Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-04-17

The Misses Minnie and Lena Scheel
visited over Sunday with their sister
Mrs. Geo. Yokum near Cunningham.
George Adler has just received
car load of good potatoes, which he
offers to sell cheap. They are at
Fred Thiel's warehouse. Come be-
fore the supply is gone.
Mrs. R. Kison, who has been on
the sick list for some time, is able
to be about again. She went to her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Rieman,
who live in the North Western part
Of the county, last Monday.
S. S. Franz Jewelry Company, sue
essor to E. B. Born, Jr. announces that
stock will be enlarged and complete
line of up to date jewelry will be at
all times in stock. Choice confection-
airy always fresh. All of E. B.
Born's warranty will be taken up
by us. We invite competitors.
Optical work, watch work, engrav-
ing.
A distant relative of Issue, the
Patriarch, who gave his name as
Issac Minsky, who is junk dealer
by trade, of Spokane, transacted
business in Ritzville several days
last week trying to buy brass, copper,
etc. 1t seems he did not get as much
as he thought he ougth to have, so
he helped himself to brass oil cups
that he found on John Bills engine.
He was arrested and brought before a
justice of the peace, plead guilty and
was fined $25 and costs. He paid his
fine and left town.
The county commissioners will hold
special meeting the 18th of next
month. for the purpose of letting a
contract for the building of a pest
house near Lind. One of the commits
sioners is reported of having said that
the board has decided to do all work
that can be done by contract, and dc
away with the day labor problem as
much as possible. This certainly is
step in the right direction. This is
the only way of having county work
done.
A reception was given to Mr..
and Mrs. John Bovee at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. Baker on Monday
evening. Those present were: Mes
danes C. Hammond, B. E. Koontz, j.
H. King, Ella Thompson, J. E. Prouty,
Hobbs, ]. D. Kalkwarf, John Bovee,
j. m. Harris, Miss Marie Schrag,
Miss Edith Tollman and Messrs. c.
Hammond, Rev. B. E. Koontz, ]. H.
King, ]. D.. Kakwarf, John Bovee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bovee will leave foi
Hot Lake, Ore. next Thursday even
ing and stay about two weeks, and
upon their return they will go east.
A correspondent from ,Edwall, this
state, to the Spokesman Review says
julius Rathke, who spent two months
in Minnesota, his native state, this
winter, has returned home. He said
Farmers are threshing in Minnesota
now and have been all winter when
ever the weather would permit. )" On
his return trip he tells of seeing num-
berless cattle scattered over the coun-
try as far as the eye could see on both
sides of the track in northern Mon
tana, where they had frozen to death
during the winter. Some of them had
thawed out enough so they were being
skinned, and in many places fences
were hanging full of their hides.
The new Esty Pipe Organ which
has just been installed in the First
Congregational Church, will be played
for the first time in public, recital
Friday evening, April 18th. Mr..
Robert Leroy Schofield, director of
Whitman College Conservatory of
Music, and instructor of Pipe Organ
will preside at the keys. Mr.. Earl
Edmonnd O'Brien, violin teacher in
the conservatory will also have part
in the program. Prof. Scofield
has the specifications of the Organ and
Will arrange hig program so as to
show all is possibilities. Reserva-
t.onsat the post Office General
admission so cents. Reserved seats
rs cents.