Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-02-20

Lie OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES anu Bd
Galne Cub, will be held at Brew
ster on February on February 20,
Walter f. Meier, prominently men
toned as Republican candidate
for Governor, will be the main
speaker or the evening. -
In a speech at Pateros last Sat
urday morning, Governor Martin
strongly upheld the state sales tax
Other members of the Governors
party, who also spoke, included F
r. Banker, director of conservation
and Lacy Murrow, director of high
ways.
j. A. Renfroe, of Coulee Dam
was almost instantly killed on Tues
day afternoon of last week in an
auto accident on the Wilbur-Odessa
road. Dewey Foshea was critically
injured and is in the johnson hos
pital at Wilbur. Other members of
the party who were slightly injur-
ed, included o. H. Davis, Joe Les
ley and l.. Jones, all from Coulee
Dam.
On the grounds that the call for
election makes no provision for
giving notice to owners of property
included in the district, and affords
no chance for hearing on the
matter, the Lincoln county election
board has been enjoyned by the
Washington Water Power company
from placing on the general election
ballot in November a proposition to
ia djcf9 in% f,, hot
ty.
Lincoln County commissioner J..
X. Anderson and the state highway
department were soundly criticised
last week by workers at Coulee
Dam who are living in Wilbur, be-
cause the road to the dam was
blockaded by snow on the Broadax
hill. The Coulee City Grand Coulee
road has been in excellent condit-
ion winter.
The Grant County Sportsmen as
ISOLATION will hold a meeting In the
court house at Ephrata on the even
ing of February 20, at s O'Clock.
The committee urges that anyone
interested in fishing and hunting,
especially the newcomers to the
county, attend.
After many years of Inactivity,
Ephrata will again have girl
scout troop for growing girls of
twelve to eighteen years of age.
Mrs. James Griffith, captain for 49,
"a. will again serve in that capac-
ity. Miss Florence Abelson, will be
be lieutenant.
ABOUT two dozen farmers of
Grant county are scheduled to meet
in the Court house at Ephrata to-
day which is part of state wide
movement among farmers to meet
this month to study county agricuSt
tural programs and trends of COM
modities grown in their county.
A big Democratic rally was held
at McCaslin's Temple In Coulee Gen.
ter last Monday night. Prominent
democrats from all parts Of the
county as well as many from the
dam area attended the rally, smok-
ed the pipe of peace and came away
with the feeling that the Democratic
duLulAloLl dIlOh3 ootL oIeAIC e1AA i1eN'
ion will be reinstated for another
four years at the coming election in
November.
A much needed sewer system is
proposed by the citizens of Grand
Coulee Center. Due to an inefficient
system of sewerage the citizens of
that city will face the possibility
of serious epidemic with the COM
ing of hot weather this summer. 1t
is said the State health department
is seeking funds under non-re-
lief WPA project to carry on sur
vey of the situation.
While all of the towns in this sec
ton of Washington have reported
subzero weather for the past two
weeks, the town of Pateros in East
Washington holds the record with a
reading of 80 below last Friday
night.
Base ball is already being talked
by fans in some of the twons in
this section. A baseball meeting
was held at Brewster last week at
which time officers we're elected
and plans made for the coming sea-
son.
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WPA engineers fro mSpokane are
engaged in surveying new high
way to the Grand Coulee dam from
Spokane. The proposed new highway
wonld go by the way of Spring can
yon and will connect with the Will
bur-Almira highway about five mil
es from the dam site, and run
around the present hill, doing away
with much Of the present grade. Il
the survey being made is carried
ont the towns of Wilbur, Almira anG
maritime will be very materially in
iured as much of the traffic going
to the dam from Spokane and The
east, will travel the new road
which will be closer and far les!
grade.
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Albert G. Martin of Olympia
Commissioner of Public Lands
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