The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-08-01

oeef on the hoof to the value of sav-
erai hundred thousand dollars will be
marketed from the old camp this fal,
bringing in the cattle from the re-
serve cutting out and shipping will
give employment to large force of
men, and men who enjoy a good time
whenever and wherever the opportun-
ity Is presented. If these bows frame
up celebration it will be worth tray-
eling a long distance to be there.
Frank Shultz broke into harness as
soon as he arrived from France and
Is now assisting his father with his
lreight and express delivery business.
Running truck is just in his hands
as he was engineer of an ammunition
truck on the front lines during the
war, or that stretch of the war dur
ing which the doughboys from this
side of the drink took a hand in the
game. There is not SO much excite
ment attached to handling freight as
there was handling shells and similar
explosives, but young Schultz enjoys
the exercise better.
Most of the boys who entered the
army and navy from this town and
immediate vicinity have returned
nome with a very few exceptions.
When all those who served in the
various branches are counted up it
is surprising the number of Young
men from SO small community who
wore the uniform of the country dur
ing the war. Furthermore, the COM
munity has been fortunate to a de-
gree for which we cannot be too
thankful in the fact that not a single
life was lost in battle, only a very few
suffered wounds and only one death
resulted from disease. Would it not
be well il sometime in the near flu
ture the people of Oroyille would give
a grand reception for these boys who
willing offered their lives that the
government could be preserved?
We notice on the street Monday an
automobile carrying state license
number l06,92S. No doubt there are
many more cars in the state than 1867
92S, but even at that number what a
tremendous amount OF money there is
invested in this modern luxury IL
all these cars only averaged $500 each
and that would be a very low esti-
mate this number would represent an
investment of $50, AGA 900 If the aver
age upkeep was only $40 per month
that Would mean the spending of
Sl,O69,2S0 per month. Then add the
cost of machines and upkeep for all
the states in the Union and it will be
seen that the American people are
living very riot of extravaganza and
are themselves in no small measure
responsible for the high cost of living
over which there is so much CON-
plant
A stranger in town last week hap
pened to refer to the barren appear
ance of the school house grounds, and
the nakedness of the premises did
seem immodest when pointed out and
criticised. Had trees been planted
around the building and on the cam
pus at the time the building was first
completed today the grounds would
have been pleasingly shaded and the
attractiveness of the premises would
have been many times enhanced. And
the cost would have been trifling as
compared with the Improvement that,
green grass and waving trees make
in the appearance 'of place. The
Civic League has proved that little
tree planting and grass sowing can
work a great transformation in the
appearance of a desert spot, and the
same thing can be repeated on the
school house grounds.
Fred j. Fine came in Saturday last
on one of his occasional visits for
the purpose of inspecting state lands
in this vicinity. Connected with the
state land department as land ex
aminer his duties take him to all
parts of the state. and he gets home
only at rare intervals during the sum-
mer months. His family lives at Sno-
quamish, and the last time that he
saw them, some two months ago, they
were in excellent health. He expected
to remain in Oroville only few days.
f. f. Stowell, of Cashmere was in
town the latter part of last week look
ing over the field with the object of
constructing a fruit warehouse, con-
vop;appa that is very much needle at