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


E. E. Lawson was up from Cornell
Saturday.
A. A. Walker of Cornell did business
in town last week.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Calling is seriously ill.
Mrs. A. B. Schmidt is visiting with
her parents in Wenatchee.
C. Jungbloom of Lind was in town
the latter part of last week.
L. B. Cottingham of Quincy was a
Monday visitor in Ritzville.
We have some bargains in watches.
-Ellers Second Hand Store.
George A. Young of Cornell was seen
in this city the first of the week.
B. c. Sirginson of Spokane was reg
istered at the Ritzville Hotel Sunday.
D. Mclaughlin of Sprague was among
those who visited Ritzville last Friday.
The Ritzville Steam Laundry is max
ing arrangements to commence opera
tions next week.
w. H. Tuggle, formerly of this city
but now of Spokane, was in town the
first of the week.
w. R. Kennedy, secretary of the Re-
publican County committee, was Spo-
kane visitor Monday.
Miss Ella Smart of Lind and Miss
Dowell of Tacoma were visiting with
Ritzville friends over Sunday.
Henry Schmidt and William Weiand
are looking after their interests in the
Occur d'Alene mining district.
j. S. Edwards, republican nominee
for county treasurer, was at Lind Mon
day looking after his political fences.
Mrs. Henry Zimmerman, who has
been dangerously i'll for some time, is
now convalescent, but still quite weak.
John Bunger has leased the property
of Richard Kerrach, north of this city,
for term of five years at rental of
$140O.
C. F. Cox, William Vogt and G. H.
Miller of Lind were among those who
transacted business in this city the first
of this week.
A. H. Domain and wife are visitors
in Spokane this week. Mr.. Domain
had business to transact, while Mrs.
Domain is visiting with her former
friends.
Col. S. Sapp, G. A. Crawford, C. C.
Hedger, J. H. McGrosky and C. F. Nc
Carthy of Pullman were among those
who are in this city as witnesses in the
Myer-Ewald case.
J. P. Schroeder, prosperous grain
dealer of Wilson Creek, was in this
city the first of the week renewing ac-
quaintances. He was formerly proprie-
tor of the Ritzville Hotel.
j. w. Merritt, one of Spokane's lead
ing attorneys, is in the city prosecuting
the Myer-Ewald case before Judge
Warren, in the absence of Walter
Staser, who was called to the west.
Harold Jeffries the young man, who
was thrown from horse sometime ago
and received injuries by which he was
unconscious for several days, has fully
recovered and left the first of the week
for Toppenish, where he will visit with
friends.
VIM. Leonard held an auction Tues
day and sold his stock and machinery
used in farming. Mr.. Leonard is un-
decided what to do just at present, but
he expects to leave Ritzville. He has
been very successful farmer and will
probably spend the balance of his life
in ease.
Hon. A. s. Newland, one of the
wheel horses Of the Adams county dem
ocracy, was on our streets Saturday.
While he did not say so, we presume he
was as usual advocating the election of
the Democratic county ticket, especially
their candidates for treasurer and
clerk. (?)
Teachers Institute will be held in
Ritzville during the week of Nov. IL to
16. Among the instructors engaged
from the outside are Prof. w. G. Beach
and r. Kent Beattie of the state col
lege and Deputy State Superintendent
Of Schools H. B. Dewey of Olympia.
In letter to Ritzville friends, Nor
ton Griffith, formerly of Ritzville but
now of Soldier, Idaho, writes that he is
80 well suited with his new home that
he contemplates the purchase Of 800
acres of desert land. The very best
wishes of his friends follows Mr.. Grit
fith's career.
Attorney E. M. Gibbons of Cornell
was Ritzville visitor over Sunday.
Mr.. Gibbons was formerly with Attor-
ney o. R. Holcomb of this city, and re-
Gently located in Cornell, where he
bought the law practice of Senator C.