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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20

modern improvements, at cost of
over $4,000, and it was probably the
most complete and valuable farm house
in the county. The building and con-
tents were total loss, estimated at
81 1000, and carried $500 insurance.
Jeems has bumped up against consid
cradle hard luck during his long resi-
dence in the county, but he is a plucky
and resouceful old scout, and buckles
tune. May this be the last of the jinx
is the wish Of his old friends.
Attorney Williams made a trip
through the Nelson and Chesaw coun-
try Monday and reports that from
Circle to the top of the hill grain is
yet in excellent condition, with en-
couraging prospects of an average
yield with the proviso that rain falls
within the next week or ten days.
Should the drouth continue fortnight
even the hill country will be very hard
hit
J. V. Richards who made the trip to
Princeton the first of last week to in
spect mining property, returned to
his home at Spokane Saturday morn
ing He states that he found very
promising galena deposit at the claim
that he was called upon to inspect,
the one great drawback to the property
being it's distance from transportation,
and the necessity of packing to and
from the mine.
The Sexson brothers are agents for
the Case tractor one of the standard
machines of the kind on the market.
Jess Sexson is an expert manipulation
of the Case tractor, having had two
years experience in the handling of
them. The time is coming when every
farm of any size will be equipped with
tractor, as they reduce expenses
while increasing the efficiency and
expeditiousness of farm work.
]. H. Sarvis, editor and publisher of
the Riverside Tribune, spent Sunday
in Oroville, and mode this office very
pleasant call Mr.. Sarvis is an old time
newspaper man, although there have
been lapses in his printing office ex-
perience during which he devoted his
attention to mining He is genial and
likeable gentleman. and valuable ad-
dition to the press gang Of the county.
May he strike it rich in the Tribune is
the wish Of the scribe of this sheet.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Brent of West
Summerland, B. c. motored down to
Oroville Monday and remained over
night. Mr.. Brent is surely pioneer of
the northwest, and the son Of one of
the first white men who came into the
county The father of Mr.. Brent arriv
ed in Oroville as regular soldier in
1860. His time of service expiring he
elected to remain on the coast. He
leased and operated the Okanogan
Smith place, on Osoyoos lake, ins 1863
After living along the border and in
British Columbia for years the senior
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20

Friday last where she has sao,ro.
poSitlon In the county treasurer's Of
nee MISS Finsen was one of the most
popular members of the young act and
ler friends here trust that she will
soon return to Oroville.
The government Thermometer at tho
west okanogan Valley Irrigation office
resistered lo9 Monday, the hottest day
vi the year, and the highest record at
'his point for several seasons.
DIR. Lewis handsome new residence
on the hill in the west part of town.
overlooking the lake, river and valley.
Is nearing completion and will be
ready for occupancy in about a fort
night.
MIS-. t. l.. Prentice and children re-
turned early last week as far as Okla
hogan from her trip to California. She
was met at Okanogan by Mr.. Prentice.
FRIDAY evening, and the family return
ed to Oroville Sunday.
Mrs. George Major and her two chill
ureh. accompanied by her sistsr, Miss
ran Durham, left for Lake Chelan
tuesday morning where the party will
remain during the prevalence of ex-
trenenly lot weather.
The big thermometer at the Oroville
commercial company's corner went on
the blink Friday last, the effect of too
much sunshine. The thing was gagged
Tor only 10, and the sun got so hot
that 1T forced the mercury I'D the side
of the building.
| During The hot spell DR.. Lewis re-
ports much illness among the young
babies about town. Some of them were
III critical condition last week but
fortunately are improving at the pres
ent time. This severely hot weather is
hard on the kiddies.
| About half the population were out
OF town Sunday, motoring about the
country in search of cool spot, which
was somewhat difficult to find. A large
contingent of Oroville, Tonasket and
LOOMS people spent a good part Of the
day at Palmer Lake.
Sunday the sky was overcast, a few
drops of rain fell and everybody felt
good over the prospects of sadly
needed downpour. But rain refused to
come and relieve the parched earth,
! and clear sky and brazen sun
ushered in another run of hot weather
Monday.
At meeting of the Commercial Club
, last Friday night a vote Of thanks was
rendered Father Sherman and sub
stantial recognition made as further
evidence of the appreciation of the
people of this place for the powerful
patriotic address made during the late
celebration.
Every family should can all the veg
Ietables possible at this season of the
year when vegetables are so plentiful.
Considering that the country is at war
and will require all the food stuffs
that can be raised, each family should
prepare food supply. 1t may be sad
ly needed before the winter is over.
A bad break occurred in the flume
of the West Okanogan Irrigation sys-
tenn last Friday morning, and it was
noon of the next day before the break
could be repaired and water turned in
ANY serious and extended stoppage
of the flow of water at this season OF
the year would work incalculable
damage in the valley.
J. w. Walker, of Whitestone Fiat
lost his fine home last week by nre'
Fire is Mr.. Walkers hOodoo He lost
residence some two years ago He then
nut ND concrete building, with all
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20

Beverly Powell has purchased the
coy bungalow on East Central Avenue
from Mrs Murray.
Harry Ingham has fitted to Lake
Jatlan tG dodge some of the red not
weather. and also to enjoy the fishing.
Monday Geo. Bartell sold a Stude-
baker car to Raymond Mack, of Che
saw. It was a seven passenger touring
car.
The Red Cross tag sale during the
4th of July celebration cleared up
1920 for the local branch of the So
ciety.
R. L. Prentice was fishing at Con-
cOnully lake Sunday. and reports trout
biting as fast as a fisherman can pull
them out.
Dr. Lewis reports daughter added
to the household of Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Ionic the latter part of last week. All
doing nicely.
Travellers coming through the Oso-
yoos customs house Monday report
that the mercury registered 1O4 in the
shade at that point.
c. Clark, the always jolly and gen
ial representative of the wholesale pa
per house of Gray, Ewing & Co., of
Spokane, was in town over Sunday
Frank Farnsworth of Riverside, was
in Oroville over Sunday. 1t is expected
that Mr. Farnsworth will be a perma-
nent resident in the not distant future.
For the information of the public
the null report of the finance COM
mlttee OF the 4th of July celebration,
as submitted to the Commercial Club,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20

Brent moved to Fruitvale, Cal, where
he is still living at the advanced age
of ga years. VIM. Brents was born in
this upper country, some "A years ago,
and has spent most of his life here. He
was in the regular army for time,
and served in the Philippines during
the Spanish-American war
Neither DR.. Lewis nor the editor of
this paper could attend the meeting Of
the County Council for Patriotic Ser
vice, held at Okanogan Tuesday after
noon, although both members of the
board were anxious to do so. There is
so much sickness among the young
just at this time, with new cases de-
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20

handing attention constantly, owing
to he facilitating heat, that DR.. Lewis
presence was needed in town. AS to
the publisher of this paper he inform
ed Mr.. Fruit that it was farce to ap-
point him on any board where it was
necessary for him to be out of town
even for day. Mr.. Lewis will take an
active part in the deliberations of the
body of which he is a member when
ever he can attend the sessions, and
the board will find him not only an ac-
tive but very valuable member of the
Organization.
Geo. Bartell received another car
load of Studebaker cars Monday. This
is the sixth car load of cars that Mr..
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20

lBartell has received from the factory
since the opening of the season and
the fact that he has sold so many is
convincing evidence that the Stude-
baker is one of the most popular cars
lin use. 1t is also an indication that Mr..
Bartell is clever and wide awake
salesman Most of the cars Mr.. Bartell
has disposed of have gone to people
living in the country, who buy cars
for practical service and not entirely
for pleasure. Probably another reason
for Mr. Bartell's success is that he has
the goods on hand and when a pros
pective buyer wants a car he has the
|car to deliver.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-04-18
UNION MEETING.

The First Division of the Laurens
Association will meet with Friendship
Baptist church on the 2Sth and 29th
instant. 1t is desire dthat each
church in this division shall be rem
resented.
lO:00-lDcvotional service, led by A. j..
Martin.
l0:30-fhc duties of the pastor. BY
William Cooper and T.. d. Lomax
:OO-Thc duties Of the church to
the pastor. G. f. Pittman and
Thomas Cooper.
ll:30-rhc duties Of the dcacons 10
the pastor. Geo. Cook and Arthur
Hughes.
Recess
1:30-Thc duties of the dcacons to the
church. w. I. Burns and Egbcrt
= Riddle.
2:00-Thc relation Of the Sunday
school TO the church. Charlie
Wilkle and S. E. Bramlett.
2:3o-The church and home missions.
J. w. Lanford and o. G. Cox.
3:00-rhc church and foreign mis-
sions. b. B. Cook and Graves
Gwinn
Sunday.
1000 Sunday school.
1l:00 Missionary sermon by Rev. G.
f. Pittman.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-04-18

three reasons-his capacity, his Ger
man descent and as a testimonial to
the loyalty of American citizens of
Teutonic extraction and because he is
considered the one man in the United
States most offensive to Germany. Ger
many, 1t has been said, has never for
given the man who constructed the
canal when German experts said it
could not be accomplished.
Gocthals to take charge Of building
the ships, it was pointed out that he
probably would spend before the war
was over more than was expended in
building the canal.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-04-18
BRAZIL WILL NOT DECLARE
WAR FOR THE PRESENT
Contents Itself with Severance Of Dip
IOmatic Relations. German Minister
Given Passports.

Rio Janeiro, April R.-It is bcliev-
cd here that the government will con
fine itself for the present to the sew
GRANGE Of diplomatic relations with
Germany and that a defamation Of
war will not be issued, at least in the
immediate future. y decision as to
sciHing the German ships in Brazilian
harDors has been postponed. The Ger
man minister was given his passports
at Pctropolic last night.
Dr. Lauro Muller, Brazilian for
cign minister, has issued denial
Of the report that he advocated de-
handing compensation from Germany
for the loss Of the Parana and the
punishment of the submarine com
mandcr, rather than breach of rela-
tlons. Dr.. Muller says that imme-
q atcly after the Parana was torpedoed
he recognized that it was not qucs-
ton for indemnity but for action.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-04-18
Washington Receives Information.

Washington, April lS.-First infor-
nation through official channels of
BrazifS severance Of diplomatic rcla-
tions with Germany came to the state
department today in dispatch from
Tie American charge at Rio, who
transmitted the governments an
ionnccmcnt to the press. Tho charge
had not been notified officially or
RrazNs action up to the time Of his
dispatch.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-04-18
CALdMEL WHEN BILIOUS? NO! STOP!
ACTS LIKE DYNAMITE ON LIVER
guarantee "DOdsOn's Liver Tone will give you the
best Liver end Bowel cleansing you ever had.

right up and make You feel fine and
vigorous by morning want you to go
back to the store ad get your mon ~ I
Dodson's Liver Tone is destroying the
sale Of calomel because 1t is real liyer
medicine: entirely vegetable, THEREFORE
1t can not salivatc or make you sick.
guarantee that one SPOONFUL OF
DodsOn's 1liver Tone will puf your,
sluggish liver to work and clefn y0uf
bowels Of that sour bile and cohstipat-
ed waste which Is clogging your sys-
tom and making you feel miserable.
guarantee that bottle OF Dodson's
Liver Tone will keep your entire fam
lily feeling fine for months. Give 1t to
your children. It Is harmless; doesn't
gripe and they like its pleasant taste.
Stop using calomel! 1t makes you
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-04-18

SICK. Don't lose days work. II you
feel lazy, sluggish, bilious or consti-
pated, listen to me!
Calomcl Is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis OF the bones
Calomcl. when~it comes into contact
with sourSbilc crashes into 1t, breaking
1t up.rThis Is when you feel that awful
nausea and cramping. If you are call
knocked out" If your liver Is torpid
and bowels constipated or you have
headache, dizziness, coated tongue, If
breath Is bad or stomach sour just try
a spoonful of harmless Dodson's Liver
Tone.
Here my guarantee Go to any drug
store and get a SO cent bottle OF Dod-
sons Liver Tone. Take a spoonful to-
night and IL 1t doesn't straighton you
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-04-18
An Old Trait.

Uncle Ebcr-"I just had letter
from my English cousin. He was I'M
the trenches. lie says one day his
company was ordered to charge, and
the first thin& he knew he ran into q
lot OF barb"d MiIc Ecve III mines and
a hundred German h, cries" Aunt
Nancy" Just like George lool1a
where he's going. life.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-04-18
BRITISH BULLDOG
HAS TAKEN FIRM GRIP
German Dashound Unable to Shake
on the Hold. IIindcnburg Line Be-
Ing Taken in Sections.

London, April 14.-The British have
taken bull dog grip on the whole
German line from Loos to north Of
ST. Quentin and refuse to be shaken
off.
Udcr the "Haig plan" first one sec
ton Of the Hindenburg line and then
another has been subjected to violent
bombardmcnt, followed by infantry at
tacks, which have badly shaken, if
they have not seriously broken the
front, on which the Germans have de-
pended for the defense of the indus
trial districts Of France they have
held for more than two years.
The Lens coal mining area, around
the town, is being closely invested
and the German hold on it IS bccom-
ing most prccarous. Several more vii
lagos and positions southwest Of the
town fell into British hands last night,
together with four cight-nch howitZ-
crS and the line here has been linked
up with the positions taken in the
battle of I.oos.
The German stay in ST. Quentin is
likewise additionally threatened
through The capture by the British Of
the village of Fayct, bare mile north
west Of the town from which point
the British guns command the Ger
man lines OF communication north
ward. Again the British have advanc-
cd farther toward the Cnmbrai-St.
Quentin roadh while southeast Of Ar
ras they arc approaching Queant.
which is the northern extremity of
the now German line defending Cam
bra.
greatest artillery expert in tho Brit
iSh army and who assisted in Gen. Nj
vcllc in the successful attack by tho
French army north Of Vcrdun in De-
ccmber last, commands the British
forces around Lens. where, owing to
the natural dcfcnscs composed of
waste dumps around the mines. the
artillery must largely be depended up
on. Gen. Horne has on his right the
army upon Major Gen. T.. II. Fl. Allen
by, who has also gained new laurcls in
this war.
These generals and their colleagues,
under Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig,
have accomplished since Monday a
work which many military writer's OK
pected would occupy a great part Of
the summer, but thus far there has
been on flag waving nor celebration in
Great Britain.
The impression prevails that greater
events will soon follow and that with
the fall Of Lens, the relief of Lille
will ont be long delayed.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-04-18

Piles Cured In 6 to II Days
Your druggist will refund money II PAZO
OINTMENT falls to cure any case of Itching,
The first application gives Ease and Rest. 5oc
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-26
BAT NELSON WON'T GIVE UP.
Durable Dane Refuses TO Quit Despite
Fate of Predecessors.

Among those who have known him
and admired him for the game heart
and ability to stand punishment which
made Battling Nelson lightweight
champion OF the world, there IL moth
ing but regret that the once durable
Dane continues to secl; matches in the
ring In which he became famous
The Battler refuses to take heed Of
the fate Of others Terry McGovern
fought when he was through, and II
put him In n sanitarium. Adj Wolgast
would not give up after others were
satisfied he could not come back and
when his financial status did not re-
qnire him to work, and today he Is
hopelessly broken down, unable to rec.
ognize his family or friends.
Nelson has been lighting since 1906,
professionally since 1898, when he was
sixteen years old. He IL thirty Ave
years old now, and he has been mnnled
IN the ring ms no other man ever was
mauled before. The stamina and cour.
age which put him on top of the heap
wilFhot help now, For while the lion
heart remains the stamina Is gone. He
~ burned out by his years Of trimming
and lighting. II IN pitinble to see the
once king of them all reduced to fight
Ing for pittance.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-26
F MGRAW WINS REMNANT HE WILL BE
CLASSED AS GREATEST OF ALL MANAGERS
I.opynght.N

New York, May 3l-If John Joseph
MCGraw succeeds in winning the Ma.
tional league gonfalon this year he
will enter the select set of baseball
managers who have won six pennants
The select set is very select. in.
deed At the present time it consists
of Connie Mack. famous among pres.
ont.day managers, and Harry Wright
who won his fame in the late sew
onties. Ii Jawn wins-well, that will
be going some for Jawn, and he has
wonderful chance with his 1917
Giants.
Wright was the manager of the old
Boston Nationals from 1872 until the
early sos, and il was in 1872 that he
won his first pennant with the Bos-
ten club. He followed up that vic.
tory by winning pennants for Boston
in 1873, 1874. 1875. 1877 and 1875
which gave him the distinction of be-
ing the first big league pilot to grab
six mpionships And Wrights
teams were all worlds champions, .
too, for there was no American
League to dispute the claim
Next came Connie Mack, who start
cd his winning campaign with
the Athletics in 1902 and annexed
streamers in 1905, 1910, 1911, 1913
and 1914. Fred Mitchell, now manager
OF the Cubs, was pitcher on Mack's
first pennant'winaing club, along with
Ed Waddell and Eddie Plank. Ossie
Schreck and Dave Fultz were mem
bers OF the same team. Three of
Macks American League champions
became worlds champions and thus
his record stands out as "a greater
one than that of Harry Wright, whose
teams did not engage in worlds ser
les as do the big league winners to.
day
Just one pennant behind these two
famous managers stands John Me
Graw, and his ambition is fired to en-
ter their set. McGraw and Frank
Selee, formerly Boston manager. are
the only big league pilots who have
won five pennants, while Frank
Chance and Fred Clarke stand alone
IN the class Of four.time pennant win.
ners. McGraw has another distinc.
ton He IL the only manager New
York has ever had, aside from James
Mutrie, who has won pennants with
the Giants. Mutrie's teams of 1883
and 1883 anneved the National League
pennants and aside from the ones Nc.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-26
In Old Havana.

la old Havana one catches charming
slimpScS through open deorways II
long. Smlit patios. There are plants
about and bird cages and freshly wash
ed clothes hanging on lines near the
walls. women gosSiping washing aud
cooking and all shades of brown chill
dren playing in the sunshine Some
times one obtains II glance ut negress
with a hig black cigar in her mouth
and frequently encounters one walk
ing In the street smoking away uncon-
ccrncdly. Here is II land very near in
tolnt of distance. yet as far different
rom ours In language. ideas. customs
and all else rs one can imagine New
York Telegram.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-26

Graw's clubs have won New York
has been an also-ran in all but seven
pennant races.
When it comes to winning baseball
pannants the stail old burg of Bos-
ton is several jumps ahead and liable
TO stay there for all time to come,
Boston teams have won eighteen
championships since Harry Wrights
old National Leaguers grabbed their
first gonfalon in 1872 The National
League managers who have won with
Boston are as follows:
Harry Wright, six pennants; J, F.
Morrill,. one; Frank Seee, five;
George Stalings, one.
Jimmy Collins and Bill Carrigan
each won two American league flags
for Boston. while Jake Stah grabbed
the title in 1912
Chicago teams in the same period
of time have captured thirteen cham
pionships, ten in the National League
and three in the American A G.
Spalding and Pop" Arson won three
National League pennants each for
Chicago, and Frank Chance grab
bed four In the American League
Charley Comiskey. Clark Griffith and
Fielder Jones have piloted the White
Gny I'm oh a n, pinuohiuu
Counting Connie Mack's six pen
nant winners, Philadelphia boasts
eight championships Away back in
1871 Hicks Hayhurst grabbed the
National League honors with the orig.
inal Athletics, and in 1915 Sir Pa
tricious Moran and his Phillies gave
Quakertown her second National
League bunting
Pittsburgh Brooklyn and Detroit
have each won four pennants in pro-
fessional baseball circles under big
league managers, Fred Clarke pi-
loted Pittsburghs champions in 1901
1892, 1908 and 1909. w H Watkins,
veteran owner and manager won De
troit's first pennant in 1887 in the
old National League. Hughie Jen.
nings, in the American League,
grabbed the honors for Detroit in
1857, 1905 and 1909.
Brooklyn's first pennant was won
IN the National League in 1880 by Bill
McGunnigle In 1899 Ed Hanlon won
the flag and he duplicated in 1900
Last year Wllbert Robinson broke a
I ink that had followed the Dodgers
for sixteen years. by coping the Ma
| tional League rag
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-26
INAUGURATES NEW
GARDEN CAMPAIGN
FOLLOWING TRIAL
MRS. BEVAN DECLARES SHE
CAN DO HoUSEWoRk, ALSO.
SINCE TAKING TANLAc-hiGH.
LY VALUES HER RELIEF.

II wouldn't take Sl.O0 for the good
Tanlac has done me-" Mrs. Julia Be
van. 63 years old, well known Strea-
tor woman OF Ole Cotton street. said
on May 16.
Il guess my system generally was
all out of shape" Mrs. Beyan con,
tinued Il suffered continually from
sharp shooting pains in my should
ers ! frequently experienced spells
Of severe weakness and | always felt
tired and worn out Id lay awake
for hours at night. trying to 40 to
sleep To do my housewOrk was al
most an impossibility.
After reading in the local papers
of its good work | decided to try
Tanlac. haven't finished the sec
ond bottle yet, but the sharp, shoot
ing pains in my shoulders have ceas.
ed TO occur. sleep soundly at night
too. and feel stronger during the day
now. | DO all my homework now
without the least trouble and even
work in the garden. at times My
sister is taking Tanlac also. and
know she'll be similarly benefited ="
Tanlac, the Master Medicine. is es-
pecially beneficial for stomach, liver
and kidney trouble. catarrhal com.
plants, nervousness. sleeplessness.
loss of appetite and the like and has
proven a fine reconstructive tonic for
weak. run down men and women
Tanlac is now being introduced in
Ottawa at w ID. Duncan's drug store,
where a special Tanlac representa-.
tive is explaining the new medicine
to the public daily. Tanlac also is
being introduced by experts In Strea
tor at the Gaut Drug Company and in
La Sale at Clancy's drug store and
is sold in Peru at Nadlers pharma-
cy and in Spring Valley at Thomp-
sons drug store.