FROM THE FILES

125 Years Ago

Adams County News

August 2, 1899

A party of pleasure seekers spent last Sunday on the farm of John McDonald on Cow Creek. During the day the Misses Lillian Cunningham, Iva Frick, Elsie Landry, umpired by Chas. Ebener, killed a large rattlesnake with seven rattles and a button. Among others who accompanied the crowd were Mr. and Mrs. F.P. French, Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Cunningham, Jr., Misses Kendrick and Greene.

'Round Ritzville

Judge French fined Thomas Caton $25 and trimmings on a charge of drunk and disorderly, and James McVay $15 and ditto for interfering with the officer. Fred Bottone solicited alms contrary to city law, hence $10 was charged against him, which he worked out on Broadway while very much attached to a ball and chain.

100 Years Ago

Ritzville-Journal Times

July 31, 1924

107 degrees on Saturday

The Northwest had another visitation of hot weather the latter part of last week. After ten days of cool weather, the temperature swung into "high" again. Friday the mercury showed 101 and Saturday 107 degrees. Saturday was the most oppressive day of the summer. Though the temperature was equaled on July 1 and exceeded by one degree on June 30, neither day was so noticeably sultry as Saturday was.

Local Brevities

Another fireman who was asleep in an N.P. house near the track was nearly drowned by the water.

G.W. Cozine, an engine watchman, was seriously injured at Lind early Tuesday morning when the water tank collapsed and the wreckage crushed the engine cab. The accident occurred about five o'clock in the morning. The engine which Cozine was firing was on the track alongside the water tank. Suddenly the tank collapsed, and the wall of water rushed to the ground.

75 Years Ago

Ritzville-Journal Times

August 2, 1951

Café is moved across

highway to new location

The Ritzville Café picked itself up and moved across Highway 10 Wednesday. Owner Claude Hand probably could have paid for the operation by charging admissions in the immediate area. With unerring efficiency, a Spokane firm moved the 50 by 36-foot wooden frame building about 125 feet from the west side of the highway to the Columbia Street intersection on the east side. During the past two weeks crews with hydraulic jacks had lifted the building onto a supporting network of 16x16-inch timbers over three 8-tire trolleys, A braced truck pulled the building with a block and tackle hookup.

50 Years Ago

Ritzville-Journal Times

August 1, 1974

Keeping them in place

Adams County completed its yearly road surfacing operations by recapping three stretches of road adjacent to Ritzville Friday. The roads included Main St. from the Gun Club Rd. to the city limits, the Gun Club Rd. and the Scott Rd. from 1st to the freeway.

25 Years Ago

Ritzville-Journal Times

August 5, 1999

Float wins 'Best Float'

The Ritzville Festivals Association float, Flamenco, brought home the "Best Float" award from Airway Heights July 31. Doug Heimbigner and Chris Johnson drove the float trailer to Airway Heights with Shirley Roth and Leslie Adams on hand for helping setup the float. Tim Geschke drove the float during the parade. Travis Geschke and Jason Shimek carried the Ritzville banner. Riding the float were Ritzville Junior Miss Kasie Geschke and finalists Aimee Johnson and Megan Heimbigner. The three girls signed autographs for younger children who were watching the parade.

Ritzville Little League District team earns third in Omak tournament

The Ritzville Little League District team brought home third place at the conclusion of the tournament held in Omak the end of July. In the first game on July 23 against Moses Lake, the Ritzville All Stars took the win 14-5. Good defensive plays by Logan Kennedy, Nick Ashley, Sam Whitman and Lee Barker aided the team in the win. The team's nine hits were made by Jake Phillips, Barker, Whitman, Ashley 2, Jacob Kragt 2 and Travis Kubik 2 with six RBIs. On the pitching mound for the Ritzville All Stars was Kubik, who pitched six innings and had 10 walks with eight strikeouts.

-The Journal