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A Weekly Journal of Democracy Issue Number 38 2 aTßeasonableßaies That piece of jewelry you broke can be made good as new at a nomi nal cost. Bring it in here today and let us give a price on it. We can mend anything in reason—stones reset and jewelry altered to suit your fancy. "IF IT'S FROM RICH'S IT'S RIGHT" B. G. RICH Jeweler and Optician LASSWELL BUILDING - - - COLVILLE. WASHINGTON ELECTRICITY in the home is almost a necessity and is certainly a great comfort in many ways. Have your house wired and enjoy all the pleasures of a well.light ed home. Stevens County Power & Light Co. ELECTRIC LIGHTS BATHS SAMPLE ROOM STEAM HEAT FREE BUS Hotel Colville The Largest and Best Equipped Hotel in Stevens County WILL DINGLE, Proprietor First class dining room in connection, under supervision of Mrs. Dingle. Frank Kosftka Merchant Tailor Colville, Washington COLVILLE ABSTRACT CO Abstracts of title to Stevens county lands, mines and water rights NEW SERVICE TO SEATTLE VIA Great Northern Railway Faster Schedules More Convenient Departures The ORIENTAL LIMITED leave* Spokane 8:15 a. m., ar rive* Seattle 8:15 p. m., Tacoma 10 p. m:, crossing the Cas cades in day-light. A beautiful trip FOR THE BUSINESS MAN-A new night train, No. 25, leaves Spokane 8:30 p. m., arrives Seattle 8 a. m. Compartment-observation cars, standard sleepers and coaches on above trains Local train No. 3 leaves Spokane 8:35 a. m., arrives Seattle 10:25 p. m., stopping at all stations enroute For further information call or write D. W. Williams Il3aT ' 1 *• C- Shaw Agent InoVLayl Tray. Pass. Agt. Colville, Wash. Lj^J s P°kane- Wash. Pay in advance and get the Examiner for $1. Cbe £olville Examiner OFFICIAL NEWS OF CITY AND COUNTY Colville, Stevens County, Washington, Saturday, February 20, 1915 Cleaning and Repairing Neatly Done COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS Fi-lirmiry .Senalon. Monday. Feibuary 1, 1915. Board met pursuant to adjournment. All members present. The time was spent with various committees, attending to miscellaneous matters ami answering correspondence. Board adjourned to Tuesday, Febru ary L\ 1915. Tuesday, February 2. 1918. Hoard nnt pursuant to adjournment. All members present. The time was spent with committees concerning rights of way and inspect ing county roads near Colville. Board adjourned to Wednesday, Feb ruary 3, 1915. Wednesday, February 3. 1015. Board met pursunnt to adjournment. All members present. In the matter of the petition of B. U Gurnsev et al. for a county road, the waivers all being In, the engineer's report is hereby accepted and approved and the road established and ordered opened. The committee on the August Saver road was given considerable time In securing the rights of way for said road. In the matter of securing right of way for the August Huudt road after discussing the 'matter, the same was further postponed until the board could make more full investigation on said road. Board adjourned to Thursday, Feb ruary 4, 1915. Thursday, February 4, 1915. Roard mot pursuant to adjournment. All members present. The forenoon was spent with the committee concerning the right of way in tie Draper change in the Rickets road. In the matter of the hearing on tiie engineer's report on the Charles Crumb road, the hearing came on at the ap pointed t'nie, and after hearing the evidence the matter was taken under advisement. Board adjourned to Friday, Feliru ary 5, 1915. Friday, February 5. 1915. Board met pursuant to adjournment. All members present. The balance of the county treasurer's surety bonds are hereby approved. The following- official bonds are herehy approved: Elmer D. Hall, jus tice of the peace; John Harris, con stable; C. T. Rigg, justice of the peace; S. J. Kilgore. justice of the peace; P. C. Janes, justice of the peace; D. P. Harvey, justice of the peace: Charles Adams, justice of the peace; F. H. Bradley, justice of the peace; George Lord, justice of the pence. In the matter of the petition of citi zens of Colvllle for the appointment of F. H. Bradley as justice of the peace, In hereby approved. In the matter of the hearing on the tpetition of P. H. Knox for vacation of a ooiintv rorid cn"ie nn reTulnrly at ippolntfd ti:>.e an ! no one .i^o^i-ing to offer any objection to said vacation, the petition is hereby approved and vacation granted. Balance of day spent with various committees. Board adjourned to Saturday, Febru ary 6, 1915. Saturday, February fi, 1915. The board spent the day In Ohewelah Investigating the matter of the John F. Wilson damage suit as.-iinst the county. Monday, February 8, 1915. Board met pursuant to adjournment. All members present. In the matter of the petition of Matt Moll et al for a county road, tliu en- Ineer is ordered to survey and report. The official bond of W. C. Kirk, as justice of the peace for Marcus pre cinct, is herehy approved. In the matter of the petition o£ Louis Perros et al for a county road, the i-i.flneur'a report is hereby approved. road established and ordered opened. In the matter of the timber on the ■ight of way on the Gardner road on lions 2, 3 and 10, in township 3.",, ranfe 40, the county auditor is hereby instructed to advertise same to he Bold on March 8, 1015, at 2:30 o'clock p. 111 In the matter of the call for bills for the care of the county poor at the county "oor farm; the bids were opened at the appointed time and are as fol- K. F. Starr the sum of $15 per month per inmate, as per the call for bids, Fred and Emma Nelson; for the first proposition towit: For a superintend ent by the year, to properly care lor nurse and have charge of said inmates furnishing- all necessary help, salary payable monthly, county will furnish suitable buildings properly furnished and will provide all food, clothing b-dding: bid submitted for $U per month for each inmate. Charles Sanford; bid submitted for 'U.9S per month ncr Inmate to furnish all labor for the care of said inmates and to furnish all food for same. A. P. Trunnels; bid submitted for the care of the inmates of county at ooun iv farm at the rate of $15 per month er inmate: the county to furnish the clothing, bedding and other necessary things as county is now doing, includ ing the nurses. T. li. Norton, bid submitted; first: To take care of said inmates at yearly salary of $1,860, which will allow for help as follows: $30 per month for nurse, $25 per month for a cook my work $100 per month, total $100 iiei month. Or, second: Will care lor said inmates at $14.90 per inmate per month and will furnish food and proper care J. 11. King; hid submitted on first proposition is $2,250 and upon second proposition is $14.48 per inmate per month. The bid of Charles .Sanford being lowest and considered best, is hereby accepted. The following claims were allowed and warrants ordered drawn for same: Colville sanitarium, hospital fees, Nellie, $67.50. Colvllle sanitarium, hospital fees, Penrose. $34. Itussell Supply Company, supplies indigent, $18.65. Henry Kukgaber, boarding indigent, Frank Newton, livery for engineer, Mi Grove & Grove, supplies for Indigent, $13. R. ( B. Thomas, expense account, J. B. Thomas, expense account. 11-40. .Shaw & Ilorden, supplies for county engineer, $5. Dearanger & Brunner, supplies for D. It. and B. No. 3, $S 52. Elmer D. Hall, supplies for Indigent, Statesman-Index, supplies for proa ecutor, sheriff and superintendent, $103.87. A. BL Kodson, expense account $17 90. F. H. Aim, bridge work, It. and U., B. f F. Hughes, hunting applications, E. N. Guertln, supplies for indlgents, John W. Graham, supplies for county assessor, $7.22. Lewis Fuller, expense account game), $5. L. C. Hlchardson, repairing dating stamps, $2.80. T. H. Norton, water rent for three months (county farm). $18. Mrs. I. T. Peterson, house rent for Mrs. McDonald. $5. Echo Valley & Colvllle Telephone Company, phone rent to county farm, Pioneer Bindery & Printing Com pany, supplies for county auditor, $87.55. Pioneer Bindery & Printing Com pany, supplies for game commission I ivr.ii. Pion. ■ : I lery * Printing Com pany, supplies for county treasurer, A. P. ■:'..',,■. luppllei for game com mission, fll c .1. 1:1 iica, expi m« aooount (fame), W. C. Koppe, carpenter work In Courthouse 11...40. Colvli:. I'nlni and Paper Store, sup plies foi courthouse, 19.10. Jolin VV. Oraham, supplies for asses sor, 16 cents. Pai in. T< hphone and Telegraph Company, phones for county, $60.05. Frank \: Choens, right of way Saver road, I: and 8., $100. W. c Koppe, repairs in judge's of fice, I J. A. lllce, supplies for courthouse, |6. sii>. County Power and Light Compn i, light, $27.»0. A. B, Snnsburn, county auditor, con tinent cash account. $8(5.04. lOmin.i Keith, witness fees in justice of tin |>i ace cost bill, $2.60. J. S. Lane, livery for prosecuting at torney. $u.r,n. Mi*. L. s. Bancroft, cook at Jail, |SO.BS A. JMri'nleinan, cutting wood for In dißeJtt. $1.50. COBille Laundry, laundry for court house. $1.50. Cohili.- .Meat Market, meat for Jail, 111. City Transfer Company, drayage, 50 cents. Kehdrlck Mercantile Company, sup plies for indigent, $i! 4.70. Cheurl.ili Drug Company, drugs for Indigent. $1.15. Btii »-Keller Hardware Company, supplh a for county officers, $;::>.'.m. Will, -it Uros., supplies for court house. $5.02. Sliiw X lSurden Company, supplies for Jounty officers, $153.48. A. P. Bennett, right of way in Dra per iliange In Rlckett road. $100. Mi*. Grace McUonnld, indigent, re lief, l)« 3. fi\ I'urter, livery to sheriff, $34.10. .F. M. Dupuls, livery to slieriff, en gine r iii'l superintendent. $43. IK in Cherry, nurse at county farm, |81. C'flvilK. Bakery, supplies for Jail, $5.0.-] C< ville Paint nml Paper Company, »un|] le - for Jail, $1.25. Ja lea 11. Brafnley, supplies for Indl ent, $12. F. C. Janes, justice of the peace cost hill, state versus Mike Molly (game), •8.60. D. P. Harvey, justice of the peace Cost hill, state versus nice, $3.50. W. 1-. .Miller, constable, state versus Bice, $6.10. J. N, Bryam, supplies to indigent, {15. W. I*. Kickineyer, tax refund, $Gl.7i>. W. W. Bryant, deputy sheriff ex pense account, $H. 30. Martha A. lioardman, expense ac count. $28.75. A. P. Tiunnels, care of county poor farm. $274.60. Frank Shcphard Company, annota tions foi superior judge, $U. O. (). Bradley, painting and kalso inining, $«. William Miller, expenne account, '0 R, It. (Herman, deputy sheriff. $12. D. A. Downes, deputy sheriff, $U.6">. W, 11. Brownlow, county printing, no. Cbarles Crockett, supplies for indi gent, 18.55. The I: 10. Lee Company, supplies for county farm, $24.G0. Colvllle sanitarium, hospital fees for 'lips. $40. Colville sanitarium, hospital lees for .■II. $35. C.'lville sanitarium, hospital fees for Smith. |69. It. F. Smith, supplies for indigents, ■30. Wilson l'ruduco Company, supplies The Li. K. J.eu. Company, supplies for Mil, $26.80. L. C. Riohardson, typewriter sup plies, $1.50. B, H. Orowdon, deputy sljeriff and i xpenses. $7.5u. P. E. Newton, livery to sheriff, $2. Colvllle sanitarium, hospital fees, Hlanohett, $!!»• Charles Adams, justice of the peace, i-ost bill state versus Lotze, $3.75. liaviti Downs, constable, $S.SO. diaries Lotze, witness, state versus l.otze, $3.50. Mrs. Charles l.otze, witness, state versus Lotze, $:i.xu. Mrs. Mary l.otze, witness, state ver xus Lotze, $3.80. l.kldie Lotze, witness, state versus I otze, $3.80. l-;rnest Lotze, witness, state versus l.'itze. $3.80. Rudolph Lotze, witness, state versus l.ntae, $3.su. W, C. Vllwock, agent, premium on assessor's bond, $7.5". r. W. Carter, livery for engineer, J. *D. Casey & Son, supplies for mdl■ ■ 'it and county farm, 116.56, ''nivilie Drug Company, luppllei for (oiinty farm, $4. i. J. Lawwell, city treasurer, for wa ter rent, $18. Harmana Ino, supplies for Indigent, W, H. Wright, house rent Indigent, c.'olunibU garage, auto hire hy coun > vsioian for Indigent, $15. I. O. Hair, carpet for Judge's office, lioa'rd adjourned to Tuesday, Febru ary 9, 1915. Tuesday. February 9, lUIS- Koard met puriuatlt to adjournment. All members present. In the matter of the petition of S<u-en Jensen ft al for a county road ■ c engineer Is otderd to survey and 'in' 'the matter of the petition of .1 iinea VV. Cafl'ell at al for a county road, the engineer la orderer to sur iv and report. .. hi the matter of the tax cancellation of A. S. Ilowoll of 13.81 c-f personal property, cancellation granted because In the matter of the petition of A. U Pence, Lois F. Baldwin and A. X Baldwin for the vacation of certain lots and streets: which was filed with II c county commissioners on September 3, 11*14, and by order of October X, 111 was taken under advisement, and order of October 13. 1914, was ranted as prayed for. It appearing to the board that the title to lots In block 44 is Involved :i id that they do not appear of record 1 1 being the property of the petition :.•..) the said petitioners having 'I notified to appear this day before this board upon a further hearing of Id petition, and the said petitioners ing all represented. It is ordered and ' '•■! that the order heretofore en- I herein on Ootober IS, 1914, grant ing said petition as prayed be rescinded I that In the place thereof It be ■ .lered and decreed upon said petl llon that all of lots in blocks 35 and be vacate.l and thrown back Into .;n?e; that all of Columbia park be ■.:<■.•, terl and thrown hack Into acreage ■ part of adjoining acreage; that ill the ttlleyn In said blocks 35 and 3<i be vacated and thrown back Into iicreagf): that all Of Holly avenue. the same borders on blocks 35 : II and for ewenty feet north there .ii.l twenty feel south thereof, and ;i -it rip twenty feet In width off the nouth side of OlenWOOd avenue, where ■ 1 same borders on blocks II and 3<i and for a dlaUnce of Hlxty-flve feet west thereof, and a strip twenty reel In width off the north side of Wood lawn avenue where the same borders on blocks II and 11, and also a strip ntv feel in width off west nlde of 1 1 . 1 side avenue where the same bor -1 . ■ on blocks 3«. be all vacated and 1 rown back Into aereag* In the matter of the petition of .lie and Meyers Falls Rural Tele : .. >ne Company for a franchise along $1 Year in Advance; 5c Copy and upon the following described coun- IV roads In Stevens county for the pur oaa of erecting and maintaining a telephone line: On the Colville and Marcus road as the namo Is surveyed, I.lid out an.l established, beginning at the point of Intersection of said road itli the boundary line of the city of Colville In said county and state, thence along said road to the point of Inter ■ lion with the boundary line of the townsite known mid descrrlicd as Mey ers Falls, Washington, In said county also, unon that portion of the Colville and I.lttle Dalles road beginning at the point of intersection of said road with the above deschlbed road at or near the Tied Kchoolhouse In section thirty-tWO Cl2>. township 86, north, iin-c ?,\\ B, W. tl, thenc- along said mad to the town of Blcho In said town shin and renvfl' hearing on above fran chise set for March 8, 1915, at 2:30 o'clock p. m. In the matter of the petition k>f the Echo Valley and Colville Telephone Company, a corporation, for the au thority, privilege and franchise to con struct, erect, maintain and operate poles and wires for telephone service over and along and across the public highways ami roads of the county of Steven*, state of Washington, known as the Colville-Meyers Falls number 3^ . imanent highway: March 8, 1911 af* :!::!0 o'clock p. m. Is hereby set as a time of hearing on above application. In the matter of the petition of I. Chopot et al for a county road, the engineer Is ordered to survey and report In the matter of the petition of I). B, Johnson et al for a vacation of the county road starting at a point where the county road intersects the township line (southeast quarter of section 82-31-80) following the old ' .idy-CSifforil road to a point where it intersects the state road near the J.earinger & Brunner mill. The engin eer Is ordered to Investigate and re port Hoard adjourned to Wednesday, Feb ruary 10, 1915. February 10. 1915. Hoard mat pursuant to adjournment. ■Ml members present. In the mutter of the damage claim c.r 112,150 of John F. Wilson, for In lurlei received on v county road; same is hereby rejected. In Hie matter of tlio petition of 'V. A. Naumnn et al for a county road; hearing on the engineer's report 1h hereby set for March 9, 1915. at 4 o'clock p. in. In the matter of the petition of T. J, Aorai et al for a county road; hearing on the engineer's report Ist hereby Het for March 9, 1915, at 2:3(1 o'clock •>. m. lii the matter of the petition of -odors Alberts et al for a change In Mie Rockwall road, the engineer's re nort Is hereliy accepted and the road ordered opened. 11l the matter of the petition of the North linsln Telephone Company for a telephone franchise nn the Loull IVrros road; hearing on snme Ih here by set for March 10, 1915, at 1 o'clock In ' the mutter of the petition of John llardcnbrook et al mr the vaca tion of a county road an follows: l!e winning In the northeast quarter of the BOUthWMt <|uarter of section 22, township 3f. nortli. range 40 B, W. M. at the crossing of a spring creek on lie old McDonald road, being station 1174-10 of the Htnte road survey; thence following the old McDonald road to the west to Its Intersection again with the state road at satlon 1507-72 on the west boundary of the northeast quar ter of the southeast quarter of sec tion 20. In the matter of the petition of A, H. Klein for a change In the Phil lips road, the engineer's tuport ll ap proved and the road established and ordered opened. In the matter of the petition of Victor I,elirmann et ai for a county road, the engineer's report Ih hereby I uiroved anil the road cstnMiHhnd and ordered opened. In the matter of the hearing on the engineer'! report on the Springdale- Ihintoi-H permanent highway aorou the hind owned hy 11. M. Shull In section I, township 29, ranne 40, more proper Iv de«orlbed as the north naif of the northweal quarter of section 4, town ship 2f), inline 40, E. W. M. Same came on for hearing at the appointed time and the said 11. M. Shull not appear r, the said road Is hereliy declared to he a public necessity. The said II Shull is awarded tl damnge and the county auditor Is orderen to draw a warrant for fl cash samo and deposit the amount with the county clerk and notify the said H. M. Shull of the ac tion of the hoard and upon his sign ing the right of way w/Uv.r, the above amount will he forwarded to him. Hoard adjourned to Thursday. Feb ruary 10, 191.1. TliurHday, February 10. 1(15, Hoard met pursuant to adjournment. All memhers present. In the matter of the petition of W. B. Moore et al for a county load, the engineer is ordered to survey ami report In the matter of the petition of John Hardenhrook et al for the vaca tion of a county road, the engineerl having made his recommendations, hearing on (tame Ih herehy set for March «, 1915, at 2:30 o'clock p. m The official bond of A. C. Klellng al constable In hereby approved. The contract for the care of the poor (arm hy Charles and Mary Sanford approved and signed. In the mutter of the application of Klmer D. Hall of Bosshurg to be ap pointed Justice of the peace for above precinct, approved and appointment made. Additional claims allowed as fol lows: McCrea & Davis, supplies D. It. uml If. No. 3, 13.50. Gladys Allen, grading eighth grade examination papers, f%t.tt. F. M. Allanl, right of way In Kline change It. and It, $100. A. !■'.. Dodson, expense account. It.Ot, Ward Hunt, expense, trip to Chawe lah with hoard of commlSßloners, (2.40. H. P. Chase, supplies to D. K. and B. No. 3, |t. I, Trampush, supplies to D. X and 11. No. 3. $11.86. A. H. Sansburn, county auditor, stamps for county commissioners. $.-,4.05. F. K. Newton, livery to superinten dent, $10. 11. W. Bailey, expense accounty, $«.15. Howard W. Stull, expense account, 91 centß. I'eter Tetro. road foreman, D. It. and I! No. 3, $37.50. Frank Goodman, road urork, D. It. and I). No. 3. $41. M. K. Goodman, road work, p. It. and B. No. 3, $13. .John J. Schoenberg, road foreman, I). It. and 11. .toe Uoyd, road work, D. It. and U. No. 3, fli.lt, Jerry Strecter, road work, D. It. and H. No. 3, llt.TI, O. H. Clark, road work, D. It. and B. No. 3. $13.76. J. C. Hunter, road work, D. R and B. No. 3, $9.37. W. B. Kston, road work, D. R. and H. No. 3, $13.12. O, \v McDowdell, road work, D. It. and n. No. t, $12.50. W. H. Carter, road worn, D. It. and H. No. :;. $«25. li. Kluvano, road work, D. I:, ami It. No. :i. $13.75. A. T. Itogers, road work, I>. It and K. No. 3. 115.75, 1 F. B. Johnson, road work, D. H. and a no. 1, ii" C II I'ougle, road D. R. and 11. No. I, fll.Be. Lou Barnes, roud work, D. It. and 11. No, 3, 111.10. Colvllle Kxamlner, supplies for coun ty officers and printing. $.i"l 7<i. !•:. U. Butler, rubber cushion for type writer, $2.26. (Continued on page eight) An Exponent for Stevens County •k FRANK B. GOETTER V f.^f LEADING T* --. S DRUGSTOR B / ■ ' if) J . 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