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Denver labor bulletin., 1918-12-14

hadn't slept in one since coming to
France.)
l suppose it will be long time be-
fore l get mail again, not before | get
back to my company. l do not know
how soon that will be.
How is Bob and Mr.. Muser, also Mr..
Fulton, also Mr.. Johnson and NAL
con? / sure hope you are all well.
1t won't be long before l drop in on
you again. We sure showed the Huns
how to fight, and think it will be a
long time before anyone bothers the
good old U. S. A. again. The boys are
all looking forward to the time when
they will leave for Gods country.
forward to. This country is mighty
nice, but it can't compare with ours.
We never realized what a great and
good place we come from until we had
been away while. l hope it will be
over before l have to return to the
front. If not, am ready to go back
and chase the Huns again.
/ wish l could speak better French
(my French is rotten). Lots of nice
classy girls, but I can't work my line
of bunk on them.
How is Mrs. Thomas and children
Sure hope they are all well. Give
everyone my regards. Will try to
write Bob letter in few days. I
can't write much, as it hurts my
eyes. If you see Tom Rodgers or
any other of the boys, remember me
to them. Wish / could write them
all. Well, Lew, will close with best
wishes to all.
Your friend,
BENJAMIN BALAHAN.
Co. H., 354th Inf, Am. E. F.
p. S. While l was in field hos
pital the Huns pulled off an old trick
of theirs by shelling the hospital.
After the shrapnel started to come
thru the tent we had to be moved back
in a hurry.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-12-14
Let's Keep Our Heads

There slightest for feeling of alarm or un
footing
panied by unemployment The release OF soldiers and
will be conducted gradually IN ord tnat
fighters workers be directed to other employ
they released |.
policy pc
gradually restrictions and curtamnts and VIII en-
tions.
will release soldiers faster than they can
without conula
tion with the and the department of labor
shipping board that the shlPoulo
continue full force and that 100000 more men
will be needed 80
department agriculture and the food administration are
calling the the vital need OF great crops
harvesting.
employment will have large to play and Its
indicative meet
beginning Let's keep heads obey orders and all Will
be WE'LL.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-12-14
LOYALTY is STILL ESSENTIAL

Advice from Washington urges the
necessity of continued activity and
watchfulness in discouraging and
stamping out pro-German sentiment
and German propaganda. Because
the war is practically over does not
mean that "free speech" in America
permits expression of disloyalty to our
government.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-12-14
JOBS FOR DISABLED SOLDIERS

The department of labor announces
that jobs on the street car lines of
Washington and Cleveland are open
to disabled soldiers. The services of
,one-legged man has greatly i'm
pressed the authorities of the Capitol
Traction Company.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-12-14
UNION is FOR AVERAGE.

At a mass meeting of organized
Ladies Garment Workers in Cleveland,
Ohio, President Schlessinger of the
International Ladies Garment Work
ers Union said the trade union move
ment is for the benefit of the average
working man and woman and not for
those who possess exceptional skill or
who make especially high wages thru
piece work system.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-12-14
Your friend,
BENJAMIN BALAHAN.
CITY EMPLOYEES GAIN.

The city council of Wilmington,
N. c., has raised wages of policemen,
firemen and street employees $40 a
month.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-12-14

During the last six years organized
street car men in Chicago have re-
ceived more than $4,000 in benefits.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-12-14

He who is not for organized labor
is certainly against it. Merchants,
like all others, must be judged by
their actions.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-12-14

British farm laborers are to have
half holiday, this making their ordi.:
nary working week one Of five and one
half days.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-12-14

Some spinsters envy wives, and
some wives envy spinsters.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-13
THE PINNACLE TO BE WORKED

Frank Grogan was in town Tuesday
from his ranch in the Similkameen
valley and informed us that the Pin
nacle mine, one of the best known
mining properties near Loomis, had
been taken over by men with the
means and energy to thoroughly de-
velop the proporey and he expected
that work would commence at an
early day The Pinnacle, upon which
has been found the richest free gold
showing of any mine in this upper
country, has been worked in a per-
functory manner for years, no opera
tor having the money or staying
qualities to demonstrate what the
mine is really worth has ever handled
the Pinnacle. In years past pockets
OF immensely rich gold ore have been
struck in the tunnels. but the opera
tors have rested contented in eX-
tracing this high grade stuff without
continuing investigation AS this rich
ore has been taken out both in the
upper and lower tunnels, one nearly
1000 feet above the other, it would
stand to reason that further investi-
cation should uncover a large guam
tity of this rich ore. 1t is to be hop
ed that the new operators will push
exploration far enough to settle the
question for all time as to the pro-
ducing possibilities of the Pinnacle
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-13
EXTENDING POWER SYSTEM

Ed. Orth and force of men are
putting in a pole line from Riverside
to Tonasket to connect up the Okan-
ogan Valley Power Company's light
ing and power system that furnishes
light and power from the plant on the
Methow for the lower valley. The
town of Tonasket will be wired and
at last that community will have the
benefit of steady electric energy. 1t
seems like a long way around for the
company to deliver juice from the
Methow river when they have a power
system at the falls of the Simlika-
meen river, only a few miles away,
that is second to no power in the
state for easy and economical de-
velopment We are informed that it
is the intention of the company
eventually to improve the Similka-
meen falls system, and supply the
upper valley point from that distri-
buting plant. Just now, however. it
has no extra power to deliver. In fact
the plant has not the capacity to
meet the growing demand upon it,
and We are informed that some of
the mining companies that would pre-
fer to use electric power are to put
in steam power as they cannot secure
service from the present plant at the
falls.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-13

ifom Stevens county and became q
separate entity. and enjoyed the dis
'inction OF being one of the first COM
ihlssloners of the new county. prob-
aoly the only public office he ever
heiu, and hence all the more import
ant III the eyes of the old man. When
the sun of prosperity at Ruby set
ana the camp hit the toboggan, Nc.
drlfted to Conconully, then to Loomis.
ana finally landed in Oroville with
the arrival of the railroad, or about
that time. He failed in health. and
Tor long period was confined TO his
cabin. Finally he was taken in charge
by the county. Pat Mcdonald was no
carpet knight, and his later wears
were darkened by the shadow of ad-
Verslty, owing, possibly, to that I'M
providence in earlier years that brings
hardship in later life to so many of
us old timers, but a big hearted and
warm hearted man was Pat, and II is
not improbable that in days of pros
perity his hand was too liberal for
his own good. In his death passes
out another from the dwindlIng ranks
or the pioneers of Okanogan county.
so far as known he had no relatives
on the coast. Peace to his ashes.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-13
INTERESTING MEETING

While the attendance was not what
ii should have been considering the
importance of the movements on
hand with the object of civic better
ment, yet quite number of business
men turned out to the meeting of the
Commercial Club last Thursday even
ing. DR.. Lewis, as prelude to the
proceedings, spoke decisively and
plainly of the Importance and neces-
sity of united action among our people
in keeping alive the Commercial Club,
laying stress upon the advantages of
such an organization as a medium of
accomplishment, advising disband-
onment of the club unless the people
who are to benefit through it's in
strumentality do not show a greater
amount Of interest in its sessions.
Several important subjects were
brought up. discussed at length and
measures taken through the appoint
ment of committees with the push to
carry out the instructions and bring
the same to a definite finish.
During the warm days of summer II
is difficult to get people to attend
meetings of any kind, but 1t is the
intention to again commence holding
monthly meetings of the club on the
first Thursday evening in each month
The Comemrcial club is an organiza.
ton that should number among Its
membership every resident Of the
town and surrounding country. The
activities of the club are not self1shly
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-13
OFF TO THE WAR

Vim. B. Sexson enlisted in the phar-
macist branch of the navy. That he
was an applicant for enlistment was
not generally known, and his sudden
call by wire Saturday. and his depart
ure Sunday to report for duty, was
a great surprise to his friends. 1t
seems that Mr.. Sexson made applica-
ton for enlistment early in July. He
was thirteen years above the permis-
sable age for recruits in that particu-
lar branch of the service, but he pass
ed such an excellent physical and
pharmacological examination that in
his case the excess age limit was wav-
ed and he was accepted. He was noti-
fled of his acceptance Saturday with
orders to report at headquarters at
Spokane at o'clock Monday morn
ing. AS there Is no train out on Sun
days, and he did not propose to fail
at the jump off, Mr.. Sexson went to
Wenatchee by auto Sunday to catch
a night train to Spokane. He is prob
ably at Bremerton now familiarizing
himself with the ropes.
Well fitted for that service, or any
other position in the service, Is W. B
Sexson. A fine specimen of physical
manhood in uniform he will be every
inch soldier, or sailor, and as a
graduate and long practicing pharma.
cist, with several years study in medi.
cal college to his credit. Mr.. Sexsor
| is in every way fitted for the Job tc
which he has been assigned.
Mr.. Ssxson is an old resident Of
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-13
HEAVY SHIPMENTS

For some time the morning trains
pulling out of Oroville have left be-
hind time owing to the large guam
titles of fruit and vegetables loaded
at this point. And those products
come from all the surrounding coun-
try and are billed out in different di-
rections' This seems to be the clear
ing station for growers of the north
country Local growers ship east
as far as Montana. Growers down
the river send up quantities Of pro.
ducts to go over the same route.
Growers in British Columbia reach
eastern British Columbia points and
Vancouver over the roads running out
of Oroville. 1t keeps the depot force,
assisted by the train crews, jumping
loading the express cars. Time could
be saved if the railroad company pro-
vided cars and had them loaded the
day before
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-13
A LONG AUTO TRIP

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Jones and
two daughters stopped over in Oro-
vile last Friday night while on a
long automobile trip through the
state. Mr.. Jones drove from Spokane
to Seattle. and on the return trip
switched off at Wenatchee and came
to Oroville. Mr.. Jones took the road
home through Greenwood. Grand
Forks and Colville. Mr.. Jones owns
very choice piece Of property on
the first bench west of Oroville, most
of which is under the West Okanogan
Valley irrigation system, and some
of it under cultivation this year,
much to the improvement of the APP
pearance of the tract. Mr.. Jones is
one of the old and substantial resi-
dents of Spokane, where he has been
engaged in the real estate business
| for years. Time is treating the gen
tleman kindly as we never remember
him looking any better than as at
present.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-13
A WICKED WASTE

Tons upon tons of peaches in the
valley are rottening on the ground
as they ripened so rapidly that they
could not be shipped. and. anyhow.
there does not seem to be a market
within reach to handle all the soft
fruit raised in the valley. This seems
like a wicked waste of valuable ma
terial, and will continue to be a loss
to growers until some method Is pro-
vided for handling the crop. Can
neries and dryers are needed In this
part of the valley to provide local
market for what is and can be pro-
duced and until something Of the kind
il provided there will be little en-
couragement for the growers to bring
orchards up to full producing capa-
city.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-13
A SUCCESSFUL SESSION

Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Norris, Sr., re-
turned home the latter part OF last
week from their trip to Portland,
where they were in attendance at
the meeting of the Grand Army OF the
Republic. According to the report
of Mr.. Norris the people of Portland
extended to the old veterans such
hospitable welcome that has never
been surpassed by any community
since the Grand Army has been hold
ing annual reunions. The city was
fairly turned over to the old boys,
and they were invited to turn them
selves loose and have good time,
And that is the kind of a time they
he'd. The veterans were taken on
automobile rides all over the coun-
try. and there is much OF beauty to
see in and around the old oregon
METROPOLIS. The Norrises had most
delightful time as did all the veterans
who were in attendance at the encamp-
ment.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-13
OFF FOR NEVADA

John w. Wentworth, accompanied
by his brother Bert Wentworth, left
Tuesday morning for Ely, Nevada
where Bert has been living for sew
eral years. and where John will turn
his attention to mining which he has
so long followed in this LOCALITY
There is no misnomer in the use oi
the over-worked title pioneer when
annIied TO John Wentworth. lie
located in Loomis at a period so re-
mote that the actual date is lost 1T
the mists of departed years. he con-
Quoted a hotel at Loomis, but tha'
was very much of side line, as hF
devoted almost his entire attention
to prospecting and mining. ne "a'
largely interested in the copper
World mine, a property OF mucr
promise. and held the Lone Pine unti
that property got tangled up Ill Gun
troversy as to ownership. He maze
numerous other locations and mas
done an enormous amount OF mare
mining in the years of his residehc'
| IN Loomis. Mr.. Wentworth had ha'
much experience in mining in various
districts before locating in TINS couh
ty. so was no amateur, ne seehe'
~ NAV in hard luck with all his hoia
inps az he has realized little or noth
ing 70 repay him for the years speh
|hammering a drill. Time ana asali
he has had large deals pending, an'
ON the very edge of consumma',on
bnt at the last minute something ma
trrned nm to scramble the deal. W.
trust that Mr.. Wentworth Will sttiN' M
| II lucky in his new field of operation !,
and that he will eventually return u
! inrovillp
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-13
OPENING OF SCHOOL

whether through Ignorance of tho
facts or a sinister effort to iniure tha
orovllle schools report that can.
not De traced to its source has been
circulated to the effect that the Oro-
vile high school would not function
this year There is nothing to anv
such statement. The Oroville bien
sehool Will be conducted as usual this
year, directed by very capable corps
Oh teachers. and people with children
entitled to enter high school will find
the Orovilel high school in every re.
spect equal to any in any of the
smaller towns of the state SO far as
instruction is concerned, and as to
comfort and convenience supplied by
modern school building few towns
can surpass this place. OF course
the larger the attendance the better
a nigh school can be made, and it is
hoped that the local school will open
with a good membership in that de-
partment.
AS evidence of the standing of the
local high school we are at liberty TO
quote from the report of the depart
ment of education. state of Washing
ton, signed by Arthur Wilson. secre-
tary of the board:
TO the school Directors, Oroville, Wn.
Dear Sirs:-Herewit is attached
the latest report made on your high
school by the high school inspector
to the State Board of Education at
its meeting held at Olympia, June IS,
1918. The report was approved.
Assessed valuation of the district
$C94, 900.
Indebtedness. $37,O96
School levy. 10 mills.
Total school enrolment, 347.
High school enrolment, 49.
Five teachers. three new, two with
limited experience.
Classical, scientific and manual arts
courses.
Library, $50 volumes Eighty-fve
volumes, costing $S450, added this
year.
Value Of equipment; Physics.
$25S42; agricultural, $3.50; manual
training, $34S60; household econom-
les, $7l330; history maps, $50.
Additional equipment, consisting of
library books and of science and
other apparatus. amounting in cost to
$l37.31. was purchased this year.
School has been mYking gradual
and substantial improvement.
Accreditation continued.
The faculty for the ensuing school
year is as follows Principal, Prof.
d. F. Olds, of Toppenish, where he
has taught, and evidently given gen.
eral satisfaction, as he was retained
by that school for nine years Manuel
training will be in charge of W. Fl.
Pitman. a graduate of Cheney Teach
er of science and English, Miss Jessie
C. Heathman, who comes from AL.
mira. English, Miss Minnie G. Tan
ner, of Spokane. Domestic science,
that exceptionally efficient lady who
needs no introduction to the people
of Oroville, Miss Pauline Davis.
Eighth grade, Miss Eva Lawrence, OF
Spokane. Intermediate, Mss Leila M.
Parsons. Lillian Domerese and Miss
Fife Brinnon primary, Miss Florence
Pickering and Bernice Domerese.
The Misses Pickering, Domerese,
Parsons and Brinnon taught in the
local schools last year.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-13
ENTITLED TO THE CROSS

The editor of the Omak Chronicle
has had letter from the front tell
ing the following intensely interest
ing account of the gallant act of
Murph Mcintyre, the old time pitcher
Of the Chesaw ball club, which en-
titles him to military decoration for
bravery. 1t Is to be regretted beyond
expression that the young man has
lost his hand, but the act shows of
made, and his prompt action un-
doubtedly saved his own life and the
lives of his compainois. Those who
knew Mcintyre knew that he would
never fail when put to a supreme
test, and no harder test could come
to man than to take the risk that
Murph promptly took in this instance:
"Murph" McIntrye, of the Chesaw
country, and well known as one of the
best amateur southpaws the base ball
dom of Okanogan county ever claim
ed, has used his old base ball knack
Ill an elIort 10 save MS lie and that
of his comrades in battle.
The Germans heaved a hand bomb
into "Murph's" squad and without a
seconds hesitation he scooped it up
like hot grounder and made a heave
toward the Fritzes but the nasty ar
ticle exploded just as it left the hero's
hand and he will come home from the
fighting minus left hand but with
the knowledge that he saved the lives
OF his comrades so they could whip
| the Huns to frazzle.
Having a personal acquaintance
with this young man. it is our guess
that Mcintyre felt worse over being
placed in the noncombatant list than
he did the loss of the hand because
he was always a game and fair fighter
| in ordinary 1ifa
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-13

Oroville, where he is a very popular
citizen, having conducted drug stores
here for years. and about a year ago,
In conjunction with his brothers,
bought out the Fl. j. Desmond hard
ware store
This is the third of the Sexson boys
helping Uncle Sam to down the kaiser.
Jess was the first to 60, now serving
in the heavy artillery. Then Claude
was called, and is in the infantry.
William, the eldest, is now in the
navy. May good fortune be the por-
ton of all these boys, boys of whom
the parents can we'll feel proud.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-13

confined to public enterprises that are
to aid the town alone, but aims to help
upbuild all the adjacent country. It
Is really public duty to be enrolled
in the Commercial Club, and a fur
ther duty to attend the meetings, aid
in the deliberations of the body and
lend every possible assistance in
carrying out such plans as may be
formulated. Let everybody join to-
gether and pull together to make the
club a valuable adjunct to the town.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-13
AN OLD TIMER GONE

Pat Mcdonald. "Shivering rat
aood He died Wednesday or last
week at Okanogan, county cna,s 81,
Pat Mcdonald was a pioneer Oh oh-
anooan 80 county When he came here
or where he came from, we know ho.' m
nr. he was a resident of the old town
80 - Ruhv in the heyday of that camp 5
effervescent existence. He was ne.s as,
when okauogan county was cut o"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-13
IMPORTANT NOTICE

There will be a meeting of all par
ties interested in the completion of
the telephone system down the Ok
anogan river at the city hall in Oro-
Vile on Saturday, September 21, at
2 o'clock p. m.
]. A. McGINTY,
w. D. HOLLANTS,
III. J. SCHWENNE,
Committee.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-13
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES

Sunday school Sunday at usual
hour. Services at II a. III. and 1880
p. m. Subject of morning service
Foundations. For the evening "A
Personal Interview" All are cor
daily invited to these services. Rev
]. NJ Lavender, Pastor
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-13

OF politics and the efforts ever bein.
made to obtain commissions and sof3
places, the self-respectoing manner in
which these two young people have
gone about making themselves useful
10 the government is peculiarly note
worthy.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-13
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Sunday school every Sunday at II
o'clock. Services are held every first
and third Sundays at IL a. m. Next
services on next Sunday at II a. m.
Trinity Guild meets every first and
third Wednesday. G. H. Severance, B.
D., Dean.