Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-31
WEEKLY LOCAL EVENTS

M. L. Burkhart was in this place
from Kahlotus this week.
w. C. Reeder spent the first of the
week in Kahlotus on business.
If you want bargain in good sew
ing machine call at Eller's Second Hand
Store.
A sale of fascinators, shawls and
skirts for short time at Mrs. F. J.
Hallin's store.
The Aid of the M. E. church will
serve dinner in the ellison building,
election day November g.
Henry Krak, German farmer who
lives near this place, is quite sick. He
is under the care of Dr. Arman.
Ed Troyer left Sunday for Newport,
to attend the wedding of a sister who
was to be married there to-day.
My entire stock of leggings and
gloves will be closed out at cost in the
next two weeks. w. c. REEDER
E. A. Irby of Cunningham, spent
Saturday and Sunday at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Tony Heistuman.
AL Troyer left Tuesday for Spokane
where he will purchase the spring stock
of clothing for Myers-Shepley Com
pany.
w. R. Peters, H. Goddard, Gus
Carlen, J. M. Comparet, Henry and
Alex Rosenoff left Sunday for weeks
hunting at Moses lake.
Rev. B. E. Koontz is entertaining
his mother, Mrs. Mary A. Koontz of
Athena, Oregon She came Tuesday
and expects to be here some time.
G. E. Lowell had business which took
him to Moscow, Spokane and Fairfield,
the latter part of the week in connec-
ton with the law firm of Zent &
Lowell.
w. S. Egbers has purchased the
James English ranch four miles north
of this place. He is having the build
ings remodeled and will move his fam
lily on the place soon.
Last Friday Ritzville experienced
dust storm. No damage was done but
housewives were kept busy for several
days cleaning house. The wind blew
steady gale for about "a hours.
Miss Zelda Pettijohn, who has been
visiting her parents at Sullivan, Stevens
county, returned Sunday. She will
make her home with her brother, who
occupies the Ed Hill ranch northeast of
this place.
Mrs. F. ]. Hallin is closing out her
stock of hats at half price. If you
want bargain don't fail to see her
stock. She has frst-class trimmer
in connection with her store.
The Misses Adora and Lulu Brewer
of Walla Walla are in this city the
guests of their sister, Mrs Chas. Ulm
They arrived Friday and expect to
spend several weeks in this place.
C. R. Bardwell and wife, of Deep
Creek, are visiting with their son, E.
]. Bardwell, near Griffith. Mr.. Bard
we'll is an early settler in this county
and is we'll known to residents of this
vicinity.
Mrs. j. M. Benward, mother of Mrs.
John F. Irby, and Mrs. j. G. York of
Lind, are here visiting at the home of
Postmaster Irby. Mrs. Darst, who
has been visiting them at the latter
place for the past week, returned to
this city with them.
w. w. Zent leaves Thursday for
Kahlotus where he will speak in the
interest of the Republican campaign
Friday night. He goes from there to
Cornell where he will be the chief
speaker at the close of the campaign
in Franklin county Saturday night.
Mrs. C. H. Smith, of Illinois, arrived
in the city last night, and has rented
place here. Her husband and brother
are on their way with a car of stock.
They are to make their home in the
county and say they are better pleased
than they thought they would be with
the country.
Ritzville seems to be having it's share
of glory from petty larceny. Monday
night some one entered the X. & X.
restaurant through window and made
away with $50 overcoat, which is
needed badly these days. The cash
register was opened, but fortunately
the proprietors had taken out the cash
before closing for the night.
The wife and friends of George
Schoessler, who lives on the Jacob
Ernst ranch, are at loss to know of
his whereabouts. Last Wednesday he
went to Odessa, Lincoln county, and
after placing his team in the livery
stable spent few hours around town
and has not been seen since. There is
no known reason why he should dis
appear, for he had settled all accounts
and was in good standing financially
Foul play is feared.