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Newspaper
Colville Examiner
Location
Colville, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1920
Page
6
A compact weekly roundup highlights events across the Columbian River Valley, bearing attention to regional happenings in the Pacific Northwest. Mrs Myrtle Pish and Representative Nettle Palls are noted among local figures shaping the week's public life.
Alma Marie Weigelt married Harry Austin Smith at 5 pm Tuesday with Rev. W A Beaumont officiating in front of 18 relatives. The ceremony featured pink and white decor and orange blossoms from Long Beach. The couple will reside in Colville after July 15 and the groom works for Standard Oil Co. at Colville.
Mrs A L Swanson and Mrs M M Fish hosted Masons Widows Night with cards and prizes to Mrs J B Robertson and Mrs N B Wheeler. Edith Root and Monty Morris wed in Colville then plan a camping trip and settling in Kettle Falls. Keith Richards returned home Monday. Mr and Mrs Fred Wolfle of Spokane visited Mr and Mrs Geo Bevan. Mrs Wolfle is Bevan's niece.
The Noctor place sold to John Olsen of Colville and is now occupied by the Silver Underwood family who moved in this week. Numerous local notices recount visits, family events, church and lodge activities, illnesses, celebrations, and scores from a Greenwood area ball game.
Odell Robbins is home visiting his father Lee Robbins. Mrs Makala Potts and children visit her father G Winnings. Mr and Mrs Lute Scott of Colville were in the neighborhood last. Miss Hattie Winnings and Viola Countryman drove to Addy Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Chas Spafford and children returned from Colville last Sunday. Velma, ill with diphtheria, is much improved.
Mrs James MenMuir represents Church and Garrison Flats in local notes. Visitors arrive from Spokane Cove Oregon Myncaster and Myncaster B C with updates on health travel and family. A fire destroyed the Sam Morrow house while the family was away. only a sewing machine survived.
Miss Nathalie Noble returns from Weisner Idaho and Durkee Oregon after visiting family. Farmers report haying under a short crop while many locals travel for visits and fishing trips at Lake Pend Oreille. August Timmel dies at about 75 in the valley. funeral held with two clergy. The Johnson mill shuts for boiler installation and local roads are being improved to connect to the state road.
A Dodge and Ford caravan camped four days at Black Lake catching Rainbow and Silver trout before returning Saturday. A Rosalia party toured Black Lake via Nel Tulg ers road, the first car over the route. The Colville Nonpartisan League held a convention at Palace theater choosing candidates for state and county offices and laying plans for a $50 000 summer resort on Loon Lake while scheduling hearings and estate actions for July.
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