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The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-11-21
LIGHTS. WATER CHIEF TOPICS
) AT COMMERCIAL CLUB SESSION
Three Engineers May Bring Line
Here If Demand For Electricity
Warrants; Survey Taken
Committees Chosen
President Zwiesler Names Workers
For Coming Year; Meeting
Place Is Changed

Important community matters,
including chiefly the lights and
water situation, were discussed
when members of the Nespelem
Commercial club met in regular
session Monday evening. Recent
developments have aroused interest
in the power question and club
members are concentrating their ef-
forts on this phase of the clubs
activities.
Three Engineers, Inc, contractors
in charge of lighting for the
NIWAK, recently indicated that
power line would be extended to
Nespelem if conditions warrant. A
survey of the community and a
check on the number of outlets for
electricity was made Friday by M.
S. Parmeter, member of the clubs
light and water committee.
T.. G. zwiesler, president of the
organization, informed members
that more complete, data on the sit
uation would be given at the next
meeting, and that it is likely q
representa- tive of Three Engineers
will be present to give a detailed re-
port for his company.
Other important business to be
taken up at the next session will be
the question of Incorporating the
town, a matter discussed Monday
evening.
The following club committees
have been announced by Mr..
zwiesler:
Membership-M. S. Parmeter.
William Whalen and Earl DeCamp.
Social and Community Recrea-
ton Harold Churchill, Louis
Prince, Clarence Rose and L. A.
Gray.
Development-C. s. Schneider,
Sam CARRIER and Harvey K. Meyer.
Good Roads,. M. Koontz. Sam
CARRIER and G. Fl. Beggs. n
Welfare-Thos. Linder, Jeanne
Jones and Mrs. G. H. Beggs.
Advertising-J. A. Silkforth, M.
l.. Robertson, Sam Seaton and L.
B. Williams.
Lights and Water-Louis Prince,
Joe OFT, George Hemphill and M.
S. Parmeter.
Change Meeting Place
The place of meeting has been
changed from the Grange hall to
the school lunch room. The next
meeting will be held Monday even
ing, November 26, at the lunch room
and every two weeks thereafter. All
persons interested in the develop
ment and betterment Of the COM
munity are urged by the club men,
bers to attend these meetings.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-11-21
GIFTS ARE ANNOUNCED

The prize committee of the Omak
Altar Society, which includes Mrs
Barton Robinson, Mrs. H. R. Fisch-
mailer and Mrs. T. G. zwiesler, has
reported the following gifts will be
given away to patrons of the show
"Big Hearted Herbert
l. Wool blanket of finest quality;
2. Genuine BATES" bedSpread; 3
Smoking set; a. Pair of ice skates;
S. Set of embroidered pillow slips
and dresser scarf; 6. Large am; Z
Basket of groceries; 8. Large box
of candy.
The entire membership of the
society is selling tickets to the show
and all expressed appreciation OF
the splendid results.
A courtesy committee was ap-
pointed to meet the overflow from
the first house on the night the pic
ture will be shown at Omak, Tues
day, December IL, to direct waiting
people to warm, comfortable place
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-11-21
American Legion
Plans Conference
Ninth District Conference AT
Cashmere Will Be Held Decem-
Der 8; Banquet Feature

Program arrangements for the
American Legion Ninth district
conference to be held at Cashmere
Saturday, December 8, are being
completed, according to E. A..
Barnes, district commander.
Headquarters at the Legion dug
out will be open all day, Mr.. Barnes
states. The evening program in
cludeS a banquet at 6 o'clock; par
ade, 8 o'clock; dance at $3.50 o'clock.
During the banquet reports and
talks will be given by department
officers, including Homer Jones,
department commander; Fred M.
Fucker, department adjutant; O.
G.. Fairburn, regional manager, u.
S. Veterans administration; Leroy
West, chairman of the departments
junior school patrol; l.. A. williams,
chairman of the departments child
welfare committee, and R. M. ODay,
grand chef de care of the 40 and 8.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-11-21
CALL OF BIDS
ON HOSPITAL
is DELAYED
Estimates From Contractors Will
Not Be Opened Until December
l8, Indian Service Decides
Many Get Plans
Nearly Score Of Firms May Fill
Bids On Project; Want
More Bidders

Bids on the $4,000 Indian hos
pital to be constructed at the Col
vile Indian agency near Nespelem
will be opened December 10 instead
Of November 81 as originally an
nounced, according to information
sent contractors by the department
of Indian affairs at Washington, DC.
Postponement of the opening date
was decided upon because of lack
of interest in the project by con-
tractors, it was explained. The de-
partment is anxious to secure more
bids so that keener competition for
the job will be assured.
Many Have Plans
TO date the following contractors
have secured plans for the work {:
Seattle-West Coast Construction
Co.; A. F. Mowatt; Henrikson- AL
strom Construction Co.; Teufel and
Carlson; Howard S. Wright, Inc;
Sound Construction and Engineer
ing Co.; Gladding, Mclean and
Co.; MacRae Brothers.. Tacoma
j. E. Bonnell and Son; Macdonald
Building Co. Minneapolis Barnett
and Record Co.; Ring Construction
Co. Other cities-Harry Boyer and
Son, Olympia; Edward S. Moore
and Son, St. Petersburg, Florida;
Hoffman Construction Co., Port
land; Lowering Longbotham, ST.
Paul; Roy Gumere, Coulee Dam; S.
G. NORM, Spokane.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-11-21
Celebration At Dam
May Draw Martin
Will Be Bid To Golden Spike
Celebration At Dam Site;
Plans Elaborate

GRAND COULEE DAM.-Gover-
nor Clarence D. Martin will be in
vited to attend the golden spike
celebration to be held here during
the first part of December, Major
Fred M. We'll, chairman of the ar
rangement committee, has announ-
ced.
Senator G. G. Dill has already
been asked to WELD the sledge
which will drive the golden spike
connecting the lower end of the
Crick and Kinney job with the up
per David H. Ryan end. The exact
date of the celebration has not
been set.
Elaborate arrangements are be-
Ing made for the gala affair, Major
We'll said yesterday.
One OF the prize events OF the
celebration will be the selection
and coronation of a queen. Beau
ties from all the towns adjacent
to the dam site, from Wenatchee
to Spokane, will take part in the
showing. The final selection will
be made from the stage of the
new $4,000 Roosevelt theatre.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-11-21
CRIDDERS LOSE
TO WELLPINIT::
PLAY IMPROVES
First Quarter Gives Opponents 20.
Point Lead In Game
Here Saturday
Nespelen Gets Is
Junior DeCamp Takes Ball Over
Goal Line Twice; Play
Inchelium Next

After a disastrous first quarter, in
which Wellpinit piled up a 26-point
lead, Nespelem high schools foot
oall team held the visitors scoreless
and showed over two touchdoWns
themselves when the two teams met
nere Saturday afternoon. The game
ended 26-13 and was an exciting
me for the spectators.
Features of the game were Jun
ior DeCamp's two runs for touch
towns and the tackling performance
turned out by Frank Hazelhurst
quarterback for the local eleven.
Nespelem continued to show i'm
orovement over it's former games
and is favorite to win it's next
game, to be played Saturday, No
vember "a, at Inchelium.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-11-21
Ladies' Aid Reports
On Church Project
Interior Was Finished At Cost Of
$l37; Complete Plans For
Bazaar

The Ladies' Aid met Friday af-
ternoon at the Community Metho-
dist church. A report of the cost
Of the finishing of the interior of
the church was given by the Rev
9. H. Schneider. The total cost was
$137, which is almost all paid. The
'eceipts from the play, "The De-
layed Romance" which was pre-
sented Thursday night, amounted to
$31 and the chicken dinner served
election day netted $25.
Final plans for the bazaar were
made. The bazaar will be held
Thursday night, December 6. All the
usual booths will be there including
the fishpond. A short musical pro-
gram will be given during the even
ing, and refreshments will be
served.
The next Aid meeting will be the
annual Christmas party and will be
held at the home of Mrs. j. A. Silk
forth.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-11-21
Last Days Of Famous Chief
Spent In Nespelem Vicinity

(Note: This the fourth of a series
of articles dealing with Nespelem
history written by DR.. F. o. Hud-
mutt, Widely-known pioneer physi-
clan eff Nespelem)
BY DIR. F. O. HUDNUTT
AS stated, Joseph, with perhaps
$50 Nez Perez Indians were in Mes
pelem when I came in 1860. My
men and self lived in a tent dur
ing the summer in our camp. In
the fall we built cabin. There were
perhaps SO or 60 men prospecting
in the country and many of them
were using explosives. Some were
"Tenderfeet" and new to real min
ing excepting surface work with
pick and shovel There were many
bands of Indian ponies running
over the country and some of the
beginners got careless and in one
of the explosions the rocks hit some
of the ponies.
I did not know who was respons-
ible for this as it happend three
miles from our place. The owner
evidently told Joseph about it ano
he came up to see about it, think
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-11-21

ing probably that I could have the
miners be more careful. He rode
his favorite gray horse up and was
very grave and earnest in his re-
quest. We promised to do what we
could and he came in the cabin and
made stay of half an hour or so.
One of my men got out a book
of western stories in which was a
full page Illustration of army Off
GERS and Indians and Joseph. He
looked at it very intently, then
placed his finger on the figure
representing himself and said, "Me,
where you get it?" Joseph never
spoke the Chinook jargon. He could
speak English to certain extent
But in all his conversations with
Mr.. Steele he invariably spoke Nez
Perez, which language Mr.. Steele
spoke fluently.
Aloof From Whites
He did not seek the company OF
the Indians outside his own people
and never called on whites that ]
knew Of. The fact is I never knew
him to go to any white mans house
Continued on Page Two)
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-11-21
FEWER VOTERS
CAST BALLOTS
LAST ELECTION
Total This Year Drops $50 Under
1882 Number, Auditors
Figures Show
End Official Check
Complete Returns In General Elec-
ton Compiled For
Okanogan County

More than $50 less votes were
cast in Okanogan county at the
recent general election than in the
election of 1882, official totals COM
piled by G. B. Fore, county
auditor, reveal. In 1892, presiden-
tial election year, 1900 voters in
this county filled ballots, while this
year the total number of votes cast
was 6743.
The canvass of votes, completed
late last week at the auditors
office, shows the following official
results of the Okanogan county
balloting:
U. S. Senator-Reno Odlin, (R)
1886; l.. B. Schwellenbach, CD,
1881.
U. S. Observation-Disclosures
E. Mack, (R), 756; Sam B. Hill, CD,
SOIL.
State OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES b.
linger, (R), 1857; B. H. Richards
GR), 1923; John r. Jones, CD, 1853;
B. l.. Smith, (D) 1850. Two elected
County treasurer-M. E. Tonseth
R), 2913; v. B. White, Cd, 3340
Hilderbrand Is Winner
County sheriff.. B. Hilderbrand
R), 1924; G. w. Boyd, CD, 2508;
Ben Nickel (sticker-Democrat), 488
County attorney-H. A. Davis
(R), 3483; P. D. Smith, CD, 1856.
County auditor-Frank r. Hend-
rick, (R), 3036; Lucille S. Burghardt
(D), 3O71.
County schoo. superintendent
| B. Grinnell, (R), 2240; Clarice
Schrock,, Cd. 4158-
County assessor-John F. Thorp
(R), 1886; Price Fruit, CD, 2509.
County clerk. E. Giebner, (R)
2639; Arthur M. Mikel, CD, 3144
County commissioner, First dist
rict-E. F. Taylor, CR), 3917; j. r
Laycock, CD, 2485.
County commissioner, Second
district-W. G. Malott, R), 3463; r
G. Garrett, CD, 1895.
Supreme court judges-Waltel
Beals, uncontested, 1868; Bruce
Blake, uncontested, 1854; James M
Geraghty, 1722; Ralph G. Bell, 1910
Initiative No. 77-For, 2024; a.
gainst, 1851.
Initiative No. 94-F'or, 2288; a.
gainst, 1855.
Referendum No. 18-FOr, 1903,
against, 2782.
Amendment, section IL, article
XI-For, 1858; against, 1743.
Amendment, section /, article VII
For, 1708; against 1889.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-11-21
Smoker At Theatre
Draws Good Crowd
Johnnie Runnels Gets Draw With
Spokane Fighter In
q; s.iss.,.y.,.s-.,,. Main Event ..,

Featuring a number of fast bouts
a smoker was held at the New Deal
theatre here Saturday night. The
affair drew large crowd, and
tentative plans are underway to ar
range another card.
Results of the matches follow:
VIM. Long VS.. Joe White, draw.
Stanley Podesek VS.. Joe Tonasket
draw.
Doc Smell VS.. Kato Tomeo, deci-
sion for Doc Smell.
Frank Lambert VS.. John Coving-
ton, Covington winner.
In the main go of the evening
Johnnie Runnels. well-known local
fighter, fought to draw with Dick
Lont from the Spokane Athletic
clllp,
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-11-21
Hog Prices Upturn
Expected For 1895
Urge Contract Signers To Fill Hog
Quotas With Spring Litters
Because Of Outlook

Okanogan county hog producers
are urged to breed enough SoWs and
gifts this fall to produce their full
contract quotas and be in posi-
ton to take advantage of the fav-
orable ratio between feed prices
and hog prices indicated for 1885,
according to analysis of the outlook
by r. M. Turner, extension econo-
mist, reports Vernon Chapman,
county agent. The specified reduc-
ton in the new 1885 corn-hog adj
justment contracts is expected to
be considerably less than the pres
ent Is per cent and should give
each producer ample margin to
build up his quota, Mr.. Chapman
said.
Heavy marketIngs due to the
drouth and the 1884 adjustment
program are expected to make the
number of hogs marketed in the
1934-35 season, the smallest in more
than 20 years." he stated. while
present feed prices are not favor
able to heavy feeding operations,
normal yields of corn and feed
grains in 1885 and the small hog
numbers should make feeding prof
liable next fall. Washington grow
ers also have favorable differen-
tiai in hog prices as compared with
Chicago due to the state being a
deficit area.
Feed prices are expected to be
lower next year because of probably
increased paintings due to present
high feed prices. Consequently, an
ample supply Of lower priced corn
and feed grains is expected to be
available for feeding out the ccm-
paratively small spring pig crop
While hog prices are practically
certain to be higher next year. corn
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-11-21
Mining Expert
Gets Ore Samples
Near Nespelenl

o. B. Brown, mining engineer of
Wenatchee who is making min
eral survey for the state planning
commission, was again in Nespelem
last Wednesday. He was here about
a month ago and made a survey of
the gold and silver properties in the
south part of the camp. This visit
he sampled properties to the north,
including the DR.. F. o. Hudnutt and
the Gene Smith properties. Mr..
Brown was much impressed with
the silver showings of this camp.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-11-21
SECOND DIRT SLIDE AT DAM
HOLDS UP CONSTRUCTION WORK
Serious Problem Presented Con-
tractors When 100000 Cubic
Yards Of Earth Loosens
Dirt Chasms Appear
Engineers Fear That Huge Bank
May Start Slipping; Study
Ways To Stop Slide
GRAND CoUIEE DAM-Another

GRAND COULEE DAM-Another
big slide of approximately 100000
cubic yards, rivaling the one which
startled the dam site about six
months ago when it carried fifteen
men down 100 feet with it, has
started here.
The slide will probably make nee
essary the complete revamping of
the railroad bed located directly in
the area near the axis of the dam
on the west bank of the Columbia
river.
Although the huge mass of sand
and clay is not expected to come
down suddenly as did the great
cave-in of six months ago, a slow,
gradual sinking is anticipated. Both
above and below the railroad grade,
the area is split with foot-wide
cracks, which are gradually growing
larger.
The u. S. reclamation bureau is
at present considering at least four
plans of spanning the region.
/. Construction of trestle across
the gap, which Is located between
two granite mountains This plan is
not given serious consideration at
present.
2. Construction of retaining
wall at the bottom or toe of the
slide mass to prevent it from slip
ping.
3. Construction of the railroad
and highway bed dipping into the
hillside, making a sharper curve
near the axis of the dam.
4. Removal of all of the approx
mate three-quarter million yards
and replacing it with rock fill.
This plan is being given serious
consideration by heads of the recla-
NATION bureau.
Bridge Comes High
The construction of a bridge
across the slide site would cost
about $500, 900 engineers said and
bring up other difficult problems
The span would have to be built
in a curve and would be as long as
the present highway bridge now be-
ing constructed across the river.
It is doubtful if a retainer wall
would hold the huge mass OF earth
engineers said, should it once start
sliding in body.
1t will cost more than $500, 1000
and take two months more time
officials estimated, to rebuild the
railroad grade. However as the
MWAK railroad bridge across the
Columbia will not have been COM
pleted in less than two months
time, the general contractors op-
erations will be affected but little
Soap Causes Slide
Three reasons are given for the
constant sliding of the earth at
the west side area, first soap seams
in the clay, which furnish skid
way much like a cake of SOAP
sliding down the side of bathtub
second, water pressure behind the
mass, and third, the "gooeyness" Of
the clay.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-11-21
Red Cross Driue
Shouting Results
In This County

With the campaign at the half
way mark roll call workers for the
sCkanogan county Red Cross chapter
are making excellent progress in
their drive for members, according
to r. w. Caldwell, chairman of the
county chapter.
Mr.. Caldwell stated that several
communities that formerly had few
Red Cross members are supporting
the drive this year. The roll call
campaign began the first of last
week, Immediately after Armistice
Day, and will conclude Thanks
giving Day, November 20.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-11-21
County Man Victim
OF Accident At Dam
William Jones Of Oroville Struck
Down By Car Saturday; Spine
Broken By Crash

Struck by an automobile on a
street in Grand Coulee Saturday
evening, William Jones of Oreville
died Sunday afternoon from tflt
injuries received. The, spine was
broken by the impact and Jones
was given little chance to live by a
physician attending him after the
accident.
Surviving are his wife and sew
eral children at the family home
in Oroville. The county nurse was
called to Oroville over the weekend
to care for Mrs. Jones, following
the premature birth of a. child
which died later.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-11-21
PRINCES STORE GETS
NEW DELIVERY PICKUP

Louie Prince, manager of Princes
Store here, purchased a new Chew
rolet pickup through Paul Gray last
week, to be used as a delivery truck.
The delivery system will be installed
soon, Mr.. Prince has announced.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-11-21
AGENCY ROAD SUPERVISOR
TRANSFERRED TO MONTANA

William T. Henry, Indian road
supervisor in charge of PWA con-
struction work, has been transferred
to Browning, Montana, where ne
will supervise road work on the
Blackfoot reservation.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-11-21
LOCAL STRAWBERRIES
PICKED FOR THANKSGIVING
or THANKSGIVING

Strawberries for Thanksgiving
dinner?
Mr.. McCune is displaying straw
berries picked from his garden on
his ranch on the Columbia river
south of NeSpelem.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-11-21

and feed prices are not expected to
advance unless another serious
drouth sweeps the middle-western
states"
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-10-10
NEW NESPELEM-ACENCY ROAD
PUT UNDER CONSTRUCTION SOON
Indian Officials Say Crew Will
Be Transferred To Project
In Short Time
New Survey Planned
Road Will Not Follow Present
Road Course; Indian Workers
Now On Cache Creek

Construction of a relocated road
between Nespelem and the Colville
Indian agency will begin with the
next few days, according to agency
officials, who yesterday disclosed
that a crew of workers were to be
moved to the project as soon as
they finish another road job.
At present the crew is stationed
on the Cache Creek road project
where PWA funds have been used
in an extensive construction project.
Their work is nearly finished and
plans call for their removal to the
Nespelem-agen project shortly.
Officials stated that the road
would not follow it's present course,
but would be routed on new sur
vey, aimed to eliminate dangerous
curves on the present route.
Whether the work can be COM
pleted with the funds available
was not disclosed by agency Off
Gals, who explained that the work
would be carried On as far as the
funds last. Money from the Indian
service will be used in the work.
Most other projects, including the
agency Coulee dam road, have been
financed with public works admin
istration allotments.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-10-10
Special Program
Well attended
At Local Church

Special exercises held to In
augurate the beginning of the new
Sunday school year, attracted a
large attendance to the Methodist
Community church both Sunday
morning and evening. Preceding the
evening church service the EpWorth
League members held their first
meeting.
The opening church service in
cluded vocal solo by Miss Merdyth
Barrick, and vocal duet by j. w.
?oolton and the Rev. G. H. Schreib-
er. q
At their meeting the members OF
the Epwcrth League arranged to
elect officers next Sunday. They
gather at the church at $50 O'Clock
each Sunday evening.
During next Sundays regular
church service, which begins at
1880 O'clock, the Communion of the
Lords Supper will be observed.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-10-10
Education Cost
Low In County
Per Pupil Total For Year Is SIS
Below State
Average

The per pupil cost of education
last year in Okanogan county was
$60.0S for the term, compared with
"a state average of $75.48, figures
compiled by the Washington State
Taxpayers association show. Only
five other counties in the state edu-
Gated their pupils at smaller per
pupil cost, according to the report.
Adams county led the state with
a per pupil cost of $11346 for the
term, while Yakima county had the
smallest per pupil outlay, $53.47.
The Spokane county cost was 1927,
and in King county the total years
cost for each pupil was 1862.
Items included in the total for
Okanogan county were general con-
troll, $5.43; instruction, $3.50; OPP
GRAFTON Of plant, $3.50; maintenance
of plant, $1.60; transportation,
1888; miscellaneous items, II cents.
The instruction item included SAL
aries and expenses of teachers and
principals and cost of text books.
Library, health and other miscel-
laneous items were included under
miscellaneous.