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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-18
ON THE TOP OF THE HEAP.

Again the Oroville Gun Club made
a perfect score Sunday and by so do
ing is now leading in the tournament,
the Spokesman Review to the contrary
notwithstanding. AT the shoot Sunday
the Oroville club at last broke the
long, drawn out tie with Colfax-Pa-
louise and at the same time defeating
with six victories and one defeat.
while Colfax-Palouse has six victories
and two defeats to it's credit. Moreover
Oroville proposes to win the next two
shoots, which will end the tournament
and hence cannot be pfied out of first
place We may be a trifle too sangu-
inc as to the results Of the next two
shoots, but as the boys are still keep
ing up their shooting eyes, and are no
longer under the straih of protract-
ed tie, that had tendency to make
some of them nervous over the traps,
1t is felt that the prediction of two
more wins Is not wild guess.
1t was good shooting weather Sun
day, and with the exception of the one
Sunday that a blizzard ragged, when
1t was impossible to shoot. the club
thereby, through forfeit. losing the
only shoot during the tournament, the
Oroville gunner have been fortunate
regarding weather conditions. There
was little drizzle OF rain Sunday
morning, but no wind to interfere
with the flight Of the targets. Five
men broke 25 straight three "a. and
nine %, and any one Of the twelve in
the "a and % class are liable to smash
& clean string at any shoot Mace
Reed got back into the high guns,
while Hedger, Powell, Masters and
Gjerde repeated the records of the
week before. Much interest was mani
tested in the Sunday shoot, as the
Colfax-Palouse tie depended upon the
result and. of course, great satisfac-
ton was expressed when the boys won
out The following is the score of the
shoot:
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-18
A PLUCKY ACT.

Major Clifford Chase of Brewster
tells the story of young Glenn H.
Ward, brother of Clair Ward of Okla
hogan, and his exploits in France.
Young Glenn has many of the charac-
teristics of his brother, the former
sheriff of Okanogan. He is fearless
and keeps his head when in danger.
He went from Portland with the 4th
Engineers.
While out near the front lines with
a party of engineers, young Sargt.
Glenn Ward started to reconnoiter
while the other members of the party
were resting after having eaten their
lunch. AS they were lying on the grass
all of the boys had removed their wea-
pons including even their side arms.
young Ward doing the same.
On getting out some distance from
the other members of the party, Ward
ran across dug out. He opened the
door-when in front of him stood
nineteen big. hungry, and ferocious
looking Germans. Cool as cucumber
Sergeant Ward firmly demanded that
they come out. "Raus nit Im," he de-
manded and they did. Ward marched
them back to where the other members
of the company were resting.
Young Ward was a non-commission-
ed officer under Chase. He has since
written to his relatives that he saw
Chase fall when struck by a shell, be-
ing only 40 wards away He has never
told his relatives of his remarkable
adventure with the Germans He will
be well remembered in Okanogan
where his likeable qualities made him
many friends when he visited there be-
fore going into the esrvice.
Asked by his friends how he had the
bravery to face nineteen Germans un-
armed, he said 81 figured that they
were just as badly scared as ! was"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-18
SCHOOL NOTES.

The Oroville schools viii feature
May Day. The evening of May 1st will
be given over to singing, drills and
Maypole dances by pupils of the Oro-
vile schools. The exercises will be
held on the flat at the foot of the scool
hill, and the public will be able to
witness the events from the slope.
Other coming events are the 7th and
Sth grade play, "The American Flag
May 2. The High school will present the
play Green Stockings" May 29. Sun
day. June 9th, will be Baccalureate
Sunday. Wednesday. June 4, Glass Day
and Friday June 9th graduating exer-
cises will be held.
CThese notes were left at this office
last week, but by one of those acct
dents for which explanation is hardly
an excuse the paper became mixed up
with desk litter and was overlooked
We owe an apology, and make it. to
the superintendent and the scholars
for the carelessness that prevented
publication last week.)
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-18
RETURN FROM FRANCE.

Word was received by wire that
Put. Frank M. Dallam, Jr., of the
Pd Field Artillery. 26th Division. ar
Jed at Camp Devens. Mass, Satur-
n, and that he would be home soon.
&e young man enlisted soon after the
elaratiOn of war and was assigned
[the quartermaster department con-
|eted with the 41st division. He was
4tioned at Camp Lewis, and from
ere was sent to California, where he
|s selected to do special work in. the
vice. He sailed for France with the
. Division in December, 1917, but
ling that every able bodied man
build be in active service he applied
transfer from the quartermaster
1artment He was sent to the Off
Is artillery training school, and just
he was about to receive commits
and be assigned to front line SER
E he was taken down with appeni-
IS and had to submit to an opera
b. He was out of the hospital only a
brt time and had not regained his
tmal strength when the armistice
signed, much to his disgust, as he
ed to get into the firing line. He
5 assigned to duty in the 103d Field
tillery and returns to America in
II unit The young man was met at
dock in Boston by his wife, who
been holding a position in the war
6ce at Washington for some months.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-18
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Minutes of the regular meeting of
the town council, April 14,1919
Present Mayor Beale, Councilmen
Friis, Smith, Covert, Hart and Schultz.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were passed in the absence of the
clerk.
Report of Judson Murray, police
Justice, was read and accepted Bill of
Judson Murray for $3.50 police justice
fees was read and on motion was or
|dered paid.
A petition for the formation of an
improvement district was read and
there being the required amount oil
property embraced in the proposed
district signed up for the petition was
accepted and on motion the town en-
gineer was instructed to prepare the
necessary estimates for the proposed
district
The clerk was instructed to write
Mr. Noble in regard to the field notes
of the street grades in the proposed
improvement district, The clerk was
instructed to hire teams and have the
road changed at Mr.. Adams place and
hire men to spread the rock on the
streets.
On motion the council adjourned.
f. r. HOOSE, Clerk
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-18
RED CROSS WORK.

The Officers of Divisional Head
quarters of the American Red Cross,
who met with the delegates who as
sembled at Wenatchee recently in
structed the delegates to carry the fol-
| lowing message to their respective
branches:
That while the war with Germany is
over and the demands of the soldiers
are not great, yet there are millions
| of destitute and suffering people in
northern France, Belgium and other
European countries that have been de-
vastated by the war, and that as a
prosperous and favored nation we
could not turn our backs upon them.
Steps are now being taken toward
making the Red Cross world wide
organization, said organization to take
place in Geneva as soon as the treaty
of peace is signed, and as such an in
stitution they hope to become one of
the grandest factors for doing good
upon the face of the earth.
They desire particularly to impress
upon the people who have stood by the
Red Cross in the past that so far as
money and work is concerned they
did their duty, that each and every
person who signed the 1918 Christmas
roll call in the Oroville district and
lpaid their dollar is a member of the
lOroville branch of the American Red
Cross, and are strongly importuned
not to forget and abandon the society,
but to stay with it and aid it in bind
ing up the wounds of the late war and
thereby aid suffering and much dis
tressed people to become self-support-
ing and an international asset instead
of liability.
The Oroville Branch of the Ameri-
can Red Cross meets on the second
and fourth Thursdays of each month
at the Library building, at which time
and place the ladies are asked to come
and secure garments to be made for
the refugees.
MRS. CHAS. T. PETERSON.
Chairman.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-18

According to the Nelson Leader the
Chesaw Trading Co., has gone fluey
and is in the hands of receiver. This
company was recently organized talk
ing over the store formerly owned by
MRS. Laudigan. The failure is a great
misfortune to the people of that town,
and according to the Leader a number
of farmers lost from few to several
hundred dollars for money advanced
for coupon books.
Coarse Manley, brother of DR.. Fl
8. Manley. formerly Of Republic, and
an uncle of Mrs. C. c. Hedger, of this
place died at his home in Grand Forks
B. c., where he has been in the hard
ware business for many years, last
Thursday and was buried Saturday.
Mrs. Hedger left Friday morning to
attend the funeral and was accom-
panied by Mrs. Chas. B. Powell, an old
friend of the family.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-18
WAR EXHIBIT TRAIN.

On the evening Of May 5th the war
exhibit train, sent out to promote the
sale of Victory Bonds, will reach Oro-
vile at 10:30, leaving for Nelson at
$50 the next morning. This gives little
time for the people of Oroville and
vicinity to see the collection, which is
of a most interesting character. How
ever, the exhibit is so unusual and has
such a great interest for the people
OF this county as quite a number of
the boys served in the 91st Division,
that everybody should make it point
to be at the depot early on Tuesday
Morning, May 9th for the purpose of
seeing the collection. The following in
formation relative to the train is sent
cut by the Trophy Train publicity
bureau, and the description of the con-
tents Of the train should arouse keen
desire on the part of everybody to see
the exhibit:
A special train of seven cars con-
tanning cap ured war materials won
by the 91st Division, will leave Spo-
kane April 25th for complete tour of
Washington. More than 1900 different
pieces of ordinance, small arms, and
munitions are embodied in the exhibit.
A returned artilleryman who operat-
ed one of the famous French "75" field
guns will demonstrate the piece which
is part of the exhibit. This is the gun
for which Germany is credited with
having vainly sacrificed $4,000 of the
flower of her army When the prize
was captured it was found that the
brave knot of French artillermen who
defended it had destroyed the breech
and firing mechanism before "going
west"
The. Germans experimental with
this captured "75" and evolved copy
which is known as the German "77."
Two of these guns are shown in the
exhibit. These ITS" were widely id
vertised by the German Imperial gov
ernment as superior to the "75's."
However, they were found in action to
so vastly inferior to the "75's" that
our boys captured whole batteries of
them.
Minnewerfers, flame throwers. pro-
jectiles depth bombs, and huge trench
mortars form part of the exhibition. A
famous little Frech mosquito" tank
with its history engraved in bullet and
shrapnel marks on it's battered sides,
will be described by returned hero.
This tank was employed in desperate
fighting on the Western front, when
put out of action by German artillery
it's drivers continued to man their
guns until both were killed in their
saddles.
Another section of this unique train
carries German Albatross airplane
motors which were shot down by
Northwest air men. All of the relics
are blood spattered and bullet scar
red
Wherever it has travelled the Victory
train has drawn great crowds on in
terested spectators whose attention
has been gripped by the stories and
explanations of the demonstrators.
The train will be in charge of Lieut..
H. T. Hanover, who enthusiastically
urges citizens of the state to avail
themselves of the opportunity to view
the prizes won by the men of the Wild
West Division.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-18

Mrs. Jas. Ferguson departed We'd
nesday for Centralia, Washington,
where she will make here home with
her married daughter Mrs. Ferguson
has lived in Oroville for number of
years, her husband passing away a
few months ago. She will leave large
number of friends in Oroville who
trust she will find her new home a
pleasant one.
Rev. J. NJ Lavender, who has occu-
pied the pulpit of the Presbyterian
church at this place for several
months, left for Spokane, Saturday
where he will make his home. Mrs.
Lavender, it will be recalled. went
east during the winter for special med
ical treatment. At last reports she was
making excellent progress toward re-
covery.
Local physicians report that mumps
have made their appearance in town
and number of cases are under treat
ment.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-18
FARM BUREAU ORGANIZATION.

Walter A. Holt, county agricultural
noting the organization of farm bu
reau in this county, and has aroused
much interest among the farmers in
the movement, so much so indeed that
the bureau already can boast Of some
200 signed members. Writing to Doo-
ley p. Wheeler from Pullman, where
he is in attendance at conference of
county agents, Mr.. Holt in part says:
Il shall recommend that you be ap-
pointed as the county leader of the
marketing project, and for that reason
| hope you will begin to line up the
work and problems along that line so
that no time will be lost when the
work really begins in the near fu-
ture. | consider this one of the most
important lines of work.
1T will be almost impossible for me
TO give you a full discussion of the
workings of the farm bureau in such
a letter this, but | will say that as
soon as the executive committee is
created, and that will be very soon,
your community will have three of
four local project leaders who will be
the officers of your local community
The dairy work will come in for par
ticular emphasis through the bureau.
"The county organization meeting
at Okanogan during the stockmen's
convention was much more interesting
and successful than had expected,
and | am sure that fine piece of
work has been started in the county.
There are about 200 paid up members
now and the work has hardly started.
When | return l will have a confer
ence with you at Oroville."
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-18
THE FARM BUREAU.

In an item in another column ex-
tracts are published from County
Agent Hollis letter to Dooley P.
Wheeler regarding the Farm Bureau,
and as a supplement- of that statement
this paper wishes to urge upon every
farmer in the valley and the hill
country to carefully consider the ad-
vantages that can be derived from a
well organized Farm Bureau, propos-
ing, as this organization does, to work
for the best interests and the welfare
of the farming community. There will
be meeting of this bureau in the near
future, timely notice of which will be
given in the Gazette, and it should be
the special duty of every farmer who
wishes to improve his condition to be
present and take part in the delibera-
ions of the members. AS Mr.. Wheeler
lptly states the organization will be
directly and indirectly great bene-
tit to every resident of the valley.
Plans will be made to sell in car load
OTIS, and by growing vegetables and
'ruits to market in large quantities
:he producer will receive a much lar
ger net profit per acre than is now be-
ing received from the land under cul-
ovation. which will naturally add to
the value of that land. Much attention
will be given in this locality to those
very important farming features,
dairying and marketing. 1t Is stated
that the Sexson brothers are planning
to handle vegetables, fruit, hay and
all farm products in car load lots.
Our farmers should see these gentle
men at once and inform them what
can be raised for the market. This To-
cality should be able to ship number
of cars Of potatoes, tomatoes, cante-
loupes, cabbage, root crops. peaches,
besides still larger shipments of ap-
pies and hay. This matter is too i'm
portant to neglect. Now is the time to
act. Let every farmer join in the move
ment that promises so great benefit
to every land owner and producer.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-18
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT.

Mrs. c. c. Hedger has arranged for
musical entertainment to take place
next Monday evening in the Lyric
theater, in which a number of our To-
cal musicians are to take part. This
musicale promises to be one of the
most enjoyable events of the kind
that has taken place in Oroville for a
number of years, and should attract
crowded house. The following is the
program:
Vocal Solo-"Your Voice Came Back
TO Me. ........... Mrs. ID. H. Lewis.
Vocal Tro-"Absent nt................
Mr.. and Mrs. Y. l.. Redhead and
Mr.. S. b. Starrett, Jr.
3-Piano Solo-'Impromptu," &C flat
minor) Reinholt ..................
49,. :; Miss Pauline Schassberger.
piano Tro-"Demerara Polka Ma
zurl1a." Mesdames Taylor Sterrett
and Hedger.
5-vocal solo-A. "Carrissima," B.
sleep Baby Sleep Y. L. Redhead
G-Vocal Duet-"Oh Tell Us Merry Birds
of SPRING." Mrs. d. II. Lewis and
Mrs. Beverly Powell.
Vocal Solo-"Because | Love You
Truly" Mrs Beverley Powell.
S-Reading-Mrs. w. e. Grant
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-18
TO IMPROVE THE POWER PLANT.

Among the improvements that are to
be carried out in this locality during
the summer. and one that will not
only mean the expenditure of large
sum of money, much of which will go
'out for labor, but which insures for
Oroville one of the best water power
plants in the state, Is the construction
of dam just above the falls of the
Similkameen by the Okanogan Valley
Power company and the re-equipment
of the power plant with modern ma
chinery. This is very important pro-
ject both for the company that is maxi
ing the investment and the business
interests of the town and surrounding
country. The plant now in use has
been in operation over a dozen years.
|fthe building in use was always rather
Ia temporary make shift and the ma
chinery is largely out of date. 1t is
only wonder that the plant has been
able of late years to supply the SER
lvice it has. Some years ago the pres
ent plant was able to furnish all the
power and light required, but with the
illilHS up Ol tHe country anu tHe ucVei-
opment of mines there have been
times when the demand for JUICE was
greater than the capacity Of the plant.
with the increased water power that a
dam will provide and more modern
equipment the Okanogan Valley Pow
err company will be prepared to meet
every call for service. The construc-
ltion of the dam cannot commence un-
til after high water in the spring, and
| it is understood that the improvement
| is to be carried out as soon as work
can be conveniently performed.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-18
A. Koefoed returned to Oroville last

A. Koefoed returned to Oroville last
week and resumed his position at the
Oroville creamery. In one of the drafts
last year Mr.. Koefoed drew a lucky
number and was called to the col
ors. Now Mr. Koefoed is not
full citizen of the United States and
he could have escaped service by
claiming to be an alien, as so many
pro-German residents and cowardly
foreigners in this country did do. but
Mr.. Koefoed is of the stuff that makes
for American citizenship and the kind
of foreigner that the loyal residents
can welcome to these shores. He wav-
ed all rights to escape service, was
assigned to the 9th Coast Artillery
and was finally sent to Camp Eustis,
Virginia, where the regiment was on
the eve of sailing for France when the
armistice was signed Mr.. Koefoed was
recently discharged and upon his re-
turn Mr.. Friis reinstated him in his
old position at the creamery. All honor
to this American of foreign birth, and
If there were more like him the bet
ter 1t would be for the country.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-18

|The above is picture of Walter
hrt, eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Dell
Rrt, that we are able to reproduce
Trough the kindness of the Wenatchee
|orld. Walter is a member of the
(7th Machine Gun Battalion of the
lebrated 91st Division. the wild
est division, that made such cred
Able record in the hard fighting in
|e Argonne forest during the last
Nv days of the war. He trained at
,mp Lewis and was sent across seas
st July. The lad got through the
rap without injury and is probably
Nv on his way home, as most of the
et has already sailed from France.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-18

Wednesday of last week Mrs. S. M.
West died at her home near Havillah
|of asthma. The funeral took place
from the undertaking parlors Of l.. w.
Barnes, Rev. r. r. Martin officiating
The deceased is most highly spoken OF
las loving wife, an affectionate moth
er and a kind and sympathetic neigh
Dor. She leaves a husband and two
daughters, one aged 10 years and the
other 10. She was a sister of Eugene
Hockett, a widely known stock man
and farmer of the Havillah neighbor-
hood.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-18
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Sunday school each Sunday at 12.
Easter Party and Festival of the Sun
day school will be held on Friday
evening, April 25th. Let every pupil
be present on next Sunday. The Busy
Bees will meet each Saturday at the
home of Mrs. M. l.. Reed at $3.50 p. m.
Next services will be held on Low Sun
day, April q at II a. m. These will
be in the nature of Easter services. All
are most cordially invited.
DEAN G.. Fl. SEVERANCE, NJ. A.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-18
FREEDOM MISSIO,i.

Return thou backsliding Israelite,
baith the Lord, and I will not cause
Mine anger to fall upon you; for | am
merciful saith the Lord. and | will not
keep anger forever" Jer. 3-12. A free
paper given to old and
young. No collections asked for. Come
and bring your friends. Prayer and
testimony meeting Wednesday at 1880
p. m. Regular Sunday services 2:3o p.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-18

There Is to be a hot cross bun sale
at Jackson's confectionery store today
under the direction of the ladies Of
the Episcopal Guild. Besides the hot
cross buns there will be cake and other
delicacies on sale.