The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1909-04-10


County Publishing Company, an organization
perfected about two years ago for the purpose OF
securing a democratic paper in Stevens county.
Stock was subscribed by democrats all over the
county. When it was seen that a new paper was
to become a reality, the desire for an up-to-date
paper in Colville became so strong that a number
OF local republicans took stock in the enterprise,
being willing to take chances with the democratic
editorials in order to secure representative local
paper. The result of the work of the publishing
company is sufficiently known to the people of Ste
vens county as to need no comment here.
Last Saturday, at meetings of the stockholders
and trustees a proposition was accepted whereby
j. G. Harrigan takes the ownership and full con-
troll of the Examiner.
The purpose for which the Examiner was
founded is Incorporated in the contract of sale
that the paper shall ever remain democratic. The
democrats of this great county need an official
representative at the county seat and the new
ownership is glad to serve their interests.
At the meeting of the trustees the following
resolution was ordered spread on the minutes and
published in the Examiner:
Whereas, j. G. Harrigan has since the inception
of The Colvile Examiner been it's editor and man
ager, and by his work and ability has built up
paper which is a credit to the company, to the
democratic party and to the county, and by his
editorial management and business integrity has
proved to the company that he is worthy of their
confidence in the further management Of the
paper, it is therefore
Resolved, that in turning over The ColvIe Ex-
aminer to his ownership we express our apprecia-
ton of the work which he has already accom-
pished, and our confidence in the future manage
ment OF the paper under his direction with the
belief that it will continue to be as it has been, the
exponent of true democracy and a newspaper
worthy of the support of all the people.
The history of the Examiner has been one con-
tinuous struggle against every known method of
underhanded opposition which the vicious faction
of the republican party in Colve was able to in
fict. Every effort has been made to discredit the
paper, the trustees, the stockholders, the mer-
chants who advertised and the editor and mana
ger who was trying to, build up paper. Letters
were written back east with the hope of finding
something with which to discredit the editor, but
we hesitate to state their authorship for fear of
offending other papers in Colville Cut rates on
job printing and half price on subscriptions have
been used by the opposition to keep business from the
Examiner. Personal appeals with pleas based on
party loyalty" have been used to keep off all
local republican support. lawsuit was even in
stituted which took the county printing away from
the Examiner One thing after another appeared
III eIIOrC 10 make gOOu Ine. DOdSC CndG the new
paper could not live But all these things did not
daunt the men who started the enterprise. How
ever, they did in a measure prevent the Examiner
from being better paper than it might have
been-and of course this was a clear loss to the
people and the county, kindly provided by a dis
gruntled newspaper combination which held its
own Golfers in higher regard than the needs of
growing county.
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numbered with any personal fights or special in
terests, and if in the course of time any of these
things accumulate, they can probably be handled
outside of the paper. Just now the growth and
development of this section are of more Importance
to the people than most other Subjects and if in
working toward this end the Examiner is seen to
deserve support, this support will undoubtedly
come regardless of political parties
Having purchased the Examiner, it has occurred
to the editor that it may take some money to pay
for it. No special donations are requested for this
purpose, but the public is privileged to show its
we'll wishes by bringing in all the cash possible
on subscriptions And in order to give reasona-
BILE incentive, the Examiner will offer it's first
bargain on subscription rates. For short time
an offer of two gears for taOo dollars is made-to
new subscribers, to old ones, to those in arrears
to any one. There is no variation Of the regular
rate of $1.5O per year, but since it is now definite
ly settled that RED Top will remain in Colville
the two years for So offer is made to secure all the
ready cash possible and for no other purpose
Acceptance of this offer will be appreciated.
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Through the wide publicity which the Spokane
country has been given in the eastern and central
west states during the last few years, the people
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