The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1919-06-14

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the following officers: l. ]. Gilbert,
president; j. Thoni, vice president;
Carl Rhodes, secretary and treasurer.
Those present at the meeting includ-
ed Carl Rhodes, l. J. Gilbert, Cliff
ford Hotchkiss, j. Thoni, B. w. All
yor, C. S. Summers, Isaac Cranston,
Bert f. Crofoot. Mr.. Summers was
elected delegate to the meeting Of
mail carriers to be held in Olympia
in July. Several years ago the rural
mail carriers were organized, but
the association was dropped about
two years ago.
The business men Of Chewelah
propose to make the itinerant stock
peddler prove the merit of his prop
osition before a committee of repu-
table business men, according to the
Chewelah Independent. 1t is sug-
gested that before any stock peddler
or solicitor for any scheme involving
the expenditure of money will be
given a hearing, he must have had
his proposition passed on by COM
mittee composed of two bankers, two
attorneys and a merchant. A COM
mittee has been appointed composed
Of F. L. Reinoehl, cashier Of the
First National bank; Fred w. Dick
ey, cashier of the Bank Of Chewelah;
A. l. Kulzer and E. D. German, at
torneys; F. O. Russell, merchant.
The members of the chamber of
commerce pledged themselvs not to
entertain any such proposition until
the same had been given a clean bill
of health by this committee.
Joseph Turner of Meyers Falls,
we'll known throughout the west as
stockman and breeder of Short
horns, surprised his Stevens county
friends when they received news in
the Spokane papers of his obtaining
a license Monday afternoon to wed
Miss Agnes Brown of Holmes, Eng
land. 1t is said that war conditions
prevented Miss Brown from coming
to the United States SO that the
wedding could take place at an ear
lier date.
Fred Webking, a native of Penn
sylvania, aged 81, who had lived 10
years or more on his homestead at
Bear creek Is miles east of Col
vile, died in Colville June TO- It is
stated that he had no relatives in
this part Of the country. Funeral
services were held Thursday morn
ing at the McCord Funeral Parlors,
with the Rev. G. Sykes Of the M. E.
church officiating. Pallbearers were
Messrs. PETE, Chopot, Willinbrink
and McKeown.
The Wilson Produce Co. will have
about ten tons of wool from Stevens
county sheep ready for shipment to
the Boston market next week. That
the sheep business is increasing in
this county is the opinion of Mr..
Wilson.
Catches of big fish at Deer lake
this year have been quite frequent,
partly due to a better knowledge
among fishermen of how to get the
big ones. The 36 FOUNDER caught
several years ago has not since been
equaled, but thus far this year the
catches have run Is, 20, IS, it, and
many to pounds. The large ones
are Mackinaw trout, although in
the lakes are to be found cut-throat,
silver trout, bass, perch, sunfish and
Eastern brook trout. The Mackinaw
are known to eat small perch and
take as bait whitefish and suckers.
The next district meeting Of the
Rebekah lodge will be held in Gift
ford the second Wednesday in May,
1920.
The cedar pole industry is assum-
ing big proportions in Stevens coun-
ty and will be an increasing factor
in the industrial life of this county.
Since the completion of repairs and
changes on the Aladdin road by
Commissioner Clair Hunt, hauling of
cedar poles from the Aladdin dis
trict has been going on day and
night. Eleven trucks have been
making four trips each during each
"a hours. Each truck carries ap-
proximately Ia forty-foot poles, or
an average of $50 poles a day for
the Aladdin district.
The question Of the proposed bond
issue of 100000 for road improve
ment is receiving considerable atten-
ton in this section of the county at
the present time, and from all of
the opinions heard expressed, the
majority of the voters are going to
favor it, provided portion of the
funds rs expended in the third dis