Auto Stage Lines Debate in Colville Oversees Public Service
Auto Stage Line advocate August Alstrom visits Colville to push a vote on licensing passenger and freight auto lines between Marcus and Spokane. Chamber of Commerce will hold a mass meeting next Wednesday at the courthouse to decide whether to endorse a petition to the Public Service Commission opposing auto bus licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Alstrom
Great Northern Railway
Colville
Marcus
Spokane
Chamber of Commerce
Court House
Public Service Commission
Campbell & Parsons
Deer Park
Sears
Chewelah
Great Northern
Property Valuations Begin Across County Under Assessor Wiley
Field assessors led by Chester R. Wiley start work listing personal property with deputies named for各 locations. Sample valuations include mill run lumber 25 dollars and 14 dollars, cattle 10 to 50, hogs at market price, grain hay 13, oats 25, wheat 80 cents per bushel. Tax levied on 50 percent of valuations with a 300 dollar exemption for heads of families where applicable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester R. Wiley
Thos. E. Sherlock
Leadpoint
Fred S. Phillips
R. Guy Wiley
Chris Knutson
Northport
H. B. Williams
J. S. Lane
Boyds
Chas. S. Cox
Bossburg
Wm. Miller
J. R. Hunter
E. B. Deshler
Guy Montgomery
John Nixon
White Pine
Former Colville Man Killed Near Orient
Charles H. Pierce a former Colville businessman was killed near Orient when a load of ties overturned crushing him. He came from Iowa and lived in Stevens county over 15 years. Pierce worked in Colville real estate and with James J. English in mercantile ventures and invested in mining near Orient. He belonged to the Colville Christian church and Knights of Pythias lodge.
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Colville
Orient
Charles H. Pierce
Marcus
Mr. Pierce
Towa
Stevens County
James J. English
Christian Church In
Lodge of Knights of Pythias
Estimated Cost of Swimming Pool in Colville
John T. Raftis of Colville Chamber of Commerce outlines feasibility for a public swimming pool. He cites benefits for health and safety, details four financing options including public subscription and bonds, and proposes concrete pool plans with varying shapes and dimensions. Continued on page eight.
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John T. Raftis
Sec. Chamber of Commerce
Colville
Wash
Mr. Raftis
Stevens County
County meeting to plan seed potato industry growth
March 17 meetings in Colville invite delegates from Ferry Franklin Pend Oreille Spokane Stevens Walla Walla Whitman and Okanogan counties to form a cooperative growing and marketing association. Local chambers and extension service officials will discuss seed potato production diseases and cultural practices.
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Colville
State College
Colville Chamber of Commerce
Chewelah Chamber of Commerce
S. B. Nelson
O. M. Morris
F. D. Heald
Morris
Dr. Heald
A. E. Skidmore
Stevens County
Spokane County
Farm Bureau
Whitman
Pend Oreille
Ferry
Forest Service
Walla Walla
Okanogan
Near East Relief Campaign Organized in Colville
The Colville community formed a Near East Relief campaign with Quinn W. McCord as chair for the year. A local committee from multiple churches was named, and Mr. Sturges of Spokane outlined needs in Far Eastern regions. Colville will head the north half while Chewelah runs the south half, with articles promised for local papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colville
M. E. Church
Guy Denney
Quinn W. McCord
Maude Schwerdfield
George W. Seal
Lula Pond
O. Wilson
Free Methodist Church
Ralph Willett
A. Sinclair
Methodist Church
W. L. Sax
Christian Science Church
J. R. Montange
Adventist Church
W. C. Keller
J. M. Huggins
Congregational Church
B. L. Hackett
Frank Hardesty
Christian Church
E. Bell
F. B. Goetter
John Raftis
Catholic Church
Osee W. Noble
Lester Cohrs
Episcopal Church
J. C. Harrigan
F. Leo. Grinstead
G. L. Putnam
Sturges
Spokane
Stevens County
Chewelah
Ground Squirrel Control Campaign Planned in County
Authorities announce readiness for another intensive campaign against ground squirrels as they emerge from hibernation. Last year the county spent 5 500 dollars and used 10 451 quarts of poisoned grain, with 615 farmers applying poison on 32 183 acres across Benton, Douglas and Kittitas counties.
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Extension Service
The
State College
Benton
Douglas
Kittitas
John B Slater Explores California San Joaquin Valley
John B Slater details a San Joaquin Valley journey from Stockton to Bakersfield describing the 250 mile concrete network through a wide valley. He notes rapid irrigation expansion to over 1,000,000 irrigated acres, rising land values, and a population shift from desert to prosperous farming towns like Lodi Modesto and Manteca with orchards, dairies, and sugar beet plants.
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San Diego
Cal
Dear Examiner
Stockton
Bakersfield
San Joaquin Valley
Tehachapi Range
Lodi
Rockies
Walter Thomas Mills
Non Partisan League
San Francisco
Modesto
Manteka
America
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Jeweler and Opticia
Colville, Washington
Colville Abstract CO
Frank Kostka
Columbia Records
Yours Truly
Colville Long Shop
Colville Laundry
Chapman & Simpson
Qgathe
Topnoch Flour Mills
Washington
Near East Relief
John B.slater
California
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