From the Files

125 Years Ago

Adams County News

July 6, 1898

Local and Personal

John Bovee has purchased property opposite the post office and is erecting a building, part of which will be used for a meat market.

Paha has been stricken from the list of live post offices and those who have been receiving mail there are ordering to Ritzville or Lind.

The home of the Krehbeil brothers, near Lind, was destroyed by fire last Wednesday. Very little of the contents of the house was saved.

Killed by a freight train

Last Sunday morning at 8:20 o'clock as a special freight pulled out east, and was opposite the flouring mills, a man by the name of Allen Monroe undertook to catch the rods and missing his hold was thrown under the wheels and instantly killed.

He was, according to the testimony of Frank Lawrence, who claimed to have known him two years, a native of Scotland and has relatives living at Rat Harbor Portage and Sidney, Cape Britian Island.

Deceased had been in Ritzville about six weeks. The middle of the body was mashed to a jelly, two or more wheels of the caboose having passed over it. The coroner's jury brought in a verdict to the effect that the death was due to the deceased's own negligence and carelessness, and they entirely exonerated everyone, especially the Northern Pacific company, from any blame or responsibility whatsoever.

100 Years Ago

Ritzville-Journal Times

July 5, 1923

Local Brevities

About one hundred young people from this vicinity spent a most enjoyable evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weber last Saturday, where they danced until the wee hours of the morning. The Brown-Schroeder orchestra from Odessa furnished music for the occasion.

Ritzville's Fourth is safe and sane

Ritzville's Fourth of July was strictly safe and sane. The town was nearly deserted, most folks going to nearby lakes and resorts or to celebrations in the neighboring towns. During the afternoon there was a score or more gathered at the Pastime to catch the bulletins from the Dempsey-Gibbons fight.

75 Years Ago

Ritzville-Journal Times

July 1, 1948

New federal wheat

policy is discussed

A new type of government wheat insurance-"the best so far," according to the Adams County ACA office-was announced this week by Carl Heinemann, county ACA chairman. The policies, written by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, insure wheat in the fields against any form of loss due to unavoidable causes. These "unavoidable causes" include drought, flood, hail, wind, frost, excessive rain, snow, wildlife, hurricane, tornado, insect infestation, and plant disease. But wheat is not protected against loss from "neglect or poor farming" or after it has been taken from the fields.

Local Brevities

While razing the old Methodist church Monday, and employee of Harold Huse fell from the church roof and was taken to the Ritzville General Hospital and is reported coming along as well as can be expected.

At the Ritz

Glenn Ford and Evelyn Keyes in "The Mating of Millie."

50 Years Ago

Ritzville-Journal Times

July 5, 1973

Lind school to receive new

business machines for class

LIND-School directors here approved a three-year plan to put new office machines in the commercial department of the high school during their July board meeting Monday evening. Their initial outlay of $2,900.73 is the first of a three-year expenditure to put 15 IBM Selectric typewriters and dictation equipment at the disposal of the high school students and, hopefully, be available for adult education if an interest is shown, said Dr. B. Dewayne Gower, superintendent.

Dr. Oler to begin practice July 24

Dr. Ralph Older plans to begin practice here on July 24, he said Tuesday. He and Mrs. Oler and their two-year-old son Jon, arrived in Ritzville Friday and have been getting settled at their home, 1115 South Jackson. Dr. Oler said he will be in Seattle beginning July 17 for a two- or three-day orientation. His practice will be established in the Ritzville clinic in a separate office and examination room of the building originally designed for use by two doctors. It will be the beginning of his medical practice, the young doctor said. Until now he has been in internship, coming here from San Jose, Calif.

25 Years Ago

Ritzville-Journal Times

July 2, 1998

Area gas prices jump for Independence Day

Motorists in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho will be paying a little more for gas at self-service pumps and a lot more at full serve than they did during the Memorial Day holiday. The survey of stations by the Inland Automobile Association shows the average price for self-serve unleaded gas has gone up two cents in the past six weeks, to $1.17 a gallon. Mid-grade is a penny higher at $1.24 and premium has gone up three cents to $1.35.

Golf tourney

winners told

Winners have been announced for the third annual Couples Tournament held Saturday and Sunday, June 27 and 28, at Ritzville Municipal Golf Course. Fifteen couples turned out for this annual event. Matt Schwisow and Christie Dalsanders were first low gross winners with a score of 149. Placing second low gross were Bill Kristin and Lindsey Dill at 155. The team of Gary Galbreath and Ronna Miller and Jerry and Jody Inahara tied for first low net at 127. Coming in third were Travis DeVore and Emily Ulleland at 134 with Buzz Adams and Ann Carey fourth with 136 and Tom and Linda Freeland were fifth at 137.

- The Journal