Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-09

Ed Alderman was arrested at Lind
Monday by Sheriff GilsNn on the charge
of apprUpriating money left in his care
by Irving Dillon. The amount which
it is said he secured was aboIt $50.
The money was left in his care and he
failed to return the entire amount. He
had hearing before Judge Kennedy
and was placed under $500 bond for his
appearance. He furnished cash bond
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railroad company has purchased sec
tons one and eleven in township fifteen
north, of range twenty eight, and will
establish a station there. Another
station will be located seven miles west
of that place on Crab Creek. The chief
engineer in looking over the survey,
saiG that the part of the road between
Lad and the Columbia river will be
completed early in the summer in order
that material may be shipped over that
stretch of road for use in constructing
the bridge across the Columbia river.
A. w. Hender, who has a ranch near
Hatton, was in this city the first of
the week the guest of his sister, Mrs.
Thompson, left Wednesday, with his
children, who have made their home
with Mrs. Thompson since their moth
er's death, for St. Louis. Mo-. where
the children will make their home with
their grandparents. MIR. Hender came
to this country five years ago, and he
is now the owner of section of land
which shows what can he done in this
country by persep erance. He wall re-
turn and go into business in the west
after short visit east.
W. r. Cunningham Sr., was a Spo-
kane visitor the first of the Week This
! is the first week that he has been S,ut
Z of the house stree October and he re-
ports that he is feeling better than he
ever has during thr past ten years He
says that he is a living example OF
what electricity car. do for a man who
was Thought TO be dying. He speaks
very highly 'ef the treatment and says
that he can handle his legs better ant
without any pain which he couM moi
do before since he was injured He
has been taking treatment from DR.
Biee.
G. r. Hsg,min left for Pullman Tues
day to be IN attendance at a injecting
of the "'fWheat Growers Association
which is To helheld in that city 2an. g.
10 and IL. He reports that That or
gani1stim ;isnneeting with the amrova
of wheat growers throughout the Big
Bend county. The association will
hold n meeting in the court house OF
this eIty neYt Saturday for the purpose
of considering the organization. The
organization proper will be perfsctet
at Spokane the 7th day of May, ,ant
this Ii only IL preliminary meeting
The Order of United Artisans helt
their installation of officers Monday
night and the following officers were
installed: Master Artisan, Rev. w. FL
Harris; superintendent, Mrs. JOIN
Maze; inspector, Mrs. VIM. Staring
secretary, Miss Lottie Hoxsey; treaair-
er, C.. ID. Linn: senior conductor, Law
renee Schiller; master of ceremonies.
Mrs. T. K. Lehman; JUNIOR conductor,
Mrs. Jennie CLARK; instructor, Harry
Schiller; warder, J. c. Linn. The for
mer Master Artisan, W. J. Ross, was
presented rocking chair in aFprecia-
ton of his past work.
J. T. Prouty. owner of the Benson
ranch, has purchased through "A. w.
Hawn of the Yakima Land Co., 81
acres in Sec. 2s-9-23 one mile from
Grandyiew, belonging to the Washing-
ton Irrigation Co. This isvery fir fruit
land and the purchaser and f. W..
Hawn own the adjoining 80 acres in
Sec. 24-S-23. The entire 100 acr, will
be cut into and 10 acre tracts and
placed upon the market at once. Water
will be delivered to each tract and
a complete system of water works will
be installed giving each tract 3 domes-
tic supply from a large drilled well.
The water is to be pumped into an ele-
waited tank thus giving good pressure.
Those who are fortunate in securing a
tract of this land will have one of the
finest tracts in the Yakima Valley. -
Yakima Valley News.
RitzriHe Short of Wafer.