Earliest Apple and Olive Trees Located on Pacific Coast
Thomas E. Irish of Williams Valley highlights claims of the oldest apple tree in Washington planted in 1826 at Fludson’s Bay company post near Vancouver. He notes many California mission trees over 100 years old and cites olive trees planted around 1781 in San Diego, with a 1769 bell cast in Spain still in use, underscoring early fruit introductions on the coast.
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Thomas E. Irish
Williams Vailey
Pacific
Stevens County
Mr. Irish
State of Washington
Walter E. Andrews
Wash
Robert T. Reid
Seattle
Washington
North Pacific Coast
California
Fludson's Bay Company
Vancouver
Army Barracks
Columbia River
Rhode Island
Western Washington Horticultural Association
Irish
San Diego
Spain
New World
New
World must have sent on the same ship that carried the bell
A fragment suggests seeds and trees including the olive and apple were carried to aid home builders in introducing settlers to the American continent. The text links these plants with the ships that bore them and the broader aim of settlement and cultivation.
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World
Nonpartisans Organized in Stevens County League Formation
The Stevens County Nonpartisan League was formally organized at a Colville meeting with representation from 22 precincts. Officers elected included Walter Meyers as chairman and E S Forney as treasurer. The county committee authorized J S Pinger as organizer and purchase of an automobile for outreach. Everett of Spokane announced a pending Forum daily start in June, with county membership targeting 1200 by fall. Also reported were World War I casualty statistics compiled by Adjutant General Harris.
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Stevens County Nonpartisan League
Palace Theater
Colville
Walter Meyers
Wesley Morgan
Leon Lake
E. 3. Forney
Addy
E. S. Forney
Chester Skeels
A. E. Wood
I. R. Boster
Brown Hill
V. Wilson
Rossburg
Paul Kaschutzkoski
Boyds
I. L. Hixon
Chewetah
IF. Meyers
Clayton
W. RK. Meyers
Walter Ramser
J. R. Johnson
Otto Peterson
O. H. Gilmore
P. H. Hovey
Wm. Ottenbacher
Dominion
Loon Lake
Wesley Britton
Marcus
D. O. Westman
Northport
D. &. McMillan
Orin
H. W. Body
Velvet
Chas E. Fay
C. J. Maddock
Selma Hanson
Mark Mitchell
F. A. Greene
Hunters
J. S. Pinger
Will Everett
Spokane
Forum
Nonpartisan League
Triple Alliance
Harris
War Department
Campaign for Near East relief shows steady county support
Countywide drive for Near East relief reports partial totals from Rev. ERI Spicer. Donations come from Greenwood Lynn, Reta Smith, Mary E K Cooney, C T Humphreys, Colville areas, Pleasant Valley, Alice Sexton, John Hoffer, Mrs L Connelly, A C Deming, White Lake residents, K O Haloran, Colville Grange, Deer Park, and Othelia Spooner, with more expected next week.
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ER. I. Spicer
Greenwood
Lynn
Reta Smith
Mary EK. Cooney
Marcus
C. T. Humphreys
Colville
Pleasant Valley
Colville I. C. O. F
Deer Park
White Lake
M. FF. Belknap
Othelia Spooner
The Road to Town and the Rural Lifeblood
The speaker argues back roads are vital though under served. Top roads connect towns and markets enabling trade and daily life from dining tables to doctors and undertakers. He warns neglect of rural quicksands will limit progress and reveal farmers' lives by road quality.
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Bruit
Crushed Stone Road Grants Hint at Better Roads
A Victorian era notice urges readers that rich and free growth may be starved without a few tons of crushed stone or gravel applied wisely. The message is signed “Yours for better roads, A Subscriber.”
City council shifts fire limits and lease plan debated
At the Tuesday meeting the hearing on selling the city hall and leasing rooms in a new purchaser built building was postponed to April 6. The council revised fire limits to include blocks facing Main Street from Beach Avenue to Second Avenue and listed blocks to be covered. Permits issued include a 5000 dollar one and a half story residence for Dr. J. J. Ingle in Meyers addition block 38. Colville Feed Co. authorized an 80 by 80 foot warehouse in Railroad addition blocks 18 14 15 16 costing 8000 dollars. J. C. Guyer to add 16 by 20 foot structure west of the theater for a candy factory. (. ). Campbell authorized a cellar and warehouse at rear of residence in east city.
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City Hal
Main Street
Beween Beach Avenue
Second Avenue
Chandler's Addition
J. J. Ingle
Meyers Addition
Colville Feed Co
J. C. Guyer
Where Is the Teacher Gone to a Better Job
A humorous local column laments teachers leaving for new jobs and asks what becomes of the students. The piece notes teachers’ morale and jokes about the straying educator chasing cats, urging timely humor before it is too late.
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Yoacher
Schedule of the Coming Events
March 6 annual election of school directors. March 15 last day to pay income tax. April 4 Faster. April 27 Republican state convention, Bellingham. May 17 Democratic state convention, Spokane. June 8 Republican national convention, Chicago. June 28 Democratic national convention, San Francisco. Sep. 29 to Oct. 1 Stevens County Livestock Show, Colville.
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Bellingham
Spokane
Chicago
San Francisco
Stevens County
Colville
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Whigiolo
Colville Abstract CO
Frank Kostka
Colville, Washington
Stevens County Power and Light Go
TopNoch Flour Mills
Tree Antiquities
T. E. Irish
Pinger
County Library
American Library Association
Campbell
L. H. Rothlisberger
Vv. M
Frank B. Goetter
Colville Wash
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