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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-26

We'll. I'm glad Of It. think you
really need . tonic. When are you
going to begin drinking Il?
Right off. now" he said ~ he roe
up and got . cup and walked to the
tub.
The first swallow Of tho stuff al
most lifted Mr.. BoWDer off the ground.
but he knew that Mn. Bow6er was
closely watching him and he made no
sign. The second made his hair curl.
to look pleased. he e1claimed:
"Ah! that goes right to the SPOT.
That's the genuine stuff I've been ach-
ing for"
Next thing to nectar. rye tasesd
forty different kinds OF root beer. but
What is it," she asked q he hump
ed himself up like calf In . snow
but this beats 'sm an he finish
ed with . great effort and ut down
beside her. I'm the morning III bar
rel IT up and have my own nectar
M Bowser lied about that. He
meant to upset the tub and spill ev-
cry drop before he went to bed and
! lay 1t on the cats. but he didn't pro-
pose to go back on his own root beer
with Mrs. Bowser watching him, but
then a sudden spasm seized him and
he grew white and groaned:
Say. 1 believe I've been poisoned
by that internal stuff"
No. Why, you said it was nectar"
Nectar be hanged. I'm doubling
up with pains in my stomach. Gee
whiz! What shall 1 do?"
| Mr.. Bowser, root beer never hurts
anybody she said with her hand on
his back. Didn't you fall from a
tree?"
Fall? Tree? Woman. am I q foo?
I tell you I'm q dead man, I must
have stepped up some poisonous roots.
Great Scott.'
ting room and on the lounge. mus
tard plaster was laid across him. the
camphor hottie was held to his nose,
and she rubbed his feet and hands al
ternately and doscd him with brandy.
She insisted that he must have had q
mobile, and twice she offered to 60
out ard bring him quart of nectar
If he felt thirsty. He simply grca
IN repiy, ana now and then fetched =
was midnight before the pain disap-
peared and he fell asleep. and Mrs..
Bowser reused him up and got him
to bed Next morning he seemed to
be all right, and n they sat down to
breakfast she foolishly said:
When I went out to look at your
root beer 1 found four dead cats lying
around. Don't you think you made
some mistake somewhere"
II do. madam" he promptly re-
piled You were opposed to my max
ing 1t. You wanted to see me fail.
When my back was turned you threw
arsenic or strychnine or something
into the kettle. and just escaped
death. This II the limit, Mrs.. B0Wser
the dead-line. will telephone 10
my lawyer to come over and arrange
things and tomorrow you can START
for your mothers-for your mothers
on the afternoon train."-(Copyrieht
1914. by the Mcclure Newspaper Syn
dicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-26
MR.. BOWSER'S TONIC.
He Prepares a Beverage to Tone VI
the Family.
3HURSOA Az.

What is in that package you sent
home this afternoon" asked Mrs.
Bowser. after dinner the other evening.
Il suppose it's another fad of some
Sort
Fad. Fadr' demanded Mr.. Bowser.
When did you ever know Of my run
ming after fads2'
A hundred times. I'll wager it's
something for your liver or kidneys. or
lungs-something you bought Of an In
dian doctor on the street.
Mrs Bowser.' said he, after a turn
about the room. you are probably
aware of the fact that this is almost
winter2''
Yes
And that with the cold weather,
heavy food. overheated rooms, etc,
the human system requires t0ning up2
And you have something to toner
Il have I have a feeling of lassi-
tude- So have you If allowed to run
any length of time bilious fever would
be the result-bilious fever, and per-
haps death. The impending calamity
must be averted. 1t can easily be done
and in this package is the means to do
it. In three days We will feel like new
human beings 1 am going to prepare
z family tonic
But 1 don't want any of it, she
firmly replied
Then you needn't take any. If you
want to look like a walking saffron
bag by the time the first birds come
have no objections As for me. l pro-
pose to- take care of myself I have
here lot of roots which 1 bought di-
rect from q farmer Roots make root
beer Mrs Bowser. and root beer is the
greatest tonic on earth. Every doc
: tor
But what do you know about
roctsc'' interrupted Mrs Bowser.
Roots. Roots. You just show me a
root 1 can't tell you the name of.
may not be much of a farmer, but
when it comes down to roots. I'm right
on deck with any of EN- That's what
we want. Mrs. Bowser-a barrel of root
beer-creamy, fizzy. delicious winter
. and spring tonic. That's what made
Methuselah live to be S74 years old,
and that's what'N keep US dancing
from morn till ght."
But can make root beer. and if you
can't, and 1 wish you'd give it up
There's risk of being poisoned"
But can make root beed. and il you
are afraid Of it, don't touch it!' he Wig
orously replied Il need a tonic and
propose to ave it. As this is the cook
| begin operations Have we a large
kettle around?''
I presume So she said, as she look
ed over the contents of the package.
You seem to have several sorts of
roots here
Certainly. Root beer can't be made
Of one root, can it2''
Il don't think / ever saw any roots
like these before. That looks like the
root of i Canada thistle. and this
one
Mrs Bowser. I am running this root
beer business he interrupted, as he
stood her aside. 4 get the roots. make
the beer, and take all the chances of
being poisoned. II you have any more
sarcasm, go cut and talk to the lamp
postr'
1t was a fixed idea in Mr. Bowser's
mind that root beer was made from
roots, but he wasn't quite sure of the
next step. After getting down to the
kitchen and thinking it over for Q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-26
BOY SCOUTS At FRONT
Ten Thousand OF Them Do Good
Work With Armies.

London, Dec. 26.-There are now over
0.0GO old Boy Scouts serving the army
at the front and making splendid sol
dierS. says General BaGen-Poweil chief
OF the organization
The general has just returned from
York, where he made a satisfactory
arrangement with the education au-
tEoritIes in regard to the scouts serv-
ing as messengers and office boys in
the military headquarters there. By
this arrangement. the boys give one
week to the army and an alternate
week their school.
a significant announcement is the
opening of the Scouts Defense Force
to boys of Is. which would give them a
year of training it is said. in case the
age enlistment in the army is lowered
to Is years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-26
PRISONER CARRIED HIM
Wounded Ghurla Made Use of Cap.
tured German

Lo.ldoTi- Dec 26.@The story OF how 4
wounded Ghurka obtained a comfortab BILE
ride TO camp without losing the prisoner
he had captured Is related by an officer
just returned from the front
One night" ssid the office who com
rnandS company in GhIurka regiment,
'-whe1 our men rushed a German trench,
one of the Ghurkas captured German
There is a reward for bringing in prison
eTS alive. SO the Ghu-ka started back to
our trenches with his prisoner
He was hit in the leg while crossing
the field So he forced the German to take
him on his back to ou- lines. He came
rid.i- in OF his captive, secured his re-
ward, and then let himself be removed on
StIetcher to the hospital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-26

Costa Ric4 u n extensive producer Of
bananas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-26

while he decided that the roots ought
to be boiled, and he at once felt hap
pier for 1t. There was a big kettle UNI
der the sink, which the cook used &C.
casionally on scrub days, and that was
the very thing for the roots. He went
to work to clean it out, and after Ia
boring for five minutes he decided that
what little rust was left wouldn't do
any particular hurt In fact. 1t would
probably give the beer the right sort
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-26
Prompt Action WIN stop Yesr Couea

Prompt Action VIII stop Y0uP C00g4
When you first catch . Cold (ofssn In
dicated by sneeze or cough. break II
up at once The idea that 1T does not
matter" often leads to serious complies
lions. The remedy which immediately
and easily penetrates the lining OF the
throat il the kind demanded DR.. King .
loosens the phlegm. Ton feel better AZ
once TT seemed to reach the very 49,
of my Cough 10 one Of many honest -.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-26

somebody honie'-nodded Love. Fox
when l struck my knuckles here. way
back in the intricate corridors 1 heard a
tsptce-ng and ruStiiug- Around the
closed door of her leart I saw tiny
cracks of light when l was a long way
OF in the wood seeking whom / might
impose upon Here is no cold empty
house-but warmth and food for Venusrs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-26

son. Here is nc heart of gum-drop-but-
ike a strawber-y-crinison. with thin
shell and filled with winec Ny wcrd-a
heart worth working for, She's not SO
busy playing Narcisxus-anC thinking
hard on Fashion-thAt when 1 knock she
cannot hear Far away back in tie place
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-26

% szh n auaosa . an s THAT Detention % s ns
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-26

stroke OF my soft fist rings and the soul
of her gets to its busy feet and calls out
Coming
And the cynic. to look al her, will say,
I'm cerrain-thinkiag of fish-hook curis
and Fashions kinks that some maids
knuckle o---Somebody home here, by
George
Nellie Brankley-
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-20
TO THE PUBLIC

1t has always been the policy of the
Oroville Women's Civic League to
give the public entertainments worth
while, to send their patrons away feel
ing they had value received. 1t is
not an easy matter to give an enter
tainment to meet the approval of the
public and at the same time prove a
success financially. We expended
more time and labor on our last en-
tertainment, given March 70, than on
any of our previous efforts, and it was
certainly gratifying to receive such
liberal patronage. One of the main
features Of the evenings entertain
ment was the excellent music furnish
ed by the two splendid orchestras of
which our town,4can boast. And we
wish to express our sincere gratitude
to the band boys, and the members of
the Lyric and Orpheum orchestras,
who cheerfully furnished the music
in order to make our evenings enter
tainment more complete. 1t is such
help and encouragement as this that
puts new life in our organization. It
shows us we have the sympathy, good
will and appreciation of our town
people, who in return will receive the
best efforts on the part of our Or
ganization to improve, beautify and
better the condition of Oroville.
OLIVE K. SAMSON,
President OrOville Women's Civic
League.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-20

Dick Case was in town two or three
days this week from Phoenix, B. c.,
where he Is doing special police duty.
Contractor Allen will put up a con-
crete block residence for Steve Macy,
on Mr.. Nagy's ranch on Ellemeham
mountain.
A large section of grading outfit of
the railroad contracting firm of Carl
son, Chindahl & Co., arrived in town
from the north overland Wednesday
for shipment outside. The firm has
but recently completed a AZ mile con-
tract on the Kettle Valley railroad
west from Penticton.
Miss Griffiths and Miss Murrny, two
members of the faculty, gave q party
to the scholars Of the high school in
the dining room of the Hotel Spokane
last Saturday evening, which was a
source of great deal of pleasure to
ell present.
basket ball game was played in
the high school gym Tuesday evening
between the Omak town team and a
picked up team here. 1t was not
known here that the Omak team was
coming, hence no arrangements had
been made for the game. 1t was one
Of the closest and most exciting games
Of the season. The score was tied at
the end of the game, and it was ar
ranged that the team that made the
first two scores would be declared the
winner. Oroville threw a foul and
then Omak made basket winning by
one point.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-20

peat the performance in several of
the neighboring towns IL satisfactory
arrangements can be made. The play
Is to be taken to Loomis tomorrow
Saturday night, and the people OF
that place and vicinity are assured
that 1t will be the best thing in the
way OF an entertainment that has ever
been presented In that camp. To-
nasket, Nelson and Penticton may be
visited in the future. This plan is
one that should be carried out. So
much time and trouble was necessary
to prepare for the presentation here
that II seems like a waste OF energy
to confine the performance to a single
night Besides the performance is
so superior to anything put OH the
stage by travelling companies that 1t
can be presented elsewhere without
fear Of giving full value in entertain
ment to whatever crowd may attend.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-20

eel post had given the express busi-
ness at this point a knock out blow.
Express rustlers Tilley and Stansbury
had little to do handling that line of
shipments, and the falling away of
express packages was very noticeable.
for prior to the adoption of the parcel
post system vast quantity of express
matter was received at Oroville, as
this is the distributing point for a
large territory. However, since the
first of March the express business
has taken another squirt, and receipts
are coming up in number to what
they were before the postoffice entered
the field as competitor in the busi-
ness. The parcel post may never put
the larger companies entirely out of
business, but it has accomplished one
thing for which the public has ever
reason to be thankful, and that is it
has compelled the express companies
to very greatly reduce their rates of
carriage. Before Uncle Sam became
c competitor the express companies
were CONSCIOUSNESS in their charges.
They waxed fat at the expense of the
Public and the people can look upon
the encroachment of the government
into the express field with much COM
placency. Had the express companies
used huSineSS Sagacity and rafraina ad
from squeezing too hard the goose
that laid the golden eggs the clamo~
for the parcel post would not have
been so insistent, and that Innovation
would have been much slower mater
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-20
SHOULD HAVE HEALTH OFFICER

The town has been without a health
officer for several months. Spring
is coming on apace and there should
be some one clothed with authority
to order cleaning up, where cleaning
up is necessary, and there are num-
erous places where renovating would
safeguard the health of the population
Barring the smallpox plague, where
the disease was mild in form and the
afflicted few in number, the town has
been free of contagious diseases. 1t
would be wise to make timely pro-
vision to guard against any renewal
of smallpox, typhoid, or kindred all
ments, and cleaning up is an import
ant provision as a preventative. A
health officer who would perform his
duties without fear or favor might be
the means of preventing much sick
ness and saving lives.
There were a number of Indians in
town Monday trading at the stores.
and quiet, orderly lot of visitors
they WERE
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-20
A Run TO PENTICTON

Sunday q party composed of A..
Grieger. Albert Groulx. Andy Refings,
Guy Gordon and Dell Hart made the
run to Penticton in Mr.. Hart's car,
and spent several hours In the pretty
little Canadian city at the foot of Okla
hogan lake. They found the roads In
prime condition and the going fine,
enjoying every minute while en- route
The chief object Of the trip was to
meet II. Claughton, formerly engaged
ih business in Oroville, who has but re-
Gently returned from trip Of observa-
ton to Fort George, on the Grand
Trunk railroad, and learn the condi-
tions of that part of the Dominion. Mr.
Claughton did not give such a glow
ing description Of Fort George as to
awaken desire on the part of the ex-
cursionists to try their luck In that
place. One of the drawbacks to a resi- g.
dence in Fort George, as mentioned by
Mr.. Claughton, is the annual mosquito
pest, that for several months during
the summer makes life almost unbear-
able. He stated that among other
means resorted to for protection
againts the voracious blood-suckers
men and women were compelled TO
wrap their limbs in several thicknesses
of paper, as the insects found no diff
ficulty in drilling through ordinary
garments in their search for gore.
Considering the danger of being eaten
up, and understanding that the boom
a. Fort George had flattened out, none
OF the party expressed any desire to
change their habitation from Oroville
to the far northern city. Mr.. Claugh-
ton also expressed regret that he had
left Oroville. Before the visitors left
Penticton Mr.. Claughton and Guy
Gordon entered into an agreement to
go to Alaska as soon as work COM
menced upon the proposed new gov
eminent railroad that is to be con-
structed in that country In Pentic-
ton the Sunday closing law Is rigidly
enforced. and the Oroville contingent
had no means Of determining the con.
dition Of business in that place, al
though persons they met stated that
times were pretty quiet Just at the
present time. Returning they made
the run home In two hours and thirty
minutes. That is by no means the
record, but considering that the dist
ance is IS miles 1t is evident that they
did not loaf along much on the road.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-20
MINING LOOKING BRIGHT
Claims are Being Bonded and
Prospectors Again Swarm
ing Among the Hills

The recent bonding OF a number Of
mining claims III this vicinity has
aroused activity among prospectOrs,
anu IL is reported that the nils about
are DrlsLllng with new location stakes
az thick as headstones i'll well pop
ulated cemetery. " hen mining activity
iS suspended the prospector goes into
retirement. Let there be the least
INDICATION ot renewal OF interest in
mining operations and the land
swarms with men spying out mineral
indications. Very frequently it mat
ters not to the prospector If he finds
cropping quartz. ii the land is va
cant ana within the zone where min
ing operations are in progress he
ullves his stakes, files locations and
hopes 10 be able TO slough off his hold
lngs 10 some investor or promoter.
In live mining camp, where mining
Is in the ascendency it is not infre-
quent that a prospector makes stake
or single location. However, the
day has passed when a hole in the
ground few feet deep can command
any big figures. There must be a
showing OF mineral, and q showing
worth while, or investors pass it up.
Even II promoter takes hold of q
prospect it is rarely the case that any
ready cash is advanced nowadays.
Prospects are taken on a bond pay
Dents are based on the future, and the
takes the same chance as
the investor. Get rich quick on pros
pect holes is a thing of the past. Buy
ers now hail from Missouri.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-20
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Minutes of the meeting of town
council Of Oroville, Wash, held Mon
day evening, March 16. 1914.
Present Mayor Grubb and Council
men Beale. Murray. Pourtales, Smith
and Blackler.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The Woodbury. Lumber company ap-
peared before the council and asked
permission to move the scale now in
front Of the property of h. Greiger
to the front of their property, on the
avenue. On motion permission was
granted.
The Fire and Light committee were
then instructed to see the Power
company in regard to having the fire
alarm system placed ON the regular
light wires, and to have the fire
alarm repaired and put in order.
Motion was made and carried that
the health committee be instructed
to see that all refuse and manure is
cleaned up, and to investigate the
sanitary condition of the town, order
ing all cleaning up done that they
find necessary.
l.. l.. Work appeared before the
council on behalf OF the East Oro-
vile Orchard company. offering to
present to the town strip of land
known as lot No. 65 of the East Oro-
vile Orchard Tracts for the purpose
OF establishing thereon a town park.
Motion was made and carried that
the offer of the East Oroville Orchard
company be accepted and vote of
thanks be rendered the East oroville
Orchard company for the donation.
On motion council adjourned.
Z. r. HOOSE. Clerk.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-20
ST. PATRICK'S DAY DANCE

The dance given on st. Patricks
day evening was all that was predicted
by this paper, the best attended public
ball that has ever taken place in Oro-
vile. The band went to great expense
arranging for the dance and exerted
every effort to make it pleasant for
all who attended, and that they sue
ceeded is demonstrated by the words
OF praise expressed by those who took
part. The Orpheum was crowded with
merry makers, and there were repre-
sentatives on the floor from all the
surrounding country. The music was
just what could be expected, par ex-
cellent The supper, furnished at the
Hotel de Grubb and Crescent Cafe, was
all that the most exacting could have
wished. Delegations were present
from Penticton, Keremeos, Loomis,
Nelson and Tonasket, and the boys
highly appreciate the fact that these
visitors came a lone way to aid in
making the dance a success. The
band is public institution that the
people of OrOville take much pride in,
and we'll they may, as it is one of the
largest and best organizations of the
kind in any of the smaller towns of the
state. This kindly feeling was the
reason that so many of the home
people were to be seen at the hall
Tuesday evening.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-20

Jas. Jackson shipped two car loads
OF hogs to Spokane during the week.
Two car loads of cayuses from
Brewster passed through town this
week billed for st. Paul.
Martin Mclean. national bank ex-
aminer, was in town the latter part
OF last week looking over the First
National bank, and found everything
in first-class condition In that insti-
tuition.
J. l.. Harper has bonded DIR. G. p.
Houses mining properties adjoining
the salts lake, west of town, and ex-
poets TO commence shipping ore next
week. Some of the best ore, and
much of 1t. is uncovered on these
claims.
Jas. Stack and Ollie Steele have
cut a magnificent body of ore in q
claim they are developing near Night
hawk. The ledge Is fully Is feet
wide, and the ore is as handsome as
any that has ever been discovered
in this upper country.
DR.. J. |. Pogue, of omak fiat. and
one OF the oldest residents OF that
part OF the county, was a visitor in
town Tuesday. The doctor represent
ed this county In the legislature. and
has a wide acquaintance throughout
the state. 1t is the first time he has
been in oroville for a number OF
years.
Tuesday Julius Brechlin and Paul
Schultz, OF Loomis. were visitors In
Oroyille, and while here bonded a
group of claims they have held for
years, located ON the north side OF
the Similkameen river at Rich iiar.
The price and terms are not given out,
but the figures are sufficiently leige
to repay them handsomely for the time
and labor spent upon the property.
Mr.. Brechlin is one Of the Oldest pros
pectors In point Of years and exper-
ience in northern Okanogan. He has
tramped the mountains for years spy
ing out groupings. and few men are
more familiar with Palmer and Ellie
meham mountains and the south slope
of Kruger mountain. He has earned
all that he may ultimately receive
from the transfer. and may the size OF
the pile be sufficient to make bis old
age comfortable.