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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-08-27
MIR. HAMIsCH wluFEs
INTERESTING LETTER.

r.
The Gazette Is in receipt this week
Of most interesting letter from our
Old friend ". D. Halaisch, formerly
the head and front of the Hamiscn
Mercantile company and as Mr. 1a-
mish's friends in this neck OF the
woods are muititudees We publish the
same for their bens1st:
Dallas, Or(gon, Aug. IL, 1920
No doubt the Gazette readers re-
member the old scput Hamisch, who
mas been transplantsd from Orovilie
to Seattle and at present is in Dallas,
oregon.
Am here for short stay only, help
ing the boys, my son Harry aud Trevor
Mallory who have embarked in the
grocery business and 1t seems they
have struck 1t rich. They have bought
out what is known ~ the Dallas Gro
cery company aud the venture is prov
ing big success.
take a great iuterest in Oroville.
having lived there for fifteen years
and put in many hard licks. and will
always have kindly feeling for the
old stamping ground get the Gazette
every week and win sense Of pride
watch every improvement. considering
myself as still belonging there. read
with keen interest of the opening an
nouncement Of the First National
Bank, now in their new quarters. and
this surely is a big asset to Oroville.
The town can we'll be congratulated
on securing such fine institution and
one that has served the public SO
faithfully in past years.
The cannery will also be material
help to the small farmer under the
irrigation system. IShope the time will
come when it will prove to be en-
tirely too small and will have to be
enlarged.
Go on with the GOOD work and let
the Gazette hammer away for still
further progress. There is room for
much more energy
Dallas is a thriving little town Of
about 5000 population, situated in
Polk county and about 63 miles south
east of Portland, the county seat of
Polk county. We have a large cannery,
two or three pruns packing plants,
Southern Pacific machine shops and
a large saw mill now under construc-
ton, employing sonle 500 people. This
mill was burned dorm about month
ago but will short be in operation
again, SO you see th| means number
of pay rolls and Of eourse big thing
for the merchants.
=, Like OroviIles DGlIGs ID surrounded
by orchards. not apple. but prune or
chards. 1t would do your heart good
to take a drive over the country, the
trees are loaded to full capacity and
the farmers are looking forward to
heavy crop this year and everybody is
feeling fine.
Sincerely yours,
w. o. HAMISCH.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-08-27
CANDIDATE TONSETH
MAKES STATEMENT.

M. e. Tonseth. republican candidate
for county assessor. was looking after
his fences in Oroville Tuesday and
while here ,aalled at this office and
made the following statement to the
Gazette:
"It has been brought to my atten-
ton within the last few days that the
rumor has been spread around that
am the choice of the non-partizan
league for county assessor. How this
report originated l know not, as l am
not a Lacquer, never have been and
never will be. | am republican and
will be nominated on the republican
with the non-partizan league or any
other radical element, and If elected as
assessor will treat every man the same
regardless of political affiliation..
81 am thirty-one years Of age, have
resided in Okanogan county for the
past twenty-six years, eighteen years
of this time having been spent on a
farm in the Methow valley. l served
for six years as justice of the peace
and notary public at Methow, and for
three years as a member of the school
board of that district. During the re-
cent war, physical affliction barring
me from active service ! became a
member of the Legal Advisory Board
of this county, secretary Of the Methow
Four-Minute Mems club and commun-
ity chairman of the United War Work
committee l did all that my condition
would permit any man to do. Since
leaving Methow, l have taken a COM
mercial course at the State College OF
Washington. In February of this year
I took a position in the county treas
urer's office to assist in the work dur
ing the tax paying season. Since leav-
ing this position in May | have con-
Quoted conveyancing and auditing
office in Okanogan.
"If elected l shall conduct the office
of assessor as economically as Is con-
sistent with it's official administration
and further, | pledge myself to use
every means within the power OF my
office to secure fair and equitable as
sessment values of property in this
county. | am absolutely opposed to
placing a penalty upon the develop
ment and prosperity of this county by
the initiation of the taxable valuation
of the property within it's boundaries
I realize that the farmers of Okanogan
county have suffered severely on ac'
count of the dry seasons OF recent
years and would not wish to add un'
necessarily to their burdens.
81 am not appealing to You to vote
for me because of my physical infirm'
;ty: nothing could be more obnoxious
10 me than to feel that | have appealed
IN the voters because Of my physica
condition, but l do ask the support o
the voters of the county because zee
sure that / can give you faithful, non
est and efficient service as your coun
tv assessor"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-08-27
NEVER, NO, NEVER AGAIN.

On top of a high hill in Oroville is
the high school. Everybody knows
where that school house is and how in
fernally steep that hill is, or they
think they do. We thought that we
did, too, for many cold winters night
we have rambled up that hillside to
school entertainments, etc. But we
were mistaken, as usual, for last Sat-
urday night we found out, without any
intention of our own whatever, that
that hill is the steepest, most terrify-
ing thing under the heavens when
taken from the correct view point
We had finished our supper and was
rambling down town at peace with
ourselves and all the world, and feel
ing particularly satisfied with every
thing as it were. When about in front
of the new bank a fine new Ford
Sedan stopped at our side and a friend
(or rather a gentleman We always be-
lieved to be our friend) invited us for
bit of a ride. We acquiesced, and
with four other gentlemen in the car
started up toward the school house
hill. We arrived. Mr.. j. Foster was the
gentleman driving the car and stated
that he just wanted to demonstrate 70
US that Moor's transmission and the
Moore brake were two of the greatest
inventions of the age. And he did.
Without asking our advice he just
started up that footpath, straight to-
ward the top. We couln't get out, we
couldn't 40 anything but just sit tight
and gently murmer now | lay me" as
that conveyance went higher and
higher, steadily crowling heavenward,
and as we glanced back down into the
deep valley half shrouded by dense
darkness beneath and saw the ground
steadily vanishing from sight far be-
low, we just grabbed the seat in front
of us and hoped there would be no
h'tch in collecting our lie insurance
Well, we went to the top, somesow,
but we can't tell just how, for We
were busily engaged shaking up our
think tank trying to remember a bit
of a prayer our mothy taught us
when kiddy. But we got to the top
and went over it, with great sigh OF
relief and thankfulness and just lit
tie tickled to think how we had cheat
ed Undertaken Barnes out of fee.
Mr.. Foster then kindly suggested that
he would demonstrate his Moore $
brake by going down the same foot
path that we had just assembled, in
sisting that he had the greatest brake
in the world. We hastily suggested
that the regular road was good enough
for us and that We were absolutely
certain that he had the best brake in
the world and would take his word
for it any way. BY the use of consid-
cradle diplomacy we finally camt
down by the road and landed safe AM
sound ON the streets Onc, more but
we have discovered since that ouI
back teeth are all shatt."e1 from ex
cessive chattering while on that trip. o.
course it was not fright that made oul
teeth chatter, it was coid. Everybody
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-08-27
EQUALIZATION BOARD
CUTS VALUATIONS.

The high valuation placed on irri-
gated lands by the assessors office in
this county raised such a storm of
protest among land owners that the
county equalization board at their re-
cent sitting grabbed the axe and conf
menced chopping down values in all
directions. 1t was found upon examin-
alton that almost complete new
schedule was necessary and the cOun-
ty assessors office force is now busily
engaged getting this into shape.
The new schedule as adopted makes
practically straight cut in values Of
one half in the land and tree values
covered by irrigation on Pogue Flat,
Spring Coulee, Pleasant Valley, Lower
Brewster Flat, Loomis and Sinlahekin
Valley, Whitestone, East and West
Okanogan Valley Irrigation districts
and on the tree growth Pateros to
Methow and Carlton to Twisp. The
upper Brewster flat was also given a
60 per cent cut and other irrigation
sections have from twenty-five to thir-
ty-three and a third Topped off. Mead
ow and wheat lands were given a
twenty per cent cut.
These reductions cover practically
all the land in the county outside Of
the incorporated towns must be all
refigured by the assessors force in
order to get the rolls made up in time
as required by law.
From all accounts the session of the
board was hot one as delegates were
present from every part Of the country
and they were present with their side
arms on and rifles loaded for business.
1t is said madder lot of men never
congregated in one body at the county
seat before, and the amount OF high
light language indulged in would fill
a bible,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-08-27

Notice is hereby giver.. that on the 1stb
ICY Icy vi september, 1920, a special election
WIN De held In the West Okanogan Val.
trict Try tirrlgatlon District, an irrigation dis
St s,iet organized under the laws of the
state OF Washington relating 10 the or
sanIzation OF irrigation districts. for the
purpose OF determining whether or not q
sbe sbPeciai assessment shall be levied to raise
.se se- sum or Twenty-Five Thousand
l$2o.oo0D Dollars. to be applied to ths
purposees hereinafter specified.
Ihe Board of Directors of said District
asn mas estimated and determined that the
aioresaid amount of Twenty-Five Thous-
ana S2o,OO0) Dollars Is necessary to he
raised Tor the immediate reconstruction
ana Detterment of certain portions of its
paesent irrigation system by lining with
eeIneht certain of the open bitches and
metal lining certain of the fumes and
nave deemed Ii advisable to call a special
election and do hereby call such speciai
eieetloh TO submit to the qualified elec-
.ois oi the District the proposition wheth-
er or not special assessment shall be
levied for such purposes, and said prop
osition is hereby submitted and at the
sald election will be submitted to said
cast by the electors for or against the
proposition aforesaid, and said ballots
snail contain the words, Assessment
yeS and Assessment, no.
lne polling places for such election are
as follows:
Election Precinct No. ALI of that
part of the District lying north of the
southern boundary line of Twp. 80.
The polling place therein shall be at
the home of S. Il. Gjerde, in the East
Oroville Orchards, near Oroville, WASH
ington
Election Precinct No. 2-All of that
part of the district lying south of the
northern boundary of Twp. 3S and north
OF an east and west line separating Sec
tions ~ and % from Sections 26 and q
in Twp. So.
The polling place therein shall be at
the school house situated in Section IA
near the Ellisforde railroad station.
Election Precinct No. 3.-All of that
part of the District lying south of the
line separating Sections 22 and 90 from
Sections 26 and q in Twp 3S.
The polling place therein shall be at
the Creamery building in the town of
Tonasket
Said special election will be held be-
tween the hours of o'clock in the fore
noon and 4 o'clock in the afternoon of
said day, and the polls will be open at
said hour of o'clock in the forenoon
and will be Kept open until said hour 4
o'clock in the afternoon, when the same
will be closed.
Given under order of the Board of
Directors, and dated this oath day Of
August, 1920.
E. RISTE,
Secretary of said District
First publication August 81, 1920-3t.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-08-27
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
w. c. GRESHAM RESIGNS.

1t is currently reported that Pros
ecuting Attorney Gresham has resign
ed from that office. According to re-
ports Mr.. Gresham rendered his res
ignation last week and the county
commissioners appointed Attorney w.
c. Brown to fill the vacancy. Judge
Brown, as he is usually known. has
served as prosecuting attorney be-
fore and has also held the office of
superior court judge few years ago.
Mr.. Brown is in every way qualified
for this position and the commission
ers are to be congratulated on having
man at hand that can so readily fill
the place. We have not heard why Mr..
Gresham resigned, nor what his in
tentions are for the future. but sup
pose he will devote his time to the
practice of law.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-08-27
HOMESTEAD FILINGS TO
CLOSE SEPTEMBER 5, 1921.

Homestead entries on the Colville
Indian reservation will be discontinued
after September 5, 1921. After this
date the land remaining will be sold
to the highest bidder for cash but at
not less than $1.OO an acre under rules
and regulations to be prescribed by the
secretary of the interior, says the Okla
hogan Independent
approximately 100000 acres of the
nonmineral, unalloted and unreserved
lands of the diminished Colville Indian
reservation in the Spokane land dis
trict remain open under the homestead
laws, and perhaps an equal amount
remain in the Waterville land office.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-08-27
DEATH OF MRS. ID. G. MILLS.

Mrs. d. G. Mills, age As years, died
suddenly at the Oroville General hos
nital last Saturday, August 21. The
lady was brought to the hospital only
a few days previous to her demise
from her home at Ferry, suffering
from serious and what the doctors IN
attendance recognized as a fatal case
Of tumor. The deceased was buried at
Midway, Rev. Martin of this place OIL
ciating. There is left to mourn her loss
a husband and one step-son.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-08-27
NEW RAILROAD RATES
ARE NOW in EFFECT

Local Agent Reed of the G. N, has
received his new rate sheets and in
structions in regard to the recent rise
in railroad rates, both freight and
passenger, including sleeper privileges.
Under the new schedule the rates
on freight originating at points east
of the Montana and Dakota line have
been boosted 33 1-3 per cent, while
the rate on all shipments originating
west of this line the shove upward has
been only 25 per cent. Freight origin
ating in far eastern states, say from
the Atlantic seaboard, has taken
jump of 35 per cent. Passenger rates
have not been hit as hard as the freight
schedule. All passenger fares have
been propelled upwards 20 per cent.
This makes the rate from Oroville to
Spokane 1854 plus war tax which is
eight per cent. To Wenatchee $495
plus war tax. To Seattle $10.SS plus
war tax. Sleeping car Accommodations
have been boosted so pef cent OF the
present rates. For instance the charge
formerly for days ride in the Pull
man was $3.50. 1t will now be 1915.
AS to what effect this will have on
travel is problemetical, but it is safe
bet that the Pullman companies will
have plenty of space from now on.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-08-27
LOOMS ITEMS.

Mrs. Stanley R. Evans and children
were enjoying two weeks vacation
at Chelan lake.
Irwin A. Alderman was called to
Seattle the fore part OF the week to
look after business matters.
Assistant Engineer Earl Bracken OF
the state reclamation service has ar
rived with a crew of men to secure
necessary data in connection with the
Whitestone irrigation project. The
local board of directors are working
along lines of reopening negotiations
with the state so that the bond issue
will receive official endorsement and
thus permit of early and aggressive
construction work.
The Loomis bank Is undergoing
some interor decorations and better
ments.
Clarence Douglas had the misfortune
several days ago to injure his right
ankle by becoming entangled with
motor car in motion.
The local Sunday school officers
have declared a vacation until early
in September.
Geo. H. Ellis and James P. Forde,
officials of the Loomis Cattle company
were transacting business in Loomis
for few days.
Albert A. Judd had an alteration
with a Ford car cranking apparatus
and left the scene with bandly bruis-
ed thumb and wrist No bones were
broken and AL. will be up and doing
again in a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Melcher enter
tanned a company of friends at their
home on Friday evening, the 18th.
Thirteen guests were present.
The Misses Grace Mcdaniel and
Helen Peck entertained their friends
at the Liberty Building on Saturday
evening.
Miss Luedd Hogle, of Spokane, Is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Price Fruit, as also are Kathline and
Lloyd Grant of Oroville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving w. Chapman
and Don Parkington of Riverside,
were over-Sunday visitors at Mrs
Umbargers' Pine Beach ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Tiff, of Omak
were callers at the home of c. H
Knosher last week and then proceed
ed to Palmer lake for few days out
ing.
Mrs. E. B. Umbarger left for Bell.
ingham on Wednesday morning to bt
present at the graduation exercise;
there. Miss Umbarger will receive &
life certificate from the Normal schoo
there.
Mrs. ]. P. Forde and son Boyd lef
for Rochester, Mimi, this week, wher'
lit is hoped the young man may receive
beneficial treatments.
Cecil White, verteran Of the lat
Iwar in the Canadian army is visiting
his mother Mrs, Louise White.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-08-27

INCREASING COAL OUTPUT.

About $50 to 100 tons of coal per
day is being shipped from the coal
mine near Coalmont. At present the
coal is being hauled to the railway
in trucks, but this will be done away
with when the tram line, which the
company is now building. has been
completed. Good progress is being
made in the construction of this tram
and in a short time the coal will be
hauled by the aerial route and the
output is expected to be largely in
creased. In fact it is expected that the
output will necessitate a daily train
service to handle the coal alone, as
practically all of this coal is to go to
the Great Northern Railway.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-08-27
GRADING THE NEW LINE.

Last weeks issue of the Penticton
Herald has the following to say in re-
gard to the work now being done on
the new X. V. Ry. line between Pen
ticton and Oroville: "The contractors
in charge of the southern line to Dog
Lake have completed the right of way
clearing from the intersection with
the main K. V. line just west of the
railway bridge over the river south
to the lake. Grubbing and grading are
now in progress and construction is
going along satisfactorily. The grad
ing should be finished in about six
weeks time. The steel has already ar
rived here"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-08-27
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH,

Services will be held on Sunday
morning August 29th. Sunday school
each Sunday at 10 a. N. We have u
fully equipped and graded Sunday
school, which is conducted on modern
pedagogical principles.
G.. H. SEVERANCE,-Dean
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-08-27

Geo. T. Murray "a noted North Da-
kOta orator and farmer and formerly
editor of one of the largest papers in
Monday night. Mr.. Murray is the
whirlwind orator of that state and
was scheduled to speak here on the
effects of the nonpartisan league in
that state. On account of the advance
notice having been directed to Mr..
Dallam, personally, who has been on
the coast on vacation for some time,
the gentleman arrived here and
found that no arrangements had been
made for his speech. Under the cir
cumstances the date had to be cancel
ed. However, arrangements will be
made for his return at later date.
Mr.. Murray is given credit for having
defeated the nonpartisan ticket in the
state of Minnesota and also of having
broken the power of that organization
I in his own state. In conversation with
the Gazette Mr.. Murray stated that NO
one living outside of North Dakota
could possibly have any idea of the
dWlul HoNOC IudI udo Uccu WIOuSuI
by this organization in his home
state. Values of all kinds, both real
estate and all other values have
shrunk until property has almost
ceased to have a value Not one dollar
can be borrowed on securities of any
kind outside the state and neither can
1t be sold as no one will buy. Taxes
have become so high under the Town
ley reign that it amounts practically
to cOnfiscation and hundreds of farm
ers have refused to pay taxes and will
let their land go to the state. The
mercantile business is just as bad.
Thousands of merchants have gone
out of business and all who can are
quitting and leaving the state. The
entire state, says Mr.. Murray, is one
seething caldron of bitter hatred,
fathers and sons refuse to speak,
families have disintrigated and more
than thirty killings have resulted
from this insane mania. All in all, Mr..
Murray states that the nonpartisan
league is nothing in. the world but the
Russian sovietism made over to fit
the United States, that Mr.. Townley
! and his two associates are as COM
pletely czar of this organization as
Trosky is of the bolshevists. 1t is
hoped to have Mr.. Murray return her .
and speak as soon as possible.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-08-27

else in the car said it was a very
warm night, We said yes, of course,
but our teeth kept right on chattering
The Bowen Auto company have put
the Moore transmission and break in
stock and if you don't believe that this
story is absolutely correct just ask
them
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-08-27
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Sunday school every Sunday at 10
a. m. Preaching service every Sunday
morning at II. Epworth League every
Sunday at s p. m. Every one invited.
If you are in the town and have no
other church home We invite you to
make this your church home
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-08-27

So far as can be learned there is but
one patch of tomatoes in the valley
affected with tomato blight. The bal
ance OF the large acreage set out to
supply the cannery with raw material
lis in a flourishing condition and tha
yield promises to be heavy.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-08-27

fnr fne n0ur aS OF one o'clock p. M, Of said day
Ior tne purpose of determining whathayr
OF not an extra five (5) mil iavv "hun sa
cinss cT.ea M ior transportation of pupils. Polls
by order OF the board Of directors
MARY c. BROWN,
Dated thu ,,.,, Clerk.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-08-27
uo-,ce OF SPECIAL SCHOOL O'S'
NUN TR,CT MEETING.

>,o.,oa ia hereby given that a speciafi
ss}ins M9ilee of the legal school electors soo ol
school district No 4 Of okan9saat Hs1S c4i aigh
%asGlnSgton IN will, Said se dlstrct hs'd a. on
sshooi Ss,h day Of August. 1920. beginning at