Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-10-17

living near Paha, was IN the city on
Tuesday trading with our merchants.
F. C. Henneberg has leased the
building vacated by the Times and will
remodel the interior. He will put in
new front and arrange the building
for offices. He has moved his Office
into the building where his customers
viii find him. Mr. Henneberg has built
up good real estate business and we
wish him success in his new quarters.
A. B. Schmidt, who has been inter-
ested with his father, Henry Schmidt,
in the Ritzville hotel, has disposed of
his interests to the latter and will seek
an opening elsewhere. Mr.. Schmidt
has made many friends in this city who
will regret his leaving Ritzville This
paper wishes him success in his new
field of labor.
w. J. Bennington was called to Spo-
kane Monday to take charge of the po-
sition offered him by the Pacific Live
Stock Association. He has been elected
as one of the trustees with the position
as general inspector. He reports that
at the last meeting he succeeded in re-
ducing the salaries of the officers $25,
600 year, which is quite an item in it.
SELF
John Goodykoontz traded his resi-
dence on College hill for the home of
John Helme, near the city waterworks,
last week, Mr.. Goodykoontz securing
$1,000 in the trade. He left his farm on
Rattlesnake fiat last year and pur-
chased the King residence, with the in
tention of making Ritzville his future
home, but changed his plans and will
return to ranching again.
Mrs. Henry Thiel, who has been in
this city the guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Adam Helm, for the past two
weeks, returned to her home at Odessa
last Friday. A few weeks ago she fell
on hydrant and struck her left arm
causing a partial paralysis. She came
to this city to receive medical treat
ment under DR.. Hewitt, and is now
again able to use that member.
The smiling face of county commits
sioner H. ]. ALERT, of Memo, was seen
on our streets Monday. Mr.. ALERT is
one of our most prominent German
American citizens, and has proven HIM
self a very capable county commits
SINGER, and the people will re-elect
him to that Office by good safe ma
jority. Adams county needs more of
just such men as Henry j. ALERT.
The candidates of both parties are
waging a strong fight for election, and
the voters are being urged by personal
solicitation and the presentation of
cards, bearing the photograph, name
and office for which the candidate is
running, to vote the right way. Elec-
ton day is less than three weeks dis
tant, and the indications are that this
will be one of the warmest campaigns
for some of the offices which has ever
been waged in Adams county.
On Monday evening the local assembly
of united Artisans gave an open meet
ing at Tinnel's hall. DR.. Thomason,
the Christian evangelist now in our city
gave a short bnt entertaining address.
Miss Ethel Bevard gave a delightful
reading and Miss Viola Wagner and
Mr.. DeGork rendered beautiful Duet.
DR.. Eshelman of Portland delivered an
interesting and instructive address
after which all were served with an
abundance of delicious cake and coffee.
An excellent social time was had.
A social gathering attended with
pleasure that will not be forgotten
soon by those present was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hardt on
Sunday afternoon and evening. Two
events made the affair one of especial
interest to the many friends in attend
ance. 1t was Mr.. Hardt's thirty-ninth
birthday and also the day appointed for
the christening of their son, Carl. Ger
man families were there from various
parts of the county, and it was the ex-
pressed wish of everybody present
that Mr.. Hardt may live hundred
years.
Manager Candy of the Lind mill re-
ports that this years wheat is making
a stronger flour than that of last year,
because it contains a higher per cent
of gluten. Ordinarily No. / wheat
here tests about "A per cent gluten,
but this year the grain, though shrunk-
en- somewhat, shows 81 per cent of
this constituent. Mr.. Candy explains
this by asserting that the loss of weight
in the kernel is due to diminished
amount of starch, not gluten. For this
reason it takes about Is pounds more
of this grade of wheat to make a
barrel of flour.
Why not open bank account? The
First National Bank will assist you to
do SO by furnishing you with home
Savings Bank in which to keep your
savings until you have accumulated
enough to deposit. They will open