Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-10
Mold Activities


Peterson whom she has not seen for
80 years. Mrs. Pete son and David
went to Albany, Oregon to visit her
brother and bring Mrs Sjwank home.
A number Of family parties were
held at the lakes over the Foure1, Mr..
and Mrs NJ E. Struntz, Ema and Joe,
Mr. and Mrs. Van Pitts of Ephrata,
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Pitts and Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Pitts composed one such
party. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Pitts and
family, Wesley. Lois and Evelyn Vance
and Wayne Gander were at ffope IS
Beach. Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Leandcr, Tex
and Ruth O Conner were another bunch
at the lakes.
Jasper Burton was on the sick list
over the Fourth
Mrs Del Mclean and Mrs. Cias
Wagner went to Wenatchee Wednes-
day,
Mrs. Frank Sims and Harold went
to Spokane Saturday. Mrs. Ida Oliver
who has been visiting her nephew Earl
LIE nley "a d fam ly returned to her
home in Spokane with them
Mr. and Mrs. G, w. Jones went to
Waconda Thursday to spend the Fourth
Nyitb bic hrO+bn III
John.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Henneigh
spent the Fourth at the lakes with
the Lee and Sprague families.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hayes and SONS
went up the Methow on fishing trip
over the holiday.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Mclean at Wenatchee
hospital on Monday, June 80. The lit
tie one was named Doloris Jane.
A large crowd attended the picnic
at the Grange hall on the Fourth to
celeb ate that day and also III honor
of William Lemiey s 18th birthday. A
watch and chain was presented to him
by his friends and nelghbors. Marvin
Awkward escorted him to the head of
the table where an enormous birth
day cake awaited him and the watch
was presented. After the singing of
the ''Star Spangled Banner all fell
to atng the bounteous feed and top
ned it off with ice cream and the birth
day cake.
William Lemley or Uncle Bill as he
, is familiary known, was born In She-
bovgan, Wis, in 1885. From there he
went to Iowa, thence to Washington,
while it was still territory He home
steaded near Mold and has lived on
that place ever SINCE. He recalls many
hardships of the early days. Billiards
and wind storms, snow high as fence
nosts. There were no fences in the
early DAYS and getting lost was easy
Lots of geese and ducke sometimes
covering the sky were a common sight.
He is still hale and hearty, works IN
the field, disced 100 acres this sp'ing
in record time and sowed so acres or
rve. Uncle Bill saws he "always votcd
to the dictates Of my own conscience
INIT ALWAYS voted for a Democratic
president.'' He also states he always
cate SOW belly and beans d'ank III
flo and smoked all the tine. - We all
wish Uncle Bill many many happy birth
days.
Irwin Smith was taken to the Ma
son CITY hospital Wednesday night
suffering from blood poisoning caused
bv boil on his lip Thursday he was
removed to the st. Anthony hospi'ai
in wenatcnee where he is slowly re-
covering at last report.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kay Leander and ME-
and Mrs. Bud Jackson and Shaioh
went to the Dam Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Gander anu
Wavne visited the Cecil Crookshank
home at Park Lake Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Pitts were III
Waterville Tuesday.
Miss Leato Barr of Joplin, Mo-, is
visiin her aunt, Mrs Emery vance anu
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Pitts of Seattle
visited relatives here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Deander came
home Tuesday night after a four day
vacation trip to British Columbia.
Harold Sims took delivery of new
Dodge truck in Spokane Saturday
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