Out of the Past: 09/03/2025

100 Years Ago—

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Worley, residing about five miles south of Kettle Falls, were in Colville Tuesday en route to Spokane where they expected to visit for about a week. They stopped at the Examiner office long enough to show some of the peaches raised on their place. The peaches were of the unproved Crawford variety and one of them was placed on display in this office. They measured 11 ½ inches in circumference and weighed 15 ounces each.

Grocery savings: Carnation milk, tall can 10 cents; cocoa, 3 lbs., 23 cents; Kalohem soap, 4 cakes, 23 cents; Log Cabin flour, 49 pounds, $2.20; Hills coffee, 1 lb., 56 cents; two-lip jar rubbers, 3 dozen, 23 cents.

IT’S NOT EASY: to apologize, to begin over, to admit error, to be unselfish, to take advice, to be charitable, to be considerate, to keep on trying, to think and then act, to profit by mistakes, to forgive and forget, to shoulder a deserved blame – BUT IT ALWAYS PAYS!

75 Years Ago—    

Six novels by Zane Grey were among the new volumes added to the city library shelves within the past month. The well-known westerns were among the 43 adult and juvenile volumes placed for circulation.

NORTHPORT—Fire chief Les Clark reports that all arrangements have been completed for the annual firemen’s barbecue on Labor Day at Dosser’s Resort at Deep Lake.

A call for unity of all American Indians and a plea for greater economic freedom was issued by Frank George, Colville Tribal Relations Officer, at the opening session of the annual convention of the National Congress of American Indians at Bellingham, on Monday.    

50 Years Ago—  

Ground will be broken soon for the new $38,500 McDowell Museum at the Keller property in Colville, Phil Sax, fund raising chairman for the Stevens County Historical Society, said this week.

Miss Susan Ray, noted country-western artist, will be the featured attraction during Saturday’s grandstand show at the Northeast Washington Fair in Colville.

Unofficial Colville School District enrollment totals show that a total of 1,742 students attended opening day classes in Colville Public Schools in kindergarten through grade 12, according to figures released by school superintendent Don Munson.

25 Years Ago—

The establishment of Aebly Road as a county road has finally been completed. Efforts to do that date back to 1914, according to Stevens County records.

The Stevens County Library District Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on the matter of the petitions to abolish the Stevens County Library District.

In a meeting organized by the man whose grandson survived a cougar attack last August, more than 80 northeastern Washington citizens gathered to express their desire to adopt cougar hunting rules that would improve public safety in rural areas.

10 Years Ago—

Returning for another year of supporting local veterans and their dependents will be the annual Tri-County Veterans Stand Down. The Stand Down will be held at the Northeast Washington Fairgrounds on Saturday.

Individuals are encouraged to protect themselves from identity theft by safely eliminating sensitive documents they no longer need during an upcoming free “Shred Day.” The popular event, which will make stops in Kettle Falls, Colville, and Chewelah, will be held at three American West Bank locations in those communities.