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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-21
THE LAST CHANCE,

Registrations for drawings in the
Colville Indian reservation lands clos
les Saturday night at IL o'clock. II
there are any residents of Oroville
who desire to take gamble they must
be on hand today or tomorrow to get
into the game. During the week a vast
number of people have registered in
the six places where registration Of
fiees are open. Looking at this regis
tration business at this time it is evil
dent that 1t was unwise in selecting
SIX registration points, for only a
comparatively few registered at Will
bur, Republic and Colville. Even the
registrations at Omak fell thousands
short OF what was anticipated. 1t was
but natural to expect that Spokane and
Wenatchee would secure the vast bulk
OF the applicants for the drawing. The
total number promises to reach close
tn 100000. 1t will be long shot for a
prize. as the chances are about one in
a thousand. Still somebody Is bound
to Win and you stand just as good a
chance as the next one.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-21
why THE THUSNESS OF THIS9
(F'rom the Gazette of .July 7th)

(From the Gazette of July 7th)
Or. ID. II. Lewis left for Spokane
Monday for the purpose of bringing
nome his wife and children, who have
been visiting with relatives and friends
in that city"
DR.. ID. Fl. Lewis returned from his
trip to Spokane Wednesday night. but
without his family. Mrs. Lewis and the
children will remain in Spokane an
other fortnight, when the doctor will
go out and bring them back in his car" "
What's the matter doctor? YOU hav-
ent umpired any ball games in Spring
dale this season, SO there is really no
reason for you to dodge, yet every time
you visit here Dallam refuses to let
you stop this side of Spokane. Can't
you just whisper quietly to him that
Springdale is still on the map?-
Springdale Reformer
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-21
DESTROYED-BY FIRE.

About midnight Wednesday night tho
shriek of locomotive followed hv tho
ioarse roar of the siren summoned tho
hre department to the far south east
part OF town, where S. f. McDona,d,s
Dottling works were mass of flamas
owing to the distance from the water
mains only the chemical engine reach
ed the scene, and by that time the
oui'uiIg was merely mass of en-
Ders. The fire was confined to the one
ouiiulng and the loss total The build
ing and contents, consisting of up-to-
uate Dottling machinery were owned nv
.. +. Mcdonald, and originally cost
some $2.2OO. The works have not been
III operation for nearly year. and as
there has been no one around tho
premises for some time the fire was
undoubtedly incendiary. Thos. H
Smith, who held a mortgage on the
pace for $3.50, had a policy in the
New Iceland Fire Insurance companv
covering the amount of the policy. Mr.
Mcdonald carried no insurance
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-21
EAST ORCHARD TRACTS.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Spencer and son
Hadley visited Mr.. and Mrs. II. ii. Fell
nv last week Mr.. Fellmy has a 2SO
acre ranch near EllisfOrde, and Mr.
Spencer says it is fine one. Mr.. FELL
mys wheat, oats, corn, potatoes ana
field peas will make bumper crop. lie
has over three miles of fencing on MS
ranch, which shows some labor ana
expense. About five years ago Mr.. Fell
my bought REIMBURSEMENT, then ad-
ded an extra homestead, and now mas
a ranch worth five or six thousand dol
lars. Also a nice herd of cattle ana
several horses, which shows what a
young man with pluck and energy ana
sticktoitiveness i'm this western coun-
try can do.
Mark Sawtelle and w. THAR nave
been working on the irrigation ditch
which was washed out by a receh'
cloud burst, near Nighthawk. we uh,
derstand the damage done amounted
to about $500.
The recent rains were o. K, LOT the
Orchard Tracts, and we expect to sho"
some fruit this fall that will be an eye
opener. poxv
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-21
A PLEASANT PARTY.

One evening last week Mrs. Willis
Frary. of Loomis, gave party in hon
or of Misses Eva and Eclare Johnston
in the old Odd Fellows hall, which was
largely attended by the young people
of the place and the party proved to be
one of the most delightful social events
that have taken place in LoOmis for
many months Among those who were
present were: Misses Marie Metras,
Gladys Shull, Clio Shull, Myrtle Sting,
Ethel Chedzay, Lolo Gadbury, Blanche
Mustard, Raynetta Inman, Eva Adair,
Bessie O'Farrell. Opal Kinchelo, Lucille
Douglass, Ethel GOrmley, lzora
Dokken, Kitty Holbert and Cassie Hol-
bert, Messrs. Bert Powell, Howard
Johnson, Mr. -COchren, Johnnie Rem,
Arthur Wheeler, Leo Metras, John
Melcher, Crynal Brown, Bert Gadberry
Ferris Ford, Paul Smith, Ray Kin
chelo, AL. Judd Clarence Holbert, Hor-
ten Robinson, Geo. Johns and Lon Cad
berry
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-21
w. w. Strife, Pastor

Fred Neal reports that he has ship
ped seven car loads of manganese ore
from the mine that he has under bond
located near Omak, and that the re-
turns have been so favorable that ship
ments will continue indefinitely. This
is good news as showing that paying
mineral can be mined in this county.
The world do move and people
change as the old earth skidS along. A
floating printer filtered into town last
week, in the normal condition of all
tramp printers, dead broke. This office
as is the custom, staked the visitor to
a small amount. 1t is a religious habit
INDUCED in for nearly 60 years. Mr..
Print promised to return the loan.
The same promise has been made us
a thousand times, and never once In
the thousand times has the print re-
membered the obligation We forgot
the circumstance as soon as the old
antimony jerker made his exit from
the office. But hats off. This seems to
have been a regenerated print. 1mag-
inc our surprise this week upon re-
ceiving the money advanced by mail
We could hardly believe our eyes. II
is such an unheard of case that 1t is
considered worthy of special mention
and will be appreciated by the Older
members of the craft who can re-
member when the type sticking tour
! ist, with weakness running strongly
to rum, was a common visitant at
print shop with the mitt always out fol
| a donation.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-21
SHOOTING SCRAPE.

Monday evening between 5 and
O'Clock. Sanpierre, a well known In.
dian of the north part of the county
shot half-breed named Tom Simpson
at John Tilson's place, at the head OF
lNine-mile creek, near the British Col
umbia line, and a few miles east OF
OrOville. A bullet from a 32-calabre
revolver struck Simpson in the fore
head, fairly between the eyes. The
wounded man was brought to Oroville
and is being treated by DR.. Lewis. AS
far as could be ascertained upon an
examination Of the wound, the bullet
passed into the head below the brain
and has not as yet been located. At
the time of writing Sampson was still
alive with the chances of recovery in
his favor.
According to the story of the affair
as told DR.. Lewis by the wounded man
Simpson, 1t appears that Simpson was
sitting In buggy at the Tolson ranch
when Sanpierre rode up on horse back
drunk. Some words passed between the
two men when Sanpierre drew re-
vOlver and fred with the result as
stated.
Deputy Sheriffs Clair Ward and Ed.
Burden secured the surrounding hills
to the eastward all of Monday night
in search of the fugitive, while Sheriff
Stark, who happened to be in Oroville,
with Marshal Wilson put in the night
ransacking the valley without results.
Sanpierre has an unsavory reputa-
tion. He is a general bad Indian, and
has earned the title of Jack the Ra-
per" He has been under arrest before
and punished for misdemeanors. 1t was
Sanpierre who attempted an assault
on a young white woman few years
ago, a short distance down the valley
from OrOville and was frightened from
his victim by the accidental and timely
appearance of travellers on the road
He has no doubt skipped across the
line, and the officers feel confident
that his arrest Is a question of only a
few days.
Later-Tuesday evening, within "a
hours of the tragedy. Sanpierre was
arrested at the home of an Indian liv-
Ing on the Kettle river, between Mid
way and Curley. Sheriff Stark and
Deputies Ward and Burden picked up
the fugitive's trail, and his whera-
bouts was tipped off by an Indian wo-
man. Upon reaching the house Ward
and Burden stood guard at the front
and rear doors and Stark went to the
room in the second story, occupied by
Sanpierre and forced the door. San
pierre wilted as he faced big gun in
the hands of the officer of the law.
The prisoner was brought through
Oroville about o'clock Wednesday
afternoon In an auto, guarded by Stark
and Ward, en- route for Okanogan.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-21
$1.60 PER YEAR
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Minutes of the regular meeting of the
town council of Oroville, Washington.
July II, 1916.
Present, Mayor Samson, Councilmen
Friis, Beale and Smith.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved as read.
Motion was made and carried that
the town treasurer be instructed to
transfer $4,000 from the water com
pany fund to the current expense fund
The matter of the town paying part
|of the construction of a new bridge
ACROSS the Okanogan river was discuss
ed and was laid on the table for fur
their discussion.
l.. II. Prentice appeared before the
council asking that some action be
taken in regard to the charge for wa
ter on the Edwards place and the clerk
was instructed to measure the ground
that is being irrigated and adjust the
rate accordingly.
The matter of designating streets
through the town as connecting links
for the state highway that at present
has been located up to the town limits
on the north and south of the town
was discussed and the following reso-
luton was read and adopted.
BE it resolved by the town Council
of the Town of Oroville, State of Wash
ington:
THAT the following streets be and
are hereby designated as the state
highway through the Town of Oroville,
connecting with the state road now To-
Gated on the north and south of town.
Commencing at the east end of the
bridge across the Similkameen river
at the west end of Cherry street, runn-
ing east on Cherry street to Main street
and thence north on Main street to and
across the Great Northern railroad
tracks, thence north on Vancouver
street to First avenue, thence west on
First avenue to the west line of Simil-
kameen avenue, thence on Deerpath
avenue in northwest direction to the
north limits of the town of Oroville, all
OF the map of the incorporated town of
Oroville, on file in the office of the
county auditor of Okanogan county at
Okanogan, State Washington On
motion council adjourned
E. R. HOOSE, Clerk.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-21
THE ORPHEUM.

Annother of those attractive Rolfe
photoplays is billed for Saturday and
Sunday evenings at the Orpheum, en-
titled "The House of Tears" with
that brilliant emotional actress Emily
Stevens as leading lady, a five reel
drama. 1t is an exciting narrative in
picture form with the scenes shifting
from the east to a mining camp in the
far west, and then back to the affluent
surroundings in New York, and is full
of dramatic incidents and situations.
'The House of Tears" is strong pro-
duction and one that has drawn crowd
ed houses in the larger cities. The
leading lady, Emily Stevens, whose
wonderful powers have won for her an
unique place on the American stage is
now appearing in the stellar role in
THE Unchastened Woman" the most
successful play of the season on Broad
way. Last season she created sensa-
tion by her remarkable performance
in the play, To-day. Since coming to
the screen, under the auspices of the
Metro Pictures Corporation, Miss Ste
vens has more than duplicated her
success on the speaking stage, starring
in the big features, Cora" and "Des-
tiny, or The Soul of a Woman" In
THE House of Tears" Miss Stevens
is supported by brilliant cast, which
includes Henri Bergman, the noted
dramatic artist; Walter Hitchcock,
Madge Tyrone, George Brennan and
other well known stage and screen ar
fists.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-21

Ernest Riste and George l. Cole
were visitors at the county seat Mon
day on business connected with the
irrigation district.
customs officer has been appoint
ed to assume the duties of the office
at this place to fill the vacancy made
by the death of the late l.. d. Oliver,
and is expected to arrive in a few
days.
The old court house at Conconully
was sold at auction to the town of
Conconully, Monday, for the munificent
sum of $3.50. That property cost the
tax payers of the county thousands of
dollars.
Will lrby, an Oroville boy who has
been going to medical college at Kan
sas City, Is connected with the hos
pital corps Of the army, and is now at
Loredo, Texas, with the army on the
border.
Geo. H. Ellis came up from Spokane,
via Wenatchee, Tuesday evening. He
reports that thousands of people are
going to Wenatchee to file for the land
drawing, that the hotels are swamped
as well as the restaurants.
Mentioning the prospective depar-
lture of l.. l.. Work to other fields, the
Okanogan Independent says: "Mr.
Work pioneered in the banking busi-
ness of this county, and until a few
years ago controlled a string of banks
that reached from Twisp to Chesaw.
He has been constant and persistent
booster for all the resources of the
county, and his departure will mean
| the loss of one of the most substantial
citizens of North Central Washington"
Under the appropriate heading will
be found the announcement of Hugh
Miller, as candidate for commissioner
from the First district subject to the
decision of the republican voters at
| the primary election. Mr.. Miller is the
present commissioner from the First
district and is up for reelection. Mr.
Miller has carried fair for all parts of
his district during the past two years
and his record is of a character that
will win him strong support at the
primary. He has taken keen interest
in the affairs of the county, and has
especially lent his aid for the better
ment of roads. Mr.. Miller has a large
acquaintance in the district, which
gives him great leverage as a candi-
date for office.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-21
A MUCH NEEDED HIGHWAY.

Already during the present summer
land short period of favorable weather
at that" great many auto excursion
lists hive stopped over in Oroville on
their way into British Columbia. or
from British Columbia into the state
although the travel from the north is
nothing to compare with what II was
before the breaking out of the war. or
VIII be when peace is again establish
ed. rms travel is bound to increase
from year to year as the auto becomes
more extensively in use, and the
knowledge of the scenic beauty of such
trip becomes more generally known
In order to invite, hold and increase
that travel. the roads of this county
should be placed in better condition.
and especially it is of vital Importance
that state road No. 10 be made a pri-
mary highway, and every means possi-
bic eXerted to have it completed
throughout the length of the valley.
With this road completed in per-
manent manner between the British
Columbia boundary and Wenatchee II
would become one of the great arterial
highways connecting up with the Sun
set highway over which vast amount
OF travel would pass every year.
This completion of State road No.
lO is not matter of solely local in
terest. 1t Immediately interests the
people of every town along the route
from Wenatchee to Oroville. There is
not a more attractive stretch of road in
the west. The road follows the Column
bia river from Wenatchee to the point
where 1t diverges in order to touch
Lake Chelan, one of the most beautiful
sheets of water on the American con-
tinent. From Chelan the road returns
to the Columbia and then continues on
up the OkanOgan valley. than which
there Is not more charming drive in
the west. The greater part of the dis
tance is almost on water level, with
out heavy grades or dangerous points.
Every mile of this route presents an
attractive view to the traveller. Road
No. 10 is one of the most necessary and
important highways of the great rami-
fication of state roads so far laid out.
Its importance appeals to all who have.
ever been over 1t, relizing as they must
that it is a connecting link with the
splendid road system of British Column
bia. Road No. 10 should be completed
at as cary date as possible, and it
should be the special duty of every res
ident in Chelan and Okanogan counties
to use every effort to secure appropria
tiOnS for that purpose.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-21

A. j. Jackson of Oroville, was a re-
cent business visitor in the valley
Chewhilikan items in Okanogan Inde-
pendent.
Miss Alice Davis of this place has
been engaged to teach domestic sci
ence in the Okanogan school for the
next school year.
The Oroville Construction company
is putting a new lid on the Spokane
hotel which was SO badly disfigured by
fire some weeks ago.
Harry Hamisch and II. b. Stafford.
having heard a great deal about the
prevailing boom at Northport, which
has recently taken on a new lease of
life owing to the starting of the old
|smelter, and consequence renewing of
mining activities, left Monday in Mr..
Hamisch's car for that place. If the
outlook appeals to the young men they
may elect to cast their lot for a time
at least with the smelter town. May
Northport's boom continue on indefi-
nately, yet there is one thing certain,
If the smelter ever shuts down there
will be a return to the cemetery ap-
lpearance that prevailed before that in
dustry was reestablished. The boys re-
turned Tuesday night and report the
town very lively, rent high, and little
lchance to secure quarters as every
building is occupied.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-21
MARRIED AT PENTICTON,

Mrs. j. G. Hare sends to this office
the following announcement:
Married-At Penticton, B. c., May s.
1916, Beverley B. Powell and Miss
Marie Louise Studley, both of Oroville
The bride is the daughter of Mrs. J
G. Hare and the groom the youngest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Powell, Sr
and both well known members of the
Younger set.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-21
EPISCOPAL SERVICE.

There will be services in the Epis-
copal church Sunday, July 23, at II
o'clock, r. F. Vessels, who is station
ed at Okanogan, officiating. Everybody
cordially invited to attend. Sunday
school at the usual hour in the morn
ing.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-21
p. M. SNIDER.

ihe wenatchee World reports a case
'nlantile paralysis at Cashmere. 1t
" oe hoped that there has been a
A'''ake IN the diagnosis, for it would
oe calamity if that dread disease
s.ouid make its appearance in this
w. II. Mahoney has purchased the
a'u'hg on the south side of the track
W So''neriy owned by ]. H. Holmes, and
aas rented 1t to A. S. Pratt, who will
,. o'e MS notion store and pool room
from the east side of the street and
0'eupy the building.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-21
PIONEERS PICNIC.

The annual picnic of the Okanogan
County Pioneers Association will DC
held at Conconully August IS and 10
1916. A good program of speaking
singing and other forms of entertain
ment is being prepared, to which all
are cordially invited.
DAVID GUBSER Sec'y
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-21
NJ, 4, SERVICES.

Sunday school at 10 a. m. Epworth
League at Z p. m. Preaching service at
p. m. Subject of sermon: 1.-THE
Death of Christ" Everybody welcome; /;
everybody invited; everybody come.
The homelike church and the stran-
gers friend.
w. w. strife, Pastor.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-21
- ~

Mrs. II. N. Martin, Miss Norma Mar
tin and Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Anderson
of Davenport, arrived in Orovilie Dv
auto, coming up the valley, wednesday
and left for their homes THURSDAY
morning. going by the way OF Graho
Forks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-13

Oysters in all styles ct the Ram
ell Hotel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-13

Gilman, 20, at an early hour yes
terday at Williamantic, Conn, by
pressing pillow over his head while
he slept and then firing q pistol bull
let into his brain. Later, Gilman, who
is supposed to have gone suddenly IN
sane, went to the home of his grand
father, Nelson Gilman, ST., and shot
snd probably fatally injured the
man. His relatives can assign no
reason for young Gilman's act.
The State Department was official
" informed yesterday that the
Observation-Disclosures steamship Co.
lun ., with Americans on board, hA!
been sunk by a torpedo near Cape
Ortegal, on the north coast Of Spain.
The crew was landed at Corunna.
Secretary of State Lansing said last
night the department had not rcceiv-
ed sufficiently detailed report upon
which to base an opinion as to wheth-
err international law had been violat-
ed. Further information has been
asked for.
Suffering from injuries that may
cause her death, Elizabeth Faiss, Is
years old was taken last night to ST.
Joseph's Hospital, Philadelphia. An
hour later, detectives arrested the
girls father, Andrew Faiss,. and
charged him with being responsible
for his daughters injuries. Accord
ing to the police, Faiss returned to
his home last night intoxicated. He
quarreled with his wife and when the
child interfered, the police say, he
struck her on the jaw and then kicked
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-13

;5rS MIIEL n. LUNT, Auctioneer
Auction SALE OF DESIRABLE
DWELLING ON NORTH PITT
z STREET.
Pursuant to the terms Of a deed
Of trust bearing date on OCTOBER ~,
1915. and duly recorded among tne
land records of the City OF AleXan-
dria Virginia, in Deed Book NO: o4'
page 592, given by Robert L.. Myefs
and wife to the undersigned lrus-
tee, to secure the payment of an m
Gahtedness therein set forth, ue-
fau,. ..dving been made in the pay
ment of said Indebtedness, the un.
dersigned Trustee, at the request OF
the legal holders of the note secured
by the said deed of trust, Will OIL
fer for sale at public auction. on the
premises, at II o'clock noon, on
Tuesday, November ID, 1916, all
that lot of ground, with the improve
ments thereon, in the city Of Alexan-
dria, Virginia, bounded and descrlb-
ed as follows, to-wit:-
BEGINNING at q point on the east
side of Pitt Street ITO feet north
of King Street, and at the north line
| Of an alley 10 feet wide, and running
thence north on Pitt Street 20 feet
7 inches; thence east parallel with
King street 73 feet inches; thence
! south parallel with Pitt Street ~
feet Z inches to said alley; and thence
west along said 10 feet alley -
feet 6 inches to the beginning. with
the right OF way over said alley in
common with others entitled thereto
The above described property is
to be sold subject to the lien OF q
deed of trust given to ecure the pay,
mcnt of sixteen hundred dollars,
with interest at six per cent, whlcf
is duly recorded among the land re-
cords of the City Of Alexandria, Vir'
ginia in Deed Book No. Cd, page
1868.
Terms of sale: CASH. Conveyance
inc at the cost Of the purchaser.
252-l5t. Gardner L. Boothe,
Trustee