-
chandise store-Kahlotus Record.
Charles Ebener. who recently moved
to Spokane, where he has become inter-
ested in the Standard Carriage & Wagon
Works under the firm caption of Ebener,
Haas & Cook at 52S Front avenue. came
down and celebrated with Ritzville
friends.
The morning services at the First
Congregational Church Sunday will be,
1.-THE Bees" the second of the series of
vacation services. In the evening the
Methodist, Baptist and Congregational
Churches will have union service at
the Congregational Church.
]. D. Bassett, president of the First
National Bank of this city and interested
in banks at Lind, Hatton. Cunningham,
Odessa, Kahl6tus, Prosser. Downs and
Wilsoncreek, has left for weeks tour
of inspection of those banks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Green, Leon
and Neva Greene and friend Miss Jones
came down from Spokane in Mr..
Greene's large motor car and spent the
Fourth here visiting. They returned
Wednesday night.
The Glorious Fourth was appropriately
celebrated throughout the northwest, but
at Lewiston a barrel of yeast joined in
the general fireworks display and ex
ploded in brewery, causing slight
damage.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Bennington and
son Leslie lett Tuesday morning for a
three months visit to the coast cities.
They will visit their old home in Tacoma
before they return.
H. w. Hume, who resides on a farm
ten miles east Of here, was in the city
this week looking after his business in
terests and preparing to harvest his
large crop Of grain.
July 4th was unusually warm in Ritz
vile, and neighborng towns report hot
weather. At Pasco it was II2 in the
shade and one death is reported there
from the heat.
Col. d. J. Zent of Walla Walla, and
son Frank of Everett, are visiting their
son and brother, w. w. Zent, of the firm
of Gent & Lowell this city.