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NEWS NOTES FROM SURROUNDING TOWNS Hatton Happenings. Mrs. W. B. Hays is reported quite sick at this writing. Oscar Goodenoupi was a Spokane visitor last Tuesdfc'' Mrs. Bickford/>Bited in Ritzville the latter part of )•** week. John ancl Kinney McDonald were liitz> visitors last week. II j ipton, Fisher & Tipton, went to Sik)' nt * u * v a Bto °k Christmas good- for tht-ir storo - Yeisley has gone to Kansas <*y. Mo. We regret to see men like /ir. Yeisley leave our neighborhood Mrs. T'pt"rt pvi Minted her husl-iMid with a fine, boy last week, and 11. J. is as pr-'tfd as a Thanksgiving turkey now; •' days. : Branew, now «>/' Seattle, and Josephine Branew, of Oonconnully who have been div< reed and living apart for nearly fur y were re-married here on the Joth instant. S. L. Thomas, the wheat king of this ntck-of-the-\vo< .'s. made a trip to Hat ton anri bark :*> he ranch with the big road grata one day last week. It put the road n bet $ r shape If we had a few mor- fUrm-rs like Sam, our roads wouid be in better shape. The bus ; < r. • u of Hatton in this county have eon!ri!>uted a fund to be divided into thi »*•* prizes of fifteen, ten and five dollars h, to be awardo to the first, second ind third suceessful contestants in an oratorical contest to be held at Hatton February 22, 1907. Al! contestants must be able to show certificates stating that they have a record of attendance at school for at least ninety per cent, of the time that school has been in session during the year in their respective districts. One representative will be allowed from each of the fourteen schools in that vicinity' and the ages must range between ten and fifteen years. The genilemen most prominent in promot ing this enterprise are B. Keeny and Rev. W. L. Putnam of the M. E. church. Kahlotus Laconics. J. C. Kinney was a business visitor at Latah last week.. Lawyer E. M. Gibbons, of Connell, was in town on legal business last Fri day. Mrs. E. F. Redd has gone to Pendle ton Oregon, on an extended visit to her mother. It is reported that Mrs. Alice Pat terson has bought property at Stai buck, but how true it is we do not know. The M. E. Church people have ar ranged to purchase an organ for the church. They expect to hold services in thi' new church next Sunday for the first time. Harry McChe.ney, accompanied by Todd Brock man, went to Spokane last Sunday. They say Mrs. Brock man is improving very fast and will be able to leave the hospital in a short time. W. li. Cunningham Jr., of Ritzville, president of the Bank of Kahlotus, visited the town and examined the bank last Tuesday. He says he and his associates are well pleased with the business transacted at the Kahlotus bank. pointed the two Chittenden boys as deputy sheriffs for this vicinity and the appointments give excellent satis is faction to the people of Knhlotus and vicinity. We know what kind of timber they are made'of. Dr. John Johnson, who owns a wheat ranch 111 the Kahlotus country, was a visitor to our burg iilfct Tuesday. The doctor says that he is well satisfied with his investments and that our town is growing "to bea 1 the band". Come again doctor. School District Two. Mr. Moore has :> telephone now. Two new pupils entered school Mon day morning. Service, will hi held in the Congre gational Church Thanksgiving day. The Methodi is b ! d their first meet ing in their new hurch in town Sun day, Nov. 25. Supt. W. I. Lansing visited the school Friday morning. This is his second call th > year. Seven from our neighborhood attend ed the Willis Literary Friday evening. It was very interesting and pays one to attend. Katie Schaefer, daughter of B. J. Schaefer, and George Kiehn were mar ried at the home of the groom Thurs day, Nov. 22, by the Rev. Egerland. Many of their friends were invited and all extend their congratulations to tin young couple. The following received certificates of attendance last Friday. Rosa Schaefer, Gertrude Kanzler, Rozetta Bauer, Ida Egerland, Martha Rosenolf, Minnie Wolsborn, Edward Egerland, Walter Egerland, Elvine Egerland, Fred Schaefer, Willie Schaefer, Dan Kanz ler, Lavine Bauer, Edward Kiesz and Joe Rosenoff. These . certificates are issued to those who attend every day for one month. Kennewick News. Judge Clinton Staser has sold an acre tract just west of the Hettinger place for $750. The purchaser was a Mr. Knautz of Ritzville. W. A. Finnell, of Walla Walla, has purchased a business site here and has I agreed to erect > concrete store build ing on same 25x85 feet in size. The consideration in the deal was said to be $1500. G. W. Pearce, of Penewawa, is in the city with a party of friends with a view to locating them in Kennewick. About a month ago Mr. Pierce pur chased a 10 acre fruit tract close to Kennewick and he will now turn same over to the management of his brother who is now here. J. E. Cottman, of Garfield, has pur chased three lots west of the White Star Laundry for a consideration of $600. We are not informed as to what use Mr. Cottman will put* them but i presume he will build a residence on J them. While the Columbia river has risen | nearly 15 i during the recent floods i it has not overflowed it's bank or any i of the property in the Kennewick val ley. * I The bridge across the Yakima river, I six miles from Kennewick, is safe and not damaged by the high water. Near ly all the bridges further up have been swept awny. The folk's up the Yakima valley have been kicking all summer about North Yakima and the Sunnyside peo ple taking all the water in the river. We don't hear any now although plenty of water is allowed to pass Prosser: but she was never knuwn to allow any thing else to pass her if she could help it. Kriij)p Notes. J. A. Wagner sold his goods and chattels at auction last week. C. T. Hansen, of Spokane, was a business visitor in this town lust week. E. D Little will have a turkey shoot ed next Monday so the boys winning turkeys can have a Thanksgiving tur key. J. S. Farmer says he will soon begin the construction of a new restaurant building on Main street. E. A. Hill and Mr. Til lon have re turned from Spokane where they went to make final proof on their home steads. The Farmer's Bank will soon begin the erection of a new bank building on the lot just south of Dr. Ayers' office. This will add very materially to the ap pearances of the town. Real Estate business has not been very profitable in Krupp and as a re sult our pioneer real estate dealer, Mr. Hinkhouse, will soon leave for the far north Port Simpson, B. C., where he j expects to locate. Miss Maud Minkler;who for the past season has been in charge of millinery department of the Krupp Trading Co., will leave in a few days for her home in Spokane. About fifty of the neighbors and friends of the Hull boys, and a num ber of the young people from Krupp, attended a dance at the country home of the Messrs. Hull northeast of town on last Friday evening. Supper was served at midnight, and a very enjoy able time was had by all. Washiucna Whispers. C. R. Rogg, of Dayton, was visiting at the home of R. J. Wilson last week. It is said that R. S. Bemis will nv e to Baker City, Oregon in the near fu ture. Sam Glenn of the "Fl its' is at La Crosse visiting with his children, who Prosecuting attorney-elect liathbun, of Ritzville, accompanied by hi® wife, wao iiwio on buoiiie&s lust Wednesday. Gale Smith, formerly of this place but now in th<* real estate business in Spokane, was on our streets last week. It looked natural to see Gale among us. Mrs. S. B. (Jim. who for about four months has been at tKe bedside of her sick u<*uiyh f Mrs. Kelleuberger, ;;t Trail, British Columbia hna returned home. (). W. Coope:* nnd sons Floyd and Fred have gone overland to Stevens county, where they have invested in property. Mr. Cooper and son Floyd wnl return here, but I' red will make his home there. Mr. and Mis. Purcell, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rogers, A. 1?. and John flelme, Mis- Hebne and Mrs. Burgan have gone on quite an ex tent led trip to Cal ifornia points. Several of the party expect to i . gent several months. Paha Poinls. Paha it planning a Christmas tree. Mr. Smith, our day operator, is vis iting his old homo in Montana. Mr. Hiou.se, relative of Lem Jones, has? returned to Paha, probably for ihe winter. By the accidental discharge of a can- 1 ridge, Harry Timm received a severe wound in the ieg Sunday. Mrs. Plager, with her two sons, are visiting Red lands, Cal., for the winter. They write of warm summer weather I in the orange and lemon country. Mr. Hollensworih, the N. I*. pumper, 3ays he does not feel at home in his j new pump house, which has been j erected since the old one burned down a month uaru. Daniel Sullivan, who recently sold his store in Paha, is now visiting in Spo kane before locating elsewhere in busi ness. Paha misses him and his wife very much. Report of Paha school for third month, ending Nov. 23: Number en rolled—2s; those neither absent nor tardy—Joe Long, Hazel Long, Adolph Bauer, Georgia Hamilton, Lydia Bauer, Eva Long, Conrad Gleich, Alfred Yohn ka and Noble Yohnka. Odessa Items. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Bentley have been entertaining the stork. It is a girl and a fine one too. Billie Cole, of Krupp, is visiting with his brother, Harvey L. Cole, Asst. Cashier of the Odessa State Bank. Henry Woehr has resigned his posi tion with the Kreigler-Page Co. and has gone to Wenatchee where he will live in future. S. S. Barney, of the Odessa Mercan tile Company has returned from Mon- i tana where he went to attend the fun eral of his father. A Mr. Cash, who has been living on a ranch south of Wilson Creek for some years, has moved to town and is living in tht G. orge Miller house. J. N. Barker, formerly of this place | hnt now of West Sound, has bee-11 in j I town preparing to move his.clfects to j his new home where he has leased a | ranch. Dr. Ganson has received his new automobile, a 10 horse power Holsman, with high wheels, and is busy getting the thing "in shape ". We hope to se cure a ride in it" before it gets "out of shape". Walter Burton, who had his well drilling tools : luck faF! in the town well for some iiro.-, is drilling again and, if nothing further happens, will soon finish the well for the town. Conrad Heimbigner lias bought the Simpson well drilling outfit and has sold a half-interest in same to Ben Cotant, who will have charge of it in future. We are not informed as to Mr. Simp ! son's future intentions. Jaacob Ernst a rancher residing south west of town, has sold to Gust Zabel, our townsmen, his 480-acre ranch for a consideration of $9,000. Mr. Zabel traded his store building and corner lot to Mr. Ernst as part pay ment and he lias leased same to Jacob Schmidt who will move his stock of clothing in to it. Lind totals. Oscar F. Minch, mannger of the Odessa Flouring Mills, was a business visitor in town Monday. VVI ile here he was the guest of E. B. Canby. An effort is being made to raise money with which to empu.y a minister for the Christian church Ly the mem bers of that body in Lii. W<- under stand they are meeting with fair success. W. F. Riemenschneiutr and wife are the proud parents of a .. jy i.y born on Tuesday, Nov. 2»' h H:s up to Will now to set up the cigars. Tbi c will make one more real estate agent in Li nd, A Mr. Bryson, of Dayton, Wash., has bought lb' 1 ranch of Fred Koch for 38,000. The land lies about i three miles northeast oi town, and is 1 well improved. We are glad to receive Mr. Bryson and his family in our midst. F. S. Kelly, of Portland, secretary of the Portland Flouring Mill Co., who own the Lind mill, was in town Mon day on an inspection trip, lie express ed himself as being well pleased with the management of Mr. Canby, ihe I local manager. M. (). Tremper, of Alma, Wash., I was a guest of his brother, James ' Tremper, last week, and brings word I hat James Marion, formerly of this | place, hits bought a line home at Alma and will make his permanent home there. Mr. Tremper likes that part of the state very much. Win. uonway anu a jar. who reside in the country southeast of town, were arrested on complaint of Agent Nagle for helping themselves to coal belonging to the railroad company. Their hearing will be held on Saturday before -lusticc Merrill. The N. P. consider it perfectly legitimate, when out of coal, to confiscate coal consigned to dealers, but when other people turn the tables on them they kick. Messrs. Conway und Let are doubtless perfect ly willing to reimburse Lb - company t'oi the ! the company ought t'< be made to trke the n«>r."y and call it sq'.aro. Weber. John Schoenewald Ims s«>ld his ranch to r- <1 Schwar a. Ider and has bought another north of Spokane, near Deer Park. He will nv v co his new home in the m .r future. Rev. Schragg, of Menno, will con durt religious • rvices in the school hou'-.e at this place ncx. Sunday. .'•i. \t . Alii.il i.*. of i>i_ 7,\ i•- er school, has handed in his resignation to take eiEect Dec. 15. J. C. Vernier :vr«d family recent ar rival. from Ohio, have taken up their r ..idence on the Conrad B. um ranch. Ed. Sperbec spent several days visit ing friends in Land last week. The "Hi-U-Skookum Bronco Busters ' Club gave a swell ball at the Goode ranch last Saturday evening. There were no fatalities. I. N. Mc Collom is having a well drilled on his ranch. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. 11. Andrews died last Monday. Cunningham. ■Mrs. A. J. Harder, accompanied by her sister, returned on Sunday from a four months stay in Minnesota. Saul Kegley, John kisler and A. J. Harder returned Tuesday from Crabb Creek where they spent a few days. Lots are being sold for a new town at the mouth of Crabb Creek to be known as Columbia. We predict a city there some day. Now is the time to buy. Mrs. A. 0. Lee and children, Helen and Lucile, returned on Sunday from a visit in lowa. That accounts for the perpetual smile on the postmaster's face. Well yes, we are having a little touch of winter, simply a reminder that an other year has passed and a new one will be here before we can hardly re alize that time is passing so rapidly. The wheat market at this place is in a tight which places so many of the farmers in like condition. A great ' many are not hauling, as they have no place to unload. Wo hope for a speedy change here. Are you thankful this year for the many blessings of life, or do you really j feel as though everything is topsy turvy and you ai\ ho worat beaten one of the whole bunch? As for me, I'm glad 1 live in this grand slate which is in its* swaddling clothes, with her un limited, undeveloped resources which < is gradually coming to light through the energetic, efforts of her people. Yes, I'm thankful. Tlwnkstjiving Day. Tomorrow will be the day set apart I by the president of the United States and the Govt -nor of the State of Wash ington, as a day of National thanks giving and prayer, for the many bene fits ;;nd blessings vouchsafed to us during the year that has past and gone. Tht mere mention of the word—Thanks giving Day- has a power to revive the pleasantest memories and recall the brightest scenes of other days in many hearts. Every image of peace, con tentment, competence, abundance and joy comes brck fo each of us on the return of this national festival. Many of our people wrongly imagine it to be a day of Thanksgiving for material, rather than spiritual, blessings. The origin of the day was with a people who were exiles from their native land for the sake of religious truth aud liberty—a people who gave a soul to the widely scattered colonies of the western hemisphere who were at that time mere babes in English long clothes. There was a great scarcity of food in the? little colony that settled on Mass achusetts Bay—ihey were threatened with actual famine. The future looked dark and ominous to them, although they were a brave, god-fearing people, and their anxiety grew very keen for all that, not knowing where to turn for earthly aid. It was the wont of those early prilgrims to turn to God in times of need and the elders decided that a special day be set aside for fasting and prayer: Before the day arrived, how ever, their long expected boat hove irj I sight and the day set aside for fast is and prayer ' was transformed into I one of good 1 heer and general thanks giving. While this was the first gen [ eral thanksgiving day of which we have any record,"it was by no means the i .st. For over a century now suc cessive presidents and governors have set apart days for special thanksgiving for some propitious event in the na tion's lit until it has become the cus tom. lor the president to each year 1 name a day—usually the last Thursday I in November—on which the people, in ' their places of religious worship and I in their homes, meet together with 1 more reason and occasion for gratitude ! than has any other nation on the face ! of the earth. It is a day of rejoicing ' as weii as thanksgiving, a day that j rich and poor alike can spend us they' will. It has been said taking the world al-! together, it never has more than about; , f trruin in its' gamer. The failure of a single har vest .ill over the world would depop ulate the earth., so it seems to be evi dent that God does not intend that men should be independent of him He feeds them from time to time as they may need. He does so by the continual recurring succession of seed time and harvest. God's provision for men has never ceased to be a fact. Harvests have failed here and there; droughts have oppressed in this place and that, but taKe it altogether, seed time and harvest t-hus far have not failed. At all events, they have never failed to such an extent that the pro visions accumulated in the world's storehouse have not oeeii suiiicient to tide over. Man's table has been spread with abund tnce and his larder has been kept will filled; the problem which is beinr v\>:«.-idered and discussed more than any other in this generation is the proper distribution of this abundance. The feeling is widespread that V isn't equitably apportioned. It is charged thai v iiile the banquet of life is bounti fully •rr.'Hd oid iha' while all men should be partakers, the real fact is thai on< man gorges himself while a dozen of hi» fellows cannot e.en se-| curt places at the table. Now be this ! true or be it false it must be borne in mi- 'i that the real problem of life is • "U<.w 'o properly distribute God's bulimy", and the lirst condition is that all men shall recognize that the good things of life AUK God's bounty. Abraham Lincoln once said that "nothing it ever settled until it is set tled right' , and only when men fully realize il.at they are all alike children seated at their Father's table will they ! cease to snatch, and begin each to ! ; serve the other before himself. Wheat Lands Both improved and unimproved. With small cash payments down we can give the balance on crop payment plan. Think of this ! 320 acres improved, 160 in wheat, up nice, price $81100— $2500 cash, balance crop plan. Write for particulars. A. O. LEE, Cunningham, Wash. UffISrTHE NORTHWEST Here Big Subjects Seem Larger Than In the East. The following is from an article in the World's Work describihg the life and character of the people of the Pacific Northwest: "Life here has its own kinds of pro | vincialism no doubt. It is a long way 1 from New York and Washington, but | it is a long way also from the point of view of New York, or Washington, or Chicago. Yet there is a grateful relief also from the old prejudices and from the provincialisms of the Eastern states. The talk that you hear in the clubs in New York, and Boston, and Washington, and Chicago seems very local and remote when you get to the Pacific coast. There is local gossip and small talk a-plenty in the clubs of these Pacific cities; j but here big subjects seem larger. I You begin to feel that the United States is very much bigger than it seemed in New York. These people have a way, and that without boast ing, of assuming that they and not the Eastern people are the masters of things -that the ultimate American judgment will be their judgment. "It is difficult to say precisely how they convey this impression. If you talk about politics they will frankly confess that their politics are bad. Few men of first-rate ability or of the highest character have time to i take an interest in public affairs. If you talk about commerce, the com merce of the Pacific is yet really to be developed. But they do think in large units. You will hear them talk about the effect that the Panama canal will have, as if the canal were ten miles from where you are sitting. When they speak of going 'South' they mean a pleasure journey of 2,000 miles, more or less, to Southern Cali fornia. They talk familiarly of towns and camps in Alaska, as if they were a day's journey away. They talk of going to New York or Chicago as if they were contiguous cities. Perhaps it is their large units of space that give a sort of continental scope to; their thought. "A better explanation is the wider knowledge that men here have ef American geography and of American life than most men in the Eastern states have. They all know Eastern life. Eastern men do not all know Western life. Indeed, almost every body here came from the Eastern or Middle states. Thus, a knowledge j of the whole United States is com- j mon knowledge with them. But a I knowledge of the Pacific coast js not common in the Eastern or Middle states. "Life in these cities, then, is ma ture and broad—in some ways broad- 1 er than American life elsewhere." To the IV" rchants of Rit/ville. This is the son of the year when the public are getting ready to make their holiday mrchases. The people are holding back in making purchases and it behooves the merchants to secure a variety and more novel selec tion to meet the trade. The people ol Kitzville am' , icinity are desirous of getting the L, st to be had and if our merchants secure the goods they will get the trad - and lessen the chances of their going to Spokane and else where to do their holiday trading. Our dealers are generally ready with the goods and get quite a recompense from the people living in nearby towns. We j-> or., fV»<> trprle stay here and not go to Spokane. A dollar spent here is put fn circulation and will come back in time to you again, but a dollar spent out of town never returns. Your advertising for the holidays should be well planned and given no small amount of attention. It is the large, well planned ads from the cities that attract the buyers and get the dollars which rightfully belong here. We will make a special effort in the construction and printing of your advertisement for the holiday trade and will be more than willing to help you in any manner pos sible to gc Lup an attractive ad. We have with us a force of men who have devoted their entire time on large city dailies in the construction of ads and will give y< u their experience. We have abundance of new material and can give you an ad equal to any of the larger cities. Give us a call and let us demonstrate what we can do. Our en tire force is at your disposal. We will plan your ad for vou. iX.Henneberg Real Estate Farm Loans STirAMSHIP TICKETS TO AND FROM EUROPE Insurance Locating EASTERN SETTLERS A Specialty Member of the Interstate Invest ors' Association. RANCHES FOR SALE We have listed the following Bar gains, which it will pay any one to investigate who desires to buy a ranch for cultivation or investment: A fine ranch of 800 acres, 6 miles southeast of Ritzville; 500 acres under cultivation and 300 acres fine pasture land. Splendid improvements; good orchard. $18 per acre; easy terms. With this land goes a long lease of 680 acres, of which 580 acres is under cultivation. 640 acres, all fine wheat land. All under cultivation; 160 acres ready for spring seeding. Only 5 miles from good market. $22 per acre; easy terms. This is certainly a snap. Here is another: 1480 acres, of which 1100 is under cultivation. The balance is fine grazing land. Good spring water, well and windmill small house and barn; close to market. $14 per acre; easy terms. This is a good buy. Call at our office in the old Times Building and look into these Bargains. If you can't call, write. HEINNEBERQ «&■ CLARK RITZVIULE, WASH. FEEL sure IAF OIJI< ABILITY To handle Your Banking Business to YOUR tf'.TIRE SATISFACTION \kj E shall be glad of an | '* opportunity to talk to you 1 ©evman-Hmertcan ! State Bank, 1 IRitwille, yUaslunaton. BUILD Cal! on *■ White River Lumber Co. \ full stuck in ROUGH and DRESSED LUMBER mid all Building Material: uli-u Heath <x fliilig.in Ready mixed Paints Oils Glass Wall P;fper \Vood^^oal- 0. H. Greene, Pres. W. 11. Martin, Cashier E. Shu-man. Vice Pres. m PIONEER STATE BANK Efttabii»l>ed in 1901 Capital, $100,000 Ritzville, Wash. _ ____ A conservative h mkinK business transacted. Safety deposit boxes for rent. Interest paid on time deposits. Your bu mess solicited. RITZYILLE FLOURING iViILL (INCORPORATED) Merchant Millers iVI. 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