29 May 1920
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Newspaper
Colville Examiner
Location
Colville, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1920
Page
1
Second base for Colvie impressed as a future asset while Butts caught both games and Sill Rogers Tremblay Hard Walsh filled in key infield and outfield spots. Carl Hard elected captain as Colville band entertained Grand Forks crowd of about 75, who offered friendly support. The Colville team heads to Marcus for a promising match tomorrow.
Louise Flegel, a Colville pioneer born June 12 1855 in Washington PA, died after a long illness. She and husband Carl Flegel moved through several states before settling in Colville in 1885 where they built a fortune and retired. Funeral services were held with Rev Guy Denney presiding and burial at Highland Cemetery.
A May 26 regular session discussed hosting the Chewelah Chamber on Thursday with an automobile tour to the dolomite Old Dominion mine and other sites, a banquet, and efforts to unite surrounding towns for better roads, industry, and Eastern Washington improvements. Committees began a West First Avenue paving subscription, with half the cost funded by donors.
Colville observes decoration day with joint events on May 31. G A R and service members gather at Odd Fellows hall at 9:30 a.m. for cemetery procession, grave decoration at 10 a.m. by the American Legion with firing squad, then a 2 p.m. parade from courthouse lawn to the theater for a program headlined by Attorney John T. Raftis. Mothers and W R C members meet May 29 to make wreaths. volunteers urged to bring flowers and cars for transport to the cemetery.
Colville defeats Curlew 17 to 0 and Grand Forks 8 to 2 to claim the Victoria day tournament title at Grand Forks. Republic beat Danville 5 to 3, Grand Forks edged Republic 8 to 7, with Colville finishing the sweep in the deciding game. Glen Snoddy Bill Laird Lew Wernl and Gerald Smith starred for Colville amid strong hitting and solid fielding.
A reflective piece honors graduates returning to the hometown for commencement season. It praises how a year away in college or business school changes them in mind and spirit, drawing admiration from peers and pride from mothers and fathers before they set off again.
Pomona No 17 met Stranger Creek grange at their hall near Maud with good attendance. Discussion focused on the warehouse movement and a class of five received the fifth degree. Mrs Delia Buckley elected alternate to the state grange. Burnt Valley invited August meeting with Chewelah grange. no date set. Census enumerators dispute subsistence pay after failing to report time away from home.
Walter Montgomery aged 15 son of Mr and Mrs Guy Montgomery of a Little Pend Oreille Valley farm 12 miles southeast of Colville was drowned Sunday afternoon on Starvation Lake near home. His skiff filled with water and sank. brother Oroville 13 called for help as the craft resurfaced then disappeared again. Neighbors recovered the body from more than 40 feet of water after dynamite blasts nearby. Survives parents sister Annetta 7 and brother Oroville 14, along with uncle William Fager of Montana and aunt Mrs P R Parks of Portland Oregon.
A Summit Valley correspondent lauds pest control by the county agent and expresses concerns about old mixing methods for squirrel poison. The writer notes increased demand, logistical hurdles, and argues for a pest district tax to fund centralized production and distribution to farmers.
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