Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26

both of Lind, were married by Justice
w. X. Kennedy Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Bastrom return
ed from Walla Walla, last Saturday,
where they had been visiting with friends
for about week.
Rev. Essig, the new pastor of the
German Congregational church in the
Rosenoff neighborhood, was class-mate
of Rev. w. M. Proctor at the Chicago
Theological college. Rev. Essig is a
very scholarly, well cultured gentleman
and we acknowledge a very pleasant
call.
The first snow of the winter fell
Thursday night, and Friday morning
the ground was covered with coat
two inches thick. The snow will be
welcomed by farmers who have winter
wheat, as the freezes of the last few
days have not been good for the wheat,
but snow is fine.
We are under special obligations to
the members of the Journal Herold staff
for an elegant brush brass ink-well "out-
fit" Not only is this remembrance
of the Christmas season but it is also a
gentle reminder that if the editorial ink
were kept clean-which it never was
before "Santa" came around = our
copy" could be more easily and cor
rectly read. Many thanks, boys.
Some idea of the growth of legal
business in Adams county during the
past year may be evidenced by the fol-
lowing facts: The receipts of the
county clerk for the past year, exclu-
sive or fines, show a gain of rs per
cent over the preceding year. Should
20 more cases be filed during the month
of December, the number of cases
started in the superior court during
the past year will be equal to the to-
tai number of cases launched during
the eight years preceding.
Two tramps, possessed of an unusual
collection of high priced jewelry, were
picked up in Hatton Thursday and
brought to the county seat by Tom
Ochileree. They had been trying to
dispose of the jewelry at Hatton and
claimed it had been given them by
Charlie Wood, of Michel, British Col
umbia. No credence is given the story
here and one of the men admitted to
Prosecuting Attorney C. w. Rathbun
that the circumstances surrounding
them were very suspicious. They are
very cool and offer no protest against
being held pending investigation. They
are in the county Jail.
league & Dowell sold their personal
property at public auction Thursday at
the old home of the former, 10 miles
southwest of town, Yearling mules
sold as high as $35 head, 2-year old
horse colts were as high as $40 or bet
ter, and the last bid on Jean De Bomal,
the 1000 pound Belgian imported stall
lion, was $4,000. The purchaser of the
horse lives near Spokane, and will take
him there Mr.. league who is an old
Adams county farmer, has exchanged
his large wheat farm for hay farm
near Mica, Wash, to which place he
will move his family in few days.
Several vacancies in official circles
call for incumbents who must be ap.
pointed in the near future. The death
of David Grouse in road district No. 2,
leaves road supervisor to be chosen
to succeed him. John A. Gillett, OF
Willis, having moved to Ritzville AND
established residence outside the con-
fine of his district, the county commits
sioners will be called upon soon to ap-
point successor from commissioner
district No. 2. William Spring, city
treasurer, having arranged to begin
the drug business in Pasco, Mayor Hol-
comb must soon select his successor.
At recent meeting of the city coun-
ell it was unanimously decided to change
the place of meeting of the council
from the city clerks Office to the Car
negie public library, where they will
meet at their next regular meeting.
A committee was appointed to pur-
chase furniture and fixtures to be used
by the council In what is to be their
permanent home. J. D. Bassett Of
the board of library trustees appeared
at the council meeting and reported
that the incidental expense fund of the
library was running low, and that there
would be no replenishing of the same
until 1907 taxes were collected, and
recommended to the council that it
move its quarters to the library build
ing, stating that there would be no
rental charges if the council would
bear the expense of fuel for the libra
ry. The proposition was accepted.
For Better or Worse.