John B Slater Praises Oakland California Attractions
John B Slater extols Oakland California as a traveler’s playground noting luxury hotels fine colleges including Mills College, grand Moorish styled residences, and a mild climate with Lake Merritt as a focal point. He highlights the Wild Duck Festival drawing tens of thousands, the municipal auditorium and a natural history museum, and ends with a hint of continuation on page ten.
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San Diego
California
Dear Examiner
Oakland
Mills College
Bay
Golden Gate
Pacific Ocean
Lake Merritt
Gambol
Natural History
Schedule of the Coming Events
Feb 3 Debate Colville high school versus Walla Walla high school at M E church Feb 6 American Legion play Colville theater Feb 14 18 Northwest Mining convention Spokane Feb 28 Shrove Tuesday Mar 1 Ash Wednesday Mar 21 Vernal equinox Apr 9 Palm Sunday Apr 16 Easter Sunday Jun 22 Summer solstice
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Colville High School
Walla Walla High School
M. E. Church
American Legion
Colville Theater
Northwest Mining
Spokane
Colville Valley Savings and Loan Pays 6 Percent Dividend
The Colville Valley Savings and Loan Association reports a 6 percent annual dividend after seven months of operation with an 8 percent dividend for 1921. The Colville organization has 72 members with stock, plans 1922 rates up to 8 percent, and seeks more local residents to become stockholders. Officers are unpaid and serve as part of a city asset. Annual stockholders meeting set for Jan 10 to elect 1922 directors.
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Colville
O. F. Vinson
C. L. Baker
Bank of Colville
Horace R. Williams
Stevens County Power and Light Company
Weather summary for Colville December 1921 report
December in Colville showed a maximum 54 on the 12th and a minimum -2 on the 31st with an average 25, 1.6 below normal. Precipitation reached 1.03 inches, including 5.5 inches of snow, 0.84 below normal. Clear days 7, cloudy 19, part cloudy 5. Sax and Harrigan compile 1921 data: total precipitation 16.83 inches vs 17.62 normal. snow 69 inches, second only to 1904’s 75.4 inches.
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Colville
W. L. Sax
U. S
J. C. Harrigan
Sax
Weather Summary for Colville Valley a Century Ago
January through December show five months with normal snowfall in Colville, except 1919 had none in December. The 1921 yearly average temperature was 47.6, above the normal 46.9. October warmer than September. December coldest at 25. June warmest at 69.5. Coldest day 10 November 19. warmest days 88 August 8 and 138 July. One cloudy day in July, two in August, and total 141 cloudy days for the year. Good rainfall over three years improved crops. moisture soaked in before colder weather. Ground frozen on January 1, a few inches deep.
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Colville
Colville Chamber Chooses Leaders and Plans 1922 Goals
The Colville Chamber of Commerce reorganized with new board members Dale Jones Irving D. Sill A L Rogers Sig Dilsheimer and W W Campbell and elected officers Dale Jones president Irving D. Sill vice president A L Rogers treasurer John T. Raftis secretary The group outlined plans for a community rest room library and possible swimming pool plus 1922 budget and fundraising targets. The Hagenbuch Lumber lease renewals promise mill operation by July 1 1922 and new industry payroll for Colville. A July 4 celebration and spring construction activity are anticipated amid a hopeful outlook for a prosperous year.
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Colville Chamber of Commerce
Dale Jones
Irving D. Sill
A. L. Rogers
Sig Dilsheimer
W. W. Campbell
John T. Raftis
Colville
Grange in Turmoil Over Hall and Leadership Fight
The Ft Colville Grange near Colville faces a split between Washington State Grange supporters and Bouck Western Progressive factions. A contested hall title, dual officer slates, suspensions of Bouck adherents, and pending Jan 14 meetings create a polarized dispute with Fred Nelson expected to preside and 60 members under dispute.
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Ft. Colville
Colville
Grange
Washington State Grange
Western Progressive
Bouck Grange
Union Progressive Granp
Bouck
White Lake
Washington State
Old Grange
Milo Boughner
Wahsington State Grange
P Ck Grange
Fred Nelson
R. J. Graham
Lydia Monroe
Elizabeth Griffith
Ellen Heberling
Bathiah Schaber
Florence Graham
John F. Vine
C. A. Spicer
E. A. Griffith
R. Severtson
R. W. Petts
H. J. Plumb
James Chase
George H. DeGreif
James Crawford
Homer E. Heritage
J. D. Goakey
Willis Chase
Fred Martin
W. H. Moore
C. L. Landphere
Walter Myers
Max Myers
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Ikat
Richs TS
Jeweler and
Opticia
Colville, Washington
Colville Abstract
Stevens County
Frank Kostka
Columbia Grafonolas
Song Shop
Colville Laundry
Chapman & Simpson
Topnoch Flour Mills
John B.slater
Bay Country
San Francisco
Loan Association
Chamber Commerce Annual Meeting
Ft. Colville Grange
Mill Creek
Mill Creek Grange
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