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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-01-25
A REAL PIONEER.

Hamilton Miller, who is engaged in
farming near the foot of Whitestone
mountain, was a business visitor in
town Monday. Mr.. Miller comes in un-
der the head of Glass A as an old
timer, as he dates his arrival in Wash
ington back to 1877, although many of
the years since coming to the north
west were spent in Oregon. Mr.. Mil
ler's life on this western frontier has
not been wholly devoid of excitement
as he took hand in the Bannock In
dian war and was at the finish at the
time of the round up of Chief Joseph.
Neither of these experiences were as
enjoyable as a six keg fishing party.
When Mr.. Miller first arrived at
Spokane Falls there was nothing on
the sight of the present big city but
one box house and dinky saw MILL He
was importuned at the time to set his
stakes and become a permanent resi-
dent. He was offered lots at $40 per
that would command about $1,000 a
front foot at the present time. Mr..
Miller laughed the almost lone cit
izen making the offer to scorn, de-
claring that the place would never
amount to a hill of corn, and when a
railroad was built through to the west
coast it would come through by the
way of Lewiston, Idaho. He was sin
cere, as he thought at the time he
had the right hunch. Mr.. Miller was
out for location and looked carefully
over the valley from the old govern.
ment bridge to the falls, and refused
to be tempted, as the beds of gravel
looked desolate and unproductive. He
pushed on down into Oregon, and
there set his stakes. He now realizes
that he made mistake, but as life
is largely made up of errors of judge
ment, and he has many companions in
the same boat, Mr.. Miller takes his
failure to catch on to a good thing
very philosophically Mr.. Miller start
ed in farming on Whitestone flat last
year, and butted into very poor seas
on, as crops were almost total fail
ure in that locality last fall He is not
discouraged by the initial effort, and
is going to try his luck again this
wear
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-01-25
STARTING OUT FRESH

The annual meeting for the selec-
ton of officers of the Oroville Com
mercial Club was held last Thursday
evening, January II. The meeting was
largely attended by local business men
and ranchers throughout the valley.
The following named gentlemen were
elected as officers to srve during the
ensuing year: President, DR.. d. II.
Lewis; vice-president, w. e. Grant;
secretary S. B. Starrett, Jr,; treasurer
r. l.. Prentice; executive committee.
Chas. A. Powell, J. F. Samson, J. Friis,
A. p. Murray and Fred Hart.
The committee on the flour mill was
instructed to arrange a meeting with
the ranchers of Ellemeham as soon as
possible.
The creamery and dairying situation
was taken up and discussed at length.
A resolution was offered and indorsed
by the Commercial club favoring the
action of the business men of Oroville
in their praiseworthy movement to
get behind and encourage the local
creamery, not only because such action
is lending support and aid in the con-
tinuation of the creamery, an import
ant asset to the town which has al
ways paid the market price for butter
fat in this vicinity during the past
nine years. The members felt that the
presence of the dairy was of more i'm
portance to the farmrs of the neigh
borhood than to the town, providing
as it does reliable and never failing
and steady income to all those who
have cows and supply butter fat. The
members present believe the plan
adopted will encourage the dairy pro-
duction and interests of this vicinity.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-01-25
BULLET EXTRACTED.

Last week DR.. Lewis placed Ernest
Hart, the young man who was shot in
fracas at a dance at Havillah some
weeks ago, under the X-ray and To-
Gated the bullet, which was lodged un-
der the backbone, between the two
lungs. When the incisiOn was made
and the chunk of lead removed air es-
capped from. the hole like the escape Of
air when the inner tube of an auto is
punctured, showing that the lung had
been perforated. The cOnical bullet
from a 32-calabre revolver is only
slightly battered at the point, not hav-
ing struck any bone heavier than
rib in it's passage through the right
lung to the spot where it was imbed-
ded Young Hart stood the operation
without any i'll results, and up to last
reports was mending steadily. If no
unforeseen complications set in he will
soon recover, but he had about as close
an escape from going west" as any
man ever had.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-01-25
A NASTY HURT.

E. Hockett, working at the old gov
ernment saw mill few miles south
cast of Oroville, brought to DR.. Lewis
one of the ugliest cases of accident,
Monday evening, that Doc has treated
for long time, and accidents are var
led and frequent that come under his
observation and skillfu1 hands for
treatment. Mr.. Hockett was kicked in
the face Monday afternoon by horse
The caulk struck the unfortunate man
across the upper lip, under the nose,
lifting that important facial ornament
off it's moorings. One has heard the
expression flippantly made that some
one had his nose knocked back so far
that the owner could see down his nos
trils, and nthis case is was literally
true. 1t was necessary to gather the
severed flesh together with several
stitches. The doctor patched Mr.. Hook
ett up neatly, and that individual will
be as sound as ever in few days, with
only a slight scar as a memento of
his shocking and painful experience.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-01-25
COMING TO IT'S OWN.
Editor Gazette.

Editor Gazette
An item in your last issue referring
to operations at the Copper World Ex-
tension property deserves recognition
from all those interested in the welfare
OF the entire district and the communi-
ty, the county and the state should lib
orally encourage the Dempsters for
the introduction of modern, legitimate
and business capacity in the handling
of mining property.
For years we have all been wonder
ing why big producer has never been
developed on this side of the inter-
national imaginary line dividing the
two countries, in the northern section
of this great state, while within a ra-
dius of few miles of Oroville the big
producers of British Columbia have
become world famous, i. e., the CRANKY,
B. C. Copper Company, Trail, Ross
land, Hedley, Princeton, etc. Only one
reply, lack of business acumen, opera
tive energy, square dealing and prac-
tical application. Some years ago
spent several days between Loomis
and Camp Mckinney with Prof Evans,
geologist, and he was always emphatic
in the opinion that with depth many
properties herabouts would reach
what he termed the secondary enrich
ment. This also applies to Kruger
mountain, and we certainly have the
evidence that depth has proved up,
both on this side in British Columbia.
Chewelah, Rossland, etc. A year or two
later the writer spent two days with
Mr.. Erenberg. the expert of Paulson
of Spokane, going over Kruger noun
tain. He expressed his opinion firmly
that some day, with proper develop
ment, that mountain would be big
mineral producer, also recognizing
that in that section one OF the biggest
sedimentary basins on the continent
was there, hence while it was abso-
lutely necessary for the clearance of
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-01-25
INCOME TAX.

The new income tax, now due and
which must be paid into the govern
ment not later than the first of March
i'll order to escape penalties, is going
to catch many citizens, and 1t is tax
that but few subject 10 can escape. In
deed the tax is so light on the smaller
class of incomes that there is no OBJ
ject in making false report in order
to dodge payment, and the penalty for
welching is so severe that one hardly
cares to take the chance. Those with
large incomes can afford to pay the
freight and have no kick coming. This
new income tax takes in every single
man, or woman, with an income Of
over 81 1000 per year and every married
man or woman with an income of over
$4,000 per year. The tax is based upon
gross incomes after the legitimate eX-
penses of the business is deducted.
Living expenses are not deducted. The
law Is rather complicated, owing to
the haste with which it was enacted,
and the ordinary individual cannot in
terpret it's provisions. 1t has been
found necessary to send out deputy
collectors into every town in the coun-
try, both to provide blanks and infor-
nation to the public, thus making the
enforcement of the law quite an ex-
pense to the government. The people
Of Oroville and vicinity who pulled
down incomes last. year in excess of
the amounts exempted under the in
come law are to have the benefit of
the advice and assistance of one of
these deputies. The bank of Oroville
is in receipt of letter from the treas
ury department saying that deputy
collector will be in Oroville on Feb
ruary 5, and Z, who will be glad to
give any information in regard to
incomes. The First National Bank has
received the following letter on the
subject from the office of the internal
revenue collector at Portland, Oregon:
"Mr. Thomas F. Ray, deputy COL
lector, will be in your city on Febru-
ary 81, 1918, for the purpose of giving
Information on and assistance to per-
sons under the federal income tax.
Please give this matter as much pub
licity as you can and urge your depos-
itors coming under the law to prepare
statements showing their total income
and total expenses for 1917, so that
Mr.. Ray can readily determine their
liability under the law"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-01-25

the 200 foot level at the Copper World
Extension, depth will increase the val
ues, for the 300 foot level lode is lar
ger than above and with further sink
ing it will prove up one of the biggest
shippers of the country.
Under the circumstances they are
laboring under in the matter of trans
portation to the railroad, they are do
ing we'll in hauling what they are, but
little surprise has been expressed by
mining men passing through here re-
Gently that advantage has not been
taken of the survey and plans made
during 1907 and 1908 for a tramway
down to the road on Palmer lake, in
stead of the expensive haul and the
difficulties to be encountered either
by team or motor trucks. However,
that may adjust itself in due time.
Taken all in all, prospects never
looked brighter for the opening up of
properties long lying idle, than now.
The mineral horizon is clearing. Muz-
zle the knockers for year or two and
we can rest assured capital will fol-
low.
c.. G.. TILLEY.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-01-25
AFTER THE KAISER.

Chas. A. Andrus that old time Night
hawk resident, spending the winter in
Spokane, is quite a clever rhymster,
and every once in while breaks out
in poetry. One day last week he had
communication in the Spokesman
Review in which, after reviewing some
of the inhuman acts of the Germans,
abetted and encouraged by the kaiser,
Mr.. Andrus reels off the following
song of hate" which is we'll worth
reading
Oh, may that cursed kaiser float
In open sea. in open boat
In Iceland cold, without a coat.
Gott strafe der kaiser
Without a compass, sail or oar
A million miles or more from shore
Where mighty waves like mountains roar
Gott strafe der kaiser.
Oh may that fiend incarnate dwell
In darkest pits of deepest hell
And gnash his teeth and groan and yell,
Gott strafe der kaiser.
And mid his frantic roars and cries
Oh may eternal ashes rise,
And blow forever in his eyes,
Gott strafe der kaiser.
In burning birthstone may he be.
While little devils dance in glee
And lock the door and lose the key
Gott strafe der kaiser.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-01-25
NEW OFFICERS.

At recent meeting of the Oroville
Lodge, No. 255, l. o. o. F., the follow
ing officers were installed by d. d. G.
M. Fl. A. Bowerman to serve during
the ensuing term:
p. G., Silas Fritz; N. G., L. E. Phil
lips; V. G., J. F. Samson; Rec. Sec,
A. w. Cobb; Fin. Sec, E. r. Hoose !;
Treas, J. M. Fraser, R. S. N. G., H. A.
Bowerman; r. S. N. G., L. E. Hendrix /;
Warden, J. P. Friis Cond., F. G. Hart;
r. S. V. G., w. l.. Bissell; L. S. V. G.,
A. P. Murray; R. S. S., R. T. Prentice /;
l.. S. S., Harvey Cox; o. G., A. J. Jask-
son; I. G., w. H. Thayer; Chap, J. NJ
T. Williams.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-01-25
FROM A SOLDIER IN TEXAS.

Some weeks ago the Gazette told
how Ray Vincent, of the hill country
east of Oroville, and two companions,
Reeder and Johnson, had gone to the
coast with the expectations of enter
ing the Goth Engineers, were disap-
having paid their own travelling ex-
penses. Those boys represent the best
in young America. They could not be
denied. They wanted to serve their
country and failing to get into the
Engineers they struck out second
time and landed in the aviation branch.
The following are extracts from let
ter just received from Ray Vincent
who is a member of the 18th Squad
ron, aviation camp, Waco, Texas:
when l left Oroville the last time l
went up to town and stayed five days,
then went to Spokane and enlisted in
the aviation corps. l have been in the
service since the 14th of December.
Landed in this camp on Christmas day.
1t is new camp of about 10000 men,
and a beautiful place for an army
camp. We are housed in tents with
eight men in tent We nave lit
tie stove in each tent and are about
as comfortable as could be for camp
life. | am writing this on the back of
my suit case, which is our family ta-
BILE. Camp life seems to agree with me
fine, for l never felt better. There is
considerable sickness in the camp.
They are not very we'll prepared to
care for the sick here yet, it being a
new camp. The Red Cross is doing all
it can to help out. The sudden change
of climate has gone hard with lots of
the boys from the north.
1--WE have been having the worst
blizzard known in Texas for years dur
ing the last few days. 1t beats any,
thing that Okanogan ever had. Every
morning when we get up our blankets
are covered with snow, but every one
managed to keep cheerful and we
never suffered much from the cold.
We have had some fine weather since
we landed here and hope for more in
the future. "a
81 am much better pleased with this
branch of the service than | would
have been in the Goth Engineers,
which l first tried to enter. This is a
very interesting part of the service
and a good chance for promotion. Our
captain said if the war continued we
would be in France by April. We hav-
en't been very busy so far, and We had
orders today not to drill much, due to
peace talk. We are awfully anxious to
get our chance to go across, but we
sure would be glad to see peace come,
because of what it means to every one.
1t is quite a sight when all the flying
machines are in action They are as
common as Fords around here.
"Reeder and Johnson, of Nelson, are
here with me. There were 300 of us
from Washington and Montana came
here together on special troop train.
We don't get much news from home
and will be glad to get a Gazette once
in while. (And he will, so long as we
have his address-Ed.) We get some
reading material from the Y. M. C. A.,
but they are very limited as yet as they
have very small building. There is 4
lot of complaint from the treatment
we get from the people in the towns
here. They sure try and get every cent
soldier has. Different from our
Washington citizens"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-01-25

&c. H. Severance, Dean)
Sunday school every Sunday at IL.
Services will be held on next
Sunday both in the morning and the
evening. Morning services and SER
mon at II a. m. Evening service with
address at 1880 p. m. Special music at
these services
Regular services are held every
second and fouth Sundays.
Trinity Guild meets every first and
third Wednesday.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-01-25
DIED AT TRINIDAD.

Dooley p. Wheeler who returned
from visiting with his father at Trina
dad, a station on the Great Northern
short distance southeast of We
natchee, Wednesday evening, reports
that while he was at Trinadad, C. ].
Otter, formerly a we'll known resident
of this vicinity, died at that place of
pneumonia. Mr.. Otter left Oroville a
few months ago for North Yakima, and
the last heard Of him was that he was
living in that city.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-01-25
HEAR DIR. SELLECK SUNDAY.

The people of Oroville and vicinity
who have not attended the special
meetings at the Methodist church will
have one more chance to hear the Rev.
Dr.. Selleck, of Tacoma. The public is
urged to attend both services next
Sunday, as that will, in all probability
be the closing of the special meetings.
There will be an evangelistic service
in the Sunday school next Sunday Ev-
elybody come to Sunday school at 10
a m.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-01-25

The passenger service over the hill
to Spokane has been improved, nit, by
the elimination of the buffet coach
that formerly was attached to the
train and made the run as far as Cur
lew. Passengers now do the rush act
at Marcus for their chow.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-01-25
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

U. c. SMOTHERS, Pastor.
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-17
MAUMEE GOES DOWN;
TOLEDO DANGER PASSES

Associated Press Service:
TOLEDO, Feb. 16.-High water
stage in the Maumee river from
Toledo to Defiance is dropping to-
night at the rate of an inch an
hour. The water stage in Toledo
at 9 o'clock tonight was about eight
feet above normal At Napoleon
the stage was Il feet above with
the water falling over an inch an
hour With receding water flood
danger to Toledo was greatly les
sened.
The eight-mile ice pack in the
river extending from a point oppo-
site Pressure isle, two miles out in
the Maumee bay, to Delaware creek.
eight miles up the river. is holding
firm.
The flood waters are finding a
way out through the bay gorge.
The Toledo Railroads and Light Co,
which furnishes the power for the
city heating and lighting system
and the street car lines, said at 9
o'clock tonight the Water St power
plant was out of immediate danger
and would be able TO continue oper-
alton unless some accident happen
ed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-17
WAR TIME SIMPLICITY
MARKS RICE FUNERAL

OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 16.-War
time similicity marked the funeral
here today of Sir Cecil Spring Rice.
former British ambassador 10 the
United States, who died suddenly
last Thursday at government house,
although leading representatives Of
the diplomatic military, professional
and business interests Of the domin-
ion assembled at St. Bartholomew
church TO do him honor.
The casket, covered with the
Union Jack. reposed in front OF the
chancel. and was banked with
profusion of flowers. which included
an exquisite wreath bearing the
card Of Pres't and Mrs. Wilson. A
bouquet OF orchids and lilies of the
valley was sent BY Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Z. Morgan Of New York, who num-
bered Sir Cecil and his family as
their close friends and who had
come here for the funeral. Other
tributes were from men widely
kown in the United States AMI
Canada.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-17
II TUSCANIA MISSING
ARE REPORTED SAVED
Associated Press Service:

Associated Press Service:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Eleven
survivors of the torpedoed liner
Tuscania previously listed as unre-
ported. were announced tonight by
the war department. with the name
of another survivor, II. Obaird of
Wagner, Okla, who was not on
the original passenger list as given
out here.
The other eleven survivors were:
Private Joe Curland, Evansville,
Ind; Private Hugh Alexander,
Cumberland Gap, Tenn; Private
David CisnerOs. Brownsville, Tex;
Private Conner A. Collins. Battle
Creek. Mich; Private Robert Z. Lee
Hickey. Denton, Tex; Private Mar
ion +. Lambert. Rotan, Tex; Pri-
vate Miguel Martinez, San Diego,
Calf: Private Hurley c. Nall, Gar
lington. Okla; Private Reuben Pc
terson. Marinette, Wis; Private
Irene Smith, Spokane, Wash; Pri-
vate Jesse d. Smith, Soleman, Okla.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-17
TO STAMP OUT TRADE OF
PR0-ENEMY CHARACTER
Associated Press Service +:

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. -
Through control Of the nations for
eign trade. made effective today by
the presidents proclamation requir-
ing licenses for all imports and ex-
ports, the war board plans 10 stamp
out completely all trading with firms
OF pro-enemy character, which are
furnishing information. smuggling
supplies, providing credits or hoard
ing for postwar purposes in order
to give aid and comfort to Ger
many.
To accomplish this result the
board announced tonight that reg
ulations have been prepared govern
ing particularly the importation Of
certain raw materials, such as rub
Der, tin, wool, jute, etc, which ev-
cry patriotic American citizen is eX-
pected 10 observe in whole hearted
fashion. Every effort will be made,
the board announced, to administer
the regulations. The slightest pos
sible detriment to legitimate bust
ness interests, but hesitancy or
weakness in enforcing the regula-
tions was declared inconceivable
when pound of rubber or a few
bars OF tin might mean the death
Of scores Of American fighting men.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-17
SAYS EXPRESSMAN LOST
HIS REGISTRATION CARD

Il done left nah restration papah
IN nah trunk and the express COM
pany done lost il. mistah"
This was the excuse given by
Willie Richardson, % years old. a
colored youth from the blue grass
section of Kentucky. when he was
arrested saturday night by officer
Luzny on Circle av., for failure TO
register for the army draft.
Il nevah was arrested befoh, sub, -
he told Sergt. Peter Rudynski. and
an got a wife at home awaitin' foh
me-"
While Willie was being searched,
he told the police about the hard
times" in "Kaintucky."
But l sure did improve nah
time while l was in Dixie. You
know genmen that / done cut up
foh Numbered pound of poak before
All came moth and l don't need TO
worry about poak choDe -hIs win
tah." said Miller.
Whereupon officer Nick Laskow-
ski informed Willie that although
the latter had lost his registration
card. that the aforesaid Willie was
an extremely fortunate young man.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-17
KAISER FINDS POLES
TROUBLESOME IN EAST
CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNEl

archy are up in arms over the situa-
iion and further internal troubles
are Threatened.
Peace Party Leaves PetrOgrad.
Turning 20 the north. IL already
has been reported that Germany
purposes resuming military opera
tions against northern Russia, and
this report gains color by the an
nouncement that the commission
representing the central powers at
Petrograd have left the Russian
capital and passed within the Ger
man military lines. The probable
German purpose 10 attack the boil
shevid is also indicated in a Vienna
dispatch declaring that II Germany
decided 10 resume military opera
tons against Russia the attitude OF
Austria" would not be influenced
thereby. This would seem 10 mean
that Austria means 70 leave Ger
many TO fight the battle alone in
north Russia. Whether she hopes
20 keep up connections with the
PetrOgrad government meanwhile is
not clear. but Sophia dispatch de-
ciares that Bulgaria is doing that
very thing. having resumed diplo-
ruatic relations with Russia" How
ever. all the central powers are in
agreement over the situation, il Is
declared.