The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-10-04
FROM THE COUNTY SEAT
GATHERING OF INSTRUCTORS.
Special to the Gazette

GATHERING OF INSTRUCTORS.
Special to the Gazette
Conconully, Oct. 1-"Those everlast-
eighth grade examinations was the
key note of the opening session of the
twentieth annual Okanogan County
Teachers Institute which began it's
four days deliberations here yesterday.
NOT alone did the three county teach
ers wrestle with the subject but many
OF the others took occasion to voice
their hearty disapproval of the ex-
amlnations as now prepared and sent
out to all the schools by the state
board of instruction
Interest has been keen during the
Two days thus far and many points
OF vital Importance have been, and will
pc discussed during the remainder Of
tne institute. 1t was the consensus
OF opinion that the amout of work re-
qu1red of the pupils in the seventh and
eighth grades is too great and that
means must be found to remedy the
existing evils. The matter of the final
examinations of eighth grade pupils
was given careful consideration. by
Moses Brinkerhoff, J. f. Mccarthy and
FRANK FunkhOuser, each of whom de-
clared that the board of examiners in
each county must remember that the
state board is composed of human be-
ings and that each member is liable
to make mistakes. The fact, they as
serted, should be constantly kept in
mind when passing on the papers and
the benefit of it be given to the pupils
taking the test.
More teachers are in attendance to-
day than ever before in the history of
the institute, testifying to the great
strides being made in educational fa-
cilities throughout the county. Some
disappointment was expressed when
1t was learned that H. A. Adrian could
not be present but Supt. w. f. Gamble
has more than made up for his loss
by securing Edward Mcmahon, in
'structor in history of the University
of Washington. Mr. Mcmahon with H.
G. Lull, of the department of educa-
tion, of the University of Washington,
and Mrs. L. G. Diven, of Olympia, are
the outside instructors who have east
ly captivated their audiences.
The institute closed Thursday ev-
ening so as to give each teacher ample
time to return to her home before
Sunday.
A BUNCH OF NEW CITIZENS.
Monday was naturalization day in
superior court and Judge e. X. Pen
dergast and clerk VIM. S. Mcclure had
their hands full. Before the day had
ended seventeen aliens had passed a
satisfactory examination before the
court and had been admitted to citi-
Zenship Something of what the ap-
plicants have to pass through in order
to become children of Uncle Sam may
be CLEANED from the report of the gov
ernment inspector, who when here a
few months ago said that he had never
seen better examination of aliens in
his life than that conducted by Judge
Pendergast and he also complimented
clerk Mcclure by saying his naurali-
zation records were the best kept of
any in the country he had seen in
twenty years. The new citizens and
their residences and former country
follow: Paul Schulter, Nelson, Ger
man; Webster Smith Chase, Havillah,
Great Brittian; Joseph Gensey, Oro-
vile, Hungary; Thomas Morley, Win
throp, Great Brittian; Peter Henry
Jess, Pateros, German; Karl Wegner,
PaterOs, German; Louis DecicO, Oro-
Vile, Italy; Joseph Micheal Alleman-
di, Nighthawk, Italy; Jonas Albertson,
Loomis, Sweden; Henry Baker, River
side, German; Caroline Thurman, Riv-
erside, German; Charles Seden, LOOM
is, Sweden; Issac Nordlund, Oroville,
Sweden; Frank Raymond, Methow,
French Republic; George Andrew
Beall, Tonasket, Great Brittian; James
Wilson Eustase. Pateros, Great Brit
tian; Richard Finn, Wauconda, Great
Brittian.
IS 1T SNAP JUDGMENT
The following cases were consid-
cred in superior court today by Judge
Pendergast. The demurrer in the case
an action to foreclose mortgage, was
overruled and the defendants given
fifteen days in which to answer. A
the plaintiff on April II and mort
gage at the same time. The present
suit is for the purpose of foreclosing
this mortgage.
FORCED TO DISGORGE.
Judgment was awarded to the
DldlutIu III luc CdSc VI vs.
Mrs. Josephine DePew, the amount be-
ing fixed by the court at $72O. The
suit was the result of the sale of
soldiers conditional script to little
over so acres of land held by William
Walker and sold by Mrs DePew to the
plaintiff for $720. The department of
the interior refused to o. K. the sale
and an effort was made to recover the
money paid Mrs. DePew. She had, it
was claimed, signed an agreement to
refund the money in case the sale was
not confirmed but refused to do so.
VIRGINIA AND CHARLIE IN TROUBLE.
October "a was set as the date for
the trial of the divorce suit of Mrs.
Virginia M. Hermann, of this city, VS.
Charles Hermann, the pioneer mer-
chant, also of this city. The suit is
not only for divorce but Mrs. Herr
mann also seeks to recover $4,000
which she alleges she has loaned Mr..
Hartmann at various times, Owing to