Notice of Drainage District Election in Stevens County
An election will be held on August 24, 1908 at the residence of William in Stevens County Washington to determine if Drainage District No. 2 should be organized under state law and to elect three Drainage Commissioners. The district comprises about 5700 acres with lines defined by a long land boundary description in township 36 north range 38–39, E W M. Polls open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and ballots will read Drainage District yes or no along with the three commissioner names.
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William
Washington
State of
County of
Stevens
Board of County Comms
Colville
Stevens County
Said Township
Sai” Ship and Range
Tion
Said
S¢ Township
Range
Ss. Township
Township 36
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Roosevelt
United States Senate
National
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Washinon
Denver
William Jennings Bryan
United States
State of Washington
Lumber for Building and Finishing Needs
An Examiner advertisement promotes a wide range of lumber from ordinary boards to high grade dimension and finish lumber. It emphasizes that a house cannot be built without lumber and invites customers to visit for printing services in connection with the advertisement.
Fires Loon Lake residents fight back as careless shooting rises
Local notes report frequent fires and near misses from stray gunfire while residents urge caution. Mrs. L B Week narrowly escaped shots while picking gooseberries, and others travel to Spokane for business, with porch work and a new electric railway meeting planned for August.
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L. B. Week
Moss
Adams
Colville
Lonquist
Spokane
George Hurd
Fred Dunlap
Gherkie
Ernest Horr
Loon Lake
Improvement Club
Wesley Morgan
Davenport
Arthur Roberson
Resolutions of Condolence for D M Hurt
The Supreme Being took from our midst the beloved son of our esteemed brother D M Hurt. S S Stevens Lodge No 143 Knights of Pythias extends deepest sympathy to the hurt family and wife. A copy of these resolutions is sent to Brother Hurt and spread on lodge records and Colville newspapers. Committee members W F Diffenbacher C H Pierce John B Slater. Dated August 10.
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D. M. Hurt
S. S. Stevens Lodge No. 143
Knights of Pythias
Hurt
Colville
W. F. Diffenbacher
C. H. Pierce
John B. Slater
A. D
Democratic Platform Urges Tariff Reform and Trust Controls
The 1908 Washington Democratic platform denounces the 1897 tariff, calls for a nonpartisan tariff commission, free lists for essentials, high duties on luxuries, and production-based duties. It urges trust regulation, railroad rate oversight, bank guarantees, emergency currency, postal savings, graduated tax, direct senatorial elections, river improvements, and a prohibition on liquor. It also supports eight-hour work for miners, eight hours for women, employer liability laws, and state land and school funding safeguards.
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Republican Party
Democratic Party
Congress
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Treasury Department
Local Officials and Churches List for Stevens and Colville
A compiled roster shows city leaders for Stevens County and Colville, including mayoral and council members, clerks, treasurers, sheriffs, and other officers. It also lists churches and church schedules with denominations, pastors, and service times, plus Masonic and Eastern Star chapters and meeting dates.
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Snake River
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First National Bank Building
John S. Anderson
Rickey Block
A. L. Knapp
R. A. Thayer
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C. H. Parliament
Edgar Lemman
Hunters
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J. B. Thomas
William Buckley
Thomas Aspend
F. R. Vanish
H. V. Lynch
Bitter Root
Doc Bunnelle
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A. E. Baughman
Arden, Wash
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Frank A. Savage
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Geo. H. Shaver
W. H. Graham
Frank F. Bottorff
J. A. Rochford
Daisy Hard
L. B. Harvey
George Stenger
M. C. Kelly
F. A. Savage
C. E. Wingham
al Lynch
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A. B. Lansburn
L. C. Josseph
J. M. Williams
W. E. Murray
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A. F. Perkins
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Immaculate Conception
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S. J. Vance
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Epworth
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Young People's Meeting
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Henry Purdue
Opera Home
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H. L. Savage
Belle Hall
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W.M
H. Wade Bailey
Masonic Hall
Royal Arch Masona
F. Leo Grinstead
A. B. Sanaburn
Order of Eastern Star
Hattie Jenseph
W. M
Margaret Reid
C. F
Bins Phillips
N.G
Clyde Heberling
C. P
P. B. Kenoyer
O. P. Hall
Rebekah Lodge
Emma Graham
Alma Peterson
O. O. F. Hall
Isaac Lo Stevens
C.C
DM. Hart. K
Rand
LO. O. F. Hall
Colville Aerie
Order of Eagles
J. E. Mason
Eagles’ Hall
Tamarack
Modern Woodmen of America
F. R. Yanish
V.C
F. B. Goetter
W. J. Cornwall
W. R. Baker
Harold Dexter
Millville
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Guy Brouillet
Lee
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Polk’s Gazetteer
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