The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-10-04

chaNe you done your bit in tho n,,r
waste no more time filiine p,,. II no.
make good. '''is III whlch to
pin., d. Gay has demonstrated that car-
and viii preosrs WIN WI pay in this valley
anH year But this item is too i,nnort
nano " conine to United space and this
DOM ". VIII tell what Mr.. Gay has been
uoihs as soon as the Libertv ioa, oee m
On our columns is reduced Ivan call
Ihat well known old-timer Shawnee,
fro,,o ~, was visitor in town Mondav
rom Ionasket He felt SO good over "a y
he bo ouse received from the front that
January 10, 1921. Hope we are here ~ "
u,sn MN out equally as interesting done
"heh ms time again expires. Nope
Deputy Sheriff Burden made short
aronnd Mn nianuiihg few weary Willies
~ utmost every community Men who
IL not actual !. w. WIS at least have tho
Work or hit the The bi officer remarked go to
on high. '"e' were gong
,,r we were forced to cut off a number of
subscribers this week who were NOR
snr an tnree months behind on their sub
seriptlon. All subscriptions, where ar
rahsements have not been made for thar
continuation, that expired on or before
July ISL VIII have to be cancelled II is
do 80 VI Necessity ana not of choice so
90 not get riled at the publisher,
Bully for Chesaw Word is received
ans az inns once from our old friend Judge
Cresson that 'Chesaw is over the ton
ana ana SUI vi 1o going The quota for Chesaw
wrote wrs s0''o Te ana at the time the judge
amounted to $4,000, and stili coming in
That Is the kind of stuff that will make
the kaiser sit up and take notice.
An old time reader of the Gazette
WI, writes; Enclosed check to apply on
| my subscription to the Gazette. I don't
want to run any chances of its being
stopped on me, you bet Keen IN vour
lcks against the kaiser. the disloyal, the
s sac er and all other detestable things
TINS country is cursed with. You can't
say things too strong to suit the 100 per
| cent American
Mention Is made in another column of
me pubic sale that will take place at
| the home of NJ Horrigan. near the old
Wehesvile postoffce next THURSDAY
me Horrigans are to move to Orovie
IN order to give the children a chance
TO enter school and are hence selling
much personal property. The cows are
line milch animals and will be a valuable
addition to any farm.
William Sexton. who fractured his right
arm lew weeks ago, went to Oroville
Tuesday to have the silver plate removed
ttlat was used in setting the broken
bone.-Brewster Herald. DR. Lewis re-
moved the plate which was put on to aid
and reports that Mr.. Sexton is doing as
well as could be expected considerins
the nature OF his injury.
a. T. Atkins, of Chicago, is in Oroville
Tor a short stay. Mr.. Atkins is a con-
sulting engineer ana is here to look oven
and thoroughly prospect the Stack mining
claims, near Nighthawk, that adjoin the
Caaba mine now in steady operation
The Stack property has been bonded for
some $4,000, and if Mr.. Atkins findings
are satisfactory very extensive develop
ment will be inaugurated
Joe Mcdonald was In town Friday last.
lie is disguised with the wheat game.
He put in several hundred acres on the
south half of the Colvlle reservation last
year and did not harvest a kernel. This
year his $50 acres yielded only II bushels
TO the acre. He is going to sell out all
of his personal property and says he will
go to France, hoping to get over there
in time to march into Berlin with the
boys.
A letter from Corp. Lawrence Dallam
bewails the fact that the old 16lst is be-
ing used to train replacement detach-
ments and SO far, as an organization. has
not been under the guns 1t is altogether
probable that in this last great offensive
the 16lst is getting its baptism of fire.
this place, who has not been heard from
for three months, is enjoying furlough
at Nice Italy which indicates that the
young man is well and hearty.
The reception rendered the teachers of
the public schools. held at the Presby-
terrain church last Friday evening was
we'll attended and "a source of much pleas
ure to all present The gathering gave
the people an opportunity to become ac-
duainted with the faculty in charge
of the schools this year, and the con-
census of opinion among all those VINO
were so fortunate as to meet the gentle
men and ladies constituting the stan OF
the coming term, is that the schools are
in mighty good hands.
Early Sunday morning a barn belong
ing to Andrew Mckinney. who lives near
Kipling was entirely consumed by hre,
together with six stacks of grain, mostly
wheat, a Dodge car and three sets OF
harness. This is very severe loss 70
Mr. Mckinney. The cause of the fire Is
unknown as there had been no one around
the premises for hours before the fre
broke out 1t looks very much like case
of incendarsm, but Mr.. Mckinney. who
is a most excellent citizen has no enemy
that he is aware of in this country.
Mr. and Mrs. w, f. Bogess and family
accompanied by Mrs B9gess brother,
for their old home in Virginia after Nv
ing in the neighborhood of Oroville for
two years. They are most excellent PEG
of friends. Monday evening an informal
farewell party was rendered to Mr.. and
Mrs. Bogess at the M. f. church, which
was attended by some Is friends and ac-
auaintances. 1t is safe prediction that
the family will eventually return 10 the
Okanogan valley
Fl. w. Otis. of Peshastin. one of the
prominent residents and fruit growers Oh
Chelan county, spent two or three days
looking over this part of the country
this week. Mr.. otis is an old timer IN
Chelan county, where he mas held m
portant offices and where he Is widely
known He is a man whose ludgment
is worth while and he expressed himseii
as highly pleased with this locality IL
is NOT impossible. that Mr. otis Will pc
come largely interested in land in TINS
locality, and he would be mighty valu-
able addition to the population.
f. A. Williams has made great sue.
cess on small scale of growing sweet
notatoes on his place on the hill in the
ep9st mart of town this season On
single plant that Mr.. Williams vs., dug up
and brought to town tor ex AZ and 10 no.
tafoes. If sweet potatoes can be pro
duced in the valley In such apuh9ance
there is no reason why tneg coy. Gon'a nrn nos
grown under the irrigation system. II
would be worth while for some iaho
owner to experiment on large scale
next year. 1T,
bav last Friday and struck out SATURDAY.
on a cattle buying trip and the frst Gay
purchased 1900 head. Most OF these ca as
ervation. Mr. Jackson states that under
Instructions of the government BUYERS
can take only beef cattle, when leaves
littIe sale for dry COWS anu HiiSiio
, nca,J Of beef. The object is to prevent
The slaughter of stocok cattle. ana, say say,
do Won realize how cattle run INTO nohtv
~ his year with prevailing prices. 1t IS
tnfs S to saw that this purchase meant
fhe distribution of over 100000.
The people OF the balance Of the county
CON take their hats off to Tonasket. Al
o oS,a,v I liberty Loan drive Tonasket mas
e eone over the top with a whoop The
Fellows down there get together ,,nt amd t Se
tnlnSII 7 iba,tv Loan the first day of the
d sTve'" Possibly much of this was due
to- the publicity given by adve rdfdre the the
l i,i,,e vas started the Tonasket RI,
dp,yf va" s75 inches of Liberty Loan illus
rated advertisements paid for by tne
business men of that town. some s's, ,;h
that No wonder the quota was SUD-
scribed in a single day.
If any one has nursed the ldea ,na 4,