The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1919-06-21


river and trying to cut her throat
She was a native of Serbia, but has
been % years in the United States
The county commissioners of Min
eral county, Montana, were here
this week visiting and inspecting the
county courthouse. They expect to
build a new courthouse soon, and
said they had heard we had fine
courthouse.
The Colville Valley Coal Co. at
Valley has attained a depth of $50
feet, and will go 500 feet before
prosecuting and coming to the sur
face so feet north of the present
slope. A block of $4,000 shares of
stock is now being sold at Csc a
share to put the mine in shipping
condition. This stock sold a short
time ago at 15c.
Jasper Compton, banker and in
weston of Seattle, and one of the
best known capitalists on Puget
Sound, has closed an option on 800
acres at Park Rapids, including in
it's boundaries the famous Crystal
and Trilby falls on the Little Pend
Oreille. These falls are situated on
the state road Ia miles east of Col
vile and have a drop of $40 feet,
there being two precipices, one a
half mile below the other, with an
intervening calm of waters with
! ideal scenic surroundings.
w. d. Hollifield, Sd years of
age, resident of Rice for the past
year, died at the Colville General
hospital in Colville, June 10, from
cancer of the stomach. He was
taken to the hospital the previous
day by N. S. Hunt for an operation,
but it was found that he could not
be aided. He leaves two daughters,
Mrs. Ida Norberg Of Lewiston, Ida
no, and Mrs. Grace Leish of Baker,
Ore. Services were held Monday
at the McCord Undertaking parlors,
Rev. Leonard Carver officiating.
The pail bearers were Jesse and
Claude Casey, Neil Ledgerwood, l.
r. Baldwin, William Adams and
Bert Nicol. The two daughters of
Mr.. Hollifield were here to attend
the funeral.
The hens of the Colville valley
can rather lord it over the poultry
of other places in eastern Washing
ton, for it seems that their eggs are
more popular with the people of
Spokane. At least, buyers are offer
ing a premium of about 30c on cases
of eggs from the Colville valley,
states B. E. Stringham of the Lead
er grocery department. Eggs are
now retailing at 37Rc, with indica-
tons of going higher. Most Stevens
county poultry raisers have White
Leghorns. Among those in the vi
cinity Of Colville who are in the
business quite extensively are Mrs.
w. S. Libby, Fred Martin, George
Seigel, and Harry Dowty.
Funeral services were held Tues
day at the Colville Catholic church
for Noel Sicotte, Sc years of age,
who died Monday. Mr.. Sicotte, who
hoe hooD a ,.oo;dopf of tho oo,,r4xy
farm, was native of Quebec and
had been in the state of Washing
ton for IS years. Father E. Boil
officiated at the service. Interment
was at Highland. Abraham Gagnon
and Felix Roy of Kettle Falls
| attended the funeral.
Joseph Turner, prominent live
stock man of Meyers Falls, was in
Colville Friday of last week with
his bride, formerly Miss Agnes
Brown of Holme, England. Miss
Brown made the trip from England
alone and met Mr.. Turner at Occur
d'Alene, Idaho. The wedding cere-
mony took place in Spokane Mon
day night of last week. Friday
afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Turner
motored to Cedarhurst ranch near
Meyers Falls, where they will make
| their home. The many. Stevens
county friends of Mr.. Turner are
glad to welcome his bride to her
new home and wish them both much
happiness.
A fourth class postmaster's ex-
animation will be held at Colville
July IL, to fill contemplated va
cancy in the office at Grin, and
other vacancies as they may occur.
The compensation at this office last
year was $500.
Unsold and unreserved lots in the
following government townsites will
be sold on the following dates at the
following places: Omak July 5, Mes
pelem July 10, Aston July IA, Klaxta
Il