The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-08-23


was in OEOville over Wednesday nigh
on visit. Mr.. Smith is an uncom
promising republican who has take
| an active part in the councils of tn
party in the state for years, and
true blue American, and, blythe way
a republican and an American ar
Synonymous nowadays. Find a repub
| lican and you will find loyal Ameri
can every time
Garland Ethel, who graduated from
the Oroville high school and thi
summer has been working in the shi,
yards at Seattle, came in Tuesda,
evening for short visit Mr.. Ethc
is either going into the army at one
or will enter the University of Wash
ington with the object of taking tn,
military drill as well as the studies
Garland seems anxious and eager t.
get into the service, which is a mos
commendable spirit.
Ed. Davis has been appointed tC
take the registration of all those un
der the draft age in conformity witt
the bill now pending in congress ant
which will be passed at an early day
That bill provides for the registration
and As. Registration will take place
Thursday, September 5. 1t is the
aim of the government to complete
the registration as rapidly as possible
SO as not to halt the filling up of the
army. f. r. Hoose has been ap-
pointed to register those living in
precinct No. 2.
E. McCammon. writing from Ia.
coma, says: "The new steamship
Mazama made her trial trip today
Ferris style of ships to be turned
over to the United States emergenc!
fleet corporation by the Seaborn shi[
yards. The ship Waukama was
launched on Monday evening at $50
Fifteen minutes afterward another
ship was started on the ways where
the Waukama was launched. The SEA-
born yards today was notified that
they were to build six more of the
same type right away, and contract
for ten larger ones for the French
government"
There has been a thinning out OF
patients at the Oroville General hos
pital during the past week, but there
are still number of cases on hanG
and others that will be under the care
of Miss Burns during the next few
days. Among those now in the hos
pital are: Miss l.. Edgerton, daugh-
ter of Fl. B. Edgerton, who is suffer
ing from typhoid fever. Mrs. Payne
of Riverside, who is also a typhoid
victim. Mrs. Ed Anderson, of Ellie
meham mountain, who was threatened
with typhoid fever, but is now mucl
better. Mrs. Grasty, OF Leese, whC
was recently operated on by DIR
Lewis for appendicitis, and who is
suffering a great deal.
S. G. Manweiler arrived in towr
during the past week with his family
land we are pleased to note that h
is here to stay. Mr.. Manweiler was {
( TeSlucHl Vi OlONlllc oOllic lNO Htdi
ago, but returned to Nebraska, think
! ing that he could do better. Durini
| the time since he left he has mad
several trips into this county pur
chasing horses. Being innoculate'
with the charm of the Okanogan h.
became restless. in his middle ives
home, and every trip out here streng
thened his desire to get back an
locate permanently. He is here nov
to stay. He will secure a tract o
land under the irrigation system an
make himself home. He has dis
lowered, as many others have, tina
there are greater opportunities in thi
country than anywhere else N tn
broad land and he is going to settl
down and make the best of them. II
ton of the valley.
J. r. Frye, one of the republica
candidates for commissioner fror
the Third district, stopped over i
to the Nelson and Chesaw countrie
to meet up with the voters of tha
lpart of the county. Mr.. Frye is
farmer residing on the south half {
the Colville reservation, or in ths
lpart of the county formerly the sout
tpart of the Colvlle Indian reserve
ton, and is making a success {
wheat growing on large scale. Fl
is a man of intelligence and person
ally pleasant gentleman. His sing
platform should appeal to the peopl
as it is such a pledge that every cal
didate for that office should max
and stick to it if elected. Mr.. FIR!
declares that "if elected to the o
flee of commissioner | will use my il
fuence to give every section of O
anogan county square deal, al
will play favorite with none Th
is the proper sentiment to win him Il
SUPPORT of every voter.