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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-11-10

For reasons unknown the telephone
company refused to transmit election
returns Tuesday evening over its ram
ification of wires in this county. As a
lpublic utility this was an arbitrary
mandate which has created much criti-
cism throughout the county.
Congressman Dill is reelected from
the Fifth district. This is another case
of chickens coming home to roost. Mr..
Corkery was responsible for Dill's
election two years ago. The COW coun-
ties of the district pulled Mr.. Dill
through as Corkery carried Spokane
county.
Last week Claud Catlin, aged 27
Iyears, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. H.
Catlin, living west of Tonasket; was
brought to Oroville suffering from ap-
pendicitis, for treatment. The young
man was in a deplorable condition. as
be had been afflicted with the ,ail-
ment for some time With his vitality so
low that fears were entertained that
he would not survive ah operation. The
operation was performed as last re-
sort to save, his life, and for a time
Mr.. Catlin fingered between life and
death with chances for recovery very
much against him. At last he began to
rally and. at the time. Of writing had
lso much improved that Or. Lewis. the
attending physician. is very hopeful Of
his pulling through.
Ed. Klingman is out of the OrOville
Commercial company's store where he
has been fixture for over eight years,
land he will be missed by the general
tpublic from his old position. Mr..
'|Klingman's health has gradually failed
from the effects 81 constant confne-
Intent and he decided to secure employ
ment 50 that he could spend more of
his time out of doors. He was offered
1.-THE management of the salts works by
1.-THE Stewart Calvert company and is
Inow filling that position. Whatever Mr..
IKlingman does he does we'll and he
Twill make good in his new position: AL
ready. he is. feeling. benefited by his
lchange of. .occupation, with a a.return' OF
appetite and a buoyansy Of spirits that
lpromises eventual return. to normal
tleaitp, y - ~.Hn I.-'.. A, -N..~.. -,
bait was pleasant to note the friendly
feeling that existed between all par
'Ities ON election day. 1T is true that very
little work WAS doRe'>foE the tickets
> Ioutside OF. assingle office, and that SO
.. How on the list that the.vote would cut
fnos figure.in the general result. Demo
Il Gratis and republicans made merry
lover he.pr'ospective're on the nat
lional ticket. Much of-the peaceful cleo
ltions of the present'day is'owing to the
Australian" methdth Of|vOting where
lelectioneering is not permitted at the
Ipohs and one man knows how the
iother man voted. It~was different fifty
tyears ago, aye" onry.a few years ago
;. when" 'challehgers always swartieG
around the voting places; 'ft'"Nig rar
thigh and discussions often led TO ser
, ious ructions. why, i1 Old days voting
and fighting were almost syhohtmous
: and even Killings were common occur
!, RANGES at the polls How much 'bettel
and more eitflfaed the present 'systeh
lis. The more ratYohaf elections In tfff'
| Estate may be III large measure due tt
the fact that women participate In tn,
, lvoting.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-11-10
r. Several cases Of measels are report
ed in the south part of town.

A heavy snow storm fell in the sur
rounding mountains Thursday morn
ling.
As was expected initiative measures
lis and "a were defeated in every coun-
ty in the state.
e. N. Grubb of Oroville, was in town
on Tuesday, en- route to Wauconda.-
Tonasket Times.
According to election returns, Mich
ligan, South Dakota, Montana and Neb-
raska have gone-dry.-~
= AS was EFFECTED, Pofpdexter was
elected to the senate by substantial
majority oyer. Judge Turner.
..,By boxing ,Pyer the figures it will be
noticed tina" Hershberger polled a
pretty comfortable vote in the Oroville
Iprecincts.
The defeat of Jack Flynn for treas
urer was a great surprise to his many
friends as it was thought he would be
ASSURE winner. ~" '''F
I"A large number Of people patroniz-
ed the chicken dinner given in the
Civic League library building Tuesday.
tby the Ladies', Aid.
| The. Methow fared, we1l In the late
election;e getting the representative,
ithe county treasurer. one commission
Ter and the Joint senator, ..r
' The dance at''the Orpheum Tues
day. evening was largely attended and
was a source of much pleasure to both
democrats and republicans.
The telephone line did land office
business Wednesday. 1t kept the opera
tors working. both hands all day to re-
spond to orders for service.
In the Oroville precincts hardly
more than fifty per cent of the voters
ltook the trouble to vote on the meas
ures at the head of the ticket:
The socialist teach the two old par
ties a lesson. Where votes OF that party
1were cast for candidates they went
idown the line without scratch.
/ Tie. Palm, where the election re-
Turns were posted Tuesday night was
jammed with an expectant and jolly
crowd until late hour. There was
little demonstration as the reports
were read. but the silent smile showed
1lp Strong when reports favored one
1party or the other.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-11-10
STATE RETURNS.

From returns in up to Thursday night
lit Is evident that Wilson has carried
IL, 900 a great reversal of the Taft Roose-
welt vote of four Years ago, when the
combined vote of the two was .neariy
100 900 more than Wilson. Roosevelt car
rying the state 1t Is plain evidence that
the bulk of the progressives voted the
head of the democratic ticket. Lister de-
feated Mcbride by 10000. while Poin-
6. 900 All of the balance of the republi "a n
state ticket is elected by majorities oyer
1000. The congressional delegation 10
the same as last year. Din being elected
over Corkery in this district by 1000 ma
jority.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-11-10
LANDOWNERS MEETING.

Annual meeting of the land owners
and water users of the West Okanogan
Valley Irrigation district will be held
in the Odd Fellows Hall in Oroville,
on Wednesday, November 18th, at 1870
p. m.
An annual report of the years work
will be made any any topics of general
interest to the people Of the district
will be given consideration. BY order
of the board of directors.
E. RISTE, Secretary
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-11-10
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Very Rev. G. H. Severance, Dean.)
Services are held on every first and
third Sunday of the month at II a. m.
Sunday school is held every Sunday at
~. All are most cordially invited. Next
services will be held on Nov. 10.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-11-10

FOR ssA4lE,A-18 TONS ALFALFA HAY;
good sized stack, oat straw. Fine 300
acre bunch grass pasture fenced. VIII
sell above with privilege of using pasture
and feeding hay on premises. A. J. Easum
Hotel de Grubb.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-11-10

Dick Butler returned Tuesda! run,
door hunt in the mountains west oi
I.oomis. but he failed TO get 'n' wv
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-11-10

(from the Loomis Prospector or
November and 12, 1877
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-09-02
.HE|RES5, WHO.
DISCOVERED THE +.
MODEL MAN, DEAD.
oN EVE or IiifR WEDDING.
MISS NiCkEissON, OWNER
OF MILLIONS, DIES

Narrqga0sett pier. L !, Sept 2 On
'he eve Of her wedding 10 che model
man Miss Lyra Brown Niekerson.
the $G,0Oo000 hciress, diod here TO-
DAY.
9ile was soon TO have become tho
wife oI Henry G Clark. assistant dt-
rector OF athletics at Brown uniyer-
slly' and who is pointed out bv mo
mothers of Providence as the "man 10
follow. ! He does not smoke drink ar
swear.
Miss Nickerson was one Of the most
daflhg women aViators in the world
She excelled IN tennis and SWIMMING
ana she spent much Of her fortune on
sports for women
When she decided 10 take IN ayia.
llon she deserted society and sIipped
away to Europe where She had her
lIrsl experience in flying in a zcp.
pelih over Berlin When she came
home she shocked and surprised
Providence society by climbing un.
eeremonionsly into a. monoplane ana
eirelng the city This was her daily
for months.
She already was an expert swimmer
and then she decided she would take
up tennis She became 50 enthused
she built an $4,000 indoor court Ana
the fist OF the month she announced
she was going to try The game of
maflmony with "the model man.
Her illness was short and her death
shock 70 her many friends through
lu' lhe country She inherited her
immense fortune from her parents.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-09-02
CHANGES IN TRAVEL RECALLED

The marvellous changes brought
about in the modes of travel during
the last half century were brought
to mind recently when Mr. and Mrs
+ w Mueller of South Bend Ind,
bought new Jeffrey car and drove II
on a 12-hour journey to town in
Wisconsin About As years ago Mr.
Mueller's parents made the same trip,
out instead Of lolling comfortably in
they bumped along for two
lreary weeks in prairie schooner.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-09-02
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

There is more Catarrh IN this section of
.he country than MI other diseases nut
loGether. sand until tho last few vclrs
was supposed 10 be inenrahle For a great
nlfilhy years doctors pronounced ii a local
disease aed prcacrihcd local remedies onj
by constantly falling To cure with loeri
treatment, pronounced 1t incurahla. sSe!-
th9e mas proven Catarrh to be a constl.
tutlonal disease, and therefore requires
GConsulutlon1l treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by +. i rhencv g.
60, Toledo. Ohio, Is The only Constltr-
!lonai cure On tho market 1t ir taken IN.
lernally, IN doses from 10 drons 10 a To-
spoonful II acts directly on the blood
ana mucous surfaces Of the system. Thrv
offer ore hundred dollars for any ease il
timonlals,
Addresa. +. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
sold ~ rru~~lats. &c.
Take hall'a Family Pills for constipation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-09-02

old age comes quick enough with.
out inviting it. Some look old at
forty. That is because they NEGLECT
their liver and bowels. Keep your
bowels regular and your liver healthy
and YOU will moi only feel younger
but look Younger When troubled
with constipation or biliousness take
Chamberlain's Tablets Thoy are in
tended especially for these ailments
and are excellent Easy to take and
most agreeable In effect Obtainabe
everywhere
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-09-02

Fer the first time since HE hesa sama
championship lightweight Freddie
Welsh is going 10 take a chance "a his
title by meeting Charley White a'
Chicago in twenty rounds Before a
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-09-02
COMPLETE EQUIPMENT OF
MODEL 75-B is SOURCE or
SATISFACTION To MnkEp

Has John WHY'S accomplished, in
the manufacture of his New Series
Model 75-B Overland his one biggest
aim IN the manufacturing business?'
lis the substance OF question heard
frequently these days around the huge !
WHY'S Overland plant In Toledo,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-09-02
IN THE AUTO WORLD

Ohio, where a thousand 0ycrlands ar
being turned out every day
Ever since Mr. WHY'S began th'
manufacture of motor cars, he has in
timated to his friends that one of bis
greatest ambitions has been 10 turn
out an absolutely fully equipped cal
at medium price.
When asked pointedly if he felt that
lie had finally accomplished his prln
cipal aim, Mr. WHY'S replied Decide
that for yourself have always
wanted every Overland buyer to feel
that his car was equipped with all the
Essential parts which 90 to make up
THE high priced automobile, It has
been a hard battle because we were
selling our product for about half the
money asked for competing cars in
the same class.
There was but small margin for
profit for us and had il not been for
ltIe satisfied buy crs who recommend
eG our car TO tdeir friends and con
lsequently increased our production,
I'm afraid the price of Overlands
would have necessarily remained
ImHeh higher
AS our manufacturing costs were
reduced by quantity production, how
ever, our business continued to in
crease and we We're enabled to lay in
huge stocks Of material which re-
leyed the sting Of the recent adyauc-
ed cost Of materials and our selling
prices were kept down
we knew there would be a big dc
mand for a car like our New Series
Model 75-B, selling around $500, SO
we spent money almost recklesaly IN
fitting it out And hte people are
clamorng for il just as We expected
Indeed, why should there not be .
big demand for it? Before It's intro
duction who ever heard Of stream
line car, fully equipped with every
thing from electric lighting and start
ing appliances to fourineh tires sell
ing at anywhere near the same fig
lre?
Glance at the car yourself Note
the two unit, six volt electric starting |
and lighting system, with head, tai
and dash lamps and headlight dim
mers the ammeter TO register the
electric current, the one man mohair
op and top boot, the curtains which
asten from the inside, the built in
ain vision, yentilating type of wind
shield, the magnetic spccdometer
he revolving oil indicator; the easo
iue guage, the electric horn, The
tail light and license
raket the hinged robe rail; the foot
est, the tire carriers in the rear, The
xtra domountablc RIM the full SET
+ tools Oh, could call your altcn
on TO its unusual features for an
our and then not mention them all
In word, its whole appearance
nd equipment rank well with that of
le most costly cars, the only real
lference being that The car is
Mailer ia size.
Yes I'm satisfied, but for the time
ing only As the world progresses
G will progress. While We may be
oud Of this model for five years to
me, some day an added improve
ent may appear on the market and
Z will not hesitate to make good Use
such opportunities
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-09-02
How to Give Good Advice

The best way to give good advice
is to set a good example When 9th
efs see how quickly you get over your
Geld by taking Chamberlain's Cough
REMEDY they are likely to follow your
example, This remedy has been In
use for many wears and enjoys an
excellent reputation. Obtainable ey-
erywheN.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-09-02
iby Associated Press,) J

Kansas City, Sept 2--Three are
dead and fourth person is in a crit
zeal condition, as result of an Am
monia explosion in down town meat
market. Tne cause is unknown.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-09-02

lasss pAoiosfaaas Show tio me
boys no# training IN eolorad, sar;ns
uitA ,aeir psts Welsh has pool. j :.
pridd' named amter his home n
Wales; White has Chicago, named
:, after his home in the United States.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-09-02

For any pain burn, scald or bruise
apply DIR. Thomas Electic Oil--the
household remedy Two sizes Csc
and SOC at all drug stores.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-09-02
NOTICE.

Al ars on Gu brio RAILWAY lines
Will He nay as-touenter after Aug.
81 1915. inc. W. Hartman, supt
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-09-02

Mrs John FHe and little eAtar.
Dorothy Ann arc guests at 4 housa
ART in Kingfishcr
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-09-02

Covers every rural route The
Daily Leader.
Evening star., 1916-02-27
HIGH SCHOOL '7S Dimes
First Class of Washington Alumni
Holds its Thirty Eighth Annual
Reunion and Dinner.

Men who have achieved success or
distinguished themselves in the profess
sions. in business and in governmental
affairs who were members Of the class
of 1873, the first class graduated by the
Washington High School. gathered last
night at Rauscher's for a reunion and
their thirty-eighth annual dinner,
Frank A. Sebring, president of the
class organization, presiding. There
were no set speeches, a series of five
minute "reminiscences by each member
offthe class present taking the place
of addresses. One interesting feature
of the gathering was the reading of
letters from absent members, mes
sages being presented from John r.
Connor. Frank E. Ferguson, A. T. Maui
pin. all of Washington, and from H. X.
McIlvaine. now of Vincennes. Ind: An
drew J. Lamb, now an engineer located
In Louisville, and Capt. w. f. Rey-
nolds of the United States coast guard.
The occasion was one of jollity and
as near a return as possible to school
day conditions. Considerable hilarity
was created by the presentation to
each person present of toy musical
the rendition of a classical number of
music suited to the instrument"
Among those present were John B.
Espey. Bertis B. Thompson, c. E. Jones,
Alvin NJ. Gregory, Frank T. Chapman.
Frank B. Noyes, William Robson, John
A. ]. Fowler. Alexander T. Hensey.
George A. Provost, DIR. Charles E. Luce,
d. A Edwards, Prof Howard l.. Hodg-
kin. Charles S. Hyer.. Nv. J. Palmer and
Frank A. Sebring.
Evening star., 1916-02-27
TR0WEL CLUB PLANNING
FOR ITS ANNUAL BANQUET
Function Slated for Saturday Night
at New Ebbitt House-List
Of the Speakers.

The annual banquet of the Trowel
Club. the original departmental Ma
sonic organization. formed of persons
in the government service. is to be
held at the New Ebbitt House next
Saturday night. beginning at 1880
o'clock.
Arrangements for the banquet were
discussed at a meeting of a committee
in charge. held last night at the New
Ebbitt. 1t was announced that speak
ers at the gathering will include the
sovereign grand commander of the A.
A. s. r., George Fleming Moore; the
grand master of Masons of the Dis
trict of Columbia, W. w. Jermane;
Representative Sisson of Mississippi;
Rev Abram Simon, Roe Fulkerson and
Carter B. Keene.
A feature Of the evening will be a
debate on a topic of national interest
by two of the best known after dinner
speakers in the District, it Is stated
Committees Appointed.
The following list Of committees has
been appointed:
Music-F. c. Dezendorf and e. M.
Aten.
Publicity-S H. Carr and H. T. Cow
ling.
Program-A. G. McChesney and H.
l.. Kays.
Decorations-George W. Evans and
William Musser.
Entertainment Rufus w. Pearson
and Alexander Scott.
Evening star., 1916-02-27
TO DEDICATE THE NAME
ON THE GRANT STATUE
Kit Carson Post Will Conduct tho
Exercises at the Capitol
Wednesday.

The name General L. S. Grant" only
recently placed upon the statue of the
former President in Statuary Hall in
the Capitol. will be dedicated Wednes-
day afternoon at 4:45 by Kit Carson
Post, No 20. Department of the Poto-
mac G. A. r.
The statue of Grant, showing him as
an officer of the army. with his uni
form as general of all the United
States forces. has been standing in the
hall for matter of twenty years or
more, and the odd part of it was that
no name was ever placed on the pedes-
tai. The statue was a gift to the. Ra-
ton by the G. A. r. Guides at the
Capitol say that occasionally visitors
fail to recognize the features. and. not
finding a name. ask whose figure 1t Is.
Kit Carson Post has had the name
engraved plainly on the pedestal. and
with appropriate ceremonies will dedt-
cate this addition to the G. A. r. gift.
Mrs. Jennie Thompson. president of the
Department of the Potomac Woman's
Relief Corps. will unveil the inscrtp
ton. The ceremonies will be under the
direction of Col. John McElroy. COM
mander of the post. -
Evening star., 1916-02-27
HOW GERMANY WOULD WHIP u. S.,
As REVEALED BY NAVAL OFFICER

AMSTERDAM. Holland. February 26.-The
Frankfurter Zetung Publishes 'nteru,ew sub
marine warfare credited high naua, official Dhose
v;ews. in substance fo11ow:
n majority Of German nava' officers believe that
a COMPLETE breach bet,oeen Germany and America
oou1d be conducive far earlier 1ctorous tern.na-
t;on of the soar but only # Germany denved ali the
results logically arising of such breach.
As soon as Germany N such POSITION that
she need have no more consideration for America
she could declare all Great Britain b1ockaded and
nounce that euery sh;6 Of whatever flag which at
tempted to enter British fort ,0ou1d be regarded
blockade runner, and destroy 1t WITHOUT sOa,n,ng.
This Foley wou,d lead to the starvation Of Britain
and thus to her submission. and then automatically
the submission of Russia and France. America then
you1d be isolated and wou1d have submit because
Germany having obtained all the entente batt1esfs
and submarines, ,oou1d be far stronger the
than America.
America when defeated ,oou1d haze surrender
ali German merchant sh;bs ,uh;ch she had seized and
also to Pay all Of the central fo,Oers and
their a11;es.
Evening star., 1916-02-27

ress around Fort Douaumont. which IL
an advance element Of the old defensive
orf&nization Of erdun fortress. The
petition captured this morning by the
enemy after several fruitless assaults.
which cost him extremely heavy losses.
was reached again and gone beyond by
our troops. which all the attempts of the
enemy have not been able to push back.
Hangers Are Bombarded.
DO the northeast of ST. Mihiel our
heavy artillery bombarded enemy han
xars and depots near Vigneuues. The
Germans have fired several shells of
large caliber in the direction of Lune-
willie and Nancy.
q To-day. in the region of Verdun,
Adtt. Nevarre, in a monoplane. beat
down with a machine gun two German
aerpplanes. this achievement making
five enemy aeroplanes brought to earth
by this pilot. The enemy machines fell
in bur lines. Two aviators, manning
them, were killed, while two others
were made prisoner.
On the same day one of our squad
Evening star., 1916-02-27

rons. COMPOSED of nine bombing aero
planes, dropped IA shells on the
Sablon railway station at Metz. An
other of our squadrons bombarded the
enemy at Chambley, northwest OF
Pont-A-Mousson.
'arhe Belgian official communication
reads:
"The artillery actions were very spir-
tied today on our front. particularly in
the region to the north Of Dixmude
Our batteries carried out destructive
fires on the enemy works at Mercken.'
British Statement.
The Official statement from British
headquarters in France, ISSUED tonight,
reads:
Last night we sprang two mines in
the neighborhood of Loos. with salts
factory results. This morning an en-
emy raid on our trenches southeast of
Maricourt was repulsed.
There has been artillery activity on
both sides about Ypres during the
day"