The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-01-10

ed that he had never heard of sucl
| agent at this place has not been mott
| fed of such change of service anG
| it may be a false alarm. Such 9
| schedule would be misfortune to the
| towns along the route, and would
have the effect of stopping all travel
to Spokane, except in cases OF abso-
ute necessity, and then people would
go around by the way of Wenatchee
Amel Schultz has received two
copies of 'The Highwayman," official
journal of the 23d Engineers, the
regiment in which his son Frank
Schultz, is serving in France. The
papers are small in size but exceed
ingly interesting. Like all of the
soldier publications in France, and
there are many, it's columns are given
up largely to humor, for notwith-
standing the seriousness of the job
they were on the American soldier
made joke of everything. 1t was
that light hearted, devil-may-care
spirit that made these citizen soldiers
such reckless fighters, and taught the
arrogant Hun that it was not neces-
sary to train lifetime in order to
make fighting men.
w. S. Ramsey returned home Tues
day evening after an absence Of two
OF three weeks visiting on the coast
When away Mr.. Ramsey sings the
praises of the Okanogan valley am
as he is quite fluent and cen sinCing
wielder of the articulary nerves he
always arouses interest in this part
of the country AS a result of his
word painting in this last trip several
persons are expected here soon to
look over the country with The aim Of
buying land. After making few
more trips on the outside Mr. Ramsey
will aid very materially in populating
the upper valley. But it Il work
that he enjoys, for he speaks from the
book after experience in farming the
land and he does not have to step
aside from the path of truth when
lauding the possibilities of the Okan-
ogan valley under the irrigation sys-|
TEN.
1t is all mistake about Jim Holmes
being dead, as reported in this paper
last week. We were somewhat dubi-
Gus regarding the rumor, although
the report had come to the knowledge
of about everybody we asked regard
ing the matter in town, and hence.
touched the subject with a great deal
of reservation Vern 'Sexson had a.
letter from his brother, w. B. Sexson.
the latter part of last week, and w.
B, stated that he had met Mr.. Holmes
on the street in Seattle a day or two
before he wrote. 1t seems that Mr..
Holmes, like so many others from
eastern Washington, went over to Sc
attic during the ship building excite
ment and secured employment in one
of the ship yards. It is a pleasure
to note that Jeems is still in the land
OF the living. 1t can be easily under
stood how report of his death could
be so easily accepted as a fact when
so many were about that time sue
cumbing to influenza.
The opportunity to save money by
the Thrift Stamp system is still pre-
sented to the public, and every man,
woman and child who wishes to lay
by nest egg for a chilly day shoulc
commence at once and get in on the
1919 issue, Postmaster Hoskyn has
received the War Saving Stamps.
There is a change in the size and
color from the issue of 1918, but they
represent the same value, and this
month cost but $412, redeemaole
January LIST, 1924, at $500. There
has been no change in the character
of the Thrift Stamp. They are worth |
% cents each, and sixteen of them. |
with the addition of IL cents this |
month, and an increase of one cent
each succeeding month through the |
year, entities the holder to Il War
saving stamp. Commence early get
ing in on this attractive saving SIS
EN-. Push a quarter over The counter
whenever you can spare the coin and |
almost before you know it YOU will |
nave l6 of the little jokers, and that |
starts card of the larger fellows,
20 of which represents 800