Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-02-04
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were born to one eve on the Harry
McInturf farm near Mesa, rare oc-
currence, according to sheepmen.
Ashland-More rainfall at Ashland
in 1896 than in 1885, despite the
drouth during the fall months, was
recorded, with still deficiency of
2.39 inches to compare favorably
with the 3.37 shortage in 1885.
Olympia-State superintendent of
Education Stanley F. Atwood said re-
Gently that, in new deal" for In
dian students, his department decid-
ed upon special program of schol-
arships for five boys and girls annual
ly to state higher institutions Of
learning.
Kelso-Coon hunting is proving
profitable this winter for Otto Cook,
Toutle River trapper and hunter who
has bagged about IS. There is no
bounty on coons, but their pelts bring
fair price. Last winter Cook killed
a number of cougars, for which the
state pays SIS bounty.
Wilbur - The traditional "chin-
ook' dances have begun on the Col
vile Indian reservation, at Impach,
near Twin lakes, with Baptiste An
drews (Old Dog) and A. Louie in the
leading roles of medicine men. The
series begins with body publication
in sweat bath and fasting.
Representatives, than 400 farm
ers have signed contracts to grow in
excess of 5000 acres of sugar beets
for the Toppenish factory of the
Utah-Idaho Sugar company, R. L.
Howard, state manager, said today.
He said the plant is expected to run
at capacity in it's first season.
Walla Walla Harley Hart, his
wife and son couldn't keep their
apartment warm one night recently,
but they didn't criticize the janitor.
A taxi went out of control and came
in their living room. The driver was
unhurt, but the Harris couldn't keep
the fresh air Temperature 10 de-
grees) out.
notwithstanding the past few
days six cougars have been killed by
state game protectors. Protector Guy
Burnham took two in Okanogan
county, Protector H. C. Moon took
two in Klickitat county and the 9TH
ers were taken by Ralph Johnson
in Pend Oreille county and by w. d.
Webster in Jefferson county.
Everett-Sheriff Walter e. Faulk-
ner had one of the county's largest
robberies reported to him when Mrs.
Ella S. Cudihee of Seattle asked him
to find who stole her house and barn.
Mrs. Cudihee, widow of a former
Seattle sheriff, took prospective
purchaser to the farm near Snohom-
ish. She found only the land remain
ed.
Republican,. e. Alexander, owner
of the Tonasket telephone system,
has purchased from the assets of the
Ferry County bank the Republic
telephone system, known as the
Washington Northern Telephone and
Telegraph company. Alexander has
operated the Tonasket market sys-
tenn nine years. Previously he oper-
ated the Brewster system Is years.
Manson-Frankie, the 12-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence McClel-
land, narrowly escaped being killed
Saturday. He was coasting down the
hill past the office of the Lake Che
Ian reclamation district when car
driven by Pete Peterson came along
the road. Mr.. Peterson almost ran
the car into the lake to escape hit
ting the sled, which passed under
the car between the wheels, and
frankie was not even scratched.
Castle Rock-James Moore, con-
tract mail carrier from Castle Rock
to Spirit Lake at the base of Mount
St. Helens, mushed Ia miles on snow
shoes last week to take medical sup
plies to Harry Truman, resort oper-
ator at the lake. Moore responded
to telephone call from Mrs. Tru-
man, who is nursing her husband
through a serious illness. Moore was
forced to travel through snow from
to 5 feet deep. He found the Tru-
man log cabin showed in almost to
the caves.
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