Editing Republic, Washington (section)

===Early entertainment===
During the early 1900's, Republic was home to a regional [[Baseball]] team which traveled the northeast region playing other city teams such as those from [[Colville, Washington|Colville]] and [[Orient, Washington]], plus [[Grand Forks, British Columbia]].<ref name="Baseball1910">{{cite news |author=<!--none given--> |title=Round of pleasure, ball game Saturday and Sunday dance Saturday night|work=Kettle River Journal |location=Orient, Washington |date=July 30, 1910 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QhxmAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1}}</ref><ref name="Baseball1913">{{cite news |author=<!--none given--> |title=Neighborhood notes |work=Kettle River Journal |location=Orient, Washington |date=June 27, 1913 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YwFmAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1}}</ref><ref name="Baseball1913GF">{{cite news |author=<!--none given--> |title=Neighborhood notes |work=Kettle River Journal |location=Orient, Washington |date=June 13, 1913 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YQFmAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1}}</ref> The city also had a [[brass band]] which would play at events such as [[Fourth of July]] celebrations which it would host with the baseball club.<ref name="Brass13">{{cite news |author=<!--none given--> |title=Untitled |work=Kettle River Journal |location=Orient, Washington |date=June 20, 1913 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YgFmAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA4}}</ref>  The Kettle River Journal of Orient reported August 1913 that the Republic Theater had been purchased by a new owner who renovated and remodeled it.<ref name="Theater13">{{cite news |author=<!--none given--> |title=Neighborhood notes |work=Kettle River Journal |location=Orient, Washington |date=August 15, 1913 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=agFmAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1}}</ref>