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Newspaper
Colville Examiner
Location
Colville, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1920
Page
2
Mrs. Myrtie Fish serves as Representative for Kettle Falls as the weekly summary captures events of interest to the Upper Columbia River Valley. The garden spot of the great northwest features regional notices and community updates.
Local score shows Valley defeating Kettle Falls 11 to 10 last Saturday in a close basketball contest. Attendance at the postgame dance was noted and community activity continues with games tonight and numerous social events around town.
The Meyers Falls Congregational Ladies Aid met at Mrs. L Vanasse home amid rain and snow. Prizes went to Mrs Harry Stephenson and Mrs Myron Spencer. Greenwood grange planned a Christmas program for Dec 24 with a feast and gift exchange.
Veronica Hoegers traveled from Spokane to visit family for two weeks. Kate Michel visited Mrs. Erickson. The West Side school reported a month with no absences or tardies among Mae King, Freda Wooley, Mar zella Toepel, Alice and Doris Lawrence, Vera Buchholtz, Ralph Toepel, Eddie Schuoler, Jacob and Chester Smith. Chester, Jacob Smith and Alice Lawrence earned large certificates for three months of perfect attendance. Local residents assisted with hog butchering and road donation work near Buchholtz farm a workday.
Local residents report visits from Roy Gordon and family in Greenwood while Gust Nelson buys a house from Herbert Krueger. Esther and Roderick Davis become new students. Alda Nelson works in Colville. Several shop trips and social visits appear, with wedding bells noted and a horse loss for Wm. Koerling.
Colville defeated Northport 29 to 27 in a rough boys game while the girls rolled 31 to 8. Sophomore girls lead cane rush after the Good Fellow ticket sale raises funds. Lunch room moves to new quarters. Dickens film Scrooge set for Tuesday show and a Christmas program planned. Petty speaks to boys as events unfold.
Miss Nathalie Noble represents Summit Valley News. Sunday guests included Mr. and Mrs. Brooks at the Duff home. Mrs. George Hague returned from Colville. Her daughter Vivian had another hospital operation Friday morning. Mrs. Raber and daughter Belva visited Spokane. G. N. Timmel, J. H. Timmel, and Laura Griffith visited Hugh Timmel’s home in Rice Sunday. Howard Hague and Sam Irvine waded through the snow to ...
Earl Phipps visits Meyers Falls relatives and recovers from a broken arm. Aleshire works as carpenter at North Port. Brown family and children from Meyers Falls stay with Hugh Phipps. Birgit Sundheim and Myrtle Aleshire visit Miss Mary Snyder for candy making. Tom Anderson moves his family back to Standard City.
Occupying the house vacated by John Martin, Mrs. Charles Martin shows health improvement after illness since Thanksgiving. The school enrolls twenty three pupils with John N. Hoffer teaching a satisfactory term. The literary society meets weekly, and on Nov 27 a basket social raised $60.75 after a debate program. Mr. Hoffer chaired as auctioneer and twelve baskets sold. The society bought Winston's Cumulative loose leaf encyclopaedia from the county superintendent.
Tea addressed the boys at the high school assembly last Thursday afternoon. The girls basketball team traveled to Marcus yesterday evening under coach Miss Weiler. The high school aided the Good Fellow Fund Benefit Concert on Monday the 18th with the glee club and a quartet performing. Superintendent G L Putnam spoke on Christmas Seals at the Colville theatre urging school based campaigns against alcoholism thrift and health initiatives.
Mrs. Motteler, living on the Moser ranch near Echo, Utah, died Thursday from self-inflicted gunshot amid despondency over illness. Her two sons, 24 and 19, were away logging when they found her after returning to the house. the coroner ruled death by own action. She was about fifty.
The funeral of Pat Delaney who died in San Francisco on the 12th will be from Quinn W McCord Undertaking parlors at 2 p m Sunday. Delaney a bachelor about 68 came to Stevens county in 1898 purchasing the Charles Kingsley place near Arden. He earlier mined in Montana and left $15000 when he later moved to Soap Lake Pasco and San Francisco for health. Relatives listed include John Dan Egan Mary Carrigatheer Mike Bridget Scott Mike Maggie Kennedy Thomas Mary Ann Garrity.
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