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Newspaper
Colville Examiner
Location
Colville, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1921
Page
11
Weekly roundup highlights from Kettle Falls and the Upper Columbia River Valley. Mrs. Myrtie Fish serves as Representative for Kettle Falls, signaling local civic activity and regional interests in the great northwest garden spot.
A Saturday night church event at St Peter’s with Rev H J Gurr plus a large church food sale at Kelleys store named by Presbyterian Ladies Aid. Local updates include guests from Alberta and Spokane, elections, social events, illnesses, and travel notices across Meyers Falls and surrounding areas.
The News of Greenwood reports a stormy afternoon as the Social club, led by Mrs. S. H. Bender, gathered to sew. Future plans list a Dec. 14 meeting with Mrs. F Gordon Sr. and various Colville visitors and local residents are named through the week.
Frank Kenady returns home from Oklahoma visit while relatives gather in Addy and Washington. Grange officers elected at Addy. Washington Progressive Grange master to attend show. Summit Valley reports Christmas visits from G H Timmel and Nathalie Noble. pre social earns $21.90. local farms discuss potato seed sales and county drive.
J H McKerrick visited Colville while Deputy sheriffs Ledgerwood and Ham toured Aladdin on official business. P H Grace visited Colville. A Spirit school entertainment is set for Friday Dec 9 followed by a basket social and dance. Elmer Connelly bought a new work horse. St Phillips traveled to Colville in a Reo Speed Wagon. Lee Connelly and wife of Colville visited the Connellys. Mark Hanna visits Elmer Turig this week. A C Woodard and family moved onto Fred Draper’s homestead last week.
The Meyers Falls Community Ladies Aid held its annual Christmas sale and chicken supper, raising $84. Call president Mrs. Frank Mark for items left unsold. Mr. and Mrs. A W Smith hosted a Saturday supper with Christmas decorations for ten guests.
Representative West Side Addy Marzella Toepel and Glen Singer, longtime ranch worker near Molson, returned home Saturday. A social gathering honored Doris Lawrence on her birthday at the D. B. Johnson home with refreshments and social time.
S. B. Kohlstaedt visits the district school while a barber of Colville shoppes. Mrs. Beard and Mrs. Myers visit Colville. Beth McKibbon returns to school after illness. The Gleason Rock Wall farm and B. B. Farm stump pullers demo a stump puller. Myers brothers report good picric acid use. Kohlstaedt and J. Harris ship a cattle car to Spokane. Douglas Falls Farm Bureau meets to discuss the county convention in Colville with two resolutions urging Farm Bureau News coverage.
Local notes report visits from Mrs Frank Knefel and Mrs John King to Spokane and travels of Merton Strommen and Kate Nagle. Mrs Bessie Thompson returns from Portsmouth Ohio praising Washington. Bazaar by Ladies Aid raises 80 dollars and gains thanks. K of P hall contract let to Mr Hayes with work starting.
Marcus School outlines the season opener against Kettle Falls for girls on December 10 at home, with a veteran lineup led by Erma Menath and Celestine Nagle. Boys and girls teams gain managers, a yell leader, a play by juniors, and ongoing Farm Bureau community updates accompany school events and local notices.
The Addy Commercial Club resolves to protest the sale of filled milk and butter substitutes by village merchants. It cites dairy industry importance in Washington and Stevens county advantages and asks merchants and neighboring chambers to cooperate. Signed by W. W. McCormick president and Herbert W. Ward secretary.
Fifty cooperative marketing associations have copied the Wheat Growers' plan across the United States, with a combined membership of 300 000. Critics of the Packers and Stockyards Act say it targets selling agencies while Kay Wood of the Chicago stock exchange alleges a campaign to push commission men into poverty or government service. W A Morrow of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation argues commission agencies are public utilities and deserve regulation. Credit the Farm Bureau with another score. A very successful week was spent in the Columbia River district by.
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