Page 2 The Colville Examiner, Saturday, March 20, 1909

WE ARE NOT SELLING OUT AT COST or hold-ing a SPECIAL SALE, BUT ARE HERE FORBUSINESS and mean to stay, and don't YOU

FORGET to call on us and get our prices when you want

HARDWAREOR

GROCERIESWe have a large and well selected line in these departments, butdo not claim to have the largest and best stock north of Spokane,for we believe in telling the truth

When you buy anything at our store and it is not as repre-sented, return it and get your money back

We want your trade and promise you fair and honest treat-ment at all times

Bring your butter and eggs to usGoods promptly delivered to all parts of the cityPhone number 206

The R. E. Lee Co.Corner of Main and Still Streets. Colville, Wash.

FOR SALEI have for sale a 160-acre ranch 4\ miles out. A gen-

uine bargain at the price, $4,000. Will take $3,000 cashand balance to suit purchaser. One team of horses andharness, value about $500, also milch cow, wagon, carriage,chickens, and all farm machinery are included. If you arelooking for a ranch for a home near Colville, here is abargain. Call at Colville Blacksmith & Machine Shop.

A. J. Anderson

i COUNTY NEWS I

Steamboats will begin opera-tions April 1 on the Columbiariver. Bruce Griggs of Wenat-chee, who owns an automobileline, a stage line and steamboatline, says that there willbe a bigawakening in the people of theColumbia valley the comingsummer, and that they will ap-preciate the value of river trans-portation more than ever before.

A dance was given in the newstore building just completed atCronin by Albert Loiselle andGuy Young, last Saturday eve-ning. About 120 people werepresent. The dance lasted untilfive o'clock. A few months agoa crowd of 120 was unheard ofin that country, 30 or 40 beingabout the maximum, but that sec-tion is developing rapidly, andCronin is coming to the front.There are now two stores, a post-office, a livery stable and a hotel.

August Rick of Spokane spentlast week looking over the fieldat Chewelah for a cement plant.There is a great deal of that kindof work done in that town, andit is probable that Mr. Rick willbuild a plant.

Fifty thousand dollars was ap-propriated by the legislature for

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the purpose of improving theupper Columbia and making itmore easily navigable for steam-boats. Capt. Fred McDermottof Kettle Falls was the leadinglobbyist who worked to securethe appropriation.

The Oroville Gazette and theLoomis Prospector have consoli-dated, and from now on the newpaper will l> e published atOroville, with Frank Dallam aseditor, and Fred Fine as businessmanager. The paper has changedits style of dress and is greatlyimproved thereby.

The Chewelah Independentcertainly isa hustler. About threeyears ago it moved into largerquarters, builtexpressly for it,andnow it announces that it has out-grown its floor space. The Delvablock has been leased, and the In-dependent makes the mysteriousremark that it willinstall a ma-chine, the purpose of which is asecret at present. We wonder ifit can be a lino—but that is justa guess.

Jack Wade, one of citizens ofBluecreek for many years anduntil last week marshal of thetown of Chewelah, has been re-quested to accompany Col. Roose-velt to Africa on the huntingtrip. A. D. Cameron of Spo-kane, a recent arrival into thiscountry, willbe the new marshalat Chewelah.

The council of the town ofSpringdale has voted to acceptthe chemical fire engine orderedlast fall, paying $100 in cash andthe balance of $150 in town war-rants. The action of the Amer-ican-LaFrance company in thusallowing the town to pay for theengine in warrants is deeply ap-preciated by the people of thattown.

J. C Rigg of Chewelah willopen an undertaking parlor in

that town in a short time. Mr.Rigg had 15 years of experiencein the east in the undertakingbusiness before coming west,andis a graduate in the profession.

F. Hewitt.owner of the Hewittsawmill near Valley, while feelingof the saw to learn whether itwas hot, had the tips of threefingers cut off, last Saturday.

A large number of the minesnear Chewelah will begin theirspring assessment work in thenear future. Many more willput on crews and begin work inearnest. Since last summer therehave been many new mines lo-cated, and the camp is preparingfor the biggest year in its his-tory. One of the mines nearChewelah was worked in theeai-ly '80s by Charles Montgom-ery and Jacob Stitzel. They tookonly the gold and silver whichthe mine afforded, and left thecopper ore piled up on the dumps.This ore, of which there arethousands of dollars worth, willbe shipped soon.

The Copper King mine at Che-welah has resumed after a shortshutdown in the compressor.

The funeral of Charles F.Legg,took place Monday afternoon at2 o'clock at the Congregationalchurch in Chewelah. Rev. H. A.Luckenbauch delivered an im-pressive sermon, after which theremains were laid away in theChewelah cemetery. Mr. Leggwas born at Malcolm, lowa,April11, 1871, where he spent theearly part of his life. He wasmarried at Newton,lowa, July 2,1891, to Miss Grace B. Fuller.They came to Chewelah in 1903,where he has been employed asstation agent until his illnessforced him to resign. He wasappointed as postmasterof Chewelah two years ago.Mr. Legg was a member of thefirm of Legg, Acres & Co., gen-eral store, and also a member ofChewelah camp M. VV. A., inwhich he carries insurance. Heleaves a wife and four childrento mourn their loss, and in hisdeath Chewelah loses one of itsmost enterprising citizens.

Dr. Otto H. C. Rosenkranz ofthe University of Pennsylvaniahas located at Valley with hisfamily,and will practice medicinein that vicinity.

The body of a man of about 40was taken from one of the sloughsnear the Little Spkane river atScotia last week Monday. Tattoomarks cover a part of the rightarm, and the initials "F.C." aretattooed on the back of the lefthand. There were no articlesabout his body which would leadto his identification. The bodywas lying in about 15 inches ofwater when found. He was ob-served several times Mondy sit-ting on a log on the bank of theslough. It is plainly a case ofsuicide.

The manager of the StuttzTheatrical Company, whichshowed in Chewelah last week,critized the town for collecting alicense. Bro. Smith of the Re-corder says there were extenuat-ing circumstances, that Stuttzhad just come from Colville, andhad hoped to replenish his cof-fers (which, supposedly, wereemptied while showing here) bydrawing large crowds from thecountry surrounding Chewelah,but because the roads were bad,he lost out there also. Guessagain, Bro. Smith, Stuttz did notshow in this town.

A marriage license was grantedin Spokane this week to JohnKoch and Helen Boylan, both ofNewport.

Fred Fish of Echo valley soldhis improved farm of 160 acresto B. N. Fowler of Penrith lastweek for $4000.

Miss Fannie Norbee of MeyersFalls died at the home of Mrs.Martha Gardner last Saturdayevening. She had lived in Mey-ers Falls about six years andleaves two brothers, John andMack. The deceased was 42

years ofage. She came to Mey-

ers Falls from Weatherford,Texas. The funeral was heldMonday afternoon from the Con-

gregational church and burialwas in the Meyers Falls cemetery.

Sparks brothers, who are theplatters of Plantations, betweenMeyers Falls and Kettle Falls,have closed the deal wherebythey secure the right to constructa reservoir on their tracts.

Josef Lhevinne, the famousRussian pianist, who is attaining

success which almost • parallelsPaderewski's, will be at the Spo-kane theater Friday, March 19.

Fred Overmeyer and WilliamBarton of Hunters have begunoperations for the summer by es-tablishing a live stock and dress-ed meat company, with head-quarters in their home town.Later in the season they willputin a cold storage and packingplant, which will add another in-dustry to the rapidly growingbusiness of that enterprising sec-tion.

There is just now a general de-mand for changing the date ofthe presidential inaugurations.Senators and congressmen be-lieve in striking while the iron ishot.

Col. Roosevelt will sail forAfrica March 23.

The Lurid Glow of Doon i

was seen in the red face, handsand body of the little son of H.M. Adams of Henrietta, Pa. Hisawful plight from eczema hadfor five years defied all remediesand baffled the best doctors, whosaid the poisoned blood hadaffected his lungs and nothingcould save him. "But," writeshis mother, "seven bottles ofElectric Bitters completely curedhim." For eruptions, eczema,salt rheum, sores and all blooddisorders and rheumatism Elec-tric Bitters is supreme. Only50c. Guaranteed by Frank B.Goetter.

The State AnthemRedgin.a] De Koven, composer

of "Robin Hood" and other lightoperas, and Prof. Edmond S.Meany, head of the departmentof history in the University ofWashington, were t-ignaily hon-ored by both houses of the statelegislature in regular session atOlympia, when, by joint resolu-tion, "Washington Beloved" wasdeclared the state anthem. Mr.DeKoven's music for Prof.Meany's verses is dignified anddistinctive. The words follow:

"WASHINGTON BELOVED"Thy name, oh Washington renown'd.

We hailfromfar and near.Thyglories joyfullyresound

In song of praise and mighty cheer.

Thy fame, oh Washington serene,Leads up unto the sky.

While we thro' ev'ry changing scene.Thy purple pennants lifton high.

Thy deeds, oh Washington benign.Willlast as hills of stone.

While we like ore the firs refine.Willring forth praise to thee alonB .

Thy sons, oh Washington belov'd,Lift up their heads in pride,

By whatsoever sea remov'd.To thee, in love, their livesare tied.

Near Death in Big PondItwas a thrilling experience to

Mrs. Ida Soper to face death."For years a severe lung troublegave me intense suffering," shewrites, "and several times near-ly caused my death. AH reme-dies failed and doctors said Iwasincurable. Then Dr. King's NewDiscovery brought quick reliefand a cure so permanent that Ihave not been troubled in 12years." Mrs. Soper lives in BigPond, Pa. It works wonders incoughs and colds, sore lungs,hemorrhages, la grippe, asthma,croup, whooping cough and allbronchial affections. 50c and $1.Trial bottle free. Guaranteedby Frank B. Goetter.

NOTICECommencing Monday, March 8,

Iwill have my office at the Col-ville Abstract Company's officeroom, Rickey block, for purposeof settling accounts; willbe thereuntil April 15, by which date allaccounts must be settled.

F. BARMAN.