The Colville examiner. [volume], November 23, 1907, Image 13

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Fred Dew of Fruitland made this office a pleas
ant visit yesterday, he having been in attendance
at the institute this week. He reports about $750
a month being paid for cream at Fruitland and
$1000 a month at Broadview.
The- Boss Store advertises free turkeys next
Tuesday and Wednesday with $15 cash purchases
of merchandise. While these turkeys may be
some larger than the beauty on our first page,
Mr. Barman assures us that our frontispiece is a
good reproduction of the Thanksgiving cheer he
intends to distribute.
The organization of the local Church of Christ is
progressing in a manner very satisfactory to all
interested. J. A. Pine of Dayton made his first
visit here August 18 and then formed the basis of
the present organization. On November 12 he
again came and has remained, preaching last Sun
day at the Odd Fellows hall to a large audience.
Mr. Pine is field secretary of the Eastern Washing
ton Christian Missionary Society. In eastern
Washington there are 57 Churches of Christ. This
society is a voluntary organization from among the
membership of these churches for the purpose of
extending the church work. The membership in
Colville and vicinity is about 90. A new church is
in progress and arrangements are being made
toward the selection of a pastor. Church dedica
tion will be made in January.
Matters are progressing in the organization of
the Colville Atheletic Club. About 30 members
have so far been secured, but as the club is only
at a starting point, no definite announcement is
now possible as to its future. G. G. Dorman, man
ager of the roller rink, is interested along with
other enthusiasts in seeing a good club organized,
and offers the rink for the club's use at a very
reasonable rate. He has made two propositions—
one to rent the rink every day and two nights a
week and look after the equipment, another to
furnish all equipment necessary and make a
monthly charge from each member. The first
proposition is the better for a town the size of Col
ville. A membership of 50 or 60 could be easily
secured, and with a few paid basket ball games
and dances could pay for all material necessary for
the club's use. For the last month Mr. Dorman
has given the use of the hall and furnished gloves
and basket ball in the hope to see a club started.
The old atheletic club possess two sets of rings,
trapeze, horizontal bar, Indian clubs, dumb bells
and punching bag. There is enough talent in
town from which to select a good manager and a
capable atheletic director. With sufficient interest
aroused an excellent club can be organized, but it
is up to the young men now to effect an organiza
tion as a basis for further definite action.
To Close on Thanksgiving
In order to give our clerks a holiday, we the
undersigned have agreed to close our places of
business for the entire day on Thanksgiving,
Thursday, Nov. 28: W. R. Baker, F. Barman,
The Colville Leader, Colville Grocery Company,
The R. E. Lee Company, J. D. Dailey & Co., M. A.
Cameron, H. H. Fordyce, Heimbach & Co., Stan
nus-Keller Hardware Co., C. H. Pierce Jr., M. C.
Kelly, E. A. Bennett, Leo Gordon, J. H. Lass
well & Son.
Noted Musical Organization Coming
The management of the opera house announces
the coming of the Bostonia Sextette Club, which
will be the attraction for Saturday evening, No
vember 30. This club needs no introduction to the
general musical public of America, as it has been
known for several years past as the leading musical
organization of its class, and the local managment
is to be commended for securing this high class
attraction for Colville.
The club has appeared with the greatest success
in the United States and Canada. Mr. Staats, the
director and clarionet virtuoso, is conceded to be
the most noted clarionet player on the concert
stage, having played the solo clarionet in Sousa's
band and for years has been a prominent member
of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. As a soloist
he is today without a rival and the only clarionetist
devoting his time to solo playing in high class
concerts.
The playing of the club under Mr. Staats has
never failed to please, each number being rendered
with the utmost delicacy and ensemble. The
members of the club are all artists of experience
and great ability, making the organization today,
from an artistic standpoint, without a rival. No
piano is used at the concerts of the Bostonia Sex
tette Club, the accompaniments to. the songs and
the instrumental solos being played by the club.
This year's soloist with the club is Madam Melva
Clemaire, who has sung with marked success in all
of the leading cities of the United States, Germany
and Sweden. She is a young and very talented
coloratura soprano and her repertoire is an exten
sive one, embracing most of the great oratorio and
operatic arias and a long list of German, French,
Italian and English songs. She made her debut
with Camilla Urso, the world's great violinist, and
since that time has successfully filled the most
coveted positions in oratorio, concert, opera and re
citals in this and other countries.
This will be the leading musical attraction of the
season in Colville and lovers of music in this local
ity will be obliged to secure seats early. The
prices are $1.00, 75c and 50c. Seats on sale Mon
day, November 25, at the opera house, where all
seats will be on sale hereafter.