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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-09-07
COUNCIL MEETINc

Minutes of the regular meeting of tho
toWh , council of Oroville, Washington, Sen
tember 3. 1917. SeP-
Present, Mayor Beale Co,nc;,r,ar
FITS, smith and Barnes.
oc mou,oh was made and carried that on
account OF this being legal holiday the
Ssheetlng Sarg be adjourned until Tuesday,
september ith. 1917.-Present Mavo,
beale; Councilmen Fris, Smith Barnes
and Starrett '" ""'"es
Minutes of the previous meeting read
ana approved as read. Report from Tow.
treasurer was read and ordered placed
OH me. Report of Police Justice was read
ana on motion was accented
PETITION of Galbraith- Bacon & Co. to
place q scale in front of their warehouse
on railroad right of way was read and
lnotioh was made and carried that the
PERMISSION he granted provided that the
',1 ra.lLoau cofnpany's rules are complied
WIN and the scale is placed so as nnt 70
opSiruct traffic on the towns streets
Ihe resignation of T.. A. McMahan as
town treasurer was read ana on motion
Vas accepted to take effect September
On motion the resignation of f.. A. Me-
Mahan as fire chief was raised from the
'apIe ana accepted to take effect at once
go, MAYOR ". Beale then appointed A. p Muir
eaE aS town treasurer and G. Hart as
mre chlei and on motion these appoint
memts were confirmed by the council
PIE me appllcation of the Okanogan Valley
CoihlttilN lOr an electric light
POWER and Heating franchise was read
ana on motion Monday, October /, 1917
was designated as a date of hearing on
thls application and the clerk was in
structed to post and publish the neces
sary notices as required by law.
On motion the following bills were al
lowed and ordered paid.
y. X. Hoose, salary S23. 90; T.. ]. Wilson
salary. 10 90; f A. McMahan salary and
oiIlce rent 51.24; James Furgeson police
Justice fees, $40; G. II. Major, engineer
ing; $50; II. r. Gregg photographing.
800; Oroville Commercial Co. file. 10:
shell rock. 4.25; Okanogan Valley Power
company, lights. $500; J II Helm meal
tickets, 900.
Water Works FUND.- r. Hoose. SAL
ary, 1900; John Collins, labor, 4.5J; A. Fl
Shotts, labor, 800 w. Allen, labor 800;
Hughes Il Co, pipe and supplies. co 50:
Fairbanks. Morse & Co repairs for en-
CINE, 157 81: ~. v. Schultz freieilt and
drayage. e.37' F'rank-Penticost- Buick Co.
gasoline, -. >; kanva.an Pow er Company
power AM li~ht 1900
Ihe eSttm",''4 - rcce.,1 IN eXI.eu,l IL
lures f'r he c" ,GIns year was prepa red
and Montl", tc ober 1871, was set for
the date oi hearing Cn this e3tini and
me making I" e tax lew TO- the COM
ing r.dr lni the estimate was ord, red
published.
F.. r HOOSE Clerk
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THE ANSWER TO THE OBJECTOR.

The story is told that the master
Of Balliol College, Oxford, was the
other day publicly asked this inter-
esting question:
III Jesus Christ was on earth to-
day, was under 40 years old and not
in holy orders, do you think he would
be engaged in making German widows,
ows, or would he prefer to be in
prison for holding conscientious OBJ
jections?"
The answer from the master was
as follows:
There are many historical incon-
gruities which you can bring out SIM
ply by imagining this, that or the 9TH
thing-for instance, Julius Caesar at
a telephone. Can you imagine any
religious leader or any religious
minded man holding back II he saw
things done to children for whom he
was responsible, and not doing all he
could to prevent them?"
What would be the thought of the
conscientious objector who saw his
home invaded by an outlaw, his wife
attacked, his children slain, and his
fireside despoiled and wrecked and
who stood weakly by and raised no
hand to defend them or save his
household?
Yet the conscientious objector asks
the world not to resist when nations
are ravaged, peoples impoverished,
women driven into slavery, cities pill
laged and ruined and all civilization
put on the rack by humanitys most
wicked enemy.-The Oregonian.
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MOVING AN ARMY,

Plans for the movement of over a
million men, the largest troop move
ment in the history of the country,
have now been perfected by the Amer
lean Railway Association at the re-
quest Of the United States government.
Altogether, $4,000 men will have to
be transported to the various canton
ments now building to house the new
national army, and 350,0O0 national
guardsmen are even now being assem-
bled at their camps.
This was the announcement made
by c. ]. Mcdonald, who, as General
Agent of the Western Department
Headquarters Of the association, is
perfecting the details out here.
"The movement will start about Sep
tember 5th." said Mcdonald. BE
tween that date and September 9th, the
roads will complete the entrainment
of 100000 men, or about thirty per
cent of the total to be moved to the
camps.
at is expected that a second move
ment of another 100000 will begin
| on September 10Th, continuing for four
| days thereafter; and third movement
of the same size will start on October
I'd.
"An idea Of the task In making out
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local board Wednesday afternoon at :

local board Wednesday afternoon at
'clock, after which they were al
liberty until $3.50 pm. when they re-
ported again for retreat roll call
From the time they reported first to
the local board they were in the mill
tary service of theUnited States and
subject to military law.
They left Wenatchee at 1:10 pm
Thursday, on the same train that car
ried the men from Spokane, Lincoln
Grant, Douglas and Chelan counties
arriving at American Lake Friday, at
1870 pm.
The men were not allowed to take
anything with them but hand baggage
containg only the following articles
Soap, shaving accessories, comb and
brush, toothbrush and tooth powder,
towels, underclothing and socks, and,
if desired, changes of shirts and COL
lars. However, they will have no use
for the latter after their arrival at AM
erican Lake. The civilian clothes they
wore en- route can be returned by ex-
press or parcels post on arrival. 1t is
suggested that each man take with
him pair of comfortable shoes to be
used for relief from the new march,
ing shoes he will be issued
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during the time I'm which failure 10 ,,oa.
70 supply electric lights; provided furtba,
that notice of said failure shall he ,,iva,
10 tne local agent of said grantee bv said
Sec. 5.-That all work performs. uraa,
the terms of this ordinance, shall he dona
III good, neat and workmanlike manra,.
ainss ,mu al material furnished shall be first
o,ass. tne construction of all work shall he
under the direction. control and s,,nare
vision or the town council. the compan,
aagrees To at all times maintain the NM.
service. 9"''9ia'tory
Sec. 6.-That the company may at its
discretion and at it's own expense furnish
u meter. or meters, for each consumer of
electric energy: and may charge ana COL
lect from said consumers for 1he aIaotu;-
energy registered by said meter, the REQ
uiar rates published and FLEA with t5o
runllc Service Commission, the minimum
charge In no case to be less than e. m
tone dollar) per month. F
sec '.-The grantee will extend service
W ahy customer or customers when the
~esrinia,eu ~ revenue of such consumer or
consumers in thirty months will ennoi
the estimated cost of the extension.
Sec. S.-The grantee, shall within 40
days, from and after the passage and an
proVai OF this ordinance file its written
acceptance IN the office of the town clerk
See. 9.-This ordinance shall be in force
anu anu ellect Tor period of Twenty Five
tzol years from and after its passage ana
and the acceptance by the company.
Sec lO.-ThsSordinance shall take ef-
rect ana be in force from and after its
passage and approval by the mayor
Passed the Town Council the - day
OF -----. l9l-, and signed bv me
III open session i'll authorization of its
passage this ---- day of --- l91-
Attest. "
.....,................ Town Clerk
Approved by me this ...... day of ~
.......... 49,.
Filed by me this .......... day of .'
!............ 19l :.
............... Town Clerk
tupnshed ;.................T Town Clerk
Accepted this ...... day of .. 191
Signed Okanogan Palley Power Co.
By....... ............... President
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FIRST CONTINGENT REPORTS.

Harold F. Wenner and Albert J. Hot
tell of Okanogan; John McCliment
Burton A. Cast and Paul ]. Smith of
Okanogan; Vernon R. Nixon of Ton
asket; John F. Horrigan of Orovilie
and John Melcher of Loomis. These
are were the first men of Okanogan
County's quota of the great draft army
to leave for American Lake canton
ment. They represent per cent of
the entire quota and left Thursday,
September 6, for Camp Lewis. The
selection is the result of an order re-
ceived from the adjutant generals Of
flee and the local board has selected
eight men, who, in its Judgment, will
be worthy representatives of the larg-
er body to be sent forward September
10 as the contribution Of Okanogan
county to the war.
The men reported at the offlce of the
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MARY PiCkFORD AT LYRIC IN "a
ROMANCE OF THE REDWOODS.

The Lyric this week. for Saturday and
Sunday will have return of that famous
faVorite Mary Pickford. This time Mary
will appear in her latest production of
"A Romance of the Redwoods" The story
of this film was written by Cecil De-
Mile and Jeanie Macpherson and the plot
and scenes are laid among the giant red
wood timber of California. 1t is Il tale of
the reformation of a rough and uncouth
and even brutal man, by profession high
wayman, by dainty and demure, yet
courageous girl from the east, with all its
unique touches and unique nature por-
trayal proves to be highly entertaining
from start to finish. The idea of laying
the story in the big trees" of California
was "a happy one. This setting affords all
the romantic element that any one could
wish for. superb photography reveals
dark backgrounds of underbrush and the
huge trees. and fairgrounds of sunlit
beutiful scenery The details of the cabin
even down to the dirty frying pan with
its burden of the remnants of one or two
meals back, are scrupuously looked after
furnishing the required atmosphere as di
rectly as the outdoor scenes. To the di
rection as well as the mechanical and the
cast. the picture owes more than it does
to the story itself.
The star role is a true Mary Pickford
role; it is as sympathetic as some that
numbers among her very best productions
The part ieaves nothing for Little Mary's
admirers to wish for. Every one, by this
time is familiar with the stars appealing
personality and her histrionic ability,
therefore it suffices to say that she is at
her brllian best.
For Wednesday and Thursday there will
be presented one of Daniel Frohmons $
best, under the title of "A Girl Like That
with Irene Fenwick and owen Moore in
the center of the stage The STORY of a
Girl Like That" is something unusual and
intensely dramatic. and will please all. 1t
is one of those stories where the audience
goes home feeling bitter for having at
tnded. and leaves Il feeling of content
ment where nothing more is to be desired.
Thre will also be the usual comedies
For the Mary Pickford production of
Saturday and Sunday. the following
schedule will prevail Matinee, Saturday
afternoon at p. m. admission 10 and 20
cents. Saturday and Sunday nights, Is
and % cents. First show will start eX-
actly on time at 7:15 and second show at
o'clock. Note the time and be on hand.
This change of time is made necessary on
account of the extreme length of the pro-
gram, consisting of eight thousand feet of
film.
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MARRIED.

Announcements were issued last
week of the marriage of Miss Mary E.
Connolly of Loomis, to James A. Stack
the ceremony taking place on Wednes-
day, August 20, in Lady Victoria Chap
ell, Rev. Father Sherman performing
the ceremony. The bride and groom
were attended by MIR. and Mrs. w. o.
Steele, Hrs. Steele being a sister of
the bride The bride was dressed in a
beautiful creation of white crepe du
Chene with flowers to match, while
the groom wore the convential cos
tune. The young lady came west
about year ago, has made many
friends since her arrival, and taken a
prominent place in society life. The
groom is mining man we'll known
in business circles. The young couple
left Immediately after the ceremony
via auto for Penticton, where they
took the train for points in the east.
They will be at home after October
1st at NighthaWk
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DOES DAIRYING PAY?

That dairying pays, and pays well
in the OrOville country has been am
ply proven by the returns made from
the local dairy for the last months
business to our local dairymen and
farmers. In order to show to what
particular extent this line of business
is producing a profit the editor of
the Gazette made a call on Manager
Friis of the local creamery and was
astonished at the figures that Mr..
Friis placed before us. From a mass
of returns made to patrons of this
institution we selected a couple of
citations which go to show that the
farmer and small rancher need not
run large herd of cows in order to
have a steady, monthly income that
would go far toward maintaining the
expense account of the home. The
two citations that we selected and
which are given below, were taken
directly from Mr.. Friis' records and
can be verified by calling at the
creamery.
Mr.. Stansbury, whom everyone in
the valley knows we'll, has a small
herd of four cows, and yet he receiv-
ed a pay check for the neat little sum
of $49.56, or an average of about
$3.50 per COW for the herd This
would approximately average about
$3.50 per COW per year.
Mr.. st. Hill has a herd of only
three cows, and yet he pulled down
the neat little sum of 1858 or an
average of $1,000 for each COW.
Pretty good, isn't it?
There is scarcely farmer or a
rancher in the country that cannot
keep at least a half a dozen cows,
the income from which would keep
the household supplied with ready
| cash besides furnishing an abund-
ance of fresh cream, butter and milk
| for the home.
! The Okanogan country is undoubt-
edly the dairyman's paradise and in
the course of time will be largely
devoted to this industry and we have
given these two instances solely for
the purpose of showing our local
farmers what they can do readily
with a very small amount of capital
invested. Besides the cream sold to
the local institution, the two gentle
men named have had the use Of all the
cream, milk and butter for their fam
lilies they desired, and all the milk for
hog feed, which, by the way. Is nc
small item.
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SRERlFF'S SALE.

Under and by virtue of a writ of Order
of Sale issued out of the Superior Court
of the State of Washington, holding terms
at Seattle, Washington, in and for King
County on the 2Sth day of August, 1917,
and to me directed and delivered for
judgment rendered I'm said Court, on the
26th day of August A. ID 1917, in favor of
Mabel Mckay and against Charles Mckay
for the sum of $4,000, together with costs
of suit and interest, | have levied on the
right title, claim and interest of said de
fendant of, in and to the following prop
erty to-wit
Lots 22, (22), twenty-three (23), and
twenty-four (2D. Block ten Q0), accord
ing to the plat of Orc on file in the office
of the Auditor of Okanogan County, Wash.
Notice is hereby given, That on the 2Oth
day of October, A ID. 1917. at 10 o'clock
a. m. of said day, l will sell all the right,
title and interest of said Charles Mckay
or either of them, in and to the above de-
scribed property, or so much Thereon as
may be necessary to satisfy plaintiff S
claim, besides all costs, interest and ac-
cruing costs. The sale will take place at
the front door of the Court house, at
Okanogan, in Okanogan County, Wash
inSton at public auction, for cash i'm hand.
to the highest and best bidder.
Dated at Okanogan. Okanogan County,
Washington this 3lst day of August, AID.
1917.
By CLAIR WARD.
HARRY STARK, Deputy.
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Serial No 066l9
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior u S. Land
Office at Waterville, Wash. August 49,
1917.
Notice is hereby given that Henry p.
Decent, of Loomis, Wash who on July
10, 1909, made Homestead Entry Serial
No. O6649, for List No. 6-42. now included
in Homestead Entry Survey No. 9S, de-
scribed as follows:
Beginning at corner No. |, whence the
section corner common to sections 1, 2,
35 and SO, TIPS 80 and 80 NJ, r. 25 e.
w. M, bears N. SO chains; extending
7.S5 chains to Corner No. 3; thence S. OS
min. f.. 7170 chains to; Corner No 4
thence n. SO deg. 35 w. 3546 chains to
Corner No. 2; thence n. 36 deg. Is min w
thence n SO deg 81 min. +. 20 chains to
Corner No. 5; thence NJ l deg. Is min e.
Al chains to Corner No. G; thence N. IA
deg. Is min. w. 8 So chains to Corner No
Z; thence n. 10 deg. Is min. w. 1870
chains to Corner No s. thence N. 81 deg
Is min E. 6.17 chains to Corner No 8;
thence n. 81 deg min. f. SOC chains to
Corner No 10: thence n. 81 deg min f..
1913 chains to Corner No H. thence N.
II min. w. 1.12 chains to Corner No. l. the
place of beginning. located in Sec. 2, Tp.
3S N, r. 25 f., WIN Net area 149 il
acres, has filed notice of intention to
make Five Year-Proof to establish his
Geo. j. Hurley, United States Commits
sioner, at Looms Washington. on the Gth
day of October 1917.
Claim names as witnesses: John Wood
ard William Kepp, Lee Rhoden, and C. w.
Hurley, all of Loomis. Washington.
BEN SPEAR, Register
First publicatiOn September 7 1917
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SHERiFF'S SALE.

Under and by virtue of a writ of an
Order of Sale. issued out of the Superior
Court of the State of Washington, holding
terms at Okanogan, Washington, in and
for Okanogan County, on the 27th day of
August, 1917. and to me directed and de-
livered, for judgment rendered IN said
Court, on the 18th day of August, A ID.
1917. in favor of James Laughran and
against Samuel IG Minnick ct ux. ct al,
for the sum of S2966.S6 together with
costs of suit and interest. I have levied on
all right, title, claim and interest of said
defendant Of in and to the following prop
erty. to-wit:
Lots As and 40, East Oroville Orchards,
Okanogan County, Wash.
Notice is hereby given, that on the 29th
day of September, A. ID. 1917, at 10 O'Clock
IN. of said day. l will sell all the right,
title and interestof said Samuel e. Min
nick ct ux ct al or either of them. in and
to the above described property. or SO
much thereof as may be necessary to sat
isfy plaintiffs claim, besides all costs, in
terest and accruing costs
The sale will take place at the front door
of the Court House, at Okanogan, in Ok
anogan County, Washington, at public
auction, for cash in hand, to the highest
and best bidder.
Dated at Okanogan, Okanogan County,
Washington, this 2Sth day of August AID
1917. CLAIR WARD.
Sheriff of Okanogan County, Wash.
BY HARRY E. STARK, Deputy
Date of First Publication Aug. 81, 1917.
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Serial No. O9728
013496
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

department Of the Interior, U. S. Land
once at Waterville. Washington. August
~ Notice o is hereby given that Ra,nn 7
Lynch. of Loomis. Washington, Wash as Naipn Mho o. on
April 8. 1911, made Homestead entry Ser
ial No. 0972S. for WIZ SEN, SEAS VIZ,
Sec Sec 81, Twp. 80 N r. 27 D.. Lot 8. Sec.
1914, made additional Homestead entry.
Serial No O13496. for SWA NWA, Lot
1, Sec. 8, and Lots / and 2, Twp. 3S N.
4. ~ e., Williamette Meridian, has filed
proof. to establish claim to the land above
described. before Geo. j. Hurley. United
states commissioner, at Loomis. WASH,
on NTH the S6th day Of September. 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Gerald Allen. Henry Brown. Thomas
Morrow and William Briley, all of Oro-
r,.., p,,n,,o.5I;EN BEN SPEAR, Register.
SUMMONS.
saDs1sT sna esSrt esa s 'tats o.
Katie 0utgiey Plaintiff. VI. Samuel 4.
The, the state Of Washington to Samuel R.
You are hereby summoned to appear
within sixty days after the first publica-
tion Of this summons. towit: Within sixty
defend the above entitled action in the
above entitled court. and answer the COM
plant OF the plaintiff and serve a copy of
your answer upon the undersigned at
torneys for the plaintiff at their office
SO to do. Judgment will be rendered
against you according to the demands OF
the complaint. which has been filed with
the clerk of said court.
The object Of this action is to obtain
a decree Of divorce in favor of the plain
tiff and against the defendant and that
plaintiff be given the care and custody of
said four minor children. mentioned In the
plaintiffs complaint.
Dated at Oroville Okanogan county,
Washington, Washington this 25th day
of July, A. d. 1917.
GRANT & WILLIAMS,
Attorneys for Plaintiff
p. o. Address, Oroville, Okanogan coun-
ty, state Of Washington.
First publication July 26, 1917.
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schedules that will guarantee the safe
and prompt transportation Of these
armies may be CLEANED from the fact
that, to move merely one field army of
$4,000 takes 6,229 cars, made up into
1886 trains, with as many locomotives
and crews. And there are over twelve
times as many men concerned in the
plans we are now working out.
1--WE have also asked for transporta-
tion to carry the 100000 members of
the national guard to their training
camps. The national guard movement
has already started and will continue
in increasing volume until all have
been moved.
Shippers and receivers of freight
have been appealed to by the car SER
vice commissions, and can greatly help
If they will cooperate with respect to
commercial freight, Keeping in mind
the herculean task the roads are per-
forming in handling this enormous
traffic"
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KILL FIRE BUGS WITHOUT TRIAL.

The Oregon soldiers who are going
into the forest have been orders to kill
fire bugs. No mercy will be shown to
the fiends who are caught in setting
fires in the woods. Oregon has suffer
ed greatly through gang of criminals
who have been poisoning stock and
starting forest fires. Oregon cannot
be blamed If she deals harshly with
the men who are guilty.
The responsibility for the fires has
not been placed. A great deal of evil
dence has been discovered which tends
to incriminate the l. w. w. and other
indications point to German plots. At
any rate, there is sufficient to convince
the authorities that incendiaries caus-
ed the fires