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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-05-27

A Red Cross nurse recently spent q
week in Tripp and made an examine
tion of the children in the schools.
She examined 286 children and found
1O2 of them had defective eye sight.
In other respects the children passed
very satisfactory tests.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-05-27

a newspaper rai!ed the Lokel wa.
hosi, or ''The Indian Messenger. is
soon to be started at Martin, S. D..
to be printed in the Sioux language.
This paper will certainly be exempt
from any restrictions that may be
placed upon foreign language papers.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-05-27
Prof. N. E. Hansen of the State
College has our thanks for copy of
the fifteenth and sixteenth annual re.
ports of the State Horticultural Soci-
ETY..

Fred H. Monfore. formerly of
Springfield, who has been managing
editor of the Argus Lead er, has ac-
cepted position in the editorial de-
pertinent Of the AS ,ociated Press. in
the headquarters of the central divi-
sion at Chicago.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-05-27

The clever little scheme worked
ont by the allied nations who now
compose the league Of nations, to
make the United States the UNDER
writer sud collecting agent Of the
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-05-27

Presieaa Wilson has asked cong
less hof MorityQto accept a mandate
oves al Elis. He says he thinks it
10 tue Of the American people
ina. the eknited States should become
.ne hah;:ory for Armenia. Perhaps
40 - ''sf but tho best wsy to fe5t
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-09
is GAMBLING
ACRIME

Upon the complaint of the wife Of
Mr., Barrett living near Nelson, Dep
uty Sheriff Burden went to Nelson
Sunday and arrested two residents of
that place. on the charge of gambling
1t is alleged that the treo, and fourth
person who was not apprehended, en-
gagged in a social game of poker, and.
zhether .rue or not. is claimed thai (
Barrett played the part Of good Indian
by contributing some $215 to fatten the
cash holdings of the other three mem
bers of the Quartette. Whether Barrett
over estimated the value of his hands
or whether he was made the victim of
a put up job, deponeth saith not Any
how, according to the story given out
shy the above mentioned sum, and the
wife getting wind of the loss called
upon the law for rederss. 1t is evident
that in the eyes of the dispenser of
justice here, gambling is not felony
although So regarded by the statute
books, and Monday the prisoners were
discharged upon promise of disgorging
the profits of the game and paying the
costs in the case. 1t strikes the aver
age citizen that it is a perversion Of
justice when men escape paying the
penalty for crime where the evidence
is plain and unquestioned. The public
is rather inclined TO wink at gambling,
hesitating to protect men from their
own folly, but grambling is an infrac-
tion of the law, and until such law is
repealed it should be rigidly enforced,
no matter who may be the sufferer.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-09
TO ENLARGE THE
HOTEL DE GRUBB.

The Bartell Bros, who own and
conduct the Hotel de Grubb, are con-
sidering plans to add another story
to the hotel this spring. The growing
business justifies the investment. In
deed, the popularity of this hosiery is
so great that at the present time it is
impossible for the proprietors to ac-
commodate all who apply for rooms.
Almost every evening upon the arrival
of trains travellers are turned away,
every available room, and then some,
being occupied The hotel is now three
stories, and when Mr.. Grubb put up
the building the walls were so con-
structed that a fourth story could be
carried, and it was the expectation OF
the original owner to add that story
in time AS it is today the Hotel de
Grubb is one of the largest, most COM
Portable and best conducted hotels that
can be found in any of the smaller
towns of the state, and has enjoyed a
most flattering patronage from the
day its doors were first thrown open
to the public. 1t has lost none of its
popularity under present management
and if its capacity is increased the
house will be more attractive foT. the
travelling public than ever. AS stated
before, growing travel into and thro-
ugh Ooville demands more hotel ac-
commodations, and by increasing the
capacity of the Hotel de Grubb that
demand for accommodations will be
largely met
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-09
SCHOOL NOTES.

A basket ball game with Republic is
scheduled for next Friday, January g.
The line up will probably be as fol-
lows r. f. Byrd Jones, (Cap); |. f.
Bob Killian; center, Lloyd Grant; r G.
John Killian; |. g. Gordon Jackson;
Sub Kenneth Reed; Amos Teas;
coach, Mr.. Pittman
Amos Teas, sophomore, enrolled in
high school, Tuesday, Jan. 9th.
Three new typewriters have been
ordered and will be here by the sec.
ond semester. Several students have
already begun the work on the office
typewriter and several more have sig
nified their intention of taking up the
work the second semester.
The material for the camp fire cos
tunes has arrived and the girls are
busy making their dresses and beading
their headbands. By doing this work
themselves money is saved and each
girl earns a camp fire honor.
A meeting of the Millionaire and the
A. l. Q. c. clubs was held January 8,
for the purpose of deciding when the
next count should be taken and the
kind of entertainment to be provided
by the losing side.
January 10th ends the first semester
Of school and the students are busily
engaged reviewing for examinations,
preparing belated book reports and
finishing work neglected since the be-
/ ginning of the holiday season.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-09
THE SLEEPING
SICKNESS

Last Thursday Art Murphey, of
Brewster, a man of middle age, was
brought to the Oroville General hos
pital suffering from what Dr. Lewis
diagnoses as the so-called sleeping
sikness, number of cases of which
have recently appeared in the state,
and three in this county that has come
under the observation of DR.. Lewis,
two as consulting physician and this
case of Mr.. Murphy. The disease is
not necessarily fatal, but in a large
per centage of the cases death re-
suits. Even when the patient SEEM
ingly recovers lis several months be-
fore normal health is restored When
Mr.. Murphy reached Oroville his con-
dition was such that there seemed lit
tie hope of his living more than a few
hours, and the fact that he still sur
wives does not insure his ultimate re-
covery. The disease is one where the
patient is in almost constant state of
coma, With only brief periods of re-
turn to consciousness. So far doctors
have not been able to hit upon any
ready for combating the ailment,
and recovery is dependent largely up
On careful nursing and constant care.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-09
GETTING INON
GROUND FLOOR

There is one man in this place who
is long sighted enough to see the
chances in valley and city real estate
who is not even nodding at the switch.
and that is c. M. ZediKer. AS engineer
of the West Okanogan Valley Irriga-
tion system he has constant evidarN1e
before him of the possibilities OF the
valley in the way of excessive produce
ton, and being familiar with the rap
id change of values in other irrigated
districts where the favorable condi-
tions are nothing to compare with
this locality, Mr.. Zediker has kept his
eyes open and grabbed off every
chance to obtain land where he felt
increase in value was to be expected.
We are not in a position to say just
how much Mr. Zediker has made dur
ing the past year buying and selling
valley lands, but the totals run up to
several thousand dollars, and he is
not through taking chances (and
mighty little chance he is taking) by
a long shot He first invested $1,000,
and in a short time sold at profit
of $780, Then he made other invest
ments and quick turns by which he
cleared up $1,500 and $4,000 twice.
Now he has spread himself over more
ground, and it is sure bet that as
a result in these investments he Will
make a killing The same Opportunl-
ties were and are open to any one, but
few seem to have the nerve to make
the plunge. Mr.. Zediker's last pur-
chase was the Grand View addition,
which includes some so acres. This
land covers the northwest part OF
town, and is the most slightly building
spot in the valley, in this locality. AL
ready quite a number of modern resi-
dences have been built in Grand View
and in the years to come that is go
ing to be the choice residence section
Of the town. Mr.. Zediker was playing
in luck when he secured this fine tract
of land, which is all laid out and plat
ted. Then he has purchased from DR..
Hayden Rector, of Columbus, Ohio,
the 20 acre t0ct just east OF the
siphon across the Similkameen river,
known as the Matt Carpenter placer
claims, and which was set out to
peaches several years ago. Mr.. Zediker
will yank out the peach trees and re-
place them with apple trees in the
spring. Being so near town this is an
exceptional buy. Then Mr.. Zediker has
snapped up ten acre tract on the
west side Of tiie EiiniiKagiieen a>1Siiloastt :
distance south of town. He is now
loaded up with first class town and
valley property and We miss our guess
if Mr.. Zediker does not pull out with
in the next two or three years with
very fat bank account upon the
strength of these investments.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-09
HAS AN EYE
ON OROVILLE

F. J Cummings, whom we have al
ways known as "Pard" for so many
years that We are not going to name
the years fearing that he may take a
fall out of us for giving away his age,
and "Pard' is no bantam weight to go
to the mat with, was in town Friday
last. Rumor has attached his name to
an oil drilling enterprise, and while
he was non-committal upon the sub
ject we would not be surprised if
there was something in it. For be It
known Mr.. Cummings worked at oil
drilling in Pennsylvania in his youn-
ger days, owns considerable land In
this locality, and the combination
might lead up to something doing, as
experience is great asset in this
matter of boring for oil. One thing
Mr.. Cummings did admit, and that is
that he is going to build reservoir on
his land east of town, put in a pump
and irrigate all of the tract that can be
put under water, and that will aid in
the development of this part Of the
country Furthermore, Mr.. Cummings
stated that he was making arrange
ments so that he could retire from ac-
tual active operation +atf-li1s Of his large stoi.e
at riverside, and if his plans mature
he would open an office in Orovilie
and come here to make his residence.
He sees that Oroville is on the eve of
making a substantial growth and
wishes to be in on the ground floor
His presence would add financial and
physical weight to the population
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-09
AT THE DOOR is
OPPORTUNITY

Agitators and men who shirk work
are in the habit of declaring that
there is no opportunity for the poor
man nowadays, and by working that
gag endeavored to create discomfort
and antagonism to the government and
to society in general. The fact is, these
trouble makers lie in their throats.
The opportunity is here, knocking at
the door of any and every man will
ing to put forth his best efforts, live
within his means and make the best
of his chances. 1t is not to the young
man alone that these opportunities
are presented as is illustrated in the
case of Robert Morrow, who came
here from the extreme north part OF
North Dakota last spring Mr. Marrow
is man whom we should Judge is
never again to see his Goth birthday,
hence he has neither the incentive or
muscle or youth to encourage effort.
Yet at the same time he Is an active
man for his years, willing to work,
and has formed the saving habit. At
the time he landed in Oroville all he
had on earth was a ten dollar bill and
a pretty clear conscience. He had no
difficulty in finding employment, it is
here for any one willing to work. At
the end of the season Mr.. Morrow had
accumulated in the neighborhood of
5000. Not only that, but he owned
lot or two in the south part of town
upon which he had builded himself
small house, so he had roof to cover
him as well as cash in the bank. What
man of mature age can accomplish
certainly could be accomplished by
younger men and he who cries out
against the chances of getting ahead
in America, and this part of America
in particular, has no place in the
scheme of things terrestrial. He ought
to be bumped Off or invited to move
away to some cline where his talent
of doing nothing would be rewarded
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-09
TRAP SHOOTING SEASON BEGINS.

Last Sunday the Oroville Gun club
held the first shoot of the 1920 season
Six old "stand-bys' and a new men,
Der were on hand. Bev. Powell led the
field with straight string. C. 3. Pow
ell finished close second to his
brother, with only one down, and Hare
and Hedger registered % each. Gjerde
let three get away. end Mishler and A.
J. Thompson new member). finished
well up near the 20 mark; The pros
poets are good for the best season the
club has ever had. Last year Oroville
won the highest honors- in the Inland
Empire Tournament, and this year
Orovile expects to be entered in both
the Inland Empire and the Northwest
Tournaments. This will put ten men
on teams each Sunday. These turna-
ments will probably begin in about
five or six weeks so all gun club
members and all who may want to be-
come members are urged to be on
hand at 10:30 next Sunday morning
and, every Sunday morning thereafter
at the same time.
There has been some talk among
gun club members of building a club
house, and it is probable that this talk
will result in the real thing by the
time the tournament begins. The pres
ent plans are for building that will
be credit rather than an eye sore, tc
| the town.
Oroville expects to hold a registered
| tournament next fall, which will bring
shooters. their families and friends
: from all parts of the state, and one o.
the first requirements is that the CUR
club owns a club house. So this is one
of the objects for having club house
and there are many others which neet
no explanation to club members.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-09
REGISTER If YOU WANT TO VOTE.

New regulation in regard to the reg
istration of voters goes into effect on
January 5th in accordance with law
passed at the last session of the leg
islature, and Secretary of State |. NJ.
Howell has sent out statement eX
planning the provisions of that law.
Under the new provisions every vot-
|er must be registered this year in Or
der to be entitled to a vote at the fall
elections, and that registration stands
for two years in incorporated towns
But the provisions are more fully eX-
planned in the following circular from
the secretary of states office:
From and after the first Monday in
January 1920, an entirely new regis
tration of voters must be made in all
precincts within the state,
I"Registration books within incorpor-
ated cities and towns win be provided
by the proper officers of such cities or
towns, and all registrations therein
hold good for two years from the first
Monday in January, 1920, i. e., until
the first Monday in January 1922.
Registration books outside of in
corporated cities or towns will be fur
nished to the registration officers by
their respective county auditors at
| the behest of the local board of county
commissioners. All registrations
therein made therein outside of in
corporated cities or towns holds good
for four years from the first Monday
| in January, 1920, l. e.. until the first
Monday in January. 1924.
| "The law requiring names to be
I. stricken for failure to vote has been
repealed So now the registration OF
an elector will no longer be affected
by his failure to vote"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-09
COLD COMFORT
FOR SUMMER

Getting in the Ice Harvest
j. Fl. Pifer, of Montana, who has the
regular contract for supplying ice for
the various ice houses owned by the
Great Northern and the Northern Pa
cific railroads, has installed force of
men at Ottar lake, near Princeton
and is hard at it getting out the an
nual harvest. And it is some ice, too,
that Mr. Pifer is cutting for this di-
vision of the Great Northern, ice
enough. it would seem, to put this
whole upper country in cold storage
all summer. And. oh, what ice! 1t is
not claimed that this ice is any colder
than ice heretofore harvested on the
same lake, but it is thicker clearer,
freer of snow than any ice that the
contractor has ever cut and housed
for the railroads. This ice is especiall!
a great Improvement over that taken
out last winter, when there was little
solidity to the frozen fluid. 1t would
not stand up under the heat of sum-
mer, and several OF the ice houses
were exhausted before the year was
out. 1t will be altogether different
this year. And there will be no short
age, as the contractor intends cutting
loading and shipping out 30 cars a day
for the next 80 days, and When yoa
take a pencil and pad and figure out
the tonnage you will find that this is
considerable of bulk of chilliness.
Mr.. Pifer was confronted with some
misery in getting started on his an
nual ice clean up this year. 1t seems
that last year he was compelled to
secure his help at Seattle, and after
he landed the crew at the lake ana
was ready to commence operations It
was discovered that the gang was
made up largely of 4. w. W's. They
commenced making trouble at once,
refused to work and were discharged
This turned loose a number of unde-
sirables in British Columbia, much to
the annoyance of the authorities or
the province When Mr.. Pifer appear
ed on the scene this year the B. c.,
authorities put up a howl and pro-
tested against the importation of the
men, and after their experience the
year before they were not to blame.
But the crew this year is made up of
different material, fine looking lot OF
workers, mostly youag men, who re-
fleet credit upon the. states and will
cause no trouble over the line, and Mr..
Pifer had little difficulty securing
.nar,nissian- from ~xsa v;---xaa take Sl,is
men across the boundary.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-09
PLACED THE
WRONGLICHT.

| Everybody understands that banks
are conducted under strict regulations
and it is perfectly legitimate and
proper that the officials of the bank
live up to the very letter of those reg
ulations otherwise banking institutions
would not be conducted along safe
lines. But case has come to our OBJ
servation this week where bank has
carried its rules to such drastic
point that the action can be classed
as an outrage, an outrage because that
action has put a worthy young ,rnan
under cloud reflecting as 1t does up
on his honesty. Sunday Deputy Sher-
| iff Ed Burden received. instructions
to arrest John Barlow on a charge of
larceny by check, that is issuing a
check upon bank where the party
issuing the check has no funds, or not
sufficient funds to meet the check Fol-
lowing instructions Mr.. Burden went
to the home of Nick Barlow, found
John Barlow. arrested him and
brought him to Oroville. Here he was
turned over to Deputy Sheriff Ell Will
son. who came up from Okanogan to
receive the prisoner. The check that
was returned stamped without funds
was cashed in Spokane and the war
rant for arrest was issued in that city.
Now read Mr. Barlow's side of the
story, which evidence proved to be
fact, and see upon what flimsy pre-
text he has been so Inundated.
Mr. Barlow worked for the past
year at Seattle. He had two accounts
in the Seattle National bank, some
5000 in the savings department and a.
checking account. Recently he receiv-
ed a telegram that his brothers wife
was to be operated on at Spokane,
with a request that he come to that
city. When he left Seattle he had
nearly 5000 in his checking account in
the Sattle National bank. To meet his
expenses from time to time he drew
checks upon that account keeping
record on his check book stubs. The
las check he drew was for $3.50, and
according to his figures this left him
a balance of few cents in the bank
When that check reached the Seattle
National bank Mr.. Barlow, according
to the banks figures, was Al cents
short the check was returned to the
party to whom it was issued mark
ed insufficient funds " and the ar
rest followed Before his arrest Mr..
Barlow wrote to the person to whom
the check was issued and informed
him If his FUNDS aid happen to be
short he would remit the difference,
the letter probably not reaching it's
destination until after the warrant
was issued. Furthermore, he tele-
graphed te the bank for his balance
and found that he was Al cents short
according to their figures. Mr.. Barlow
was perfectly innocent of any inten-
ton to defraud and considering the
fact that he had other moneys on de.
posit at the Seattle National bank the
action of the bank in placing the
young man in such an embarrassing
situation it without warrant and
excuse. Among those who
know the circumstances Mr. Barlow
stands acquitted of any intentional
wrong dbing, but where the circum-
stances are not known this charge
and arrest is reflection upon his
honesty.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-09
OIL EXCITEMENT
CONTINUES

During the past week Harry Ham
isch and Harry Osler have jumped into
the oil game with both feet. They are
interested iE the proposed oil well
drilling and to make themselves safe
on their investment in starting work
they are soliciting and securing leases
upon all the valley land in the neigh
borhood of the tract upon which the
well is to be driven. They have found
property owners responsive and ready
to encourage the venture which is a
wise stand to take, for IL by any
chance oil is encountered it will be
good night to the old order of things in
this part of the valley. A city will
spring up here like mushroom, the
valley land will increase many fold
and the city and country will hum with
industry and life. This paper is not
promising that oil will be struck, but
| the indications are very favorable and
| a flowing we'll is fully within the
F! realm of possibility. With the pros
! poets we feel that every effort should
| be made to encourage those who are
| embarking on the enterprise. as they
are CHANGING their own money starting
out.