The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1921-04-09
Slater Again Writes Examiner


town and possibilities. 1t is a grow
ing and prosperous city. The popula-
tion is about as that of Spokane.
Over 1000 houses have been built
here in the last six months. More
than $50 building permits were issued
by the city authorities in February
Last winter the tourists could not
find room, all of them, and many
went to neighboring towns for shell
ter Fabulous prices are being paid
for inside property, or property with
in the business area, while in the
residential sections building lots are
very cheap and $3.50 to $500 will buy
a very desirable residence lot where
the street is graded and water and
gas in to the curb. Good paved road
to the city.
There is where we are ahead of the
game again. Gas for cooking. In
the morning we spend about Is to
20 minutes getting breakfast. We
always get up at 6 because there is
no incentive for sleeping away the
most enjoyable part of the day. We
have bunch of guava trees in our
back yard and two mocking birds
come there, sing their morning lays
something after the style of the
written song of the Mocking bird,
and we naturally feel like getting up
when they start the music. But they
are a pest, nevertheless, for they are
ruination on figs. When the young
fig begins to ripen, Mr. NJ. bird picks
a hole into it and the fruit rots on
the tree. For that reason the fig
populace hang shining things, like
pieces of tin, tin cans and such like
articles to frighten the birds away.
In the summer time when the fig
trees are out in all their foliage we
do not notice the scare things, but
these self-same things when one sees
them hanging on the naked branches
excite curiosity A fig tree has no
bloom.
Business opportunities are good
here. Times seem prosperous and
everyone seems to have money. The
revival of commerce through the
canal has done much for this city.
The establishment of navy, army
and aerial bases here means the i'm
mediate expenditure, within two
years, of from $8,00O,0O0 to $10,000,-
0OO Something over million is
being expended now in the building
of a navy hospital. The initial plant
calls for 900 beds. 1t is a beauti-
full thing set in the very center of
Balboa park and this reminds US
"The navy has band that plays in
the Balboa park every Thursday
afternoon 2 to 3; then the big pipe
organ doubtless you saw and heard
it) plays for an hour, 3 to 4 p. m.
each day in the year. 1t is said that
this navy band has few equals and
no better in America, and | believe
it. These musical privileges cost US
nothing but the time spent in listen
ing to the programs. Occasionally
and quite frequently some other
musical feature is added. For in
stance the Mexican band from
Tijuana or Mexicalla, comes here and
fills a date or a season. To hear
them, however, is to appreciate the
navy band. But for that matter,
everything comes here. Everybody
who speaks, breaches, sings or de-
monstrates comes here and is staged
for a performance at some time OF
the year. Most of the rhapsody is
free gift to the public, but it is all
worth paying for. During the winter
all manner of fakirs who exploit the
north during the summer season post
themselves here and prove an attrac-
ton. Some of them can stunt w. j.
B. in drawing street crowd. Two
circuses wintered here, the AL &.
Barnes, and another.
"There are three daily newspapers
here, the Evening Sun, owned by the
Scripps people, who also own the
Spokane Press; and the Morning
Union and Evening Tribune by John
d. Spreckles. There are few other
other publications here.
"rhere are few Colville people
here. Sam Mcdowell has been here
but | did not see him. | understand
he is back in Colville. Ed. Broezell
and his wife are here. Ed. has en-
ployment in big grocery concern.
They seem quite well and happy.
Neil Frzzell and family, formerly
of Chewelah, are here. His mother
came this month. Ben Williams, for
merly in the mill business at Will
liams Siding (he is Ronald's father
in-law) lives here. We just this
evening had a phone from Mrs. John
Ehorn and her daughter Ann that
they arrived in San Diego this after
noon and will visit us tomorrow and