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  • FROM THE FILES

    Updated Nov 1, 2022

    1 Years Ago Ritzville-Journal Times October 26, 1922 Gunshot Wound is Mystery J.B. Slagel of Oroville, who has been at Mrs. Allen's here recovering from a fracture of the leg, was found to be suffering from a gunshot wound, the cause of which he refuses to disclose. The case is one which is forming quite a mystery for local authorities. During the Round-Up week, on Thursday, at an early hour that morning Slagel and a man named Louie Prince, also of Oroville, were driving a...

  • From the Files

    Updated Oct 25, 2022

    1 Years Ago Ritzville-Journal Times October 26, 1922 Christian Church The people of Ritzville are enjoying the privilege in having Evangelist Sargent of Tacoma with them for a few days. His sermons are clear and convincing and free from any offensive matter. His singing is inspiring. Meetings are held each evening at 7:30 and at eleven o'clock Sunday morning. All are cordially invited. Rancher from Neppel disappears at Ritzville Fred Blake, a rancher of Neppel, mysteriously...

  • FROM THE FILES

    Updated Oct 18, 2022

    1 Years Ago Ritzville-Journal Times October 19, 1922 Settles Fuss Over Street The hard-fought legal battle as to whether Olive Street was a street or private property was settled in a decision handed down by Judge Truax on Monday. He decided that it was a street of the municipality of Ritzville and therefore that William Koch, who closed the street last summer, was guilty of violating an ordinance of the City of Ritzville. Koch claimed that the street was never properly...

  • FROM THE FILES

    Updated Oct 11, 2022

    1 Years Ago Ritzville-Journal Times October 12, 1922 Spokane Concern Assists The Tru Blu Biscuit Company of Spokane were good boosters during the Round-Up. They sent their decorator down and put on a display of box candies in the Ritzville Drug Co. booth, and a big bunch of their force came down for the show. Temperatures Range High The weather has been rather warm the past week. Sunday the thermometer touched 79, Monday 82 and Tuesday 81, which is high for this time of...

  • From the Files

    Updated Oct 4, 2022

    1 Years Ago Ritzville-Journal Times September 21, 1922 Car Damaged by Collision Just as Rev. Just and family were getting ready to drive to Pullman Monday morning for Evangeline and Beata and William to re-enter college, their car was badly damaged in an auto collision. Fortunately, the damage was confined principally to the fender and body of the car, leaving the motor in running order so they were able to make the trip. The accident occurred as William was driving the car downtown to put some air in the tires before...

  • Adams County Sheriff's Office Report

    Updated Dec 17, 2020

    DECEMBER 4 Traffic Offense - West Spur Lane Road and South Saddle Road Othello During a traffic stop at the location, the driver was found to be suspended in the 3rd degree. 43-year-old Charletta Braziel of Othello was arrested, cited, and released from the scene. Suicide Attempt - 100 block West May Avenue Washtucna Complainant advised her boyfriend took a large dose of prescription narcotics and left the area on foot. Deputies attempted to locate the subject in the nearby hills. Later, the subject returned home and was...