Local Silo Owner Expands On 880 Acre Ranch In Colville
C M Baker on Narcisse Creek finished a 100 ton cement silo 50 feet high with a 20 foot flagpole atop. He runs about 100 cattle and 50 horses and hogs on 880 acres. Nearby residents include C H Younger, state labor commissioner touring Stevens County. Lester Manning of Sprague buys Harding ranch south of Colville after selling near Sprague. Gus Miller ships meat by auto truck from Colville to Spokane, first time ever for local meat transport. Dr Daniel B Strong, mining promoter, dies at Colville sanitarium June 11 after Brights disease. 68 years old, Yale graduate with wide connections. Funeral Monday at 11. Burial in Colville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Baker
Narcisse Creek
Mr. Baker
Gus Miller
Colville
Spokane
Daniel B. Strong
Colville Sanitarium
Seattle
Pennsylvania
Czar
Russia
Rome
Stevens County
Paris
France
Sulzer
New York
Taft
Roosevelt
Root
Rev. L. Garver
Red Cross Week Drives Stevens County War Fund
The Red Cross war fund weekJune 1825prompts nationwide contributions led by a $100 million national request and a $1 million Washington allocation. Stevens County names a chair and officers, local pledges, district captains, and a home guard plan in Colville with early donations from banks and businesses. Community leaders and residents engage in mailings, pledge cards, and four month payment options to support the Red Cross effort amid wartime needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross War Fund
United States
Red Cross
Howard W. Stull
Hugh Waddell
W. I. Sax
F. L. Grinstead
H. R. Williams
Louis G. Keller
M. Durland
H. O. Bair
Geo. Stenger
Examiner Office
F. J. Reinoehl
Chewelah
H. L. Liston
Northport
P. M. Cartier van Dissel
Springdale
W. A. Cartwright
Valley
J. S. Lane
Marcus
J. M. Williams
Kettle Falls
G. HH. Inkster
Hunters
R. M. Loomis
Clayton
al Weatherman
Addy
Emery Johnson
Rice
Chas. Crockett
Bossburg
M. W. Teeple
Meyers Falls
Joe Reed
Marble
S. C. Sturman
Gifford
Win
Rose
Gray
R. France Bluecreek
J. HW. Abbott
Daisy
N. Byrum
Fruitland
R. O'Hare
Boundary
Wm. Swope
Loo. Lake
Tlugh “Waddell
Red Cross Organization
Colville
Churches Services June 24 1917 and Foot-Ease Ad
Sunday schedules for Congregational and First Christian churches list Bible school at 10, sermons at 11 and 8, with topics Elijah at Cherith and Aims and Achievements of Great Britain. Christian Endeavor at 7. Also ads for Allen’s Foot-Ease and Burdock Blood Bitters offering relief for feet and general tonics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
William B. Keller
Howard Stull
Elijah
Cherith
Great Britain
Leonard Garver
Christian Church
Flannery
The
First Christian Church
Covinle
Washington
Bible School
Christian Endeavor
Grover C. Flannery
Allen
Kickapoo Worm Killer Candy Tablets Ad
Children show signs of worm infestation. Kickapoo Worm Killer is marketed as a mildly laxative candy tablet remedy that kills and removes worms, claimed to help children grow strong. Available at druggists for 25 cents.
Adler-i-ka Relief Promises Instant Constipation Cure
A Colville businessman's wife endured years of dyspepsia and constipation before Adler-i-ka. One spoonful of buckthorn bark and glycerine relieved her instantly, claiming Adler-i-ka empties both intestines to ease constipation, sour stomach and gas. Carroll's Pharmacy advertises the remedy as the quickest acting product they sell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colville
Adler
Carroll's Pharmacy
Colville July 4 observance features parade and exhibits
Colville plans a patriotic forenoon on July 4 with a parade at 10 a.m. featuring Odd Fellows Knights of Pythias and Woodmen, plus an automobile exhibit including Reo Overland Ford and Dodge cars. A partial parade program lists best decorated farmer’s auto car and business floats, with prizes. Additional sections honor bands fraternal orders and organizations such as Red Cross Boy Scouts and Grand Army of the Republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colville Dill
Odd Wellows
Knights of Pythias
Woodmen of the World
Reo
Overland
Ford
Dodge
Colville
Washington
Fancher Larson Company
Spokane
Ford Garage
Columbia Garage
Jones & McMillan
Earle T. Gates
Dort
Colville Implement Company
al Miller
Ross Corle
Frank Ham
J. C. Harrigan
William Waddell
Johnny Miller
Modern Woodmen of America
Grand Army of the Republic and
Women’s Relief Corps
Red Cross
Boy Scouts
B. W. Emery
W. W. Campbell
P. H. Johnson
Palace Theater Reopens Stores and Local News
The millinery shop of Mrs. J F Leighton will reopen on Monday June 26 at Palace Theater area. Mrs Welty wife of George M Welty now in Seattle visits Colville family for a month. Miss Madge Marie Davis and C F Stafford wed at Anacortes June 6 at her mother Lena Daviss home. Groom manages Curtis Wharf Co. Bride is a former Colville girl. William T Kirkham a Deep Creek Valley farmer visits Colville. Advert says Dr Thomas eclectic oil for ailments with 25c and 60c prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn van Leuven
Henry Cantley
Spokane
Claude GC. Casey
Colville
Washington
Great Northern Railway Company
Claude C. Casey
Portland
Seattle
Vancouver
Mrs. Welty
George M. Welty
Stevens County
John Welty
Marcus
Madge Marie Davis
C. F. Stafford
Anacortes
Lena Davis
Curtis Wharf Company
Eels Academy
Manila
William T. Kirkham
Deep Creek Valley
Baby
Willie
Mamma
Grandma
Thomas
Hall
How Shall We Pay for the War Analysis in 1917
Edwin R A Seligman argues against funding all war costs by taxes or loans alone. He supports a balanced mix, warns against excessive early taxation, and cites Britain’s gradual tax increases as a model. He estimates 1.25 to 1.5 billion dollars as the initial tax goal for 1917 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin AR. A. Seligman
McVickar
Columbia University
House of Representatives
Committee of Ways and Means
House
Great Britain
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. H. Younger
Lester Manning
Sprague
Harding Ranch
Yeomen
Modern Woodmen
J. J. English
Ruth
W. H. Clinton
M. R. Strong
Will Keller
George W. Denny
Mra
Sam Stenger
C. A. Spicer
EB. PB. Spicer
Walter Deland
Ed Gibson
Lincoln
Newcomb
M. A. Daggey
Leo Grinstead
Chevelah
Barmans
Pend Oreillé Lakes
Barmany
Dannheiser
Barmans of
D. H. Kimple
Dean
Mary Jackson
W. F. Jackson
Crescent Store
John Paul Jones
Paul Jones
Inland Empire
J. F. Leighton
A. C. Douglas
Wilson Produce Co
Mr. Douglas
Harrington
I. L. McCrosky
Whitman County
Margaret Montgomery
Mary Thomason
Thomas L. Montgomery
North Oak Street
Thomas Brown
Colville Valley
Bert Nicol
Baker Studio Bank of Colville Building
G. H. Singer
R. D
P. F. Doyle
Wash
Overland Agency
William A.brady
World Pictures
ALL
Palace Theater
cHares i Data Ees
Kinotina
McAdoo
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