Sheriff W H Graham Faces Head Tax Backlash in Stevens County
The Stevens County Sheriff and deputies faced protests while collecting a $5 head tax levied by the legislature. Officers reported hardship for poor families, with 2815 names totaling $14,075 turned over for collection and over $10,000 collected by the sheriff. The dog tax and floating laborer issue complicated efforts, while critics argued the tax targets the masses and not wealth.
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Stevens County
W. H. Graham
Sheriff Graham
D. F. Ham
C. A. Ledgerwood
Sheriff’s Office
Potatoes Price Outlook and Local Grower Notes
Northwest potato expert Frank W. Vines predicts rising retail prices as 75 percent of potatoes fall to dealers. Growers sold early for about 25 a ton while dealers seek 80, with anticipated dealer margins pushing retail prices up by roughly 50 percent before next June. Seed potato demand remains steady, especially Netted Gem, while Colville area shipments and county totals are outlined. Also covered is the Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan ceremony in Colville with 22 candidates, a dinner for 110, and members from Spokane and Marcus.
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Northwest
Frank W. Vines
Colville
Stevens County
Washington
Yakima
Farm Bureau
Dramatic Order
Knights of Khorassan
Congregational Church
Spokane
Geo. H. Dreher
F. S. Thomas
D. H. Parsons
R. F. Benedict
W. A. Acorn
W. Lon Johnson
C. A. Hagen
Matt Scherette
W. L. Sax
Geo. J. Beardsley
John Coogan
E. P. Wheeler
J. M. Huggins
T. A. Lynch
Marcus
F. G. Campbell
W. W. Morgan
J. D. Hayes
J. H. Yarwood
A. W. Eastman
FE. Kirk
C. S. Johnson
H. C. Kloffenbach
Tyros
Christmas Seals Support Local Health Crusade Effort
December marks the sale of three color lithographed Christmas Seals by the National Tuberculosis Association. In Stevens County proceeds fund school health programs to teach sanitation and healthy habits, with parcels contributing to local programs and the Modern Health Crusade through county, state, and national associations.
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National Tuberculosis Association
County League
State Association
National Association
Stevens County
United States
W. R. P. Emerson
Boston
Health Round Table
County head tax tale amid looming collection
The sheriff’s office faces next year’s tax collection with hope that county residents will pay their head tax without complaint. Officials must endure the constant tales of woe from taxpayers, while remaining unable to be complacent about the levy.
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Sheriff’s Office
State Taxpayers’ League
Lister
Addy State Bank Moves Into New Fireproof Building
The Addy State Bank occupies a one story brick structure on Main street with a manganese safe time lock and steel safety deposit boxes. The bank two years old reports the new building and equipment justified by rising business, despite a burglary last June.
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Addy State Bank
Addy Bank Leadership and Post Office Move
First National Bank of Colville names Henry R. Spedden as vice president and Clarence Ostrum as cashier. The bank building in Addy to be repurposed for the Addy post office under Postmaster Louis H. Guernsey.
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First National Bank of
Colville
Addy Bank
Henry R. Spedden
Bond and Insurance
First National
Clarence Ostrum
Bank At
Louis H. Guernsey
Addy
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Rich
Colville Abstract
Frank Kostka
Colville, Washington
Colville Long Shop
Hazel Emery
Topnoch Flour Mills
Sheriff's Office
Dokkies
Seal Sale
Hugh Waddell
The
Colville Citizen
South America
Porto Rico
Venezuela
W. F. Montange
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Santurce
Venzuela
J. R. Montange
Caracas
la Guire
la Guira
U. S
Hullard
Lauretta
Montange
Great Northern
DeLaney and Carlson
Crown Willamette Paper Company
Pulp Siding
Oregon
H. C. Barnes
D. S. Diehl Mills
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