The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-10-12

Mrs. George Stenger has as her
house guests Mrs. W. J. Jones and
Miss Caroline Sigmund from Stayton.
Oregon, who arrived Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Quinn McCord were
dinner guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Miller of Meyers Falls last
week.
Miss Stasua Fitzgerald, chief clerk
of the local board, motored to Spo-
kane with some friends from that city
Wednesday and returned Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Armfield are re-
ceiving the congratulations of their
friends upon the birth of son Sat
urday, Oct. 5.
z. N. Reid is building new black
smith shop on west First avenue.
Contractor D. H. Kimple is in charge
of the construction.
A large number of Colville people
and visitors from surrounding COM
munities were on hand Monday morn
ing to see the trophy train exhibit
and hear the speakers who accompa-
MED the train under the auspices of
the Fourth Liberty Loan committee.
The train consisted of two fiat cars,
one box car and two sleepers, and
carried Canadian, American, French,
and Bohemian soldiers who had seen
service in France. A military band
from Camp Lewis accompanied the
train. Guns, war machinery and bat
tie trophies formed the exhibits on
the train.
Miss Saluda Kildow was Spokane
visitor the first of the week.
Mabel Cummins, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. C. F. Cummins of Colville,
died at the family home on south
Main street October 5. She was born
Sep. l, 1904, in Northport, and was
fourteen years twenty-one days aid
when she passed away. During the
past year the had suffered much
through almost continual illness and
her bravery during periods of pain
aroused the admiration of all her
friends. Funeral services were held
at the McCord undertaking parlors
Oct. at II o'clock in the morning.
Rev. Metcalf officiated. Interment
took place in the Greenwood cemetery
in Spokane, Mr.. Cummins accompany
ing the body to Spokane. Miss Cum
minis leaves in her immediate family
her mother and father, two brothers,
Roy and Clarence, and sister Mar
garet and her grandparents.
The funeral of Miss Doris May
Best, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Best Of Colville, was held Wednes-
day afternoon at the McCord UNDER
taking parlors. Miss Best was a tel
ephone operator in Colville until her
illness several months ago. She was
born in Wisconsin May 20, 1898, and
died at her home on Lincoln street
October 7th at 2 p. m. The family
have lived in Colville for two years,
and have been in Washington eight
years. A minister from Deer Park
conducted the ceremony and Mr.. and
Mrs. Masters furnished the music.
Interment was at Highland.
The children of the public schools
are everywhere collecting fruit pits
as part of their war work. Every
one is glad to help them and it is
surprising to note the large amounts
that are turned in. A record is to be
made of this in the near future and
promises to be interesting. Mrs.
o. Witherspoon of Bossburg sent a
large amount of these pits to Col
vile Thursday.
Miss Violet Hallowell and her
mother are moving into their apart
ments in the old Bank of Colville
building. Their phone number is
300.
The Hotel Colville has for a guest
a little feathered visitor, probably a
Washington linnet, which flew in
through an open door about two
weeks ago. 1t has been making it.
self at home among the plants in the
lobby and incidentally teaching the
canaries in the hotel how to use their
wings properly. James Petty, the
night clerk, has named the bird
"Enza." When asked why he chose
this name he replied that he opened
the door and "in-flew-Enza."
Miss Gertrude Cattle left Saturday
to enter the Expert school in Spokane.
Adolph Strauss, who has been SER
iously i'll for almost three weeks at
the Harvey hospital, has recovered
sufficiently to be removed to the
home of his daughter Mrs. L. Damn
heiser. His condition is improving.