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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-31
CONSIDER TENTATIVE
CONTRACT FOR MINERS

NEW YORK. March 31-The sub
committee of miners and operators
appointed to negotiate a new agree
ment for the bituminous coal miners
met today to receive for consideration
a tentative contract ~embodying the
award of President Wilson's Goa COM
mission.
The contract would continue In eff
feet up to and including March 81
1922, if adopted. 1t provides for an
average increase of twenty-seven per
cent, including the fourteen per cent.
now in effect under an award made
by Fuel Administrator Garfield. 1t
also provides an eight hour day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-31
New Principal for Hebrew school

At a meeting of the board of edu-
cation of the Perth Amboy Hebrew
school held at the home of b.. Streif,
Brighton II last night. the serv-
ices Of Rev. N. Hoffman, of New
Brunswick, were secured as the new
principal of the school located in the
Bnei Zion Institute building In Fay
cite street. Rev. MI. Hoffman comes
here from the New Brunswick He
brew school where he has been for
some time. He comes well recon-
mended not only as a teacher of
Hebrew but as a writer and musician
The full session of the school will
begin on Saturday, April 10. with the
hours being from A to 8 o'clock. The
regular sessions of the school begin
next Monday. Solomon Brody, pres
ident of the board, was in the chair
and conducted the meeting.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-10-09
POTATO CROP SMALL
BUT BENEFITED BY RAINS

The potato crop in the northwest
is smaller this year than in 1916,
1917 and 1918, although it is better
than it was last year. The condi-
tion in Washington is about the same
as in the other three northwestern
states, according to Virgil Patton,
county agent for Spokane county,
who has been compiling data on the
subject.
"The conditions prevailing in Ste
vens county are identical with those
prevailing in Spokane county as far
as yield is concerned" says County
Agent Plumb. The crop in Stevens
county will be much below normal
and the potatoes will be misshapen
and knotty due to second growth.
There is condition existing in
the county this year which has not
occurred in 10 or Is years in regard
to potatoes and may not occur again
for the same length of time. That
is dry summer with no crop at all
until fall and then late rains with
the frost holding off until the crop
matured. The rains of the last half
of September and the first few days
of October made 1870 OF the potato
crop in the county. In a few cases
where the potatoes were planted too
early the late. rains failed to mater
tally benefit the crop. The combina-
ton of the two unusual weather con-
ditions, late rains and frost delayed
until the potatoes were matured has
been of wonderful value to the far
mers in this section and has more
than made up for the damage done
in two months by the dry weather.
Mr.. Plumb states that the market
is a guess but that the general de-
preston in prices may affect the po-
tato price and cause a lowering in
prices later.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-10-09

was created when the packages were
opened and some small article was
found in the center of huge pack
age. While the ladies were getting
ready for the auction sale, they were
each given a towel to hem and think
ing they were taking part in race
for a prize of some kind, each
hemmed her towel as quickly as DOS
sible, after which thev were told to
keep their towels. The house was
decorated with old fashioned flowers.
The ladies serving the lunch were
as follows: Mesdames Irving D. Sill,
Thomas Aspend. D. Fl. Carey, f. X.
Arnold. C. Fl. Carroll, r. S. Wells,
F. Goetter, D. Casey, w. F. Diff
fenbacher, G. w. Dexter, G. W. Den
ny, w. Lon Johnson. G. w. Peddy-
cord and Miss Kate Bostedo.
The ladies providing the entertain
ment were as follows: Mesdames L.
f. Jesseph. H. R. Williams, Carl
Buchanan, f. J, Strong M. r. Strong,
A. B. Sansburn, George W. Seal, L.
G.. Keller, VIM. Keller, George
Thomas, r. E. Lee, Hugh Waddell,
l.. Dannheiser, and o. F. Vinson. Mrs.
H. G.. Kirkpatrick was a guest
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-10-09
BEAUTIFUL SILVER CUP
AWARDED TO ID. e. PEARSON

D. E. Pearson, proprietor of the
Highland ranch at Boyds, won a
beautiful silver cup at the recent
Stevens county Livestock show and
fair. This cup was given by Day &
Rothrock Co. Of Spokane to the Ste
vens County Livestock Show to be
awarded to the man exhibiting the
best three females in the show. Mr..
Pearson won this cup with Betty End,
the grand champion COW of the show;
Golden Goods bred cow, Petunia
End; a heifer of Gold Bar breeding,
Proud Lily End. This heifer was
sired by Butterfly Secret End, Mr..
Pearson's herd sire. They were three
excellent females and worthy of the
beautiful trophy which they won,
which was sent by Day & Rothrock
to County Agent Plumb and kept by
him until awarded.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-10-09
SKELETON OF MASTODON
FOUND AT MAGNESITE MINE

The Northwest Magnesite company
while excavating for the construction
of new building west of Valley dis
covered the skeleton of probably one
of the largest mastodons ever dis
covered. Workmen found two smolar
teeth which measure Id inches at one
end, and five inches at the other and
IL inches long, with 13 or IA ridges
a quarter of an inch high across the
grinding surface.
The skeleton lies next the hard
surface of the magnesite and is
covered with only few feet of sur
face soil and because of it's easy ae-
feasibility will probably be completely
uncovered and placed in Spokane
museum on display.
This discovery not only adds to the
interesting features of Stevens county,
but is of world wide interest to
archaeologists.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-10-09
AUTO PRICES ARE DROPPING
yELIE, WESTCOTT, MAXWELL

Price slashing on automobiles is
not limited to Fords. The City
Garage reports reduction on Max
we'll touring cars of $3.50. Recent
advices from the Velie Motors Co.
announce a 5000 reduction
on Velie 81, and the Westcott factory
has reduced the Westcott automobile,
model 4S 5000, and model 38 $500,
sedans and coupes $500. The new
prices on Diamond 7 trucks are low
er than the 1917 prices and show re-
ductions ranging from $3.50 to $1100.
The following, however, is recent
advice received by Culver & Richard
son of the Pacific Garage from Dodge
Bros: dodge Brothers policy has
ever been to give full value for the
price asked. There will be no re-
duction in the present price of Dodge
Brothers motor cars. Newspaper re-
ports to the contrary are absolutely
untrue"
"Dodge Brothers announcement
was no surprise to u.s." said Mr..
Richardson. Tn marketing their car
Dodge Brothers have never made
point of price and will ;5o-1 'er sacri-
flee the. quality of thA& roduct to
enter price competition
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-10-09
BLACK SCRUF TREATMENT
DEMONSTRATED BY PLUM

A project plot of potatoes on the
L. NJ. Orser farm was dug recently
by Extension Plant Pathologist
George l.. condo and County Agent
Plumb. This project was demon
stration of the efficiency of bichloride
of mercury for the control of rhyZoc-
tonia. commonly known as black scru
on little potatoes and sometimes cal.
ed the dirt that will not wash off.
On this plot, four rows of one
hundred sets each were planted. The
first row of one hundred sets were
potatoes carrying considerable rhy-
zoctonia and were treated before
being planted This row yielded II
pounds of No. l potatoes and 30
pounds of culls and irregular pota-
toes. The second row was a row of
one hundred sets of rhyzoc potatoes
and the seed was left untreated This
row yielded 80 pounds of No. l and
so pounds of culls and irregulars.
The next row was row of one hun
dred sets of clean potatoes treated.
II yielded 100 pounds of No. l and
Is pounds of culls. The fourth row
of one hundred sets was a row OF
clean potatoes without treatment. 1t
yielded 1873 pounds of No. l and 27
pounds of culls.
The results of this plot figured out
4
on percentage basis show that the
treatment pays. The results of the
whole experiment do not show up
as we'll for the treatment as they
should due to the fact that this seed
stock was treated after it had sprout-
ed. Seed potatoes should be planted
early enough in the spring so that
no sprouting will take place.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-10-09
PIONEER FAMILIES UNITED
BY WEDDING ON OCT.

The wedding of Miss Irene Seal
and John B. Walsh took place at the
Seal home at 1880 Saturday evening,
Oct. 2. Immediately after the cere-
mony the young couple left in an
automobile for Spokane. They will
visit in Quincy and Spokane for about
ten days before returning to Colville
where they will be at home after the
18th at their home on West Beach
avenue.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George w. Seal, and the
groom is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Walsh. Both families are pioneers
in Stevens county. Mrs. Walsh is
a graduate of Colville high school
and of the University of Washington
and Mr.. Walsh is a graduate of the
Colville high school and was over
seas for about 18 months. He is
employed by the r. f. Lee Company
and Mrs. Walsh has been employed
as deputy to the county superinten-
dent of schools. Only immediate rel
atives were present at the ceremony.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-10-09

machine is the Coolidge tube and
tube contact which regulates the
hardness or softness of the light and
can be regulated so that ray of
light can be thrown any desired dis
tance or so that 1/100 of a second
exposure can be made. In the days
before X-Ray machines were per-
fected, X-Ray burns were not infre-
quent, but DR.. Olds has set of
detachable cones with openings vary
ing from one-half to two inches in
diameter which prevent X-Ray burns
and make them impossible.
Another feature of this machine
is the Stereoscope device by which
two pictures of the same thing may
be taken, one as seen with the right
eye ind the other as seen with the
left eye. a
This machine ,Was installed at a
cost of $4,000 and in a few months
DR.. Olds expects to add to his X-Ray
equipment, an y, Ray table and two
Coolidge tubes, tSsEaC Coolidge tube
controls and two stereosA
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-10-09
l)eath Of a Well Known Citizen

by an act of legal fiction introduced
in the time of Henry VII to correct
a technical defect in the action Of
ejectment and his name was used first
in enforcing a title to land.
John Doe is survived by a wife,
Jane Doe; at least two sons, one Of
whom bears his name; and a cousin,
Richard Roe. If Richard Roe is any
relation at all to John Doe, he is a
cousin, because he is neither brother,
father, nor son. It is supposed that
there are at least two sons because
John Doe & Sons have been in busi-
ness at different times and places in
the past centuries. It is also pre-
sumed that at least one son bears
his name. If he does not, the same
fiction which created John Doe and
instilled into him the breath Of a
tcontinued on page seyen)
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-10-09
ELEVEN Br REGISTERED
WITH gYS IN MAJORITY

\
During the month of September the
following bir' were registered with
Miss Hazel En- Registrar of Vital
Statistics for the state Of Washington
for Colville and vicinity, showing
six boys and five girls born during
the month: Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest
Dale Pitman of Orin, Il No. l, boy
on the 3rd. Mrs. Pitman was for
merly Marion Dorothy Cole. Mr..
and Mrs. William Ralph Kinnan of
Colville r No. 1, girl on the 4th.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hubbard of Col
vile, r. No. 1, boy on the 9th. Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. Domitvoraek of Boss
burg, a boy on the 18th. Mr.. and
Mrs. Archibald A. Daley of Bon Ayr,
boy on the 14th. Mr.. and Mrs. c.
H. Keller, Meyers Falls, a girl on the
10Th. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Finley
of Colville, a girl on the 17th Mrs.
Finley was formerly Miss Clara
Reetz. Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Towne.
Colville r No. 1, girl on the 22nd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Courts, Addy,
a boy on the 23rd. Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Hefing, Colville R. No. l.,
a girl on the oath. Mr.. and Mrs.
Benton Brooks, Addy, boy on the
9th.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-10-09

John Doe is dead. Let the whole
world bare their heads to the MEM
ory of him who has done more than
any other personality known for the
benefit of mankind. The local under
taking parlors have the distinction
of preparing the marker for ms
grave, which reads as follows: john
Doe, died June 80, age II years,
mo, IL days. Undoubtedly mistake
was made by the undertaken in his
age which is more like All years, z
mo. and IL days. The exact date OF
his birth is not known but he was
born during the reign OF Henry VII,
1485-15O9. Members Of the bar and
other interested friends Of John Doe
win mourn his death as he had been
Of great service to them during his
life time.
John Doe was born into this world
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-10-09
6 MONTHS AUTO LICENSES
NET STEVENS COUNTY $500

Nearly 80 million dollars was re-
ceived from registration of motor
vehicles in the U. S. during the first
six months of 1920. Stevens county
alone contributed 34,775.95 in this
manner during the same period of
time and registered 1905 motor cars.
including both passenger and COM
mercial cars. $504.75 of this sum
was county fee, the balance state fee.
Over 71s million cars were registered
in the U. S.
During the period March to June
inclusive in the state of Washington.
158,367 motor vehicles were register
ed, providing revenue of over two
and one-half million dollars. 1t is
estimated that 90es of the revenue
from auto registrations is used for
construction and maintenance of
roads.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-10-09
IMPROVEMENT CLUB STAGES
NOVEL SEMI-ANUNAL LUNCH

On Wednesday afternoon the I'M
provement Club held its semi-annual
luncheon at the home of Mrs. G. w.
Peddicord. At these events one half
of the club has charge of the re-
freshments and the other half pro-
vides the entertainment. The lunch
con was a complete surprise to one
half of the club. 1t was an old fash
ioned luncheon with the red table
cloths and old fashioned silverware,
high cake stands, castors, butter
dishes in use in our grandmother's
day. All the food was placed on the
table at one time and Mrs. Peddy-
cord chased the flies with broom
made of strips of newspaper as was
the fashion quarter of century
or more ago.
The ladies serving the luncheon
were dressed in old fashioned gar
ments and to add to their grotesque
appearance, during the entertainment
they were each given hat trimmed
by the ladies providing the enter
tainment, which they were requested
to wear to an auction sale which was
one of the features of the entertain
ment, presided over by Mrs. L. Z.
Jesseph representing auctioneer Daggy
and Mrs. o. F. Vinson representing
auctioneer Buckley and Mrs. Hugh
Waddell acting as clerk in place Of
w. w. Campbell. Each lady was
presented with a purse before the
sale and the bidding was fast and
furious on a miscellaneous collection
of packages, the contents of which
were not known. Much amusement
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-10-09
BODY OF PVT. LINDLEY
ENROUTE HERE FOR BURIAL

The body of Pvt. Paul Lindley, Co.
B, of the 26th engineers has arrived
in New York City and will be shipped
to Addy for reinterment beside the
father who was a veteran of the
Civil war.
Pvt. Lindley died in an army hos
pital at st. Nazarre, France, Dec.
A, 1917 of acute broncho-pneumonia
following measles and was buried in
the American Base Cemetery there.
His was the first overseas death of
an Inland Empire boy. He was born
in Iowa and was % years, 2 months
and IA days old at the time of his
death.
A military funeral will be conduct
ed when the body arrives here with
exsoldier neighbors as pail bearers
and the American Legion of Colville
in charge.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-10-09
A VARIETY OF WEEDS
DISPLAYED AT COUNTY FAIR

On display at the fair this year,
e. C. Durdle had collection of 81
of the more or less common weeds
of the county and the weeds which
every farmer should be able to iden-
tify in order to detect their presence
on his land in time to check their
growth. This collection was prepared
largely by the farm crops class OF
the Colville high school of this and
last year and will be used for iden-
tification purposes for class room
and laboratory. 1t is the intention
of the agricultural department Of the
school to prepare the weeds in such
a way that they may be shipped to
different parts of the county upon
request to enable the farmers to be-
come more familiar with them.
Mr.. Durdle states that any assist
ance that can be rendered by himself =
or the agricultural department to
enable the farmer to become better
acquainted with the weeds, will be
given gladly and all that is necessary
to secure that assistance is to write
to E. C. Durdle, Colville.
There are five of these weeds
which are more common than the
others and they are as follows:
Canadian thistle, field bind weed,
penney or fan weed, quack grass
and Russian thistle. These the
farmer may be familiar with but not
by their common name.
OF these five, the field bind weed
has been credited by the Washington
state college as doing $500,0O0 worth
of damage each year to the crops OF
the state and "this puts it mildly"
state Prof. Durdle, "as there are
some sections in the Walla Walla
country where practically entire
farms have been overrun by this
weed. Its roots go to a depth
of 3 or feet in the ground and
can be killed in our section of the
country only by very careful culti-
walton. l have met just one man
in the county who has been able to
control this weed and he did it by
using q road drag, allowing the land
to lay fallow for three years while
doing this"
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-10-09
PLASTIC MAGNESITE PLA
NOW BEING CONSTITUTED

Plastic magnesite will be pro-
duced at Valley in short time by
the American Mineral Production
company. A new kiln constructed
according to special plans has re-
Gently been installed at cost of
$4,000 for the purpose of burning
magnesite for the making of plastic
Arnagnesite for use as stucco, flooring,
etc. Plastic magnesite has not pre-
syiously been made in this vicinity.
E. Last month the output of crude
magnesite was increased 1000 tons
and the plant is in operation night
and day to keep up with the de-
mands for this mineral which is i'm
portant in the steel industry.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-10-09
x-RAY MACHINE INSTALLED
ONE OF LARGEST IN STATE

DIR. w. A. Olds installed during the
summer months one of the few large
x-Ray machines in use in eastern
Washington. There are only three or
four others as large in this section
of the statec Technically it is
known as a No. 8 Meyer. The dis
characteristic Of this
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-02-26

Part of this land has living water
on and our wells are about sixteen
feet deep and supply an unlimited
quantity Of pure water. From in
quiry / learn that good water is OBJ
tanned at depths varying from fifteen
to one hundred and fifteen feet.
The climate is delightful, quite sim
liar to that Of Western Nebraska, and
free from hot winds, which the Old
est inhabitants assert have never Oc-
CURED there.
The crops grown are wheat, corn,
oats, rye, barley, cane, millett, sudan
grass, alfalfa potatoes and garden
truck with about the same success as
in Western Nebraska. Land prices
have advanced greatly since l in
vested there and are still advancing.
Good tracts at this time can be had
for twcntv-sevcn to forty dollars per
acre, while lands not quite as at
tractive in appearance or location can
be had for seventeen TO twenty-five
To any who contemplate changing
their location TO where lands are
cheaper in price. ! will gladly give
you any information J possess. and i
YOU should decide to become our
neighbors and assist in developing
that country. we will lend you any
assistance in our power with the be
lief that we will be benefited By
each others efforts.
We have an office in Limon from
which we handle our farming and trac-
tor operations, and ! will spend por-
ton of the spring and summer there.
All callers will receive warm
Welcome and the benefit of any know
edge we may have regarding lands or
property in that locality.
F. G. HOXIE.
Editors Notc-Mr. Hoxie is known
to many of the citizens of our 10
nality as capable and conservative
business man Of Keith County, Nebr.,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-02-26
LINCOLN COUNTY. COLO. LANDS
OFFER MANY OPPORTUN-
tiles FOR FARMERS

Since Making my investments in
Lincoln county, Colorado lands last
spring, have had many insuiries re-
garding that locality and have decided
to answer same in print.
LimOn. town Of Twelve Hundred,
with electric lights and water works,
is our nearest town.
Limon has two banks. two elevators,
large creamery fine high school
building and good business houses in
proportion.
The main line Of the Union Pacific
from Denver to Kansas City and the
main line of the Rock Island to Colo
rado Springs cross at Limon. giving us
the best of railroad service.
The Ocean to Ocean, or Golden
Highway enters Limon and branches
there for Denver and Colorado
Springs.
The Union Pacific Highway and the
Limon to Brush Highway also enter
the town. giving It and the surround
ing counties tho best of State and Ma
tional Highway service. These high
wavs are beng constantly improved
| and Colorado roads are noted over
| the whole United States.
Lincoln county products can be
nlaced on the Denver or Colorado
Springs market, within four hours by
! truck
Limon lies ninety miles southeast of
Denver and siNty-five miles northeast
| of Colorado Springs, and therefore
convenient by train, auto or truck to
| two splendid cities.
I am assoclatci in this enterprise
with l.. s. Smith Ir.. whose develop
| ment of raw lands in Lincoln County
Nebraska into high class farms which
| ho afterwards sold at long price,
, followed by the development of =
large tract ut Nenango, Nebraska, q,
from which he has Just threshed more
than forty-two thousand bushels OF
high grade wheat, prompted me to
! qcccpt his JUDGMENT in the selection Of
lrricultural land, the result Of whic'
WIS the purchase OF six sections Of
'qnd near Iimon. My son. W A.
, HOWE, also Joined us IN the enter
prise.
We are rot Offering this land for
sale but have pur equipment on the
Ground ready to break and put into
-rroat as much as possible and hope
to have at least three thousand acres
Of it in wheat by fall.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-02-26

Spring Suits at Tie Cash Store
Saturday and Monday.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-02-26

where he has resided for the past thir-
ty-four years. While the success OF
Nj. l.. Smith as a farmer and wheat
raiser is known to most of the read.
ers Of this paper. and from our know
ledge of the judgment and business
ability Of these men, we are inclined
to believe that they will succeed N
their undertakinp.--Adv.
Taken from the Keith County News,
Thursday, February ,, 1920.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-02-26

Nehr., where ne has been visiting with
friends and relatives at that place,