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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-10-31
Halley'S Comet
BY G. NJ. MOORE
Az. sye all going crazy?

BY G.. ~ MOORE
Az ,ye all going crazy?
Did the swift passing Of Halleys .
comet in May, 1910, upset the uni
verse? /
They do say that Ace Rowe or .
Charlie Moore had suthin' to do
W it"
But l believe the aforesaid comet |
had suthn' to do wi the insanity that |
is in the world today. We seem to be
getting worse instead of better, and
there is no doubt in my mind that
the planetary and climatic conditions
affect the brain to great extent. Il
begin to feel kinda crazy myself.
1t is easy to note how speed
maniac with his car by day, his
chariot of fire by night stirs up
everything along his track on his
mad career. but it is not easy to note
how old Mr. HALEY with his spirited
steed bowls over the other planets
and knocks them out of their usual
course, and in fact knocks everything
crazy.
But the dust will get settled, the
mind will become more steady and
the vision clearer before old man
HALEY comes back again with his
comet and Father Time. 1t will be
So years yet before that calamity
strikes the world again, and before
that time the present crazy genera
ton will have passed. And a new
bunch will come on after the passing
of HALEY. In the meantime there
will be peace for a time. without the
league of nations.
Europe needs America in their
league of nations, but it is doubtful
# America needs the league.
The crazy headlines in the papers
of today depicting the crazy calami-
ties occurring everywhere are enough
| to make us all crazy. If we are not
already.
! Reading the headlines today in a
Los Angeles paper, regarding sad
tragedy enacted there through insane
! feelings, and accompanied with a
! picture of one of the victims, causes
me to wonder if HALEY did not really
have "suthin' to do VII it?" The
beauty in the case l knew years ago
when she was pure and good, before
she was touched with the bad effects
of Halley's comet, which makes it
seem more real to me. Here are the
headlines:
"SLAYS WOMAN, THEN HIMSELF
Couple Found Dead in Lavish Ninth
Street Apartment"
Believe She Was Shot as She Slept;
Suicide After"
Letter to Her From Another Man Is
in Her Hand
Reclining on a bed in a lavishly
furnished apartment, the body Of
Mrs. lola Schmidt, 80 years old, was
found last night with a bullet
through the heart. A few feet away
lay George S. Crosman, also dead,
with bullet in the left temple"
| 1t does seem impossible for most
people to learn anything from others
experience. The old saying stands
true, that Every pig must burn his
own snoot in the hot swill and do his
own squealing."
Are we all crazy?
Poor handsome lola. The pretty fool!
Sparkling, back and forth from
man to man;
Content and happy to be the tool
For vice, conceit, wher'er she can.
Alas, alack. Vice leads to death,
For those who have such pretty
features;
| The face is fair, but heart beneath
Makes sorrow for the fairest crea-
lures
They cannot learn from others woes,
| The joys of life are so concealing-
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-10-31

So long as there's sickness. suffer
ing, disaster, the Red Cross must
stand by,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-10-31

Dodge Cars Come Qaick.
Freight transportation conditions
are improving, c. A. Rose of the Rose !
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-10-31

The Red Cross believes in happy
babies-do you?
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-11
sHeaiFE,s SALE.

Under and by virtue Of VIII .. Snurt
If sale issued out Of the Superior So s
If the stat Of Washington. hoiolns terms sas
a. 0kanoear Washington. IN anu ~,
ntanosan County. on the 24In oay -
March. 1919, in favor OF Inc r.s, md
ional Bank Of Oroville. corporal.V1n' , an,
AGAINST George W. Adrian. Jr. lot .he sI
OF six Hundred and s0-One huno n,u nS
(sso0.sO Dollars, together Win eo I the
rinht title claim and interest OF salo
defendant of, in and to the ioho"hs
Government Lots one q and two -
81 Saction twenty. (2O), IN Township For
~ SS0c North of Range twenty-seven GO
Fast of the willamette Meridiah,
ington, containing thirty-seven anu Nn"e ,
Nv Hundreths 1880 acres. accorulhs ~ =
the official plat of the survey OF the sa''
lands" 49,. - ,ha Ord
day Of Nav. a. D.. 1919. at 10 o'clock a. m.
| Of said day. / viii sell all the right, tte
! and interest of said George w. ADRIAN IT.
or either Of them in and to the ABOVE 9es !
| cribed property or so much thereoi a.
| NAV be necessary to satisfy pain'ni
| claim. besides all COSTS interest ana ac,
| eruing costs The sale Will take pace d.
\ the front door of the Court Rouse,
Okanogan, in Okanogan County, WASH
| ington. at public auction, TOT cash III hah'
| Dated al Okanogan. Okanogan county
| Washington, this cath day OF March, a
d. 1919. er.,u
Sheriff Of Okanogan County. washing
! M ADAMS. Attorney for Plaintiff
First publication March %. 1919.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-11

Tuesday morning DR.. Lewis operat-
ed on Miss Myrtle King, at the oro-
Vile General hospital, for appendicitis.
Mis- King has been one Of the waiter
girls at the Hotel de Grubb for the
past year. At last reports her condi-
ton was very favorable.
The Tonasket Times states that
George w. Cook, of Pine Creek, died
Tuesday morning of last week as the
result of injuries sustained when his
horses ran away on the grade just
west of the Sherman Burden ranch,
the previous evening. The deceased
was a resident of the county for some
sixteen years. He is survived by wife
and six children.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of sheppard dog lost pub
lished in another column. The dog Is
the property of Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ
Van Alta, and is a household pet as
we'll as protector. The animal disap-
peared on the evening of March 24th
and every effort has been made to To-
cate him. Mr.. and Mrs. Van Alta VIII
pay a liberal reward for any informa-
ton that will lead to the recovery Of
the animal.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-11
NOTICE TO ALL WATER USERS.

Your attention is called to an amend
ment to the water ordinance of the Town
of Oroville, providing for the payment of
water rents in advance each and every
month from the LIST of April. and also the
payment of water rent for water to he
used for irrigation or sprinkling purposes
for the full season in advance
This action is taken as protection to
you and to the town and as means of
stopping the water user that is not will
ing to pay his water rent If there is any
possible way to evade ii, our experience
heretofore has been that there are some
that think that water should be free and
will do anything to keep from paying as
he should.
Therefore the town council has been
compelled to devise some means to over
come this condition and after studying
the question have decided that this plan
will be the best.
We, the Town Treasurer and Water
superintendent are asking that the citi-
zeEs of the town assist us i'm the enforce
ment of this new ordinance as the town
council have informed us that it must be
enforced and we wish to work no hard
ship on any one but will have to- cause
the water to be shut off if the new rules
ire not complied with.
Please measure up your garden or lawn
md report to the city treasurer how MANY
square feet you will have to irrigata The
rate is ten cents per thousand square feet
and the season is six months commencing
April LIST.
w B. MISHLER, Town Treasurer.
r. r. HOOSE. Water Superintendent.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-11
GOVERNMENT TEST ON GASOLINE.

AS the Standard Oil Company points
out in an announcement elsewhere in
this issue the government has adopted
boiling points as standard test of
gasoline value. The gravety test was
discarded because il told nothing of
the real quality of gasoline.
1t was the needs of the war which
caused the government to seek a
standard test for aviation and general
motor gasoline as part of its fuel con-
servation program. The demand for
gasoline and other petroleum. products
had become so great that some action
was necessary. Consequently last sum-
mer President Wilson appointed a
committee under the direction of the
Fuel Administration to adopt standard
specifications for gasoline.
This committee stated in its report
that there would be no gravity limita-
tons in the specifications for either
aviation or motor gasoline because it
had been found that gravety was of
little or no value in determining the
quality of the gasoline. The stand
ards adopted were based on boiling
points.
Gasoline is known to the refiner as
one member of the petroleum family.
He distinguishes each member of the
family, not by gravity but by boiling
points. Gravity Is fleeting standard
of test, but boiling points are I'M
changing in their value and always de-
termine the quality of the product.
Knowing them the refiner can always
keep his product uniform and reliable.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-11
NOTICE.

In the matter of the Petition to the Board
of Directors of the West Okanogan VAL
ley Irrigation District for the Organiza-
ton of a Local Improvement District:
Notice is hereby given that a petition
signed by Ida Wells Blackler. Samuel
Blackler. The East Orovile Orchards Co.
A. CRUDE. w. l.. Clark and w. H. Thayer
has been filed with the Board of Direc-
tors of the West Okanogan Valley Irri-
herein described P be- orgsniaed as ns Lo aai
improvement District to be known as
Local improvement District No. one as
provided in Section 6457 Of CHI. 162 of
Rem. & Bal: Code and Statute. for the
purpose of draining and controlling the
flood or wild waters of Tonasket creek
and combining said waters to a proper and
suitable channel and safely conducting
same to the Okanogan river. thereby pre-
venting the spread of said waters during
flood time and thereby preventing the re-
sulting damages to the lands of your
petitioners.
The lands proposed to be included in
SAID Local Improvement District are des-
Section %; the E1s of the NEA of Section
y. all in Town 40. North Range ~ E. W.
NJ: and all of the East Oroville Orchards
known as the East Orovile Orchards be-
ing ON file in the office of the County
Auditor of Okanogan County at Okla
hogan. Washington.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
Interested or who may be affected by the
formation of such Local Improvement
District that the lands heretofore describ-
ed are proposed to be organized as a local
Improvement district; that it is proposed
to straighten and deepen and widen the
channel of Tonasket creek; that warrants
for such local improvement are proposed
TO be issued as warrants of the West
Okanogan Valley Irrigation District; that
the lands within said local improvement
district are to be assessed for such f.,
proyement. and that a hearing Of said
petition will be held at the office Of the
Board of Directors of the West Okanogan
Valley Irrigation District at Oroville.
Washington on Tuesday. the 9Th Day OF
May. 1919. at the hour OF 10 O'Clock A. M.
of said day. At the time and place above
named all persons interested may appear
before this Board of Directors and show
'ause for and against the formation of
the proposed improvement district and
the issuance of the warrants aforesaid.
Done In Special Session this 7th day of
april, 1919.
F. S. BEAI.E
MATT v. PICKEE
Directors West Okanogan Valley Irri.
cation District
Attest-E. RISTE, Secretary
First publication April IL, 1912
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-11

Mrs. J. M. Richmond stopped over
in Oroville last Thursday night on her
way to her home at LOOMS after a
visit of fortnight with her husband
at Seattle.
The Penticton Herald Announces
the recent death of John Kearnes at
that place, and mentions him as one
of the old-time pioneers of the valley.
1t states that he built the Golden Gate
hotel at Fairview in 1895, when Fair
view was very lively mining camp,
which he operated for nine or ten
years, removing to Penticton in
1904. But John Kearnes was not alone
a pioneer of Southern British Column
bia. He was one Of the old timers of
Douglas and Okanogan counties. At
the time the Central Washington rail-
road built into Coulee City John Kernes
located in that place and for a long
time conducted hotel. From Coulee
City he came up into Okanogan coun-
ty and for a few months had charge
of the boarding house at the old
Wyndotte mine. in the Similkameen
valley. 1t was from there he went to
Fairview. John Kearns~ was a genial
old scout, and although he has been
lost sight of for years by his friends
on this side of the line his death notice
will be read with regret by those old
acquaintance:
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-11

A boiling point is the temperature
at which liquid will begin to boil or
vaporize.
In distilling given quantity of gas
Oline the refiner ascertains at what
point each 10 per cent will boil, until
the entire quantity IS evaporated or
distilled. In this way he determines
what is known as the initial boiling
point, as well as all intervening boil
ing points in the chain, up to the max.
imum, high boiling point.
The ideal gasoline has a continuous
or uniform chain of boiling points,
and should have enough low points
to vaporize freely and to give easy
starting. There should also be the
right proportion of medium and high
boiling points for quick acceleration,
full power and long mileage.
AS combustion starts with lowe st
boiling points and flashes on through
the gas, the continuous, uniform chain
is necessary for instantaneous full
powered combustion. Only straight
distilled, all-refinery gasoline can have
this full and unbroken chain.
The United States governments
standard specifications, based on boil
ing points. are generally considered in
the light of conditions today as the
most practical standard for gasoline
They insure an efficien. and satisfac-
tory fuel, produced with due regard
for conservation. and sold at reas-
enable price.
All Red Crown gasoline now being
supplied on the Pacific Goa 1t Is refin-
ed to confirm to these SD .cifications.
1t has a full, uni.rrm chain of boiling
points necessary for eas7 starting,
Quick. smooth acceleration dependable
power and long mileage.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-11
Serial No. 012614
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior. U. s. Land
Office at Waterville. Washington. April
;. 1919.
Notice is hereby given that Louis
Skipitarey of Oroville Washington. who
on September cath. 1913 made homestead
entry Serial No. 012614. for WkNEA and
EhNWA Sec. IL. T. 40 n. r. 81 E.W. NJ
and on October 14th. 1914. made addi-
tional homestead entry Serial No. olS503
for NWh SEA- NhSWA and SWA
NWh Section IL. Township 40. North
r. q f. willamette MERIDIAN. has filed
notice of intention to make three year
States Commissioner. at Oroville, WASH.
on the 10Th day of May. 1919
Claimant names as witnesses: Nicholas
Barlas James Loughran. Jason r. Irwin.
and John Gostisha all of Orovile Wash
ington.
BEN SPEAR. Register.
First publication April IL. 1919.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-11
LYRIC ThEATER SATURDAY NIGHT.

| Eugene Enloe head of tse Okanogan
valiey POWER company, was in town
from Spokane over Sunday.
Maj. F. P. Wehe returned the latter
part OF last week from a visit to Cash
mere and is located on his prettily
situated farm on the shore of Wanicut
lake.
Inc latter part of last week DR..
Lewis operated on Fred Forsberg. of
Chesaw. at the Oroville General hos
pital for appendicitis. The patient is
making a rapid recovery.
Last week DR.. Lewis operated on
Adolph Trefaro, of Princeton, a Young
lad, for appendicitis. The patient is at
the Oroville General hospital making
excellent progress toward recovery
Thursday last DR.. Elmer operated on
Miss Goldie Reeder for appendicitis at
the Oroville General hospital, and at
last reports the young lady was rest
ing comfortably and steadily gaining
strength.
Messrs. Ellis and Forde sold TO
James Jackson Saturday IS. head of
Deer cattle that We're winter fed and in
line condition for the block. The cat
tie were shipped to the Seattle market
this week.
MISS Lela Parsons, a member of the
FACULTY OF the public school. was con-
fined to her home last week by an at
tack OF illness, which was probably
influenza. Mrs. Harry Brown had
charge of Miss Parsons department
during the young lady's illness.
Mrs. F. v. Covert left Tuesday
morning on an extended easter nyis,4
10 De absent fro mhome for some two
months. From here she goes to kansas
Clty' from there to Michigan. 70 v;cit
with Mr. Covert's mother, and then on
to New York City to visit with q sis.
ter. va" sis-
marriage license has been iss,ed
10 RAYMOND D. Harding, of Oroville
ana Miss Bessie M. Howard, of Seattle
we presume the marriage ceremony
mas oeen consumated in which event
we wish the young people a wealth ~
happiness and prosperity Throughout
long life. enou'
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-11
JURY TERM OF COURT ADJOURNED.

1t appears that the jury term of court,
will work hardship on the farmers in
general, and will seriously interfere with
general. and will seriously interfere with
BY reason of the fact that crops during
the last two years were almost failure
in some sections of the country. many
farmers are laboring under disadvantages
required to attend court at this time.
great injury and damage would be sus-
tanned.
BY reason of the conditions and circum-
stances. and the further fact that the
jury business of the court will not suffer
by an adjournment of the jury term I'M
til after the present seeding season.
wherefore all jurors summoned as such
are excused from attendance.
April Sth, 1919.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-11
ON A TROOP TRAIN colll(

From a far off place in -
states,
a troop train leaves for the =
AS the whistle blows the =
moves
Toward Berlin. to get the n
On each face Is a smile. d
chill, L
No matter how hearts do beat
For they're out for the thf
thing that counts;
On the troop train going east
From ranches and farms, fro
dales.
From mountain sides and plalu
Each one q man-each soul h
To play the nations game.
We know. not their past and
care
We know they'll be men at LEI
The smiling faces, the cheert
On the troop train going easl
Their smiles may be false, d
may be forced
By their faces you never can h
AS they go on their mission 4
ity's sake
Peace on earth. toward men 4
AS the train rolls out, an
shouts
And we give them our hearts Y
We begin to wonder. as theyl
sight
OF the troop train when II e
J. A. 4
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-11
AT THE LYRIC.

There are some good, strong features
on the bills at the Lyric for the ensuing
week and while the attraction for We'd
nesday evening cannot be named at this
time it will be Paramount picture, and
the name itself insures that il will be
something unusually attractive. For Sat
urday and Sunday evenings there is a
return of that screen favorite Pauline
Frederick in Madame Jealousy" one of
the best of many attractions in which she
stars. For Wednesday night there will be
Paramount picture with Pathe's News
and a Lloyd Comedy. For next Thursday
and Friday evenings there Will be one
of Rex Beachs great plays. Heart of
the Sunset one of those thrilling wes-
tern dramas for which the writer is noted.
1t is play that will please every movie
fan and has enough action and excite.
ment to satisfy the most exacting.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-11
MAY DAY FESTIVAL.

The following item was left at this Of
flee by a school boy without a word of
explanation. but it is presumed that a
May Day festival Is TO be held by the
school: Coming-A May Day Festival
the May Queen is to be selected by the
votes of the people of Oroville. You can
have as many votes as you have dimes.
The contestants are Frieda Lawrence,
Opal Kinchelo, Marguerite Bailey and
Sylvia Desmond. The voting places are
Hotel de Grub, Jacksons Bakery, Com
mercia Store. Slagle Drug Store and
Jackson's Confectionery Store. Pick your
winner and get huSY.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-11
WAL

The above IL
Hart, eldest sol
Hart, that we
through the kin
World. Walter
Saith Machine
celebrated 91st
West" division,
table record il
the Argonne
few days of tn
Camp Lewis al
last July. The
J scrap without
anow on his wa
91st has alrea
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-11
NOTICE OF CLEANUP DAY.

Notice is hereby given that April 18th
has been designated by the mayor as
cleanup day and all citizens of the town
are requested to make this day day of
general cleaning up Of their respective
premises. the town will furnish teams
for the removal of all rubbish that ia
placed in the alleys in barrels or boxes
and no charge will be made for the re-
in barrels or boxes
e. R. HOOsE, Clerk
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-11

Mrs. VIM. Dearey, Of K4U
been a guest of Mr.. and N
this week. Mrs. Dearey hal
the Oroville General hospinl
undergone a slight operatia
ed by DR.. Elmer.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-11
RETURN

Word was
Lieut.. Frank
I03d Field Art
lived at Cam
lay, and that
The young ma
declaration of
to the quarter
nected with II
stationed at
there was sen
was selected t
jervice. He sa
Hist Division
feeling that
should be in {
For transfer
department. i
eer's artillery
as he was abb
sion and be a
vice he was
eitis and had
He was
short time al
siren
was signed, n
Failed to get
uwas assigned
"a rtillery ant
: that unit. TIL
.he dock in
..tas been holt
Hpffice at Was
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-11
POUND NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given to stock owners
that stock now found running at large
in the Town will be impounded.
z. r. HOOSE, Marshal.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-11

DR.. Elmer reports the arrival of a
boy at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. C.
Stacco, Saturday night
Geo. B. Teel, who has resided in
this locality for a number of years,
died at the home of his son Otis, We'd
nesday of last week and was buried
Saturday. The deceased was born in
Nanasas and was aged 20 years. 10
months and four day. at the cine of
his death. He leaves four son Otis
and Chef, of Oroville, and two sons
living at Echo, Oregon. His wife died
number of years ago. Mr. Teel was a
gentleman of sterling character, a
most worthy citizen and enjoyed the
respect and confidence of all his
neighbors.
Wallace P. Huffman, of Everett, was
in town two or three days this week.
me young man was in the medical
corps attached to the 65th Field Ar
tillery division and has but recently
been discharged from service. He
saw 90 days of active fighting on the
French front starting in with the
drive at Chateau Thierry. His des-
cription of battles in the air between
aeroplanes was quite interesting, and
he claimed to have seen quite a num-
Der of such encounters. He had no
good word to say for the Y. NJ. C. A.
outfit, but spoke highly of the Red
Cross and Salvation Army work on the
front. A bright looking lad is Mr.. Haff-
man, and young very young to have
seen and taken part in the big thing.
He had a sufficiency of war, yet ex-
pressed a willingness to go back If
there was to be any fighting. II was
army life in peace times that got on
his nerves.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-11
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

On and after Saturday. April s. 1919
II. j. Schwenne will discontinue deliver
ing milk, but has established two milk
depots in town. One at Jackson's bakery
the other at A: s. Pratt's store. These
people will be pleased to supply milk and
cream to his former customers and others