The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1915-07-24
NEWS ITEMS OF
KETTLE FALLS

For Sale: Early peaches. Cash. In
quire Dewey Land Co., E. Woolacott,
Mgr, Kettle Falls. adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. K. Jacobs spen
Sunday and Monday at the Pend
Oreille lakes fishing.
Miss Alice Miller of Spokane, is visit
ing with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. W.
D. Miller.
Mesdames F. C. Zirtzmann an d.. M.
Williams and Miss Freida Marty spent
Friday as guests of Mesdames Miller
and Marks at Meyers Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry and daughter
and Mr.. Moore of Reardan, spent the
past week fishing at the falls and in
Sherman creek in Ferry county.
DIR. and Mrs. Diffenbacher of Colville
were guests at the home of Mrs. T. L.
Savage Thursday.
Mesdames w. J. Stambaugh and B.
L. Brigham were guests at the home
of Mrs. R. L. Bradbury in Colville
Thursday.
Mrs. J. H. Slagle and Miss Sonora
Beaumont motored to Colville Thurs
day.
Members of the Baptist Sunday school
enjoyed picnic Friday on the banks
of the Colville river. A good time was
enjoyed.
Mountaineer Camp No. 252 installed
the following officers for the ensuing
year at their last regular meeting
last Monday evening: Past consul COM
mander, G. H. Bevan; consul command
er Lowell Woods advisor lieutenant, Bert
E. Crowfoot; escort, Felix Roy; watch
man, Lee H. Llewellyn; sentry, S. H.
Luckett; managers, A. R. McKeller,
18 months; O. w. Noble, IL months;
G. M. Mcclellan, months. At the
close of the meeting refreshments were
served.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. C. j. Sprowls
of Marcus, daughter, July 81. Mrs.
Sprowls was formerly Miss Mamie Bat
Ter of this city.
John E. Gantenbein and son left for
Northport Thursday where they will
remain about week.
The wheat harvest is in full opera
ton. The acreage is larger and the
crop finer than ever before here. DR..
W. H. Lee reports that in field of
over 20 acres there were about two
acres of heavy growth of straw that
had no wheat in the heads. The re-
mainder of the field was very fine and
we'll filled. The doctor said he had
heard of similar case several miles
south of his place near the Columbia
river.
E. J. Kelley has 20 acres of winter
barley that he expects will yield over
go bushels to the acre.
The growing fields of corn in this
region are looking especially well, with
every indication of splendid crop.
Mrs. D. r. Jones left Thursday for
Spokane, whers she will remain several
days.
DR.. A. E. Baldwin and wife have sold
to ]. ]. Charlton and Miss A. M. Charl-
ton 1853 acres of land at Daisy,
and have taken in part payment 23O
acres of land in Ferry county under the
Kettle Falls Canal and Land company's
irrigation system.
Hot? Yes! Superfluously hot. Our
joke at the expense of the weatherman
overdid the business. To compensate
for the wintriness of July until Monday
he has given good measure of sum-
mer-heaped up, pressed down and
running over. The public humbly apol-
ogizes for its fault finding.
Andrew C. Dunn of Winnebago,
Mimi, who has been visiting at the
home of II. w. B. Smith near Rice,
left for his home Thursday.
Miss Hazel Smith of Spokane is visit
ing at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. w. B. Smith of Rice,
A number of the little friends of
Fern Mendel gathered at the home of
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
knight Thursday afternoon. Games
were played and dainty refreshments
were served.
Mrs. N. G. Root entertained the
members of her Sunday school class
ast Tuesday evening at her home south
If town. About 80 were present. A
'sal good time was enjoyed, and de-
icious refreshments were served.