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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-23
FRISCO HOLD-UPS MAKE
VICTIMS STAND ON HEADS

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 2S.-San
Francisco holdup men continue TO in
vent new stunts for their victims. A
few weeks ago the command of Down
on your belly" supplemented the com
mon salutation of Hands up
Stand on your head" is the latest
his gymnastic education has been neg
lected, he is cheerfully assisted, shaken
until his pockets have yielded the price
of eats, drinks and car fare and spun
rapidly on his bald spot while the gun
men make their get away"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-23
NIGHT RIDERS AGAIN
MENACE KENTUCKY;
COUNTY PROBE is ON

LOUISVILLE. KY. Aug. 23.-The
riebt riders who terrorized the greater
mart of Kentucky four years ago have
renewed activities in the western part
~ the state and in an effort to stop
tbano before they do harm a court Of
inquiry will be held by authorities IN
Trigg county tomorrow.
No violence has occurred so far, but
warnings are being sent tobacco grow
ers telling them to join the tobacco as
eociation if they want to avoid uou-
BILE
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-23
APPROPRIATION BILL is
SIGNED; SALARIES READY

WASHINGTON. Aug. 23-President
Taft signed the legislative bill this aft
ernoOn. This makes available the fund
for the payment of salaries of thou
sands of government employees which
has been held up pending the passage
and signing of the bill
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-23
CARRY UMBRELLAS IN
CHRISTOPHER SHOWER

TULSA, OKLA, Aug 23-An i'm
mense army of grasshoppers descended
on Tulsa making a noise like hail as
they came crashing against buildings.
The grasshOppers swarmed into the
houses driving many people out into
the streets, In the streets many per-
sons are carrying umbrellas. The
swarm is moving southwark.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-23
ALA. FARMERS UNION OFFICERS.

ANNISTON, ALA, Aug. 23.-The Ala
bama Farmers union today elected the
following officers: O. P. Ford. McFaH,
president; A. J. Glenn. Ashland, vice pres
ident: T. J. Kennedy. Scottsboro. score
tary and treasurer; w. H. Newton. Do
than chaplain; J. II. Densmore. Hart
Seile' GGonduGtor: NJ. j. Taylor, doorkeeper:
John Hill, WilSonVile. sergeant at arms:
T. l.. Harvey Albertville, lecturer
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-23
IMPRISONED IN CAISS0N
UNDER BED OF A RIVER

PEORIA. III, Aug 2,-With faint
hopes of saving him, relays Of men were
working franttcally today trying To- rec
lss-, ]. l.. smith from the bottom of 70
,.gf-ann beneath the bed of the Hi
r..4 river at Pekin, where he has been
imprisoned since o'clock yesterday
afternoon Smith has been 'hloroi"rn-
~. shin, Dustr- afg being muur Zoo r,-
...., sand which uurirs him up tu his
chin.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-23
35O-POUND TWINS GO
INSANE SAME DAY

LEXINGTON, Ky. Aug 23,-Misses
Lois and Louise Schatzman, twin sis
ters weighing $50 pounds each have
been brought to a local asylum and are
attracting wide attention throughout
Kentucky. The twins became insane
at the same time apparently in the
same manner They talk exactly alike. |
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-09-20
IN A NEW ROLE.

DR.. w. T. Schwabland spent two or
three days at Greenwood, B. c., last
week, a defendant in a suit for $1,000
damages brought against him by Joe
Armstrong for malpractice. The doc
tor had sued Mr.. Armstrong in the
British Columbia court for his fee, and
Mr. Armstrong entered counter
claim for damages in the sum men
toned. The doctor was not f0rtu-
nate in his selection of a barrister, and
his evidence, which was altogether
documentary, failed to reach Green
wood in time to be introduced before
the court, through no fault of his.
Things looked dubious for the doctor,
as upon advise of his attorney he did
not summon any witnesses, and he had
to play the role of lawyer, cross-ex-
amining witnesses and making his
own plea. In the end the Judge sub
mitted the case for more testimony to
a commission composed of three SpO:
kane physicians, DR.. Schwabland Sc
lecting one and Mr.. Armstrong two.
The litigants will appear before the
commission in October, and the result
of the case will no doubt hinge upon
the report of that body.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-09-20
DEVELOPING A NINE.

A. E. Williams, of Seattle, who is
largely interested in the Pinnacle
mine near Loomis, arrived in town
Friday, going on to LOomis Saturday.
Mr.. Williams has had large amount
of work done on the Pinnacle during
the past year. There is well con-
structed SKI tunnel in some $50 feet,
and at that distance the indications
are so encouraging that during his
present visit he may let a contract for
an additional so feet. Among the many
mining claims in the Eoomis neigh
borhoOd upon which a good quality of
ore has been found in the past there is
none that presents better indications
than the Pinnacle. In the old upper
workings, in forme ryears, ore was ex-
tracted of wonderful richness, but the
mine has never been worked upon a
systematic basis. Much of the work
done is in the nature of prospecting,
and added no value to the property.
The tunnel that is being driven is some
distance below the original tunnel,
and the object is to catch the rich ore
shoot at greater depth. If that ore is
ever reached, and is found to be in any
quantity, the Pinnacle will prove one
of the richest mines in the northwest
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-09-20
WHERE DO THEY GET OFF,

some OF the anti-division papers of
the county are throwing off gladstone
accialms. declaring that the county
uiVlslonists We're showed under" at
the primaries Tuesday of last week.
Ihey are like the boy who whistles
10 Keep up his courage while passing
through graveyard. Another such
victory will be their undoing. If it
turns out victory it will be on the
sllmest or slim margins. There was
one candidate for the legislature run
nlng on an anti-division platform r.
l.. Plcken. In those precincts opposed
10 clvisicn the most coersive measures
were taken to force people to vote for
that candidate. Democrats and social
lists called for republican ballots lust
to vote for Picken. Every vote was
gotten out that could be raked up. On
the other hand there were three can
dldates running for the legislature on
single plank, and that plank county
division. In the total vote compiled
Mr.. Picken has received 1,O44, and the
division candidates combined 1O46.
True Mr.. Picken was the nominee on
the republican ticket. He is opposed
to division Mr.. Newland was nomi-
mated on the democratic ticket. He
favors division. The people will choose
between the two men on the 9TH of
November. The verdict of the ballot
at the primaries so far as the returns
have been received favor division by a
narrow margin. This lead may be
wiped out when the returns come in
from the four missing precincts, but
only by very few votes. On the face
of the returns the divisionists are the
ones who have reason to feel elated,
tor it shows that public sentiment is
crystalizing on division, and two years
hence if division is not accomplished
at The forthcoming legislature. a heavy
majority of the voters of the county
will decide in favor of the cut. Let
the anti-divisionists draw as much
consolation as possible out of the late
election. The hand writing is on the
wall. Division is only postponed for
two years. 1t is bound to come by that
time, if not sooner.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-09-20
BOOSTING FOR OKANOGAN.

Mention was made in these columns
some weeks ago of heavy business
transaction involving some 5000. 900
In which Messres. Ellis and Forde, old
time residents of this county, and who
still have large property interests in
the valley, were interested, a large
acreage of Okanogan orchard lands
being consideration in the deal. The
alleged transfer was for mercantile
establishment in Occur d'Alene CITY
one OF the largest in northern Idaho
IL now turns out that the deal has fal-
len through, from no fault, however, of
Messrs. Ellis and Forde, the other
parties to the trade being so deeply
involved that the creditors would not
consider the transaction as it was
framed up. Mr.. Ellis is now at We
natchee looking after the firms large
store at that place, and loyal to the
Okanogan country, where he made his
first start in his remarkable business
career, makes the following statement
to reporter of the Wenatchee World:
George H. Ellis, of the Ellis-Forde
company. arrived here this noon from
Spokane, which is his residence at
the present time He lives there be-
cause it is the central point and most
convenient from which to direct the
readjustment of his many investments.
What will be the outcome of this re-
adjustment and what will be his final
selection of a permanent residence,
he has not the slightest idea.
Il am delighted to see the develop
ments going on here" said the mer-
chant. "The building activity, the
construction OF the railroad and i'm
provements generally, together with
the growth manifest on all sides,
make us more pleased than ever with
our havy investment in Wenatchee."
1.-The deal with the Idaho Mercan-
tile company has fallen through" He
continued. Through no fault of ours
the Coeur dAlene company was un-
able to carry out it's side of the agree
ment."
I'VE are selling and buying Okla
hogan acreage, and | intend to buy
good deal more. 1t is the one best
investment | know at this particular
time. People have no idea of the i'm
mense future of that district. What
ever else may come to pass, you can
count on my always keeping a good
chunk of Okanogan orchard land. 1t
is a winner"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-09-20
THE RIGHT SYSTEM,

G. w. Hurlbert, who has a ranch on
the hill east of town, is farming on
the principle that every rancher
should raise the bulk of what himself
and family consumes, Il principle that
every farmer could we'll adopt to his
material advantage. He has taken up
as a side line hog raising, and his
success should encourage others to
follow his example. He was told that
hogs could not be raised in this coun-
Try at profit. He tried it, and has
demonstrated that his informants did
not know what they were talking
about. He has been on his place only
about year and has raised pork
enough to supply his family with meat,
and then some, and will go into the
industry more extensively in the fu-
-ture, as he has discovered that hogs
can be raised at less cost in this coun-
ty than in any locality that he has any
knowledge of. He feels that every
farmer should make it point to raise
few surplus hogs every year, and it
would not be long before the problem
of the high cost of meat would be
solved. Mr.. Hurlbert started ranch
ing $500 in the hole, and is slowly but
surely getting on his feet, with a
cheering prospect of getting ahead in
the world.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-09-20
SCHOOL NOTES.

The school board has rented a room
that will be used for manual train
ing A large quantity of necessary
manual training supplies has been Or
dered, and when received and in use
the Oroville school will have one of
the best equipped manual training
rooms in the county This IL laud-
able move on the part Of the board,
and adds to the efficiency of the public
schools.
The board has invested consider
able sum in standard works on man
ual training and scientific agriculture.
When these books arrive they will be
free to the public as well as the schOl-
ars. Great care has been taken in
the selection of these works, and they
will be a very valuable addition to
the school equipment.
The attendance is so great at the
public school this year that the direc-
tors are compelled to secure another
school room and employ another
teacher. The selection of teacher
and a school room is to be made in
few days.
Directors. teachers and scholars are
cooperating to make this highly
successful school year. and the aus
niciOus opening of the term is most
encouraging to all interested IN the
welfare of the school.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-09-20
AN EXPLANATION.
Oroville, Wash, Sept. l;

OrOville, Wash, Sept. 10, 1917.
To the Editor of the Gazette
Dear Sir:-In your issue of the Ga
zette today | notice in the proceedings
of the council as published that the
clerk was instructed to write Mr.. NC
Lean and request that he return the
hand cuffs that he received from e.
McCammon. About thirteen months
ago Mr.. Mclean asked me If had any
handouts, as at that time | was max
ing a good many arrests. l showed
him the pair | had, belonging to the
town. Mr.. Mclean noted how chcap
and poor a pair they were, and gave
me a good safe pair in exchange for
tbe weak ones. A few weeks after
ward had to cut the handcuffs OH
of a prisoner, and tried to have them
repaired, but had to send them 10 Spo-
kane, and had Ware brothers repair
them. paid for repairing them' anu
presented Ware Bros. recelpted Dill
for the amount, but Alderman Bragg
refused to let the city pay the bill, ana
I refused to return the handcuffs un-
iii the bill Is paid The action OF the
council in doing this is only another
of their dirty tricks to try TO discreui.
me have instructed Mr.. Mclean
not to return the handouts, as the
Dair / have in my possession are tne
ones belonging to the town When tney
nav the $1.65 repairs. Thanking yo"
for your courtesy, | am,
Yours respectfully,
e. McCAMMON.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-09-20
ATHLETIC CLUB DANCE.

The members of the Oroville Anna
teur Athletic Club announce social
dance in Cummings hall for next Tues
day evening, September "a. The re-
ceipts of the dance will be applied to
paying outstanding obligations of the
club, and aiding in the reviving OF the
organization. 1t is local institution
that deserves the hearty and liberal
support of the entire population, and
especially those who are anxious to
provide a healthy and moral means of
amusement and recreation for the
boys. During the summer months an
athletic club room is generally de-
serted, but as winter comes on a rem
devious is needed for the young men,
and the Oroville Club provides Just
such quarters. The club should be
kept alive by all means. Invest In
ticket even if you do not attend the
ball The small donation is going to a
good cause.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-09-20
SEATH OF HARRY ALLEN.

"ord was received here Monday or
u oeath of Harry L. Allen that morn
spokane, the result of an oper-
~ that he had undergone Tuesday
= ~ week. His wife and son-in-law
n naughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. II.
ser, were with him when he passed
~ Some four or five weeks ago
q q. Mlen, who had been suffering Tor
b. @s from some ailment that ply
~. as seemed unable to diagnose,
~ 10 Spokane for medical treat
He did not improve, and an
.stion was decided to be necessary.
ssoEu0n OF one lung, upon which
. aDcess had formed, was removed.
lIied from the effects OF the Op-
and the first reports from his
D. sioe were encouraging, but his
y ~ had been sapped by the inroads
= elsease and Monday morning he
'oeeumbed.
e deceased was one of the pio-
sss OF northern Okanogan county
\ west from South Dakota some
sslssrs lars ago, and first locating at Con-
isy. From there he moved to
where he resided until some
years ago. when he took up a
Ssead near Wanjcut lake. He fol-
80 freighting in the earlier days
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-09-20
in BAD SHAPE.

Chas. Hermann, of Conconully, was
in town Thursday last. 1t is not pleas
ing to record, but the unpleasant fact
is too plainly evident to escape notice,
Mr.. Hermann has sadly changed in
appearance during the past two years.
He is suffering from an aggravated at
tack of eczema, which refuses to yield
to treatment. He has consulted the
best physicians in the state, and has
tried about every known remedy, but
the insidious disease cannot be eradi-
Gated He is at present experimenting
with the waters of Wanicut lake, which
have a magical cleansing virtue, and
it is sincerely hoped that he will find
relief through that agency. Mr.. Herr
mann is one of the pioneer merchants
of the county, If not the oldest, and
has been engaged in business at Con-
conully ever since the location of the
town. In his business relations with
the people of the north part Of the
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-09-20

tits heavily loaded with apples this
year, but because it has been produce
ing apples for forty-five years, and
gives the people of this section of the
state an idea of the future of the North
Central Washington country as a
iruit-prOducing region.
Many of the trees in the "Okanog-
an Smith" orchard are yielding in ex-
cess OF fifty boxes each per tree while
some OF them are bearing as high as
sixty boxes. These trees were set
sometime between 1861 and 1863, and
according to those who are in the best
position to know they were set in the
year 1862
"Only a very small percentage of
the OkanOgan country is now pro-
dncing. Some large projects are now
under consideration. Under the pres
ent plans ditch will be brought down
on either side of Osoyoos lake, which
is located in the Okanogan valley and
extends north from the town of Oro-
vile. Ernest Riste, formerly superin-
tendent of the Wenatchee schools for
several years, is now secretary of one
OF these big companies. These two
projects contemplate the irrigation of
1900 acres.
There are many people in We
natchee who do not yet appreciate
the Importance of the upper country,
and visit to an orchard such as the
one above described, would prove an
eye opener. The town of Oroville is
located four miles from the Canadian
boundary. In many aspects it bears
resemblance to the Wenatchee of eight
years ago. The development of it's
rich tributary valleys will in few
years make it a city of several thou
sand inhabitants"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-09-20
FIRE AT LOOMS.

Loomis norrowly escaped a serious
fire Monday night Between midnight
and 1 o'clock the Congregational
church was discovered to be on fire,
and the alarm drew most of the pop
ulatiOn to the scene. Fortunately for
the town. Loomis has the best water
system in the county, and as soon as
a lead of hose could be laid and water
turned on the flames were speedily
extinguished. There had been no fire
in the building for months hence the
fire was undoubtedly the work of an
incendiary. The fire started under the
church building, and while 1t did not
burn through the floor, flames worked
their way up between the walls, and
ate their way through the weather
boards in spots. AS it was difficult
to get at the fire, fighters had some
trouble at first getting water to the
flames. Probably the loss will not be
over 5000,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-09-20
WORKING FOR RESULTS.

r. s. Campbell manager OF the uot
den Zone mine, returned from , the QUE We
side the latter part OF last onSarinq weem. M a
went out for the purpose of ordering "a
them the machinery will arrive at an ed cary y
date The plant will! be ,t nsta'e" she %iue' "s
soon %,nb d" is directly d on the railroad, ana
wnren wnrk Of f. exploring the ground will n be
pushed gHn with nth the srs'sis %aas as'TS %sn % Ss
Campbell erd;np w ont what there is in
eSoe nrogerty TT placed under his charge rs;his as
aaoppnomically p"ill and rapidly as poss,ore, none
;s hent upon making the Golden ,nJer nIn
10 ~ nroducer, If there is anything ,,,aars unor.
sha surface out of which prouuujith r,ith
.ne .ne made and everybody familiar, ,l,,"ueS w,en
u,e the nroperty he is working oet'ifif ~ If II
the stuff is there. He ast wt'' II the he Golden
is. and ,,s sh"a,a %s y great factor in reviving
interest TSae S''' in ~ the mineral holdings 0'
this upper country
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-09-20
MAKING A MINE.

Chas. Tremain, of Poughkeepsie, N
Y, and j. l.. Greatsinger, of Elmira, N.
Y, two gentlemen of substance who
are interested heavily in the Lake
View and Dividend mines, on Kruger
mountain, spent last week in Oroville
Indeed Mr.. Tremain is still here
watching progress at the mines with
a great deal of interest. Mr.. Tremain
does not care to make any statement
at this time as to the intentions of the
company, preferring to await develop
ments before going into particulars
His attitude in the premises is COM
mendable, as heretofore there has been
too much said, followed by failure of
accomplishment, in the operating of
mining properties in this upper coun-
try. If fair measure of success re-
wards the carrying out of plans form
ulated it will be time enough to make
statements. If failure results the
public will not be made party to the
disappointment of hopes builded upon
expectations aroused by promises that
could not be fulfilled. One thing Is
certain, the company has commenced
a system of operations that will final
ly establish the real value of the prop
erty, and it will not be necessary to
wait long time until the discovery Is
made. The management is prepared
to expend a considerable sum in de-
velopment and along lines that will
insure results, if results are to be OBJ
tanned. A compressor plant with such
auxiliary machinery as is necessary
to make the most rapid progress in
the most economical manner, has
been set up, and five ton auto truck
is on the way here to be used in
freighting ore from the mine to the
railroad at this place. When the truck
is placed in service it is the intention
to ship a large quantity of ore to the
smelter at Grand Forks, and If the re-
turns are satisfactory these shipments
will be continued indefinitely. The
public will watch progress with keen
interest, for if the Dividend people
succeed in making paying mine
there will be a wonderful revival of
the mining industry throughout this
section of the state, where little or
nothing has been done in that line for
several years.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-09-20

before the railroad was built into tbe
country. and was well known throueb-
out the central part of the county
Mr.. Allen was born in Minnesota and
moved to the Dakotas in early life
coming to Washington from that state
he had reached the age of so wears
he was an indulgent husband and
father, kind, sympathetic and ac-
commodating neighbor. a genial. in
dustrious and law abiding citizen. and
ms untimely death is regretted and
deeply deplored by large circle of
old friends and acquaintance. The
remains arrived in Oroville Wednes
day evening, and the funeral took
place at Loomis Thursday. He was
buried beside two of his children who
mad proceeded him to that bourne
from which no traveller returns.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-09-20
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Minutes of the meeting of the town
council of Oroville, Washington, Sep
tember 16, 1912. ~
present Councilmem Bragg, Beale,
Mills Wickersham and Edwards.
On motion Councilman Bragg was
elected to act as Mayor FRO rem
The surety bond OF A. Z. Smith was
read and on motion was accepted.
The town attorney was tneh IN
structed to draw an amendment 10 tne
ordinance governing the use OF water
in the town of Oroville.
On motion the mayor instructed tne
marshall to obtain the Police Judge
Docket from Mr.. Fraser and denver
the same to Mr.. Crandall.
ON motion council adjourned;
v" F.. r. Hoose. Clerk.