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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-06-23
II IT'S HERE, USE 1T.

a. ~ .. Brown, the man who is respon-
rS.e lor the existence of the local
~ Np'Um salfs works, as it was through
80 'ustrumentality that it became
.s'', v.l IN quarters where the capital
NV" u oe secured to utilize the deposit
y. - ~ y Town for few hours last week
H.. =. Drown is at present working some
1... VI chemical deposit down in
-. aa' county, and is well satisfied with
!, =, .e'urns. He urges us to urge others
n, 'sas mold Of the alum deposits exist.
n. aea. oroville. as it can be made to
~, ~ aao \. pay well. Mr.. Brown claims
a. s, anere Is an inexaustible quantit,
hs ,ual au IN this neighborhood that car
ma sA''ac'ed at a minimum cost ant
w. 20 : paying industry. Personally
hm - aoW nothing about this deposit
ess.. !. exists 1t would not seem nee
mai. " urge those on the inside t,
'ne best OF a good thing.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-06-23
AFTER COPPER.

Jerome Drumheller, of Spokane,
stopped over in Oroville Wednesday
night on his way to Princeton, near
which place he will examine a copper
property. Mr.. Drumheller has been in
terested in the Copper World mine,
near Loomis, for number of years, a
property that has the ear marks of
merit. In the course of time Mr.. Drum
heller may be able to open up the
ledge on that holding, and those famil-
lar with it believe that the Copper
World under development will make a
real mine 1t was great pleasure to
meet Mr.. Drumheller, for, though
man now of middle age, when we first
knew him he was chasing the streets
OF Spokane Falls in knee trousers, and
that was some time ago.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-06-23
SOME WATER.

During the past week the va,,ev ho ,
nad narrow escape from real flood
ohe that for time promised to eouai
II not surpass the big water of 1894
SO frequently quoted by the ancient in ,
habitant, and which stands as an enocb
In the history of this upper countrv
for be 1t understood that whom ~
Columbia made the 1894 record swell
all tributary streams were swollen nc
they were never known to be swo,len
by the Oldest white settler. About tbe
only thing that prevented repetition
or the "a experience this year was tbe
timely interposition of Providence, the
clerk or the weather turning on the
coid tap following an intensely torrid
period. during which the Similkameen
doomed upwards by leaps and bounds
starting In last week as though its
OBJECT was to cook humanity the sun
gave the valley fair imitation of the
hereafter. and the mercury in ther
moters shot upwards to the neighbor-
hood of 100, where it roasted day after
day. The heavy snow in the mountains
faded away under the heat like a slice
OF watermelon before the attack of a
we'll developed darkey Since the
month of May there had been stage
|of water in the Similkameen above
normal, and the additional fluid pre-
lcipitated from the dissolving snow sup
Iply in the mountains sent the stream
up flying. Steadily the water climbed
over foot per day until at the power
plant the river registered IS feet above
normal, and that is some water when
you come to think about it. The river
spread out over the low lands along
the valley, in places forming great
lakes. and backed up the Okanogan in
to Osoyoos lake. The power plant was
invaded, and weak and hating ser
vice periodically was all that could be
supplied for a time. 1t looked as
though the plant would be put out of
commission for some days. Indeed, an
other foot to the flood would have
turned the trick. Fortunately marked
change in the weather took place Sun
day and by Monday the mercury had
dropped to 60 degrees Rain fell in the
valley and snow in the mountains,
thus cutting off the source of supply
that was doing things to the river.
Since that time the weather has con-
tinued cool, and there is no further
danger of high water this season.
So far as the flood is concerned it
was mild affair of n moist nature
The river has Frequently been much
higher True great many acres of the
lower lands were covered, but no ma
terial damage will result from the
ducking To see the Similkameen bowl
ing along bank full conveyed the i'm
lpression of flood, but as a flood it
was tame very tame, indeed.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-06-23

man travelling in an auto betWeeh
pcnti.t ton and OrOville may know with
his eyes shut when he strikes tle
United States from the change IN the
conditions of the roads. A road builder
on this side of the line ought TO nave
as much savvy about building roads
as the man who lives on the olher
side of the line. yet if he has, he does
not exercise it. 1t would pay the couh
ty commissioners to send Huad ol
road builders over into Canada ana iel
them take a few lessons from the roao
builders of the dominion. Certainly we
are taxed enough, and pay money
enough out for roads to have soilie'h'
ing to show for the touch and expense
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-06-23
CATTLE RUSTLING.

Sheriff Stark was in town Wednes-
day while trying to spy out the trail of
cattle rustlers who had stolen eight
head of fat three-year old steers from
Ed. Howell, living on Tunk creek. Up
to the present date no word had been
received that the guilty maruders had
been apprehended. This stealing of SO
many head of cattle at single swoop
savors of the days when almost count
less herds roamed the Okanogan hills,
but it was generally supposed that on
account of the increased population
wholesale cattle rustling was an i'm
possible stunt in this day and age. Ev-
cry resource of the sheriff's office
should be employed to overhaul the
marauders for that kind of work
shoul not be encouraged by even sin
gle success.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-06-23
SOMEWHAT OF AN ANCIENT.

Lee Ives the original settler ON the
spot of land at the mouth of the Me-
thoW river now covered by the town of
Pateros. was in town during the past
week, coming up the OkanOgan river
in his 30 foot motor boat. 1t is safe
CHASING Mr.. Ives as a pioneer as he
passed up the Okanogan valley 81
years ago on his way to the Carrabo
mines. This somewhat antedates the
arrival of some of us older fish,
pluming ourselves upon being old set
tiers because We drifted into the ter
ritory "a years ago. This climate al
most makes one believe in the tradi-
tion of the spring of perpetual youth
after seeing Mr.. Ives who has absorb
ed Okanogan climate for so many
years and still has the appearance of
young man.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-06-23
..,vnvyG WAR HOME TO US.

.pr,,s boys are they Brave boys are
they, Ill"
uss. s~.anssdsy morning a telephone
.ss was received from Okanogan
ns,sa' a.s for volunteers to fill up the
s'. aua' vernon company attached to
= .''re r,,st Regiment National Guards OF
IM ,,..ton that has been called by
...ional government for service on
" usyiean border. The posting or
n. Il notice calling for volunteers
u ..a the martial spirit among the
Is ',. men around town. and speedily
.'sas lumber Of them assembled and dis
s.,ed the situation. TO their credit
:. w.. ! said that about every one of the
-. ,ere anxious to respond, and for
~ .',s 4 looked as though a full COM
INV Nv, could be raised in Oroville' How
=, =, for various reasons in no manner
MI ,..,sditable to the would-be soldiers
-. number that finally decided to en-
!, ,he service was reduced to a squad
= IAN dozen. The names of the VOL
.,,sers we're telephOned to Okanogan,
.,d from that place telegraphed to The
,diutaut general. The general suppo-
.,,,oo was that it would be several
4 4. N
d,ys before the recruits would be call
i n the colors, but Wednesday even
n orders we're received to leave Oro-
rjII. Thursday morning for We
n,,ehee. When the train pulled out
1sur,day morning only three of those
rho had signifed their Willingness to
a vere on hand. They were Joe Hash,
jery Buber and Lawrence Dallam. A
.umber Of friends were at the depot
"a ,ee the boys off, bid them good bye
VI God speed
The taking OF even small number
d young men from the community
hhgs war directly home to us, and
iii departure leaves sad hearts
auoor relatives who will watch for
~, from the front with fear and
trembling These boys may not see
,etive service, and God grant they may
N. but the fact that they responded
10 tie call shows their willingness to
N their lives for the honor of the
M L called upon in the line of duty
b taks that risk.
aoeIng such young men going off in
% acAll for volunteers one
can realize to some extent what war
has cost the European countries dur
Ing the past two fearful years. The
young, and strong, and active are al
ways the first to respond to the call
for troops In Europe it was the young
men who felt the first shock of battle,
and death has taken a terrible toll of
The very best manhood of Germany,
Russia, France, England and the other
countries that have contributed their
quoto to the slaughter. War is indeed
bell, and II the suffering of that
mythical region is any worse than the
suffering Of those who have sons and
loved ones at the front in time of war
then hell Is worse than it has ever
been depicted by the most eloquent be-
lever In eternal punishment.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-06-23

Members of the A. Guthrie & Co.,
contracting outfit as well as represen-
tatives of the irrigation district kept
close and constant watch and ward
over the big siphon crossing the Sim
ilkameen river during the prevalence
of high water. The water reached dan
gerously near the pipe line, and had
the heavy drift wood came down the
stream as it has Uttered the river up
on former occasions of extreme high
water the entire force could not have
prevented the siphon from going out
snatch that siphon galley west.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-06-23

The residue of the engineering crew
that has guarded the interests of the
irrigation district during the construc-
ton of the irrigation system packed up
this week and in few days will scatter
to their several homes, leaving a void
and vacancy in the population. The
worst luck the Gazette wishes them is
to fall into another good job immedi-
ately.
The boys who left here Thursday
morning to join the National Guards
will be Joined by others at Okanogan
and Wenatchee, going from there to
American Lake, near Tacoma, where
the First regiment has instructions to
mobolize. The lads realized the seri-
BUSINESS of the step. and do not expect
to find soldiers life all joy and glad
ness.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-06-23
COUNCIL MEETING,

Minutes of the regular meeting of
the town council of Oroville, Washing
ton, June 19, 1916
Present Councilmen Beale, Friis,
Smith and Starrett.
Motion made and carried that Coun-
cilmen Smith act as mayor Minutes of
previous meeting read and approved as
read. The clerk reported that he had
notified the parties having the south
end of Fourth street to remove the
fence and that they hand agreed to
remove the same as soon as possible.
On motion council adjourned
e. r. HOOSE. Clerk.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-06-23

Oscar Lachmund of the B. G. Copper
company, spent Sunday in Oroville
and while here visited the claims that
E. McCammon is opening up on Kru-
ger mountain. He expressed surprise
at the extent of ore in sight and from
casual examination thought the prop
crty of considerable merit. If the re-
turns on the proposed shipment of ore
are what is expected then Mr.. Mccain
mon has a mine that will command
great value.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-06-23

Some inconvenience was experienced
while the rivers were at the high wa
ter mark by the cutting off of the
electric power and lights at times.
However, considering what the force
in charge of the plant had to contend
against the boys deserve much credit
for sticking on the job and preventing
a shut down for long period. No such
trouble will ever again be experienced
for the new owners will make such
necessary improvements that no mat.
ter how high the water gets in the fu-
ture the water will not interfere with
the steady running of the machinery
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-06-23
r. F. HOffmark of Portland. who hat

R. F. HOffmark of Portland, who had
charge Of the construction of the irri-
cation system for A. Guthrie & Co.,
up to within few weeks of compile
tion, was in town this week looking
over the work. Mr.. Hoffmark was pro-
NOTED to a more responsible and re-
munerative position with the big con-
tracing firm and scatters himself out
from Portland to supervise the many
contracts the firm has under way.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27
BELFAST, IOWA.
) >.>~>>>>>>>>>

The weather is very fine at pres
ent, but rain is badly needed.
Mr.. r. Dehart is going to move
back to his property in Croton.
The Ladies Aid, of the Baptist
church, will meet next Thursday, Sep
TENDER 20, with Mrs. McCumber. Ev-
erybody is cordially invited.
Mesdames Watts, Beggs, Anderson,
Ballagon and Miss Gladys Roberts and
Messrs. Sherrick, Rains, Beggs were
all delegates to the Keokuk Baptist
association.
Mrs. w. NJ. Shepherd is visiting her
parents in Canada.
The Ladies Aid of the Baptist
church of Croton will serve chicken
pie dinner and supper and hold their
annual bazaar on November Z, cleo
ton day, at the Odd Fellows hall at
Croton.
Mrs. A. Anderson was greatly sur
prised last Saturday evening when
her friends came in on her to help
her celebrate her thirty-eighth birth
day. ice cream and cake and melons
were served. All departed at late
hour wishing Mrs. Anderson many
more happy birthdays.
Mrs. Perry Molene, of Fort Collins,
Colo, is visiting relatives and friends
here. She says Colorado looks good
| to her.
Mr.. Anderson and son Perry mo-
tored to Keokuk last Friday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27
GOOD WEATHER IS
| CELEBRATION NEED
With This Important Feature, keo-
kuk's Fall Festival Cannot
Help But Be
Success.
ROADS WILL BE GOOD
Rain Of Last Night and Today Will
Put Them in Shape for Heavy
Traffic Next
Week.
ROADS WILL BE GOOD


Local weather sharps are predict
ing good weather for next week, the
week of Keokuk's big free fall festi-
val, the biggest attraction of the
season for southeastern Iowa. Il is
generally conceded that good weather
is the only thing that is needed to
make the celebration certain CT sue
cess. The first week in October is
usually a good week, and the records
of former years for this five days is
being pointed to by the amateur
prophets to support their theory that
there will be good days.
The equinocial storms coming this
week, and about this time IN the
week make it certain that clear
ing weather will extend into the
following week. The weather is
usually more settled right after the
equinox and it is hoped that the
promises of former years will be
maintained.
One good thing about the rain OF
last night and today is that the roads
leading into Keokuk will be in fine
condition for the automobile travel
which will be put on them next week
All roads will lead to Keokuk from
October 3 to October Z, and there will
be plenty Of traffic on all of the
roads.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27
COUNTY TEACHERS
HERE TOMORROW
TWO Days Institute Under Direction
Of County Superintendent E. c.
Lynn, Will be
Given.
SCHOOLS ARE DISMISSED
No Sessions VIII be Held In keokuk
and Throughout County the
Schools Will be
Closed.
SCHOOLS ARE DISMISSED

Between $50 and 800 teachers from
Keokuk and Lee county will assemble
here tomorrow for the two days ses-
sion of the Lee county teachers in
stitltte. Superintendent z. c. Lynn
of Donnellson is in charge of the
program for the session. The faculty
will include some of the best educa-
tors Of the middle west, and institute
sessions will be of value to every
one of the pedagogues.
Fort Madison will send a solid
delegation Of teachers Of the city to
the sessions. They will boost the
teachers in that city next April. An
invitation to attend will be read
from the platform here.
Schools Are Dismissed.
Keokuk schools will be dismissed
tomorrow and Friday in order that all
of the teachers may attend. 1t is
compulsory, where school is dismiss
ed that the instructors attend, and
all OF the rural school teachers will
close their buildings for the two
days. Some Of the teachers will ar
rive tonight, the rest will arrive on
the morning train tomorrow.
There will be one evening program,
tomorrow night in the high school as
sembly room. DR.. w. c.. Bagley of
the University of Illinois will lecture.
The sessions will be open to any be-
sides the teachers who care to attend.
The Institute Program.
The following program for the two
days sessions will be given:
81
$50 a. m.-Assembly room-Enroll-
ment.
900 a. m.-Lecture, Meeting Com
munity Needs''-Prof. J. w. Searson.
$50 a. m-Lecture, Red Letter
Lessons''-Dr. w. G. Bagley.
| 10:4O a. m.-Intermission.
| 1880 a. acknowledgements
ent VIM. Aldrich; leader.
| 11:2O a. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ent Geo. Galloway.
| 1900 m.-Adjournment
1870 D. m.-Lecture, ''How to Study
Reading"-Prof. j. W. Searson.
2:3O D. m.-Play ground demon
stration- Minnie Bindel.
800 p. m.-Conferences: Town
Teachers-Dr. w. C. Bagley. leader;
Rural Teachers-Supt. e. c. Lynn,
! leader.
| EVENING PROGRAM.
High school assembly room.
| 500 p. m.-Music.
Lecture-Dr. w. C.. Bagley.
Friday, September %.
S:45 a. m.-Business session.
900 a. m.-Lecture-Prof. f. c.
I, Ensign. go
9:45 a. m.-Paper, ICONS OF
Vision'-Dr. r. :. Reimers.
| 1920 a. m.-Intermission.
/ 1O:45 a. m-Chapel-Supt. f. A
Welch, leader.
11:OO a. m.-Lecture, "The Problem
of Discipline"-Dr. w. G. Bagley.
1900 m-Adjournment.
1880 p. m.-Conferences: High
School Teachers-Prof. F. c. Ensign,
leader; Grade and Rural Teachers
Supt. Geo. Galloway, leader
$3.50 p. m.-"The Test OF Efficiency
in Teaching"-Dr. w. c. Bagley.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27
a Revelation.

Christian Register: DR.. Hale re-
clared once that he had had special
revelation He was down in Maine
with an agreeable company of fisher
men. and he must needs leave the
trout brooks in order to go to Boston
in time to prepare his sermon. AS he
thought of the old trout rod the "reve-
iation'' suddenly came to him some
thing like this: 1T is far better to
preach a good old sermon than poor
new one. Edward Everett Hale, stay
where you are and go a-fishing."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27

Boston's health authorities are con-
yinced that the rat flea is carrier
of the germs of infantile paralysis,
and a movement is on to make the
city ratproof Wharves are the prin-
cipal haunts and breeding places of
rats, and these places will receive
first attention.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Grand.

."The House of the Golden Win,
dows" pleased a large audience at the
Grand last night. 1t is one of those
pictures in which the leading charac-
ters are placed in bad light for a
time but it all ends SO happily that
people are heard to say: I'm SC
glad it turned out that way" Wallace
Reid and Cleo Ridgely, the popular CO.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27

to Lieutenant Jack Peters In rivalry
for the beautiful Viola, army officers
become engaged in struggle at Vi
ola's home during a party. Colonel
Wade, commanding officer of the gar
rison. writes Viola to leave the gar
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27

rison. as her influence over his sub,
ordinate officers is not of the best.
Then it is that Viola makes her home
in the jungle. See the concluding
chapter at the Orpheum TONG ht.--Ad
vertisement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27

More than 1000 old houses were
wired for electric lighting during
recent wiring campaign in Harris
burg, Pa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27

In consequence of the war the re-
Selpts of the Suez Canal company for
dsl5 decreased by more than $15,-
oo'.ooo as compared with 1914.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27
Orpheum Today.

1.-THE Black Orchid" (Three parts
Feb. 14)-The cast: Viola Morton
(Kathryn Williams); Captain Warren
Hastings (Wheeler Oakman); Alta
Wade edith Johnson; Lieutenant
Jack Peters earle Foxe): Eleanor
Roberts Grace Darmond); Major
Duncan Harry Lonsdale); Mrs. Has
tings Gillian Hayward. Directed by
It n. Hebron. Written by Mrs. Owen
Bronson.
In India, Viola Morton falls in love
with CAPTAIN Warren Hastings, who
does not entertain a deep attachment
for her. While on sick leave in Eng
Hand. Captain Hastings meets Eleanor
Roberts, and it is case of love at
| first sight. particularly when Eleanor
presents Hastings with a black od-
child.
Before Hastings leaves for India,
Viola tries to induce him to marry her
ibut falling, she turns her attentions
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-27

stars, are at their very best in this
picture, which is done in the usually
thorough Lasky manner. The sup
porting cast includes James Neill,
Marjory Daw and little Billie Jacobs.
The program also includes the pic
lures taken at the Elks' convention
at Davenport last summer and con-
tains some valuable hints for those
who are going to decorate for the
celebration next week. Tonight is
the last chance to see this excellent
program.
Thursday and Friday comes the
smiling Douglas Fairbanks with the
charming little Bessie Love in pho
toplay of surprises, Reggie Mixes In
1t. is the story of a rich young man
who tires of the shams Of society and
finds a great love and adventure
a plenty in the night life Of a great
city. The program includes funny
Triangle Komedy entitled THE Two
O'Clock Train" featuring Fay Tincher,
who starred with De Wolf Hopper in
all his pictures. At the Grand Thurs
day and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-13
Wife PeeDed Because
Hubby Takes Another
Declares She Returned from
Europe to Find a New Wife
in Her Home.

The return Of a wife from a visit to
relatives in foreign country only to
find her place usurped by another, was
related to Magistrate R. Edward Kidd
Wednesday night when he fined Joseph
Rench, of Kelley Hill, IS and costs
upon his own confession Of assaulting
and beating his own son, Joseph, Jr.,
aged about 10 years.
The complaint Of mistreating the boy
was lodged by Theresa Konch, who de-
clares she is the lawful wife Of Rench.
Theresa says she returned from a
European country short time ago and
found her husband living with another
woman. Theresa endeavored to re-
establish herself as Mrs. Rench but. II
was alleged, her successor, stout and
hale woman, threw her out of the
house. Thereupon series OF quarrels
and wranglings ensued, so far as the
magistrate could make out, which cul-
minated in sort Of free-for-all family
fracas Tuesday night.
Theresa was not satisfied with hav-
ing her husband fined for striking
their child, SO she swore out COM
plant against him and the other wom-
an, whose name was set down as Lena
Doe, charging them with living to-
gether unlawfully. This charge will
be investigated within day or two
by the magistrate.