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

A disastrous fire occurred at POr
ter's saw mill, situated near the top
of the mountains few miles northeast
of Oroville, and not far from Nelson,
Saturday afternoon, causing a loss es-
timated at $4,000. The mill is owned
by Porter Bros, of Spokane, and is To-
Gated on the edge of a large tract of
timber land of several thousand acres,
across in British Columbia, owned by
the firm. The mill has been in opera
ton for a number of years, and was
one of the chief sources of lumber sup
ply for this part of the country. The
mill is operated under the charge of
Is. c. Mitchell, the pioneer and well
known lumberman of this place, who
was also financially interested in the
|output and will keenly feel the loss.
Saturday afternoon about A o'clock
fire was discovered in the roof of the
planning MILL directly over the boiler,
and as everything is as dry as powder,
the flames spread rapidly. Before the
flames could be eXtinguished with the
slight means at hand the planning mill
was destroyed, together with some
500 900 feet of lumber, and three cars
loaded with lumber in the yards. AS
there was no insurance the loss Is to-
tai At this time it is not known
whether the owners will rebuild.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20
A ZEALOUS OFFICIAL.

Clark " Savidge, State Land Com
missioner, stopped over in Oroville
last Thursday night while on a bust
ness trip through eastern Washington
The object of this trip was to select
lands in the National Forest reserve
in lieu of school lands that were with
drawn when the reserve was establish
ed. The government held that by Great
ing the reserves the state would lose
all right to the school sections there
included. Mr.. Savidge took issue with
the government, and made a trip to
washington for the purpose of setting
up the states claim, and demanding
that government land to an equal
amount to that withdrawn by the for
nation of the reserves should be
granted the state. He succeeded in his
mission, thereby saving to the schools
of the state of Washington upwards of
25O,oOO acres. 1t was provision of
the concession on the part of the gov
ernment that selection of state lands
should be made upon the borders of
the several reserves, and the object of
Mr. Savidge's long trip was to spy out
the land and designate that which the
state was to select. This he has done,
and thanks to the energy of an efficient
and Jealous state officer the schools
of the state are enriched to the amount
of several million dollars The people
of the state owe Mr.. Savidge a debt of
gratitude that can never be repaid.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20
HURT IN A RUNAWAY.

Frank Devon was seriously injured
in a runaway Tuesday morning. He
was riding on hay rake in the rear
of the Spokane hotel when the cayuses
took fright and ran away. The animals
dashed north on Vancouver street
and turned west into Central avenue.
A wheel of the rake caught in the
wire fencing in front of A. p Murray S
residence, tearing out large section,
tipping the rake and throwing Devon
to the ground. The unfortunate man
was picked up and conveyed to the
Oroville General hospital, where DR..
Lewis examined his injuries. The
bones Of the left leg at the ankle
were unjointed, and a piece of the
bone broken, and there were numer-
Gus bruises and scratches about the
face. The injuries are of such nature
that Mr.. Devon will be laid NY for a
long time. The hay rake was pretty
thoroughly wrecked, the horses escap-
ing without injury. Had Mr.. Devon
fallen backward from the rake he
would have ESCAPED with probably
|trifling bruises, but he hung on to the
lines in his preoarious position in
hopes of stopping the team before any
great damage was done.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20
SUDDEN DEATH.

MRS. N. j. Doyle, mother of N A
Doyie' died very suddenly last FRIDAY
morning from stroke of paralysis AT
the nome OF her son. two and a hal,
miles south of town. The deceaseo suf-
fered from stroke of paralysis few
months ago which left her in a meas
ure helpless, but she had been feeling
much better in every respect for a few
days previous to her sudden death
indeed, she was in Oroville with her
son Thursday evening, and while here
she divided up her money between her
son and two daughters and made ner
Will disposing of her property in
North Dakota to the same beneficiar-
les She stated that she was anxious to
get her business affairs settled in case
she might be called suddenly.
Mrs. Doyle was in her Goth year. She
was born in Pennsylvania, and with
her husband moved to North Dakota
some 80 years ago, where Mr.. DOYLE
died number of years ago. Mrs.
Doyle came to Oroville just before the
4th with the object of making her
home with her son, and was accom-
panied on the trip by her daughter,
Miss Eldora Doyle, who was to re-
main here but short time. Only a few
days after her arrival the sister of Mrs
Doyle, Opal Harmeson, was assassi-
mated. and that excitement may have
hastened the death of the elderly lady
The deceased leaves a son and two
daughters, one married living in North
Dakota. The funeral took place Mon
day and interment was in Odd Fellows
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20
Serial No. 0167S7
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PAT
ENT.

Department of the Interior. U. 5. Lana
office. Waterville, Washington; ..u
ratent t I for .Saline Placer mining
Claims. Notice of application for patent
United States Land Office Watefviiie'
Washington, May IL, 1917. o.,
Notice is hereby given, that rrank U. Iii, Ill
vert. whose post office ADDRESS is Orovhac' ttnr
Okanogan county. Washington, as attor,
new in fact for the Oroville international
salts Company, a corporation, has MED
an application for patent for the saline
placer'' mining claim, situated In Simil-
i<ameen Mining District (unorganized2 IN
Okanogan county, Washington. described
! as follows. to-w't: . -.
Southeast ] quarter (ShSEAsEAl Section
| 7: and Northeast quarter of Northeast
quarter (NEA NEA) of Sectionn, 1S all In
township 40. N. R. p e. w. M. In Oka-
nogan county. Washington, containing
sixty acres of land
Said applicant expressly valves any anc
ali rights to any and all lodes or minera
bearing rock that might be within the
said boundaries of said "Saine Placer
location.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
the mining ground and premises or an,
norton thereof as herein described. ant
Iapplied for, are hereby notified that un
LESS their adverse claims are duly file(
according to law and the regulation'
lthereunder. within the time prescribed b!
law with. the Register OF the Unite'
lington, they will be forever barred. Las
day OF protest July 2S. 1917 ~
First publication, May IS. 1917.
Last publication July 20. 1917.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20
HARD HIT.

VIM. McCrory, of Chesaw, was in
town Monday evening consulting Dr.
Lewis. In a game of ball at Oroville
some weeks ago, Mr.. McCrory, who is
one of the crack players of the Chesaw
team, was soaked in the ribs, directly
over the heart, by one of Tom Daily S
rapid fire, high velocity shoots. 1t was
evident at the time that Mr. McCrory
was painfully hurt. but with the usual
pluck of the American sport he stuck
out the game. His suffering came af-
terward, and as he continued to suffer
he at last consulted DR.. Lewis. Monday
he was placed under the X-ray and
that searching light demonstrated the
fact that Mr.. McCrory had sustained a
fracture of three ribs. The break had
united, but rough edge of bone
was causing considerable irritation
The doctor reports that Mr.. McCrory
will gradually get over the trouble
that is giving him considerable annoy
ance, and in a few weeks will be as
well as ever. Mr.. McCrory has reasons
for being thankful that he escaped as
well as he did, for the blow was di-
rectly over the heart, and it is only a
wonder that that delicate and useful
interior organ was not injured with all
the consequences that usually follows
an injury of this very seat of life.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20
PROF. HOWARD AT ORPHEUM.

Prof. Howard, the renowned hyp-
notist and all round old time enter
tainer, has booked in at the Orpheum
for Thursday, Friday and Saturday OF
this week with his combination pic
lures, vaudeville, and hypnotism acts,
with a complete change of program
each and every night If you never
have seen a real hypnotic perform
Eance, now is the appointed time. To-
might (Friday) the Professor will put
la well known citizen of Oroville to
sleep and will display him for "a
hours in the show window of the
Oroville Commercial company where
he can be examined by all. Among
other things he will give a complete
demonstration of painless and blood
less surgery by the use OF hypnotic
influence, the different stages of this
wonderful phenomenon in the cata-
leptic and other stages. There will be
fun. fast and furious. BESIDES the
pictures and hypnotic demonstrations
there will be vaudeville and slight OF
hand acts and a good, old fashioned.
all round entertainment that will be
worth while.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20
CALLED TO THE COLORS.

Lawrence Dallam left Saturday
morning for Seattle, going by the way
OF Spokane, to join his regiment, the
End Washington, in response to a call
from his captain. He is a member of
company b, and three other Oroville
boys, Joe Hash, r. w. Anderson and
Chas. McGinty are members of the
same company. McGinty and Anderson
are now with the regiment and Hash
will follow Dallam to join the colors.
The regiment is now at American Lake
but will be sent, according to reports,
to join the Goth division at Palo Alto,
Cal which has been designated IS the
mobilization camp for that division
made up of western national guards.
On the 5th of August the National
Guards will be incorporated into the
federal army, and judging from the
trend OF the presidents proclamation,
will soon be sent to France. And sore
hearts there are up this way as the
boys go to the front.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20
TAKING LONG CHANCES.

Four bathers swan Osoyoos lake
Sunday in about its widest place, one
of them being lady, who made the
long swim as easily as her male COM
petitors. This stunt has been perform
ed time and again, and yet it is very
dangerous undertaking, especially
where swimmers make the venture
without being accompanied by boat.
considering the fact that one can not
pick up daily paper without reading
of from one to half dozen accidental
|drownings every day it would seem
that people would exercise more cau-
ton and not take long chances of ad-
ding to the casulty list. Granted that
Swimming the lake by an experienced
swimmer is a very slight undertaking,
but the lake is over mile wide, the
best and strongest swimmers on earth
are not immune from cramps, and any
swimmer taken with cramps a long
distance from shore, or even a short
distance from shore, without aid near
at hand, would be candidate for a
funeral
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20
PRINCESS" AT LAST.

About some six weeks ago Manager
George Stoltz OF the Lyric secured. or
rather thought that he had secured
the famous feature of Ann Pennington
lin The Rainbow Princess He ad
|vertised it widely only to meet up
with misshipment and failure of
the films to arrive. Another date was
set and wreck on the Great North
ern again tied up Miss Ann for the
second time. Although badly discour-
Iaged and beginning to think that
Little Ann Pennington was hoodoo,
he decided to try again. The third
time was the charm, in this case and
we are happy to announce to the pub
lie that this wonderful feature OF the
pretty little danseuse will appear on
Saturday and Sunday evening. Special
effort will be made to have the house
made cool and comfortable. There
will also be the usual Ford and COM
edies.
For Wednesday and Thursday there
will be booking of "The Martyrdom
OF Phillip Strong" This is an all star
cast, and highly commended by the
critics.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20
PLEASED WITH OROvILLE.

| H. X. Owens of Seattle, spent Sun
day in Oroville and while here made a
| trip to the vicinity of the old Golden
camp in company with John Went
worth for the purpose of examining a
group of mining claims owned by the
latter gentleman. AS result Of that
inspection Mr.. Owens will return to
Oroville in few weeks for the pur-
pose of making more extended inves-
| tigation. Mr.. Owen is one of the early
settlers of Washington, and was con-
Inected with the construction depart
ment of the Northern Pacific when that
transcontinental line was being built
Washington. He was largely interested
with the late Paul Schultze, of the
Northern Pacific land department, in
the laying out of North Yakima. 1t
was "a pleasure to meet the gentle
man and talk over the early territorial
in such warm terms of commentator
|of Oroville. Mr.. Owens has seen cities
spring up on the sage brush flats Of
the state where the inducements for
town building were nothing to compare
with those which surround Oroville,
and especially has he seen the influ
ence that irrigation has had in stimu-
lating town building. He spoke very
flatteringly of the evidence Of pros
perity in this place, mentioned the ad
mirable town site, and predicted
bright future for Oroville. Coming
from man who has lived to witness
populous state grow from sparcely
settled territory this prediction of Mr..
Owens was very pleasing to hear.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20
GUN CLUB SCORES.
BASKET DINNER.

There will be an all day meeting in
honor of the old people, Sunday, al
the Methodist church, followed by a
basket dinner on the parsonage lawn
Old songs will be sung, valuable
|gift will be presented to the Oldest
couple in attendance at the morning
service. At 2:30 another service will
be held on the church lawn in the
shade.
Epworth League at 4:30 on the
lawn. No one need suffer with the
heat as the afternoon services will be
outside. Men, leave your coats al
home. A quartette will furnish special
music for the afternoon service. The
Junior choir will sing in the morn
ing.
The public is invited to come and
spend the day. No evening service. A
will be furnished anyone
not able to walk. Telephone the pas
tor. Come and bring some good things
to eat and everybody bring flowers.
u. c. SMOTHERS, Pastor
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20

John Wentworth, the old time Loo
mis- hotel man, spent several days in
Oroville during the past week Mr..
Wentworth has had occasion to visit
a number of towns in the county dur
ing the present summer, and he has
made careful observations of prevail
ing conditions from a business point
of view. He says Oroville is far and
away ahead of any other town in the
county in the matter of evidence of
prosperity and business activity. He
declares that the people are better
spenders than those of other places,
and that the hotels show far more
signs of life and permanent as well as
transient patronage. MIR. Wentworth
believes that Oroville is the making of
large and floroushing place, and that
in the course of time a city of consid-
cradle size will cover the flat.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION.

In the justice court Oroyilie Precinct. II Ira
AIaois', 81 +, i:arrcns. IH1 Justice Of the peace
Ii. v Covert plaintiff, VS.. Norman j.
Hooking, defendant. ,
TO Norman j. Hooking, defendant:
In the name of the State OF WashinS,-
ton. YOU are hereby notified that r. V.
Covert has filed a complaint against t you Se
in said court. which Will come TO De
heard at my office in Oroville. Okanogani ii \
county, state of Washington, on the df lS'9
O'clock p NJ. Of said day, and unless y9PE tPa
|appear and then and there answer tne
aPo viii he taken as confessed, and
the demand of the complaint granted. t.,
The object and demand Of said claim m
Is TO recover from said defendant tne
sum of $12.35 and costs for goods, .,Sf wares bS
and merchandise bought of plaintlft py
said defendant and not paid pd for 90 py y s,n sn
is now due and owing this plaintitt Oh
and from said defendant -
Complaint filed July 3rd, l9I1.
Justice of the Peace
GRANT & WILLIAMS. At,.,rn Attorneys o,iol tol
plaintiff p. o. Address, OroVille' oh",
First publication July 20, 1917
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20
A SERIOUS CONDITION.

There is no getting behind the fact
that the protracted drouth and exceed
ingly hot weather has done vast
amount of damage to growing crops in
this county This is especially the case
on the lower dry lands where the grain
crops have been totally destroyed. The
new settlers on the south half of the
Colville reservation, who broke ground
for the first time this year, will be hard
hit, judging from reports coming in
from that locality. Even the grain on
the high lands is in danger. Rain is
needed around Nelson and Chesaw,
and on the high ground to the west
1t is said that few more days of
drouth will result disastrously in lc-
calities that have never before suffered
to any extent from lack of moisture.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20
ANNUAL PICNIC.

For several years the community
has enjoyed an annual picnic under
the auspices of the M. E. Sunday
school. This year the picnic will be
on the west side of Osoyoos lake, at
the point which has been designated
as city park, on Wednesday, July
25th. Vehicles will be provided for
the convenience of everybody who
wishes to go. The crowd will leave the
church at $3.50 a. m. Everybody, youn,
and old, either Sunday school attend
ants or not, are expected to attend
Bring your lunch and enjoy your
CalNpS
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20
NOTICE OF SALE UNCLAIMED LOTS
IN THE UNiNCORPoRATED GOV.
EMINENT TOWNSHIP OF LOOMS,
IN OkANOGAN COUNTY, STATE OF
WASHINGTON.

Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing particularly described lots in the un:
incorporated Government Townsite Of
Loomis, in Okanogan county, state of
Washington, in which said lots were un-
claimed at the time of entry Of said
Townsite in the United States Land Office
will be sold at Public auction to the high
est bidder for cash at the front door OF
the United States Post Office, in said
town of Loomis, commencing at ten
O clock in the forenoon of Saturday, the
2sth day of July A: d. 1917; and it ap-
pearing that there is no newspaper pub
ished in said town of Loomis and that
the Oroville Gazette, published at Oroville
in said county and state, lisa newspaper
having general circulation in said town
of Loomis, therefore said Oroville Gazette
is hereby designated as the newspaper in
which to publish this notice, and 1t is
hereby directed that such sale be con-
Quoted by w. e. Grant at said time and
place and that five written or printed no.
tices be posted in public places within
said townste for thirty days prior to the
time of said sae and that said sale be
had under section SO of Chapter 231 of the
Session Laws of the State of Washington
for the year 1909 and that no one of such
lots shall be sold for less than Five Dol
lars in addition to an assessment provided
for in Section 80 of said act.
Said lots in said Townsite are particu.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20
Serial No. 014799
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
Not Coal Land.

Department of the Interior. U. s. Land
Office at Waterville. Washington, May D.
1917. ,,. .
McGinty, whose post office address Is
Oroville, Washington, did, on the 10th day
of July, 1916, file in this office sworn
statement and application No. Ol4!99 to
purchase the S1a NEA. and NWASEA'
Sec. 2S, Township 80 N. Range ~ f. w: M
and the timber thereon, under the provis-
ions of the act of June 3. 1878. and acts
known as the Timber and
stone law" at such value as might oe
fixed by appraisement and that, pursuant
TO such application, the land and timber
thereon have been appraised, Five Hun
dred and Sixty Dollars ($560.oO). the TIM
her estimated 395 M. board feet at $l.l9
per NJ, and the land $4,000; that said ap.
plicant will offer final proof IN suppoTt OF
his application and sworn statement on
the 26th day of July, 1917, before tannle
Peterson, u. S. Commissioner, at OrovliIe
Washington .. .h,s
Any person Is at liberty to protest this
nurcHase before entry, or initiate con-
Test at any time before patent issues Dy
filing a corroborated affidavit In this o.
fee. alleging facts which would defeat the
entry. D pagiater
First publication May Is, 1917.
=. a,,ht;oa 1uly 20. 1917,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20

| The break in the flume at the Grubb
ranch was hard one to repair, and
water was shut off for three or four
days just at time water was sorely
needed. There was very deep wash
out under the break. One singular
feature OF the break was that living
Ispring of water was uncovered on
the Grubb ranch where a spring was
never before suspected of existing.
SO far as Mr.. Grubb's place is con-
cerned the washout was blessing in
disguise, as he now has pure, cold wa
ter where the fluid never was before.
Mrs. Kate Barman died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Honde, at Ia
coma, July 10, of heart failure. Mrs.
Barman lived number of years in
Loomis, where son, John Barman, re-
Sides Her daughter, Mrs. e. J. Nc
MILAN, left Loomis to attend the fu-
neral, and will take the remains back
to the old home in Michigan for in
terment. The many friends of the de-
ceased in and about Loomis will re-
gret to learn of the death of this esti-
mable lady.
Lew Prentice took an auto truck
load of household furniture to Nelson
for l.. w. Armstrong, Tuesday, which
means that the family have at last
moved to Nelson to make their per-
manent home. Mr. Armstrong accepted
a position in the Nelson bank early in
the year, but circumstances compelled
I've Avn rntr 10 hor
the present time. Now, Mr.. and Mrs.
Armstrong and the circumstance /"
leave their old home to take up their
residence permantly elsewhere, much
to the regret of large circle of warm
i and sincere friends.
Last Thursday evening party was
given at the Civic League building of
a dual character, in honor of the young
ladies who took part in the 4th of July
entertainment, given for the benefit of
the Civic League, and as a farewell
party to Miss Melinda Finsen, who
was to leave the next morning for
Okanogan, to make her home, tempo
rarily, at least The attendance was
made up of young people almost ex-
clusively and the event was one of the
most enjoyable social affairs of the
kind held here for a long time. The
party was given through the efforts of
Mrs. d. H. Lewis.
A. w. Greene, of Omak, in company
with Mr.. Peterson and his two sons,
passed through Oroville Friday last on
a trip to Penticton. Mr. Greene in early
days was a resident of Waterville, and
in the first making of a town in that
Big Bend section contributed very lib
orally to every public enterprise. He
gave of land with free hand for civic
Improvements, and was always among
the heaviest cash contributors. He
would probably be better off today
had he looked out more carefully for
Greene, for as rule generosity gets a
man nowhere and communities have
short memories and benefits are soon
forgotten.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-07-20
Serial No. 012S03.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior. u S. Land
Notice is hereby given that francesca
Devon. Of Oroville, Wash, who on Dec
u. 1918. made desert land entry No
In. ~ E, w. M, has filed notice Of inten-
tion to make final proof. to establish claim
IN the land above described. before Fam,
Peterson. U. s Commissioner. at Orovillt
Washington. on the 25th day of July. 1917
Claimant names as witnesses: George
Devon. Louis Deriro. J. P. Friis. G. Jo
|quento, all Of Oroville. Washington.
BEN SPEAR, Register
First publication July 22. 1917.