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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-25
PUBLIC SCHOOL PLAY.

The pupils of the 7th and Sth grades
of the public school have been prac-
ticing and rehearsins for weeks on an
annual school play which is to be Civ
en- in the High School Auditorium Dn
next Friday evening, May 2. The young
people will present a dramatic selecti N
entitled "The American Flag" in four
acts, which is announced to be thrill
ing story of the recent war. and any
thing pertaining 10 the recent war will
attract an audience and interest that
audience after it is attracted. 1t is
hardly necessary to urge people to at
tend, for school performance always
draws a house full, and in this in
stance the attraction is sufficient to
arouse unusual interest in the efforts
of the pupils behind the footlights. In
times past. the school has given plays
every year at the close of the school
tel m, and in every instance the young
peonie have displayed much bet Ell
ability than could be expected from
novices. 1t is safe TO promise thac the
+ av next Friday evening will be VI
to the standard fixed by previous
Il, amatic attempts on the part of the
pupils and that will mean an even'nf
ct the most enjoyable entertainment
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-25
INFORMATION WANTED.

! want every farmer in this COM
munity to send me the acreage of farm
products to be grown by them for
market this season. Not ony acreage
but variety and estimated yield. Please
do this at once so that we can begin
marketing arrangements. A. the next
meeting, probably the first week in
May, we can discuss market ng plans.
Shall we form a marketing associa-
tion or sell through a 'ocal firm ?
Shall We sell for cash or on consign-
ment? Shall we have a conlunily pack
ing house? These are some o. the ques-
tions to be decided If you do your part
and it behooves all to do this for our
benefit as well as for our neighbor's
and our community, and send crop
lists acreage, etc, we will do our best
to find what the prospects are for
prices, etc.
Will say that several growers have
received fifty cents to sixty five cents
per box for tomatoes after deducting
local express to Spokane Seattle and
Montana points. Better prices have
been received for other vegetables and
fruits. Our tomatoes like our apples,
hold up well and can go into competi-
ton with any locality in most cases.
This is true of most of our fruits and
vegetables. We can grow a good pro-
duct. The market exists and is good. 1t
is now up to lis to grow the product in
large quantities and assemble and ship
them. We make more net profit to the
acre and thus make realty worth more
and make better conditions for all.
The crops listed 20 date guarantee
car load lot shipments for early and
late potatoes, seed corn, cants, squash,
tomatoes, peaches, apples and alfalfa
Give potatoes and seed corn good soil
Would suggest Melted Gems for late
crop potatoes, but plant them early so
that they can be marketed before the
regular digging time. This will guaran-
tee better price and our harvesting
operations will not interfere with the
apples and other crops. The products
will be inspected before shipment and
with seeds, fields will be inspected for
yield, purity, etc. | will be glad to ans
wer any inquiries by phone or letter.
DOOLEY P. WHEELER,
For the Farm Bureau.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-25

Mrs. Stanley Evans drove a Ford car
up from Tonasket Tuesday under the
tutelage of Morris Bowen, of the Bow
en- Auto company, with the object of
purchasing the same as soon as she
felt that she could safely manipulate
the steering wheel.
Fred A. Stockwell road masters
clerk, who has been stationed at Mar
Gus, will be transferred to Oroville
Before switching to railroad work Mr.
Stockwell was a pressman, and an af-
finity for the print shop causes him
to drop in occasionally and the force
is glad to see hmi.
The Woodbury. Lumber company pui
in the supplies for the improvements
that are being made on the Orpheum
A portion of those supplies is a quan.
tity of white maple for flooring, and
it is some timber, costing $3.50 pei
1000 feet. 1t is understood that when
laid the floor is to be subjected to d
treatment that will leave it as smooth
as glass, making it the finest dancins
floor in the county.
W. J. Miller, who has been holding
clerkship with F. V. Covert for severa
months, returned to Seattle Monday
The lure of the great white way of tn,
big cities is too much for those whit
have long enjoyed the spell, and thos
who come out of those surrounding
IN r.
ally long for the great activities tina
they have been used to and general.
drift back to the old scenes.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-25
SCHOOL NOTES.

Last week Mr.. Wilson, assistant
state school superintendent, inspected
the Oroville high school, spending all
day Wednesday on the hill. In the af-
ternoon he gave very interesting talk
to the high school students.
The casts for the two high school
plays, to be given May 29th, have been
chosen and rehearsaIs have begun
Both plays are comedies, and many
good laughs are promised.
The boys have spent several hours
the past week working on the high
school tennis court and have it almost
completed and ready for use.
Votes for May Queen have been
counted, Frieda Lawrence being con-
siderably in the lead. Get busy Vote
for your favorite candidate The Merry
May Pole dancers are practicing every
day to make her crowning a great sue
cess. This is the first May fete to be
given by the school and all grades are
working together to make the occasion
one to be remembered.
The Camp Cooking class is doing
field work now on Tuesday morning
of each week. The class, accompanied
by their instructor, Miss Davis, pre-
pare breakfast in the open. A generous
sprinkling of ashes they find greatly
improves the flavor of any food. Cook
ing for boys is new departure in the
local school, but proves to be very
successful.
Mrs. Harry Shafer and Miss Mary
Macy are on our visiting roll for the
week. Miss Macy has been attending
Blair's Business College in Spokane,
where she will return next week to
resume her studies.
On Wednesday morning the high
school students and the pleasure of
listening to very helpful address by
Mr.. Hodge of the publicity department
of the Cheney Normal school,
On Friday afternon of this week. at
4 o'clock, the high school boys will
meet the Sth grade boys in a game of
basket. ball. 1t is rumored that Mr..
Olds will play with the grade team.
Come out and see an old base ball man
in action.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-25

Mrs. C. f. Webb, of Republic, Wash,
and for many years resident Of Okla
hogan county. living at various times
at Conconully Loomis and Oroville'
has been in town for week visiting
with friends. A short time ago Mrs'
Webb was in very poor health, but is
now much better. She says that the
doctor was never looking any better
than at the present time
No one is complaining on account Oh
Main street sidewalk being blocked at
one place with building material. bV-
ervbodv is so pleased to see this evil
dence of building activity that they
would be willing to have every foot OF
the sidewalk on all the business streets
made impassable from the same cause.
The middle of the road would be good
enough for pedestrians.
The Victory Loan campaign COM
mcnced last Monday and will continue
until Saturday, May 10. Any time be-
tween those dates subscriptions will
70 received. But jot worth doing at
all is worth doing quick, and the bet
tor plan is to take all the bonds that
ynu can carry at once and not wait
until the last minute to get on the
band wagon.
Mrs. Ricketts, has moved her mill
inery shop into one of the store rooms
in the Hotel de Grubb, on the First
avenue front, and very neat and at
tractive store she has made Of the
premises.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-25
FREEDOM MISSION.

Is the heaven is high above the
a, so great is his mercy towards
that fear him." Psa. 1O3-11. Last
lay was a day of victory at the
)ion and we are encouraged to
3 the battle on. You had better get
the fight with us as we expect to
over the top" Prayer and testi-
" meeting Wednesday 1880 p. IN.
\ Sunday there will be bible
pol at 2 p. M, followed by preach
Also services at 1880 in the even
Come ard bring your friends.
bter-Since sending in my mission
fee to the Gazette unexpected to me
Rev. A. M. Bean who has been a
pilot in Alaska and an all
hnd good preacher will hold some
b air meetings and will also preach
he Freedom Mission every evening
to Wednesday night. Everybody
le.
]. A. SPENCER.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-25
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OROVILLE APPLES IN FRANCE.

1t seems that the Red Cross, that has
always done things for the boys in
service ever since war was declared,
has among other things sent a guam
tity of apples to the soldiers. Some of
the apples from the East Oroville Or
chard tracts reached that far country
and among those who had the pleas
ure Of sampling them was Corp. v. v.
Swindler. formerly d resident of Oro-
Vile. who enlisted and was assigned to
the 467th Engineer Pontoon Train, and
was sent over seas: Swindler is back
to Gods country and is located at
Spokane. In letter written to the
Orc ards company under date of April
18th he says:
"A line about your apples. We got
a box of apples at the port Of st. Naz-
are and some on the transport Mon
golia. They were fine and came
through in excellent condition. None
OF them were decayed, had good color
and the best apples that | have ever
eaten. They were the first honest to
Goo apples that We had had for six
months. l saw but few apples in
France and they were not as good as
the culls in the orchards in the U. S.
A. A word for the packer of last years
crop. If he is as good on all boxes as
the ones we got they will go around
the world and be first class. We go.
them February 18th and Goth. These
apples We're Staymens. The boys from
Virginia and Tennessee said they were
a better grade than they grew in their
states and had finer flavor. Al. the
apples that we got were from the
northwest. The Red Cross were the do
ners. The Red Cross and Salvation Ar
my were always on the job, you can
stake your last dollar on that. did
not meet any of the boys from Okla
hogan valley or the country while
was in France"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-25
ON TOP OF THE HEAP.

| With the winning of the last two
shoots, which included the winning of
tie, the Oroville gun club is at the
head of the list in the Inland Empire
trap shooting tournament put on by
the Spokesman-Review
Sunday was one of the most unfav-
orable days during the tournament for
trap shooting, at least at this place.
The weather was raw and to add to
the difficulty of locating the skimming
, targets very stiff wind was blowing
from the south. This not only made
the flight of the targets erratic, bur
pushed them along with far greater
speed than the natural flight when
thrown from the trap Evidently un-
favorable conditions existed every
where, as the scores were lower than
they have been at any previous shoot
1t was hoped by the hackers of the To-
calls that another clean score would
be made, but that was not 20 be. and
considering the elemental conditions It
is really greatly to the credit of the
club that the score reached 122. When
such consistent shooters as Reed,
Gjerde, Charles Powell Masters, DR..
Lewis, DR.. Elmer and others who have
managed to get into the 25 class miss
ed two and three and five birds there
was something wrong with the wealth
er Even Hedger wht has been knock
ing down 25 straight at nearly every
shot had to break his record and be
content with "a. Hare kept up his "a
lick but seemed unable to reach the
25th. Red Finsen for the first time
pulverized 25 straight, and Bill Sex
son got into the clean score record.
Sunday Oroville was shooting
Garfield succeeded in breaking but
LIS. This placed Orovil,e at the top of
the list with matches won and 1 lost
1t must be remembered that the lost
match was forfeit, as the club has
not as yet been defeated over the
traps. 1t may be repeated that the
shoot forfeited would have been for
feited by any gun club in the United
States, as it was more than human
endurance to be able to handle a gun
on the day that the local trap shooters
failed to face the traps.
Among the visitors on the ground
were w. C. Thornbbill, president of
the Wenatchee gun club and his
daughter, Miss l.. Thornbill. They took
their turn at the traps, Mr.. Thornbill
breaking 10 and the young lady 13.
Next Sunday is the last shoot Of the
tournament and it is almost a cinch
that the locals will win out in which
case the trophy comes to Oroville. The
following is the score of the last shoot
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-25
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT.


The musical entertainment arrang-
ed by Mrs. c. c. Eedger which was
announced for Monday evening, April
st was postponed dnti. Monday
e' oning, April 2sin out of respect for
the late Mrs. L. I. Work, when it will
tsk he place at the vric theater. y nuu'
!.er of our local musicians have kindly
volunteered their services, and We can
promise the public one of the most en-
jOyable musicales that mas been given
in Oroville for years. A slight change
has been made in the program as will
be seen in the following list of num-
bers to be given:
Vocal Solo-"Your Voice Came Back
to Me-. Mrs. ID. ii. Lewis.
Vocal Trio--"Absent. t................
-. Mr. and Mrs Y. l.. Redhead and
Mr.. S. b. Starrett, Jr.
3-Piano Solo-'Impromptu," &C flat
minor) Reinholt .....................
.......... Miss Pauline Schassberger.
4-Piano Trio-"Festal Day." Corrinne
Smith, Jessie Mitchell and Pauline
Schassberger
5--Vocal Solo-A. ''Carrssima." B.
''Sleep- Baby Sleep, Y. L. Redhead.
of SPRING." Mrs. d. II. Lewis and
Mrs. Beverly Powell.
Vocal Solo-"Beeause | Love You
Truly" Mrs. Beverley Powell.
s-Reading--Mrs. w. r. Grant,
9-Vocal Solo-By Gladys Smith.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-25
ANOTHER CATTLE SALE.


Saturday another big cattle sale was
recorded that involved the investment
OF many thousand dollars. Only week
jago the Indian Edwards cattle were
sold, and now the Evans Cattle COM
pany has purchased the holdings of
Mulcahey 4 Reed, the oldest stockmen
In northern Okanogan county, which
included 300 head of the choicest beef
cattle on the range. The marvellous
part OF it is that in both of these large
deals the highest price was paid for
the cattle that has ever been offered
and accepted in this county We mean
the largest price ever paid swhere in
vestors have purchased large bands
for subsequent sale on the market.
Withsthese additions to the bands al
ready owned by the Evans Cattle Com
pany that organization now owns the
largest band of cattle in the county.
What Dan Mulcahey and John Reed
mean to do in the future We have not
as yet been Informed. They have been
partners in the cattle business for a
great many years, and during that
time have accumulated a great deal of
money. Either or both of them could
easily retire from active work and
live comfortably the balance of their
days. Mr.. Mulcahey may decide to en-
JOY the fruits of his hard years of la
Dor in ease and quiet, as he is no Ion
ger young, and as he is not as sound in
body as he was before the serious auto
accident he met with three or four
years ago. Mr.. Reed is younger in years
and sound in body, and as he has al
ways led very active life it is natural
to expect that he will again be in the
cattle game for he knows it from A
to lizard
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-25
A FRESH START.

The Oroville Commercial Club has
taken a fresh start with the new year
and is bending every effort toward en-
couraging the upbuilding of the town,
so far with the most flattering success.
The members are not only taking a
keen interest in the work that is being
cut out, but are giving literally of
ing such movements as promise to be
beneficial to the population as a
whole. Noon luncheons are held every
Thursday at which business pertain.
ing to the clubs activities is discuss
ed, plan formulated and ways and
means of carrying out those plans de-
cided upon. These Iuncheons consume
only about an hour and a half Every
resident of the town willing to cooper
ate with an organization working dis
interestedly for the community is cor
daily invited to attend and enroll as a
member of the club. 1t encourages eff
fort and insures success where num-
bers get together and work in har-
mony. The club starts ont on the new
year with the following officers and
standing committees:
President. Dr. d. n. Lewis; vice.
president. w. e. Grant; secretary, S
b. Starrett, Jr.; treasurer, VIM. Mish-
ler.
Roads and Highway committee
Ernest Riste. S. B. Starrett, Jr., and
w. E. Grant
Membership and Finance committee
-Reevie Frank, p M. Snider and Fred
Hart.
Civic improvements and Publicity
committee-Chas. A. Powell, Fl. r.
Gregg and Frank M. Dallam.
New Industries committee-J. F.
Samson. Dell Hart and F. v. Covert.
Entertainment committee Frank
Bartell. Frank w. Taylor, E. S. Taylor
and Vern Sexson
Farmers Welfare committee-J. M.
Adams, J. L. Masters, Elton G.. Rice
and w. o. Hamisch.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-25
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

Whereas, 1t has pleased Almighty
God to remove Sister Nellie Work
from our midst by death, and our gol-
den chain has been broken; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That we the Order of the
Eastern Star, extend to the bereaved
family our heartfelt sympathy in this
time of sorrow for the loss of their
loved one.
AS she was faithful to her convic-
tons of right as she lived in the de-
mands OF honor and justice in her sta
tion. and as she lived in the spirit of
charity and the love of truth so shall
be her reward.
ANITA MASTERS,
PEARL ADAMS
VIOLA HOUSE,
Committee
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-25

Have you exercised your right of
franchise in the choice of a May
Queen? An election for Queen OF the
May is now on, with ballot boxes at
various business houses about town.
The price of votes is only one dime
each. Open your heart and purse
strings and commence balloting. There
is no law restricting the number OF
votes that you are entitled to cast in
this election.
The last shoot of the Inland Empire
gun club tournament takes place Sun
day, and it is hoped that the locals Will
hold up their reputation of being wiz
ards at the traps by making another
clean score.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-25

w. f. Grant accompanied by his son
Lloyd left for Spokane Tuesday morn
ing where he will consult with the
Community Mills people regarding a
flour mill that Is to be constructed at
Oroville. 1t is safe to say that actual
construction on the mill will COM
mence within the next 80 days and
that the enterprise will be in running
order in time to handle the fall crop,
or a portion of it at least.
Last Sunday announcement was
made at the M. E. church that there
would be no services in that church
on Sunday evening April 27. Other ar
rangements have since been made and
as will be seen by regular notice, SER
vices will be held at the usual hour on
Sunday evening.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-25

Dell Hart reports that a number of
property transfers have been made
made recently and that others are
about to be consumated, which would
indicate that people are coming into
this part of the valley in the search
for homes.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-25
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Sunday school is held each Sunday
at 12. The Easter party nd festival OF
the Sunday school will be held on this
Friday evening at Z p. m. at the
church. The Busy Bees will meet each
Sunday at the home of Mrs. M. l..
Reed at $3.50 p. m.
Services will be held on next Sun
day, being Low Sunday, at IL a. m.
These will be in the nature of Easter
services with special music. All are
most cordially invited.
DEAN G. H. SEVERANCE.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-25

A marriage license was issued by the
county auditor this week to VIM. J.
Dignan and Miss Edna Verdier of Orc.
Vile.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-25

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New Britain herald., 1919-11-10
IS BROMLEY DEAD? IS REDDY BROMLEY?
 OR IS BROMLEY REDDY? WHERE IS HE? Danbury Has Unusual Case of Mistaken Identity in
 Which Two Overseas Soldiers Figure

DanDury, Nov. 10.-Two fathers, the police of four Connecticut towns, an investigator of the war risk insurance bureau and personal friends of two men, Samuel Reddy of New Canaan, and Henry Bromley of Bethel, are en- deavoring to establish the identity of a man who is held in jail here on a charge of larceny.
 The case is one of the strangest of mistaken identity that has come under tho observation of the war risk insur- ance bureau and the police of this state. Scars which in ordinary cir cumstances would prove identity be- yond doubt are duplicated on the body of the prisoner. if it proves that he is an imposter. If one of the several stories the prisoner tells proves true, he is not an imposter, but he is a con- fessed deserter from the American ex- peditionary forces, who exchanged his identification disc for that of Q dead comrade in No aMn's Land. The eX- change of discs and the subsequent re- port of the death of the wrong man caused the soldiers mother to kill herself.
 Henry Bromley and his wife, Mrs. Grace Bromley of Bethel, received of ficial notice from the war departm ent