The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-09-08

Blanche Sweet the Lasky-Paramount
star, would rather be a ragamuffin
than the finest princess that ever sat
on q throne" She sat on the edge of
the stage at the Lasky studio when she
uttered these fateful words. Her feet,
clad In old broken shoes swung back
and forth, and she looked for all the
world like fresh little street Arab.
Rnmor 1864 has 1t that Mary Pick
ford has left the Famous Players Para
mount fold and will issue her releases
through company In which she her
self Is financially interested There ap-
pears to be some truth to this last
news item. It is also whispered that
Marguerite Clark intends to abandon
screen work! Even SO, Paramount will
still have strong array of attractions.
Kathlyn Williams will now be seen
on the Paramount program, having left
ISeligs Patrons of the Lyric will remem-
Der Miss Williams as the star in the
serial story "The Adventures of Kath-
lyn. by Herald McGrath.
On the eve of the primaries political
dope crowds our space this week, but
that is what is to be expected at this
particular time.
Ross Britain of Antwyne, was in
town Saturday breaking in new
Ford. He found 1t almost as intractable
at times as a bucking cayuse, but he
managed to make the run from Tomas
ket, and as We have heard of no sud-
den deaths to the south it is evident
that he managed to get back home
without disaster. Mr.. Britain is now
Experimenting with the simple life, but
a ranch is a narrow field for a man
with his great ability and intelligence.
MHsss OF his hfe has been spent among
men who do things, and he has done
things himself in his time He Is a
fOrceful and resourceful individual
and whever he lives he makes his
presence felt. He is gentleman of
diversified talent and among those tai
ents Is the welding of fluent tongue.
He is speaker Of more than ordinary
|versationalist. Mr. Britain has invested
with others in the new flour mill at
|TOnasket, and he and his associates
are putting up very much larger mill
than the one destroyed by fire this
spring.
The latter part Of last week Attor-
| ney b. 8. Williams made rul through
the Nelson and Havii,ah country, COW
cring upwards of 100 miles in lis car,
co. the purpose of noting the condition
OF the crops. Mr.. Williams states that
ne as most agreeAhly surprised at
what he saw in the way OF growing
grain. Mr.. Williams is no stranger to
that country, having lived at Nelson
for several years and witnessed the har-
Ivesting of numerous crops. He says
that nothing that he ever saw in the
lasi in the way of promising crops
could compare with the showing for
this season. Wheat, oats and barley
fields are going to yield enormously
and 35 to so bushels of wheat to the
acre will be a common event. He stat
ed that Pete Stansbury will thresh
fully $4,000 bushels of grain, largely
wheat, and a Mr.. Sohn, living near
Havillah, is another rancher who is
going to fall into small fortune from
this years grain. And so it goes all
along the line. The hill country far
mers are going to have money to chuck
at the bords next winter.
R. L. Picken, who has a heavy road
contract near Republic. and who is
a candidate for the legislature on the
Republican ticket from this county
came in Monday evening and spent
the night in Oroville on a trip through
the county repairing fences that have
fallen into some decay through neg
| lect. Mr.. Picken has been so busy that
The could not devote time to canvass
ing early in the campaign, but will de-
vote the last few days before the pri'
maries getting around. Mr.. Picken re-
uuires no introduction to the people
of OkanOgan county. He Is well ant
widely known, having served one tern
in the legislature and term as coun
ty commissioner. If nominated ant
elected to the legislature this fall Mr.
Picken will not enter the Legislative
body as a novice He knows the rope:
and would be in a position to accom-
plish something for his constituents
In public office Bob Picken has al
ways been honest and above board
and from what we know of him WI
believe his word is as good as bond
Personally he is most likeable chap
and his sterling qualities have mad
him a host of warm friends who will
stick by him through thick and thin