Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-04-26
THURSDAY, APRIL 2e, 1917

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. ThoS. Porter
on April Goth ten pound boy.
Davenport, Wash. is the home of
eighteen cases of typhoid fever.
Rev. Tabor, of ,Govan, filled his
regular appointment here Sunday.
H. G. Calvert is quite ill. His
friends wish him speedy recovery.
Misses Mamie and Nora Walker
visited Mrs. S. C.. Edgemon Sunday.
DR.. J. Frank Devin, of Seattle, is
visiting his brother, Rev. Devin, this
week.
Wood Cash and family attended
church services in Coulee City last
Sunday.
Wade Purcell left Sunday morn
ing for few days business trip to
Spokane.
Mrs. Elsie Hodgins returned Sun
day night from at ten days absence
at Spokane and Troy, Montana.
Lester Hayden Jr., who had leg
broken on March 2Sth, is able to be
out again with the aid of crutches
Mrs. r. &C. Maynard left for Soap
Lake Thursday to take treatments
for severe case of nflamatory
rheumatism.
Mrs. Wait closed an eight months
school here last Friday and depart
ed for her home near Withrow the
following day.
There are about twenty FIVE or
thirty cases Of measles Coulee
City at the present time and several
cases Of mumps.
Mr.. Rufus Woods, Proprietor of
the Wenatchee Daily World, passed
through here Tuesday night on his
way to Nespelem.
H. B. Wilkinson resigned his po-
sition in Pullia's pool room this
week. ]. S. Cutlip has been engaged
to fill the vacancy.
Mrs. H. L. Stapleton returned tc
Coulee City Sunday night after
spending two months with her par
ents at Portland, Oregon.
]. A. Muir passed through here
last Friday on his way to the Mt.
View country where he purchased
a quarter section of land fro Mr.,
Kirkland, of Hartline.
Oden Olson went to Spokane the
first of the week and while there had
his name changed from Olson tc
Loren. No, he didn't get married,
Just a matter of choice.
Miss Florence Brimble left for
Spokane on last Saturday mornings
train. After spending the day there
she took the train for Eureka, where
she will visit for few weeks.
. E. ]. Gunther, proprietor of the
Cash Store, went to Davenport last
Friday and brought down his cal
which he had left there until that
time on account of the roads.
j. L. Tucker and Ollie Ellefson
returned last Sunday afternoon
from Spokane with a new Oldsmo-
bile and Saxon Six which were
added to the City Garage sales stock.
Pr't 1st Glass, C. M. Buck G. S.
Inf. was one day visitor to Coulee
City having came in interest of the
army looking for recuits. He eX-
cepts to return some time in theAfu-
ture.
C. H. Metz, branch house manager
of the j. l. Case Threshing Machine
Co., located at Spokane, arrived here
Sunday night accompanied by his
son who he intends to start the
farming industry in this vicinity.
Rev. r. w. Curry, who has been
engaged on the ]. H. Hill ranch near
Hartline for few days to assist
with the seeding, had the misfortune
to dislocte his ankle therefore was
not able to fill his appointment here
and at Coulee City last Sunday. Be-
ing much improved at the present
time he will preach here at the M.
E. Church next Sunday evening at
1880.
In recent letter from R. |. Black
burn, county superintendent of sch
oo1s, he requested us to announce
the program at the county track
meet and declamatory contest to be
held at Neppel, Saturday, May 5th
as follows: The county contest in
spelling begins promptly at 10 A.
M. Z The county contest in declama-
tory begins promptly at II A. M.
The county contest in oratory be-
gins at 8 Am. The county Track
Meet takes place in the afternoon.
Gilley's Garage did quite bust
ness in the sales line last week max
ing total of seven sales for the en-
tire week. The cars sold and the
purchasers were as follows: Rof
Layman, STAFFORD, Chevrolet; VIM.
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