The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-10-09


drew Solbey suffered several cuts
about the head and face and had
several ribs broken. Mrs. Solbey
was shaken and bruised somewhat.
The car was completely wrecked.
The injured were taken to the Cart
wright hospital at Valley.
The Stevens county chapter of the
American Red Cross has established
a health center at Colville under the
direction of Miss Anna E. Harmon,
Red Cross public health nurse for
Colville and community. In coop
Grafton with the doctors, Miss Han
non will inspect schools and exam
nations will be made and homes
visited where the examinations show
the need of medical care. Talks on
public health work and duties of the
public nurse will be discussed at
parent and teachers meetings. 1t
is hoped that the Red Cross branches
and the officials of the localities will
cooperate with Miss Harmon in bring
ing to her notice cases that are in
need of the Red Cross and medical
attention. AS soon as possible an
office will be opened where commun-
ications can be received by telephone
or letters. Visits to outlying dis
tricts will be made if transporta-
ton is furnished. A Red Cross
public health nurse will be stationed
at Chewelah to take charge of work
in that part of the county.
Phyllis Dorr of Clifford in trying
to catch Shetland pony sustained
a broken arm recently. The girls
arm is broken at both elbow and
wrist.
Mrs. William Taylor, aged go, who
has for 81 years lived on the shores
of Waits lake two miles west of
Valley, died last Saturday after an
illness of eight years. The Taylors
came from Iowa over 80 years ago
and lived at Sprague for a few years
before settling on the shores of the
lake. Mrs. Taylor is survived by
her husband, three children, four
stepchildren and Ia grandchildren.
Mrs. Lew Weatherwax of Colville is
a daughter of Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. J.
H. MCGEE and Mrs. Ralph Slocum of
Spokane are also daughters and the
stepchildren are Ernest, Louis and
Will Taylor and Mrs. Artie Dunlap
all of Valley. Mrs. Taylor was
victim of tuberculosis.
The Shorthorn females sold by
d. E. Pearson at the Stevens County
Livestock Show and Fair averaged
$249 per head. Mr.. Pearson says
"Taking into consideration the mar
ket and feed conditions now existing
in Stevens county, the sale of pure
bred Shorthorns was successful
one" He is very much gratified that
his cattle, under these conditions,
were able to command the excellent
price. ~
A big initiation will be held by the
Modern Woodmen at Chewelah next
Tuesday night, the work to be put
on by the Colville camp. Many of
the Colville members will attend, and
all camps of the county have been
invited.
A correction: Last week W. l..
Sax was credited with a prize at the
stock show on a Poland China boar
between 12 and "a months old. This
was prize was won by J. Fl. Sachs
of Dominion and was second prize.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Williamson of
Daisy and Thomas Taylor of Che
welah, their son-in-law, were injured
when their automobile skidded over
a. 100-foot embankment two miles
north of Chewelah. Taylor was
pinned underneath the car but was
unhurt, while Mrs. Williamson's arm
was fractured and Mr.. Williamson
was bruised about the face and head.