The Colville examiner. [volume], November 23, 1907, Image 15

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State Senator Anderson of Addy was in town
Wednesday.
J. M. Kolb, general merchant of Addy, was a
county seat visitor Thursday.
The school board has purchased and received 20
tons of Nelson coal for use at the high school
building.
An enjoyable dance was given last evening at
the roller rink, the occasion being in honor of the
visiting teachers.
Judge L. H. Prather of Spokane was in town
the first of the week appearing in the case before
court of Spedden vs. Sykers.
Tom Hammer of Rice, John Brokman of Harvey
and L. E. Butler and Dr. Parker of Kettle Falls
were court attendants this week.
Geo. S. Morley, manager of the Colville Orchard
Company, one mile southeast of town, was in town
this week looking after business matters.
W. R. Baker has installed four elegant showcases
with plate glass tops in his store. They come
from Grand Rapids and are for use in displaying
furnishing goods.
J. A. Pine, state evangelist, will preach for the
Christian church at Odd Fellows hall Sunday at 11
and 7:30. Subjects "Divine Ordinances" and "The
Divine Sonship of Jesus."
Union Thanksgiving services will be held at the
Free Methodist church Thursday morning at 10:30.
Rev. H. A. Sheldon of the Methodist Episcopal
church will deliver the address.
W. H. Ludden of Spokane, formerly register of
the U. S. land office, was in Colville this week try
ing a land case before Commissioner Stitzel. Mr.
Ludden is seeking the republican nomination for
congress.
J. H. Magee, a merchant of Harvey, was here
Thursday in connection with legal matters. He
has been a resident of Stevens county for 25 years
but had not been in Colville for two years previous
to this visit.
Attorney F. Leo Grinstead conducted a party
yesterday afternoon to the old Hudson Bay fort on
Marcus flat and the Catholic mission church built
in 1829 on the hill above the Kettle falls. The
party consisted of Messrs. Timblin, Meany, Nich
olas, Seaver, and Misses Child and Lamb of
Northport: Prof. Meany made the trip in
the interest of historical work, and desires to
secure for the state museum the old mill stones
used by the Hudson Bay company at the first mill
in this part of the country.
Vinnie Leighton has bought from J. H. Lasswell
the south 45 feet of block 16, on which stands the
residence now occupied by Prof. Cummings. Mrs.
Leighton lives at Clarinda, lowa, and is a relative
of L. M. McFarland of the real estate firm of Bell
& McFarland, who made the sale.
The funeral of Myrtle Baughman was held at
Prindle & Brouillet's undertaking parlors Tuesday
at 2:30, conducted by Rev. W. H. Boddy. She
was the seven-year-old daughter Ed Baughman,
a resident of the Basin, and died Sunday at the
local hospital. Music at the services was furnish
ed by a quartet consisting of Mesdames Dingle and
Coder and the Messrs. Van Valin.
Farmers in the vicinity of Kettle Falls have had
trouble on account of losing several valuable dogs
which were of service in killing the coyotes which
infest that region in such numbers. Last week a
complaint was filed by W. C. Stayt against C. G.
Spencer, who it was charged had maliciously killed
a fine dog belonging to Mr. Stayt. Mr. Spencer
was bound over to the superior court under $600
bonds.
A local lodge of Knights of Pythias will be in
stituted at the Odd Fellows hall tonight. The
Spokane degree team and many visiting knights
will be present to exemplify the work. A ban
quet will be held at the Lee hotel after completion
of the work. A large membership is assured for
this local branch of that grand organization whose
motto may be found in their emblem F. C. B.
An enjoyable time is reported by those who at
tended the Mitchell-Freeman party at their home
three and one-half miles northeast of Colville last
Saturday night. The occasion was the birthday
anniversary of Mr. Freeman.
A big feature and a taking one with pretty
nearly all classes of theatergoers are the old plan
tation songs by genuine negroes, such as existed
in the old south. Almost true to nature and tradi
tion are the plantation scenes presented by Mana
ger Washburn of the Stetson company in ' 'Uncle
Tom's Cabin" which is booked to appear at the
opera house on Thursday, Nov. 28, matinee and
evening. The melodies are sung in a rich plaintive
voice so peculiar to the southern darkey. A
Mississippi landing with the arrival of a cotton
boat and the manner of its unloading, also genuine
buck and wing dancing will be shown. The evo
lution of the negro is forcibly demonstrated in the
great cake-walking contest, wherein twenty dusky
belles and beaux vie with each other to win the cake.
The cast of white artists with the company is the
strongest artistically ever seen in this production,
while the parade and its many novel features are
a revelation in outside display for a company play
ing in opera houses.