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

R. A. Jackson, proprieto" of the
neat and we'll stocked Palm. one or
the most inviting and tasty confection-
ary and notion establishments in the
country, desiring to do his part in
financing the Red Cross, offered to
turn over the store Friday and Satur-
day of this week to the ladies of the
local society and donate 10 per cent
of the sales to that organization. Ihls
Is not running counter to the rules
governing the Red Cross, wherein the
name is not permitted to be used for
profit. Mr.. Jackson has an unusually
choice line of high class holiday goods.
including toys, books, candies. smok-
ers articles, hand painted China,
q large line of exceptionally fine leath-
er goods, etc, and so far as his bust
ness is concerend he would make more
by conducting his store on the eve OF
Christmas himself. But, as stated at
the outset of this item, Mr.. Jackson
wanted to lend helping hand TO the
society, and hence made the offer
mentioned. The Red Cross ladies ac-
cepted the generous offer and on Fri
day and Saturday members CT the To-
cal branch will be in full charge OF
the Palm, ready to supply every de-
mand of the public for holiday goods.
Mr.. Jackson washes his hands OF the
business for two days, and the ladies
| will wait upon the customers. The Of
| fer was a most generous one, and is
highly appreciated by the members OF
the Red Cross that stands in need OF
every cent that can be raised.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-12-21
NEW YEARS DANCE.

A grand ball will be given New
Years eve under the auspices of the
Red Cross at the Orpheum theater.
Here will be chance to dance the old
year out and the new year in. Dances
given on this date are always popular
affairs and this social event will be
more attractive than any ever before
given in Oroville. The dance will be in
charge and under the direction of the
members of the local Red Cross So
ciety and the ladies will make it a
point to see that every patron has all
the JOY he or she is able to absorb. The
receipts from the dance will 60 toward
aiding the Red Cross work and there
is nothing, now that our own boys are
on the firing line, that should so ap-
peal to the generosity of the public at
large. When you buy a ticket you can
feel that you are aiding in making pro-
visions for any of those boys who are
so unfortunate as to be wounded or ill
Your dollar is going to help some of
your own relatives or the relatives of
neighbors and friends. The attendance
should be the largest ever seen in the
hall
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-12-21
BLAZON THEIR NAMES.

We see by the Chesaw News that
Clifford Warren of the Nelson neigh
borhood, went out to Spokane last
week with the intention of enlisting.
Good for Clifford Warren, one of the
most likeable lads that ever attended
school in Oroville. Kind, genial, al
ways in a good hunfor, Cliff Warren
was popular young man during his
high school days in Oroville and he
has lost none of that popularity since
leaving the local educational insti-
tuition. We wish the young man all
the good fortunes that can come to the
American soldier, and safe return
to Okanogan county. By-the-way, the
Oroville public school has contributed
most literally to the various arms of
the service and their names should
hang in the auditorium of the high
school as an inspiration to the grow
ing youth of the town. Patriotism
should be taught with the teaching of
the A B C's and continue throughout
the school course. 1t is a free land
free schools and a free people that
our young men are fighting for to-day
and it is love of country and devotion
to the flag that should be instilled in
to the hearts of every child.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-12-21

and VIM. Gillespie, and they asked +,
we mad seen jackson. We informed the
oiiicers OF the fact of having met
their man and the direction he was
heading. The officers at onca started
not loot on the trail. and in half an
hour word was received at the office
that jackson had been shot while r.-
sisting arrest.
But, getting into reminiscent mood
we nave drifted far afield away from
the subject matter that introduced this
story. We can only speak of Joe War
ren as we knew him in early days. for
we have met him only at long inter-
Vais during the past quarter of a GEN.
tury, but we do not believe that time
has warped the sterling qualities and
characteristics of the man. We know
that he has held responsible positions
federal and otherwise, in the line of
sleuthing, that his activities have ex-
tended from Alaska to Arizona. and
that he has always retained the con-
ndence and respect of his employers.
AS we remember the man, Seattle has
chief whose sole recommendation
does not rest entirely upon the wiz
ardry OF his aim, his nerve and cour-
ness. Back OF those very important
and necessary qualifications Mr.. War
rem has much executive ability. He is
an organizer. A man of few words he
always knows his duty and never hes
itates to perform it. He does not bend
to the dictates of others. He has the
faculty of handling men, and getting
the best out of them. Above and be-
yong all other favorable charac,erisr-
les when We knew him best-and We
do not believe he has changed a par.
ticle in these respects-he was abso-
lutely honest, honorable, upright ana
reliable. His word was as good as a
bond He was incorruptible. He never
compromised with vice or crime. We
never heard his integrity questioned.
Crooks and criminals feared him. Hon.
est men were his friends. If he had &
pleasant that duty, Joe Warren per-
formed it. The fact that he still has a
warm friend in every old timer In Spo-
kane is evidence that he earned an
enviable reputation as a reliable and
efficient officer while serving in that
city. Personally, Joe Warren is a man.
ly man, true as steel to his friends,
a Nemisis to evil doers and a man
whom it is pleasure and a privilege
to know.
Whether Mr.. Warren can remove the
blemish that now seems to rest upon
the police force over. which ne
presides, can only be determined by
the results to follow his administra-
ton, but we miss our guess if he does
not prove to be one of the best chiefs
of police that has ever had charge of
the Seattle department, if given half a
chance
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-12-21
PUBLIC HEARING,

Saturday morning was the time fix
ed for the hearing of the petition of
Oroville for street crossing over the
railroad before a member OF the state
public service commission. The hear
ing was held in the town hall. Besides
ent e. w. Baine. chairman cf the pub
lie service commission, his stenogra-
pher, E. j. Delbridge, r. e. Landus,
superintendent of the Marcus division
of the Great Northern railway, T. e.
Hastie, assistant engineer of the Great
Northern, Thomas Balmer. assistant
attorney of the Great Northern, J. M.
Adams, local attorney for the Great
Northern and e. A. Williams, attorney
representing the town of Oroville,
Beals, Clerk E. r. Hoose, Marshal
Wilson, Engineer Major being wit
nesses. The testimony was along lines
showing the necessity of street
crossing between Main street on the
north side and Fourth street on the
south side of the tracks. After the tes-
timOny was taken the commissioner
and officials visited the locality where
the street is wanted and made other
investigations. The commissioner did
not intimate what his decision would
be, but it is generally felt, from what
little he let drop, that the commission
would not grant the petition at this
time. However, the visit of the COM
missioner, and subsequent discussion
of the railroad situation, was not
wholly without good results. Under
existing conditions the depot is with
out a ladies' waiting room, and is al
SO minus other necessary cOnven-
fences. The railroad officials readily
granted improvements and changes
asked for by local representatives. A
lodies' waiting room is to be provided.
and both the ladies and mems waiting
rooms provided with toilets and run
ming water. A telephone is also to be
installed. The public may be disap-
pointed at the failure to secure street
crossing. but the other concessions
will be very acceptable. and shows
that in order to secure recognition a
community must get up on its toes
and do some bowling.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-12-21
TOUCHES THE PUBLIC PULSE.

The mission held last week at which
Bishop Page presided may not have
wrought a transformation in this COM
munity, but some of the good seed
fell upon fallow ground and his efforts
were not in vain. Even if he started
few to think along spiritual lines
his efforts were well rewarded. 1t
must be admitted that this is not a
church going community ard the fact
that large congregations attended the
services every night during the week
is evidence that much interest was ar
oused. OF course it was the personal
charm of the speaker, the message he
carried and the manner in which he
presented that message that attracted
those who attended. Bishop Page left
a most favorable impression here and
any time he may return he will find Il
warm welcome.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-12-21
MARRIED AT EVERETT.

The following item that will be read
with much interest by friends and
acquaintances of the contracting par
ties is taken from an Everett publi-
cation of Wednesday of last week:
To-day, at IL o'clock, at the home OF
the officiating minister the Rev. Rob-
ert e. Copper, of the First Presbyter
ian church, occurred the marriage of
Miss Elizabeth II. Graves, of Wenat
chee, and Mr.. Yearsley l.. Redhead, of
Oroville, Washington. Mr.. Redhead is
the brother of Mrs. r. e. Cooper. I'M
mediately after the ceremony we'd
ding dinner was served at the Cooper
residence. The bride and groom in
this matrimonial alliance are well
known here. Miss Graves is a sister of
Mrs. f. B. Nance, and spent some time
in Oroville year ago. She is most
charming and accomplished young la
dy and while here endeared herself
with all whom she came in contact.
Mr.. Redhead has resided here during
the past year, having had charge of
large orchard tract on the east side
of the Okanogan river. Friends of the
happy couple will join with the Ga
zette in extending congratulations to
Mr. and Mrs Redhead
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-12-21
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE.

We received a postal card this week
from Frank M. Dallam, Jr.. who has
been stationed at Camp Mills, Long
Island for some weeks, that contained
the following succifct message: Ar
rived safely in France" This would in
dicate that 161st Infantry, the old End
Washington, in which so many Okla
hogan county boys are serving, has
crossed seas and may at ally time be
under fire. 1t was no more than was
expected, but none the less painful to
realize that before long those fine
young fellows will be in the red wrack
of battle. 1t is some satisfaction to
learn that the crossing has been made
without accident. One might become
reconciled to the loss of a dear one
in open fight. but never if that dear
one should be drowned like rat in a
trap through the activities of sub
marine. But this is no time for lugu-
brous cogitations. The boys are at the
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-12-21
A MIGHTY DRIVE.

AS this paper announced last week.
Fred Hart is the right man IN the
right place when he was selected to
take charge of the Red Cross Christ
mas membership drive. Others felt the
same way, and evidently knew his
calibre for Mr.. Hart was appointed
chairman of the county organization.
Locally, Mr. Hart appointed his COM
mittees for Oroville. These commit
tees were inspired by the enthusiasm
of the chief, and the town has been
and is being canvassed most thorough
ly. The drive commenced last Friday
afternoon, and at once Mr.. Hart had
to telegraph for more receipt books.
Up to the hour of going to press all
the returns were not as yet in, as
committees were picking UP odds and
ends overlooked in the first grand
rush. 1t can be promised that the num-
Der of members secured in Oroville
will reach between 400 and 500. The
same encouraging reports come from
other parts of the county Of the sue
cess of the drive. Geo. j. Hurley, who
is working the Loomis country, Night
hawk and the Similkameen valley.
will have over 200 names to turn in.
The task set aside for the nation was
to enroll ten million new members OF
the Red Cross during the holidays.Glf
other sections of the country respond
as generously as Okanogan county the
number of new members will pass the
twenty million mark. And considering
the importance of the cause the num-
Der should go those figures double.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-12-21
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Minutes of the regular meeting of
the town council of Oroville, Wash,
December II, 1917.
Present Mayor Beale, Councilmen
Friis, Smith, Barnes and Sterling
Minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved as read.
Mr.. Hedger appeared before the
council asking that some action be
taken in regard to the designating Of
the points which new street lights are
tC be installed. After some discussion
in the matter motion was made and
carried that the OkanOgan Valley
Power company be ordered to place
street lights at varios points in the
town as hereafter described: On the
north side of the railroad tracks, two
tersection of Railroad avenue and
Main street and one at the intersection
of Main and First. Five 100 candle
power lamps, one each at the following
street intersections: Railroad and
Vancouver. Railroad and Spokane,
First and Vancouver, First and Spo-
kane Central and Main. Thirteen 90
candle power lamps at the following
intersections: Victoria and Third,
Victoria and Second. Victoria and
First. Main and Second, Main and Cen
tral, Main and Third, Vancouver and
Central, Vancouver and Second, Spo-
kane and Central, Central and Chelan,
Central and Stevens, Central and
Douglas. Central and Bridge, Bridge
and East. Old lamps to remain at the
following points: Chelan and Railroad,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-12-21
CORRECTED WITH PLEASURE.

In the last issue of the Gazette men
Vincent, Gus Reeder and Rowland
Johnson to get into an engineering
regiment, into which they supposed
they had enlisted, their trip to the
cost and the seemingly unnecessary
expense that they were pu: to. Based
upon information at hand the item
went on to say that this fiasco was
largely through the ignorance, or in
capacity of recruiting officer at We
natchee," as 1.-The boys had entered
their names for the regiment which
they left here to join, before recruit
ing officer in Wenatchee." 1t appears
that we were not giving the full par
ticulars or this reflection upon an ac-
| tive recruiting officer, with an excel
lent army record, would not have
been made. The officer at Wenatchee
before whom applications for entry
into the service are made, is Sergeant
| c. M. Buck, who has received many
new recruits since being stationed at
| that city and has always given salts
faction to those who have applied to
| him and to his superior officers. Ser
geant Buck makes this explanation of
| the case at bar:
Regarding Messrs. Ray Vincent,
Gus Reeder and Rowland Johnson, l
hardly think you have the facts in the
case. Those boys were listed and told
to report here by the forest supervisor
at Republic. In the first place the boys
were called by their local boards and
examined for service, but were not
needed to fill the present quote.
Nevertheless, according to my orders,
could not send them to Seattle
through this office. The boys waited
here two or three days to get someth-
| ing from Mr.. Reed at Republic, the
man who sent them here. Later, l
received a phone from Mr.. Sylvester,
of Leavenworth, the supervisor, to
inform the boys that if they could go
to American Lake they would be trans
Iferred from the national army to the
Goth Engineers, the regiment they had
been listed for, by Mr.. Reed. These
| boys Qlu nOt eHllSt Iuiou6E lhio oiiiNS
nor did send them to Seattle or to
Camp Lewis. Now as to the ignorance
or incapacity of this office, we all
make some mistakes, but to misin-
forming men who enter the service is
one thing we do not do. Out of almost
300 men who have enlisted through
this office | have never found one
who was not satisfied, and found ev-
Ierything just as | had explained. l
trust that you will straighten this lit
tie thing out and set me right with
Those good people of Molson.'
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-12-21
LUCKY GUESSERS.

Saturday a five dollar gold piece
was offered at the Orovile CONNER
cial Company's clearance sale to the
person guessing nearest the weight of
Mr.. Gregson. There were many COM
petitors and the guesses ran all the
way from ia to 100 pounds. Mr.. Greg
son weighed 156 ga pounds. Jimmie
Mckinley guessed 157 and Lawrence
Englund 156 1-2. The money was di-
vided between the two lucky guessers.
Singular to say, Jimmie Mckinley re-
ally won the barrel of flour given as a
prize few days before. but one of the
conditions of the drawing was that
the holder of the ticket had to be pres
ent when the drawing came off. Mr.
Mckinley was not present at the time
and the flour went to the next name
drawn, and it may be added that the
flour went to needy and deserving
person.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-12-21
TURKEY CHASING.

One of the most amusing and eXcit-
ing stunts of the many that Gregson,
the crack sales manager, has pulled
off during the series of sales that he
has put on in that store during the
past fortnight, was the Turkey chase
Tuesday morning. Main street in front
of the store was crowded with children
and grown ups in anticipation of the
sport advertised. Six turkeys were
turned loose from the upper story of
the store building, and as each bird
sailed to the ground there was crazy
scramble and mix up. Amel Schultz
was the only grown person who secur-
ed turkey. He was standing in front
of Seasons hardware store, and the
bird flew into his arms. There was
quite a scramble at that, and Mr.. Turk
was almost plucked before Schultz Sc
cured him. The other lucky ones to Sc
cure birds were Joe Ashley, Victor
Nelson. Mary Naggy, John Killian and
Virginia Burbridge.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-12-21

turn out as 1t did. 1t seemed to apneaI
ulrectly to the people. and the peonle
responded in a manner that w.s
happy surprise to all concerned. It is
true that unusual and appealing bar
gains were offered to draw buyer.
put the real secret of the successful
outcome was in the methods of pro-
cedure employed by G. T. Gregson.
manager of the Gregson Sales COM
pahy. Mr.. Gregson has learned the art
OF reaching people through long ey-
perience in the business, and the hap.
pier art OF handling crowds after once
they have been collected together His
line OF advertising was unique and
catchy and the true reason for the
phenomenal sales campaign can be
credited to his skill and wisdom in
the use OF printers ink The stuff he
put out had the punch. 1t was fetch
lngly worded, and following along his
IDEAS the Gazette job artist put it in
the most attractive shape.
The sale was originally billed for
ten days, but the returns were so un-
eXpectedly beyond all anticipations
that the sale was continued through
the present week, winding up with
the Red Cros sale, wherein the organi-
zation was invited to supply the clerks
and were given 5 per cent Of the re-
ceipts. What that amounted to was not
known at the time of going to press,
but judging from the crowds that
thronged the store the sum will con-
siderably increase the funds of the To-
cal branch. This great clearance sale
marks an epoch in the commercial
history of Oroville, and will long be
remembered as the most successful
merchandising stunt ever pulled off
in this county.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-12-21
WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW.
Okanogan, Wash. Dec. II. L

Okanogan, Wash. Dec. II. 1917.
Dear sir
Would you kindly print the follow
ing in your next issue?
"A great many inquiries have been
received by this local board as to why
enlisted men have received question
aires? We beg to quote the following
instructions received from the Provost
Marshal General:
"Questionaires must be sent to men
who may have enlisted in some branch
of the service, notwithstanding such
enlistment may be personally known
to members of the boards or may have
been proven during previous exam
ination of registrant Questionaires
must be sent to all such persons and
their rights protected in Sections 131,
Selective Service Regulations. Status
continue as many enlisted men have
been discharged for one cause or an
ether Boards cannot act on any pre-
sumption of death, insanity, enlistment
or any other matter, but all such
must appear to the satisfaction of
boards as to each registrant in confor-
nifty with regulations.
Relatives or friends of any enlisted
man either upon receipt of question
aires or before if possible, should in
form the local board of the address of
such enlisted man, if known. From
Section 131, S. S. r., we quote the fol-
lowing: 1T therefore behooves all per-
sons who may have any interest in
such men to inform the local boards
and adjutant general of the state of
their whereabouts.
Yours very truly,
c. P. SCATES,
Chairman, Local Board for County
of Okanogan, State of Washington
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-12-21

Chelan and First, Douglas and Okla
hogan, Third and Similkameen.
On the south side of the railroad
track: Two 250 candle power lamps at
the following intersections: One at the
north end of Fourth street, one at
Fourth and Young. Three 100 candle
power lamps at the following intersec-
tons: Fourth and Sutton. Fourth and
Radburn. Fourth and Richardson. Five
so candle power lamps at the follow
ing intersections: Fourth and Nash,
Fourth and Clarkson, Fourth and
Cherry, Second and Cherry. One on the
Similkameen bridge. Old lamps herein
at the following points; Second and
Richardson, Osoyoos and Radbourn.
Cherry and Fifth, and that all or any
lamps may be ordered discontinued or
replaced by larger or smaller lamps at
any time by the council.
The returns of the election held on
December a, were then canvassed and
found as follows: Councilmen for two
years, c. o. Sterling 80; J. p. Friis 43;
f. V. Covert 81; C. w. Smith IS. Coun-
cilmen for one year. F. G. Hart 81.
Treasurer, A. p. Murray 80, The fol-
lowing were declared elected: Coun-
cilmen for two years, F. V. Covert and
&c. w. Smith. Councilmtn for one year,
r G. Hart. Treasurer, A. T. Murray.
The superintendent of the water de-
partment reported that the pumping
plant was in need of overhauling and
he was instructed to order the neces-
sary repairs and have Fairbanks
Morse repair man sent to make the
necessary repairs.
The clerk was instructed to order
the necessary repair parts for the
grader and have the same repaired.
f.. r. HOOSE. Clerk.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-12-21
CHRISTMAS DANCE.

One of the pleasing festivities for
Christmas will be the dance to be
given tv the Oroville six piece orches-
ira at the Orpheum theater, rext
I iesday evening. Christmas IS day
everybody should observe and ctle-
Lraie and 20 C'Cse that day By ar.
ric!pa.ing IN tb. dance given undo"
the auspices T.: the orchestra VIII re
a most happy climax to a happy occur
ion. T:osa who ps ::icipate are asaa~ed
" thcice ,nrsit and that is an 'rstn-
tive for every dance lover to turn out
Aside from the pleasure that will be
derived from the social exercise the
receipts will go to most worthy OBJ
ject. The orchestra is valuable ad-
junct to the town, and it should be en-
'couraged and supported. And the small
cost of a ticket will help the organi-
zation along.