Pleasant Valley Seeks County Taxpayers League Formation
Residents of Pleasant Valley form a Stevens County Taxpayers League to push tax cuts. After two mass meetings at the Quillisascut grange, organizers plan a Colville gathering August 11 and 12 to coordinate countywide action and endorse fiscally economical candidates. About 100 people attended the July 19 meeting.
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Pleasant Valley
Quillisascut Grange Hall
Stevens County
Colville
Court House
League
Grange Hall
Hunters Meet Over River Road Road Abandonment Debate
About 1000 residents gathered at Hunters last Sunday to discuss abandoning state highway No 22. Speakers included W Lon Johnson J M Glasgow Thos I Oakshott J S Lane Joseph Hudspeth and J Stanley Webster. They argued the road is needed despite administration plans to abandon it and lack of federal aid.
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Hunters
Columbia River
W. Lon Johnson
J. M. Glasgow
Thos. I. Oakshott
J. S. Lane
Joseph Hudspeth
J. Stanley Webster
Republican National Administration
Webster
C. R. McMillan
Lister
Kettle Falls
Davenport
Colville Loses Pioneer Resident for 37 Years
The funeral of Mrs. Jessie B. Habern who died at her Colville home July 15 was held at McCord parlors. Pioneers of Stevens County served as pallbearers. Rev J M Huggins led the service. She moved to Colville 37 years ago as Miss Harvey and taught school before marrying Frank Habein.
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Jessie B. Habern
Colville
McCord Undertaking
J. M. Huggins
Congregational Church
Glenn Crewse
W. H. Jackson
Susie Lommell
R. E. Lee
Thos. Aspend
C. W. Winter
F. B. Goetter
C. R. McMillan
Stevens County
Habein
Miss Harvey
Fruitland
Frank Habein
Stringent Order on Setting Fires Across Stevens County
Fire Warden Pape orders deputies to arrest anyone starting fires in or near timber until rainfall stops spread. Province faces multiple fires north of Lake City and west of Echo, with deer fled through flames, and water holes drying up. Fire crews, local deputies, and timber patrols mobilized. picnickers blamed for many blazes.
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Stevens County
Pape
John Welty
Aladdin
Meadow Creek
Lake City
Echo
Seven Devils
Calispell Peak
Deer Lake
Weicy
Calispell
Mr. Welty
Ed. Dwyer
Clayton
Frank Magers
Springdale
John Davies
Chewelah
J. Nugent
Northport
The
Timber Protective Association
Jack Howell
Colville
Henry Ames
Park Rapids
Henry Holst
Leadpoint
Kelly Jackson
Deepcreek
L. Weatherwax
Wm. Ottenbacher
Dominion
Seattle
Department of Agriculture
Welty
City Fire Bell Found a Home in Bandstand Park
With the old city hall and fire station torn down the three quarter ton fire bell found a new site in Bandstand Park northeast of the old building. Arrangements to use the Free Methodist bell in case of fire were not needed. Tampering or ringing the bell outside of a fire will be prosecuted.
Salvation Army Drive Under Way in Stevens County
The Spokane Salvation Army drives in Stevens County begin with local chairs in Chewelah, Kettle Falls, Northport, Valley, Springdale, Hunters, Daisy, Clayton, Leon Lake, Addy, Colville and more. Colville aims for 800 dollars with gifts from 5 to 25 dollars.
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Spokane Salvation Army
Stevens County
Chewelah
F. L. Reinoehl
F. W. Dickey
J. R. Jones
Kettle Falls
H. Munro
Marcus
D. R. Snyder
Northport
A. K. Ogilvie
Valley
John Kulzer
Springdale
C. O. Snapp
Hunters
J. M. Glasgow
Daisy
J. J. Charlton
Clayton
Mrs. Vere
Leon Lake
Oliver Gallaher
Addy
C. Ostrum
Colville
W. L. Sax
D. Harris
Ensign J. Barron
W. S. Kennedy
Spokane
Salvation Army
Employment Bureau
Buvreau
City Beautiful Effort Faces Doubts in Colville
A Colville editorial criticizes a city beautiful club and park board for failing to improve streets, yards, and parks over three years. It urges resignations of the bodies and calls on residents to take civic pride by cleaning yards, alleys, and front strips to curb weeds and unsightly growth.
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City Beautiful Club
City of
Colville
City Beautiful
Park Board
Primary Election Candidate Filings List
The following candidates filed for the September 12 primary: Democrats include Sheriff D F Ham Colville C A Ledgerwood Colville Commissioner Dist 2 E G Kohlstedt Colville P H Graham Boundary State Senator W Lon Johnson Colville Prosecuting Attorney Thomas I Oakshott Colville Auditor Dorothy Dexter Colville Treasurer J G Snoddy Colville W L Biggar Rice Sheriff John R Hunter Colville Ludwig P Johnson Colville Engineer T M Offutt Colville Harry C Henry Chewelah Representative Herman F Josef sky Harvey Commissioner Dist 1 Joe Hud speth Fruitland Commissioner Dist 2 J S Lane Boyds Assessor Chester R Wiley Colville.
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W. Lon Johnson
Colville
Thomas I. Oakshott
Dorothy Dexter
J. G. Snoddy
W. L. Biggar
Rice
John R. Hunter
Ludwig P. Johnson
T. M. Offutt
Harry C. Henry
Chewelah
Herman F. Josefsky
Harvey
Joe Hudspeth
Fruitland
J. S. Lane
Boyds
Chester R. Wiley
Horseshoes Becomes Colville Busy Season Pastime
With baseball thinning, Colville business men embrace horseshoes as a popular sport. A prize contest between W. Lon Johnson and Kenneth G. McKay ended with Johnson winning two of three games. McKay hosted a dinner for Johnson and others. a later surprise dinner followed at the Johnson home. Local contenders include Peddycord and Vinson claiming Piety hill honors, while several others practice to perfect throws. A tournament could reveal past greats and dark horses in a lively local scene.
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Colville
Colville Hotel
Palace Theater
W. Lon Johnson
Kenneth G. McKay
Johnson
Dr. McKay
Thomas I. Oakshott
Norman Moss
R. S. Wells
George W. Peddycord
O. F. Vinson
Hugh Waddell
William Waddell
Henry R. Spedden
H. O. Bair
Date and Place Fixed For Sale of Coal Mine
The receiver schedules a final sale of all property of Colville Valley Coal at the courthouse door on August 26 at 1 p.m. The prior sale of $25,000 is overruled and this sale will proceed. Many Colville and Stevens county stockholders will watch the outcome.
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Court House
Colville Valley
Colville
Stevens County
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Jeweler and Opticia
Colville, Washington
Colville Abstract CO
Frank Kostka
Columbia Records
Eddie Cantor
Mariana Harris
Lovable Eyes
Foxtrot
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
Ray Miller
Colville Song Shop
Hazel Emery
Topnoch Flour Mills
Washington
Taxpayers League
the Examiner
D. F. Ham
C. A. Ledgerwood
E. G. Kohlstedt
P. H. Graham
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