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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-12-12
ORGANIZED EFFICIENCY,

Hats off to the Red Cross that has
never under any circumstances been
weighed in the balance and found
wanting. An incident of the earnest
efficiency and willingness of that or
ganization to aid under any and every
circumstance came to our attention
during the week. and is a matter of To-
cal interest, affecting as 1t does home
people. A short time ago the mine
sweeping squadron, that has been en-
gagged In the most hazardous work of
any growing out Of the war, the To-
eating and removal of floating and
stationary mines in the waters that
had to be mined during the prevalence
of the war, returned to New York.
Among the crews of the several ves-
sells was the son of MIR. and Mrs. M.
l.. Reed. of this place. Not hearing
from the boy and becoming anxious as
to his whereabouts Mr.. Reedtelegraph-
ed to the Red Cross headquarters at
New York asking for Information. Did
the Red Cross follow the practice so
common in government circles OF
slowly unwinding miles Of rel tape
|ex.ending inquiries through devious
{ hannels consuming weeks and then
|nonking an unsatisfactory report?
Net much. This Is not the Rel Cross
way of doing things. MIR. Reeds tele-
gram was answered at once with a
promise to make immediate investiga-
|tiOn. And hat investigation w+s made,
idr Sul''ay Mr.. +, ed re3aiIei Ions
telegram STATING that the boy had
been ioc. ed upol 4 certair ship. that
he was safe and !. II nd and further in
|vCstigat'on would ie hast ,nrd How
ever IN the meantime Nh Reed re-.
|ceived q telegram from his son re-.
porting his safe arrival r:t imne-
|d;ate departure f)r home. That fact
does not de;ract from tn, C" ,dit rhat
the Red Cross deserves for its activity
In searching out the information that
an anxious parent desired. This Is but
la small matter in comparison with
what the Red Cross has done for hu-
manity all over the world, but In it's
very smallness is exhibited the great
ness of that organization. Individually
we have contributed good many dol
lars to the Red Cross. good many for
la person of our means, but this single
instance Of the efficiency and willing
mess of the Red Cross to extend aid to
an individual several thousand miles
away is sufficient to repay us many
times over for all that we have con-
tributed to that organization.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-12-12
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Minutes Of the regular meeting Of
the town council, December 8, 1919.
Present Mayor Beale, Councilmen
Smith, Covert and Schultz.
Minutes of the previous meeting read
and approved as read
An ordinance relating to and provid-
ing for the improvement Of Central
Avenue and Bridge street by the con-
struction of cement sidewalk was
read and on motion was passed Its
third reading and approved. Yeas: Co.
vert, Smith, Schultz. Noes: none.
The returns of the election held
December End were then canvassed
and found as follows: Total vote cast
|32.
For treasurer, w. B. Mishler. 20
votes.
For councilman for two years: F. V.
Covert, 80 votes. c. A. Powell, 30 votes.
For councilman for one year ]. F.
Samson 80 votes. w. ]. Frank 81 votes.
On motion all were declared elected.
On motion the following bills were
allowed and ordered paid:
Current Expense Fund-Okanogan
Valley Power company $6S.25; Oro-
VILE Motor company, pyrenes and al
cohol, $3.50; Judson Murray, election
inspector, $50; w. Wentworth, elec-
ton Judge, $50; J. NJ. Fraser, election
Judge, $50.
Water Works Fund-Okanogan VAL
lley Power company, power and light
$3.50.
On motion council adjourned.
Err. HOOSE, Clerk
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-12-12
STOP THE NUISANCE.

On6 night last week, at our home,
some fourteen head Of horses were en-
tertained and banQueted on our front
lawn. They were self-invited guests.
yet from all appearances and the un-
ornamental evidences Of their presence
scattered around in the morning. 1t
WIS evident that they had enjoyed the
entertainment. We had just success
fully wooed the god Of sleep when the
the noise OF the presence Of the visi-
tors aroused US, and we went out in
abbreviated raiment and as the chill
wind raised goose flesh on our poorly
protected neither extremities we
raised our voice in protest against this
invasion. puncturing some acrid re-
marks with q shower OF stove wood
and other missiles Under the influence
of this rude procedure the animals de-
parted hence bu: evidently only for
tho purpose Of hoodwinking us. Tor
they returned again in the night and
resumed their feast. Probably we have
no business to Rave lawn, and hav-
Ing one have no business to protest
ar eaiast stock enjoying the same. and
vet we cannot resist the feeling that
Il is q id shame that stock Is per-
mittod the freedom Of the town in the
face OF an ordinance prohibiting stock
running at large. When ones premises
are thus invaded the natural feeling Is
TO shoot the stock, but when you come
to think about it 1t Is the owner OF the
stock and not the unreasoning animals
that deserves shooting. 1t Is to be
hoped that the new city council will
insist upon the stock ordinance being
rieidly enforced. II the present ordin'
ance will not hold water then pass az
ordinance that will not leak. II 1t does
not pay to have the marshal take uI
stock. or II his time is too much occu
MED to enforce this ordinance that Ii
broken with impunity. any time ant
all the time, then pay any one stated
sum per head for running loose stocl
into the pound. II so cents or $l.o'
per head was paid to those drivinl
stock to the pound this problem woult
soon be solved. But somehow it should
be solved. Let property owners withll
the town limits be protected from
these predatory nuisances to the relic
of the long suffering householder.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-12-12
EARLY WINTER.

Already this locality has experienced
more cold weather than during the
entire duration Of last winter. There Is
about as thick ice now as at any time
last winter. 1t will be easily remember
ed that Ice men had much difficulty IN
securing a supply for summer use last
winter. The ice cut was comparatively
thin and the harvest lasted only q very
few days, and even at that, what Ice
was cut formed very late in the winter.
Already We have had six weeks OF or
binary winter weather, and some OF 1t
quite extraordinary as regards the low
temperature Unfortunately the first
snow disappeared before the real cold
weather came on and hence the
ground is freezing to considerable
depth, which means that the snow wa
ter will be of but little use as a source
Of moisture to prepare the soil for
crops in the spring Some weather wise
gentlemen are predicting that the last
end of winter will in all probability be
mild with an early spring, and 1t Is
the devout hope that the guessers are
hitting 1t correct.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-12-12
AN OLD COIN.

Fay Harris Is the owner OF penny
issued in 1775. Naturally the copper
coin is much worn but on one SIDE Is
quite a distinct effigy of King George
III. and on the other harp surmount-
ed by a crown. The figure l is ABOUT
entirely rubbed out, the IT'S is quite dls-
tinct. The coin was issued before the
revolutionary war and may have pass
ed through the hands Of George wash
ington, John Hancock, Patrick Henry
or any of the revolutionary heroes
And why not? In the channels OF CT
culation during the 144 years since l.
was coined that penny has paSseu
through the hands of innnmeraDie
people. and if 1t could only fell the
story of it's life possibly no novel ever
written would surpass the ta'o IN IN
torest Mr.. Harris does not cla'ln 10
have carried the coin since lis i,rS'
Issue although he is no spring ch'chei
at that, but 1t has been in his posses.
sion a great many years. A com OIL ' Una.
,ssne and age must be held at hign
value by numismatists and no oouo.
would be a valuable addition 10 any
coin collection.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-12-12
SCHOOL NOTES.

MISS Sumner. county nurso ~ :,
town on Thursday Of last week ana =,
whiie here visited the schools sha
congratulated the domestic sc,onne ny
department on their adequate eouIn.
H'eht Tor the serving of hot lunohns
IA tne afternoon she gave very in
teresting talk to the high schoo, mao
pie on Personal Health"
The wind blew hard ON Mo,dav
morning and brought us five nav
nisn school people to brighten our az.
sembly room through the cold winter
days. The new students are Gladvs
Coy. Chester Crandall and Lawrencs
aarteii, freshmen; Oscar Gov. sonh-
more; and Edith Pierce. senior. We
now have 81 students enrolled IN
high school. -
Miss Agnes Honsten Craig. state ed
ucation and finance director for tho
|Y. w. c. A. spent Sunday and Mon
day In Oroville and was quite delight
ed with our town and the surrounding
country. Monday morning she gave a
very interesting and beneficial talk to
the high school girls on Girls Prob
|lems."
An arithmetic and spelling contest
was held last Friday afternoon be
tween the fifth and sixth grades of the
two schools. The people from the
south side Won the spelling contest by
close margin and the honors In ar
ithmetic were carried off by the folks
on the hill.
A similar contest was held Monday
between the third and fourth grades.
The children from the high school
building won in both contests.
We were very pleased when Mr..
Olds told us last Friday that Oroville
was to have community Christmas
tree. The program Is to be prepared
by the school children and the affair
will be financed by the Commercial
Club. There are to be no presents at
this Christmas tree but Mr. Olds as
|sured US that there would be a sack of
candy and nuts for every boy and girl
of the community. The program will
be given on Christmas eve in the high
school assembly room and everyone
Is invited to be present.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-12-12
DELICATE OPERATION.

Tuesday DR.. d. H. Lewis operated
upon Mrs. Otto Riggs. Of Mansfield,
for abdominal tumor, at the Oroville
General hospital, and removed a
growth that weighed ~ pounds. The
operation was very delicate one and
could not have been more carefully or
successfully performed by any physic-
ian or in any hospital in the land. 1t
was one of the largest tumors that DR..
Lewis has ever seen, and he has seen
many in his years Of practice. 1t not
only filled a large wash bowl but 1t
stood high above the bowl and hung
over the rim all around the bowl. The
patient had been treated for various
Affections which she was alleged to
lhave after diagnosis by several ply
sicians. That she could have lived car
rying such an abnormal growth is be-
yond comprehension, and it is Won
der that death did not follow its re-
moval. But when last heard from Mrs.
Riggs showed every sign OF recovery
and was in cheerful spirits. The op-
Grafton speaks highly for the skill OF
DIR. Lewis as a surgeon.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-12-12

Among the last Of the service man
from this place connected with the
army and navy to return home Is
roger Reed. eldest son of Mr.. and
MRS. NJ. L. Reed. who brough 10y to his
paternal roof by arriving on the train
from Spokane. direct from New York
Monday evening. Roger served In the
navy. and made an exceptional fine
record. Enlistlng at the declaration of
war and selecting the sea as the scene
OF his activity he saw plenty of ex
citing service and at the same time
had an opportunity Of visiting and see.
ing much of the northern part of Eu.
rope. He was assigned to transport
service. and during the war sailed be-
tween various Atlantic ports and Eng.
land and France. He has served in
ships that carried munitions and ma
terials Of war and made many trims
across the submarine infested zones.
He was fortunate in escaping the raw
ages Of those sharks of the sea, but
every trip was taken with the posi-
bility OF meeting up with those ruth
less destroyers. His ship had numer-
GUS narrow escapes but managed to
elude the sea wolves on more than one
occasion. At the close OF the war, the
vessel to which he was assigned was
attached to what was known as the
suicide squadron" The work this
squadron was engaged In was the haz-
ardous business of mine sweeping
that is. clearing the North sea and
adjacent waters Of the floating and
submerged mines that had been laid
to protect England from the encroach-
ment Of the enemies war vessels.
There was no glory to be gained in
this monotonous and risky labor. 1t
was a slow. cheeriess Job, but the ma
Wy performed its duty as 1t always has
whenever and wherever called upon.
One Of the vessels Of the fleet struck
a mine and was destroyed with a
number Of the crew. but the loss was
slight considering the very dangerous
nature OF the work. This squadron
just recently returned to New York
where young Reed was discharged
with as high a rating as any young
sailor In the outfit.
During his long absence abroad Mr..
Reed had an opportunity to visit many
foreign ports in England, Scotland,
ireland. France. Sweden. Norway,
Holland. Denmark and other countries
and was witness OF many interesting
and exciting scenes. His experience
during and after the war while in SER
vice would fIl vol6naes. every page OF
which would be interesting reading.
He has given up the sea. for the pres
lent at least, although he so enjoyed
the service that 1t would be no sur
prise II at some future time he may
again enter the navy. With the rating
he was given with his discharge Mr.
Reed would have no difficulty in OBJ
tanning a most favorable berth in the
service as q petty officer that in time
would lead up to commission.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-12-12

Tuesday night the government ther-
mometer registered above zero Sew
eral thermometers about town regis
tered as low as below.
Railroad boys report that the mer-
curry dropped to as low as ~ degrees
below zero at Princeton this week,
while Tuesday evening the record is
said to have been % below at Molson.
The weather is rather tropical here as
compared with the cold at near neigh
boring points, and yet no one Is wear
ing his summer clothing down here In
the valley.
J. F. Samson and c. NJ. Zediker went
to Olympia this week. The former has
gone to the state capital on mission
connected with the placing Of the
bonds recently voted by the land cwn-
ers under the West Okanogan Valley
Irrigation project, and also to take
part in the deliberations over the
forming of the Whitestone Flat irriga-
ton system. The latter is to give pro-
fessional engineering evidence in re-.
lation to the feasibility Of the White
stone project
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-12-12
GOOD MOVE IF TRUE.

Among number of ordinances In
this town that have been very mt n ci
cead letter for 10 these many moons
| there Is one, known as the curfew or
ldinance, which provides that all young
people under a stated age must be of
the streets by o'clock at night. that
has particularly fallen into innocuous
ldisuetude. Rumor has it that it Is the
Intention of the town authorities 10
resurrect and enforce that ordinance
and 1t Is high time some such action
was taken. We are not one to stand
In the way of young people having all
the innocent pleasure possible within
their power of attainment. Youth is
the springtime of life when members
|of both sexes naturally turn to .he en-
|joyment Of such entertainment as is
within their reach and so long as the
moral and physical well being Of the
young are not jeopardizad they should
be free to make the best of every op-
soon and the individual Is then up
|rgainst the serious side of existence.
Br, there Is boundary line In the
|ckase of pleasure over which too many
cross, and one of those danger zones
lever the boundary line of which it Is
he habit OF the young t' encroach is
late hours upon the streets. and
Far more evil than pleasure Is derived
from roaming the highways md by
ways after dark. 1t is dsrlorable to see
|y oung boys and girls, some of them of
tender years, lodging around town at
la,e hours, sight that is shamefully
common in this town, ant which can
lt ad to no good for those so employed.
Pal ents are much to blams for this
reckless disregard for the safety and
well being of their children for the
devils in the moon for mischief" and
mischief fingers in the darkness also,
land If parents will not compel their
Children to stay at home a. night then
it becomes the duty of communities,
H.. ough the constituted authorities 10
take the matter In hail and az least
|attcmpt to safeguard the morals Of the
younger members of the population
The curfew bell is recognized as a
means to enforce the mandate against
Youngsters being on the streets after a
fixed hour at night, usually O'Clock
and the custom is enforced in mahy
places. A disgusting case of immoral
Iity has come to the notice Of the public
recently that might never have devel-
oped had the curfew Law been enicrc-
ed. If the town authorities is TO inau-
gurated the curfew custom here every
parent who has any love for his or her
offspring should cooperate with the
officials in seeing that the ordinance
is effectively enforced.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-12-12

Guess we are all more or less hu.''
a fact that is demonstrated oy 'le , e"o1
with which any religious or poiiuca.
,aker can rally following no ma''er
how absurd may be the measures so,. -,
doctrines that he advocates. NOW ,o'
instance there is much talk cf CON- con-,
h;nation of the PLANETARY systems suon
as has not been observed by astrono, o,
mers for centuries, that Is eo'ns .,,o ~
create a frigidlty about the lItn oi or ,ne
month such as has never oee'' nn o~
nerienced in this country why, even .na 81
some people entertain the 'aea ~ tlst a,
the world is coming to an emu ,,a Cn ~
date dat Whatever the 18th Is golns - -
dave,on we have not long to wal' ~ ~
find out and we have an idea 'na' m t,o t
o,d world will be right here on ono ,n
,oh after the 18th has come anu
r,rougb the cold weather Englheei
zoa;rer and his force of men NAV nav
hravod the elements and worked s,esu sne
,Iv At lining the main rune me- ~ avs.
West W. okanogan Valley 1rrisatlon sinish. j
tam with steel. When the ]oo Is s . Nor.
20" ~. main canal will be in p''
manent condition.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-12-12

III wind that blows nobody
and the people generally are
nealth during the prevalence
'a snap. This is easily explain
~ germs loafing around out
m Kind Of weather would be
= stiff that they could not
. nee No. "a, as published this
ssloes for the formation of an
ent district which will ulti.
sssult In the construction OF a
s, concrete sidewalk east on
r venue from Main street tC
sad north on Bridge street tc
n = across the Okanogan river
4mery. No work can be done
Improvement this winter, bu,
E aathorities are getting every.
4 Snape to let the contract 70,
= soon in the spring as win.
up and that class of con.
s,x can be carried out. Thii
M oe great Improvement tl
= y town where it is going in
- saout doubt it will be an in
= residents in other sections
1 ~wn to petition for improve
~ ~. ,.f'cts with the result that thu
q sssv Will see very material chan
~ ae better in the appearance
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-12-12
y u0TOR co. BUYS
kWT GARAGE AT OMAK.

= purchase Of ]. w. Godfrey's
y flrst Of the week by the
etor company, Omak Sc
Dnnch Of the largest motor
porah0n in the county and
4 Dermanent place on the SER
= the General Motors COM
nerica, positively the largest
est organization Of its kind
Xyaak OF Or0ville is the larg-
nolder and pushing manager
oville Motor company and the
= Aas been on the ground this
: the business an excellent
~ will hereafter be in Omah
IN time.
~ " line Of Buick, Chevrolet
l1nd cars, G. M. C. trucks and
this company has the agency
- eeanty for the popular Hardie
~ will keep a good supply
. I'D accessories for this ma
e Of Its branches at Oroville
QlAnogan and Pateros.
Aeesrs George Brown and
onas covering the local field
nen. there is little doubt
b. y firm doing an immense
snd being a valuable asset tf
unity. .--Omak Chronicle.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-12-12

Those interested in band for the
town are working out plan for re-
organization, and by spring at least 1t
is expected that Oroville will have a
band that in point of membership and
talent will even surpass the band that
once existed here and aided to make
the town famous from a musical point
of view. There are several old and ex-
perienced performers already here
and it is understood that several 9th
ers are to locate in Oroville during the
winter. With Frank Bartell and Harry
Ingham as leaders to rally around no
wind instrument performer would hes
itate to join a band organization.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-12-12
IN WITH A FUTURE.

.ursna reports that while on
M week he heard much
Z oroyille and the northern
ss,noean county. was asked
.sa,ons and was surprised at
sllon his interlocutors had
s.earding the country. its
...ditions and future pros
~ impression prevailed that
I. "a the surrounding country
I ,dperisnce a great reawaken-
s ~ with a start OF growth
seotlnue until this Will be a
'sunslderable population and
a II is such reports. and
- come to this office fro
NJ hle, that convinces us that
~ osople do NOT realize that
Ming in the midst of one
n. - promising sections OF the
~ fhS very natural location
4. N 4 . compelling force
- he upbuilding of a city at
sl: hat few places can boast
4, ~ and inexhaustible tribu-
..,.sseas as surrounds Oroville; /;
9 = ~ nature Of tho irrigated
q ,rnpossd Of an intensely fertile
ssk = in the main and alluvial
N luaares the production Of The
~ ut can be grown in the
: kulh and vegetables. which
- anply demonstrated by ex-
r "a experience; that the
..raIni veil as the best irrigated
y - west is under the West
n1dn Valley Irrigation system;
9 a IL railroads already con
k ~ the topography of the
~ ueluding the possibility of
- reAds which will come
~ n|sning Oroville, this is sure
&h nllpsd center, which in a
- 4 already is; that with the
1870 q the great dam at the
~ oimilkameen the town and
M Be supplied with one of
r. q most perfect lighting and
- b the state. Other reas-
n o'the observer with knOwl-
~ epnntry convinces US that
r. { bright future. and We
y lAe majority of the resi-
IN seem to realize that fact.
r Vlng on our chances. Why,
m years ago that any Of
nldsnts could have pur-
~ the proverbial song
= hnd that is now held
to $1,000 an acre. and
nnoy. So far the country
gone ahead with littlo
5orces within the COM
Z edmmunity we have done
mAlng to advertise the town
ntry, its prospects and
ii Like Topsy it has "just
n1 because we have been
~ i toosting the growth has
- -. Possibly that is fortunate
tmlnpect the country has had a
- : Itch up with and pass the
- ~ We should take a hand in
- ~ town to forge ahead. There
! = Be- . big place in north
n4 1nAington one Of these days,
IN I " Oroville?
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-12-12
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Services will be held on next SUM-
day, December 14th as follows:
Morning service with sermon at IL
la. m. There will be special music with
the vested choir at this service. SUM-
day school at IL. Evening service At
Is p. m. Kindly note the hour Of even.
ing service.
Trinity Guild will meet at the homo
of Mrs. Chas. A. Peterson and Mrs.
Chas. Lewis on Wednesday afternoon.
December 18th.
Busy Bees will meet next Saturday
afternoon at the home Of Mrs. NJ. l.
Reed.
G. A. SEVERANCE, NJ. A. Dean.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-12-12
1.s. week the county auditor issued

Last week the county auditor issued
a marriage license to F. Leland Rice
and Mary RAIDER. of Oroville. Here's
wishing everything in the way OF
pood fortune to the newlyweds.
Attorneys ]. NJ. Adams and l.. B.
Vincent. Of Oroville, have opened up a
branch office here. One Of the attor-
news will be here regularly on Satur-
days and on other days BY appoint
n,slt,-Nolson Leader.