Big Colville events prepare visitors for four days
The sixth annual Stevens County Livestock show runs October 1 2 8 in Colville with the Bank of Colville Corn show and the Colville Indian Yew Kanum revival. Attractions include the Boucher French Carnival company and Symons Russell airplane flights led by Lieut. Thomas W. Symons Jr. Flights cost 10 to 15 dollars for 15 minutes at 1000 to 2500 feet. The Curtiss M4D aircraft will appear with daily dives and spirals while TruBlu Biscuit Co plans information bombing flights. Businesses will close 11 to 3 daily. Yep Kanum hats and neckties are to be worn through the event. The livestock show promises strong entries and new premiums. The stockmen banquet is Thursday at Odd Fellows hall. Officers will be elected after the banquet. Corn show entries are arriving and being posted at the Bank of Colville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens County Livestock Association
Colville
Bank of
Thomas W. Symons Jr
Spokane
Chamber of Commerce
TruBlu Biscuit Co
Odd Fellows Hall
Association
Bank of Colville
Colville Shipping Point For Big Freight Business
Colville merchants can see revenue sources in the Great Northern station activity. In August Standard Oil Co moved six tank cars of gasoline totaling about 60,000 gallons for local distribution to Colville’s district from the station. Additional case goods and lubricants add roughly two more car loads monthly. Local trade relies on Stevens County jobbers and B C mining shipments via the GN line.
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Colville
Great Northern Railway
Standard Oil Co
Stevens County
Ferry County
G.N. Ry
Addy
B. C
Freight and merchandise movements at Colville station August report
The Colville station moved three weekly carloads of mixed merchandise and farm products, unloading sugar for storage and distributing to merchants. August saw 1 car sugar, 1 car hay, 3 coal cars, 2 immigrant cars, 1 car soap, 1 cattle car from Curlew, 1 Portland cement car, 1 automobile car, 1 salt car received. 73 lumber cars, 1 shingles car, 28 poles, 1 fence posts, 15 dolomite cars, 8 hay cars, 2 cattle cars forwarded.
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Standard Oil
Mississippi Valley
Spokane
Colville
American Railway Express Co
Western Union Telegraph Co
Great Northern
G. N. Ry. Co
Express
Schedule of the Coming Events
A list of upcoming events and local business closures for Yep Kamum period. Oct 1 clocks set back one hour. Oct 1 2 3 Stevens County Livestock Association show Colville. Oct 1 2 8 Bank of Colville Corn Show Colville. Oct 14 closing out farm sale H F Moser Echo. Nov 3 7 Spokane stock show. Nov 9 14 Lewiston stock show. Nov 17 22 Portland Livestock exposition. Nov 24 26 County teachers insti tute. The following shops will close 11 am to 2 pm daily to welcome visitors: The Nobby Shop The Leader Department Store The Ladies Shop Keller Hardware Company The R E Lee Co Wingham's Market Central Barber Shop Kildow Campbell Jarcow's Smoke House Johnson's 5 10 Store Smith's Photo Shop Old Dominion Creamery Frank Kostka's Tailor Shop Colville Paint and Paper Store Colville Music Store J C Penney Co The Colville Examiner B G Rich Colville Meat Market Barmans Statesman Index.
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Stevens County Livestock Association
Colville
Bank of Colville
Yep-Kamum
Leader Department
Keller Hardware Company
R. E. Lee. Co
Wingham’s
Central Barber Shop
Kildow & Campbell
Jarcow’s
Johnson’s
Smith
Old Dominion Creamery
Frank Kostka
J. C. Penney Co
County Levy To Be Fixed
County commissioners set October 6 at 2 pm in Colville courthouse to hear estimated county expenditures for 1920 and determine the levy. Taxpayers are urged to attend with any objections or ideas to reduce costs amid capped current expense funds and rising expenses.
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Board of County Commissioners
Stevens County Board of Commissioners
Stevens
Stevens County
Washington
Colville
Colville valley to drill for oil near Chewelah
Local Colville valley residents form Colville Valley Oil company with 1,200,000 shares to drill for oil amid long standing seepage and showings. B C Daley serves as president with W J Sullivan as vice president and W L Graham as secretary treasurer. Directors include H S Spedden Story Buck H J Quimby J G Montgomery and F Daley. Hundreds of acres leased and optioned. financing expected from valley residents. Also noted Ford liberty motors powering NC 4 Atlantic flight honored by Navy.
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Colville Valley
Chewelah
Colville Valley Oil Company
B. C. Daley
Lusk
Wyo
W. J. Sullivan
Sullivan
Spokane
W. L. Graham
H. 5. Spedden
Story Buck
Spokane Chronicle
H. J. Quimby
United Silver- Copper Co
J. G. Montgomery
Burk- Burnett
Texas
F. ©. Daley
Ford Motor Company
Navy Department
Atlantic
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RICHS
Jeweler and
Opticia
Stevens County Power & Light Co
Colville Abstract CO
Colville, Washington
P. E. Dingle
Mrs. Dingle
TopNoch Flour Mills
Airplane and Carnival CO
Kanum
Colville, Oct
Curtiss Army
Wea
Ixtures
Pi Ten
Wyoming
Frank B. Goetter
Colvile
Smith’s
First National Bank
Colville, Wash
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