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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-20
ANSULL ~ IuL IAAEI

Is the average newspaper man III
business Ior run, or is ne 50 hard up
Lnat he VAL accept any prlce lor au-
yerJislng space. IL he Is aolng DusI-
uess Ior amusement, and can accept
LILY oIu price tor space, he Is WORKING
d narusnlp on those VINO nave taken
up newspaper WORK as a means OF
lNllhOou. IL he is securing sucn
forced 10 accept any pittance offered
Ny foreign advertising agencies he
anouIu aDanuon the newspaper bust
ness ana seek job with a section
crew. 1nere certainly must be pub
llsuers III Dotn classes eager to ac-
oept any and every offer, or freign
aoveruslng agencies would not waste
paper ana postage sending out sucn
propositions as occasionally reach this
Office.
Ihls paper is in receipt OF an adver-
using offer from the st. Paul Adver-
using company that is simply an in
suit. 1t is in the nature of six reading
notlces, each notice to occupy two
inches, and the notices to alternate
each week for year. For this space
and the additional labor OF weekly
changes this Office is offered the mag
niricient sum of SIX DOLLARS per
year. In a long career as publisher
the writer mas had great many freaA
from foreign advertising
agencies, that would not pay compost
ton, but this is the limit in the way OF
Some papers must accept such offers,
OF the st. Paul people would not have
the gaul to send them out broadcast
The paper that would accept such a
must be weakling I'M
worthy of local support, and only fit
Tor the scrap heap.
This paper has never had any bus
mess dealings with the St. Paul Ad-
vertising company, and does not want
to have any at any figures. An agency
that would offer such a contract as
the one referred to is not to be trusted
IN fact the publishers of this paper
have never accepted advertising from
foreign agencies only at regular space
rates, and if newspapers generally
would demand fair compensation from
foreign advertisers the waste baskets
of those newspapers that are run ON
business principles would not be the
so often for communica-
tons such as the one received from the
st. Paul Advertising company.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-20

The Spokane Democrat says that
exempting American ship companies
from canal tools would be granting
special privileges and undemocratic.
What has the Spokane Democrat to
say about the plank in the democratic
platform demanding the exemption of
American coastwise vessels from pay
ing tolls? What has the Democrat to
say about President Wilson's speeches
before the election endorsing that
plank of the democratic platform? Is
that paper taking the position that the
democratic party was undemocratid
when in convention assembled it for
mulated platform, presented it to
the American people and solicited sup
port upon the strength of that plat
form If the democrats are to boldly
repudiate that plank in the party plat
form does the Democrat hold that it
is right for it to repudiate every plank
in that platform The democratic
party has always been looked upon
by its opponents as an invaluable
package Of inconsistencies, and the
stand of President Wilson and his fol-
lowers goes to prove that that view
of the party is we'll taken.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-20
III HAS IT'S DEFECTS

Soon, if the work of solicitation has
not already begun, individuals will be
circulating among the people impor-
tuning electors to attiX their names to
petitions to place certain initiative and
referendum measures on the ballot
to be voted for or against at the gen.
eral election next fall. What silly
farce it is this method of placing laws
upon the statute books under pretense
that it is. demand of the people.
Theoretically the initiative and ref
erendum may have commendable vir
tues; in practice, the way it is now
practiced, this law plays into the
hands OF a small coterie of men who
want to do the thinking for the
and referendum for their own ends.
If proposed new law were truly
meritorious and the people clamored
for its enactment, petitions could be
placed at the legal polling place in
every precinct for a stated period,
with copy of the proposed enact
ment so all could familiarize them
selves with it, and the necessary num-
Der of signatures would be voluntar-
lily affixed. Instead of letting people
voluntarily express their wishes rel
alive to proposed new laws solicitors
hawk petitions from place to place,
ask, urge, entreat, insist, wheedle, and
even coerce people into signing the
same. Do these solicitors ask the
person approached if he, or she, has
ever read the proposed law and is
familiar with it's provisions? Do they
law and ask the men, or women ap-
preached to read it before committing
themselves, or SO they can act intel
ligently? The solicitor is out for sig
natures, and it is matter of indif-
ference to him ii the signer is ignor-
ant OF the features of the measure for
which signatures are sought. In his
eyes the end justifies the means, and
the end is a sufficient number of
names to insure the submission of the
proposed law to the voters. Any one
who has circulated a petition knows
how easy it is to secure signatures;
any one who has been approached to
sign a petition knows how difficult
it generally is to refuse. A circulated
petition is mighty poor way of
securing real public sentiment
Aside from the farce of the inita-
tive and referendum as practiced,
little thought is taken of the cost to
the state, what a burden this cum
bersome method of making laws is
upon the Taxpayers. 1t is calculated
that the few measures to be submitted
under the initiative and referendum
at the next election will cost the
state as much as four sessions of the
legislature. This does not take into
consideration the time and expense of
circulating petitions, which, of course,
falls upon individuals. The initiative
and referendum may work out to bett-
er advantage after greater experience.
but at the start they do not promise
to be the blessing that their trainers
claimed for them.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-20

given period, and thus strike an aver
age for the year. The parcel post Is
adding very largely to the weight OF
mails carried, and as contracts for
carriage are based on weight future
charges for transportation will prob
ably be largely in excess of the figures
oil former years.
r. Grieger has sold his lumber yard
and coal business to the Woodbury.
Lumber company, the transfer taxing
place last Friday. This does not mean
that Mr.. Grieger is to leave Orovllle,
cr that he is to retire from active bus
iness life. He is now negotiating for
al uptodate bottling plant, and VIII
engage in the manufacture of soda wa
ter. settler water, ginger ale and other
Sc # drinks that could drown but never
down the imbiber He will occupy his
building at the corner of Spokane
street and First avenue.
r. L. Clawston was down from his
place near Keremeos Tuesday, and
while here circulated among his old
acquaintance. Mr.. Clawston was one
Of the first white settlers in this part
of the Okanogan valley, coming here
in 1873, a year before the arrival OF
Alex. Maculey. He has resided ever
since in the Okanogan and Similka-
meen valleys, and has seen wonder
full transformation take place in the
country during those years. Mr..
Cawston is well preserved and looks
good for another half century.
State prohibition petitions are being
circulated, and good many names are
being secured. There is no question
that far more than sufficient number
OF signatures will be secured to place
the proposed state prohibition measure
or the ballot to be voted upon next
November. The proposed law is too
drastic in some of it's provisions, yet
for all that the chances are a thous-
and to one that the measure will be
endorsed at the polls. The cities may
so against it, but the vote in the couE-
try will overcome all the majority the
cities may cast against it.
The Okanogan Independent has the
following to say in reference to the
Forum, recently issued by the local
high school "The Independent is in
receipt of a copy of the Forum, a
school publication issued by the pupils
of the Oroville high school and printed
in the office of the Gazette. Both from
an editorial and mechanical stand
point the Forum is an exceptionally
fine piece of work and reflects credit
on the editors and printers, as well
as the Oroville business men who
made the publication possible by a
liberal supply of advertising"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-20
HERE AND THERE ON the CURB

E. n. Grub was a Nelson visitor
Saturday.
Mrs. Geo. w. Loudon was in town
several days this week from her SINH
lkameen valley ranch, visiting with
her sons, Charles and Paul Loudon.
With a large ice house, two large
Lumber yard buildings, rooMy no
pital and the foundation being laid for
a good sized concrete building, build
ing operations for 1914 have started
out very encouragingly.
Under the skillful guidance of Tom
Durgett the road machine has been in
operation this week on Central av-
enue and Main street. 1t is pre-
liminary rounding up and smoothing
off of the road bed to be followed by
matchmaking.
Geo. b. Stocking, of Republic, spent
several days in Oroville during the
past week. Up to a recent date Mr..
Stocking was postmaster at Republic
but gave place to one of the dominant
party. Mr. Stocking is a matchmaker
and jeweler, and came to Oroville to
look over the place with a view of
Locating. He found the field very we'll
occupied and will go into business at
Republic.
Pungent odors of burning rubbish
III the air, with columns of smoke
floating up here and there all over the
valley, indicate the arrival of spring
as forceably as the mildness of the
temperature. 1t is the annual cleanup
eparatory to farming and gardening.
and the sight and aroma are pleasing
TO the sight and olfactory nerves after
the long although generally comfort
eble winter.
H. p. Decent, OF Loomis, was in town
Saturday. A vicious tooth had put d
swelling as large as a football under
his jaw, producing abundant misery.
so he fastened over to this place to
put himself under the tender mercies
Of dentist. He got what he came for
relief Time is putting the silver into
Mr.. Decent's hair at the ratio of 16 to
l, and his old friends who have not
seen him for a long time were sur
prised to note the marked change in
his appearance.
The outgoing and incoming mails
are now weighed in and out by the sta
ton agents along the line of railroad.
The object is to ascertain the weight
OF mail carried by the road during a
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-20
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Conconully. Feb. 21, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that a petition
has been presented to the game comm;s1
Toner or Okanogan county, Washington
asklng that game retreat or preserve
re set apart. described approximately as
louoWs; Beginning at the NE corner OF
section 80, township 40, n range q. r w
NJ, THENCE south along said section line
10 the SW corner section 10 in said town
OF the Okanogan river, to the SW corner
sssectlon l6, township 81, n. range 81, r
W, W: NJ. The above described line to be
me ne center me and said game preserve 70
distance of one mile. A meeting of the
ZANE commission. will be held in Orovilie
on M9nday. evening March %, 1914. at
i Ine once OF the Oroville Townsite Co. 70
listen to protests against the setting aside
c. W. HURLEY
Secretary Game Co,nn,ise;o,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-20

President Wilson insists in adher
ing to his Mexican policy, which is no
policy at all.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-20

DISSOLUTION NOTICE-Notice is here
by given that the partnership here
tC:ore existing between E. e. Parsons
and Jas. Cameron, in the blacksmithing
business, is this day dissolved by mutual
consent. All accounts due said firm are
payable to e. E. Parsons, who will settle
all claims against the firm.
E. E. PARSONS
JAS. CAMERON.
Oroville Wash, February IA. 1914
No. 800
ENLARGED HOMESTEAD DESIGNA-
Department of the interior, United States
land office, Waterville, Washington
February 20, 1914.
On March 8, 1914, the following listed
lands will be enterable under the pro-
of February 10, 1909, in so far as they
may be vacant public, not timbered and
nom mineral, and unaffected by any spec
ial provision of law, withdrawal, or res
ervation, inconsistent with the provis-
= r ;, = Is E. Sec. q, w Sw y NE4
NJ of SEA, SEA of SEA, Sec. s, E2 Of
NE4; Sec, 10, SEA of SEA Sec. 20, sW4
of SW4; Sec. 90 NW4 Sec 80, NE4 of
NE4; 7. 40 N, r. 81 E., Sec. "a NE4;
7. 80 n, r. IS E., Sec. l, NE4 of SEA ;
T. 40 NJ, r: 2S E., Sec. 10, NW4; r. So
See S r !. I? Sw e. Of seS NV E Sw4' VIZ of SEA-
Applications for the entry of these
lands in accordance herewith will be
received in the United States Land Of
flee at Waterville. Washington, on and
after March g. 1914 at a. m.
w. F. HAYNES. Register.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-20

The leaders OF the Roosevelt party
have organized themselves into the
Independent Order of Office Seekers
and are trying to make up by noise
what is lacking in numbers. 1t is
only the office seekers aomng the dis
senters who are opposed to returning
to the republican fold. They belong
to the democratic party anyhow, and
there is where they will eventually
drift. 1t will be a repetition OF the old
silver republican split.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-20
WHICH 7

Roasting the last administration for
its shortcomings the democratic Wat
erville Press says:
Lastly, We have the free tolls for
coastwise shipping through
the Panama canal. This is a plain
violation of a treaty. And has it
come to pass that the word of a ma
ton is no good"
Extract from the democratic plat
form adopted at Baltimore:
I'VE favor the exemption from tolls
OF American ships engaged on coast
wise trade passing through the Pana-
ma canal. We also favor legislation
forbidding the use of the Panama
canal by ships owned or controlled by
railroad carriers engaged in transpor-
tation competitive with the canal"
Is it ignorance, or simply mendacity
on teh part of the Press ?
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-20
Serial No. 09545
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior U. S. Land
ONCE at Waterville, Washington, Jan
80, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that Henry w
t1nsen, OF Orovile, Washington. who, on
Jan. 80, 1911, made homestead entry
serial No 09545. for SEA SW4, section 9,
township 40 N, range rs e. Willamette
make final three-year proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, before
George J: Gardiner U. S. Commissioner,
at Oroville, Washington, on the oath day
Claimant names as witnesses: Guss
Remington, of Nelson. WASH r. Edger-
ton or Oroville, Wash, Chas. Reinhart.
Wash.
w f. HAYNES Rauistar
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After berating republicans for ex-
travagance in national affairs for
years and solemnly promising an ap-
plication of economy if entrusted with
the affairs of state, a democratic ad-
has Just passed an ap-
bill carrying 100000, 900
more than any appropriation bill ever
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-20
STRAYED

| have at my ranch, 8 miles west os
orovllie' one brown mare, about 70
,ears ola, branded I'll, connected, on
LETT shoulder, weight about 900 pounds
VIII De sold at sheriff sale if not call
ed for in 80 days. ' vail
2-20-4t OTIs rrD,
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passed by a republican congress. This
is merely another illustration of the
fact that the democratic party is al
ways long on promises and short on
performance.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-01-09
HAT DEPARTMENT.
A Sweeping Clearance.

You know the kind of hats sold at
this store. All the best standard
makes and the very best only. To
make room for our enormous spring
stock we offer you choice of the fol-
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WHY NOT NOW?

In looking around for every pos
sible feature of entertainment for the
benefit Of our visiting patronage, it
is suggested that We do not improve
the opportunity that lies ahead of us.
Along this line 1t is observed thar
we have on the top of the Hot
Springs mountain steel observatory
that ought to be visited by every
stranger who comes to our city No
western mountain region offers such
landscape of beauty as is viewed
from this point
OF course the tower is inaccess-
able In a way. There is a splendid
government mountain drive winding
its way to the top Of the mountain,
but the caution of the past has kept
from that beautiful driveway all the
motor driven vehicles
Way not now petition the interior
department to open Hot Springs
mountain exclusively to motor driven
vehicles, and to confine West noun
tain strictly to horse drawn vehicles,
thus dividing the opportunity to view
and enjoy the actual beauties which
the government provides access to-?
II at the top of mountain in an
other resort there was such steel
observatory, with its electric car to
transport passengers to the top and
grand mountain driveway leading to
it. the feature would be a topic OF
such general interest, and so fully
appreciated, that no visitor would
feel he had seen Hot Springs unless
he had been to the observatory.
II matters not that this observ-
atory is privately owned. Any feat
IRE arranged for the entertainment OF
the visitor, Is worthy the support
and commentator of the people and
Ga press
To make this observatory and
these beautiful mountain drives fully
appreciated NOW in this era of mo
tor cars, means that Hot Springs
mountain should be opened to motor
car travel, and that West mountain
should be exclusively for horse
travel. therefore segregating for
safety, and also inducing our visiting
patronage to get full benefits from
al that is available in the amuse
ment line.
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SECOND JURY PANEL.
Roster of Those Who Are to Serve
Second Four Weeks of Period.

The second panel Of the petit jury
for the present term of court was
yesterday drawn from the jury box
by Circuit Clerk Sullenberger and the
list given over to the sheriff for ser
vice. This jury viii serve through
the period zip 60 October 81, AMI
then there will be a recess of the cir
cult court for about one month.
The roster of jurors and alternates
for the second panel is as follows:
Petit Jurors b. Fordyce, j. r..
Henderson, Claude Chilcut, C.. j..
Box, William Clay, G. W. Ferguson,
John b. Foote, T, J. Golden, Gus
Strauss, j. A. Rigs, J. f. Joplin, Alb
ner Russell. June p Henderson, Sui
phur township; Cal Houpt, phillips
township; r. S Garen. II. o. Lewis,
J. w Martin, George w. Niches, 3.
c. Cassell. John Boyd, NJ. l.. Woot-
ton, NJ. G. Maurice, Andrew Jordan,
George W. Bray.
Alternate Petit Jurors. II. Ord
mansky, w r. Reader. S p. Mckee
han, Fred Mobiles, George Strait,
Kirk Braughton, George W. Sylveria.
III. Y Keener, Luke Bradfield. D. NJ,
Tuggle, Henry Schroeder, J. S. Shives.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-21
HORSEMEN WOULD
WINTER ATOAKLAWN
PRESIDING JUDGE GEARY OF
STATE FAIR RACES FINDS
MUCH INTEREST IN OAK
LAWN.
Believes That Whether Racing Mere
ly for Purses or Under Pari-
Mutuel System Racing Would Draw
Large Patronage.

That prosperity for this resort can
be obtained and business conditions
materially relieved if the people y
Hot Springs viii only hold a big
racing meet, was the statement made
by w C. Geary, racing manager for
the State Fair Association, who re
turned to this city yesterday, after
making the various fairs that have
been held in the west and southwest
for the past two months.
81 want to state" said MT. Geary,
when seen at State Fair headquarters,
there will be some mighty fine
horses entered in the various events
at the coming State Fair, and many
of the horses are those that have ap.
peared on the Grand Circuit tracks.
There will be running races that will
attract the crowd and awaken more
enthusiasm than has been the case at
any previous fairs, and this depart
ment Of the big state show is certain
ly going to please all who enjoy good
horse racing.
THE news has gone abroad that
Hot Springs would like 10 bring rae
ing back here under the Pari-Mutuel
system, and if l have had one horse
man speak to me on the subject ]
have had hundreds of them ask me If
tr,o,toi,t tbo loo. tro oil ,,,,t,ll -, n,
be open. ] know for a certainty that
if the racing game were legitimately
revived in Hot Springs that at the
very least 500 to 600 horses would
come to this city This would repre-.
sent the finest blue-blooded stock N
the United States, Canada and Mexi-
CO. too. A string or 800 horses would
mean at least 1000 persons to care
for them, and there are a vast major
ity Of horsemen who make the cir
cults who winter in Juarez who are
DESTROYS Of wintering here.
Il honestly believe it would be 10
the advantage of Hot Springs to hold
racing, whether they have the Pari-
Mutuels or not. There could be a
purse raised and the men would be
willing to come to Hot Springs with
the chance Of wiatering here and
race for less money than they would
to go some other place. ] know this
TO be true from conversations l have
had with men who are sending their
string OF thoroughbreds ala overs the
United States.
Il have learned that business con-
ditions in this city were not the best;
that the past summer has been a
severe strain on local merchants, ana
that the present time is not as pros
porous as it might be, but I want to
say that here is a way to make pros
Derity come to Hot Springs and a
good race meet will do it. You will
not oaly get the horses-the very
best in the country-with the army
IF men who care for these high class
but you will also get the
crowd, and it will be a patronage that
has the money and is not afraid 10
spent it, either"
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-21
FOR SALE

Small dairy and truck farm, adjoin
ing the Golf grounds, 5 acres; no bet
ter land on the road. Improvements
all built during last three years, and
NOW in good repair. This farm IS
supplied with full equipment-12 good
milk cows, 2 horses and one dairy
wagon. Paying milk route establish
ed. Household goods, dairy and farm
ing implements all 90. A close bar
gain for cash. Telephone 1179.
J. S. GLAZE,
623 1-2 Central Ave
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COMMITTEE CALL.

There will be a meeting of the old
city democratic committee and the
newly elected democratic central com
mittee held at the curt house, in the
county court room. at 2:30 O'CLOCK,
Thursday, October Is, for the purpose
of organization, and taking up such
matters as may be properly brought
before that meeting.
G. w. FRY, Chairman.
JESSE B. MURPHY, Sec.
10-10-6t
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-21

If the upkeep of Central avenue is
to be the city's charge, certainly the
money available for such work
should be the oitys charge likewise.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-21

The Sawyer candidacy is out in the
lead because Sawyer is that kind OF
man and his home people are with
him.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-21

Every now and then another paper
in the state joins In the support of
the Sawyer candidacy for speakership
as a recognition OF the services of one
of the most progressive workers Of
the session of two years ago.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-21

Business men of Hot Springs We're
never so yielding aad never so har-
monious in the matter of working
or future OF prosperity free from
selfish consideration. And that
means a whole lot for this resort.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-21

The Mexicans viii be forced to
figure out a system Of new maneuv-
ers in order to ever again get place
on the front page.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-21

In as much as this sort of weather
must come at intervals, this is
much more acceptable time than any
other that could be named.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-21

The Arkansas State Fair will be a
testimonial to the fact that even in
cotton growing state the farmer
may be independent Of wars and ru-
mors Of wars in he event he wants
10 be-