The Colville examiner. [volume], December 30, 1922, Image 1

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A Wet- kly Journal of
Democracy
Sixteenth Year
Rich's Sale
CONTINUES
We are receiving so many inquiries we make this
statement.
Our daughter graduates from this high school in
June and we want to get away at that time, but on
account of having such a large stock, had to start
early to get it closed out by that time. As long as
our stock lasts it will be sold at cost, and watch re
pairing and the fitting of glasses will be given the
same careful attention as in the past.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
n IF ITS FROM RICH'S ITS RIGHT*
COLVILLE HOTEL COLVILLE BUILDING
Frank Kos&ka
Merchant Tailor
Colville. Washington
COLVILLE ABSTRACT CO.
Abstracts of title to Stevens county
lands, mines and water rights
HS^iliiiSl Wishing You
il Season's
"Hi Greetings
COLVILLE SONG SHOP WpS|\
Hazel Emery \w4JJ
LOOSE LEAF SYSTEMS—RING AND POST BINDERS
RULED FORMS—BLANK FILLERS AT EXAMINE!*
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Happy 1
! and I
| Prosperous 1
j New Year 1
I ItopNoch Flour Mills 11
I COLVILLE. WASHINGTON |
Cbe Colville examiner
OFFICIAL NEWS OR CITY AND COUNTY
High class tailoring for men
and women
Dry cleaning, pressing, repairing,
altering
Colville, Stevens County, Washington, Saturday, December 30, 1922
Officials Change
Next Monday Noon
Some New Faces in County
Courthouse, and Old
Employes Leave
Next Monday noon will close the
work of some of the Stevens county
officials. At 1 o'clock the newly
elected officials will all take office,
except school superintendent, who
does not take office until Sep. I.*
The superior judge will adminlfi
ter the oath of office to the audi- j
tor, who in turn will give the oath
of office to the other county offi
cials. All bonds are filed with the
clerk, except that the clerk's bond
is recorded with the auditor and filed
with the treasurer. The commis
sioners and prosecuting attorney ap
prove the bonds.
Longest in Service
Miss Sarilda McKeown leaves the
county treasurer's office after the
longest continuous service of any
county employe. She entered this
office Feb. 12, 1911, under Treasurer
Bliss Phillips. She served four
years under Treasurer Irving D.
Sill, 1915-18. During the years 1919
--1922 she was county treasurer.
Miss McKeown was one of the
first among the women treasurers
of the state. In 1921 she was hon
ored by being elected president of
the. County Treasurers' Association
of Washington. During the war,
when skilled workers were in great
demand in commercial fields, she was
offered better positions than the
county was offering, but she stuck
to the office. During her four years
as treasurer she had as deputies J.
G. Snoddy, Miss Bertha Gates, Miss
Velma Exley and Miss Twila Craft
Miss McKeown will immediately
go to Ellensburg to assist in the
county treasurer's office for a short
time.
W. L. liiggar, who becomes county
treasurer, has had many years ex
perience in banking work, as has his
first deputy W. R. Myers. Miss Ex
ley and Miss Craft will remain in
the office as deputies.
Second Longest Service
T. M. Offutt, county engineer, starts
his second term in this office. He
holds the second longest record for
county service, having entered the
office in June of 1912 under Engineer
R. B. Thomas. He served as deputy
under Engineer C. A. Heberling for
4 years, and under Engineer R. B.
Thomas for another 4 years, and has
been engineer for 2 years. His
deputy F. S. Thomas will remain
with him.
New County Auditor
Miss Dorothy Dexter becomes
county auditor, after having served
in the office as deputy since Dec. 1,
1915, when she commenced work
under Auditor A. B. Sansburn. She
served as deputy 2 years under
Auditor Earle T. Gates, and 4 years
with Auditor Wm. C. Spedden. Miss
Dexter will retain Mr. Spedden for
a short time as clerk of the com
missioners and tax roll deputy. Mrs.
P. L. Conner will remain in charge
of the school work. Recording will
be in charge of Miss Hazel Emery
and Mrs. George Walsh. Miss Dex
ter will continue her former work of
office bookkeeping and issuing of all
warrants except for schools.
Mr. Spedden has not made any
announcement of his plans. He has
a record of efficient service, and has
had a varied experience in county
work, having be n in abstract work
prior to entering office.
Assessors Don't Change
Chester R. Wiley, assessor, will
have no change in his office. He has
served two years, and will retain
D. D. Sill and Miss Ellen Bresnahan
as deputies. Mr. Wylie is presi
dent of the state association of
assessors.
New Prosecutor
0. W. Noble leaves office as prose
cuting attorney after serving two
terms, four years. His successor is
Thomas I. Oakshott, the youngest
prosecutor in the state, who had no
opposition in the election. Miss Ethel
Foley will remain as office assis
tant and stenographer. Atty. F. Leo
Grinstead will be deputy, spending
such time as may be needed in the
office.
Mr. Noble was last year honored
by being elected president of the
state's association of prosecutors. He
hag had much business to look after
in the office, and has been particular
ly successful in securing pleas of
guilty in cases where an expensive
prosecution would otherwise have
been necessary. He will resume bis
law practice in Colville.
Sheriff Eight Years
W. H. Graham, better known as
"Bill," has served as sheriff 1907-10
and 1919-1922, and has made a won
derful record for efficiency. Among
his deputies have been men who
have shown exceptional capability
along various lines, some of the dep
uties having been C. A. Ledgerwood,
W. L. Woodard, H. M. Dorman, H.
V. Lynch, D. F. Ham, L. P. Johnsen,
| M. A. Daggy, L. A. Sizemore, and a
! number of men who have served as
( field deputies in other towns and com
| munities.
L. P. Johnsen takes office after
having had experience under Sheriff
Wm. Miller, and some work under
Sheriff Graham. He will have as his
first deputy John Walsh Jr., a for
mer service man.
The Clerk's Office
There is no change in the county
J clerk's office. E. J. Tremblay hav
[ ing been reelected. He will retain
this deputy Mark Sullivan. Both
(jhave proved very popular and effi
fcient officials during their two years
iin office.
New Coroner
Dr. Kenneth G. McKay, veterina
jrian, takes office as county coroner
Jin place of G. M. Stapish of Chewe
lah, who has served four years. Dr.
McKay was the only democrat elect
ed on the county ticket.
Same Commissioners
The board of county commissioners
•remains the same, J. H. Savage of
jjChPwelah, J. S. Lane of Boyds and
(Joseph Hudspeth of Fruitland, the
'lust two being reelected last fall.
To the Legislature
W. Lon Johnson goes to the state
<% senate again, J. M. Glasgow is re
.turned to the house, with Herman
ijosefsky of Boyds as the new rep
resentative.
Christmas Remembrance
The court house had a little of
•the Christmas season reflected last
JSaturday, when a number of theem
tployes were remembered with candy,
■cigars and presents from merchants
land people who have considerable
Mealing with the courthouse.
t Auditor W. C. Spedden was given
,|K gold seal ring by his office em
*lo;ts. W. H. Workman, the court
house janitor, was given a 17 jewel
Hamilton watch by court house em
ployes.
G. N. WILL SOON
RESUME TRAINS
Morning and Evening Pas
sengers Will Soon Be
Operated Again
The Examiner has been notified
that the resumption of the morning
and evening trains on the Great
Northern has been ordered, and that
the service of Nos. 257 southbound
und 258 northbound may be started
again as early as next week. During
the last month the regular trains
have been delayed nearly every day,
the delay of the northbound train
being due to waiting in Spokane for
mail, express and passengers from
east and west through trains. If
the northbound train had not waited,
passengers from cast or west would
have been kept in Spokane nearly
24 hours in some cases. With the
resumption of the other two trains,
the morning train can leave Spo
kane on time, and if east und west
trains are late, the mail and passen
gers can come up on the evening
train.
Appendicitis Operation
With Phonograph Music
W. H. Clinton was operated for
appendicitis at the Mt. Carmel hos
pital Tuesday, the operation being
performed by Dr. R. F. Goetterwith
a local anesthetic, deemed advisable
by reason of the patient's heart ac
tion. Phonograph music was in
troduced to give the patient some
thing to think about aside from his
operation.
New Instructor Comes
for High School Work
Prof. Robert C. Patrick arrived
this week to take the position of in
structor in the Smith-Hughes de
partment of the high school. He is
a graduate of W. S. C. and has
specialized in dairying and animal
husbandry. For the last six months
he has been making butter for Swift
& Co. in Seattle. He take* the
place made vacant by the resigna
tion of Prof. E. C. Durdle.
Mother: "Now Willie, if you put
thii wedding-cake under your pillow,
what you dream will come true."
Willie: "Why can't I eat the cake
and put the pillow over my stomach !"
TRUST COMPANY
ADDS MANAGER
Insurance and Bond Depart
ment to Be in Charge
of I, M. McFarland
L. M. McFarland, for 16 years a
member of the Colville Land Co.,
has withdrawn from the company to
take a position with the Colville
Loan and Trust Co. as manager of
the insurance and bond department.
He commenced his work with the
bank this week.
The Colville Loan and Trust Co.,
which was organized in 1909, has
found its business grown to the ex
tent that additional assistance has
become necessary. With Mr. McFar
land in charge of the bond and in
surance work, the other officers of
the bank will have more time for at
tention to their regular work.
Deposits of this company have
grown in a little over 10 years from
$75,000 to $300,000. D. J. Burk, the
first president, was succeeded some
time ago by George W. Seal, the
first secretary. L. S. Dearinger is
vice president, Edward Nyholm sec
retary, G. H. Hivett bookkeeper, and
Miss Charlotte Starr stenographer.
The Colville Loan and Trust Co.
occupies quarters in the Aspend
building on Main street, but expects
to build on the lot recently pur
chased at the corner of Main and
Astor, now occupied by the Central
Cafe.
State Legislators Have
Many Vocations Listed
More than one-fourth of the mem
bers of the next legislature will
come from the farms of the state.
Lawyers stand next in line with
lumbermen third and the bankers and
real estate men tied for fourth place.
Although a compilation of the
occupations ef the polons shows
there arc i! 8 occupations represented
in the two houses, there are
three members who no longer have
any occupation. They are retired
from active business.
Thirty-three members, nine sena
tors and twenty-four representatives,
avow they are farmer.",. Two others
own furotii but have other occupa
tions. Then there are two ntoek
men, three fruitgrowers and Dun
can Dunn of Yakima county who
says he is an agriculturist.
Following is a list of occupations
reported- by members:
Senate —9 farmers, 14 lawy.rs, 4
lumbermen, 3 bunkers, 2 physicians,
2 merchants, 2 railroad men, and
one each of manufacturer's agents,
college professors, retired, cannery
men, auto dealer and jewler.
Representatives—24 farmers, ?
stockmen, 3 fruitgrowers, i Sjrricul
turist, 16 lawyers, 3 bankers, and
one bank examiner, 3 physicians 2
retired from business, 2 oil dealers,
2 manufacturers and one each of
merchant, printer, proofreader, pub
lisher, accountant, road supervisor,
game warden, branch manager, ar
chitect, manager of auto works, pa
role officer, miner, dairyman, clerk,
electrical engineer, investment bro
ker, grain dealer and fuel dealer.
War Savings Stamps
Can Now Be Cashed
The 1918 issue of war savings $5
stamps is due for payment Jan. 1,
1923, at all U. S. money order post
offices. Payment is to be made in
two ways.
Owners who desire to convert
their savings stomps into a further
investment may exchange them at
any time before Jan. 1, receiving
government 4% bonds in payment
These bond* run S years, payable
Jan. 1, 1928.
Owners who desire to receive cash
for their savings stamps may de
posit the stamps at any time with
the postmaster, who will issue a re
ceipt. About Jan. 1, a check will
come to the owner from the Federal
Reserve Bank in Spokane.
Most of the savings stamps which
are due Jan. 1 were bought during
1918 at a cost of $80 to $85. Some
holders nave already cashed their
stamps, receiving principal and in
terest due to the time of cashing.
But there are many owners who have
retained their stamps for the full
time, and all such owners should im
mediately take measures to cash or
convert their stamps.
The 1919 issue is not due until Jan.
1, 1924.
Postmaster W. W. Campbell of the
Colville office .states that he has al
ready converted some stamps into the
new 6 year bonds, and is ready to
handle the balance of the 1918 issue.
Examiner Want Ada Bring Results
An Exponent for
Stevens County
$2.00 Year in Advance; 5c Copy
NEWSPAPER ITEMS
THIRTY YEARS AGO
From the Colville Republican (E. U
Jameson, editor) SO years ago today
The citizens of Colville and vicin
ity should at once call a meeting and
organize a plan to build a wagon
road from some point in Metaline
via Deep creek, Colville, the Addy
pass, and thence to Davenport. This
is a road that is needed.
The smelter property is again ad
vertised for sale. It will probably
be a go this time.
Stevens county was visited with
an unusual snow .storm commencing
Saturday and continuing until Wed
nesday, the snow being about two
feet on a level.
Johnny Ehoro, who has been at
tending school in Spokane, returned
to his home in Chewelah Monday to
spend the holidays with his parents.
Steam heating appliances have been
put into practical operation on the
Spokane & Northern trains. The
heat is conveyed from the locomotive
into the cars by means of rubber
pipes, on the principle of air brakes.
Examiner Mews Items
Fifteen Years Ago
The Culvllln Examiner's portrayal
of evi-ntH IS yearn ago this week
The holiday vacation has brought
Colville's college students home.
Those attending at Pullman are
Louis Grant, Maud Cameron, Nellie
Lee, (Jrover Graham, Fred Dudley,
Fred Martin; Whitman college, Ber
nice Winter; Gongaga, Halph Goet
ter, lan Grant; Portland academy,
Celeste liannan.
Patrick Cronin was in Colville
Monday getting supplies for the new
postoffice called Cronin which will
be instituted Jan. 1. Mr. Cronin
hai lived in the Deep creek valley
It years.
S. 11. Anschell of Metaline spent
lu.-t week in Colville in furtherance
<>!' the plan of the Colville & Meta
line Transportation Co. to start op
erations soon.
Congressman Wesley L. Jones has
publicly announced that he is oppos
ed to the parcels post system as
advocnted by many people over the
country, and which is now advocated
by the postmaster general.
The marriage of Miss Elsie M,
Coder and Rev. W. H. Boddy was
Molemnized at the home of the bride's
brother I-ee Coder on Wednesday.
James Petty gave a Christmas
treat to the Colville school children
under 14 years on Tuesday after
noon. The roller rink was leased
for three hours and about 70 child
ren furnished with skates. Half a
bushel each of peanuts and popcorn
helped to enliven the afternoon.
The price of milk has been raised
from 16 quarts for $1 to 14 quarts.
Last evening at the roller rink a
masquerade paity was given the
younger set of Colville by Mesdames
R. E. Lee, G. B. Ide, A. B. Cook,
F. B. Ooettcr, C. W. Winter and C.
R. McMillan.
Wash Mouth With Soap
Says Noted Physician
The mother who used to use soap
to wash the mouth of her young
hopeful who used bad words, has
been .supposedly relegated to the
past. Yet here comes the statement
of a noted pathologist that "The Best
way of keeping the mouth clean is
by daily scrubbing with ordinary
soap and water, gargling the suda
and repeating the process unfii the
mouth feels clean."
This statement comes from Dr.
James Ewing, professor of pathology
at Cornell University medical school,
and ought to be good news to the
parents who wish to keep their child
ren's mouths clean —for there is al
ways soap and water available.
Apparently it makes no difference
whether one uses the kind that floats,
or the 99% pure, or the kind the
grocer him on the middle shelf which
he always uses in his bargain list.
Soap, just soap, is all that is pre
scribed.
"Things is getting mighty mixed,
Mandy," said Farmer Corntossel,
"mighty mixed."
"What's the matter?"
"The politicians air all trying to
tell the farmers about farmin' an' the
farmers air trying to tell the poli
ticians about politics."
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