Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-15
LOCAL EVENTS Of THE week
TOGETHER WITH A PERSONAL MENTION
OF THOSE IN the nOvINO PAN.
ORAnA or LOCAL HISTORY.

OF THOSE IN the TOWN. PAN.
ORAnA OF LOCAL HISTORY.
Who said it was hot! Just little ice
cream weather.
10 Couch. prosperous farmer neal
Grab creek was in the city Monday.
la. Willis of Willis postoffice was in
the city Monday looking after business
interests of the Farmers Telephone Co.
Paul Allen, of Odessa. was business
visitor here Monday.
G W. Finney of Odessa, was bust
ness visitor here Monday. making the
trip by team
Mrs Allie E. Copp and Mrs. P. R.
Clark left Monday for two weeks out
ing at Victoria.
The White River Lumber Company
has received ten car loads of wood for
the winter trade.
Pearl, the youngest daughter Of f. r.
Lehman. lies very i'll at her fathers
home with typhoid fever.
Wanted-Girl for telephone operator.
Inquire Of Miss Henry. manager Pacific
States Telephone Company.
Sam Raker. well known farmer Of
the North End. was in the city the first
OF the week.
The Ritzville visitors from Seattle this
week are: J.Y. Simpson, s. Cavanaugh
H. G. Henry. A. G. Holt and G. L
Maper.
Lind people who have been Ritzville'
visitors this week are: J. N. Arnold
Leslie Milligan. J. d. Quinn and M. e..
Hayden.
T. f. Brockhausen. proprietor Of a
bakery in Prosser and formerly with the
Model Bakery of this city, was over on
short visit last week.
Homer Graham left town Saturday
for Spokane. Occur d'Alene and points
on the St. Joe river for weeks vaca-
ton. Mr.. Graham is assistant auditor Of
this county.
Jake Thiel. a prosperous farmer who
lives five miles west Of town. was in the
city Wednesday making preparations to
take care of his large wheat crop this
year.
Great Joy was manifested in the home
of George Boehler last Tuesday morn
ing. when the Stork brought to the happy
couple a ten pound girl. All send their
congratulations.
o. r. Holcomb has been kept on the
jump for the last few days attending to
legal affairs at Spokane. Nothing like
keeping busy or being kept busy-al-
ways looks good.
L. P. Bernheimer. Of Spokane. dropped
off great line of goods at frieaa DE
Gork's the other day. Bernheimer is
certainly there with the goods all right.
The young son OF J. NJ. Adams. who
has been sick with typhoid fever. is grad
ually gaining strength. and it Is hoped
he will entirely recover from the effects
of the disease.
Tom McChesney. of Delight, was
knocked off of \ separator last week and
sustained broken rib and other bruises.
Tom is an unlucky dog, but we will bet
dollars to doughnuts that he will die a
natural death.
P. X. Clark is in Davenport this week
looking after his interests in the Big
Bend Traction Company. The survey
ors are near Davenport at present and
expect 10 soon be in Spokane.
Miss Edith Greenburg. Of Spokane. is
visiting her friend, Miss Thea Warner
this week. Miss Greenburg returned
with MISS Warner from Spokane. where
the latter had been visiting for the past
two weeks.
Wonder what was the matter with No.
One on the N. P. Wednesday, No one
at the depot seemed to know, Thing
might have gone through without their
knowing it and forgot to drop of the
mail; or worse. to blow whistle Is 4
slight token of impotence!
Fire destroyed stable and stack Of
hay belonging to H. L. Freely in the
southern part of town last Saturday
afternoon. The blaze was warm for a
time. several neighboring buildings be.
ing in danger. but it was finally extin-
guished without other serious loss.
CIV. Hammond and wife are camp
ing at Medical Lake for the rest Of the
summer. They were on Lake Pend
d'Oreille for about week. but returned
to Medical Lake. as the water IN Lake
Pend d'Oreille was too cold for bathing
purposes.
MI. Hurst. through the agency of ].
L. Cross, has sold the Palace Lodging
House to George Cross. father of ]. L.
Cross. Mr.. Cross has rented the lodging
house to Mr. Evans. who will conduct
the business. while Mr.. Hurst will EN-.
bark in business in Spokane.