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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-04

If congress will leave the tariff
alone until the tariff commission can
make report, so that intelligent ac-
ton can be taken, it would be better
for the industrial and business inter-
ests of the country. More is said, and
less is really known, on the subject of
tariff than any question before the
American people, and generally speak
ing those who say the most on the sub
ject know the least about it. Agita-
ton is responsible for the prevailing
quiet times, for business transactions
can not go on while the present uncer-
tainty regarding the action of con-
gress prevails. However, there are
congressman who will play politics no
matter if their mouthings paralyze the
industries of the country. They place
politics above patriotism; their own
selfish ends above the welfare of the
people
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-04
SUMMONS

In the Superior Court of the State of
Washington Tor the County Of Okan-
oSan.
Mary Frank, Plaintiff. vs.. George f
FRANK, Defendant.
The State of Washington to SAID George
+. Frank Defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear
within sixty days after the date of the
first publication of this summons. to-wit,
within sixty days after the 21st day of
July, 1911. and defend the above entitled
action in the above entitled court, and
answer the complaint Of the plaintiff, and
serve copy of your answer upon the un-
dersigned attorney for plaintiff, at his
Office below stated. and In case of your
failure so to do Judgment will be rem
dered against you according to the de-
mand of the complaint, which las been
filed with the clerk Of said court. The
object of this action Is to obtain a judg-
ment l1d decree of divorce on the ground
Of desection and ron support on the Fart
Of said defer dant.
ALVIN W. BARRY,
Plaintiffs Attorney. p. o Address. xiv
side. Wash.
First Publioe ito July Fl, 1411.-7t
Serial No 0419.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-04

sioners as one of the reasons for high
taxation do not coincide on the ques-
ton as to the figure receipts from IL
uuor licenses cut as a source of in
come. Week before last, in COM
munication drawn up over the sigma
lures of these commissioners, the
statement was made that one of the
heavy losses in the way of annual re-
ceipts was some $4,000 that has been
cut off by a portion of the county go
ing dry. The commissioners had no
fault to find with the people for ex-
pressing their willingness to get along
without this source of income, but 1t
was poined out that those who insist
ed on voting dry had less of kick
coming to the extent of $4,000 worth
than those who differed in their views
upon this question of license or no IL
cense. Last week the Record came out
and stated that the loss from that
source is only $4,000, an amount, in
the estimation OF that paper, of too
slight a moment to take into consider
alton when discussing public receipts
and disbursements. The Record is
either mistaken, or the commissioners
are trying to bolster up their cause by
a false statement, which adds nothing
of credit to what was already weak
and flimsy excuse for heavy expendi-
lures and high taxation. The Record
places the con missioners in very
unenviable position, for if the commits
sioners gave out a false statement in
one instance, as would be inferred
from the Record article is it not rea
sonable to infer that the baiance of
the statement is equally as devoid of
actual facts? This is indeed an act of
base ingratitude on the part of the
Record, considering how the commits
sioners favored that paper in award
ing it the county printing while it was
the highest bidder among several COM
petitors.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-04
AFTER A CROSSING.

AT the last meeting of the town
council a resolution was unanimously
adopted appealing to the state rail-
road commission for assistance in Sc
curing a crossing over the railroad
tracks connecting the north and south
parts of town. This would be link
between Main street on the north and
Fourth street on the south, the confu-
sion of names resulting from the lay
ing out of two tOwnsiteS by conflict
inc interests, in the plating of which
particular pains seems to have been
taken to prevent the streets from jib-
bling, an unfortunate condition that
will be felt in the future, after the
present generation passes away, more
than at present. If there is any one
improvement needed more than anoth-
er in this town it is street crossings
over the railroad right of way, and I'M
til such connections are made rapid
advancement can hardly be expected,
and business relations between the
two sections can not be free and I'M
trammelled. Few towns on a line of
railroad are so unfortunately situated
by such a marked line of demarkatiOn
as cuts Oft the north and south parts
of Oroville. There is no use of going
into the why's and wherefores of the
situation. 1t exists, and it is very I'M
fortunate that it exists, and that is all
there is to it.
The only single driveway over the
net work of tracks stretching across
the valley east and west is the one
some distance west of the depot,
roundabout and inconvenient means of
communication between the two parts
. l. ,,k~v
of the town there should have been
connecting crossing between the main
business artery of travel north and
south, and had it existed it is safe to
say the business thoroughfare would
now be far better built up than it is.
That roadway was not provided for,
and that is the connection that the
council is DESTROYS of securing, even
going so far as to solicit the aid of
the railroad commission to bring it
about. This crossing must be provid
ed some time, and the sooner the bet
ter for this community. But that it is
not the only crossing that should be
provided. There should be at least
two more east of the depot for the
convenience of the public. Providing
these crossings would work no hard
ships on the railroad, and they would
be very advantageous to the town. In
deed, closer interior connections be-
tween the north and south sides would
tend to encourage building, and should
bring about a more harmonious feel
ing between the people, as it would
largely eliminate the division that now
exists, and make the residents feel
that the town was a solicited whole.
What is the matter with pulling for
few extra crossings while the sub
not be obtained. but nothing is obtain
ed unless try is made, and this is
something worth trying for.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-04
CHURCH SERVICES.

Rev. Geo. w. Hurlburt will hold
Episcopal services in the Presbyterian
church at the usual hours, morning
and evening, next Sunday, August g..
All are cordially invited to attend.
At the Methodist church, Sunday,
August 6: 1870 a. m, Sunday school;
1870 a. M, Morning service; 1880 p.
m, Epworth League; p. M, Evening
service. The pastor will preach at
both morning and evening service.
Everybody cordially invited. A. Bau-
man.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-04

During the month of June the cOun-
ty commissioners advertised for bids
for doing the county printing for one
year, from the first of July, as is re-
quired by law, but probably greater
farce in the way of inviting bids and
then totally and wholly ignoring the
lowest bidders, was never perpetrated
by a governing body of men. Four
newspapers of the county submitted
bids, the Omak Chronicle, the Okan
ogan Independent, the ConcOnully
Record, and the Oroville Gazette. The
bid of the Chronicle, the Independent,
and the Gazette were far below that
presented by the Record, and yet the
contract was awarded to the Record,
by far and away the highest bidder.
No fault is to be found with the Rec
ord, for it is lucky in securing work
at figures so much in advance of those
presented by other competitors, and
unless an understanding previously
existed between that paper and the
powers that be, the publisher of the
Record must have been very much
surprised at being awarded the con-
tract. The Gazette was fairly and
squarely underbid, has no fault to find
on that score. and would have looked
upon the contest as closed incident
had the contract been awarded to the
paper entitled to receive it, The pro-
test the Gazette enters is against this
practice of ignoring bids that are filed
in good faith in response to an invi-
tation of the commissioners. If that
body had no intention Of recognizing
bids presented outside of Conconully
why was it not so stated, or why were
bids asked for at all? In this case the
Omak Chronicles bid was from 33 to
100 per cent lower than that submitted
by the Record. Moreover, in the mat
ter of paper used for letter heads, the
stock the Chronicle offered to furnish
was 20 per cent heavier, and hence Of
better quality, than that which will
be supplied by the Record. The Chron-
icle may submit to this discrimina
ton, but the principle involved Is not
affected by the submission Of that pa
per. If this same practice is followed
by the commissioners in every con-
tract let it is not to be wondered at
that the finances of the county are in
such deplorable condition. Further
more, it shows the absurdity of solicit
ing bids on any given public work
when the mind of the commissioners
is made up in advance, and they intend
from the start to ignore figures pre-
scented and award the contract to
whom they please. In this instance
the loss to the county will be only
$500 or $500, which is supposed to be
too small an amount to arouse any
protest on the part of the taxpayers.
1t can not be charged that this paper
is actuated by feelings of disappoint-
ment in thus criticising the action of
the board because it was underbid by
two competitors, and would not have
had a show had the contract been let
in accordance with the call for pro-
posals. 1t is simply protesting against
a vicious system for which there can
be no valid excuse.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-04
FOR SALE CHEAP

One 10 HIP westinghouse Eslectric mo-
tor. with automatic starter; One Byron
Jackson 6-inch centrifugal pump; two
Yale & Towne Atom triplex chain blocks
a large assortment of double and single
cable from 3-S inch to rs inch diameter;
six split wood pulleys, from IL inches to
As inches diameter; line shafting, with
Gus lot of and 4-inch pipe, suction hose,
foot valves, gate valves, elbows, tees, nip
pies, etc, and etc.
CHAS. T. PETERSON, Oroville Wn.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-04
BARGAINS.
THINGS NEVER HAPPEN,

They are results. We supplied more
trees than any other company last
year. It didn't just happen so. 1t is
because our trees have always made
the best showing. Isn't this reason
enough why you should get busy and
place your orders with
THE WENATCHEE VALLEY NURS-
cry co.
See or write Dooley p Wheeler. Orc
Vile
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-04
YOU CAN SHIP

A 10 gallon can of cream from Nelson,
Circle or Nighthawk for 20 cents, the
empty can goes back free. We won't
fool you by not sending the can back
in time. You will find your can at the
depot when you bring your cream.
OROvILLE CREAMERY.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-04
BUSINESS PROPERTY BARGAIN

Three adjoining business lots, one
corner and two inside, $3.50 cash, bal
ance $40 month Fine location. viii
trade for Spokane property. Osoyoos
Company, F. A. DeVos, Sec'y. Oroville,
Wash
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-04
LOST. STRAYED OR STOLEN.

Two yearling calves, branded V on
left hip, marked swallow fork and I'M
der bit. Reward for information to
Mrs. Florence Jones. OrOville, Wash.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-04
ATTENTION FARMERS.

Farmers who are going into dairy
ing please order hand seperators early
so as to have them when needed
Terms given.
OROVILLE CREAMERY,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-04
TAXIDERMISTS.

Mooney Bros, the Chesaw taxider-
mists. guarantee their work against
moth and insect damage, and mount
all specimens true to life. Write for
DriceS
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-04
SOME GOODS MARKED DOWN FOR
SALE

Dotted Swiss, cOlors, from 2Oc to 10c
White Stripe Lawn, from zoe to 1Oc
Cotton Dress Goods, from. .15c to f1sc
Woman's wrappers, small sizes,
each .................. Csc
Woman's Corset Girdles, each. -. 45c
Woman's white Belts, .........1 loo
Woman's Black Silk Belts. .... 1Oc
Children's Sun-bOnnets ........ .1Oc
Bingham dresses, age to 5. .. soc
Neckwear and other articles at low
prices.
MRS. ANNA GRAY,
LOOMS, Wash.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-04
SACRIFICE SALE.

170-acre ranch. water for irrigation,
and two residence lots in Oroville
Was neld at $4,000, will take $1,000
cash for quick deal. F. A. DevOS,
OrOville, Wash.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-04
FOR SALE.

One-horse power Fairbanks Morse
gasoline engine fer sale cheap. Apply
at this office.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-04
NOTICE! OF DISSOLUTION OF FART.
NERSHIP.

The public is hereby notified thai the
undersigned have dissolved their partner
ship known as the OToville Carriage &
Hardware Co., e S. Taylor retiring, and
Ed Davis continuing the business and as
Stunning all liabilities contracted by firm
(Signedi
ED DAVIS,
E. S. TAYLOR.
july 10, 1911.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-04

The Conconully Record and the de-
Tense put up by the county commits
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-04
WHY DON'T YOU

Send your cream to the OrOville
Creamery. We pay the highest market
price for butter fat, which is now 27c.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-04
FOR SALE.

One 23-inch vertical cylinder gate
Victor water wheel, with 9-foot draft
tube, new, never been in the water.
One Snow water wheel governor, new.
Sawmill and -four mill machinery,
shafting, T rails, etc. All very cheap
If taken at once.
J. A. MEYERS,
Meyers Falls, Wash.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-04

july 10, 1911.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-22
The Colonial Shilling.

The value of the Colonial shilling
was gradually reduced from the Eng
fish standard as the result of per
sistent coin slipping. AS early as
1912 Massachusetts raised the rating
of the Spanish dollar to 5s and Con-
necticut took similar action the fol-
lowing year. In 1645 Virginia raised
the rating of the dollar to 6s.
In 1852 Massachusetts established
q mint and began to coin sbillings
that were 221a per cent. higher than
the sterling standard. In 1853 the
Spanish dollar, weighing approximate
ly II pennyweights, was rated at IS
cd. while Pennsylvania valued it
at 7s.
The consequence OF these vari-
atoms In the colonies was that In
1907 parliament passed an act pro-
viding that the Spanish piece OF 3
reals dollar should not be valued
at more than IS, but Bullock tells us
in his Monetary History of the
United States" that this law was al
most universally ignored.
Finally New York and North Caro-
lima settled upon rating of Ss to the
dollar, and this valuation was gradu-
ally accepted and retained until our
national monetary system was estab-
liahed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-22
y STOCKS, BONDS, CEREALS =
HOLIDAY ASPECT seen
Professional Elements Cover Short
and Operations Arc Curtailed
Somewhat by Them,

New York, Dee. 21.-For the
greater part Of today's session the
stock market bore a familiar aspect
OF the approaching holiday Opera
tons were curtailsd somewhat by
professional elements who covered
short.
The market grew firmer later In
the day under leadership OF Lehigh
Valley and Amalgamated Copper
Bonds were firm, total sales. par
value, s4.540,0o0. Governments
were unchanged
Coincide with Reports.
The further rise in the copper
conceded with reports Of another
advance in the price of metal. The
market as a whole was narrow and
such net gains as the day recorded
frequently were resisted by The
bears.
The movement at first was decid-
eddy irregular with pronounced
weakness in the Gould issues. Time
money was higher as a result of the
overflow to Europe and a further
stiffening of 80 and so days ma
turtles IL probable,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-22
WE ARE NEVER SATISFIED
The Thin Man Bemoans His Fate, and
the Fat Man Starves to Be-
come Thin.

We are never satisfied, 1t seems, and
the growls and walls Of discoRtent rise
all above us, showing that others feel
as we do.
The thin man bemoans his fate. He
eats fattening things and yearns to be
fat, and the fat man starves himself
as much as fat mans self control
will admit. and longs to be thin.
It's pretty tough.
Over In the valley they grow alfalfa
great crops of alfalfa that bring in
money, and our farm won't. 1t hurts
our feelings, but over on the alfalfa
farm they can't make peach tree
grow worth cent. and they're kick
ing about 1t envying US.
1t would seem that Nature would
know better. Discomfort Is not nat
ural, and 1t would appear that Nature
might rig up some sort of an exchange
by which discontinued people might
swap.
The poor man who aches for dollars
could go there and give his appetite
for half the sickly rich mans pile. and
it would be gladly given.
The woman with the ostrich feath-
ers her sailor brother brought her
could swap with the envious woman
for diamond and thus control her
own longing.
ALI we'd have to do would be TO go
to the exchange and register. and Ma
ture would do the rest. We'd list our
disseminated state and tell what would
make US feel better, and sooner or
later the exchange would be made
and two disconnected people would be
made more contented. But no such ex.
change is being considered. and the
two discontented parties to all these
troubles are far apart. - Galveston
News.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-22
TALKED IN MUSICAL TERMS
Policeman Shows Result Of Long Duty
at Door Of Concert
Hall.

All amateurs are familiar with the
musical term "syncopation," but for
the benefit OF the non-musical II may
be said that It is word relating to
time or rhythm, the precise meaning
of which will be sufficiently indicated
by the story.
A celebrated conductor was conduct
ing a long series Of concerts, and he
had observed that 1t was always the
same policeman who was stationed at
the nearest door to the orchestra. Re-
marking upon this, he was informed
that the officer in question was be-
coming quite an expert in musical
terms, etc. 30 long had he been on
duty inside the hall. However, one
evening he was passing, and meeting
him accidentally In the corridor next
night, the great conductor accosted
him thus:
Officer" he said, "where we're you
last night?"
Last night, director?" replied the
cop, .Oh. I was In syncopaton,"'
- -
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-22
Simple Spelling Move.

A conference between representa-
tives of British and American societies
to extend the movement for simpli-
flcation of English spelling has just
been held at University college in Eng
land, with large number OF profess
sors connected with English UNIVERSE
ties, and the following from America:
DIR. James Fl. Bright Of Johns Hopkins
university, Charles H. Grandgent Of
Harvard university, DR.. George
Hempl Of Leland Stanford university
and DR.. Brander Matthews and Dr.
Calvin Thomas OF Columbia univer-
sity. The proceedings were private,
but a report Of the conference will
doubtless be made public after 1t has
been submitted to the societies repre-
scented.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-22
Cairo, ILL.,, December 4, 1911.
CHANcERY NOTICE.

State of Illinois, Alexander Coun-
ty, IS. In the Alexander County
Circuit Court February term A. D.
1911. In chancery sitting.
Mary Russell, Complainant, VS..
Frank Russell, defendant. Bill In
Chancery for divorce.
The above named defendant Is
hereby notified that said complain
ant has this day filed In said court
a certain bill in chancery for
divorce against him and that sum-
mons has been issued thereon re-
turnable on the first day of the next
term of said court, to BIO holden at
the court house in Cairo, Illinois,
on the 18th day of February next,
Cairo, Illinois, Dec. 18th, A. d.
1911.
81 ALFRED BROWN,
Clerk.
HUNTER BIRD, Complainant
Solicitor.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-22
Cairo, III, Dec. to,

Office of the City Clerk.
At the regular meeting of the City
Council held on the 18th day of De-
cember, 1911, the City Clerk was
directed to give notice, by publica-
tion that all licenses are due and
must be. paid by January 1, 1912,
and that no application for license
will be considered unless accompan-
led by the full amount of fee requir-
ed for such license.
A special meeting will be held by
said City Council at 1880 p. m. Fri
day, December Goth, 1911, and all
applicants are urged to have their
applications and bonds filed in this
office by that date and hour.
ROBT. A. HATCHER,
City Clerk.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-22
Foolish Question.

"Are you going to permit your son
to play football when he goes to col
lege?"
mo. I'm going to keep him from 1t
Id the same way that have kept him
from smoking cigarettes"
ooh, have you kept him from doing
thatT
"Certainly--when he knows I'm
looking"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-22
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Alexander County
Savings Bank OF Cairo, Illinois, win
be held at the Directors room In the
above named bank in the city of
Cairo, Illinois, on Wednesday, Jan.
uary 8, 1912, at 1880 o'clock for the
purpose of electing Board Of Di-
rectors, and such other business as
may be brought before said meeting.
JAMES Fl. GALLIGAN,
Cashier.
Cairo. Ill. December 4, 1911.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-22
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
REPORTS CAUSE Loss
Latest Advices from Argentine Tel
of Perfect Harvest Weather
for Wheat There.

Chicago, Zee. 2l.--Argentipe re
ports OF perfect harvest weather laid
heavy hand today Oh wheat and
indirectly on all other grains TIE
closing figures were at y net decline
OF "a to Ia Corn was * down,
oats / cent down
So many shorts had covered their
lines for wheat on the closing bulge
yesterday that the market was less
without that clash of support, Their
was no fresh buying incentive. Fine
weather in the Argentine forced the
bulls to face increased estimates o.
the exportable surplus in that coua.
try. Final prices though steady.
were at nearly the lowest point ol
the season. May tluctuated 99i5
to Is, last sales q down.
Disappointment Thick.
Disappointment was thick in the
corn pit. Bulls were unloading
futures right and LETT Between
the opening and the wind-up Ma
bobbed from 64A TO G51s closing
weak II down,
No. yellow was H.
Oats were heavy all day. Top ant
bottom were 4Sas and 47A CLOSING
II down.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-22
NOTICE.

The regular annual meeting OF the
stockholders of the Cairo Cider and
Vinegar Company will beaheld at
the office of the company, SIS 22nd
street, January 5, 1912, for the
transaction of usual business.
p. T. NASSAUER,
President.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-22
Behind the Band.

my wife Ia much interested in the
comet"
"The comet? The comet was here
last year."
'T know. She's putting old news
papers under the carpets throughout
the house and catching up with the
news q she puts EN- down." =.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-22

WANTED--To either purchase or
lease for a term oil years q farm IN
Alexander county, OF about 60 or
= acres, free from overflow and
where conditions are good for any
KIND of cultivation. If interested
kindly address your reply to M. Mo
sley care Bulletin.