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

Judge John r. Mitchell. who was
appointed to the Supreme Court bench
May IL. 1918, Is a candidate for NOM
lnation on the non-partisan judicitry
ticket at the primary election, Sep
tember 10, 1918, for one of the three
siX-year terms. Until his appointment
to the Supreme Court he served as
Chairman of the Legal Advisory Board
|of Thurston county. He is married
and has one son, who volunteered in
the enlisted reserve corps of the
medical department. United States
army, and is completing his course
in the Northwestern University Medi-
cal school at Chicago.
Judge Mitchell was born in Vir-
ginia in 1861, and after early educa-
tion engaged in farming and mercan-
tile pursuits. He came to Olympia
in 1888 and studied law privately un-
til 1890 when he returned to the law
school of the University of Virginia
in 1894 he was admitted to practice
by the Supreme Court Of the State
of Washington.
After serving one term as prosecut
ing attorney of Thurston county,
Judge Mitchell practiced law in part
nership with Mr.. Thomas M. Vance
from 1901 to 1908, when he was
elected Judge of the Superior Court
of Thurston and Mason counties. He
was reelected Superior Court Judge
without opposition in 1912 and 1916.
During his ten years on the Su-
perior court bench, Judge Mitchell
has served as visiting Judge in many
counties of the -s.ptes AS cases in
which the state issued can Be tried
only in the Superior court at Olym-
pia, he has had the unique advantage
OF that experience and has met in
professional way many of the law
yers from different parts of the state.
In that time, as Superior Court Judge,
he has studied and passed upon many
of the modern legislative enactments
of the state.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-08-23
DEATH OF FRANK BARTELL, SIR

Frank Bartell, Sr., died at his home
in Oroville Wednesday afternoon
about l o'clock, after lingering i'll
ness, aged So years 10 months and
II days.
The death of Mr.. Bartell was not
unexpected, as he has been gradually
failing for several months and the
best medical advice in the country
could give no hope of his recovery,
but when the news was passed from
mouth to mouth Wednesday afternoon
that the old resident had passed away
there was universal expression of re-
get among the people with whom the
deceased has lived for so long time.
He had been identified with the bust
ness history of the place since the
coming of the railroad some thirteen
years ago.
The deceased was born in Wiscon-
sin October 10, 1855, and moved to
the Dakotas a number of years ago
When he first came to Okanogan
county he located in the Methow val
ley, but attracted to Oroville by the
building of the railroad he came here
thirteen years ago and engaged in the
mercantile business. He retired from
active participation in the business a
few years ago, turning it over to his
sons. He leaves wife, four chill.
dren, all grown, and a number OF
other relatives to mourn his death
His children are George w. and Frank
Bartell, Jr.. Mrs. Margaret Miller, Of
Seattle, and Mrs ]. A. Hagerman, o.
Twisp, all of whom were present a
| the. time of his death. The deceased
took little active part in public affairs
but in his business relations he made
multitude of friends by his kindl,
disposition and uniform courtesy ant
integrity. In his death Oroville lose'
one of it's oldest and most substantial
| citizens. The sympathy of the com
munity goes out to the bereaved fam
lily in this hour of their irreparabl
loss.
The funeral will take place from
the Methodist church this Friday af
Iternoon at 2: 80 o'clock.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-08-23
TUBERCULOSIS CONFERENCE

Increased enthusiasm is the North
western tuberculosis Conference to
be held in Spokane September 27-2S
has been created by the announce
ment that DR.. David r. Lyman, of
Wallingford, Connecticut, President
OF the National tuberculosis associ-
alton, will be in attendance as one of
the principal speakers. DR.. Lyman
has recently returned from France
where he was assisting in the tuber-
culosis campaign.
Another development of the past
week has been the friendly but Spirit
ed rivalry developing among the six
conference Washington, Ore
gon, Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyom-
ing-for the largest attendance at the
meeting.
Washington, as the hostess state
and as the oldest of the group in the
tuberculosis work, should send dele
cation equal to that of the other five
states.
All meetings are open to the public
and everyone Is cordially invited to
attend. For further information ad-
dress, GIG Cobb Building, Seattle
Washington.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-08-23
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
August 10. 49,

August 19, 1918.
Minutes of the regular meeting OF
the Town Council of Oroville, Wash.
Present, Mayor Beale, Councilmen
Smith, Barnes and Covert.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved as read.
Application for transfer of dray
license to Mr.. Spencer was read and
ordered transferred. ---z----.,.-
The superintendent of the water
department was ordered to place a
fire hydrant at the corner of Bridge
street and Okanogan Boulevard and
one at the corner of Main street and
Second avenue.
Motion was made and carried that
the town purchase one fresno, one
slip and one norman lever from
George Major at his offer of $25. 90
to be paid on delivery.
The matter of completing the work
at the rock crusher was discussed and
the Mayor offered to take this matter
up at once.
On motion the council adjourned
e. r. HOOSE, Clerk.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-08-23
THE LIBERTY LOAN

The United States entered tne wal
on April 6. 1917. Eighteen days later
by practically unanimous vote Coh,
grass passed the Liberty Loan bohu
Bill.
On Nav 2 the First Liberty Loan
was announced, on May IA the de-
tails were made public, and on the
18th the campaign began and closeu
one month later. The issue was loi
50. 900 900, 900, the bonds bearing o12
per cent interest and running io'
i5-2O wears. The bonds carried the
conversion privilege. emitting the
holder If he choose to convert 'heii'
into bonds of a later issue bearing
higher rate of interest. Four anu
half million subscribers from every
section of the country, represehtihs
every condition, race, and CLASS VI
| citizens. subscribed for more thah
s3 900 .OOO, 900 of the bonds. oh's
90 600 900 900 was allotted.
The outstanding features OF th'
First Liberty Loan were the proiiip'
ness with which 1t was arraheeo an'
| conducted. the patriotism OF th'
| newsnapers, banks, corporations or
ganizations, and people generaily II
working for it's success, ana th'
heavy oversubscription Of more '.l ,nal
E0 nor cent Another notable feature
was that there was no interruption t'
tho business of the country occasion
ed nv the unprecedented demand up
ON its money resources.
The Second Liberty Loan campais'
Ionaned on October l. 1917, and ciose'
an October 27. The bonds OF thi
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-08-23
FROM A FRENCH WOMAN

Some days ago Mrs. Ora B. Spal-
niger. of Tonasket. who has son in
the army in France, received a let
ter written in French. OF course she
could not read the communication
and the neighborhood was secured for
some one capable of translating the
letter. Few could be found suffici-
emily familiar with the French Ian
guage to interpret the contents. A
word of two here and there could be
made out after a fashion, and those
words seemed of serious import. Mrs
Spalinger was very much worried
and conjured up all kinds of misfor-
tune that had befallen the boy. The
letter was brought up to Father
Joseph Senergeld, who is consider
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-08-23

This government does not expect
the impossible from the people, and
hence the man who cannot subscribe
for Liberty Loan bonds next month.
owing to the failure of crops during
the past two years, should be neither
persecuted nor prosecuted We know
or men who would gladly and cheer
fully subscribe if they could see
way to pay for the bonds, but having
lost two crops they are going to have
hard time getting through the win
ter without taking on any debt which
there is no prospect of meeting. This
statement is made in defense of lot
of worthy but unfortunate husband
men. There is no desire to shield
any one who may shirk a duty. 1t
Is those who are abundantly able &c
subscribe for bonds and fail to do sc
that county council of defense are go
ing after. and in cases of that KIND
they do not intend to show any favors
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-08-23

able of a linguist, but he could not
untangle it, but found some one who
could. There was nothing alarming
in the letter On the contrary it was
very kind, motherly letter from a
Madame l.. Leefer. of Neufchateau,
France. She stated that the boy had
been billetted at her home for three
months, but had at last been sent
away with his command. She spoke
In the highest terms of the young
man, expressed her joy that Ameri-
cans were standing beside French
men fighting for the comomn cause of
democracy and expressed the hope
that the war would soon be over and
that Mrs. Spalinger's son would soon
be restored to her sound in body. 1t
was the outporing of warm-hearted
woman to a mother whose boy is in
danger, and the letter will no doubt
be forever cherished by the recipient.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-08-23
RED CROSS NOTES

August 18th members registered
work as follows Mrs. J. l.. Masters
20 hours; Mrs. w. Z. Grant, 20 hours
Mrs. J. c. Martin, 100 hours; Mrs. p
M. Snider, 2 hours; Mrs. w. II
Thayer, 20S and 30 minutes; Mrs. r
Butler, 62 hours; Mrs. S. c. Mitchell
40 hours; Mrs. A. e. Shultz, 4 hours
Mrs. F. M. Dallam, 2 hours: Mrs. F
w. Taylor, 8 hours and 80 minutes
Mrs. Geo. Riste, hours; Mrs. Chas
IT. Patterson, knitting; Mrs. Roy Mat
terson, knitting; Mrs. F. S. Beale
y hours.
All knitting and yarn must be turn
ed in to the branch on or before Au
gust 26th. AS the branch must re
turn it to Wenatchee Chapter Au
gust 28th, Mrs. Frank S. Beale
Secretary.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-08-23

az PRESENT preaching for the Presby-
terians at Midway and Cascade, Il. c.
In the winter of 1909 Mr.. McMurio
was eXcomunicated frorn an assembly
OF Brethren Ill the city nf Winnipeg
a Circular letter was issued and sent
over the country broadcast and he
was charged with the objectionable
sin of having associated himself with
an1,her comnany of Chr.scitn pcople.
He was not only eXcoTHaicdted but
branded as a "heretic,' heather
man and a publican" and a "causer
of diversion" This wonderful letter
was signed by twelve men and has
since been called the letter of the
twelve Apostles. One can hardly be-
lieve that such barbarity is practiced
in the name of Christianity, but right
within the Plymouth Brethren we
have the Prussian element that DOM
mates and crushes out everything
that opposes their tyrannical rule,
and friends wishing to have the lee
ture, might write Robt. McMurdo,
Midway, B. c.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-08-23

While Dill is in the west setting up
his fences, and promising what the
big I is going to do to those who are
so unfortunate as to have a surplus
Of this worlds goods, congress Is
busv soaking it to big business, in
comes and profteers tax is being
levied that is going to pinch large
incomes close, and even Dill could
not have done better had he been on
the ground and had the levying OF the
tax. But Dill is very small frog in
that puddle, and since he is against
the president he has very little influ-
ence in congress, although he would
lbave his deluded followers believe he
ia the whole cheese.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-08-23
IN AID OF RED CROSS

Mr.. Robert McMurdo, Evangelist,
will give his lecture on Norway in
aid of Red Cross work, or for any
organization that is helping on the
cause of the allies. The lecture is iu-
tel esting, instructive and hum 1rous
Mr. McMurdo mas been well
known evangelist with the Plvmouth
Brethren for a dozen years. travelling
%. both sides of The Atlantic on their
bcnali. Three years ago he severed
his connection with th' BretLt:; or
|ocCclnt of .heir narrow sectarian
principles and opened mp the People
Mission in Vancouver, b. c. He is
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-08-23
FAREWELL SERMON

To the members and friends of the
church and citizens of Oroville and
vicinity: Conditions seem to be such
that it is necessary for me to leave
Oroville and not return for the COM
ing year. ! Therefore take this means
of extending to you a special invita-
tion to attend church next Sunday
8 p. m. and hear the farewell sermon
This will afford me an opportunity
to bid many of you good by that
otherwise | would not see Sunday
school 10 a. m. Preaching II a. m
by w. E. Boggess. U. c. Smothers
pastor.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-08-23
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Services held every first and third
Sunday mornings at II a. m. Sunday
school every Sunday at 10 a. m.
until September latter September l
at IL. Guild meets every first and
third Wednesdays of the month. Next
Service will be held on Sunday, Sep
tember l at IL a. M
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-08-23

P s. May, of Nighthawk, was regis
tered in town Friday last.
Old papers for starting fires or put
ting under carpets in packages OF so.
at 10 cents a package, at this office
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-05-16

Corn meal is finding greatly increas-
ed use in the making of ordinary white
bread. Hundreds of housewives and
many of the larger bakers are mixing
20 per cent. corn meal with wheat
-four to make leavened bread. This
kind Of a mixture is worked and baked
in the same recipes and with the same
methods that apply to straight wheat
bread
Corn bread-using corn meal entire
ly-is gaining a greater popularity
than ever before. Housewives are
coming to realize that every pound of
wheat saved in America means pound
Of wheat released for shipment to the
nations with which America is associ-
ated in the war.
There are a score of corn products
that today possess unusual importance
for Americans. Corn syrup for sweet
sning corn cakes and buckwheat cakes
and for use in the kitchen instead of
granulated sugar is one of the leading
products made from corn.
Corn oil, excellent for frying and for
every other purpose filed by salad OILS,
Is appearing on the market in large
quantities.. 1t comes from the germ OF
the corn.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-05-16
WHAT Is WORSE
THAN WAR?
Consumption -Four Times More
Deadly Than Bombs and
Machine Guns.

Pierre Hamp, q French medical A.
thority, estimates that of the 36,OOO,.
900 people Of all ages still living In
France 100000 must die of tubercu-
losls. The war will have killed about
100000. This means that man with
all Of his inventiveness is far less en-
Client than Nature as a man killer.
There have been over 100000 new
cases Of consumption In France since
the war began. This is why, despite
the number Of new hospitals, there 10
still not sufficient space available for
tuberculosis cases.
The Question Of PensIona
OF course first consideration fs ae.
corded to the ever popular wounded
men. Therein lies the tragedy of the
consumptive soldier. With the new
cases coming in daily from the
trenches the consumptives are not
Is helpless as the wounded men.
When discharged from the army the
severely wounded are allowed a pen
sion by the government. The con-
sumptives, however, receive no allow
ance unless they can prove that their
uiness Is entirely due to their service
In the army. This is not an easy thing
70 DO and consequently comparatively
rev .consumptives receive govern
mental assistance
until the American Red Cross began
70 extend its aid the plight of most of
tnese men was often pitiful. When
uischarged from the hospital they are
gwen certain instructions which would
eventually bring them back to health.
out conditions are hard. They are
usually unable to earn much and so do
not get proper or even sufficient nour- !
Snment Very often they are In no
condition to look after themselves, still |
less to safeguard the health of 9TH
ers To meet this difficulty local COM
.ni'fees nave been formed to look after
.ne discharged patients and see that
ney DO not pass on their disease to
members Of their families. The task
wen nigh hopeless. Even If proper
u'ing quarters are to be had SANTA
uon and hygiene cannot be taught
overnight They sleep in air tight
.VOms' kiss their babies, drink out of
ule same cups and use the same towels
as the rest Of their families.
Id spite of these appalling Difficult.
s ues' however, the rapid spread of the
uisease must-slmply must--be check
gu Even to attempt this would be an
,uipossibility without the tremendous
Iac'iiues and aid of the American Red
oroSs. No other agency could con.
.eivaDiy face, much less hope to &C
complish, such task.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-05-16

E. s. Vincent of Slate creek return
ed Sunday from GrangevilIe.
Mrs. G. c. Crawford of Rig0ins .,,o
an arrival Monday enroute to Lewiston
TO attend the Red Cross meeting.
>. L. Brust of Joseph was a visitor
lin Whitebird Monday.
Henry Walz, familarly known a,
Shorty the bear hunter'' was in town
Monday. Mr.. Wall put in the winter
trapping in Oregon and reports success
Mr. watz secured as high as SIG for
coyote hides exclusive of bounty.
J. F. Rauch of Grangeville was visi.
tor in Whitebird Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Irwin passed
through Whitebird Saturday enrOute TO
the prairie for an extended visit.
Mrs. G. H. Jillson, accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Newman and
son. are visiting at the Jake Wilson
home at Pittsburg Landing.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. McSpadden of Can
field visited in Whietbird Saturday and
while here purchased an automobile.
Stanley Ripley of Canfild was trans
acting business in Whitebird Monday. !
He reports that crops looks well on
Doumecq plains He said his brother,
Jesse, who enlisted in the aviation
'orps, is in France.
E. b. Wilson and son, Frank, Of Pitts
'urg Landing left last week for Roches-
er, Mimi, where the young man will
eceive medical attention for compiled
ion arising from injuries incurred to his
eg several years ago.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-05-16

Clark LYDIA and Mr.. and Mrs. M. W
r.,ton were visitors in Whitebird Mon
day.
william Chamberlain of Freedom wa
business visitor in Whitebird Tuesday
Miss Alice Gully returned Wednesday
!ssor an absence of one month visiting
fr;ends at higgins, Lucille and other
points.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Wickman of Slate
.,sel were in town Saturday transact
mo business and visiting their daugh-
tsr Miss Ida Wickman, one of the
teachers in Whitebird school.
Miss Rose McEntee of Grangeville
nassed through Whitebird Saturday en-
route to Joseph, where she has accept
ed a position as teacher.
G. ]. Hall, prominent sheepman of
Iacile, was transacting business in
Whitebird last week.
A number of delegates from the diff
ferent Red Cross auxiliaries of the Sal
mon river country left for Grangeville
Tuesday, to board the train for Lewiston
to attend convention to be held there
this week. Those going from here were
]. Loyal Addison, chairman; Mrs.
George Behean, vice chairman; Mrs. T.
F. Frizzel, secretary and Miss Elva
Berry Those going from auxiliaries
outside Whitebird were Mrs. Ed Vim
cent, secretary, Slate Creek; Mrs. @. G.
Crawford, chairman, Higgins, and Mrs.
Blanche McSpadden, secretary, Can
field. !
E. Adsley of Pollock was a business
visitor in Whitebird Friday.
E. H. Hatzke of Warren was an ar
rival Friday ON business.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-05-16
SCHOOL EXHIBIT MONDAY NIGHT
DISPLAY of Work VIII Be Followed by
Program.

The annual school exhibit will be held
Monday evening. The work of the
grades, manual training, domestic
science and science department will be
exhibited between and s clock. Fol.
lowing this, there win be short exhibi.
ton by the high school gymnasium
classes, and than the seventh and eight
grades will present the following pro
gram:
Chorus, "A Merry Heart school.
Olrls chorus Swing Song.
Girls chorus Moonlight. !"
Chorus, owe All Love Jack-School
Quartet, "Now Good Evening, Good
Night Phoebe Gillette, Sophie Coyne,
Mary Barker, Zelma Brown.
Pageant-With the Nez Perez in
Early Part of Nineteenth Century.
Readet-SOphie Coyne.
|. The Nez Perez Story of Creation.
?. The Coming of Lewis and Clark.
3. The Return of Lewis and Clark to
Kamiah Valley.
Chorus, "Our Country's Flag
School
Flag Drill-Sixteen Girls.
Chorus, Star-Spangled Banner -
school.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-05-16
CORN WILL WIN
DEMOCRACYSW WAR
Americas Greatest Cereal Crop
Is Now Moving to
Market.
MAINSTAY IN NATIONS CRISIS.
Surplus Wheat Of the United States
Has Been Sent to Famine Threat
ened Europe.

Americas great corn crop, exceed
ing 5000. 1000 bushels, will save the
worlds food situation, officials of the
United States food administration be-
,ieve.
Corn is the nations best food cereal,
housewives are beginning to realize.
II contains all the elements needed 10
keep the body in a state of health ana
when used according to the scores OF
tried recipes, especially when COM
bined with an added portion OF oil OF
fat will sustain life indefinitely. In
dian warriors in colonial days lived on
marched corn alone for many days at
time. and at Valley Forge parcheu
corn was at times the sole ration OF
the Continental soldiers.
Owing to transportation dif1culties
caused by the war the corn crop moVeu
more slowly to market this year tnan
ever before. Now, however, the cerea'
ia reaching the mlllers and consumers
In the meantime the nations surplus
wheat has been sent to Europe.
Today there are approximately ON
bushels of corn for every American
This quantity is greater by five pusn-
els than In former years.
Corn has become the nations main
stay In the crisis Of war.
Just as this cereal saved the nrst
American colonists from famine Oh
many occasions, just as 1t served as
,taple food during the War Of the Rev
button and during the Civil War; King
Corn has again come to the front IN
- .t--.i- It'll, with autoHre"v
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-05-16

and IL you were greeted by a CHEEKY
voice and steaming pint Of beef tea,
wouldn't 1t be "a grand and glorious
feelin'? Oh, boyI"
Now, this is the work of the arolk
Ing canteen," and some day q Kiplink
viii sing "the story Of the tanks"--
tanks of broth and bouil!on that the
Red Cross Special Front Line Serv-
ice" trundles up to the lines. The
Military Sanitary Service supplies the
wagons and utensils. The Red Cross
unit does the work. II supplies these
hot drinks at cost Of so francs ($10)
per thousand men, cent apiece
Think of that-the penny your little
girl sends the Red Cross can buy big
hot cheering drink, a good natured
greeting, for fighting man who des-
perately needs just that One pennyl
Red Cross Rolling Canteens to the
number of Is are now behind the lines
In continuous service. Their crews
are exposed to shell fire and often
have to put on gas masks.
Eugene Hale, brother of United
States Senator Hale, served six
months with q rolling canteen In
France, and he says:
"While the men are glad to have the
hot drinks, their chief satisfa elton con-
sists In the sense this service gives
hem of friend being Sthere with a
helping hand In a critical hour"
And now the American army has
asked the Red Cross to maintain this
'front.' line service directly In touch
With the medical relief stations near
st the Yankee front and this the Red
cross is eager to do.