The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1915-07-17
NEWS ITEMS OF
KETTLE FALLS

Mrs. c. ii. Little and son Teddy re-
turned from Inchelium. whore they
spent several weeks this summer.
One food remains cheap always de-
spite the high cost of living. 1t is food
for thought.
The shortage of European harvests,
the depletion of the cereals OF the
world by the war, AM the corn. oats
and wheat prospects of the United
States, promise prosperity to this coun-
try Present indications hatter the
farmer, the railroad and trade.
J. S. Maker and family of Marcus
have rented the Frank LleWellyn home
south of town.
Funeral services for Daniel A. CARY
were conducted at the family residence
Sunday afternoon at l o'clock. Rev.
e. A. Walker delivered "a very impress
sive and beautiful sermon. Mrs j. NJ.
Williams readereL two vocal selections.
The funeral party left on the afternoon
train for Hebron, ILL.,, where interment
took place this week. Mr.. Clary leaves
surviving him, his wife and one daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. H Lee, wife of DR.. Lee
OF this city.
Mr.. Clary came to this city about
ten years ago and during his residence
here made a host of friends by his
indy and affable manner, who re-
sret keenly his departure.
The Scimitar, with friends, joins in
extending sympathy to the wife and
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank e. Smith left
Thursday for Norwood, Colrado, where
they will visit at the home of d. II.
Gray, parents of Mrs Smith, and with
their daughter, Miss Leila, who ia
teaching in that city.
Miss Lydia Charlton and her father
left Monday morning for Twisp. where
they Will spend several weeks visit
ing relatives.
Mrs. Lew Fuller returned from Col
vile the latter part o. the week and
will spend some time at her home in
this city.
Quinn w. McCord and mother Mrs.
Margaret McCord, an Mrs Mary A.
Sweet were visitors in town Friday.
While here Mrs. McCord and Mrs. Sweet
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. w. P.
Wagley
j. M. Williams, manager of the local
Bank of Colville left Sunday for Heb
ron, Ill. where he accompanied Mrs.
Jennie Il. Clary with the body of her
husband who passed away here on Fri
day of last week. Mr.. Williams ex-
poets. before he returns, to visit with
his mother at Ontario, Canada.
Since the Barlow Bros, showed here
two weeks ago several boys and girls
have been in training for show of
their own. Commencing last Monday
they gave performance each after
noon in kclley's barn. Admission for
children l cent, adults cents. Several
of the porches here are decorated with
trapeze where the youthful performers
are in training. The show is equal to
Penrod's. Special features of the show
are the trapeze work by Roland Kelley,
and the singing of popular songs by
Miss Ethel Kelley and Mildred Hull.
Mrs. George H. Beval returned from
Soap Lake on Saturday evening, where
she has been at the bedside of her
father. Mrs. Bashaw. She reports her
father as slowly improving from his
critical illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Larsen and little
daughter, Mr. McGovern of Spokane and
Miss Foley motored to Clifford Wednes-
day.
E. J. Kelley made a business trip to
Rice Wednesday.
James McGovern of Spokane, repre-
sentative of the Rumley Products Co.,
spent several days in town this week
looking after business interests.
Master William Larsen left Tuesday
morning for Rathdrum, Idaho, where
he will spend the summer visiting his
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs Louis
Larsen.
wilbur Hinton lef. Tuesday morn
ing for Dishman, where he will assist
his father, who is engaged in a general
mercantile store at that place.
The Stevens county commissioners
adjourned Wednesday noon. They had
a very busy session. At least dozen
road cases were heard and acted upon.
Mr. and Mrs. d. r. Jones, who have
been spending the past week fishing
on Sherman creek, returned home We'd
nesday evening.
Miss Sonora Beaumont will leave
Monday for Spokane, where she will
enter st. Lukes hospital for training
as a nurse.
Every American farmer should be a
wildly enthusiastic alfalfafan. Now
you need not look in your dictionary.
This word is not there. 1t is a coined
word and the only one we could think
of that exactly expressed the idea. A
fan is q person of int snse enthusiasm
for some things, as b. Jeball fan. Why
not carry that spirit into the farming?
Get the alfalfa bug. Be an alfalfafan.
DIR. q. A. Bla::ely is doing a lot to
keep Stevens county's name in the
foreground Wells w. Cooke of the
United States Biological Survey says:
'.Dr Blakely's list OF nfty-eight diff
fArent kinds Of native birds IL the