The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-12-27

vas met by her father. Jack Long
anu went on over to Loomis Tuesda,
" spend the holidays with her parents
a note from Mrs. e. J. Waldorf. now
living in Seattle, states that both her
sell and husband are studying Rus
saan' acquiring knowledge of the
language as they contemplate coins
70 SIBERIA in the spring. Judgins
from the appearance of Russian word.
IN print, and remembering achine
Jaws IN the effort to figure out some
AIhd OF pronunciation of the handful
OF consonants that are jumbled to-
getner to make a Russian prone,
name, It is evident that mastering the
language is very much of hardship
We admire the pluck of the Waldorfs
in tackling the job.
=. G. Rice has had word from Nor.
RS, Rumsey, formerly of this place
VINO went out in one of the draft
cmtngents from this county last
year. Young Rumsey is in base
hospital under treatment for rheu.
matism after having seen seventeen
days red hot service on the firing line
in France Many were of the opin.
ion that Mr.. Rumsey would never
pass the examination board, but he
dfd, and moreover was one of the
most earnest, determined and willing
i men that went from this county with
the draft.
All things considered and the ho,i-
day trade this year was far better
than was expected. During the sew
eral days proceeding Christmas the
stores and shops were well patronizetl
and the holiday spirit seemed to pre-
vail more noticeably than for the past
two or three years. For all the adj
mention and advice extended people
did not take to heart the idea of early
shopping and as always the case there
J was a general rush the last day or
| two before Christmas. 1t was ever
thus and probably will always con-
tinue to be ever thus.
Within the past few weeks this pa
per noted that the relatives of Ross
| Griffin had not heard from him for
some months, and they have been ex-
ceedhgly anxious on his account, as
was every relative of lads at the front
| in France during hostilities when
there were long periods between let
tiers. Recently Mr.. Griffins people
have had letter from him and we
are pleased to be able to announce
that the young man is well. He had
been with the headquarters troop of
the, 91st division as dispatch rider
and as the Dist was in the hot of il
for some days Mr.. Griffin undoubted-
y saw war in it's most hideous form.
Griffin is made of the right stuff, for
when called in the draft he made no
claimfor exemption. Such men make
l,soldiers, and we feel sure that
Mr.. Griffin made one of that kind.
Albert Devon who has been among
the Missing for six or eight weeks
SHOWED up during the past week. lie
had been over to Republic working in
a saw mill. Mr.. Devon was very
much1exercised when the boy disap-
reared and sent out inquiries all over
the country without securing any in
formation regarding the Lad One
morning he left home ostensibly to
60 to Mr. Devon's ranch, only a short
distance from town, and from that
hour he dropped out of sight Mr.
Devon feared that he had fallen over
cliff and been killed He searched
the country for some trace of the boy
without avail and remained in ignor,
ance as to what had become of him
until he showed up last week The
only excuse the boy gave for his ac.
ton was that he wanted to earn some
money
Thornton Collier joined his wife a
this place last week. Thornton is ,
brother of r. e. Collier, and it will
be remembered that the young mar
was ~Hear the point of death from
typhoid fever at Chicago last spring
and his brother went from here to hi!
bedside at that time being in thu
army, member of the Goth engineers
After sufficiently recovering Mr.. Col
lier came to Oroville with his wifi,
and spent several weeks here. At tn,
expiration of his leave of absence h,
returned to his regiment, his wife re
naming here. The regiment was sen
to France, but owing to the condi
ton of his health Mr.. Collier was re
tanned in the states on detached duty
Recently he received his discharg
and came out to Oroville. He will
| fill position at the depot for tn
present, expecting eventually to g
Ito Spokane.
Mrs. A. L. Hill died at Spokane las
Friday afternoon from nervou
break down from which she had sui
| fered for a long time. The decease
was well known in Oroville, formerl
|.being a resident of this place. He
maiden name was Alma Schaffer, an
, she was a sister of Mrs. A. G. Getse
q Of this place. She was married to A
III. Hin. a railroad civil engineer som
twelve years ago. Mr.. Hill is an OF
. ficer in an engineer regiment i
!, France. Since Mr. Hill sailed 70
. France Mrs. Hill made her home wit
: the eGtsels. She came here som
! weeks ago, but was confined to tn
q house all the time she was in tow
! Growing much worse Monday of las
week she was taken to Spokane
p consult a specialist, but survived tn
: trip only few days. Mrs. Hill wa
o anly some 81 or 81 years of age,
n most charming woman and her III
= timely death Is deeply deplored by