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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-01-26
COUNCIL MEETING.

Minutes ~ The meeting Of the town
council Of the town Of OrovilIe. Wash
january ~. 1917.
Present Mayor Bcalc, Councilmcf
frlig. Smith Starrctt, Barnes and
Sterling
Minutes Of the previous meeting re-
and approved as rcnd The folowin'
resolution was adopted
Whereas The town council did on
January ~. 1917. pass and approve ~
ordinance granting 10 the West Oka-
hogan valley irrigation district. H.
auccessOrs and assigns, the right and
privilege 10 operate n telephone bust
ness Within The town Of OroyiIle. an
Whereas, In section Z Of the said or
dlnnncc on the lth line after the word
tOroylllo) the following was omitted :
CTho said telephones TO be installed a.
such time ms the said West Okanognn
Valley Irrigation District shall cstab-
llsh n public switch board and engage
In n general telephone buaIncss.J and
Whereas; Tho town council having
discovered tho omission of the said
clause, now. therefore. be II resolved
That the said clause should have been
part OF the original ordinance. and
That this resolution be made n part Of
tho mihntca of this meeting and u copy
DO attached 10 the said franchise ordin-
unce.
letter from the CITY Of Spokane IN
regard to water meter for the high
school was read and the clerk inform
cd that ho had replaced the repaired
meter.
H. H. Prentice appeared before the
council asking II any action had been
taken In tho matter OF reducing the
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-01-26

6Tay licens%, After s1sFse discussion in
table and the clerk ras instructed 70
write ~ s<,fae ~ the t0uns ia rhe Wat
D, ine ssne cIass ~ this oun asking
ior theiy nethl<i ~ handling the arsy
license qBssfiOn
= T. Murray then appeared IN behalI
D, ,he I. o o y, jl,<ize In regard ~ thu
briIding Of AZ addition 10 the l. d d
". hall. and the council not BEING abb
~ come N 4 definite understanding III
|ths ordnance rbe matter vas laid on
me table.
On nOtion council adjourned uns.
February 9Th.
r. r. HOO5E, CLERK
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-01-26
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
(Serial No. 0l2673l

department OF the Interior, u. 8. Land
OFFICE at Waterville. Washington. Decem.
Der 20. 1915.
Notice Is hereby given that Pearle r.
Adair. OF LOOMS, Washington. who on
september 4. 1913. made Homestead entry
Serial No. ol2573 for SEANEA and NEH
seq. Section "a, Township 80 North
a Manee 20 East. Willamette Meridian, has
PROOF. to establish claim to the land above
described. before Geo. j. Hurley, United
states Commissioner, at LOOMS Washing
Ton, On the 18th day of February, 1917.
u, Ciaimant names as witnesses: John T..
Wehe. Of Oroville. Wash. Joseph Rice ~
Loomis. Wash. George Woods, Of LOOMS
washington and Erwin Stewart, of LOOMS
Washington. ''''
BEN SPEAR,
Etr., ,,,,,.., Register.
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FOR PUeLicATioN-isoL
60 TRACT.
StrIhI NO. UIIbIl
0tInlir and aals

HuOuC Lana 91Ie.
Department OF the Interior. u. s. Land
Office at Waterville, Wash. December 26,
1916.
Notice IL hereby given that, as directed
by the Commissioner Of the General Land
office. under provisions OF Section 2455
r. g., pursuant to the application OF Henry
Brown, Serial No. 011gl8, we will offer
at public sale. to the highest bidder, but
at not less than $500 per acre. at 10
o'clock a. m. on the 7th day Of February
1917. next. at this office. the following
tract Of land: WKSEA. Sec. 30; NWH
NEA Section 81, Twp. 80 N. r. q E. w.
NJ.
This tract Is ordered into the market
on a showing that the greater portion
thereof lis mountainous or too rough for
The sale will not be kept open. but will
be declared closed when those present at
the hour named have ceased bidding. The
person making the highest bid will be rec
quired TO Immediately pay to the Receiver
the amount thereof.
Any persons claiming adversely the
above described land are advised to file
their claims or objections, on or before
the time designated for SALE
BEN SPEAR, Register
8. 8. BEGGS. Receiver
First publication January s, 1917.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-01-26

Z. u, Noyes was visitor m ,,xn
from EiIensham Monday.
w. &. Gresham the Okanogan at,or-
hey, wss a visitor In Oroville over
Sunday.
John Reed. the well known I.oomls
cattle man, vas In town on business on
Tuesday.
There are now eight patients In the
OroviIle General Hospital. and all Of
them are doing nicely.
Mrs. A. y. LING came over from
LfOhnis Tuesday 10 Join her husband
who returned Monday evening iron,
Republic.
~. 4. Stafford came up from Okla
hogan Monday and IN assisting q, iake
stock Al the w q. Hamlsch mercantile
establishment
Mrs. Mary HiDseth, Of MOIsOn, a sis-
ter Of Mrs. r. y. Grubb. was taken 10
the hospital Monday suffering with
severe attack Of agthm a.
Guy Eastman Ia driving well In the
very middle Of the salts lake for the
Stcwart-Calvert company. What's the
idea has not been learned
Mr. and Mrs. Ty Brownlow, Of To-
,hasket, we're visitOrs In town Monday.
| Mrs. &. -. Jaynes. Of Winthrop, was
registered In town Monday.
Johnnie Horrigan, who has been up
In British Columbia for the past five
years, returned on visit to his par
cnts. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ Horrigan, this
week
H. J. Hall. Of Republic, was over
from Republic this week on business
connected with his red wards. an he Ia
Indian farmer and has been for several
lyears.
| Z. VI. Zcdikcr, the well known civil
lcngincer OF LoOmis. who was connect
cd for months with the construction Of
the West Okanogan Irrigation system,
was In town on bushes Wednesday.
q. -. Macy, formerly reisding In
OrOvillc and now connected with the
big British Columbia mining company
Mountain. near Princeton. was via
itor In town Tuesday.
II. A. Amcs. who lived at Conconully
and MOlson for a number OF years, and
more recently at Kcrcmeos, b. c., was
II visitor In OroyilIe Monday. Mr.. AmeB
IL now making his home at Port Town
send and " In prime health and con-
|dItion.
DR.. r. G. Webb was called 10 Oro-
|villc Monday from Republic by the Ill
ness OF his wife, who IN here on visit.
The doctor IN looking better than at
any time In years and reports that he
weighs more than he has since be was
II years Of age.
Lawrence England who had the mis-
fortune TO almost sever the thumb Of
his left hand fortnight ago while
chOpplng wood. iB now rejoicing In the
fact that the wound In healing clearly
and rapidly. with every prospect OF
having entire use fthe member.
otto Rhemke returned during the
past week from trip to Oklahoma.
where he had taken car load of
horses for the market He experienced
much tedious delay In going. as It took
"a days to reach his destination from
this county. Ills mission was SUCCESS
full.
Gene II. Wehc arrived here Monday
evening from Cashmere. where no has
been living for the past several months
and VIII put In some weeks In and
Around Oroville pruning fruit trees, |
after which. he expects 10 return to
where he has an orchard !
tract that requires his attention.
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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-01-26
Trinity EsPISLOPAL CHURCH.
90. n. Severance, Dean. }

20. r. Seyerance. DEAN
Services are held every first and
third Sunday at IL a. m. and Z .. m.
Sezt servicss will be held On Feb. &.
There Will be meeting Of Trinity
Guild in the Guild room on THURSDAY
afternoon. Feb. at 2:z6 .. 10. Every
member Ia urged To be present.
Sunday school at the usual hour of
IL. Our Sunday school Ia rapidly in
creasing. There ~ reason, come and
zee.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-01-26
First publication January 6, 1917.

T. Z. Quakenbush, ex-countv treas
urer. was in town Monday from Okla
hogan. he is one Of the most COM
petent officials the county has ever
had. and 1t is regrettable that he could
not have continued in the old position
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-01-26

d social drama by Thompson Buchanan
from FRANCES Marion's scenario. made
by Barry O'Neill.
me divorce evil gets another severe
Jolt in this five part superdramatic
photoplay document carrying a punch
in every secene.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-01-26
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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-01-26

FOR SALE-THREE HEAD HORSES. l
st HaTness. Wagon, Hay Rack, Apples,
Hay and other articles. II. J. Barlow o o.
vile, Wn. 1878 II
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-01-26
MISC eLlANEoUs

EAT STRAWBERRIES FROM MAY UN.
I'll November and pick the first season.
Everbearing plants $3.50 per hundred. Or.
der now by card or phone and p,y In TIE
spring when delivered. J. A. SPENCER.
Coy corner Ranch, Oroville, Wn. 26-4t
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-01-26

MONEY TO LOAN-$SO0 TO LOAN ON
30 commission charged. j, N. Adama.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-01-26

SEE DIR: ROBINSON FOR DENTAL
North Of DeGrubb Hotel.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-01-26

FOR SALE-A GOOD SIZED HALL.
safe and large office clock A resula-
tor. Apply to Mrs. Luella Anderson.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-01-26

TO RENT-Four room cottage. Water
in house. $500 per month. Apply at
Woodbury. Lumber Office.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-01-26
WANTED

WANTED-Farmers who are going into
dairying. please order hand separators
early. 70 as to have them when needed
Terms gtven-OROVILLE CREAMERY.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-01-26

under the laws Of Washington and regular
y Inspected BY the State Bank Examiner.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-01-26

FOR SALE-Overland car. Model SO. five
passenger, IS horse power. In the best
Of SNAPS a. ". Betaque Tonasket.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-01-26
BANK or OROvlLLE

This Bank l. State Bank organize
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-01-26

FOR SALE-RHONE DURHAM BULL.
Six months old. G. NJ. Van Alta, Loomis
Washington.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
For Tired Women
With Aching Heads

"They help me so much and I find
relief as soon as begin taking your
Foley Kidney Pills Mrs. Frank p.
Wood. Morrill,. Maine. r. F. D. No. 2.
Sometimes 1t seems as if you can't
stand the pain across your back. 1t
IS just making your life miserable
and robbing you Of all energy and
strength. When you are constantly
tired, head always aching. nerves ION
edge" kidney action painful and burn
ing, then is the time to start in at
once on Foley Kidney Pills.
They strengthen. the weak, ailing
kidneys, improve their action. enable
them to throw off the poisons that
cause your trouble. Your nerves grow
peaceful, sleep becomes sounder. nerv-
Gus headaches disappear. o AS Mrs.
Wood says: IT find relief as soon as /
begin. to take your Foley Kidney
Foley Kidney Pills, for they are
purely medicinal and contain no
harmful drugs.
J. INTRUSION, Druggist
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
High Prices and Sickness.

Nobody can afford to be sick with
the cost of living at the present high
mark. 1t is cheaper and more sensi
BILE to prevent sickness than to pay
doctor bills. Take Foley's Honey
and Tar in time to check colds, stoI
coughs and relieve Group before seri
Gus illness attacks a weakened con
stitution. John w. Thurston. adv
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
A Valuable Health Hint.

Foley Cathartic Tablets keep the
bowels open and regular, the liver
active and the stomach sweet. They
cause no pain, nausea nor gripping
They relieve indigestion, sick head.
ache, biliousness, sour stomach and
like indispositions. Stout persons
enjoy them, as they are so comfort.
ing and helpful. John W. Thurston
adv
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
WEST BURKE

L. Sanity and wife of Lisbon, N H.,
spent the past week at E. E. Gent
ley's.
H. c. Colby and wife and M. E.
Fairbrother visited at Mortified the
past week.
R. W. Densmore and daughter,
Pearle, spent last week in Boston.
Mrs. Nettie Mccoy has accepted a
position teaching at. Woodsville, NH.
Mrs. Arthur Bishop and two chill
dren of Burlington are visiting rela-
tives in town.
Clyde Humphrey and bride of Bel
videre spent the past week at his
mothers, Mrs. Ava Humphreys.
Mrs. Emma Webster was home
from Greensboro a few days the past
week and stored her household goods
and rented her house to R. R. Davis.
Mrs. B. D. Ruggles spent the past
week in Boston and vicinity.
D. ]. B. Cushman and family and
Mrs. Lottie Goodwin of East Charles.
ton visited at A.C. Cheney's recently.
Mrs. Edna circuit of Willoughby
was Sunday guest at E. l. Forbes
Fred Frasier and wife and Albert
Mears and wife motored to Newport
Sunday.
Mrs. Cynthia Aldrich and daughter,
Miss Myrtle, spent the first of the
week at Lyndonville with relatives.
Olin Allard has been quite sick the
past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Roundy of Port
Chester, N. Y, are visiting relatives
in town.
Mrs. Clara Ross, who suffered a
shock two weeks ago, is still confined
to her bed.
Carl Way was in Newport Friday.
S. |. Rowland and wife and Mrs
c. Rowland are spending a week in
Massachusetts. .
Mrs. Sias Collision of Lyndonville
was in town calling on friends Sat.
urday.
Mrs. Dale Atwood of st. Johns.
bury spent the weekend at Glendale
farm.
Mrs. VIM. Gallagher spent the lat.
ter part of the week at Newport.
Mrs. Ernest Miles was ill the past
week and not able to be in the res
taurant.
Miss Ruth Leach has returned to
her school duties at Montpelier.
Mrs. Mary E. Spencer is visiting
her son, Ray Spencer, and family il
Boston.
Mrs. Ramsay was called to Canada
last week by the serious illness Of
her father.
Mrs. A. H. Mckee and children
have returned from visit of a mum
Der of weeks to relatives in Quebec
city and Stoneham, Que.
H. |. Foster took business trip tt
East Charleston Friday.
Frank Drown and Frank Ruggles
are repairing their houses by shing
ling.
R. P. Porter and wife spent las
week at their cottage at Willoughby
lake.
The quarterly dinner and social o.
the w. R. C. will be Saturday, Sept
10Th. Come one, come all.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
Color Blind,

"How Is your sick husbandT
"Ohl He isn't very good and I dis
covered last night that he is color
blind"
"Tell me about It."
HE got delirious and talked about
his little girl with the blond hair"
"Wmt makes you think he is color
blind"
"Why, my hair is black."-Froth.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
Sponued.

Mrs. Flubdub wants to borrow some
sugar, some eggs and some -four. Evil
IDENTIFY going to make some sponge
cake"
Sponge cake Is right. But why does
she sponge entirely on usf'
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Whitcomb are
rejoicing over the birth of a .daugh-
ter. Congratulations.
Rev. Robert Lawton exchanged
pulpits with Rev. Eugene Southland
both Sunday morning and evening.
w. H. Gray, wife and child ofLyn-
donville spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Gerald Barney.
Mr.. andMrs. Ray Morse of Orleans
visited his mother, Mrs. OliveMorse,
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Smith of Lis
bon, N. H., spent part Of last week
at Eugene Bucks.
Miss Gerger, who has spent a part
of the summer at Echo Inn, has re-
turned to her home in New York.
kChas. Gray and wife of Lyndon
vile were guests of his mother, Mrs.
Rosetta Gray over Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Eugene Southland
are moving into the parsonage from
Island Pond, Mrs. Southard's former
home.
Albert Tongue and family visited
relatives in Sheffield Sunday.
Will Stoddard and family spent
Sunday in Lyndonville.
Mrs. W. H Gray and little son are
spending the week with her sister,
Mrs. w. A. Moulton.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. D. Lewis attend
ed the golden wedding anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. David France in
Irasburg last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlie Hobrook and
Walter and Mae Dance of Beebe,
Que, were guests at WesleyCargill's
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lewis of Or.
leans spent Sunday with his brother
M. D. Lewis.
Miss Mae Dance of Beebe, Que, is
spending the week with her mother
at Wesley Cargill's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Armstrong
Chas. Whitehill and daughter, Myr'
tie, of Bloomington spent Sunday
at Matthew Crows.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Buck attended
the burial of Ivory Goodwin at West
Charleston last Friday.
Mrs. Sevilla Wolcott was brought
here from Island Pond for buria
last week Thursday. She was a for
mer resident of this town.
Mrs. Ernest Morrill, of st. Johns
bury is spending the week with hel
mother, Mrs. Ellen Canning.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
EAST CHARLESTON
Mrs. Eugene Buck, Cor.
Plymouth Congregational Church

Rev. Eugene Southland, Pastor.
Sunday morning service, HOO.
Sunday school, 1900.
Sunday evening service, 7:45.
Christian Endeavor society, Thurs
day evening 7:45. Topic, Oct. 4th
Home mission work among the I'm
migrants. Leader, Mrs. Emma Ar
cher.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
THE STATES WORK
Summaries of August Reports of State
Departments to Board
of Control

Financial Summary.
Cash balance, July 81, 1917 S56O,93O9l
Receipts for August 37O,97593
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28

Will attend sales anywhere in Vermont or
New Hampshire at reasonable rates. Office in
Browns Store, Lunenburg, VT. Arrangements
can be made with +. A. Bemis Telephone as
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-30
RUBBER
Great Changes in the In
dustry Which Affect the
Whole Human Race. g.

four varieties of crude rubber which are Of
especial importance The species known as
Hevea is the best of all rubber, and it comes
either from the Amazon valley or is a de-
scendant of trees that grow there.
twenty years ago the wild trees Of equa-
torial Brazil were the chief source of the
rubber of the world, and they are still pro-
ducing large part of the product From
the mouth of the Amazon, all the way up
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-30

came out coated with milk. turned it rap
idly about in the smoke and the rubber hard
ened upon it, | again thrust it into the bowl
for fresh coat of milk, which | hardened
the same way, and thus went on until had
built up layer after layer Of rubber on my
paddle The smoke came into nv ewes. I
Wept almost as many tears as there were
drops of milk in the bowl and finally, hay
ing made an ounce or SO of rubber, handed
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-30

years Old and for forty and more Of these
years Brazil controlled the markets of the
world. The prices went up and up. and
when the automobiles came in with their
great demand for tires there was rubber
famine and the price of crude rubber rose to
more than S. a pound, and the difference
between this and the cost of plantation rub
Der may be known when, as | have said.
one OF our companies can now produce it
in Sumatra for II cents a pound
The Brazilians appreciated that they had
good thing in their rubber trees and for
long time they prevented the seeds of
these trees being taken out of the country.
An agent Of the government of India was
sent to Brazil, and he tried to export them.
He,failed twice, but was finally able to ship
large quantity i'll especially designed bas-
kets by labelling them as rare botanical spec-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-30

mems. The seeds were sent to Ceylon and
there planted by thousands The most of
them failed to sprout and only three ma
tured and grew into Hevea trees. From
those three seeds came the rubber estates
which now produce three-fourths of all the
worlds product. The amount last year was
more than 300O0OO0O pounds, and it can
be so increased that it can supply all the
demands OF the world Of the future. The
development of the plantations was slow.
The seeds were taken from Brazil FORTY
years ago and it was not until 1900 that 1000
acres had been planted. Five years later the
number OF acres was $4,000 and this has now
risen to almost 100000.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-30

Up until about seven years ago practi-
cally all OF the worlds supply of crude rub
Der came from the Amazon. 1t was gath
cred by Indians, some of whom were debt
slaves. Immigrants were also brought IN
from other parts of Brazil, and groups Of
natives were sent up the river during the
wet season to gather the rubber when the
dry season came. Much of the work was
done by contract labor, and large per-
centage OF the men died in the forests.
The means of gathering the sap and
turning 1t into rubber were crude to an
extreme, and the trees were often DESTROYED
by bad tapping. The rubber | made was
from trees which gashed with Ratchet,
the blade Of which was about two inches
wide. put tin cup under each cash. and
the next day went from tree to tree and
brought in half gallon of milk. | then
came back to the camp and smoked the
rubber as the Brazilians directed. | made
fire OF palm nuts in the corner of a shed
under a little clay chimney. This caused
dense smoke, into which thrust wooden
paddle had dipped in the sap The paddle