Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-09-05
LOCAL EVENTS Of THE WEEK
TOGETHER WITH A PERSONAL MENTION
OF THOSE IN THR n0viN0 PAN.
ORAnA or LOCAL HISTORY.

Tuesday.
JIM. Comparet lies very low at his
home with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Arthur Hunt was in the city FRI
day trading with the merchants.
Miss Eleanor Staser of Kennew,ck Is
visiting friends in the city this week.
George Christensen is now the agent
for the Gold Ridge Mining Company.
Mrs. w. W. Gent and son Herold are
spending few days visiting at Spokane.
Joe E. Bassett left Wednesday for =
few days visit with friends in Spokane.
Mrs. r. B. Giles, son and daughter. are
visiting at the home Of Mrs. d. E. Zent.
Margaret Parker of Cunningham has
been visiting friends in the city for few
days.
F. F. Koch was . caller at the real
estate Office of F. c. Henneberg this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Shipman are again
home from Green river. where they have
been camping.
J. F. Coss of Spokane was in this city
the first of the week looking after his
business interests.
]. ]. Thiel seriously injured his spine
and head last Sunday at his home. He
is slowly improving.
II. b. Ellison. who has recently been
with the First National Bank. has been
very low with typhoid fever.
Monday. September 3. was appro-
priately celebrated by the banks and
postofice being closed all day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bovee have re-
turned from Spokane. where Mr.. Bovee
has been under medical treatment.
A. G. Cook Of Albuquerque. N. NJ.
was here Wednesday visiting A. G.
Hinckley and family. He is on his way
to Tacoma.
Earl Barker, who has been employed
by the White River Lumber Co., has re-
signed his position and left for his old
home IN Iowa.
DIR. ID. A. Hewitt was called to Lind
Tuesday morning to perform an oper.
alton on Clay Offutt. The operation was
very successful.
Mrs. F. E. Robbins and children. who
have been camping the past two months.
have again returned home and look
better for their trip.
]. ID. Bassett, president of the First
National Bank, left Tuesday night for
Odessa and Great Northern points. where
he will be absent several days.
The school facilities Of Ritzville are
getting better every year, and this is
shown by the attendance, which was
larger the first day than on any day last
year.
Allen Clayton. son of ]. H. Claytoa,
the insurance man, who has been en-.
ploy ed by A. G. Hinck.ey. the uP'to date
printer. for short tune past. LETT last
Sunday for Spokane.
Wheat haulers are now beginning to
get busy and are hauling their grain to
the warehouses to store. rs not many Of
them are selling at present. as the prizes
are rather low. but the expectations are
that they will be better in . short time
The funeral of the late Mrs. Ostenson
took place from the Christian Church
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. W. H. Harris.
officiating. Death resulted from typhoid
fever and advanced age. Deceased
came to this country about year ago
from the East.
A party Of local hunters left Saturday
for few days Of hunting at Moose lake.
where they will take chances against the
many ducks in that region. The party
consisted Of W. X. Peters. H. Goddard.
G. A. Carlen. Alex Rosenoff. Joe Com.
paret and Walter Staser.
Joe Cole. simplex man Of the Ritzvllle
Times. has thrust aside the cares and
fluctuations annexed to one printorially
and hied himself to the land Of game.
butterflies and milk for a relaxation Of
his nerves. Joe is at Curlew lake. and
will return to that dear old Ritzville" in
about two weeks.
ID. DAVIS Of Couer d'Alene City. man
ager of the Gold Ridge Mine. was il
Rit.ville Wednesday on business con.
nected with that well known property.
Seven miles of wagon road have been
built and machinery and supplies are
now being taken direct to the mine,
which aids materially in the proper de-
ye'oPmeot Of the property.
Ralph 8. Crowl, associate editor Of the
Odessa Record. is papa now. i hap
pened last Friday. Ten pounds Of boy
and about ton Of squall. Ralph furn-
ishes further proof Of how = hustling
young man cap get ahead in the great
State Of Washington. When he struck
the state about sig years ago bis visible