Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-22

The matter of the steam laundry nui-
sance. which has been engaging the at
tention of the local authorities, took the
form of criminal proceedings Monday,
when John Norstrom and Arthur Howe.
who are running the institution. were ar
rested under city ordinance which pro-
vides against depositinx within the city
limits anything that is injurious to health.
1t is alleged that the waste water from
the laundry is injurious. They had
a hearing before Police Justice Burkhart
Monday.
| People who read the eastern daily
papers find from one to Fl teen deaths in
the large cities mentioned as result Of
the great heat. The people Of Adams
county have found the heat to be little
greater this year than ever before, but
up to the present writing no deaths have
been reported in this western country
from the heat. The last three or four
days has been extremely nice weather
for this time of the year. Overcoats
having been noticed on the streets here
early in the morning.
Mrs. J. r. Harris gave party Satur-
day evening in honor of Miss Irby. who
is visiting her from the east. Cards
were prevalent throughout the evening.
Those present we're: Bess Fowler.
Claire De Spain. Emma Newland, Andra
Dutton. Thea Warner, Helen Newland,
Florence Thompson, Erie Thompson,
Joe Bassett, Jack Hauschild, Harry Da-
venny and Fred Thompson.
William Schmidt, the popular young
night clerk at the Hotel Ritzvile. has
lett for months fishing and hunting at
Whitehall. Montana. HIS brother AL
bert just returned from Whitehall. where
he had been camping for month.
While there he killed two large bears
and caught 2I7 mountain trout in one
day.
Jack Crabb, a prosperous farmer of the
southern part of the county, was in town
with a bunch of horses this week.
Jack is an old timer in this section, be-
ing former broncho buster and cowboy
in the haIcyon days when there was
hardly fence between Ritzville and the
Snake river and neighbors lived gener-
ally from five to ten miles apart.
Miss Laura Perkins, who has been
cashier at the Ritzville Trading Co.'S
store for the past two months, is lndis-
posed this week. The doctor cannot tell
whether it will be typhoid fever or not,
but her many friends wish her quick
recovery. 4
Henry Slemens, the star kid bal
twrler and all around athlete who has
been employed this summer by the
Ritzville Trading Co. and Kalkwarf &
Schoenhuth. is at present out of en-
ployment.
Frank Newland and daughter, Miss
Helen, left Wednesday evening for
Twin Falls. Idaho, where he recently
purchased large tract OF irrigated land.
They expect to be absent about two
weeks.
Samuel Glenn. the genial heavy man
from Rattlesnake Flat. was breaking in
sidewalks about town Wednesday. He
reports harvest progressing rapidly in
his section.
Albert J.. Hooper. of Hooper, was
among the business visitors in the city
Monday. being a guest of Mine Host
Schmidt of the Hotel Rtzville.
Allen Meisenheimer of Spokane Is
down inspecting his business interests in
this city.
George s. Cottingham, an influential
farmer of Cunningham. was here Tues
day transacting business.
Mrs. Jno. Theo DE Cork is spending
fortnight in Seattle visiting friends.