Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23

Ed Sanders pleaded not guilty to a
charge of larceny from the person of
VIM. Arlt, rancher from the Cow
creek country, and his case was set
for the February term. He was re-
manded to the custody of the sheriff.
The Palouse Irrigation Company are
now filing right-of-way deeds with a
vengeance, according to Deputy Audi
tor Graham. They are securing right
of-way for their bitches to be built in
Adams, lin and Whitman counties.
DR.. Glenn gave little exhibition,
Monday, of combination lawn sprink-
Ter which can also be used as a shower
bath. Quite number of people wit
messed his experiment, but owing to
the low temperature no one ventured
to share it with him.
Rev. I. J. Collins, pastor of the Bap-
fist church, is on the sick list, threat
ened with pneumonia fever. Instead of
the preaching service on last Sunday,
the members of his congregation held
prayer service at the church that was
reasonably well attended.
VIM. Verdinius, the Lind saloon keep
err, was arrested Tuesday morning by
Sheriff ellison on complaint sworn to
by Dan Tremper, charging him with
selling liquors on election day. He
will have his preliminary hearing to-
day Wednesday, at 2 o'clock.
At recent meeting of the Epworth
League of the English Methodist Epis-
copal Church the following officers were
elected: Ollie Lewis, president; En-
nest Jones and Miss May Littleton, vice
presidents; John Richter, secretary, and
Miss Helen Koontz. treasurer.
The Electric Light plant was ''out
of commission" for a while on Sunday
evening lact, owing to break in some
of the machinery. While these shut
downs are patience-trying to consum-
ers they are doubtless much more so to
Manager Warner and his men.
Representative J. d. Bassett, of this
county, has secured the Craftsmanship
of the house committee on insurance
and membership in three other very
important committees, to-wit: Banks
and banking, education, and public
morals. This speaks well for Adams
county's representative.
Chief Dispatcher King, of the Corbin
road of Spokane, was here yesterday.
Mr.. King is the father of George King,
the boy who was mixed up in the mar
ness stealing scrape west Of town. Mr..
King has the sympathy of the COM
munity and we hope he may never
have another such experience with his
boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. d. Seaman Of James,
vile, Mimi, are in the city on visit to
their niece, Mrs. E. ID. Gibson. Mrs.
Seaman is sister to Mrs. Keller, Mrs.
Gilson's mother, and they had not seen
each other during the past Is years.
Before returning East Mr.. and Mrs.
Seaman will visit other parts of the
West.
On last Sunday night a rather serious
washout occurred on the main line of
the Northern Pacific near Cornell.
Early Monday morning, Supt. Beamer,
with pile driver and work train went to
the scene of the trouble and by Tuesday
noon all delayed trains passed over the
repaired track. All east bound trains
were delayed about "a hours.
Two weeks ago the Leader charged
up new girl to Mr.. and Mrs. John
Chapman. John says that if there is
new girl at his house he doesn't know
it. We got the notice from DR.. Smith,
and if a girl that belongs to John has
been delivered to some other Chapman
it's up to the doctor and not to the ed
itor to take it where it belongs. Lind
Leader.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Baumann, who reside on College
Hill, died Thursday night at s o'clock.
The cause of death was pneumonia.
1t was buried from the Heinemann M.
z church last Saturday at 2:30 p. m.
The Rev. John c. Miller officiated.
Mr.. Baumann is one of the employees
of the Journal-Herold Pub. Co. The
JOURNAL joins their many friends who
sympathize with the bereayed parents.