City council wraps up November finances and bids
City council reports November water collections of 481.25 dollars and fines and licenses totaling 23 dollars. Bids for a city hall addition were awarded to Chan St Clair at 188 dollars. Election judges named for December 8. A new Colville Valley Cooperative Supply Company is formed with 50000 dollars capital to create a cash market for farm produce. Bucklen Amica Salve advertises 25 cent sale with guaranteed healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stenger
Parks
Marshal Murray
Ivah Street
Janet
Still
Ivah
Pearl
Miner
Mary
Hooker
Sophia
Anne
Washington
F. R. Vanish
Lee Gaman
Chan St. Clair
St. Clair
C. M. Durland
Louis G. Keller
L. M. McFarland
John S. Anderson
B. R. Coffman
A. B. Lansburn
Colville
Sophomore Play The Hero of the Gridiron At Colville High
Colville High School Sophomore class presents The Hero of the Gridiron a five act college farce Friday December 11 under Miss Fowler. The cast includes Harry Randolph and Ruth Randolph with campus scenes and football theme. Also notes include local sightings of lost glasses and local business changes in Colville news.
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Colville
Colville High School
Harry Randolph
The
White Horse
Clark Millspaugh
Trix
Chas. Wright
Frank Barnes
Case Seeesees Lee Mantz
Fred Wheeler
Merle Copley
Walter French
Lloyd Hahn
John Taylor
Robert Lee
Bouncer
Delta Beta
T. L. Tintype
Raymond Gilbert Ruben Rustic
Haystack Ranch
Wilbur McKibben
Mr. Randolph
Harry
Karl Sax Maud Davis
Rachel McMillan
Ruth Randolph
Dollie Martin
Miss Prue
Grace Miner
Hazel Aspend
Bank Statement Listing Assets and Cash Reserves
State of Washington Stevens county bank report shows assets including loans and discounts 123188.77 overdrafts 1871.4 U S bonds to secure circulation 25000.00 premiums on U S bonds 96464 and securities 35408.54 banking house 16967.10 other real estate 2588.75 due from state banks 6045.20 due from reserve agents 80978.00 checks and cash items 2655.10 notes of other national banks 670.10 fractional currency 318.48 lawful money reserve 2461 redemption fund 13120 total assets 264541.09 cashier Hugh Waddell swears the statement true with four signatories J H Youns Gro W Seat F A Cromain
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
U. S
U.S. Treasy
State of Washington
Stevens
Hugh Waddell
J. H. Youns
Gro. W
F. A. Cromain
Colville Drug Company Formed in Main Street Building
The Colville Drug Company is incorporated with 6000 shares and a $4000 stock of drugs to be stocked in the Reynolds building corner of Main and Still, with Dr A G Smith likely to manage. Projected completion around Feb 1. Also theatrical at the Opera House Dec 14-15 by Women’s Guild.
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Colville Abstract Co
New Drug Company
University of Michigan At
Ann Arbor
Oregon
Washington
Smith
Opera House
Woman's Guild of the Episcopal Church
Andrew Jackson
Squills
W. H. Jackson
Colville
Order of the Eastern Star
Mary Goodhue Sherwood
Brother Sherwood
Flora Dingle Jesseph
Alma Peterson
Charles Adams
Washington Educational Association joint institute planned
Stevens county teachers join Spokane and Lincoln counties for a Washington Educational Association program to be held in Spokane the week of December 28 with at least four thousand dollars spent. Notable speakers include Dr. Schurman Dr. McMussay and Miss Bender with rail fare reduced to one and one third for members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ Institute
Washington Educational Association
Stevens County
Spokane
Lincoln
Schurman
Cornell
Chas. McMussay
Institute
Colville
Daisy L. Hard
Parker Parker's Letter From Rupert Idaho Revels in Local Growth
A letter from Parker in Rupert Idaho describes travel from Colville to Hood River and The Dalles, details Minidoka irrigation project with 1000 homestead entries, and notes a government town of 300 with 26 businesses. He predicts eastern capitalists arriving, government land expansion, and new irrigation growth. The piece ends with social notes on the Congregational church tea, a Yakima visitor, and revival services.
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Parker Rupert
Idaho
Stevens County
Colville
Coville
Spokane
Portland
Coos Bay
Douglas
Caves
Coquill
Columbia River
Hood River
Mt. Hood
Dalles
Echo
Oregon
Umatilla
Hainer
Nampa
Twin Falls
Minadoka
Government Reclamation Service
Rupert
R. H. Parker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Drayage
Colville Truck & Dray Line
Colville Paint and Paper Store
Busch Bros
Colville, Washington
Cronin Hotel
Albert Loiselle
B. F. Hammond
Stevens County Orchard Company
Addy
A. W. Haas
Milwaukee
Wis
Hass
Middle
J. M. Stevens
H. M. McCauley
Clementine A. Barman
David Barman
M. Shulein
Davenport’s
Emery L. Hall
Maria Jacobson
Rossburg
J. R. Hall
Colville Valley Grange
Leo F. Zelinski
Gibson St
Buffalo
N. Y
Bucklen
Frank B. Goetter
Meyers Falls
George Pettingill
Peck
Will McDonald
E. E. Wright
J. J. English
Wright & Company
McDonald
California
Wright
Don M. Durland
First National
State of
National Bank
Anc
Jrasern
Sau
John D. Astergould
W. FE. Ditfenbacher
Lem Tucker
L. BK
Josseph Hap Hazard Russell Bartlett Tamarack Hankinson
Henry R.spedden Hooker Jenkins
Carl A. Buchanan
Jim Feeney
E M. Heinie Bell Boy
Vivian Algernon Snitznoodle
A. B. Mathe
Tom Squills Lloyd A, Rochford
Agnes Watson
Marjorie Ide
Mrs. Gee, Burdsal
Mary Ide
Vivian Darling
M. Heifie
Mary Sparks
L. B. Harve
Coffman
Arizona
Peter
H. Cox
W. F. Diffenbacher
Colville Lodge No
1.C.C.F
AL Miller
Secy
Memoriam
Examiner
Edison
America
Harlow & Farrington
Heimbach & Co
Ladies’ Aid Society of
Congregational Church
Cameron Acorn
L. O. Meiggs
North Yakima
House of Representatives
O. J. Gist
Christian Church
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