FROM THE FILES

125 Years Ago

Adams County News

June 14, 1899

Team ran away

The well-known old couple, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rosenoff, pioneers of Adams County, started out from the city Monday for a visit to the farm at the German church five miles west, and in some manner their team became unmanageable and ran away, severely injuring Mrs. Rosenoff.

Local and Personal

Several of our citizens who were vaccinated have been suffering considerable inconvenience from the operations, in some cases the patient having become quite lopsided.

S. G. Scheuerle has about finished kalsomining and painting the courthouse inside and out, making everything look tidy and clean.

Dr. F. R. Burroughs is enlarging his store building on Main Street occupied by Davenny Bros. as a grocery. Jno. G. Ash and Clyde Smith are the mechanics.

M. C. Cochran, who is drilling the new city well on the high ground just beyond the public school building, is down 270 feet, has 70 feet of water and is working in substance harder than the rock of Gibraltar.

100 Years Ago

Ritzville-Journal Times

June 12, 1924

"Bipps" Schaefer fined for assault

Bill ("Bipps") Schaefer is in the county jail on a thirty day sentence from Justice Womack on a chart of assault and drunkenness. The trouble occurred out at the hall at Marcellus. Schaefer was under the influence of liquor and was threatening to clean up on everyone. He finally landed on Henry Schmidt and pushed him through the window. Schmidt has a big gash across his head which it took nine stitches to close.

Local Brevities

The Ritzville Warehouse Company has recently completed the addition of another room to their office building.

The First National Bank has installed a fine new sign, a bronze tablet, at the corner of their building, replacing the old Pioneer National sign which had stood there since the building was erected.

75 Years Ago

Ritzville-Journal Times

June 14, 1951

Eight new houses rising

as building continues

At least eight new houses are under construction in Ritzville as the post-World War II building boom continues here despite talk of possible material shortages-which for the most part have not developed as yet. It is believed that three or four more new homes may get started later this year.

John N. Ott, retired auto dealer, has about completed remodeling his former home into four apartments and work is well underway on his new house on Division Street in the golf course addition.

At the Ritz:

Burt Lancaster in "Vengeance Valley"

50 Years Ago

Ritzville-Journal Times

June 13, 1974

Amen questions changes in

employer information rules

State Representative Otto Amen, R-Ritzville, this week accused the Washington State Human Rights Commission of overstepping its authority in adopting new rules and regulations concerning questions an employer may ask a prospective employee.

"What we are witnessing is another layer of bureaucracy making strong in-roads against the free enterprise system," Amen said. "I'm not convinced that this encroachment is either warranted or necessary to protect employer or employee rights."

Amen voiced strong opposition to regulations adopted recently which forbid employer inquiries into whether an applicant is a U.S. citizen, the type of military discharge he or she received, or any criminal convictions that do not relate to the applicant's fitness for a particular job.

25 Years Ago

Ritzville-Journal Times

June 17, 1999

Old high school project

discussed with Delegans

Jim Delegans, developer of a housing complex in the former Ritzville High School building, met with the Ritzville City Council Tuesday night to update them on the plan's progress. Delegans was asked to appear before the council after some council members expressed concern that all that was being delivered on the project was promises. Delegans stressed that plans remain to continue the project but that his funding lender required obtaining low interest or grant funding for the project. Obtaining these funds is very competitive, he told the council.

-The Journal