The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-03-30

Charlie Sanpair, who has been driv-
| ing the delivery wagon for Lew Prem
tice, left Wednesday for Spokane
with the intention of enlisting in the
naval service If war Is declared by
congress. Sanpair is a steady, reliable
young man and will make a creditable
record in the service.
Tuesday w. B. Sexson sold his :esi-
dence on the hill to Al Riste, who
purchased It for his mother and sister
and they are to take immediate pos
session. Mr.. Sexson purchased lot
at the corner opposite the old McDon-
aid log house, in the west part of town
and will at once have a neat, modern
residence constructed.
Ensign Emma J. Anderson, financial
representative of the Salvation Army
Home for women, Spokane, spent a
| day or two In Oroville the latter part
of last week soliciting funds for that
worthy institution, and met with quite
a generous response from our people
Miss Anderson Is q sweet faced army
lass, gentle, kind and pleasant. She
has spent number of years of her
life working for the under dog in the
strenuous battle of life, and especially
among the weak and erring, and un-
doubtedly her ministrations have been
an aid to many in need of a helping
hand. Ensign Anderson visits o.
vile two or three times year, an
she always meets with a kindly well
come and Is extended material aid to
help the institution that she solicits
for.
1t may not look that way just at the
present writing, but there will come
time when gardens and farms can
be cultivated and planted. 1t is the
bounden duty Of every owner of foot
of land that can be cultivated and
made to yield something to get that
scmething in and use every effort to
secure the heaviest possible yield. II
this country is going to war food will
be needed, and lots of 1t. There can
be no famine in the United States
through the instrumentality Of
blockade, If land owners will only
plant crops. 1t would even be we'll If
all vacant lots about town were turn
ed into gardens. Besides the vegetables
that could be produced on this vacant
land the cultivation would keep down
weeds, and weeds have become en-
leyesore in and around Oroville.
The First National bank used the
columns of the Gazette to let the pub
lie know that the establishment was
distributing free Of cost a corn tester.
and with the tester a quantity of
choice seed corn. AS a result Of that
publicity the bank has had many in
quiries for the tester and corn, not
only by personal application but
through the mail. One correspondent
is very complimentary in giving the
bank credit for taking the means 1t
has to arouse interest in corn grow
Ing, as the writer felt confident that
corn would in time become one of the
staple crops Of the valley. Those who
contemplate trying the experiment of
Icorn raising under the ditch-and
they will find 1t paying experiment,
by the way-should call at once at the
bank and secure tester and bunch
of seed.
Z. w. Smith brings in the most in
|teresting reports from the Stack
lclaims, near Nighthawk, upon which
he had a force of men at work for a
week He says the first round of holes
knocked down almost 20 tons of ex-
Ioellent ore, but The men were so anx-
ious to make showing that they
Icharged the holes too heavily and the
enormous quantity of ore shot down
Twas reduced almost to concentrates.
Mr.. Smith, who, being an assayer is
an authority or rres, says the ledge
matter in the Stack claims Is high
grade shipping ore, and that It will. be
easy 10 get out any quantity for ship
ping, as the ledge is wide and pretty
thoroughly mineralized throughout.
What boost 1t would be to the mining
interests Of this locality II this prop
erty should turn out to be a paying
shipper. The mine is under bond to
Spokane investors, who made a care
full investigation of the mineral show.
ing some months ago.