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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-03
BE CAREFUL OF YOUR BALLOT.

On the 14th of September, a week from
next Tuesday. the republican voters of
the Fifth Congressional district will be
| called upon to select a candidate for con-
gress to stand for election at the general
election that takes place on the End of
November. Before the primary election 1t
Is not the general custom for a news
paper to select any one from the list Of
numerous candidates for office and urge
that individuals special qualifications as
a reason for giving him the united sup
port of his party, for in a fight of that
kind 1t should be fair field and no ia
vors. but from strong personal regard
and the fact that his record In congress
is above reproach, this paper feels bound
to urge the denomination of Hon. ].
Stanley Webster for congress Mr.. Web
ster has represented the district in the
years. and 1t is not flattering the gentle
man to say that he proved himself to be
one of the brightest and most fearless
congressman in that large and unwieldly
body. j. Stanley Webster Is the peer OF
any man In the state of Washington, and
his most bitter enemy will not gainsay
that claim. Washington has never been
better represented in congress since its
Webster's incumbency, and the record
that he has made in the past will be re-
peated If he is continued in office. A
man of brilliant intellect, a deep thinksr,
a keen analyzer, ready and fluent
speaker and debator, with a loveable per-
sonality he possesses every human at
tndt IltS man lOr the TeSDOn-
sible office that he has so exceptionally
well filled during the past two years. Be-
sides his mental and personal qualifica-
tions j. Stanley Webster Is an uncom-
promising patriot and stands for America
and Americanism undiluted first, last
and all the time. What should appeal to
every red bloded American and win him
support from all who believe that this
government was founded for all the peo
pie and not for any particular class is
the fact that J. Stanley Webster has the
courage of his convictions and had no
hesitancy in boarding the redOubtabae
Sam Gompers, who claims to carry the
laboring vote in his pocket, when that
Individual attempted to brow-beat
congressional committee. Mr.. Webster
did not "crook the pregnent hinges of the
knee, nor fawn upon the czar In order
to win votes. The interests of all the peo-
pie weighed greater with him than the
interests Of the few and he had the CUTS
to say so thereby winning the enmity of
Mr. Gompers and as many of his follow
ing as Mr.. Gompers can influence. For
being he man when he men were few
in evidence a strong effort will be made
among a certain class to defeat Mr.. Web
ster at the primaries and 1t behooves ev
cry republican of the district to get out
on the 14th and not only vote to retain
Mr.. Webster in office but work diligently
to induce others to stand behind man
whom It Is a great privilege to know and
who stands for the best In democratic
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-03
TO THE PUBLIC.

IL has been called to my attention that
statements are being made to the effect
that it would be inadvisable 10 elect me
prosecuting attorney for the reason that
am the law partner of Mr.. p. d. Smith,
he having been all along for many years
past much employed for the defense in
am not clear as to just what definite as
sertions are made nor as to just what
deductions are arrived at along these
lines but from what little has reached
me l should judge the far fetched notion
is being intimated that l would have the
prosecution and Mr.. Smith the defense
of criminal cases and thereby the prose-
cution and defense would all be in the
same firm. This idea is so utterly pre-
posterous and impossible that it would
seem wholly unnecessary to take any no.
tice of it but some of my friends have
strongly advised that l make state
ment in regard thereto. In the first place
the law governing attorneys Is such that
Mr. Smith would be wholly disqualified
to take any criminal defense in Okanogan
county as long as he and l remain part
ners and prosecuting attorney. The law,
the ethics of the profession and the in
herent nature of the situation makes II
impossible for either of us to take any
employment for the defense as long as
the office of the prosecuting attorney Is
here in this firm. Such is the situation
now and has been since August 18th,
1920 when l became prosecuting attorney
by appointment after the resignation of
Mr. Gresham. This firm still has some
unfinished business for the defense in
two or three cases and these we will
complete for / am disqualified to prose-
cute therein but absolutely no new busi-
ness for any defense has been accepted
by the firm of Smith & Brown since Aug
ust 18th and it goes without saying that
none will be from now on as long as
the position of prosecuting attorney is in
the office of the law firm of Smith &
Brown.
AS above stated. it seems to both of us
that such an explanation this is wholly
unnecessary, but possibly the situation
is not clear to some and for that reason
the above statement is offered.
w. c. BROWN.
Prosecuting Attorney and Candidate for
nomination at the coming primaries.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-03
MARVELLOUS INSTRUMENT.

Mrs G. M. Van Alta returned home
from Seattle last Friday after an alb
sence of some three weeks, spent In
that city, Tacoma, Everett and other
places on the Sound While Mrs. Van
Alta derived a vast amount of pleas
ure from her prOtracted visit to the
west side cities, her trip was not made
solely for that purpose. She mixed
business with pleasure with q great
deal more time devoted to the former
than to the latter. Her object was to
get a line on the moving picture activ-
tiles In the larger cities, familiarize
herself with the methods in vogue
among the managers and to absorb as
much information as possible that
could be applied to advantage in the
conduct of her Oroville play house.
Having free access to the various the
aters Of Seattle she spent much of her
time in those houses, not 30 much to
be entertained as to secure informa-
ton. During her excursions of inves-
tigation she discovered a musical in
strument rapidly coming into use in
moving picture houses which is the
very latest thing in orchetration. It Is
a whole band in itself and then some.
This instrument is known as q "Foto-
player and is the product of some
ingenious musician who saw the ne
cessity of an instrument to meet the
requirements of moving pictures, and
it is capable of producing all the
sounds necessary to add realism to
the pictures as presented to the eye.
The manufacturers say that "scien-
lists agree that we see with our ears.
This startling fact finds its truth in
the power of music behind the screen.
The "Fotoplayer" is in reality the
reproduction of an orchestra. with its
multiple Instrumentation; at other
times it reproduces the spiritual tonal
qualities OF the organ, then again the
rattle and bang of syncopated time
accurately describes the character of
screen activity" In other words this
instrument produces sounds to accord
with the movement on the screen.
such for instance, as thunder in 4
storm, the discharge of fire arms, the
ringing of bells, etc. 1t is a very COM
plicated contraption. and the wonder
of it's performance is only surpassed
by the enormous cost. Now Mrs. Van
Alta was so impressed with the pos
siblities of such an instrument that
she applied most of her time to mas
tering its key board, and considering
the great number of stops to be ham
died this was no small job. After per-
fecting herself in the art of playing
she had the nerve to buy a "Foto-
player which will be installed in the
Liberty theater as soon as It can be
delivered from the factory at Berkley
California. With this new music box
in place the Liberty will be the best
equipped moving picture house in any
of the smaller towns of the state, and
it stands to reason that an appre-
ciative public will soon prove to Mrs.
Van Alta that she made no mistake in
going to so great an expense in pro-
viding the best to be had in the way
OF an orchestra for the town Of Oro-
Vile
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-03
A WORTHY CANDIDATE.

Judge c. II. Neal was in town Sat
urday on one of his occasional visits
more nthe nature of a social call
among his old tOwnsmen, friends and
acquaintances. which includes about
every one in the community old and
more in the nature Of social call
young, for Judge Neal is an old resi-
dent OF Okanogan county, q part of
which time he was numbered among
the Inhabitants of Oroville, and being
a most genial gentleman whose friend
ship is well worth while he Is always
assured of cordial welcome when he
hits the town. Few men in the state
have had SO long an experience on
the superior court bench as Judge
Neal. Back almost as far as memory
runneth Judge Neal presided over a
district far larger than most Of the
eastern states. that territory embrace
ing Okanogan county, which at that
time included large slice of Chelan
county. On the occasion of our first
arrival in the upper country to stay
Judge Neal was fellOw-passenger on
the stage, headed for Conconully to
mold court. He was the first subscriber
to the old Palmer Mountain Prospector
OF dubious memory, and continued TAX
'No inc NoNSltC Tue IIOSHSCLOI
was consigned to the bone yard. The
acquaintance made ON that rough
Journey ripened into friendship that
has stood the test of time, and it is to
be hoped by the writer may continue
until taps are sounded. We like the
man for his amiability, for his broad
minded liberality. for his genial and
kindly disposition, and so far as we
know nothing to the contrary. for his
high sense of justice, his fairness and
his sterling integrity. He has always
stood high as lawyer and jurist both
among attorneys and laymen, and
from the fact that he has been elected
time and again to the responsible Of
flee that he has so ably filled is evil
dence that his record as Judge IL
most creditable. Judge Neal Is again
before the people for reelection to the
judgship and while he has far from
an open field he has become SO we'll
known throughout the judicial district
that he has most formidable elector-
ate backing in this race. He has filled
the office with distinguished ability
in the past. and If chosen again will
continue to give the same admirable
service to the public in the future.
That is all that he can promise; that
Is all the public can ask.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-03
'''e OF sHEe4,55n ssHHEEeiA5 ASSESSMENT

do, Not,ce s is hereby giver., that on the 1911
udy u,;i, oI september, 1920, a special electior
WI mni pe held In the West Okanoean Val4
trict sa,lGn nrSs District. an irrigation dis
Stat oisanlzed under the laws Of the
state of Washington relating re tha on' "a.
Sa.azation OF irrigation districts. for the
purpose OF determining whether or NOT !
sbe bbeeiaa assessment shall be levied to raise
($s5. .ooo1 S'' Dollars Ea twenty-five Thousand
puTrposees hereinafter specified.
ba. ne board OF Directors of said District
asnr aas estlmated and determined that the
esa1e and ss5e oann amount OF Twenty five Thous-
anu aa S$zo,oool Dollars Is necessary to be
aaisea Tor the immediate reconstruction
anu an oetterment of certain portions of It's
present irrigation system BY lining with
natai neht certain OF the open bitches and
,,ie.ai hn inning certain of the fumes. and
nave deemed 1t advisable to call a Special
e,ectioh t and do hereby call such special
erection to submit to the Qualified eIec-
sors Oh the District the proposition wheth-
er or not special assessment shall he
levied for such purposes, and said nron-
osition il is hereby submitted, and at the
SAID election will be submitted to said
eiectors. AT said election ballots will be
nronos;t,o oy ,ne electors for or against the
snail contain the words, Assessment.
yes and Assessment, no."
Inc polling places for such election are
as follows:
Election Precinct No. 1.-All of that
part of the District lying north of the
southern boundary line of Twp. 80.
Inc polling place therein shall be at
the nome Of s. B. Gjerde, In the East
ington
Election Precinct No ALI 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 22 and 20 from Sections 26 and "a
in Twp. 3S.
The polling place therein shall be at
the school house situated in Section IA
near the Ellisforde railroad station.
Election Precinct No 3.--Au of that
part OF the District lying south Of the
line separating Sections % and % from
Sections rs and q in Twp. 38.
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 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
o'clock in the afternoon, when the same
will be closed.
Given under order of the Board Of
Directors. and dated this gath day Ut
August. 1920.
e. RISTE,
Secretary of said District.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-03
NOTICE OF EQUALIZATION.
West Okanogan Valley Irrigation District
QkanoQan County. Waah.

okanogan County, Wash.
Notice Is hereby given that the Board
of Directors of the West Okanogan VAL
ley Irrigation District will meet as q
Board of Equalization to equalize. on the
ratio of benefits, the assessments OF the
real estate in said district heretofore list
ed, assessed and returned to said Board
by the Secretary of the District as re-
CURED by sections 6435-6436 of Reming-
tons Code of the State of Washington.
Said meeting will be held on the 7th
day Of September. beginning at the hour
OF O'Clock a. m. of said day at the Of
flee of the Board of Directors at Oroville
Washington, y
Said Board win remain in session from
day to day, but not exceeding ten days.
as long as may be necessary to hear and
determine such objections to the said
assessment roll as may come before the
board
For the convenience of the LAM: swners
session of one day on September 8th
will be held at Tonasket, Washington. Mt
Tonasket State Bank for the hearing Of
any objections to said assessment roll
the same to be officially considered and
determined at the time and place first
above named.
In the meantime. and until said meet
ing, said assessment roll and assessment
book may be seen and inspected by any
person interested, at the office Of the
Secretary Of said Board at the office Of
1t Is the desire Of the Board to expedite
the equalization of said property ms
much as possible and therefore all per-
sons are requested to present all com.
plants and objections to said assessment
roll as soon as possible after tho conven-
ing of said board.
Dated this 3rd day of August 1920.
MATT PICKEN.
J. F. SAMSON.
Board Of directors
West Okanogan Valley Irriga tion District
AtteSt-E R1STE, Secretary
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-03

the 5th day of October, 1920, between the
hours of ten o'clock in the forenoon and 4
o'clock ;ra in in, the .,oa,i afternoon commene-
of said day, in front of the main ent-
rance door to the County Court House In
the city of Okanogan, county of Okla
County Auditor of said county or by
member of the Board Of State Land Com
missioners of the State Of Washington,
the following described state lands, to-
gether with the improvements situated
thereon, will be sold at public auction to
the highest bidder therefor. to-with:
Application No. 1111s.
Lot & section i g. township I;ns ss north h
acres. more or less, according to the gov
ernment survey thereof. appraised at
S16107, subject to an easement for right
of way for state road, sixty feet in width,
over and across said land as surveyed
and plated by the State Highway Com
missioner, according to the plat thereof
filed in the office of the Commissioner OF
Commissioner, which said easement for
said right of way is forever reserved to
the State.
said lands will be sold for not less than
the appraised value above stated and up
on the terms and conditions following:
Terms and Conditions of Sale.-Not
less than onetenth of the purchase price
must be paid at the time of sale to the
II he be not the owner of the improve
ments must forthwith pay to the officer
making the sale the full amount OF the
appraised value of the improvements. as
above stated. Onetenth of the purchase
price must be paid annually thereafter
with interest on all deferred payments at
the rate of six per centum per annum,
together with accrued interest on any
balance at the same rate: Provided. That
anv purchaser may make full payment Of
principal interest and statutory fees at
any time and obtain deed or state patent.
or other valuable materials is prohibited
| by law from cutting or removing any
such timber or materials without first
obtaining consent of the Commissioner 0f
Public Lands or the board. until the. full
amount of the purchase price has been
paid and deed issued.
All sales of State lands are made sub
iect to the reservations of oils gases,
coal ores minerals and fossils or every
name. kind and decription. and to the
additional terms and conditions prescrip,
ed in the act of the legislature approved
March 20, 1907. being section OF chapter
| 256 of the Laws of 1907:
= Said land will be sold subject to the
terms conditions and reservations ~
chapter 1O9 of the Session Laws OF 1911,
relating to easements for rights-of- way
and the carrying of timber. stone, min
arals and other products over the same
The above described lands are Offered
for sale in pursuance OF an order OF tne
| BOARD of state Land Commissioners, an1
an order of sale duly issued and certiIieo
Inv the Commissioner OF Public Lanus OF OF
the State of Washington now on flle "
the office of the county auditor OF said
Icounty. INV sAyIDcE
Commissioner Of Public Lands
lFirst publication Aug. ~,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-03
MARRIED At ToNAsKET.

Our young friend Arthur ]. Ricketts,
has taken a header In the sea of matri-
mony, choosing as his lifes partner Miss
zette Joins the many friends Of the young
couple in wishing them a happy voyage
through life in double harness. The To-
nasket Times contains the following no.
"The home of Mr.. and Mrs I. L. Bair,
at Janis, was the scene of very pretty
wedding August 2S. when their daughter
Pauline was united in marriage to Ar
thur J. Rickett, of Oroville.
1T was a beautiful autumn wedding.
the decorations being masses of golden
rod and white clematis. The ceremony
was performed under canopy Of golden
rod and clematis erected against nat
ural background of greenery on the bank
of the river.
Just as. the rays Of the setting sun
the oye river yoa miss
then as the strains of Loves Old Sweet
Song floated from the victrola. the rib
bon bearers. Evelyn Bair and Hazel Rick
through which the bridal party entered.
The ring bearer, little Geraldine Bair,
preceded the bride and her maid Of honor.
Miss Mildred Jenkins. from Litchfield,
and best man, Mr.. Winfred Bair, Joined
the bride at the canopy, where Rev. Mar
tin of Oroville, performed the beautiful
and impressive ceremony , ..eo..
and she carried an arm bouquet of gol-
denrod and Shasta daisies. The maid of
honor wore white embroidered voile. and
the little ring bearer was gowned IN white
trimmed with sprays of goldenrod. A
dainty buffet lunch was served around
campfire.
Amid showers of rice and good wishes
the bridal party departed for their home
in Oroville.
"The young people are well known here
Miss Bair having been graduated from
the Oroville high school In 1917, since
which time she has been teaching in the
county. Mr. Rickett Is express messenger
on the Great Northern between Oroville
and Princeton. A..
brides immediate family Mrs. Neva
Rickett. Miss Hazel Rickett and Mrs
Fremont MCDANIEL and Children, Of Oro'
iville, Miss Jessie Mae Sigrist, OF Elma
Litchfieid, Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. L. M
Slgrist. Of Tonasket."
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-03
NEW MILLINERY ESTABLISHMENT.

Tuesday morning a new millinery estab-
lishment will open for business in Oro-
vile. known as the Chapeau L'Art Millin-
cry company under the management Of
Mrs. Wm Nagle and Miss Tune Hume
These young ladies have had a life time
is we'll known designer of the coast
cities. On account of being unable just
now to secure a sales room % the main
street. they have converted ono of the
De Grubb log house. near tine Liberty
theater into an elegant and comrodious
sales room, and ladies of Oroville and
adjacent country are cordially invited to
call and inspect the celebrated Chapeau
L'Art hat. any time Tuesday or Tuesday
evening Later on comm odious ssles
room will be established N main street
and Oroville will be the distributing point
for this ladies' wear for all CT northern
Washington and British Columbia.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-03
NEW SCHEDULE.

A sweeping new schedule for the run
ming of trains on the Oroville- Princeton
line has been issued to go into effect next
Friday. September 10th. Heretofore and
for years past the train has left Oroville
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. re-
turning the same day. Under the new or
der of things the train will leave the
same days from Orovlle. but the crew
will lay over in Penticton and return
the next day. According to the official
vile at 700 a. M. arriving at Princeton
at 1:35 a. M. Mondays. Wednesdays and
Fridays Returning the train leaves
Princeton at 800 a. M, arriving at Oro-
vile at 2:30 p. m, on Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays.
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MARRIED AT SEATTLE

On Tuesday. August 81, at Seattle A.
Lawrence Dallam and Miss Mary Louise
Pannon were united in marriage, Rev.
Father Brogan officiating. 1t was a quiet
home wedding with only few of the i'm
mediate relatives of the contracting par
ties present The bride is a charming and
accomplished young lady. the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Pannon formerly
of Spokane. Mr.. Pannon is a we'll known
railroad man and has been conected with
the Great Northern railroad for years
From long observation we are able to
say that the groom is a pretty decent
young chap and II the young couple re-
alize the good fortune that we wish them
their future life cannot fail to be one of
unalloyed happiness and endless prosper
ity
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-03
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Sunday school each Sunday at 10
a. m. Now is the time to give your
child the proper religious and moral
instruction. Our Sunday school is
fully equipped according to modern
methods. We have secured a trained
worker to take charge of the school.
We invite your inspection. Busy Bees
will meet on next Saturday afternoon
at the home Of Mrs. Nj. L. Reed. Next
services will be held on Sunday morn
ing, Sept. IL at II a. m.
G. H. SEVERANCE, Dean.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-03

We acknowledge a call from w. ].
Downs. of Riverside. Wednesday, who is
a candidate for assessor on the repub-
lican ticket and from what we saw of
him we are satisfied that the county
would be fortunate should he secure the
nomination and subsequently be elected
to the office. He is a gentleman of more
than ordinary ability and would make a
record in office that would be a credit to
himself and a great advantage to the
property owners of the county.
DR. Lewis operated on VIM. Daily of
Keremeos. Tuesday. for hernia at the
Oroville General hospital and the young
man Is doing nicely,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-03

Under instructions from the directors
of the West Okanogan Valley Irrigation
district. copies of this weeks issue are
being sent to every land owner under the
irrigation system on account OF the ar
ticle published relative to the coming
special election. Those who receive the
paper are informed that this office is not
attempting to force the Gazette upon
them, but II any desire to subscribe We
would be pleased to receive their names