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OTHELLO, WASHINGTON
for 7:30 p.m. TheChairman Bob Jackson re-
r will present ported that great community
sic under the response was received for the
of Mrs. Arland 1974 program, which got off
and the congre- to a belated start. He said the
take part in the Moose are working with the
Day worship local public assitance office to
make certain that no local
Holy Communion families are missed.
at Pilgrim Turkeys for the boxes were
at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
******* provided with money raised
Eve at Paradise by the physical education
will feature the classes at McFarland Junior
School children's High, with canned goods and
and a candlelight other items collected by Moose
6:30 p.m. Pastor lodge members.
will deliverthe Danekas Is Named
message.
' "*'"*"'* Chairman
a ._ ~greation of United
"- U r. Church. Othello. RITZVILLE - Ralph Dane-
HI Lia a Christmas Eve kas of Ritzville was appointed
0 service with the temporary chairman of the
• ethodist congrega-Adams County Board of
=,t alCity. The service Commissioners, following a
for 8 p.m. Avocal heart attack suffered by
Lu Ferguson and chairman W.E. 'Pie" Long-
__ both Royal City. meier a week ago.
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EVERYTHING LOST IN FRIDAY FIRE - The interior morning. Above maoke billows from both doors u firemen
of the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Ottem was completely extinguish the blaze in tim mobile home located an
gutted by • fii-e which broke out •bout 9:40 am. last Friday Lemuter road.
smoke damage was reported
to the home, located about six
miles southeast of Othello on
the Lloyd Ottem farm.
Mrs. Ottem and her three-
year-old*son Michael were in
the house at the time the fire
started and able to escape WWP spokesman George
unharmed. The fire apparent- Simmons reported that the
ly started from faulty wiringin outage occurred when the
an electric blanket in the wind blew down a structure on
bedroom, the high line going into the
Mrs. Ottem reported that Broadway substation. Allpow.
the trailer, valued at $6,500 er was restored in Othello in
appears to be a total loss, with less than two hours time, with
virtually all of the family's the generator going into
belongings damaged by fire or operation while repairs were
smoke. She said they had no made.
insurance. Simmons reported that the
The Ottems are presently outage probably would have
living with his parents, the lasted at least six hours
Lloyd Ottems. without the emergency gen-
Mrs. Ottem expressed erator available.
thanks to all their friends and Other major damage re
neighbors for their help of the suited in Othello when a large
last few days. "Everyone has sign at Joe's 66 at the corner of
just been super," she re-1st and Main was blown down
, ported, and completely demolished.
power outage of from 50
minutes to about one hour and
45 minutes in various parts of
Othello early Saturday morn-
ing and saw Washington
Water l%wer's turbine gen-
erator get its first real
, "emergency" service.
RITZVILLE-New evidence Under examination, Mrs. Southwell, Foulkes explained during the recount, and that
:i: ::!~ indicating at least some Razey also reported that she why he had taken the legal numerous election judges in
"tampering" of ballots tallied was unbiased as to the two action following the recount, the precincts involved ex-
in the county commissioner county commissioner candi. He reported to the judge pressed disbelief that they
election
recount
was
revealed
Called to the stand by marked ballots thrown outerrors.
here last Thursday as the dates." that there were 70 double- could have made that many
Adams county case was
:[:'I:~ i / continued for two weeks to
permit further study•
• ,. Further testimony by a
handwriting expert in behalf
of plaintiff Kenny Foulkes and
appearances ou the stand by
both County Auditor Susie
i lighted the second day of the
two-day hearing.
After indicating earlier in
.~ the day that he expected to
ii: i
reach a decision on Thursday"
!I ~ i'il~ i161i i night in the case' visiting ~:iiii:'i~ . . ~i .............. / ~ .... ~
°li:tLs=W~h~rli°sEtffmH!~ansDgAetie~e/~tslm'Zrdpla~cibt~dh~n ~i ii~~ :~i~iiy!~. ~ Judge Ralph Edgerton of :~:~ ....... ~ i::i:~ .............
: : Spokaneuntil Jan.C°ntinued6. the case i~-,. ":~:~:~ --
The continuance came fol-
~~-h.!ghe!h .~_a~r-Tdh~r-ta-h!ad!!sa-h-U~e- h-~-t!!!!Mrt°-ra~Y !t~Mt!~:gil iii! i!:ii,.:. ............. I ..: ......~! . andFoulkes, attorney and hand-l°wingtheteStim°nYrevelati°nbY F oulkeSthat
~lh !' writing expert Herman Point-
er had been prohibited from
h tm reviewingall of the ballots cast
in the election by the defense
v: -- ',-
• ~j~ Late Thursday afternoon ~
th~beri Soulhwell of Sl~okane.
,~oraey iol Gordon ziays,
e who is named as defend•at in ....
the civil action, announced
brtstmas Pror ses, that he has his own hand- GETS ACADEMY APPOINTMENT - Othello High School senior Steve Niblett chows
ven~u~eZ/o~rLLh~e" fiArslha~gg~:ef writing expert. .letter informing him of his West Point ~ppointment to counselor i)m-yl Preunl~r, who
assisted him in working for the honor. Nihiett is believed to be the first OHS student
, mories and )reams ie~:!i~!i;:iYliiergrBeit~C!i~that the two week continuanceJUdgeBall°t Examinati°nEdgert°n indicated FIRsTevert°receive•mfl/taryacademyapp@/ntment'FOR OTH£LLO We d
t"
will allow both experts time In _g t'' ""
for complete examination of • : ........ ~,,UU~
the ballots• The hearing will be Ntblett I: Named O il
eontinuedat l:30p.m•onJan, era ment,
6" The judge als° m°ved t° To Army Academy C tP r
dismiss the original motion U owe
contesting the election filed by
Foulkes' attorney Joseph T. . . . . Power outages and a spec-
Moynihan, but retained an Senmr Steve N~blett be- ~nd. president ot the Honor tacular half-million dollar de-
order asking for correction of came the first Othello H~gh • ocmty. He ~s also secretary- railment at Vantage were the
election frauds and errors. The School student ever to receive treasurer ol the Key Club and maior results from a wind
second action had been filed by an appointment to a U.S.received his Eagle Scout rank storm which struck the local
~~!i~i!~!,~,,-.~^ m here last earher thts ear
i l'ch Sel'vices Will Mal'k Moynihan just prior to the mflttary", acade y H'~ j" Y •... area here last Friday nigh .t
start of the hearing last week. enasveenamemnerolthe The high winds toppled 15
Wednesday. Niblett, so . • . . ' _ container ears from a trestle at
n of Mr and Mrswrestling cross country and
Herman Pointer, handwrit- Jack Niblett of 660 S. 6th, tennis teams at Othello High Vantage into the Columbia
a~r~:~~i~l~b~slreen~fii!iiilthlIing expert for the plaintiff, Othello received notification of School. river "Friday "night, with
hCh¢ 'sitmas Observance testified Thursday that he had hisapp°intmentt°theU'S"Alth°ugh rec°rds are in" Milwaukee Railroad crews
found 46 ballots which were in Military Academy, Class of complete, Niblett is believed still working around the clock
his opinion marked by more
than one person. He reported 1979, last week from Howard to be the first ever local early this week, attemntina to
apt~; Patton chief of the USMA student to be named to a ~ r ~ °
1 i:!!vnclu~!!d,:!!~ First hasII~ identical to "double marks for , . salva~regoods fom the
• Ba~,iii:ii:ir~h that in numerous instances Xs Branch military academy No ap- wrecl~, e
• . • . . . • . ag.
:Pde~ioa~t t on some ballots appeared to be H~s appmntment ~s a pres- pomtment has been recewedThe cars went off the trestle
planned irst- Ir £arly idential appointment made the last 20 years, and school in windsestimatedbetween70
i~" ~!iii~~j, 7.~h~,,o.,o~ rm,,.~.~2:!~~'m The~~z.. i!i commissioners" found on directly by the Secretary of officials expressed doubt that and'75 miles per hour early
other ballots. Army. Niblett was eligible for any local residents received Saturday morning The cars
the presidential appointment one prior to that w s " o "
Auditor Testifies . ..... • ere pht pen and strewn
Called to the stand by the as t.ne son oz a m~htary --_ -- along the west side of the
defense Thursday afternoon servmeman. ~:__ I~t---A ..... river
The letter to Niblett indi- /ll'~ L]~|[UV~ The car o .......
Mrs. Razey reported that the . . . ~ g , 0mczazs sam,
sealed ballots were stored in a cates that hss cadet trashing which included stereos, shoes,
~l~nr:c~::g~ii~S!:o~r°:nl ~aaanr~:ii!t!!Yol!~w~n~!esWuCrhg~ CmhaSu:r:~sedtoflnH:h~tb~Ctr~'a:~tm°W~i dZuS~i~:~rmdl~°~:~u~i:i~::" ::1 will begin at West Point on",[,l' I-I^m^ hi "
s downstairs vault at the county .... F,,m e clot ng and other stems, was
• • . ] p
gO courthouse with the door open ~vmnaay, ~my 7, 1975 ~ ~ ~ ~ t I o ! ! ~/I I I ~ dam ed into the water and
g~ . . • during the day. She said six The West Point appointee floated dowuriver
• ~l~ 1 be hig~~~!ih[!~p°~hli hted and ~ythe congregatmn .... and a Chmst- Eve. At 7 p..m mass will be in allow th~ p~ s ecial Christmas full-time and three part-time has spent his last eight years An Othello family had their Security ~uards" have been
Will present special mas meditation will be.g~ven ........ English and the 11 p.m. publication to reach readers employes in her office had in Othello schools. His father home and most of their postedatthe scene to prevent
the Rev. Glen Hutcb~son. Posadas m Spamsh will beprmr to the holiday, and also:z access to the vault, served at the Othello An"belongings completely des- looting Preliminary estimate
"~ ~ents of'the Othello ---- a~ a , followed by a~ bi-lingual make it possible for staffShe alsodescribedhowkeys Force Base and recently troyed by a fire here last on damage was a[mut $500
~y andarea have an :~J~ as ets midnight mass. members to observe the to locks on the ballot boxes retired with the rank of W/Sgt. Friday morning. 000 " --'
"-"~ to join in theto join in the q, 7 hristma h " A 10:30 a.m. mass will be holiday at home were kept attached to the He is now employed by SoilThe mobile home of DavidThe engine and remainin~
amdE~~ns t " ...:The~;~,h,~o~19 4 C f,,, oh.,,,,s ohdayon celebrated in Eng ~shr to- Next weeks' 'Outlook will'" . . o ..
boxes, and noted that it has and Crop Servme. Ottem was completely gutted cars on the train, which
...... ~ ................. rain hri ow th
~ tomorrow. ~ .........here ........morrow mo g, C stressfoil e same schedule due been the county procedure A 4.0 student, Niblett is by a fire which started about originated in Tacoma and was
• "--~t*********** |oca~ ~amme~ early ~ms r~o~, t, the N~w v~,'~ h,t;,~,,~ senior class president at OHS 9:45 a.m. Three trucks from bound for Chica~o, continued
Lutheran haslan week thanks to a basket ~'~ ................ ~" through the years, the Adams County Fire to Othello. " "
.~ P.. " program coordinated by the ......... District No. 5 answered the The wfnds also caused a
r_,ve canine- Othello Moose Lodge. ::: ii::i:::i: ~ call but extensive fire and
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