Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-05-23
ItNAL EVENTS OF THE WEEK
TOGETHER WITH A Personal MENTioN
OF THOSE IN THE HOViNo PAN
oRA1A OF LOCAL HISTORY.

The friends of E. B. Lehman VIII Of
,sIad 10 know that the report in the Spo
,.ane papers that he had lost $4,000 IT
me Medical Lake fire. without any insnr
,oce was without foundation. Mr.. Lem
man had his property insured in the
Traders Insurance Company, but when
ON account of the San Francisco earth
o,aEp it went into the hands OF ie
Ceiyer. he had it insured Immediately In
he North British Insurance Company
for 5000. The loss on the property will
only be about 81 900. The property cost
1900. but the building only $500, with
5000 insurance.
Peter Wagner sold his So-acre ranch
ore,mile east of this city to Henry +.
Miller for $500. Mr.. Miller returned
from Germany, where he has been since
last fall. He says he is satisfied with
this country and does not care to make
his home in Germany.
D. Sellars, contractor and builder,
has been awarded the contract to build
house on lots adjoining the corporation
Of Ritzyille on the south for G. Baird.
IG house is to be modern eight-room
house and the cost will be about $4,000.
Il B. Ellison left Tuesday for Medical
Lake. where he will enter the races with
the Rit2vlle Fire Department. He will
visit Occur d'Aiene and other points in
Idaho and will be absent week or ten
days.
Henry Christensen and Walter Gent
left Wednesday for Spokane, where they
will Join the special tram of Brother Elks
which went to Wallace to attend the ded-
ica.ion Of the Elks' temple the same
evening"
!. a. Willis, a prosperous farmer and
old resident of this county residing II
miles west of town. was trading with the
merchants here Saturday. Mr.. Willis is
interested in the Farmers Telephone
Company being one of the directors.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. p.
Church held its monthly dime social
at the home of Mrs. Robbins last
Wednesday,. She WIS be assisted by
Mesdames M. L. Burkhart, c. E, Ans
baugh, Julius Siemens and J +. Prouty.
George Sinclair, Sr.. formerly of this
place but now of Cheney, was visiting
aid friends and relatives here this week.
fk.. News office received very pleas
ant call from him.
Among the prominent farmers noticed
on the streets here Saturday we're: Rob-
4rt Potts of Sprarue; Henry Bauer, Bob
Mason, B. l.. Sutton, Fred Sandbrnk and
w W King.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. B. Lehman left yes
terday morning for Spokane for short
business trip, when they will go out to
Medical Lake to see the Eastern Wash
ingt1H Firemen Meet.
Ollie Lewis entertained number of
ms friends at card playing last Tuesday
evening. Eighteen young people par
took Of the refreshments, which were
served al IL o'clock.
4. Coss and wife of Ritzville are
quests at the F. P. French home during
the fremens tournament. Mr. Coss is
chief OF the Ritzville fire department.
Medical Lake Mail.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. O'Neil of Seattle are
here visiting their daughter, Mrs. A.
Faucher. They are on their way to Brit
sh Columbia, where Mr.. O'Neil is heav
nv Interested in mining. They expect to
be here about two weeks
r c Henneberg, real estate dealer,
was showing w. j. March of Eureka
Flats over the country Tuesday. Mr..
March is very favorably impressed with
this part OF the country.
4 A. Vigren and A. F. Rosenoff were
fsain, on Crab creek last Sunday. They
aport a very enjoyable time and had 80
dsh 10 show for their half days outing.
Mesdames O, P. Tuttle, A. w. Tow
ers. Charles Shelley and A.. F. Stops
have been confined to their beds this
week by sickness.
Misses Daisy Whitney, Leora Gentry
and Anna Mcehan and Messrs. Sam Car
ter, Ray Thompson and II. c. Graham
spent Sunday on Grab Creek fishing.
Johnnie Koontz will entertain a num-
Der Of his Young friends tomorrow after
noon, that occasion being his ninth
birthday,
Henry Kembel, a young farmer WI
lives fonr miles southwest of town, "
in Monday on business.
w. j. Harter, editor of the Hiatt
Hustler, was a county seat caller !;
Monday.
Hiner Dorman, an old pioneer of Al
ANS county, was among the trades peo
pie here Saturday.
Fred Vincent of Rattlesnakc Flat was
city business visitor here the first OIL