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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-03-31

While having nothing else to DO
during the past two or three weeks
Jake Kast, who has clever knack
for doing that class of work, mas
been building a handsome boat OF
large dimensions and light draught
that is to be put in commission on the
lake when ready for launching II
will be a neat addition to the fleet OF
small craft already plying on lake
and river.
Wannicut Grange. having secured
the old hall at Wehesville, will for
mally dedicate it with dance ana
box supper, Friday evening, April T.
MANY have been the rousing festivi-
ties held at this place IN the good, ola
times, but the members of the grange
hope to surpass them all, and to that
end invite everyone to come and have
good time. Ladies will bring box
es which will be sold at auction.
A large consignment of fruit trees
for Clay Fruit was taken from this
station Monday to Mr.. Fruits ranch
near Tonasket. 1t is fit and proper
that Mr.. Fruit should be in the fruit
business, as the occupation CORES
ponds with his name. And Mr.. Fruit S
fruit ranch will prove fruitful IN
the course of time, for Fruit is work
t,lr ,,tiA in a q
attempts, and aims to only grow the
best fruit obtainable.
of Seattle, put in several days this
week in OrOville, looking over valley
lands. His visit may result in the for
nation of plans to syndicate some
large tract with a view of an irriga-
ton scheme. The more the merrier,
for every move that has for its object
the reclamation of land, whether in
large or small tracts, simply hastens
the time when the valley will be teem-
ing with a prosperous population
Geo. J. Hurley drove over from Loo
mis- Sunday, bringing in Messrs Cow
gill and Hemphill, who had been look
ing over the lands in the Sinlahekin
valley with a view to investing. Mr..
Hurley has been doing some slipping
backward in the matter of health dur
ing the winter, as he is not looking as
well as he did in the fall. He keeps
up a cheerful front, however, and
anticipates change for the better
with the coming of warm weather.
Dave Smith, who resided at the west
end of Whitestone lake almost from
the time that the Astor expedition
landed at the mouth of the Okanogan
river, was in town Saturday. If ne
gotiatiOns now under way do not Slip
cog Mr. Smith will soon dispose OF
of his ranch to the Whitestone Irriga-
ton and Power company, an organi-
zation that is engaged upon the pro-
ject of putting water on milestone
mean business preliminary work
actually and actively under way. The
consideration agreed on is $4,000, a
sum sufficient to keep Mr.. Smith in
comfort the balance of his days. lIav-
ing known the hardy old timer many
years the writer is pleased to chroni-
Gle the good fortune that has come to
him, although it has been slow in COM
ing
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-03-31
MILLINERY

You will find a good assortment Of
up-to-date Hats, Baby Bonnets, Caps.
and Tams, at prices to suit your taste.
Switches to match your hair, and
Laces tinted to match your gowns. at
MISS HATTON'S,
One Block South of Depot.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-03-31

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONS

Department OF the Interior U. s. Land Office
at Waterville, WASH Feb. s, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Margaret j. Bot
tomley, whose post Office address is Oroville
Wash, did, on the,3rd day of October. 1910, file
IN thi 6o once sworn statement and application
-; VIZ NWA, section 20; SWl, SWh, section
Il, township 80 n, range u e, meridian. and
the timber thereon under the provisions OF
the act of June 3, 1878, and acts amendatory
known as the Climber and stone Law" at
such value as might be fixed by appraisement
and that, pursuant to such application, the
land and timber thereon have been appraised
SiO7 50, the timber estimated l65 m board
feet at 81 80 per m and the land $500 that said
applicant will offer final proof in support OF
her application and sworn statement on the
22nd day OF April. 1911, before Fred. J. Fine U
;. commissioner, at Oroville, Wash.
Any person is at liberty to protest this pur-
chase before entry. or initiate contest at any
time before patent issues, by filing II corrobor.
ated affidavit in this office alleging facts
which would defeat the -try.
w. f. HAYNES, Register.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-03-31
Serial No 03592
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,
Land Office at Waterville, Wash.
Februnry DS lQ11

February rs, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Francisco Devon
OF Oroville, Wash, who, on April TO- 1906. made
homestead entry No --- for ell nw1t nl% swl !
section Is, township 10 north range % ewm
has filed notice OF intention to make final five
year proof, to establish claim to the land above
described. before Fred J. Fine S commits
sloner at his office, at Oroville, Wash, on the
10th day OF pril, 1911.
Claimants names as witnesses: Joe Cotav.
Theodore Finilla, Joe Gensey, Guy Yaauinto
all of Oroville Wash.
W +. HAYNES Register
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-03-31
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.

February 8, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Charles NJ Bot
tomley, whose post office address is Orovile
Wash. did, on the Bird day of October. 1910, file
i'll this office sworn statement and application
No. 09OO6, to purchase the VIZ seq, NJ SWl4
section Il, township 80, range 27e W meridian
and the timber thereon, under the provisions
OF the net OF June 3. 1878. and acts amendatory
known MS the Timber and Stone Law al
such value as might be fixed by appraisement
and that, Pursuant to such application, the
land and timber thereon have been appraised
Sl20 the timber estimated 100 NJ board feet nj
81 80 per m and the land $3.50; that ssid appli
cant will offer final proof in support OF his APP
pication and sworn statement on the nd day
of April, 1871, before Fred. Fine, u Com
missioner, at Oroville, Wash
Any person is at liberty to protest this pur
chase before entry, or initiate a contest at any
time before patent issues by filing corrobor
ated affidavit in this office, alleging facts which
would defeat the entry.
~ II HAWKS po,.;o,o.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06
\ DREAM THAT PAID WELL;
KEEP DOLLARS AT HOME.
If More Had Such Dreams We Would
Hove no Need to Ask, what is
the Matter With Iowa.

They want him to buy farm
A thousand miles remote,
In regions that were full of charm,
The proud promoters wrote.
The more he thought and thought of
The more he liked the scheme;
To think of it he used to sit
And then he had a dream.
(Now dreams are very foolish things
Undoubtedly, it's true
Your brain puts on it's fairy wings
And flies away from you;
And yet it seems that some of US
Our cash would never keep
Unless we learned a lesson, thus
By falling fast asleep)
He had dream a dollar came,
With tears its features wet;
A dollar came and called his name
In anger and regret.
The coin was shedding silver tears
From out it's silver eye.
He asked the reason for it's fear;
The dollar made reply:
They tell me you intend to send
Me many miles away,
They tell me you intend to spend
In speculation gay
The dollar that has been to you
A servant many years,
TO send me to some region new
And hence these silver tears.
1--WE lived in this community
Almost as long as you;
I've been in every family,
guess, but one or two
But one or two who, sad to say,
Had such scheme in mind
And sent there hard earned cash
away
Some other land to find.
Il am the dollar that was paid
To Johnson for his wheat,
That Johnson gave away in trade
To Murphy for his meat,
That Murphy gave to Smith, you see,
For furnishing knife,
That Smith left at the grocery
For candy for his wife.
The grocer gave me up to Jones,
Who runs-the drygoods store,
And that the doctor set his bones
This Jones can thank me for.
The doctor paid me out for oats
To feed his dapple gray,
The feedman paid me on some notes,
Fell due a certain day.
THE banker bought a book or two,
And so the thing went Oh
Each night l had an owner new,
A new one at the dawn.
A welcome waited when I came,
A godspeed when l went,
In fact, thousand ways the same
On errands l was sent.
But now you say l must go,
A wanderer to be,
Afar from all the friends l know
Who know and honor me.
wonder that you dare to look
Me fairly in the face;
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06

cerned. Reaching the hills in FIRE.
mont county, one finds we'll graded
road nicely dragged entirely across
the county, and the eastern twelve
miles of the road make the prettiest
rolling enough to allow the engine
to loaf down the easy grades and
with no hills that cause a change
in gear. The same thing holds true
with Page county save for about
three miles in the center of the coun-
ty which has not been graded for
several years. Reaching Taylor
county one finds the good roads spirit
rampant, and while the boosters are
not so old in experience or the faith
as some of their eastern brethren,
yet they dutifully get out and sweep
Waubonsie's Trail every morning
before breakfast. At least it looks
that way.
in Ringgold county one finds hills
galore and set of Waubonsie In
dams that thrive on overcoming OBJ
stacles. Ringgold boasts. of more
hills than any other county ira
versed by the Trail and she don't
ing to bet her summers wages that
she has the best system of roads,
taken as a whole, in Iowa. Concrete
culverts from "a to 80 feet wide,
scalped hills and padded hollows and
a road surface generally that a nice,
decent, we'll behaved automobile just
huns with delight in going over.
Ringgold county's enthusiasm bub-
bles highest at the east end of the
county near Kellerton, and one loves
that bunch of indian road builders,
because there are roads that are
dreams of delight to the ideal road
builder. Graded fifty feet wide and
crowned and dragged to a nicely,
with concrete culverts buried under
feet of earth and the roads them
selves built for all time with proper
maintenance. Decatur county profits
by her neighborly location to Ring
gold county and has good roads on
the western side but the poorest
stretch in the western half of the
state on the Waubonsie is to be found
between Davis City and Leon The
road runs over hills that gives one
a splendid view, and it is naturally
good road, but it has not been
graded for some time and dragging
is not at all we'll performed. One
of the prettiest stretches on the
Waubonsie, and picturesque too,
would be this ridge road, if it was
we'll cared for, as Waubonsie's roads
must be.
East of Leon in Decatur county
comes the big work in road hui1dinp
on the Waubonsie. Many hills have
been cut down, and many hollows
filled up. Beavers hill is typical
1t is eleven hundred feet long and
the cut at the deepest point is twelve
feet and the hill at the highest is
twenty-five. That is big construc-
ton work on any kind of road,
auto or trail. There has not been a
day since the Waubonsie was organ
lied that several gangs of road build
ers have not been at work in Ring
gold or Decatur counties, and COM
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06

parison of pictures made by the Of
fetal photographer on his first trip
with the present condition of the
highway is surprising.
Reaching Wayne county one finds
the level country in Iowa. 1t re-
minds one of the prairies of Illinois,
rich and splendid looking, with the
crops in fine condition, save for the
oats and some hay which is short.
BY the way Ringgold and Taylor
counties possess the best corn along
the trail, with the prairies in north
Lee county coming second. The
roads all through Wayne county and
through Appanoose county are across
the level slightly rolling prairies
that enchant one, and the good road
boosters are perched on every COR
ner and their handiwork is apparent
on every hand. Their only drawback
is the naturally good roads those
counties enjoy. The greater part of
it is graded however, and much of
it has been recently dragged. Farm
ers vie with each other their splendid
stretches of dragged roads, and the
towns people are not one whit be-
hind them in the work they are do
ing. This unity of feeling or pur-
pose is working wonders in Appa-
moose county, and it's ripples are
spreading in every direction. A mark
ed incident illustrating this point is
that of we'll to do farmer living
southeast of Centerville, who, prior
to this season had steadfastly re-
fused to work the roads because his
neighbors on either side were of the
same mind. This year the mission
airy work took hold of him and now
he looks after the grading and drag
ging of four miles of nice road on
the Waubonsie and is mighty proud
of his work. That is the spirit that
wins.
Davis county has pulled off a
stunt that is pretty. She has painted
her telephone poles all along Wau-
bonsie's Trail and they have mighty
friendly look. Every single pole is
banded with the white and two
black bands and the shining array
looms miles ahead on some stretches
of road. Bloomfield numbers among
her boosters young man of eighty
six years experience who drives his
Odds auto with any of them.
ivan Buren, county roads needs
more attention than the roads in any
other county in the state of Wau-
bonsie, largely because she has no
big towns to radiate the good roads
spirit, but the towns traversed by the
Waubonsie are livening up and
much work is in evidence. This is
6SDpcia11V true noar Milton and
Pennington.
I'm Lee county there are good
roads and bad ones, in fact two of
the three bad hills across Iowa on
the Waubonsie are to be found in
Lee county, but as the roads are
otherwise in pretty good condition
the poor features will be eliminated.
Lee county is fortunate in possess
ing a set of county supervisors who
are in hearty and active accord with
the Waubonsie Trail movement. The
problem in Lee county is probably
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06
Free Remedy
Helps Children

Many a mother has learned of way
of avoiding sickness in her family, es-
pecially among the children, by the
use of free sample bottle of the ia
nous laxative, DR.. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin. This offer of the doctors to
send free sample bottle has been re-
sponded to by thousands of women
in all parts of America.
This DR.. Caldwelrs, Syrup Pepsin is q
truly wonderful laxative and especially
adapted to the needs Of babies and
children because it is pleasant to taste
and no child will refuse it. Then, it is
mild and never griDes. It is all that
a cht1ds remedy should be, though it is
q good laxative for the whole family
because 1t Is effective at all ages. 1t
is simply not dynamic like salts. pills
and powerful cathartics, which should
not be given to children anyway. -
Nine times out Of ten when b child
complains and you don't know exactly
what Is the matter with it. it needs q
laxauve-its bowles are constpated.
syrup sIup Pepsin VII correct the 'Tbie:
well again-over night wondel re-
suits have been secured with s.up
Pepsin.
You can buy it Of any druggist at
nifty cents or dollar q bottle. the lat
invited to make test of it first at tho
doctors expense. Send him your adj
dress today and he will send you a FREQ
sample bottle direct TO- your home.
orite druggist.
DR.. Caldwell does not feel that tho
purchase of his remedy ends his obli-
cation. He has specialized in stomach.
years and will be pleased to give the
reader any advice on the subject FREQ
OF charge. All are welcome to write
him. Whether for the medical advice
or the free sample address him DR..
": B; Caldwell. 4o2 Caldwell building.
Monticello. Ill. -,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06

the most serious of that of any coun-
ty on the WaubOnSie. because of her
numerous bridges and the washing
tendencies of the billy portion of the
county, but her supervisors are do
ing especially good work, concrete
construction and the kind of road
grading that makes permanent road
ways.
Fort Madison and Keokuk are
the terminals on the Mississippi, and
either or both are we'll worth visit
ing. History hangs around these old
towns like moss in the Everglades,
and each of them is taking on new
life at this time, in keeping with the
Waubonsie, of course.
The mileage across the state is
1854 miles, and aside from the first
day the map making and inspecting
contingent were accompanied by
from ten to forty automobiles and
enthusiastic road boosters all the
way.
"Of the total distance almost nine
ty per cent has been graded during
the last four months, and of this
mileage more than seventy per cent
has been dragged within the last
two weeks. A rain previous to the
inspecting trip would have found the
road in even better condition, while
as it is it is the best auto road with
which to cross Iowa. 1t is on the
direct line from Denver to Chicago
and it is the most direct road by
seventy-tive miles that crosses the
state.
II am proud of the good road In
dams who live in the state of Wau-
bonse, and feel sure that the good
spirit will extend Indefinitely east
and west and that it's benign in
f1uence will spread all over the great
and glorious west and tend more
each day to make the Waubonsie
Trail THE SHORT WAY BACK TO
THE FARM"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06
THE WAUBONSIE TRAIL; IOWA'S
ROASTED HIGHWAY.
Two Hundred and Eighty-Six Miles
of Graded and Dragged Wagon
and Auto Road.

Il am surprised beyond measure
at the great amount of work that
has been done on the Waubonsie
Trail, and l do not hesitate to say
that you have already expended or
secured more good work on the Wau-
bonsie than on all of 1owa's other
popular roads. Yours is the peer of
them ALL" So stated Civil Engineer
Huebinger, Of Des Moines, who has
charge of the map making end of
the Waubonsie Trail, as he stood on
the bridge in Keokuk last Friday af-
ternoon after having just completed
"a tour of the trail in company with
Mr.. U. G. Reininger, of Shenandoah,
president of the Waubonsie Trail
Association, Mr.. G. r. Babcock, Of
fetal photographer of the trail, also
of Shenandoah, and Mr.. Maynard, of
Des Moines, general publicity agent,
the party having left Nebraska City
Monday morning, June 10, and hav-
ing completed the checking up for
the map makers, and the general
inspection of the work on the Wau-
bonsie by the president of the as
ISOLATION, reaching Keokuk a few
minutes before noon Friday.
Concerning the general condition
of the trail and the status of the
work ON this great auto and wagon
road Mr.. Reininger says:
1.-The work on the Waubonsie
must be considered in detail in order
to grasp it's full significance, and to
this must be added the wonderment
that this work has been of a volun-
tary nature, and it is simply one
grand evidence of the splendid hold
the missionary work we are perform
ing in the good roads service has
taken on 1ova's people, and right
here ! want to emphasize the fact
that where the good road spirit is
working hardest l found without a
single reservation, that the good
feeling between the towns people
and the farm people is best and of
the kind most to be desired. Indeed,
sociability is one of our strongest
levers for urging the good road
work, and it is working wonders in
those counties that are most nearly
"daffy", if one may use the term in
a complimentary sense, concerning
good road work.
bonsie Trail as it now stretches
across the state by taking it county
by county and speaking in general
terms.
beginning at Nebraska City or
at the bridge across the Missouri
river, at that point we find, first,
several miles of nice, level bottom
road that has been brought to grade,
but unfortunately for the people
who use it, the roads on the Missouri
bottom have not been dragged. Drag
these roads and for ten miles they
would make race track, so far. as
grade and ease of travel are con-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06
Hot Weather Hurts the Skin.

Poisonous perspiration causes pim-
Piles, rashes, hives. blotches and
prickly heat, often the beginning Of
serious skin troubles.
To wash away the poison entirely,
apply simple solution known as D.
D. D. Prescription for Eczema. D.
D. D. is generally sold in $1.O0 bot
ties, but for 25 cents we can now
give you enough to prove that the
very first drops soothe and heal the
inf1amed skin as nothing else can.
We vouch for the wonderful prop
critics of D. D. D., for we know that
1t brings instant relief for all kinds
of skin trouble.
Stempel & Cherrington.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06

And in your empty pocketbook,
Oh, who will take my placer
The speculator then awoke, ~
The dollar in his hand,
And softly to himself he spoke,
AT last ! understand"
He gave it to the druggists clerk
And bought a brush and comb
He found dollar does it work
The best right here at home.
douglas Malloch.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06
A Night Riders Raid.

The worst night riders are calo-
mel, croton oil or aloes pills. They
raid your bed to rob you of rest.
Not so with DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. They never distress or in
convenience, but always cleanse the
system, curing Colds, Headache, Con-
stipation, Malaria. Csc at Van Wer-
den & Kopp's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06

An angel of wife is one who sees
to the worldly comforts of her
spouse.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06
Chautauqua Musj

Thavu Band 30 Players Opera Singers
2 C!ark: Bowers Company-Ciassc in Voice and Violin
Weatherwax Brothers Quartette-Talented and Versatile
Dunbar Singing Orchestra Six Winsome Girls
White Rose OrChestra-Seven Specialists
Heimerdinger Entertaners-They Entertain
pugh. Rner Company-Catchy and Popular
Music Changes Daily---No Tires0me Waits
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-03-25
Patriotic Party

Last Saturday evening fourteen la
dies responded to an invitation ex-
tended by Mrs Lille Lewis for a
party at her residence, 119 23rd street
In keeping with the spirit of the times
it was patriotic in it's appointment.
The decorations, place cards in the
dining room and souvenirs We're the
tri-colors The beautiful centerpiece
for the table was a miniature camp
ing ground, with tent from which
foated Old Glory and a sentinel stand
ing near keeping the vigil. AS the
ladies were seated at the table en-
joying the sumptuous repast for which
the hostess is noted in preparing,
about 8 o'clock surprise was sprung
by the appearance of their husbands,
who had been hidden without the
knowledge of their wives. Soon after
their arrival the entire guest was
ushered into another room where
stood a beautifully decorated table
groaning under the weight of huge
birthday cake with candles lighted.
the occasion being the celebration of
Mrs. Odile Sprague's natal day.
silver loving cup was passed the gen
tlemen, when each toasted and drank
to her health, after which followed
the cake cutting and other delicacies
of the season. Music added to the
evenings enjoyment. Those who par
took of this delightful hospitality were
Mesdames A. Gaines. Quown, De-
Priest. Ingram. keelan, Locke, C.
Joseph, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Cooper.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. p. Johnson. Rev. and
Mrs. Ward. Mr.. and Mrs. c. Jackson,
Dr and Mrs r Spratlin Mr. and
Mrs. VIM. Sprague.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-03-25
City Mission Organized

City Mission Union organized last
Friday, March 18th. The three local
missionary societies of Central
and Bethlehem Baptist churches met
in Central Baptist church for the
purpose of organizing a City Union of
the above named churches. The
meeting was called to order by Mrs.
Lille L. Smith, state president of the
state convention. She stated the OBJ
ject of the meeting. Mrs. Bush of
First Baptist church stated the work
ings of a city union. Brief remarks
by ladies' of all the churches, after
which they entered into permanent
organization with the purpose in view
to do more definite work in the city
and state among the Baptists. The
following named ladies were elected
officers: President, Mrs L. l.. Ed
wards, of Central church; first vice
president, Mrs. A. E. Reynolds, Beth
lehem; second vice president, Mrs. NJ
E. Overs of Zion; Mrs. A. ]. Walton
of Bethlehem, recording secretary;
Mrs. ]. NJ Mason of Central, CORE
spending secretary; Mrs. l. NJ. Cruise,
treasurer.