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Newspaper
Colville Examiner
Location
Colville, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1920
Page
7
Mrs. Myrtie Fish serves as Representative for Kettle Falls in a weekly digest of regional happenings. The column highlights local civic notes and notable events from the Upper Columbia River Valley garden spot of the great northwest.
Miles Llewellyn visits Cecil Colvin from Northport then returns home. Edith Parks of Harvey visits Florence and Mildred Fish for two days. J B Robertson travels to Colville for an indefinite stay. Florence Fish visits Mrs. Harry Stephenson. Mr and Mrs Guy Southwick and son Karl in Spokane. Minnie Kirkland returns home from Hartline after weeks with Martha Wiegelt. The Wrigleys move to the Bert Williams house. Mrs Wrigley will teach 7th and 8th grades. Heaths move into the vacated house. Heath bought it from Jennie Clary two months ago. Charles Rothen named marshal after Fred Bevan resigns. Geo Levan buys McMeckin property on Delaware. Della Tuttle of Chicago visits Julia Beaman. A picnic honors Cecil Colvin on Friday August 18 at 6:50 pm with free ice cream. Mrs Greenwald and daughter journey to Cincinnati for burial duties. Dr Harry A Greenwald and wife join in Chicago. Mrs Greenwald and daughter plan stay in Ohio. Help wanted for fall and winter. Mrs N Elsie Wrigley advertises Box 251. Dance at Columbia pavilion Marcus on Saturday night August 7.
Ernest Giese proprietor announces the Kettle Falls Meat Market is open for business again. Fresh and salted meat is kept on hand and the shop manufactures its own sausage lard bacon and hams.
Meyers Falls residents report moves as P Wrigley and family relocate to Kettle Falls with Mrs Wrigley teaching there. The Dowells plan a Tekoa visit after selling their home and furniture. A farewell party honors Mrs Dowell with a teacher apron as friends wish them well.
Summit Valley News reports on visits and travels: Nathalie Noble and Christina Haburn return from Spokane summer school. Isak Forslund and Will go to Colville on business. several residents travel to Colville for speeches and shopping. Farmers discuss pests, harvests, sunflowers, hay, and threshers. local social visits noted with Grange songs and community news.
The Grange held a Sunday picnic on Dominion school grounds with about 50 attendees. Mr Blackwell had a visiting brother from England. J H Sachs and wife drove to Nelson last week, noting good roads except near Northport. They toured Trail smelter, a major employer of 1400 workers, and crossed the Columbia River at Castle Gar after a ferry outage, aided by CPR official Mr Miller who allowed railroad bridge crossing. The couple were joined by John Kay and Eleanor Georges during travel with Mrs Kay returning to Nelson Monday and Mrs Georges heading to Spokane Thursday.
A brief humorous exchange shows a diner asking about their steak while a waiter hints at tipping. The diner reveals the potato is the joke’s punchline, adding a light moment to a meal.
In Lord Fisher’s Records a dinner at his home featured an archbishop and a famed conjurer. After a card game the host found the new pack missing, only to discover the archbishop secretly carried his own pack in his pocket, prompting a mortified reaction from the holy man.
The only goat milk condensary in the world is in Pesadora San Mateo county 45 miles south of San Francisco. Widemann goat milk laboratories run a herd of 600 milk goats per the California development board annual report. Milk goats resist tuberculin. demand from physicians for tubercular patients and infants far exceeds supply. Interest in this dairying branch grows with rising demand for breeding stock and imports. In two years statewide goat numbers rose about 50 percent as families buy them.
A girl swimming with her father in the Zwartkops River South Africa cried out in terror when she realized a large unseen swimmer approached. The father pulled her to safety from the water near the jetty after she mistook a shark for her father’s early playful ducking.
Describes Eskimo women softening leather for boots from reindeer seal or dogskin, Breton sabots carved from wood, Athens guards in red leather with large pompons, and the iconic wooden shoes of Holland as some of the world’s most curious footwear traditions.
An Australian doctor proposes scientific first aid for lawmakers. Royal commissioners of science would be appointed in each house to be heard on science matters, devote full time to the work, and receive salaries to attract top talent.
Near Deal England children unearthed the skeleton of an ancient warrior near Sandown castle. The remains showed Christian burial with feet eastward. A round hole in the skull suggested a wound from a sling stone or battle spear. Researchers think the warrior or seaman was buried after a sea fight in the Downs.
The American Forestry Association notes bluebirds arrive early in spring in the northern U S from southern winters. Some hardier birds reach southern New England. They nest in boxes, crevices, or tree holes, lining nests with grasses. Females pale compared to males.
A reminiscence cites a Selden note that abundance lies not only in wealth but in an un coveted spirit, urging readers to value inner virtue over material gains.
A travelogue celebrates a 200 mile northbound trip from Manila to Baguio, praising 8500 miles of macadam roads, the Philippine hydroelectric potential, and the climate and scenery from tropical lowlands to pine ridges. It notes Baguio's rapid growth, elevation, and appeal as a temperate, healthy retreat for teachers and Americans.
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