Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-17
4 COULEE CITY AND VICINITY 4

Frank Tichacek of Baird was in
town on business Wednesday.
w. L,Box motored to Spokane on
Tuesday on a business mission.
Arle Harold of Almira was a visi-
tor in Coulee City on Wednesday.
L. G. Metcalf and M. Froger are
in Coulee City buying heavy junk.
Ralph Mccain will leave for his
Uncle's ranch near Heartline mex
week to work for the summer.
Editor Stapleton and wife have
been doing considerable chasing II
his Uncle's new car this week.
Mrs. Florence Mehuer, who has
been cooking for Courtney furger-
son left for Spokane this morning
F. L. Watson of Kennewick, al
old timer and grain buyer OF Coulet
City spent a, few days in town TINS
week.
Ed Reyonds, the touring printer
has been, hoping with the work al
the Dispatch office in the absence OF
Editor Stapeton..
= ]. C. James of Everett, was vlsl
tor to Coulee City on Wednesday
He is on his way to Montana in hi
little Yiddish Parkard. He is looking
for some country newspaper to buy
William Slutz left for Soap Lake
last Sunday to spent a week at tht
natural healing resort in an effor'
to get rid the chills he has been nav
ing for the past two weeks or more
Are we going to the Seniors play
Monday evening? This is said to be
the best play the high school has sc
far put on the stage. Don't forge
the date, place, time or the girl. We
will be there, sure.
Our Rev. o. P. Devin tried las
Sunday afternoon to break all ths
speek records, but instead he sue
ceeded only in turning over ano
skinning himself and otherwise hur'
ting himself in general.
J. B. Bell of Mold, returned home
from visit to Spokane Wednesday.
A. P. Beamer, proprietor OF the
Grand Hotel, l. M. Gilley and ]. T
Gull made business trip to Ephrat;
Monday and returned home Tuesday
The, Interstate, Commerce Com
mission, which has been appraisine
the. local property of the Northern
Pacific railway company have fms
he'd Monday and moved on down the
line. This work is being done for
the government.
Through an error on our part il
setting the obituary of H. G. Calver
in last weeks issue the following
mistakes were made in the dates
Mr.. Calvert died in Davenport or
the 4th instead of on the 9Th and he
was married in 1868 instead of 1886
Ralph Mccain and Merle Box mo
tored to Walla Walla last Friday re.
turning early Monday morning. The
boys took the Watkins children tt
their home on account of the serious
illness of their mother. The trip
was made in a Saxon IS" of John
l.. fuckers and the return was made
in nine hours of actual running time
distance of 1870 miles.
Harry ]. Smith, the county asses
sor for the southern end of Grant
county has joined the colors, he will,
report for duty in a few days. Geo.
F. Beck, who was to be principal
of the Warden school next term has
also TAKEN lIlc chdIIllllGtlOllS dllu VIII
leave with Mr.. Smith. Both are
from Neppel. Mr.. Beck's home is
in our neighboring city of Krupp.
U. P. Wardrip, editor of the ST.
John Journal was a Coulee City vi
sitor the first part of the week. He
was herearenewing old friends and
making new ones and also visiting
relatives. While here he paid the
Dispatch a fraternal call mad looked
over the machine. Mr.. Wardrip re-
ports the prospect of large crop
in the Palouse country this year.
Word has been received by Mr.
OLeary from his son, who joined
the aviation corps a few weeks ago
from Omaha, where the three boys
are now stationed. Mr. O'Leary says
that from the way Phil writes the
army life agrees with them and that
thew had an ENJOYABLE trip from the