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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-01
GOING OUT OF TONASKET.

Tonasket is to lose it's largest de-
partment store, which has been amons
the largest mercantile establishments
in the county, as closing out sale is
advertised to open next Tuesday and
continue until the stock on hard is
entirely cleaned up. Why this step
on the part of the Blackwell company
is not known, but it means that our
neighboring town is to lose an import
ant asset in it's business circles. When
Charlie Blackwell elected to open
branch at Tonasket he put up a large
and substantial concrete building, and
warehouses of great capacity along
the railroad track, for Mr.. Blackwell
is not in the habit of doing things on
the cheap order. For a number of
years Geo. Bailey, our popular local
merchant. had charge of the Blackwell
Tonasket branch, and the house did
very extensive business No doubt
some other firm will buy or lease the
big buildings and open another stock
for Tonasket, in fat years. is an ex-
cellent trading point.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-01
DEATH LOVES A SHINING MARK.

Word Is received through the daily
press dispatches that Lauchlin Mac
Lean, former resident and pioneer
or eastern Washington, recently died
in California. This sad news was read
with feelings Of sad regret by vast
number of warm personal friends Of
the deceased scattered throughout the
state, for Lauchlin MacLean took an
active part in the development of east
ern Washington, especially in the pro
motion and perfection of irrigated
districts. For several years MacLean
lived at Chelan Falls, in the days be-
fore railroads, and q more dreary.
lonely, unattractive locality in which
to drag out an existence could not
nave been found. Those were the lean
years OF Mr.. MacLean's life. and we
know that he chafed under the enforc-
ed Inactivity that circumstances COM
PEELED him to face. although the cas-
ual acquaintance would never sus-
pect that he was eating his heart out
from his cheerful exterior But you
cannot keep good man down, and
that is the kind of man MacLean
was. He was always keen to do things.
and he was doing big things when the
chance was presented. If the chance
did not come to him he went out after
the chance. And whenever he collared
the chance accomplishment on large
scale followed. He took long chances.
and naturally he sometimes failed, but
he always came back smiling and like
all men with the faculty of push sue
cess far more frequently rewarded his
efforts than failure. He was in at the
conception of some of the largest irr,-
cation projects in eastern Washington,
thus aiding to enrich the state. We had
the great privilege of long acquaint.
ance with Laughlin MacLean and he
was the merriest most Genial and COM
panionable person we have ever known.
We knew him in both his ups and
downs and conditions never changed
his happy disposition. While in his
death we feel personal loss, vet il
is satisfaction to know that fortune
smiled upon him in tirae for him to
enjoy some of the easy comforts OF
life before called to his long sleep.
This state lost worthy citizen and
many residents thereof warm friend
when the curtain was rung down upon
this prince of gentleman.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-01
IS 1T THE LOST MINE?

An item appears in the Tonasket
Times to the effect that vein of coal
has been discovered on Whitestone
mountain. This must be an old find
rediscovered. and the item carries us
back in memory a score of years ago.
One day shortly after We went to Loo.
mis- Mr. Hall, who in his lifetime liv-
ed in the Sinlahekin valley a short
distance south of Loomis, left samples
OF coal in the old Prospector office.
stating that he had found a vein on
Whitestone mountain and had covered
1t up until such time as it would pay
him to work the deposit. We sent a
sample of the coal to Charlie Chamber
lin, then receiver of the Central WASH
ington railroad, and in about fort
night a horseman rode in from Coulee
City with telegram from Mr.. Cham
berlain requesting us to secure an Op.
tion upon the property. We saw Mr..
Hall as soon as possible and he declar-
ed that he could walk directly to the
coal vein. Mr.. Hall went out to White
stone mountain, but he had covered up
the cropping SO carefully that he was
unable to relocate it. He took his son
out with him and for two weeks they
searched diligently for that coal with
out result, much to the disappointment
of all concerned. We have always felt
certain that some day Mr.. Halls coal
ledge would be discovered and now it
looks very much as though that dis
covery had come to pass. Mr.. Hall pas
sed away years ago and his family has
scattered far and wide, although a
daughter, Mrs. Geo. Bailey, is today
a resident of Oroville. Had Mr.. Hall
found his plant and development prov
ed the coal to be in paying quantities
some of us would have been better off
than we are at the present time.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-01
SLOW COMING THROUGH.

In past years it was the custom
when money was required for any
special civic purpose for committees
to go begging around among the bus
mess men for contributions, and no
matter how important the proposition
might have been, promising benefit to
the entire community, it generally fell
upon a few to meet the expense. These
calls for financial assistance were
frequent, few citizens were expected
to shoulder the burden of beggars ana
the whole system was unsatisfactory
and worked hardship upon a few
Last winter, at the beginning of the
year, the Commercial club decided to
go upon budget system for the Dur-
pose OF raising funds for public pur-
poses. According to the plan formu-
lated each business man was assessed
a stated sum, about the amount that
was contributed under the old method,
and the assessment was divided up in
to three payments. This assessment
assured those who were called upon to
pay that there would be no soliciting
Of funds for any purpose during the
year, the assessment being figured out
to meet all expenses that might arise
AAAAo pan AAASt thS oPPiONo Va thC
members of the club and during the
summer the business men have not
been bothered by appeals for contribu-
tions from any source. But, it is not
pleasant fact to chronicle, only a few
of those who expressed a willingness
to abide by the budget system have
come through with their contributions.
Some have paid their assessments in
full others have fallen down on the
second and third installments, and in
few rare instances there are cases
where no payments whatsoever have
been made. Attention is called to this
delinquency in a short item published
elsewhere and it is hoped that this
reference will wake up those who are
lingering behind and incite others to
follow the example set by at least one
member of the Club. 1t is expected
that an itimized report of the receipts
and expenditures of the Club will be
published next week and no one will
care to appear upon the list as delin-
quent. Let every member who is be-
hind come across at once and give the
Club working fund to meet all obli-
cations.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-01
APPLES FOR MONTANA.

G. j. st. Hill, who has made q sue
cess Of growing garden truck and fruit
under the West Okanogan Valley Irri-
cation system, has worked up a very
extensive market in Montana during
the past three years, developing the
field by supplying the very best fruits
and vegetables that enter the market.
and thus building up reputation for
Oroville products. Mr.. st. Hill ships
large quantities of produce into Nom
tana every season and that trade has
increased from year to year. He has
shipped this year in car load lots, both
to the satisfaction of the buyer and
the seller. Saturday he shipped a car.
load of apples to the Gamble Robinson
Co., of Lewistown, Montana, and the
boxes bore the label "Oroville Apples.
the Apple of Quality, grown and pack
ed for Gamble-Robinson Co., Lewis
town, Montana. by C. j. st. Hill, Oro-
vile. Wash" This will be a valuable
advertisement for Oroville and Oro-
vile products.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-01
REPUBLICAN RALLY.

Word is received through the me-
dunn of exchanges that Congressman
J. Stanley Webster is billed to address
the citizens of Oroville and vicinity on
the evening of Saturday, October 8.
Now if any one enjoys hearing an in
telligent public speech by an intelli-
gent speaker, here is the opportunity,
for there are few more finished and
able takers on the coast than J. Stan
ley Webster. He will discuss the issues
of the day from a republican stand
point, but it will be an address that
will appeal to the mind couched in Ian
guage that will strike pleasantly upon
the ear and that is a combination that
is seldom met with among political
speakers. Mr.. Webster is today looked
upon as one of the brightest men in
congress, and it is credit to the state
to be represented by so accomplished
a gentleman in that law making body.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-01
COMMUNICATED.

1t is interesting to study the preju-
dices and opinions of different people,
Hardly an enterprise is exploited or
Improvement suggested without some
taxpayer" making the fact that he IL
taxpayer an excuse to bring forward
an objection.
Probably no industry or enterprise
was more needed than a cannery in
Oroville, yet the writer, as a tax
payer" rises to inquire why the hours
OF any of our schools should be chang
ed or shortened in order that pupils
may help out in the work at the can
merry? We are told that, because of in
sufficient number of laborers, the can
merry would be obliged to close unless
this extra help by the high school pu-
pills is allowed Since when has it been
considered good policy to make our
public schools subservient to a private
enterprise?
This brings to mind another inte1-
esting question. The cannery is not
the only place where help is needed
oiu HoI louuu III OIONlll6. L mere are
many who need help in and out of
their homes and often competent help
cannot be found at any price.
When 1t is suggested that Japanese
and Chinese help be brought here one
is confronted by the assertion that no
such help will be allowed in Okanogan
county. And why? Because they are
menace and in time will usurp tn E
places of the white people" When
one realizes that the Japanese form
considerably less than 8 per cent. of
the population of California-that the
growth of that state has been 35 per
cent. in the last ten years-that but
one of these thirty-five per cent was
Japanese, the question naturally comes
why all the fuss?
We need the cannery. We certainly
| need the help. Should We change the
order of things at our schools in any
way to help the labor situation when
another simple and less Objectionable
way is open?
ICONOCIAST
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-01
PRODIGIOUS STRAW VOTE.

The Rexall string of drug stores.
numbering 5000, located in almost ey-
cry town Of any size in the country. IA
conducting a straw ballot for candi-
dates for the presidency similar to the
one held by the same stores four years
ago, when the pulse of the public was
pretty well indicated in advance OF
the election. The balloting has been In
progress for about fortnight, and
will commence in earnest from the
lst OF October, when daily reports of
the result will be sent out. ]. E. Perry.
OF the Oroville Drug Store, who is
among the Rexalls, not only receives
ballots but will be supplied with daily
reports Of the results all over the
county which he will post for the bene
flt OF the public. He received the last
general report issued Wednesday
morning which gave the result of some
1851 votes already cast. OF this
number Harding had received 61.593
and Cox 42,018. The public will watch
the result Of this vote with a grea,
deal OF interest, as it may tell in ad-
vance which way the cat is going to
jump.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-01
WATER USERS MEETING.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Oroville-Tonasket Water Users Asso-
citation will be held at the town hall, in
Oroville, on Saturday evening, Oct
ober End. at s o'clock sharp. The
meeting is called for the evening this
month on account of the members be-
ing so busy with their work, as it was
thought more could attend than could
get away from their work for the af-
ternoon.
All members and others interested
are urged to attend. as matters of vi
tai interest to water users comes be-
fore the meeting.
A. L. Kitching, Sec'y.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-01

There is no getting behind the un-
pleasant fact that the apple crop OF
this part of the valley will run but
little over so or so per cent of normal
this year. This shortage is charged up
largely to the exceptionally cold snap
last November and December. Not
more than half the number of car
loads will be shipped from this sta
tion this year that were shipped last
fall Prices, also. are a shade lower
this year than they were last year.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-01

The local lodge K of p, is to hold
a social meeting in Odd Fellows hall
next Tuesday evening, and all mem
bers are expected to be present.
s. B. Starrett, Jr. cashier of tha
First National bank, spent several
days in Seattle during the past week
on business.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-01

Ren Price was a visitor IN Town
Thursday last. going out Friday ior
the purpose of entering school,
Mrs. Chas. Powell, Sr.; mas 1r ue1V Wobb M
the sick list this week put i, Dr' ,Soov. meUo
reports that the lady is rapio'y fe'0'0
ering.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-01
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Church services will be held on next
Sunday morning at II a. m. Special
music by the choir. Sunday school at
IL o'clock. Junior choir and Busy Bees
will meet on next Saturday afternoon.
G. H. SEVERANCE, Dean.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-01

Geo. Bailey is having large fur
mace installed in the basement of his
store building. AL Fox is engineering
the Job and Sammy Sanderson furnish
ing the heater.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-01
.-,sosep TO THE PEOPLE az THE
F"s LEGISLATURE.
- he voted on November 2. 1920
! orvERENpuM BILL NO. 2

77-7 o r[lEE,RFIIND DUN I1fIIfT ]NN7' - ,
aat proyiding for the payment OF
an An,,sss "a compensation to veterans OF the
equa..a,,,S the Central Allied Powers.
w NILE Of Washington, once ot the Sec
rslAry uSho,n W il May Concern: In obedi-
~ .ha state constitution and an act
ehee ~ varisIature approved by the Cover
of tns toh 95 1920, entitled: "An Act pro-
nor . mas for the payment of equalized COM
sc'sst sssnsation on to veterans OF the war with the
Cent'a' a,,d sale of state bonds and the
suanevf fax to pay said bonds. making
ssynnropriation. ~ providing penalties, -and
an spp pny for the submission of this act
prov'ense .lnss Of the people," there is hereby
ws,,shsd for the consideration Of the
povrs psssrs Of the State of Washing ton the ioie
sSsi "wiag proposed act OF the legislature oil
Ia state.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-01

,r,,ou. shan he printed m III ballots
I.ided nsLe FOR the said election the words.
p'of .'Eor tue Referendum Bill No. 2, relating ~
70 eoualized compensation to veterans OF ,.
the war with the Central pi, Aed No irTets restng
As.a,aiiled compensation 10 v,tarans
Of Of the ' war with the Central Allied row
ers " ,oo, T bave hereunt O
set my hand and affiXed 'he sea-
9'1.e Done " at Olympia, this 1st day OF 'uhF'
1920. ,,oUErJ.
(SeaL) Secretary Of state.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-01
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NOTE BY SECRETARY OF STATE.

e,taata,'w of state March 20. 1920.
I. M. HOWELL.
Secretary Of state
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-01
SMALL FIRE.

COMMERCIAL CLUB,
Arizona republican., 1920-11-27
What's Behind Your
 Electric SerUice?

As we walked down the street to the office last night we looked into the lighted windows of the homes which now have electric service. Oil lamps used to burn there. Then came the gas jets. Now these homes are deluged in a flood of electric light. It is all different. Over near the window in his cozy chair, pipe in mouth and paper in hand, sat the head of the family enjoying his evening. We wondered if he ever thinks of the service behind the electricity which lights up his home. And we wonder if his wife who has a new percolator and flat iron at tached to her electric service, ever thinks of the people who work day and night that she may have this faithful servant at her beck and call.
 In the big electric power plant men are standing by every minute of the day and night. Sundays and holidays are not excepted The linemen are ready at a moments call to rush out into the country miles away and make repairs to transmission lines whether in rains or snows on any day or night that the service is iterrupted. And the clerks, meter readers, managers and all, they work in shifts that the serv- ice always may be at ones finger tips. That is electric service. It is always ready. If it were not always ready 1t would not be electric service. To maintain this service and to keep up it's standards, it is obvious that men and women must be kept back behind the service and to keep them at their tasks, the company is required to keep
Arizona republican., 1920-11-27
DIAMONDS STONE OF ROMANCE

Diamonds and romance are synony- nous terms in history. Some of these crystal baubles, one writer, Gardner Williams, relates have gleamed weirdly in the eyesockets of idols in Indian temples. or flashed from the splendid thrones of emperors, or glittered in golden basins amid gems of every hue. heaped up in tribute. or sparkled on the crests of warriors, the turbans of rajahs. the breasts of begums and the sandals of courtesans.
 To win diamonds temples have been profaned, palaces footed. thrones torn to fragments. princes tortured, women strangled, guests poisoned by their hosts and slaves disemboweled. Some have fallen on battle fields, to be picked up by ignorant freebooters and sold for a few silver coins, and others have been cast into ditches by thieves or swallowed by guards, or sunk in shipwrecks, or broken to powder in moments of frenzy. No strain or fancy in an Arabian tale has outstropped the marvels of fact in the diamond history
 The diamond never dies. It is the most impenetrable of all known sub stances. It is the most perfect reflector of light. No acid will mar it! no solvent will dissolve it. It's brilliance Is unde- caying and ages might roll by without rubbing the minutest particle from it: adamantine face.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-27
Help Wanted' No
 Longer Problem

"Housemaid with good appetite, food mostly rich fruit, steaks and chicken; perfumed bath and all toilet articles provided; every night off; limousine and amusement tickets provided; wages $35 weekly.
 The above ad. appeared in the after non paper in Providence. apparently inserted in good faith says the adver- Using manager; if so. it illustrates the extremes to which wealthy folks are driven these days to obtain competent help, nothing short of many induce ments being sufficient to obtain a housemaid
 Here is an example of the force of habit the habit people have had for so long of depending upon the genius
Arizona republican., 1920-11-27
WHALES LEAD IN HIGH JUMP

If you were asked the question: What animal can jump the highest?" you would, in all likelihood, guess wrong. It is the whalel
 Oh, yes the whale is an animal, not fish, and he can jump out of the water to a height of 25 feet with the greatest ease. This is about twice as high as a tiger, who can manage about 125k feet to 12 feet. A dog has been known to clear 10 feet, and the horse follows next with feet Sh inches.
 Mans record high jump was made in 1914 by Californian who reached 6 feet 5-16 inches. In 1913 the tremen- dous reight of 5% feet was attained for the standing high jump, though in 1892 man reached 6 feet, with weights, at this jump.
 As regards the long jump. without weights. the record 24 feet 11% inches. was made in 1901, and it has now stood for nearly 20 years.
 The longest jump backwards, with weights, is 12 feet Il inches, and the holder of this record also holds that of the standing long jump, without weights. with 12 feet IF inches
 Of animals. one might expect the kangaroo to hold the record, but he can only manage 15 feet-ten feet less than man.-Answers. London.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-27
ABOUT THE STATE

supposed to be an indigent tubercu- losis patient, whose death occurred early Wednesday morning. The dis covery of the cash was made by Mayor o. c. Parker when he went to the place of Madden's death to prepare the body for burial.
 Madden, who was a man beyond middle age, arrived in Tucson a few days ago. As he intimated that he was in straitened circumstances he was directed to the camping lot in the rear of Moore's cottage maintained by the Red Cross. Here beds are secured by patients of limited means.
 Upon being notified of the mans death, Coroner Oscar l.. Pease. after paying a vist to the lot and believing the dead man to be without funds, or dered that he be given a county burial. It was while looking through Iadden's effects that Mayor Parker found the large roll of bills and a bank book showing that the dead man had $500 on deposit in a bank at Alvarado, Cal.
 In view of the fact that the deceased could not be classed as indigent, Mayor Parker has applied to Coroner Pease to have an administrator appointed to settle his estate and attempt to locate relatives of the dead man. The O. c. Parker Undertaking company will have charge of the funeral arrangements | Star.
 Ncgales Opens Bonillas Bridge l NOGALES-Closed for more than | two years, the Bonillas bridge crossing the international border west of the American customs house was opened for traffic this morning on orders from E. c. Berner, chief deputy collector oi customs
 The bridge was closed during the war from a lack of inspectors.
 With the reopening of this bridge three port entrances exist between the United States and Mexico at tisls point. Increasing traffis at the Nor ley avenue entrance and the railroad crossing at the customs house is To.
 cated could not be conveniently han
 dled by the customs inspectors and re opening of the Bonillas bridge was or
 dered by the treasury department Herald.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-27
Taxpayers to
 Vote on Bonds
(Continued from page !,

(Continued from page 1l - within the city limits Phoenix is asked to furnish $40,0 900 of the amount neces- sary for it's construction. The state will furnish $60,000. The building will be in the nature of a home for the American Legion and members of the National Guard.
 Where to Vote
 Following are the voting places: First Precinct: Wentworth school North Fifth avenue, between More land and Culver streets.
 Second Precinct: Dodson's garage, corner Third and Willetta streets Third Precinct: Harris grocery, 1906 North Eleventh street.
 Fourth Precinct: Santo J. March eses store Fourteenth and Van Buren streets.
 Fifth Precinct: Monroe school. Sew enth and Monroe streets.
 sixth Precinct: Blue Bird Dancing hall, 339 North First street.
 Seventh Precinct: Batcher's garage, 1Os North Second avenue.
 Eighth Precinct: Fire Station No. Five Points.
 Ninth Precinct: Capitol school Seventeenth avenue and Van Buren street.
 Tenth Precinct: Auto Top company, near corner Seventh avenue and Fifth avenue and Grant street. Washington street.
 Eleventh Precinct: Grant school, Twelfth Precinct: City Hall.