22 Apr 1916
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Newspaper
Colville Examiner
Location
Colville, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1916
Page
1
Bankers may expect profit from accounts and customers should keep balances, avoid overdrafts, and not draw on uncollected funds. Balance monthly, draw checks properly, and aim for a good banking relationship. Congressman C Dill has introduced a homesteader relief bill benefiting Stevens County.
II R 11542 by Mr Dill Tow nend Sees revised statutes on homesteads requiring entrymen to cultivate at least one sixteenth of entry area in year two and one eighth in year three, with exceptions for certain acts. improvements may substitute cultivation valued per acre. notes Dill’s Washington trip and push to pass bill amid opposition from interior department and hope for Stevens county support. Also reports on railroad trespass deaths, candidate A J Wilson, Washington state death rates, and plans to reopen Waverly beet sugar factory with 6000 acres needed, 200 mile rail radius, and potential Spokane Colville valley impact.
A story from the Democrat in Gallatin claims a postoffice clerk cashed a 3 dollar money order for a 16 year old girl after reading a margin note promising kisses. The girl and her mother reacted with amusement as the clerk allegedly paid extra kisses, praising the system’s “new feature.”
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