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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-12-21

front to uphold the honor of their
country, and when the supreme test
comes they will not be found wanting.
While realizing the seriousness of the
work before them they are cheerful,
enthusiastic and determined. They are
sustained by love of country and
a knowledge of the business of their
cause. They will do their part faith
fully and we'll in the great drama, and
our part at home is to encourage them.
succOr them, and stand Loyalty behind
them to the full extent of our means
and ability. The Washington boys are
at the front. May their aim be true,
their arms strong and manfully pre-
pared for every condition and danger
that may confront them.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-12-21

The greater portion of the past week
has been more like April than Decem-
Der. All the snow of the valley disap-
peared under the influence of a mild
wind and rain, and the snow line on
the hills shrank nearer the summit
This is not positive evidence that this
is going to be an open winter, but IL
the cold holds off another week or
two the winter will at least seem
short no matter what may be its
character after the first of the year.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-12-21
CATHOLIC CHURCH SERVICES

Sunday, December 23, there will be
holy mass at o'clock and at 1920 In
the morning. The pastor wishes to all
of his friends a merry Christmas and
a happy new year, and likewise an
nounces that solemn services will be
held on Christmas eve at IL o'clock.
A beautiful mass and different Christ
mas songs will be executed by the
choir of the parish.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-12-21
WONDERFUL SUCCESS.

The clearance sale conducted by the
Oroville Commercial company was
success in point of attendance and
amount of sales far beyond the expec-
tations of it's promoters. Few people
had any idea that sale of such mag
nitude could be put on in Oroville and
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-12-21


Last Friday evening the basket ball
teams of the Tonasket and Oroville
high schools met on the floor of the
local gym, and those present were
treated to one of the most exciting
contests that has been seen in this
town. Oroville put in somo second
team substitutes for the last half, and
as a result the score became danger
ously close. The locals won by a score
of 21 to II. From the character of the
playing being put up, the Oroville
school is developing a very skillful
team this season, but that is not to be
wondered at, for in past years the
Oroville school has presented teams
against all comers hard to beat.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-12-21
CARD OF THANKS.

The undersigned wish to take this
means of expressing their thanks to
all those who rendered assistance and
aid at the time of the death and burial
of the late John ]. Burgard.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Van Alta.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-12-21

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The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-22
Missouri and Kansas Soldiers in
France.

Letters and cablegrams to relatives
in this country from the members of
the II7th signal battalion, formerly
the signal corps of the Missouri Ma
tional Guard, and the I17th ammuni-
ton train which was recruited in
Kansas City and Eastern Kansas,
have arrived in France. The advance
guard of the ammunition train left
Camp Mitfs. Long Island, early in
October, but the exact date of its de-
parture was suppressed on account of
censorship rules.
The ammunition train is command
cd by Col. Frank L. Travis, of lola,
Kansas, and the signal battalion by
Major Ruby d. Garrett, of Kansas
City.
The signal battalion was encamped
at Camp Clark until late in the sum-
mer when they were sent to Camp
Mills and became part of the Rain.
bow division. They embarked for
France October I8.
One Butler boy, First Sergeant
Scott Newsome, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
u. G. Newsome. is a member of the
Rainbow division, and is somewhere"
in France.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-22

1t is to be hoped that the city coun-
Gil will approach the subject OF grant
ing a twenty year franchise to the
ButleE-Rieh Hill Telephone Company
with the caution which has character
lied their deliberations in many, mat
tiers OF much less weight. In these
days OF progress and rapid change,
twenty years is long. long time to
saddle the city will, a system that is
to say the least hardly up to date in
all respects at the outset. In the
granting of franchise OF any sort
or length. the first consideration
must be for the protection OF the
public in the matter OF both rates and
service. and the proposed franchise
certainly is no, clear as to exactly
what the public may expect in either
point a franchise OF any length is
a most valuable concession and while
the Management. Of the telephone sys-
tenn car1ut bC expected 70 maintain 4
system except at a fair profit it is up
to the city council to see that the in
terests Of the city and the public are
fully protected The matter Of a
franchise does not end with its grant
ing
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-22
County Fuel Administration Com.
mittee Ready for Business.

Judge c. \. Denton Tuesday morn
ing took the oath OF office and quail.
fled as chairman OF the Bates County
Fuel Administration Committee.
Thc Committee has been instructed
by the ehaifhlas of tic state commit
tee 10 invite the coal dealers of the
county before it and give evidence as
to the cost OF the fuel that he is dis
tributing't to his customers. In ascer-
tanning a lair selling price the COM
mittcc will take into consideration:
The cost at the mine; the cost of
transportation to the dealers yard
and the cost to the dealer of conduct
ing his busit9 9css. TO the sum of the
three costs fhcy will add a margin OF
proii, ,ha+will give fair recompense
to the dealer for the capital invested
in his business and the work OF con-
Quoting it.
When the committee, or a majority
OF it. has reached its conclusion, the
price recommended will be sent to the
State Fuel Administrator, who will
approve or modify it and the prices
for each locality will become effective
as soon as announced by the State
Fuel Administrator.
The other members of the commit
tee are'R. y. Montgomery, of Rich
Hill. and J. T.. Dowell. of Adrian.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-22
10000 VOICES
And Many Are The Voices of Butler
People.

Fifty thousand voices-What a
grand chorus! And that's the num-
ber of American men and women,
who are publicly praising Doan's
Kidney Pills for relief from backache.
kidney and bladder ills. They say it
to friends. They tell it in the home
papers. Butler people are in this
chorus.
Here's Butler case:
A. d. Fortnsr, 3oI w. Fl. Scott ST.,
says: Il had trouble some time ago
with my kidneys. My back became
lame and sore and ached almost con-
stantly. When I bent over or
Strengthened up. - sharp twinge
caught me! I bought Doan,s Kidney
Pills at the United Drug Co.. and they
relieved me at once. I was soon free
from that trouble and have been in
good health since"
Price '6oc. at all dealers. Don't
simply ak for . kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney PillsAthe same that
Mr.. FestaeF had. Foster MilbseI
Co, Nfgrs.. Bsffalo. N. ". Ga
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-22
Orchard Grove Girls Sewing Club.

The Orchard Grove Girls Sewing
Club met at the home OF Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Hancock OH the usual
meeting day. Saturday, November II.
All members and officers were pres
cnt with one visitor. Miss Cleo Bas-
set. The meeting was opened by
singing two songs. The minutes of
last meeting were read. The roll call
was answered by verses and quota
tions. We then proceeded with our
lesson, which was making a sewing
bag. After we finished our work we
adjourned to meet two weeks from
Saturday. Suddenly We missed our
leader. Miss Jessie Brooks, and Mrs.
Hancock from the room. When they
returned with plates that held peaches
with sugar, two kinds of cake and a
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-22

These citizens are destroyers, not
builders. 1t is so much easier to tear
down than to build up.
The Butler Commercial Club is an
organization financed by popular con-
tribution for the building up Of But
Ter. If you are able to and do not
contribute your share toward its
maintenance, you place yourself on
record as willing to profit at the eN-
pcnsc OF someone else. Is that self
respect? Is that not the principle
Of the sponge to absorb everything
and give nothing? Maybe this has
never occurred to you before. Think
about it.
Get in the band wagon and do your
share.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-22
TABULATION OF DRAFT
County Clerk Holland Makes Sum-
narization of Bates County
Draft to Present Time.

County Clerk Frank Holland has
completed detailed tabulation for
the War Department OF the draft in
Bates county. Mr., Hollands state
ment gives Complete information OF
the workings of the draft from the
registration up to the present date.
The following is taken from his tabu-
lation:
Bates Coun,y's first quota, "a. Reg
istrants called 20 Failed to ap-
pear, 10 thesc men had already en-
listed, Accepted ON ply Sical exam
nation. 100. Rejected ON physical
examination %. Certified to District
Board. Io7. Ordered to report to
camp, or. Failed to report. o. Re
jectcd at camp, /. Claims for exemp
ton filed. lIh Claims allowed, 90.
Claims disallowcd. 50. Discharged
by District Board on appeal, 2e. On
industrial claims. >. Claims for ex-
emption were as follows: Student OF
Divinity. !; in military or naval SER
vice, 10; subjects of Germany. /; mar
ried, wife or child depcndo 1903; son
of dependent widow, 3; son of aged or
infirn parents, IS; father of mother
less child, ).
OF the BIS married men who regis
tered. l3o were called in the first
quota and Of these :, were accepted
and 1856 rejected OF the $50 single
men registered. I,3I were called and
of these 81 were accepted and "a re-
jected.
OF the 1917 men who registered
1862 were native citizens. I natural
ICED citizen. q aliens and alien de-
clarants. Aliens registered are OF the
following nativity: Belgium. I; Eng
land. l; Ireland. 1; Canada, /; Neither
lands. /; Switzerland. /; Mexico. Il;
Austria Hungary. I: Germany, l.
Occupations OF registered men we're
given as follows: agriculture IIo7;
forestry. S; animal husbamdry, q;
coal miners. 81; other miners. 2; oil
wells, I; building industries. 60; clay,
glass and stone, I; food industries, g.:
iron and steel. ,; ship building, I; i'm
plement factories, I; leather indus
tries, E; lumber and furniture indus
tries, 2; metals. except iron and steel,
2; paper and printing. 9; miscellane-
GUS, S: steam railways, 3; telephone
and telegraph. I6; misc transporta-
ton, I6; trade and mdse.. 20; public
service. 10; professional. so; domestic,
8o; laborers. I43.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-22

In the Circuit Court. February
Term, 1918. In Vacation November
10. 1917.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-22
Dancing Lessons.

Instruction and coaching in the new
dance steps. Class for beginners
each Tuesday evening at $3.50 o'clock
and on each Saturday afternoon at
two o'clock. Glass for those desiring
coaching, each Thursday evening at
eight o'clock. Glasses will be held in
hall over Weiton Jewelry Company.
For further information, terms and
appointments for private instruction,
inquiry may be made at Travis Drug
& Mercantile Company, East Side
Square. Walter !. Lynch,
6-It Instructor.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-22
This ID the Truth.

Are you a sponge? Are you par
asite? You would rather resent it if
anyone were even to intimate that
you were such, and yet there are rep
utable citizens of Butler who pay
their debts, live upright lives, belong
to churches and who are both sponges
and parasites ina civic way. "a.
There are persons Who dodge re-
sponsibility. who want the tther fel-
low to pay the freight II aSconven-
tioa comes to town snd fund must
be raised to entertain the visitors.
this class Of citizens have nothing to
1oaatG II some civic enterpsise
Waieh seqpises snoaey comes q haed,
sh;b etesS q -eitiseas are geassallJ
of tke aest sassieas sad critical soss.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-22
List of Letters

Remaining uncallcd for in the Post
Office at Butler, Mo-, for the week
ending November 20, 1917:
Mr.. Walter Baker, Butler Cash
Dept. Store, James Darley, Rev.
Fakes. Mr.. Frank Levacy, Miss Bes-
sic Cumpton, Miss Ethel Prose, Mrs.
Ringo. Miss Lena Tull, Mrs. H.
Withers.
These letters will be sent to the
dead letter office November 3, 1917,
if not delivered before. In calling for
the above. please say Advertised
giving date of list.
J. Z. Williams, Postmaster.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-22
THE EGGLESON CASE AGAIN
The District Board Notifies the Local
Board That the Case Has Been
Finally Settled and He
Must Go to War.

Saturday the Local Exemption
Board received the following from the
district board at Kansas City:
The certificate Of discharge issued
by the District Board to Otis Norman
Eggleson, serial No. 677, is hereby
revoked
This will probably end the hardest
fight for exemption put up by any
man from Bates county drawn for
service in the National army. Eggle-
son was among the first drawn. He
filed exemption claims with the local
board who went into the case very
carefully and rejected his plea for
exemption. He then appealed to the
district board at Kansas City, which
upheld the action of the local board.
He then appealed to the President,
claiming that he should be exempted
on industrial grounds. 1t was thought
that this would end the matter, and
the local board was very much SUR
prised to receive a notice about two
weeks ago that the district board had
reopened the case and granted the
claim for exemption on the ground
that Egglcson was mentally and ply
sically untitled for military duty. 1t
now appears that the district board
was not entirely satisfied after they
had granted the -exemptieH and and took took
every chance to investigate the mat
ter with the result that they conclud-
ed that they had made a mistake and
revoked the discharge.
Soon after Eggleson filed his first
claim for exemption he was married
TO Miss Lillian May Stoll.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-22
Order of Publication.
State of Missouri,
County of Bates. d.

Ctdte Oh MISSOuIl,
County of Bates. S.
In the Circuit Court. February
Term, 1918. In Vacation November
49, 1917.
Ed Harris, Plaintiff
VS..
Anna Harris, Defendant.
Now at this day comes the Plaintiff
herein, by his attorney and files his
petition and affidavit, alleging. among
other things that defendant is nom
resident of the State of Missouri.
Whereupon. it is ordered by the
Clerk, in vacation, that said defend
ant be notified by publication that
plaintiff has commenced asuit against
her in this court. the object and gen
eral nature of which is to obtain i
judgment and decree of divorce.
founded upon the following. among
other allegations:-That the defend
ant wholly disregarding her duty as
the wife of the plaintiff, on March
18TH, 1914, abandoned him and has.
without a reasonable cause. absented
herself from this plaintiff for more
than one year and ever since the 18th
day of March. 1914. and that unless
the said defendant be and appear at
this Court. at the next term thereof.
to be begun and holden at the Court
House in the City of Butler. in said
County. on the first Monday OF Feb
ruary. 1918. and on or before the first
day y said Term, answer or plead to
the petition in said cause, the same
will be taken as confessed. and judg-
ment rendered accordingly.
And It is further ordered. that a
copy hereof be published. according to
Law, in The Butler Weekly Times. a
newspaper published in said county of
Bates, for four weeks successfully.
published at least once a week. the
last insertion to be at least thirty
daya Before the. first day of said next
February term of. this Court.
H. o. MAXEY,
Circuit Clerk.
A sfue copy from the record.
- Witness my hasd.. and seal
{Seal) Of The Cigeuit Cosst -lof
Bates eouaty. this sueA day
Of November. 1917.
50. ,..3-e eH. q AAxEY..
So .,ss Ciresit Qerk
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-22
The New Postage Rates.

Since the new postage rate went in
to effect we have received several let
tiers mailed on Butler routes on which
were affixed three cents in stamps.
Drop letters, or letters mailed at the
Butler office addressed to one of the
routes, or letters mailed on any But
Ter route addressed to Butler require
only two cent stamp.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-22

An American steamer was reported
sunk of the Canary Island by a tor
pedo, November ?, and another. also
by torpedo. off the. Algerian coast
near Djidjelli. on. November 9, &C
cording to : report By the United
Stoaes Hydfographic office At Net
4e6k. Names Of he yesssls ere moi
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-22
New Hotel.

The new Southern Hotel is open
for business one block west of the
Opera House on West Dakota street.
Rooms and board. Meals served.
Your patronage solicited.
Mrs. w. F. Jackson,
63Jt@ 3o-3t' Proprietress.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-22

pop corn ball for each. This was
served in honor of the birthday of
Edna and Oletha Hancock and Susie
Leeper. :. Cor. Sec.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-22
.CHILDD DOESN'T
laugh AND PLAY
IF CONSTIPATED
If Peevish. FeveriSh and Sick
Give "CaIifornia Syrup
of Figs"

Mother! Your child isn't naturally
cross and peevish. See If tongue is
coated; this is a sure sign its little
stomach, liver and bowels need a
cleansing at once.
When listless, pale. feverish, full OF
cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn't
eat, sleep or act naturally, has stom-
aeh-ache, diarrhoea, remember, a gen.
tie liver and bowel cleansing should
always be the first treatment given.
Nothing equals California Syrup Of
Figs" for children's ills; give tea
spoonful, and in q few hours all tho
foul waste, sour bile and fermenting
food which is clogged in the bowels
passes out of the system, and you have
a. well and playful child again. All
children love this harmless, delicious
fruit laxative" and it never fails to
effect a good inside" cleansing. Di-
rections for babies, children Of all
ages and grown-ups are plainly on
the bottle.
Keep 1t handy IL your home. A lit
tie given today saves a sick child to-
morrow, but get the genuine. Ask
your druggist for a 50-cent bottle of
California Syrup of Figs" then look
and see that it is made by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company. ADV.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-22
VAUDEvNIEIO
CLOSE TUESDAY

HcnOlulp'S season OF vaudeville
will come TO an end 4, the Biiou thea.
ter with the performance Of Tuesday
evening Tonight and tomorrow night
will close good program. The pres
ent Bijou program boasts three acts
that might be classed in the headline
column. These acts are booked over
the mainland circuits after leaving
Honolulu and it is more than likely
that the three referred to will be fea-
ture acts.
BERTHE Ford. wizard on the tight
wire, is one Of the most popular acts
ever shown in Honolulu. Another is
that OF Degnon and Clifton, a hand-to-
hand balancing act that is far above
the average ana is most uniquely
staged. The Corelli Trio are must
clans who play the harp and violin as
it is seldom heard outside OF classical
concerts. George Palmer Moore and
Florence Elliott present a comedy
sketch entitled Taxing Things Easy"
that is scoring a big success with
Bijou audiences.
The next attraction at the Bijou
will be aloha De-" a photodrama of
Hawaii: The film comes from the
mainland with the highest praises Of
the critics of the photodrama and
should prove a strong drawing card
here.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-22
NEWSPAPER GIRL
lJNEARTHS PLOT

Miss Anita Stewart. one Of the ia
vCrite stars OF the Vitagraph Blue
Ribbon productions. is the attraction
at the Hawaii theater for the first
part Of the week in The Daring
DIANA" q film that deals intimately
with the newspaper world. As is Gus
tomary in the drama. whether on the
stage or screen. there is an eXagsera-
ton Of the business as II is known
to the newspaper man and woman
This. however. gives the story a touch
of the melOdramatic and adds mate
rally 10 the number OF thrills and
throbs. There is kick to The Oar
ing Diana" that makes a decided hit
at the Hawaii.
Diana Pearson Miss Stewart) is a
newspaper woman. Her paper is
the New York Daily Argus. She is on
the track Of a big story, but runs
afoul Of an INSCRIPTIONS political gang
that endeavors TO stop the story,
which means the destruction OF the
gang. OF course, they fail and the
story breaks with resultant i'll luck
to the politicians. Woven throughout
the story is a romance Of the news.
paper office, the city editor and the
woman reporter being the principals.
The Girl and the Game" with the
popular Helen Holmes in the leading
role, is the serial attraction.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-22
BLANCHE Sweet
CROW!DslBfRIy

t'PubIic Opinion" the latest success
Of Blanche Sweet, keeps this popular
Lasky star in the topnotch list of
Paramount Pictures. At least some
1900 persons appeared to have this
opinion at the Liberty theater last
night where the customary Sunday
evening "S. R. O." sign was in evil
dence we'll before it was time to open
the performance. Speaking of open
ing the perfornance-the switch in
leading films appears to satisfy the
Liberty audiences but fails to prove
that the serial is not a strong mag
net. Who's Guilty." seems to be a
most popular attraction and the crowd
turns out early in order not to miss
a scene.
Miss Sweet as Hazel Gray, a young
nurse, is seen IN a role that is entire
ly to her liking, and one which shows
her to excellent advantage on the
screen. The occult theory that de-
parted spirits have an influence over
everyday life is brought into play in
this film and when the young nurse
is wrongly accused OF murder it re-
mains for the spirit world to take q
hand In clearing her and bringing to
Justice the guilty.
Lasky sends with this offering a
strong supporting cast, including:
Earle Foxe. Edythe Chapman, Tom
Forman, Elliott Dexter, Raymond Hat
ton and James Neill, almost any one
of which would be acceptable in a
leading role and several Of whom have
appeared in leads.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-22

The Birmingham News and the
Birmingham Ledger, afternoon papers,
announced that subscription rates
would be advanced 81 because of the
increased cost of news print paper.
Alfred 4. Bennett, rural mail car
rier at Geneva, N Y, mysteriously
disappeared. 49, 49, -ae-.- - .,-szs-- e..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-22

The Eank Of Long Island has sen.
out checks amounting tC over $750.O0
to the 10000 members of its 1916
Christmas club.
The total estimated production of
wheat in the United States for 1916
was case 1000 bushels, against
! O25. sol 900 for 1915.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-22

bOrL Eyss, GfanHIated Eyelfds, Eye
lsffamed 6y exposure TO sun, Dust and Wind
quickly relieved by Murine Eye Remedy. Ne
sL.arting, just Eye Comfort At your Druggist
or by mail, SOC per Bottle. For Book OF the
Ere free. ask Muri' e Eye Remedy Coz Chicago
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TONIGHT
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Hawaiian Songs, Hula Dance, Caba'
ret and Dancing. 49,.
Table D'Hote Dinner. $100.-Adv.