Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-10-10
LOCAL EVENTS Of THE week
TOGETHER WITH A Personal MENTION
OF THOSE IN THE TOWING PAN.
ORAnA OF LOCAL HISTORY.

Vose. Divorce was granted Saturday
September % They we're married In
Spokane some years ago. having lived
there about six years, moving to this city
a wear ago. She secured her divorce on
the grounds Of i'll treatment. They have
a son, Roy, 4 years old, which the court
placed in care of the mother. o. r.
Holcomb was her attorney. Bert Vose
was placed under restraining ordef to
keep the peace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mercer. who
have lived in Adams county for the pas,
five years. have moved to Usk. Stevens
county, where they h.ve purchased as
acres of timbered lant land will embark
in the stock and Jersifed farming
business. For the East few years Mr..
Mercer has rented the E. B. Born farm
near Paha, but has decided that the
stock business will be more satisfactory
than bucking wheat sacks.
The football team are making prep.
arations to 60 to Davenport Friday to
tangle nose guards and feet with the
Davenport high school team. The boys
are in good condition and are confident
# walking away with the honors. They
have played two games with town teams
here and had no trouble whatever in de.
feating them. The boys have games
scheduled for every Saturday until
Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Prouty are the
proud parents Of big baby boy which
arrived at their home Saturday. Neigh
bors living out his way say that Earl is
feeling so good that he is going to dis
tribute Havanas in wholesale quantities
on his first arrival to town, and his
friends are eagerly awaiting his coming.
Odessa Record.
The Philharmonic concert given Tues
day evening was one Of the best of its
kind that Ritzvile ever had the good
fortune to enjoy. The Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the Congregational church en-
gagged the concert company to come
here. and the concert goers pronounce it
very good.
John c. Clodius returned from Spo-
kane Monday, being one of the late visit
ors at the fair He was great admirer
of the race track and played the ponies
with roll that made the bookies see
things at night. He picked few win
ners and came out ali to the good. .
A through sidetrack is being built by
the Northern Pacific for the new ware
house at the Ritzville Touring mills,
which will be under erection as soon as
the track is completed. The new ware
house will take the place of the one lost
in the big fire last June.
Fred. R. Hawn, editor of the Granger
News. and j. NJ. Comparet OF this city
returned last Friday from a trip of in
spection of mining interets in Stevens
county. They report the properties in
excellent condition with chances for big
strikes every day.
Henry Rosenoff Sr. is rehtting the part
of his building on Second street until
recently occupied bv the Modern Man.
ufacturing Co. and putting it in shape for
the reception of the Pettijohn printing
plant, which will be moved there soon.
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Siemens and
daughter, Mrs Dirk of Manitoba, re-
turned with julius Siemens Tuesday
They are the parents and sister Of Mrs.
Slemens, who has been visiting there for
some time.
w. G. Neville Of Sprague was in the
city last Saturday. He has been en-
ployed bv the Centennial Milling Co. to
take charge Of the mill at Paha. which
will be put in running order as soon as
possible.
Erie A. Thompson, bookkeeper of the
First National bank has gone to Downs
to take the position held BY H. W. Davis.
who is in Spokane hospital i'll with
typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Gent returned
Monday from trip to Spokane and
Walla Wal:a. He has been engaged in
an effort to interest investors in "Oppor-
tunity" land.
F. F. Melvin, bookkeeper for the Ritz
vile Touring mills. returned the first of
the week from several days visit at the
Interstate fair.
Mrs. F. R. Burroughs and daughter,
Miss Ellen. have returned from an ex-
tended visit at their former home in
Pennsylvania.
Isaac N. McCallom of Memo. candi-
date for county auditor on the Demo-
cratic ticket. has moved into town for
the winter.
To keep out the wind. the cold. the
rain and the snow, get one OF those auto
matte door strips at Eller's Second Hand
Store.
Mrs. w. w. Zent and son Harold re-
turned Monday from visit with friends
and relatives n Cnokane and Walla