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Newspaper
Colville Examiner
Location
Colville, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1916
Page
3
The Colville Examiner announces subscription rates and payment terms with four options and in advance policy. It outlines renewal notices, handling of expired subscriptions, and change of address procedures, plus advertising rate card availability and acceptance of stamps checks drafts or money orders.
The county commissioners set a special meeting for Tuesday December 26 to finalize old bills and finish unfinished business.FP M Stine filed a tax foreclosure against Green Realty Co on thirty acres northwest of Rossburg for 1913 15 taxes totaling 59. A petition by Mrs Margaret Turley asking O N Bell be appointed administrator of Benjamin P Turley estate is on file. Heirs listed include Mrs Rhoda Crowe and William Turley. Various suits to foreclose notes and liens are filed against properties near Hunters Chewelah and Orin. A death by suicide is reported in Bossburg of Frank Reader age 79 a Civil War veteran. A naturalization hearing is continued for several immigrants. The state cost per capita table is released with notable reductions overall. Lumber industry updates note Diamond Match purchases and strong output from Stevens county mills.
Valley enjoys a rapid revival with magnesite deposits shifting the town from a railroad trading point to a regional hub. New construction includes a 20 room hotel, a 5,000 dollar Catholic church, multiple residences and warehouses, and a 25 000 dollar bank. Nine miles northwest marble camps employ 50 men with two daily freight cars to Chicago. A wedding in Colville and local business investments underscore the expansion.
Attorney Lo B. Donley, prosecuting attorney elect, has named John T. Raftis as an office associate. Raftis, son of James and Mrs. Raftis of Chewelah, grew up in Stevens County and pursued education at Gonzaga University, earning an AB, then completed an LL B at Georgetown University Law Center. He was admitted to the Washington state bar in Olympia last October.
A Marcus Washington meeting discussed building a foot bridge across the Columbia River linked with the Great Northern bridge. Superintendent R. Landis reported to St. Paul the plan requires privileges, the river bridge has long been closed to pedestrians due to danger.
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