Damage Suit Settled in Spokane for 8500
A $25,000 damage suit against the Great Northern railroad over the Palmer Siding accident was settled out of court for 4250. A parallel suit by the Pittman estates also settled for 4250, totaling 8500 in payments by the railroad. The accident killed two auto occupants and fatally injured a third when a northbound train struck a car at a crossing.
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Great Northern Railroad
John G. Gensel
Palmer Siding
Spokane
Albert C. Pittman
Bertha Olive Pittman
Great Northern
Pittman
Atty. W. Lon Johnson
Atty. W. W. Zent
C. S. Albert
Colville
Daisy Mine Strikes Vein in Lower Tunnel Near Daisy
Consolidated Silver Mountain Mines Co known as the Daisy mine drives 1100 feet toward a vein and hits it at 500 feet depth with ore values up to 250 dollars. Nine patented claims lie nearby with 4500 feet of underground workings and about 200000 dollars spent on development. Seelye brothers lead ownership. a mill will be installed as work continues to open the property as a shipper with the vein stepped from the contact point of the lower tunnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated Silver Mountain Mines Co
Daisy
Seelye Brothers
Old Dominion
Stevens County Spelling Contest Winners Announced
The Stevens county spelling and declamatory contests were held April 21 at the M. E. church under the county superintendent of schools. In 5th and 6th grade, Patience Abernathy Rice took first with Doris Kirk Marcus second. 7th and 8th grade winner Nellie Corey Colville with Harold Burse Narcisse second.
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Stevens County
M. E. Church
Patience Abernathy
Rice
Doris Kirk
Marcus
Ethel Wagley
Valley
Grace Savage
Chewetah
Laura Johnson
Colville
Ella Burr
Sunnyside
George Deubel
Weaver
Anna Gudmundsen
Narcisse
Alla Selle
Northport
Ada Paulsen
Meyers Falls
William Dubois
Orin
Alice Perkins
Laurier
Nellie Corey
Harold Burse
Willard Olsen
Lulu Hamilton
Chewelah
Virginia Kirk
Declamatory Contest Winners Named in County Event
Miss E Ber tha Burrows presided as pronouncer and evening church contests featured strong performances. In 4th grade Gladys Rhode won with several finalists including Doris Kirk Clarice Morton and others. 7th 8th grade Audrey Travis took first with Robert Barstow second, while high school title went to Theodore Little and runner up Marcelle Bunge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Bertha Burrows
Patience Abernathy
Gladys Rhode
Doris Kirk
Clarice Morton
Yvonne Graham
Harry McTigue
Kathrine Habura
Norman Carmichael
Howard Dunston
Atty
L. B. Donley
John T. Raftis
Kathrine Kulzer
Delma Sullivan
Mary Sampson
Grace Garner
Helen Pearson
Carl Lee Shepherd
Helen Velliquette
H. S. Spedden
FE. C. Page
W. L. Sax
Columbia Garage Moves Across Street Under Rioth Management
The Columbia garage previously sold to Culver and Richardson Co. has relocated across the street from the old site. Geo L Rioth remains manager and keeps the Columbia name while transferring complete equipment and adding new features to the setup at the old Pacific garage location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Rioth
Columbia Garage
Culver & Richardson Co
Geo. L. Rioth
Pacific Garage
George L. Rioth
Automobile license crackdown to curb unsafe drivers
State Director L D McArdle and Director Fred J Dibble push enforcement of drivers licenses to aid peace officers and courts. Offenders lose licenses, renewals screened, and cooperation across agencies aims for safer highways this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. McArdle
Fred J. Dibble
McArdle
Highway Patrol
Dibble
Should Observe Care in Planting Strawberries
An article warns strawberry growers to follow state law before selling plants. It notes a quarantine on planting stock from fields infested with the strawberry root weevil and requires inspection by an authorized horticultural inspector to certify freedom from weevil.
Strawberry Plant Quarantine and Nursery Licensing Explained
The article warns that pests like the weevil threaten strawberry districts and urges quarantine measures. It explains nursery licensing and bonding to curb unscrupulous dealers and diseased plants, noting severe penalties for noncompliance. Details are available from L. R. Batson, Deputy Horticultural Inspector, Kettle Falls.
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L. R. Batson
Dep
Kettle Falls
Interesting Activities of Fraternal Societies
Fraternal groups hold meetings in Colville and Stevens county. W R C members urged to attend with G A R presence invited. Odd Fellows and Rebekahs celebrate 108th founding with songs readings and talks. Modern Woodmen host Alabama Minstrels cast party with boxing wrestling dancing and a roses bouquet to Eva Mills.
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Elks
W. Lon Johnson
Colville
Stevens County
The
Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs
Edward Nyholm
Noble Grand
Glen Crewse
E. R. LaVigne
J. C. Harrigan
Louis Strauss
LaVigne
E. C. Page
Gladys Rhodes
J. M. Huggins
Nigger Hunt
Victor Baird
Herbert Krueger
Modern Woodmen
Alabama Minstrels
Minstrels
Eva Mills
Cleo Scoles
Eva Coon
Neva Miller
Virgina Noble
Velma Foster
Gladys Casey
Edna Johnson
Beuna Setzer
Esther Khmke
Irene Gammage
Theis Johnson
Thelma Dorman
D. H. Phillips
Messrs
Edwin Johnson
Fay Baker
Osee Noble
Don Phillips
Jesse Casey
Louis Thurber
Colville Inchelium Plan Joint Fourth of July Celebration
Colville and Inchelium announce a shared Independence Day festival with Marcus the Fourth. The Colville Post American Legion will host an annual smoker, the Colville band will provide music, and the Colville baseball team plans a game and a baseball tournament. Anticipated crowds will come from Okanogan Spokane and nearby regions.
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Colville
Inchelium
Marcus
I J Lasswell Visited Spokane on Business This Week
I J Lasswell, a Spokane business visitor, spent this week in the city conducting meetings and exploring local opportunities. He met with executives and potential partners to discuss investments and collaborations.
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I. J. Lasswell
Spokane
John B Slater Tells About California
John B Slater recounts a misadventure leaving Los Angeles for Orange County and Anaheim in April, detailing a forced detour, frantic hotel searches, a night ride through glare-lit highways, and a serendipitous rescue by a churchgoer. He describes Orange’s hotel and the unexpected landscape shift to a verdant orange-growing plain.
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San Diego
Cal
Examiner
Los Angeles
Boniface
Anaheim
Anna
Santa Ana
Orange
Fortune
Henry
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Jeweler and Opticia
Colville, Washington
Colville Abstract CO
Frank Kostka
Bert Williams
Colville Song Shop
Hazel Emery
Fesgss
Topnoch Flour Mills
John B.slater
California
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