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Newspaper
Colville Examiner
Location
Colville, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1920
Page
3
The Colville Examiner issues every Saturday morning and is entered as second class matter. Subscription is $2 annually in advance, 50 cents for less than a year. Pontage for B C and foreign 50 cents extra. Advertising rate card available on request. C Harrigan editor proprietor Mary Lucas associate editor. Renewal notices mailed with label expiry.
Rolla Willett takes ten day lakes vacation as locals attend picnics and band concerts. Obits include Mrs Bertha Wiltermood in Spokane and Mrs Mary Holford in Narcisse. Colville Red Cross meeting July 20 features Fossie address and slides. Community projects, local births, and farm talks outline county activity.
Joseph Passoneau and Charles D Bohannan aided Colville County Agent Plumb in organizing the Inland Empire Milk Producers Association. A Wednesday meeting in the chamber of commerce discussed forming a branch to market milk more efficiently, stabilizing supply and ensuring fair economic returns for farmers.
Colville defeats Valley 6 to 3 in a tenacious Sunday matchup at home. Glen Snoddy pitched all nine innings for Colville while Oaks allowed nine strikeouts. Key moments include J Rogers two-base hit and Wyatt scoring runs, with Valley rallying early and tying twice before Colville pulled ahead in the seventh inning.
Sabbath school every Saturday. Christian Science service Sundays at 1 and 11? chapel. Wednesday 8. Mass mornings first third Sundays at eight. second fourth Sundays at ten. Rev E Bell officiating. Sunday school 10. Evangelistic services at Orin each Wednesday. Prayer meeting Thursday evening. Women sew for the poor each Wednesday afternoon at the church.
Reverend C. H. Alborn pastor leads regular services Sunday with Junior BYP U at 3 PM. Prayer meeting Wednesday night. No preaching Sunday evening due to union services at the Christian church.
Robert H. Allen is the minister. Morning worship is scheduled at 11.
The item notes T A Meredith leading a Bible school at 10 with the lesson David Spares Saul's Life and a communion service at 11 on the topic When Christ Comes Will He Find Faith on the Earth. A song service by the congregation choir and male quartet precedes, followed by a Union evening service at the Congregational church with Rev. Allen speaking. An appeal for strong attendance at the next union service is included.
Rev J M Huggins pastoring with Sunday school at 10 a m and morning worship at 11 a m A union meeting follows at 8 p m with Rev Allen of the Methodist church to preach Everyone is invited An order for dismissal issued in the case I B Bruley versus Effie A Bruhm and Ellen Sud week guardian of Effie A Bruhn an insane person
This week the county court finalized adoptions for Blanche Evelyn and Juanita Peterman by Mr and Mrs A D Plumb of Chewelah and for Thomas J Brick and Dorothy Geraldine Brick by Mr and Mrs Peter Anderson. Earl C Hudspeth and Caroline Hudspeth sought to adopt Worth Bryant and Ivy Bryant. John Welty, executor of J Doyle's estate, filed final accounts and decrees. Decrees of final settlement and distribution issued in E A Metz estate. A decree quieting title in Hugh Naffe et ux v unknown heirs of John Cook was issued.
Joe recounts a scare after learning Baker Studio relocated to 80 Main Street into a large new Baker Music and Photo Studio in the former John B. Slater office beside Keller Hardware. Locals LT and another neighborchat with him, easing the shock.
Forest Center Telephone Co filed a petition with the Stevens County Board of County Commissioners seeking a franchise for a telephone line along and across State Road from Springdale to Valley, Hesseltine Road to section 18 township 30N, range 40E W M, and Gray Road to the State Road. A hearing is set for August 10, 1920, at 10:30 a.m. in the Commissioners room at Colville Court House. objections may be presented. Dated Colville Washington July 15, 1920. Will C. Spedden, County Auditor. First publication July 15 1920 Last publication August 7 1920.
Itching piles provoke profanity but infanity won't remove them. Van’s invention is recommended for itching bleeding or protruding piles. 60c at any drug store. For sale four high grade Jersey cows inquire at M A Strong blacksmith shop. J C Johnson Route 2 Colville. For sale 66 weeks old pigs $5 each Chas Bjerke Colville Route 3.
Notice to the public that C M Baker filed for a franchise with Stevens County Commissioners to cross a county road with a water ditch and flume. Hearing scheduled for August 11, 1920 at 10:00 a.m. in Colville Courthouse to hear objections from any interested party.
Bids will be received until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday August 3 1920 at the city clerk’s office Colville Washington for furnishing all material labor and performance of work to install concrete sidewalk and curb quantities.
Colville advertises bids for sidewalk and street paving on NORTH MAIN STREET SECOND AVENUE TH AVENUE NORTH DAWK STREET BIRCH AVENUE OCTH MLM STREET SOUTH MAPLE STREET with precise measurements curb sizes drains and crosswalks. Specifications demand unit prices per linear foot and per cubic yard and require a five percent certified check with bids due by July 31 1920.
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