The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-01-10


junior and senior classes. An ami
NAL guessing contest for the beginn-
ers The Bible class had a few
questions from the Bible. Maynard
Shanks won the junior. and senior
contest prize, New Testament;
Ada Paulson won the animal contest,
a book mark; the picture contest
was won by Antionet Schrofft and
Gerald Swartout who received book
marks, and the Bible class prize,
game called Bible Women, was won
,by Mrs. F. Mark. At almost eleven
the refreshment committe served a
lunch with plenty for all. After the
eating was over we tried to sing
but it was no use Most of them
stayed until IL and rang the bell
to let others know that the New
Year had arrived. We had such
good time and are going to have
another in the near future.
Thursday was New Years day
and don't know of any wonderful
resolutions that were made only to
try to make our community a better
place to live in the coming year.
New Years eve some of the young
folks met at the Ellis home to spend
the evening for Ed. was to leave
soon. And the way they did en-
JOY themselves! Some people coming
from another party could see through
the window dancing the square
dances as they used to do when they
We're young.
Saturday night was rather nippy
but people will go to the moving
picture show if they do freeze, and
it was dandy too.
The young ladies gave leap year
dance Saturday night. They bought
the tickets and the boys furnished
the supper. Those who helped eat
the supper said it was great. They
fixed the hall up in red and green
the holiday colors, and had many in
teresting features. Those who at
Ienueu Hdu d SIedC liihC'
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Miller enter
tanned their children and grand
children at the Meyers Falls hotel
for New Years dinner. 1t was also
Mrs. Miller's birthday. In the even
ing Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Swanson
were the guests at the Miller home
and Mrs. Miller served a very dainty
lunch. The evening was spent in
chatting.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Abbott had Mr.. l..
Curtis from Cashmere, Wash, as an
overnight guest.
Skating is all the go now. The
boys, girls, women and men are en-
ioying it. Friday night while skat-
ing Mr. F. Shanks fell and cut big
cash on his forehead. He was taken
: to Marcus and DIR. Gregg closed the
wound for him.
Quite a number from here went
to Kettle Falls to the joint installa-
ton Of Masons and Eastern Star
and the banquet. They all returned
home very much pleased.
Miss Hazel Phillips and Mrs. VIM.
Miller were afternoon visitors at
Revein farm New Years day.
Mesdames Feeder, Bidde, Vanasse,
and Swanson were Colville visitors
Saturday afternoon.
Misses Clarabelle and Maybelle
Gerking returned home Friday from
two weeks trip visiting relatives
and friends in Rose Lake, Idaho,
Occur d'Alene, Idaho, and Spokane.
Mrs. A. Branigan is on the sick
list this week
Sunday the Sunday school had a
large attendance. The Bible class
retained the banner that they won
the Sunday before. The following
officers We're elected: Supt. Miss Ida
Curry; vice superintendent, Mrs. Ed.
Hale; secretary, Troy Miller; treas
urer, Mrs. A. l.. Swanson; superin-
tende1t cradle roll, Mrs. Geo. Mil
Ter; superintendent home department,
Mrs. A. L. Swanson. The Sunday
school did fine last year and are
going to do better this coming year.
Mrs. Curry put her pennies in for
her birthday and they amounted to
73. Don't forget to come to Sunday
school. 1t will do you good.
Brady shipped hogs and cattle on
Tuesday.