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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24
ANSWERS THE CALL.

You can bank on the superintendent
of the local school and his older pu-
pills doing their part when their ser
vices are needed in aiding, anything OF
q public nature. The cry has been go
ing up for more help at the local can
nerv. and the answer to that cry mas
been slow. In order to keep the ma
chinerv turning out goods anywhere
near up to capacity tomato peelers had
to he had. An S. o. s., call was sent out
To Prof. Olds in this emergency, ask
ing that he permit the older scholars
TO contribute their aid in preparing the
vegetables for the can. PTof. OidS re-
sponded by letting the scholars OH
overv afternoon when they flock to the
cannerv and do what they can toward
canning This work is not done gra-
mtiously for people are not asked 20
! work for nothing at the cannery, ana
while engaged in helping out an insti-
tuition sadly in need OF help those
helpers are gathering in cohsideraOiq
nocket money. But the pay part IS no'
what we are lauding, it is the splr''
and the head Of the school that comes
in for commendation. 1t is the rlghl
snirit and so long as that Klhd o'
snirit is displayed by the inhapltalils
there is no danger of oroviIle driltlhs
backward.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24
NEARING COMPLETION.

The concrete floor of the big garaya
peing constructed by the oroyilIe Mo
TOR company has been laid and tba
contractors promise that5the buildinr =
VIII be all complete and ready fon
occupancy within thirty DAYS. The
building OF this conspicuous First ave
nue. structure has been unayoidahI,,
delayed beyond the date that the con
tract called for, more on account of
the public spirit of the company than
any fault OF the builders. There was
city Improvement work that the sun-
| erlntendent of construction ON tbe GAR
age mad contracted for and the motor
company permitted him to finish thai
work, and while that was under wav
construction on the building was sus-
pended. But all's we'll that ends wen
ana now the garage is sailing along to-
ward the finish. And handsome addi-
tion Is the building to the town as
well as being one of the most conven-
lently arranged structures Of the kinl
In eastern Washington. Plans for this
garage were sent to the Automobile
Association, at Seattle and the Off
GERS OF that organization reported that
there was not detail of the building
mat they could improve upon or would
eliminate, and that is endorsement
irom source that is an authority M.
on garage construction. The building
is 65Xl50. feet and one does not really
realize the size and ground space COW
cred until going in under the roof and
glancing over the interior. Then il Is
realized that the garage is an immense
lnclosure with room enough to provide
for all the storage and business the
company will be called upon to take.
care of for some years to come. The
Oroville Motor company, by this heavy
investment, for it costs pile of money
to put up such a building nowadays.
is contributing towards the improve
ment of Oroville for the year of 1929
very materially, and while contribute
ing to the Improvement of the town
has made it possible to greatly in
crease the business of this strong and
important corporation.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24
FILLING A LONG FELT WANT.

| The auto travelling public passing
through Oroville going into and COM
ing out Of British Columbia has some
difficulty adjusting its movements to
conform with the customs regulations.
! and that travel is very heavy through
the summer months. These excursion.
lists have no difficulty whatsoever 90
long as they comply with the law when
it comes to coming into contact with
| the officials for there are not two
more courteous and accommodating
officials along the border than w. A.
CRUDE, under the Stars and Stripes, on
this side of the line, and Doc Germain
on the other side of the line, under the
cross of St. George, but what proceed
ure to follow when checking in or out
is not Of general knowledge among
travellers. 1t has long been felt that
sign boards should be placed on the
road north of town briefly setting forth
the information that travellers require,
thus saving them the trouble Of MAX
ing inquiries upon arrival at the GUS
toms houses on both sides Of the line.
The government would not provide
these conveniences and the interested
individual has been slow stepping into
the breach and filling the long felt
want. At last G. M. Scott connected
with and manager of the Oroville
branch of the Ford Auto company, has
had the enterprise and liberality to
furnish and place the signs, and l.
was certainly liberal act, for paying
for the painting and material and
placing the signs gave a hundred dol
lar William a stroke of paralysis.
These are not dinkey little printed
signs but large board broadsides 50
largely lettered that traveller can
read as he runs. One of the signs, fac
ing north on the road at the boundary
reads:
STOP WARNING"
"Before entering the United States
clear Canadian customs at Osoyoos,
three miles north. Then report at the
United States customs in Oroville and
United States immigration office"
Another of these signs is placed on
the road about half a mile out of town
at the junction of roads facing south
and reads:
WARNING"
Before entering Canada report at
United States customs at Oroville, and
then report at Osoyoos, seven miles
north"
Mr.. Scott is entitled to the thanks
of the community for this thoughtful
act, and his enterprise will certainly
be appreciated by those coming from
or going into Canada.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24
BACK TO THE OLD HOME.

Mai. F. P. Wehe returned to his
home at Wanicut lake Saturday, hav-
ing returned from Wenatchee the pre-
vious Thursday. He was accompanied
by his daughter, Mrs. Mabel Parr,
who gave up position in Los Ange-
les in order to come north and take
care of her aging father We regret to
say that the major is not looking
well. and he experiences some diff
Guilty in getting around. The old
veteran had stroke of paralysis some
months ago, from which he has never
fully recovered, although much better
than he was for a time at Wenatchee,
when he could not walk without assist
ance. He will take it quietly at the
ranch, try out the Wanicut lake wa
ters, that have medicinal virtues and
receive loving care from his daughter.
This combination may bring back
health and strength to the popular old
timer who has lived amorg us so
many years and can count every
acquaintance as a warm friend.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24
CITY COUNCIL.

Minutes of the regular meeting OF
the town council, September 13, 1920.
Present, Mayor Beale, Councilmen
Frank, Hart, Samson and Covert.
Minutes of the previous meeting read
and approved as read. The matter of
drawing up new ordinance providing
for the appointive offices for the town
was discussed and the town attorney
was instructed to draw such an ordin
ance including in it all of the appoint
i've offices.
Ordinance No. 80, an ordinance pro-
viding for the improvement of First
avenue was read by sections and on
motion was approved and passed its
third and final reading.
The matter Of surfacing Cherry
street was taken up and the street
commissioner was instructed to COM
mence this work.
On motion council adjourned.
E. r. HOOSE. Clerk.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24
DISAPPOINTED.

The new Fotoplayer ordered by Mr.
and Mrs. Van Alta arrived last week
and it was the intention to spring It as
surprise at the dance to be given
for the benefit Of the hospital, but
Tuesday morning the Van Atlas re-
ceived the following telegram from
the manufacturers, which knocks their
plans into cooked hat, and leaves q
very valuable music box idle for three
weeks: Impossible to send expert to
install Fotoplayer for use September
~ on account of advance orders. Can
not send expert before October 10th.
Can now positively promise to send
you from San Francisco our best op-
orator, Mrs. Hoke Richardson, to play
at your big opening" And there you
are. This failure to meet promises on
the part Of the manufacturer ia bitter
disappointment to the Van Atlas.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24
TO LOCATE HERE.

r. H. Eastman, brother of Percy
Eastman was a visitor at the Gazette
office Friday last Mr.. Eastman halls
from Aroostook county, Maine, the
state that threw the harpoon into dem
ocratic hopes last week. Mr.. Eastman
was out here on visit two years ago
and he is now out here to stay and
make a home. Last winter put crimp
into Mr.. Eastmans desire to continue
to live in Maine. 1t was the most Sc
we're winter in the memory of the old
est inhabitant, and so soon as he could
make arrangements he hiked west to
Washington to enjoy little mild eli
mate and harvest some of the prosper
ity in ciruclation on the coast, OF
more correctly speaking this inmedi-
ate part of the coast He likes this part
Of Washington and will like it better
the longer he lives here
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24
KNOWS THE APPLE GAME.


c. T. Haskell. head and front of the
Haskell Fruit Packing company, whose
home is in Wenatchee, was a visitor
in town Saturday and Sunday. Mr.
Haskell is a fruit grower as well as
fruit handler, and when it comes
down to information regarding apples
and all things pertaining thereto, from
the tree as a twig to bucking the mar.
ket, there are few men better posted
than this same Mr.. Haskell, who is
looked upon as an authority in the ap-
pie game Mr.. Haskell represents a
very substantial company that handles
apples on very large scale, and we
consider it as happily fortunate that
his company has become largely inter-
ested in valley lands, some of the
holdings practically adjoining town.
Furthermore, the town and surround
ing country are under obligations 20
the Haskill company for constructing
at Oroville one of the largest and mos.
complete fruit warehouses along the
Oroville-Wenatchee branch, frost
proof storage plant that is going to be
blessing to apple growers in this
locality for years. to come What the
company has done for Oroville cuts
but little figure In the activities of
that corporation, for primarily the
much needed Warehouse was con-
structed as necessary adjunct to the
large orchard that the Haskell people
owns in East Oroville, yet while bene-
fitting themselves the company has
benefited other growers of the neigh
borhood by providing safe storage ia
cilities for their products.
If man is seeking information rel
ative to this apple business he need go
no further than Mr. Haskell to secure
reliable information. Knowing his
subject Mr. Haskell talks fluently in
regard to growing and marketing ap-
pies, and it is business that one
must be wise to In order to expect
something better than an even break.
Speaking of this Years crop Mr.. Has
kell, who naturally has taken pains
to post himself, calculates that in the
apple belts there will be hardly better
than Is per cent yield of this fruit
his fall as compared with normal
seasons. He thinks combination of
circumstances may account for a
shortage of crop but the chief cause
is charge up to the unusual cold
weather last November, when the buds
were probably injured. In explaining
why that in some Instances an orchard
may have very heavy crop this year,
while almost adjoining orchards show
a falling off Of so per cent, he believes
that the trees In q. asaeaxier producing
orchards may be more vigorous than
those in orchards where shortages are
apparent, or it may be from freak of
frost distribution.
Aside from being a hustling, live
business man, which requires keen
insight and a wealth of knowledge of
the industry in which one is engaged,
Mr.. Haskell is a most likeable gentle
man to meet, like which we feel after
meeting him will grow with better
acquaintance His interest in this part
of the county will require his presence
frequently, and those who enjoy the
pleasure of knowing him feel that
those visits cannot be too frequent.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24
EXTENDING A HELPING HAND.

a tommuHity spirit is not wholly dead
!, Il Oroville, butit is too often confined
.Ox150HAhrho can always be depended
npon in an emergency. There is
prominent example of this spirit just
at the present time. The cannery is
local Institution, backed by local cap
ital and Is one of the most important
assets to the town and surrounding
country that has yet been financed
One of the great difficulties that the
manager has had to contend with IS
the shortage.o help, a matter that has
been fnenti6ned in these columns from
timSt to time. Just now the accumula-
ti0t Eeanned goods must be labeled,
boASESnd loaded into cars, and that
reqdfes the service of many deft
hands. In order to help out some 81
Of our citizens assembled at the can
merry Monday evening, among them
thl3s ladies, and volunteered their
sefyfcsa In this emergency. All those
who: aided in the work were novices'
4 and sS4ender from lack of exercise, put
. theftsSzeal and Willingness took the
place of lack of experience, and py
midnight All cases of canned tomatoes
had been labeled, boxed and Loaded
upon cars. This assistance will be ex-
tended from night to night and all VINO
are willing to help out at time wheI'
help is needed should show up at the
cannery and do their level best. Ladies
can label as well as men, and they
could attend to that part while the
men are doing the heavier labor.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24
PAINFUL INJURY.

Saturday evening Percy Eastman
accompanied by his brother, r. H..
Eastman, started to Loomis, to spend
Sunday with Percy Eastman's family,
ina car owned by Steve Gellette and
driven by Cecil Hutchings. AS the par
ty was crossing the Similkameen
bridge in the south part of town the
axle of the. car broke and Mr.. Percy
Eastman got out TO examine the break
and to aid in getting the car on to the
grade. Whether the car became un-
or the driver nervous is
not known, but it suddenly backed
upon Mr.. Eastman catching the fleshy
part of the left leg below the knee
between the fender of the car and the
guard rail on the bridge, rolling up
the flesh and pinning the leg as il in
a vice. The occupants of the car man
aged to release Mr.. Eastman, he was
Brought back to town and DR.. Lewis
dressed the injury. Very fortunately no
bones were broken, but it was an eX-
ceedingly painful hurt and it will be
some time before Mr.. Eastman is back
in the sprinter class.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24

Fuel is going to be scarce this WIN
ter and is already so high that one
feels that he is warming himself be-
ror67 the incineration of dollars wnen
sitting or standing before a stove or
fire place. 1t also seems that as the
price of rick of wood goes up there
is a shrinkage in the size of the rick.
But that may be because the purchaser
is looking at the delivered rick through
tears in his eyes as he strips a few
shingles from his roll to meet the
cost.
The weather has been threatening
throughout the week, with occasional
eight sprfnkles and a punch in the
air indicative of an early frost The
bjgher peakes to the west were capped
with snow Tuesday morning, black
Thirds sre launching up for their south
ern flight and all nature is kissing
good bye to the good old summer time
| A heavy frost at this time would 40
great damage to the tomato crop ana
| con sanueutly work a hardship on the
cannerv in the initiative stage OF lts
existence. We can only live in hopes
that providence will be kind to us anu
hold off a killing frost for fortnight
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24
THAT BENEFIT DANCE.

Least you forget the Gazette desires
to again call your attention to the So
cial dance to be given at the Liberty
theater next Wednesday evening for
the benefit of the Oroville General
hospital. There is no more worthy in
stitution in town deserving of the sup
port Of the people than this hospital
1t has been haven of comfort and
help for many unfortunates since It
was erected and will so continue to be
for years to come. 1t is not a private
hospital. In aiding this hospital you
are not contributing toward the well
fare Of any single individual or is any
one individual beneficiary. 1t is a
public institution made possible by the
liberality of the business men and res
idents of Oroville. 1t was built from
voluntary contributions, and no man
who put money in the hospital really
expected that he was taking stock in
an enterprise that promised dividends.
At the beginning it was realized that
a hospital was necessity at this par
ticular place. Hospitals in temporary
and none too attractive quarters had
drawn patients here from all over the
co1ntry, and it was felt that a modern
establishment built especially for hos
pital purposes would have the effect
of attracting more afflicted desiring
skillful treatment, and the result justi-
fled the expectation. 1t was really
hardship on some of us to meet our
contributions, but we did so and have
never had occasion to regret the sac
rifice. All of this is simply mentioned
at this time to show that the hospital
is community proposition, and that
in staging a benefit and asking the
support of the public the directors are
not appealing for help that is to be
diverted to private uses. The hospital
is now on self-sustaining basis,
which 1t has not been for some time,
but there are certain supplies that are
needed in the way of equipment and it
is to provide those supplies that this
dance is being staged. Most excellent
music has been provided for the oc-
casion, and supper will be served by
the ladies and it will be crouch who
can fail to get more JOY out of the
dance than he could buy for the same
money at the cost of a ticket anywhere
else. 1t can be expected that every
dance lover will invest in ticket, but
those who do not worship at the
shrine of Terpsichore should be just
as ready and willing to come across
with the price of admittance.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24

R. e. Hoose left last Thursday for
Spokane to visit his children, who are
in home in that city. Mr.. Hoose ex-
poets to be absent ten days or two
weeks. While he is gone Guy Rayburn
has charge of the pumping plant and
is acting as city marshal.
DIR. E. M. Bevis, of Republic, was a
visitor in town Monday DR.. Bevis is a
physician and surgeon who has been
very successful as a practitioner at
Republic. He was in the service during
the war and resumed the practice of
his profession at the close of that un-
|pleasantness.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

| Local schools opened with a full
corps of teachers and good attendance
The teachers in charge are as follows:
Hight School.
d. F. Olds, Superintendent, math-
ematics.
Forest Owens. Principal, English,
manual training.
I Mrs. SCOT, languages, mathematics.
Mrs. Vincent. English, history, de-
bate.
Mr.. Bullock, typewriting, bookkeep-
ing. stenography.
Miss Dana, science, cooking, sewing.
Miss Helen Curtis, supervisor of mu
sic in grades and high school,
Grades, (H. s. Bldg.)
Miss Domrese, 1st and End.
Mrs. William Gay, 3rd and 4th.
Miss Stipe, 7th.
Mrs. Maske, Sth.
Grades Is. s. BIdg.)
Miss Grubb, 1st and End.
Mrs. Dallam, 3rd and 4th.
Miss Berg, 5th.
Mrs. Cotton, 9Th.
Mrs. Paul Mohler, (Cordell School.)
Two new departments have been ad-
ded to the school work this year. Miss
Helen Curtis of the State University,
has charge of the music on a part time
basis. Miss Curtis will work in the
schools Mondays. Wednesdays and
Fridays. She will give piano instruc-
tion other days.
Mr.. Bullock who has charge of the
business department, also works on a
part time basis. Mr.. Bullock instructs
at the high school every day till noon.
The schools have attempted to CO.
operate with the community in the
matter of supplying labor to help har-
vest the crops. High school begins at
s o'clock and dismisses at noon, allow
ing those interested to help in the
cannery and in the fields. This pro-
gram will be followed so long as it
seems advisable.
In spite of fall work and urgent need
for labor the school attendance is good,
there being 236 enrollments in grade
classes and "a in high school, or to-
tai enrolment of 300
Another feature of our high school
work is a class in augmentation and
debate. This work is optional with stu
dents and particularly for the upper
grades. Thus far ten have enrolled.
Mrs Vincent, who has charge of this
work has had two very successful
years in the work, having coached the
team Of Whitman county
in 1856, and team tying with the
two other best teams Of tia. county in
I1917-1S. A part Of the time in this
class will be spent in working up the
state question for debate which is.
Resolved: THAT as a prerequisite to
the right of strike or lockout employ
ees and employers should be required
to submit industrial disputes to arbi
tration, the machinery for the purpose
to be provided by the National Govern
ment." 1t is in part the purpose of this
course to put a team in the field to
compete with other high schools of
our district.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24

Mrs C. K Stanton was a passenger
on the Spokane train Saturday getting
off at Ferry for the purpose of visiting
with her son, Harry Stanton. who is in
the saw mill business in that vicinity.
We can hardly realize it but Mrs.
Stanton has been visiting with rela-
tives in Nebraska and Montana for the
past year. She left Oroville in poor
health, and we are informed that she
returns west very materially improv-
ed
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24

r. l.. Picken, OF TonasKet was
visitor in town Thursday last MF;
p;cken has blossomed out as Ilrst
class road builder, or rather plooiiieO
into full flower as he reached th9
,iossom ,hos stage some years ago. In the
nast two or three years he has hanu!'
ID "a numerous road construction con-
eu euoots and in every instance he has
damon strated with his work that ne ne
is an expert at road building, ~ ,,,or,, .ott
he has been doing some road "oLs >,
across the line, and the man from tn,s i,,
49, ,ao who can do road work on the
other M side must know his business OF
be would never be taken oh'
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24
EPISCOPAL CHURCH,

The Rev. J. G. Larsen, executive Sec
retary of the district nation wide cam
paign committee, will hold services at
Trinity church in the morning at II
m, and in the afternoon at p. M, Mr..
Larsen is an excellent speaker and all
are cordially invited to attend these
services. There will be special music.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24

Not all of the wheat fields of the
hill country north of town turned out
failures. On both Joe Robinson's place
and the ranch of Marion Warren nor
NAL crops have been harvested this
wear. and in consequence those gen.
tlemen are going to pyramid their
bank account this fall.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24

W. T. Ramsey, of Ellisforde, VINO
has truck gardening down pretty weli
to science, is again paying consiu-
erable attention to the growing OF
celery and making a success OF 1t. Ihis
statement is based on experience
Through the courtesy of Mr.. Ramsey
we have sampled the product AMI ieel
In a position to pronounce the succu-
lent verb first class.