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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-16

flat is of the same character as the
best under the local project, or under
the government project covering Pogue
flats. And much of it lays ready for
the plow and the water, needing vesy
little preparation in leveling.
The voting of bonds does not always
mean that an undertaking of this size
much rich land that will produce so
abundantly under the influence of wa
ter, as proved by the experience of the
other adjacent sections, there is little
question that this particular project
will meet with the approval of invest
ors.
Development of this sort has been ]
long time in coming to this upper
country, but 1t Is coming rapidly now.
Too long the residents of Okanogan
failed to recognize where the real
wealth of the country lay and in wha.
direction the surest and most substan-
tial development would come. For
years their energies were principally
directed in seeking the alluring and
elusive deposits of precious metals. If
one tenth of the money spent in digg-
ing and gouging into the hills had been
put into projects for the reclamation
and cultivation of the wonderful soil
of this part of the state, there would
be no richer, more populous or pro-
gressive section in the entire north
west. The awakening has come at last
and the development that is following
will soon place Okanogan county in
the front rank of the productive and
prosperous counties of the state.
And the Whitestone project, when
completed, will do much to help place
Okanogan county in that enviable po-
sition.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-16

standing. Those boys had to advance
In the front of troops going over in
many instances to clean up mines so
FAR as possible, to bridge streams
and to perform other duties necessary
to aid the advance Of the infantry.
Naturally he paid high tribute to the
Canadians and Australians and they
deserve all the praise that can be
lavished upon them. Furthermore ne
did not belittle the eremy. He ack-
nowledeed that the Garman soldier
take them when fighting in body,
were as brave and regardless of danger
as any troops in thd world. In
deed those who claim that the Ger
mans We're either poor fighters or
cowardly are greatly detra ting from
the fighting qualities lof The allies.
Mr.. Stanley stated that German Off
GERS. especially, were great soldiers
They were not only rasourceful, but
they were fine looking pen physically
and perfectly reeklas, fpf their lives
on the field of battle. Crnel they were,
vicious and heartcsa, but they had
been taught that in war mercy vas
weakness. and hedce Ahey knew no
mercy.
Mr. Stanley will not fesurra,t the
old Hedley Gazette, as hs does ont 'eel
that paper would be seaf supporting
in that camp. HIS family still resides
at Hedley, where ;hey remained dur
irg his long absence As he san ali
around printer he Is irs hopes of 60
curing permanent position on some
paper in British COLUMBIA and he is
certainly entitled TO sufh a position
for his LOYALTY to bis country.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-16
DECLARE WAR ON
THE MOSQUITO
Will Pour Oil on the
Trouble Breeding
Waters.

War has been declared; war without
quarter.
1t is to be war of determination.
tory.
The residents of the valley have
been stung to action and they have de-
termined that they are not to proud
to fight.
The mosquito must go.
There is promise of success in the
fact that the organization has been
completed and the plans matured with
the forces ready to take the field be-
fore the enemy has appeared.
The weapon to be used. long thought
of as an instrument of peace rather
than an agency of war, Is oil, which
will be spready upon the lagoons. the
ponds and swamps, and wherever
there is dead water to breed mosQui-
toes.
This movement was inaugurated in
a call for meeting at the town hall
in Oroville, Tuesday, May 9Th, issued
by w. p. Rumsey, Stuart Mutch and
E. Riste. Active approval Of the pur-
pose was given by the people Of the
town and valley and at a meeting held
a week later, last Tuesday, plans were
matured and the actual campaign
launched.
The first estimate of cost was found
to be little too low, the revised esti-
mate placing the cost at about $500. 1t
is figured that between 1000 and 5000
gallons of oil will be required to kill
the mosquito larvae this year This
oil is to be distributed in containers to
the places where it will be used and at
the proper time spread upon the dead
waters and the swampy places. Prob
ably two applications will be neces-
sary, one just as the water is near
high mark and the second shortly
after it begins to recede.
The district to be covered embraces
both sides of the river from a point
two miles south Of Ellisforde to Oso-
yoos lake. and possibly on the east side
of the lake to the line.
Following is report Of the meeting
last Tuesday evening. which was call
ed to order by Mr.. Riste and presided
over by Stuart Mutch
"At meeting held in Oroville on
the 18th Inst, of the executive COM
'mittee recently appointed by the resi-
dents of the Okanogan valley for the
purpose Of exterminating the mosquito
pest, w. e. Grant was elected secre-
|tary-treasurer of said committee for
the purpose Of collecting money to
purchase crude oil and other ingre-
dients to put on the swamps and other
places where such pests breed as per
the instructions Of our county agricul-
turalist Mr.. Holt. Assessments were
also levied and notices will be imme-
diately sent out to the interested par
ties as to the respective amount that
they are expected to pay and each
and every one is urged to give this
matter prompt and immediate atten-
ton as it takes money to buy oil and
if We expect to fight this pest we must
do it now.
S. T. Stanton. an energetic and COM
petent old timer who knows the coun-
try WELL was elected as the executive
head Of the committee for the purpose
of securing oil and organizing sys-
tenn of distribution thereof; and all
interested are requested to confer
with him with the view of locating
swamps and other places needing
treatment and thereby guarantee a
prompt and effective expenditure Of
the money collected"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-16

ana arrangements made for carrvinc an,
.nese pans, and stock subscription was
started on the ground, and bv & n M n'a
hau secured signed pledges of $500 oo ~
suci' STOCK subscription. Mr.. Paulhamns
'euues.eo me TO ask the garden owners
s,'ai tract ranchers ana all concerned In
the enterprise to plant an acre of an,.
good variety of Strawberries tbat ~
company would make a contract with ne
running I'VE years at 6 cents per nonnd
ior strawberries these berries used fo,,
making syups. etc, and put I'm barre,e ara
worked up after the rush season is over
a source Oh great revenue to the berry
grower In the Puyallup district
ihey also want apricots and other fruits
ana VIII be In position to can all veei-
tables after they get established here ava
the property owners do their part.
Now l have undertaken this wor,, inst
10 SNOW the people what can be done here
by trying. | want each and ever vo,e Of
the readers of the Gazette that has NOT al
ready signed up for tomato cron to
come To Oroville within the week and
report to MIR. Snyder of the Bank of Oro-
vile, and Mr.. Starrett, of the First Nat.
ional Bank and pledge themselves to
plant as many tomatoe plants as their
ground Will stand and to put I'm a patch
OF strawberries. II We could get the people
here In the valley to do this. II would he
only matter of couple of years when
we could show them all bank balance
on the right side of the ledger
| wish the readers Of the Gazette could
see the garden patches around Sumner
and Puyallup. hundreds of them no lar
ger than couple of city lots up to an
acre. that is a regular income to the
owner, and all velvet as he handles II
out of working hours
We have the soil, sunshine and water
a long growing season. and believe we
can raise more vegetables to the acre
than most places in the state and the
canning plants are canning at Puyalup
beets. string beans. peas, squash. pump
kin. rhubarb. spinach and asparagus, and
will do the same here II they can get the
tonnage.
To the business men--this is your busi-
ness. Subscribe for the building fund
without being bothered by me, If you
don't I am going to poster you until YOU
do have been given ten days to get re-
suits and that Is not very long The mach
inery for this unit Is now slated for a
cannery in Oregon. Are YOU going to let
this chance slip by or are YOU coming
through? Get busy and report to Snyder
or Starrett.
To the rancher-find ways and means
to get that 30 tons of tomatoes per day
and the results will astonish you if you
stay by it.
Respectfully
n. j. EMORY
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-16
FIRST IN THE DISTRICT.

Okanogan county was the first coun
ty in the district to subscribe it's full
quota, according to Harry J. Kerr, of
Okanogan, county chairman of the
Victory Loan committee, who sends
the following letter to the Gazette, con-
graduating the people of the county
and giving the apportionment of the
county quota by communities and the
amounts subscribed by each commun-
ity. Mr. Kerr's letter follows:
Okanogan, Wash, May 18th.
To the Editor
The people of Okanogan county are
to be congratulated on the splendid
showing made in the Victory Liberty
Loan campaign which closed on the
10th, the final figures are as follows
the first column giving the quota, the
second the number of subscribers and
.bo <b;rJ N. o,poupt cuhcorihad.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-16
HARRY ]. KERR,
County Chairman Victory Loan
------N-----
A RECORD TO REMEMBER.

In behalf of the Oroville Victory
Loan Committee, take this means OF
expressing our appreciation for the
loyal support which was given by the
citizens of Orovile and vicinity in
subscribing it's full quota to the VIC
tory Loan.
For the fifth time this community
has cheerfully responded to the call
of the government for financial as
sistance and so in years to come the
citizens can look back with pride on
the splendid record that Oroville ana
the surrounding country has MAIN
tanned.
The splendid assistance given by
the Four Minute Women; Mr.. S. Roper
Mr.. r. E. Collier and Mr.. M. l.. Reeh
in behalf of the Great Northern Kali
road; Mr.. Frank Taylor in behalf or
the Standard Oil Company and the
Oroville business men is worthy OF
special mention.
And now that this war work Is
drawing to a close. can we not nam
tain our organizations in uniting their
efforts for bigger and better oro7
Vile and community.
8. B. STARRETT, JR.
Chairman
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-16
MEMORIAL DAY,

Memorial Day, May 80, will be fit
tingly observed in Oroville. The ladies'
OF the Civic League will have charge
of the arrangement of the program,
and a meeting Of the league will be
held this afternoon at 8 o'clock in the
Civic League building to formulate
plans and appoint the necessary COM
mittees.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-16
VOTE IRRIGATION BONDS.

The land owners within the propos-
ed irrigation project designed to bring
water from Toats Coulee creek to the
lands in the Spectacle Lake valley and
on Whitestone flat, have voted bonds
in the amount of 100000 for the pur-
pose of constructing the system.
The plan contemplates using Cho-
paka lake as a storage reservoir and TO
run fumes and canals from Toats
Coulee creek, or rather to extend such
fumes to cover the land mentioned.
When constructed this project will
add fully ten or twelve thousand fer
tile acres to the irrigated total of Okla
hogan county lands. The soil around
Spectacle Lakes and on Whitestone
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-16

:. Total Ell mn m
,etors. .w'natic vi cooker Is used instead of
,rass tne total will be 81, 900 more or n
s'sna @ total Of s13. 900 90.
IN -" .ha s what the company will put In
.e business to start.
an,.st ,sahst this they have asked a guar
toss u OF at least twenty tons of toma-
ana per day during the canning season
ths e pace In which to do business. If
tweotn Immunity aty cannot supply at least the
machirUn IONS per day they can pull the
yincs ,ssy out and l have tried to con-
In oraen Will that we can and will.
have naa 70 take care OF the building.
that no. a.e this proposition, to handle
comnss'.' we TO Organize a local stock
shares ~ win a capital stock of 200
fes fnI,, OF par value OF s25 90 per share.
shs,.!p paia and all treasury stock; 100
car OF this stock to be placed To take
The NJ. NJ the building necessary to house
Inr 's !" unit Of such plant, the build
say IN nc ce leased at nominal figure of
panv 'sryu 1rv per year to the canning COM
care ~ y, rental thus secured will take
year o. .ne state license fee paid each
IN the s,. .ne privilege OF doing business
This S,'n,, ana the cost of organization.
holder. "uhoing to revert to the stock
do anytime the company ceases to
banning hahhing business.
slrable h,,"sn Ueen able to secure a very de-
dtons v.ahlioing .hg site under the same con-
used h., mat Is as long as the ground is
arranes,e .ne canning company. the same
Ground n,s Irnn apply to the holding of the
interestssan snuer this arrangement, everybody
taken car. mas certain obligations to be
hess Th,s Vi Tor the handling of the busi-
at rath s arrangement was approved of
afternoon Of interested parties this
al the Civic League grounds.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-16
w. s. s. MUSICALE.

The War Saving Stamp society will
meet in Odd Fellows ahll on Wednes-
day evening, May 21st, at 8:15 p. IN.
Everybody invited. The program will
be as follows:
Mrs R. p Hoskyn, president w. s. 8.
presiding.
Address of Welcome and announce
ments ................ w. E. Grant
2-Music-Orchestra Selected
3-Solo-Gladys Smith ............
Send me Rose from Homeland"
4-Trio NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Misses
Mitchell, Smith ond Schassberger.
|5-Children's Stories-Miss Domerese
|6-Solo-Mrs. B. B. Powell-Selected
|7-Piano-.......,M Miss Schassberger
S-Short Talk-W. A. Grube-W. 8. S.
|9-Solo-Mrs. H. A. Reed .........
..... Rose of No Mans Land"
10-Piano-.. Miss Smith-Selected
|11-Solo-Mrs. DR.. Lewis-Selected
12-Duet-Misses Smith and Schass-
berger .................. Selected
l3-Drawing Prizes-conducted by
S. B. Starrett.
15-Refreshments for children.
The prizes, several in number, con-
sisting of W. S. S. and Thrift Stamps
will be awarded by means Of drawing
to be participated in by the school
children who are, at that time, owners
and holders of War Saving or Thrift
Stamps. Their names must be listed.
See that your name is on the list; we
| want all of the names listed.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-16
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Sunday school each Sunday at ~ a
m Services will be held on SUNDAY
morning May 25th at II a. m. There
will be special music at this service
by Mrs. McCool on the violin. The
Junior Vested Choir under the dlrec-
zion of Mrs. Beverly Powell. Mrs. opa
Reed a vocal solo. All are most cordl'
a,,v invited. Busy Bees meet every
Saturday at the home OF Mrs. NJ i
Reed at 2:30 p. m.
G. H. SEVERANCE Dean
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-16
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A FAST GAME.

| The ball game Sunday between the
going yet had not sudden, heavy
rain put an end to playing, for both
teams were putting up air tight bail
and the pitchers simply had 'em on
the hip.
1t was such playing as kept the
crowd on their toes throughout, full of
sensational stuff and nerve racking
situations. Both teams fought hard
and kept up fast pace from start to
| finish. In fact, it was a professional
brand of ball and outclassed all ex-
pectations for the first game of the
season.
| Close as it was and hard as the play
erst fought to win, the game was un-
mafred by kicks and quarrels over the
decisions. Fred Hart oficiated as UNI
pire and his judgment proved so accu-
rate and his decisions so fair that
there was no occasions for dispute,
even though many of the plays were
split second affairs.
Every member of the two teams
played good ball and fielded their po-
sitions in splendid form, but the SEN
sation of the game was the pitching of
Harold Mallory for Oroville, a seven
emn lsIlJ 9Ql sgM s!ql ana 'IIgq Iooqos
U5lq peGeId sgu OH pei pro 1904 u9el
that he has tried out in older and more
experienced company, and he conduct
ed himself like a seasoned veteran. He
has a snappy and a puzzling curve and
in the game Sunday displayed not only
good judgment but exceptional cool
ness in tight quarters.
The scorekeeper was so interested
in the game that he was unable to
keep close track of hits and errors,
| few as there were of either.
The lineup of the team follows:
q Oroville Penticton.
Stannard, 1st McShark, p.
Snyder, End b McReak, End b
Baumgardner IS Costner, C
| Powell, 3rd b Maze, 3rd b
Redhead, C Baker. 1st b
Pine, If Swinume, IS
H. Mallory p Nagel CT
Hill, CT Long, If
w. Mallory, rf Ramsey, rf.
The next game is scheduled to be
played at Penticton on Thursday, May
0ond
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-16

This county had subscribed its full
quota Thursday night, May Sth, and
was the first in this district and one
of the first in the state.
County quota was $256O0O amount
subscribed 1921 500; number of sub
scribers 2194; quota oversubscribed
$24,45
HARRY j. KERR,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-16

Lets make the cannery go. his "a
be done by everybody DONG ms
,rh. t,ms to act is now. Don't delay.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-16

The next game is scheduled to be
played at Penticton on Thursday, May
22nd.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-16

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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-08-14

Call for Remington UMC shotshells
you'll get WETPROOF at no extra
cost.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-08-14
The Impending Storm.

Prohteering may be the undong of this country No
nation than the it maintains
the does the interests of the people
the people time lose confidence in that form of government
The greatest crime in the history of country
prohteeng wholesale and deliberate robbery of helpless
public.
Prices have been artcaly forced high altitude
that it is becoming and difficult poor
sustain life.
The law of supply ard demand longer prevails
been substituted by one of gouge and grab.
Already people, and of sound patr-
otto principles predicting revolution the only
checking this wholesale and awless thievery
Our government take warning while there
Protection of proeering should once
should be swift and relentless
We afford have great country upon
the rocks of greed and And yet today because
inactivity of public officials up te heading
straight toward destruction.
Public endurance the breaking point Revolution
lowering dangerously
sThe heed the impending before
is too late to prepare it
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-08-14
Too Much Wliitewash.

incarceration of Lieut. F7ardboilcd Smith milf
ary prison for his infamous of prisoners the
Paris while colonel command escaped
nen the public belief
little culprt gets soaked while the cuprt
higher up is whitewashed and allowed to go free
disgusting It'll it is crime against justice in
the army of the United States
additional strength the growing belief that there
something radically wrong in the administration
A. Eff.
well established fact that when
regard for law and justice and humanity himself
only expect his ubordnates will take their from
this so "ardboiled" Smith, Was posi-
BILE he could subject his prisoners such nhan
without his immediate commander being cognizant of
fact? And possible for such things
A. E. F. without other officers still higher up having
ledge of conditions?
The Inspector who investigated Smith, recon-
that the colonel also be tried by martial
appears had sufficient pull
immune.
charged military prison
officers, of high rank chained like wild
beasts
We have had much about the cruelty and nhuanty
of the Hun. But Judging from that being
public regarding the A. E. F. would do well
house before criticise others
Our dear friends in Washington wonder why fathers
mothers do their army
if they will open their eyes the facts they exist there will
be whatever for wondernen The
painfully evident
Our country facing grave in the public
which will call tor OF loyalty the of its
citizenship But expect that loyalty justice
prevails When public army officials
approaching dangerously the point of disine
grafton.
For the good of country full thorough
of these charges
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-08-14
Miner Murders
Friend With Ak
In Lonely Cabin

Boulder. Colo. Aug. s.-George
Spencer is dead at Spring Gulch. near
Ward. Colo. and Arthur Taggart is in
jail here. the confessed slayer OF the
62-year-oid prospector. in one OF the
most peculiar murders ever brought
10 the attention OF local sherin-s Of
ficers.
Taggart walked into the sehrir-s Of
nee Thursday rssh. anc told Depu;y
William Streteher: Il killed man
at Ward and have come to give my
self up He said the mans name was
Spencer. Inquiry al Ward brought
the statement from Mrs. Lucia Glib
bon. Ward postmistress. that George
Spencer undoubtedly was the man
Taggart meant and she had seen him
in town the night befo-e.
Tsggart was locked mp as insane.
but Ward officers continued their in
vestiration and found Spencer's body
in his cabin near the Giles mine, 500
yards from TaTrart's cabin.
Spcncer's head had been split open
with an AK. Takgart said he com
mitted the murder early Thursday
mo- ming and walked the % miles from
Ward 10 surrender.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-08-14

OFFICIALS going up to test the truth 81
Webhez's stpry,
Three q. the tires Of the discarded'
machine and an air pump which Il
contained had been stolen after Web
Der abandoned the lear, bnti iit9 was
otherwise In good conditionsexcept for
the broken wheel alluded to. The
unfortunate car was brought TO the
garage OF the Canon Auto Company
and repaired. nfter which It vas
driven back to Denver, apparently a.
good rs new.
Webter says that after his esrs-
pade with the stolen Studebaker he
projected himxalf as well m he could
until the rainstorm was ove-. when.tc
walked to Florence where he re-
NAMED Friday night and most of Sat
urday before coming to Canon City.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-08-14
RAIL UNIONS
APPEAL TO THE
PUBLIC TO GET
WAGE RAISE.
Appeal Denied That Violence
Or Threat Was Contemp-
lated to Force Raise.

Washington. Aug. 9.-Representa-
tives of IA railroad unions have issued
an appeal to the public to back their
demand for more pay The appeal de-
MED that any violence or threat was
contemplated when labor asked Con-
gress to adopt the naturalization of
the railroads.
I'VE have saia that If we are to con-
tinue to live as Americans should
and care for our families the profit
GERS must be restrained and our
wages increased. II Congress and the
President can not meet this request
it is still living question, and we
shall have tc try and find another So
luton. This, however, does not bear
upon our sponsorship of the Sims bill.
We hold to the conviction that the
railroad employees are in no mood to
consign themse yes finally to the au-
tocracies of the financial directors.
but in proposing the elimination OF
capital and the tri-partite directorate
we have no purpose of intimidation