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The Time of Plenty to which the Colville country is looking with great expectancy, Will bring their financial questions as well as their opportunities. What better time than now to cultivate the acquaintance of a good bank, so that when the busy season comes, you may have a financial "headquarters" where you can conveniently and safely make your transactions. Whether you wish to open an account now or not, you are welcome at the Bank of Colville. Bank of Colville U. S. Depositary The Oldest Bank in Stevens County THE LOCAL NEWS Advertisement. See Kostka's samples of all wool suits at $15 up. Bernard Johnsen, veterinarian. Phone 485. Go to Rich's for your glasses. Satisfaction guaranteed. Highest price paid for milling wheat. Lasswell Bros., Colville. Largest assortment of fancy candies in the city, fresh from factory twice a week, at Stenger's. Good meals, quick service and reasonable rates at Dorman's Cafe. Before buying your new win ter hat, call on Mrs. Gudmunson. For Sale—s room house and 2 lots in Portland add. to Republic. Cheap if sold at once.— G. H. Staves, Colville. For Rent—Oat stubble pasture for stock. $1.50 per month.— Johnsen's ranch, below depot For Rent—Five room house east of Stevens County Abstract Co. Call at Examiner office. Look into Kostka's window and see the samples of suits and overcoats, all wool, at $15, $17, $20. They are guaranteed by Kostka, too. When you go through Spring dale, stop at Frank Herndon's Palace Bar and get some of his famous wet goods for hot days. He has the best. The new Lee Cafe. Meals and lunches served at all hours at reasonable rates. Special atten tion given to receptions, ban quets, wedding and dinner par ties. G. G. Dorman, proprietor. New list of Edison and Colum bia records received first of every month at Laury's. For good work and reasonable prices take your watch to J. F. Leigh ton, jeweler. Watches cleaned $1, and guaranteed one year. Spring $1, jewels $1, hands and glass 25- cents each. The Debs hotel gives just as much as ever for 25c and you can't beat it any where in town. If you can, I will refund your money.—D. Laury, the socialist, proprietor. If you want high grade photo graphs, best enlargements or the best work for amateurs see The Colville Studio. H. E. Koehler, opposite Hotel Colville. Earl J. Strong has filed for the office of city clerk at the com ming city election. Mr. Strong is well and favorably known in Colville, having held the position of postoffice clerk here for the past three years. Thomas Walsh, the veteran passenger brakeman who has been running in that capacity on the Marcus division of the S. F. &. N. for the past 23 years, was in Colville Tuesday on business. Mr. Walsh and Larry Moriarity, an engineer, are the only two men on the road in any depart ment that have been in the ser vice of the company since 1889 in which year D. C. Corbin built the S. F. &. N. from Spokane to Marcus. Miss Marie Cyr, who has been employed as stenographer for the law firm of Jesseph & Grin stead for the past year, has re signed her position and Mrs. E. S. McCloud has been chosen to fill the vacancy. A degree of divorce was this week granted to Frederick Gust afsonvs. Willhelmina Gustafson on the grounds of insanity. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Lee and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Aspend left by automobile on Tuesday for a ten days' camping and hunting trip. The party will go far back into the Cascade mountains on the British Colum bia side where they expect to en counter some big game. In the case of Shaver vs. Shaver, the plaintiff was granted a decree of divorce, on the grounds of abandonment. Notice—All persons wishing to hunt game or birds during the open season must under the law have in their possession a 1912 hunting license. I do not de sire to make arrests and secure convictions for the violation of this law without first giving due notice. H. C. Masterson. county game warden. Have you registered? Books are open at Rice's. "No Trespassing Notices" printed on cloth, large size, clear and distinct, at the Examiner. Poison signs for ranchers can be had at the Examiner office at bottom prices. No Hunting notices on cloth, large type, 3 for 25c. At Exam iner. For Sale—lnternational corres pondence school scholarship; bar gain; inquire at Examiner. the Colville Examiner, Saturday, October 12, 1912 Dates for the following G. 0. P. speakers have been announced: Senator Wesley L. Jones Colville Oct. 25; Congressman W. L. La- Follette Daisy and Marcus Oct. 18, Northport Oct. 19; J. E. Frost and H. P. Dewey Kettle Falls Oct. 23; Louis F. Hart Che welah Oct. 21. County Game Warden H. C. Masterson states that he is hav ing some difficulty with a few of the farmers who maintain they have a right to hunt on their own lands without a hunting license. The officer claims that hunting without a license is in violation of the game laws re gardless of who owns the land. Dr. W. F. Diffenbacher, At torney L. C. Jesseph, Postmaster P. R. Parks and W. B. Dingle of the Hotel Colville went over to Bear mountain on Saturday in quest of big game, returning Sunday evening with a two-year old buck. Dingle fired the shot that brought down the venison. Jesseph met face to face with a big black bear, but while con sidering the advisability of shoot ing, Mr. Bruin slunk into the swampy jungle and was never seen again. Mr. and Mrs. Robert White cotton, who came to Colville from Alberta some two months ago with a view of buying a farm in the Colville valley, left on Sun day for their former home near Edmonton. In the superior court on Mon day William Stewart pled not guilty to a charge of selling whiskey to an Indian. The case will be heard at the November term of court. Dr. L. B. Harvey and George Rioth left early Sunday morning for Grover Samuels' camp on the Colville reservation. The two men were well supplied with all kinds of fire-arms and ammunition for the purpose of hunting the wild geese that abound on the numer ous small lakes on the western borders of the reservation. The party left by automobile and ex pected to make the trip of 200 miles in one day. R. R. Coleman, formerly county commissioner of Ferry county but now engaged in merchandis ing at Meteor, on the Colville Indian reservation, was in town Saturday on business. It may be gratifying to know that out of the 15 creameries in the Inland Empire that were con testants at the Inter-state Fair last week the Old Dominion Creamery, of Colville, carried away the second prize on cream ery butter. Christian Science Society. — Chapel, cor. Cedar and Ist. Ser vice Sunday at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.; Sunday school at 10 a.m. Mid week meeting Wednesday even ings at 8 o'clock. The reading room open Wednesday and Sat urday from 2 to 4 in the Chapel. The public is welcome. Subject lesson sermon, ' 'Are sin, disease and death real?" Miss Clark Reedy, of Los Angeles, who has been visiting 1 her aunt Mrs. P. B. Dingle of Colville and a sister Mrs. W. W. Campbell of Laurier for the past three months, left for her home on Saturday. Miss Reedy has had charge of the buying and the wholesale department of one of the largest millinery houses on the Pacific coast for several years and on account of her close application to business her health became impaired, but with three months vacation in Washington in the high altitude, her health has been much improved. Miss Bertha Williams, the pop ular pianist who has been visit ing friends and relatives in points in Idaho for the past three months, has returned home, and is again the musician at the Col ville Theater, much to the satis faction of lovers of music and theater goers. Snow appeared on the high peaks Wednesday for the first time this season. Advertisement. Dr. M. Lobell, the well known eye specialist of Spokane, will be in Colville, Wash., at Hotel Col ville, Wednesday, October 16. Dr. Lobell is a graduate of the German universities and is pre pared to handle the most obsti nate cases of eye trouble. His method of eye testing is through ly up-to-date and guarantees an accurate diagnosis of all eye trouble without drugs. Save time and money by consulting a specialist who has made the eye and fitting of glasses a study for 20 years. Patronize the doctor who makes regular visits to your town. Home office 305-6-7-8-9 Rookery Block, Spokane, Wash. Don't miss the chicken dinner at Dorman's Cafe every Sunday evening. Piano for sale—Almost new; address box 92, R. F. D. 1, Col ville. Kostka can furnish an all-wool suit, any pattern you want, at $15 up. Garland Dorman will serve you a good meal for 25c. In Hotel Lee building. The Colville Examiner job office has now in stock 21 grades, styles and colors of business let ter head paper, in addition to the various stylesof monogram and correspondence stationery. Potato Sacks. I can furnish you with potato sacks at BJc each deliverd at Col ville; you will have to have sacks if you expect to sell spuds, so better order them in time. Union members, of course, 6Jc. - P. M. Simpson. For City Clerk I am a candidate for the nomination for city clerk at the city primary elec tion November 5. Earl J. Strong. Visit Dr. M. Lobell, Oph. D. The well known eye specialist of Spokane, at Colville Oct. 16 What is that Accelerated En downment Plan? Ask Stimson. HOTEL TOURAINE Solicits your patronage while in Spokane. EUROPEAN PLAN Rates 50 cents and up. Reasonable rates by week or month. J block from post office, near new Monroe Street bridge. Full view down Riverside Avenue from Lobby. Wm Snow, Prop. R. H. Snow, Mfr. Spokane, Washington. Expert Administration of X-RAYS In diseases and injuries. Roentgeno logie X Honetschlaeger. 234 Granite Block, Spokane. i AMUSEMENTS I Colville Theater H. D. Williams, Manager Every night 7 to 10:30 Continuous Motion Picture Admission 10c Stevens County Drug Store Homeopathic Drugs Help the Chronic and Cure the Sick C DeKEYZER, colville All-wool Suits $15 All-wool overcoats $15 KOSTKA the TAILOR will sell you an all-wool suit or overcoat for $-15 and up. Made to your measure, guaranteed all-wool, guaranteed to fit and to give satisfaction, and guaranteed by Kostka himself. Suits furnished by Kostlta are union made no sweat shop or hand-me-down. The wool is grown in Washington, and the cloth made in Washington. See the Samples in Kostka's Window You can never buy an all-wool quality-tailored suit from anyone for a less price. And all-wool means ALL-wool not a third cotton, as are nearly all suits now days. And buying from a tailor means a correct style and a perfect fit. "Hush, children, it's daddy talking. Yes, Jim, we're all well and the children have been real good. How have you been? Coming home tonight? That's fine. It will seem good to see you again." The business man who is obliged to be away from home brings joy to the family by cheery words over the telephone. The local and long distance Bell Tele phone service keeps him always in touch with home conditions. /2\ The Pacific Telephone & I Jf& J Telegraph Company Every Bell Telephone is the center of the system. V New Lars <HB| A Distinctive VaCUUm Cleaned Feature on the Orifntai I imitfh "A new broom sweeP s clean," but a vacuum cleaner swallows the '" „ dust and leaves everything it ''IPlillilii" 1'""*" *^ "" " touches — clothing, upholstery, ftittfi&r 'tf#!lli«i«r l"lllnFSl"fiT carpets —immaculate. 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