Successful Hunt for Bank Robber
Paul F. Leonard alias Charles Smith alias Charles Lewis was brought from Portland by Deputy Sheriff C A Ledgerwood after extradition papers arrived. Leonard, held on a vagrancy charge, is suspected in the November 17 1917 Kettle Falls Bank of Colville robbery. Authorities pursued, examined fingerprints, and Leonard was jailed in Colville pending legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Leonard
Charles Smith
Charles Lewis
Portland
C. A. Ledgerwood
Leonard
Stevens County
Kettle Falls
Bank of
Colville
Ledgerwood
O. W. Noble
Olympia
Salem
Lara McCormick
F. S. Thomas
Road North of City Not Fixed this Year
State highway commission announced no road work between Colville and Meyers Falls this summer. Plans call for delaying until next spring to rehabilitate the route into first class condition after a luncheon at Colville Hotel. The committee, led by Governor Louis F. Hart and officials, toured in the governor's Cadillac from Colville to Chewelah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colville
Meyers Falls
State Highway Commission
Colville Hotel
Louis F. Hart
James Allen
Guy Harvey
C. W. Babcock
C. W. Clawson
Chewelah
Northport Pays Penalty For High Freight Rates
Northport notes a shipment of white dolomite from local quarries to Spokane where ground powder is used on cement bases and polished for a marblelike finish. Peter Janni cites high freight rates as the cause of reduced labor, saying 300 workers could have been employed to meet demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northport News
Peter Janni
Spokane
Commencement Attracts Record Attendance at Colville Theater
The Colville theater overflowed for the Class of 1922 commencement last Friday. Thirty-two graduates processed as Miss Lucile Hard led the processional. Superintendent G L Putnam chaired and introduced salutatorian Wilbur Copp. Atty Arthur W Davis of Spokane delivered the principal address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colville Theater
Lucile Hard
G. L. Putnam
Wilbur Copp
Seeley
Eastland
Atty
Arthur W. Davis
Spokane
Colville Wins Sixth Consecutive Ball Game
Colville defeated Deer Park 8 to 5 on their home grounds to extend their winning streak to six. Hydern pitched strongly with three base hits, while Hartnett Exley and Hydorn led Colville with multiple hits including three base hits. Deer Park pitcher Cherry showed promise, and Colville benefited from timely hitting despite two players absent. Next Sunday Colville plans to return to Deer Park with their regular lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colville
Deer Park
Cherry
Richards
Moss
Underwood
Hydern
Smith
Rogers
Wernl
Hartnett
Exley
J. J. Raftis
Hydorn
Vernll
Graham
Durrell
Matthis
Durrel
Weller
Wyatt
Lee Richards
Memorial Day Observed in Colville by Veterans Groups
Memorial Day was observed in Colville with a joint program by the G A R the Woman's Relief Corps the American Legion and the Woman's Auxiliary. The day featured a parade from the courthouse to the theater and cemetery services with readings by Attys Grinstead Oakshott and prayers by Rev Huggins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colville
Woman's Relief Corps
American Legion
Woman’s Auxiliary
I. O. O. F. Hall
Attys. F. Leo Grinstead
Thomas I. Oakshott
J. M
Colville High School
America
J. M. Huggins
Elmer R. Connelly
Warren Savage
Phillip Potter
Elmer Worden
Richard Anderson
Merlin Stolts
Charles Mantz
Ernest Davis
Edgar Theobald
Joseph Christman
William Prindle
Howard Burnett
Mrs. Crewse
Abe Denison
Glen Crewse
Lester Cohrs
Lester Black
Bert Mottner
Milton Kohlstedt
Clell Zerkle
Bernard Rhea
Paul Priday
Albert Conner
Woman's Relief Corp
Auxiliary of the American Legion
Colville Theater
Crewse
Leo Grinstead
Grinstead
John B Slater Describes The Mojave Desert Wonder
John B Slater recalls the Mojave Desert’s vast mountains dangerous chasms and arid basins west of the Colorado River. He notes Salton Sea’s salt water basin with mud geysers and volcanic activity, describing heat extremities and unique geologic wonders and animal life in this remote region.
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el Centro
Cal
Mojave Desert
Mojave
Great
Colorado Desert
Colorado River
Salton Sea
Imperial
Dead Sea of America
Gulf of California
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Rich
B. G. Rich
Jeweler
Optician
Colville, Washington
Colville Abstract .Co
Frank Kostka
Colville Song Shop
Hazel Emery
Topnoch Flour Mills
Washington
Dorothy Mitchel
F. Leo Grinstead
Davis
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Davis
D. H. Carey
Northport
Coalville
P Smith
Werall
McKern
Tremblay
Young
Eddington
Nessa
Renshaw
Washburn
Willer
Maddux
Grand Army
Relief Corps
John B.slater
California
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