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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-29
BLANKET BALLOT.

Inc official ballot this year is a vast
Droadside almost as large as naw.
paper and the voter should be very
careful when he or she enters the
pooth at the voting precinct Tuesda
70 look over the array of candidate
anu referendums and amendments m
.he constitutions that each voter is
expected to mark for or against on tba
Daiiot. This ballot is 16hx2S, inches.
Bear In mind that at the ton of the
paiiot, on the left hand side are tho
referendum bills, Nos. and 2. No /,
relative to the construction of roads
III TINS state, and No. 2 providing a bo-
nus Ior ex-service men. On the right
hand side Of the ballot are the propos
ed amendments to the state constitu
tion, one relating to eminent domain
anu the other to increasing the salaries
OF state officers. Immediately below
are the heads of the several party
tickets, with the names of candidates
Following. The voter has a nice assort-
ment OF tickets to choose from. there
being no less than six parties repre.
sented on the ticket On the extreme
ieit hand edge Of the ballot is the re-
publican ticket, next is the democratic
tnen the socialist. and the socialist
laDor, then the prohibition and then
the farmer-labor The socialist, social
ist-labor and prohibition ticket bears
only the names of presidential electors
the names of the president and vice
president not appearing on any ticket,
excepting the socialist-labor party
which has candidate for governor.
The republican, democratic and far
mer-labor parties have full tickets in
the field When the voter gets through
making his selection of national, state
and county officers he slips down to
the extreme bottom of the streamer
and there finds the judicial ticket,
which includes judges of the supreme
court and superior court.
Experience in the past with these
blanket tickets has gone to show that
hardly more than half the voters take
the trouble to vote for and side issues
at general election, and that the
judges poll only small percentage of
the total vote. This failure to vote on
referendums and other proposals sub
mitted to the electorate for acceptance
or rejection and upon the judges can
be charged up to ignorance, carless-
ness and difference. Many people 70
into the election booths somewhat flus-
trated and try to rush through mark
ing ballots with the result that they
overlook some important measure that
they had intended to support or oppose
prior to accepting the ballot from the
election officers. This oversight is not
confined to the ignorant or the women
who are comparatively new to the bal
lot. If one Is too hasty in preparing a
ballot it is very easy to overlook vot-
ing on all measures on ballot as
large and complicated as the one that
will be given to the voter next Tues
day. There should be some means of
voters prior to election, or
at least explaining how vote can be
cast correctly.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-29

Henry Bahrs reports that at last he
has secured title to the Treadwell
mine, very choice mining property
on Ellemeham mountain that has been
idle for some years, but which ought
to make mine under development if
any confidence can be placed in indi-
cations, both on the surface and under
ground. The Treadwell is the group
owned and occupied for many years by
that odd specimen of the human fam
lily "Youknow" John Maquoy. who
went to California after selling out
several years ago and we are informed
died in the south land, fate that has
overcome so many of the old time
prospectors who have left this country
during the past score of years.
What is the local Legion going to dc
about observing Armistice day? The
organization here seems to be kind oi
dippy, that is to say, it is more passive
than active. There is large number
of ex-service men in the community
and the immediate surrounding coun.
try and they should be banded together
in concrete formation Get together
boys, and when once together sticf
together.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-29
DEMOCRATIC SPEAKING.

Charles A. Fleming, democratic can.
didate for congress from this district,
and V. r. Tustin, Spokane attorney
addressed public meeting in the Civ
ic League building Saturday night. The
meeting was well attended, as those
in charge of Mr.. Fleming's itinery had
the good sense to bill his coming in
advance, which the republicans have
failed to do when speakers have been
assigned to this place. OF the two Mr..
Tustin is the more fluent talker, but
when his speech is analyZed it must be
admitted that he had nothing whatever
to advance as to why the voters should
support the democratic ticket. Most
of his time was taken up by abusing
the republican party, and telling what
a bad lot the republicans are. We are
shocked to learn that We have been
training with such tough lot of cit
izens for the past so years as Mr.. Tus-
tin insists we are. According to Mr..
Tustin every democrat in the land
should be wearing haloes while repub-
licans should be growing claws and
tails. All of which is to say that Mr..
Tustin indulged in much unbecoming
mud singing, taking his cue from his
presidential candidate, Mr.. Cox, who
having no argument, devOtes his entire
time TO abusing his republican oppon-
ent and all other leading republicans
in the land. Nothing better could be ex-
pected of Mr.. Cox, as he is typical
ward politician, who believes mud
singing to be argument and cannot
rise above the Environments that he is
used to. More decency should be ex-
pected from Mr.. Tustin, as he has the
hall marks of a gentleman and has no,
always resorted to the lower order OF
tactics in political campaigns. However
when those higher up set the example
it must be expected that the lesser
lights will follow the same tracks. Mr.
Fleming, of course, told why he should
succeed Mr. Webster, as that is par'
of the game. He had a rod in pickle
for the republicans also, but was some
what milder in its application than his
associate. He made reflections upor
Mr.. Webster's record in congress, but
any criticisms on that score coming
from that source will hardly 60 dowr
in Okanogan county, the people o.
which have derived such great benefits
through the hands of Mr.. Webster
Promises have a silver lining. but per
formances, such as those of Mr.. Web
ster, shine out in golden refulgenc.
like the MONDAY sun.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-29
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Minutes of the regular meeting oi
the town council, October 25, 1920.
Present. Mayor Beale, Councilmen
Frank, Powell and Samson.
Minutes of the previous meeting read
and approved as read.
Mr.. Maske appeared before the coun-
Gil asking permission to move "a cer-
tain frame on Spokane street from one
portion of the lot to another On mo-
tion permission to make the removal
was granted.
Mr.. Phillips appeared before the
council asking that some action be
taken in regard to surfacing First Ave-
nue. from Spokane street to Chelan
street offering to bear one-third Of the
expense up to $780, On motion the
clerk was instructed to call for bids
for the hauling of rs yards of shell
rock for this work, bids to be opened
Monday, November /. 1920.
Bids will be received at the office of
the town clerk of Oroville, on or before
S:45 p. m, of November 1, 1920. for
hauling of rs yards of shell rock from
county ground to be delivered On Firs,
avenue from Spokane street to Chelan
street, the town council reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
Mr.. Voil appeared before the coun-
ell in regard tc the citizens of tha town
IL. ing the ground known as the town
dumping groun1, asking that the town
council withdraw their official desig-
nation of this ground as the town
dumping ground is hereby withdrawn
and the town will not be responsible
fo1 any dumping there by individuals
An ordinance creating all of the ap-
pointive offices of the town, defining
their duties and fixing their compen-
sation was read by sections and motion
was made that the ordinance pass it's
third reading. Yeas, Samson, Frank
and Powell Noes, none.
At this time the mayor declared the
office of town marshal vacant. On mo
ton council adjourned.
e. R. HOOSE, Clerk.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-29
1T WAS EVER THUS.

In an attack made upon Governor
Hart by socialist correspondent Of
the Republic News Miner, who fire.
quently appears in print with vitriolic
attacks upon everybody and everyth-
ing, the statement is made that Gov
ernor Hart allowed "one of his polit-
ical apointees $11 per day for eight
hours work in a nice office" Now
this is an illustration of the, lengths
|Een will 60 in their. .statsmehts when
condemuingf the government and men
in public dffice( The writer of this
screed is man of considerable intel-
ligence, even though that intelligence
is warped by his bitter partisanship,
and yet he is trying to make enemies
for the governor by statements that
must be repudiated by every reader
who has anything under his hat to
think with. The writer of that article
knows that the political appointee"
belongs to branch of the state gov
ernment over which Governor Hart
has no more authority than any citizen
of Ferry county He knows that that
political appointee" was performing
duties under laws which Governor
Hart had no more to do with formulat-
ing than the writer of the broadsides
himself. He knew that he was making
a misleading, false statement when
he tried to leave the impression that
Governor Hart individually employed
tSis particular official and fixed the
pay he was to receive, intimating that
the state was being robbed to make
the payment and that Governor Hart
was the robber.
But that is the manner and methods
of the socialist press and those who
write for those publications. Facts are
not what they want to present to the
people, for with facts they would never
get anywhere with their campaign of
propaganda. A better illustration of
this, that came to our attention last
year, from source that cannot be
questioned was an occurrence during
the trial of the red-handed murderers
who shot down the ex-soldiers at Cen
traia on Armistice Day. just a year
ago. The Seattle Record, the mouth
piece of the socialists, and those of
like kidney, had a reporter present at
that trial, as did other daily papers.
During the proceedings the Record
man had an occasion to leave the court
room. On his return. one of the re-
porters present (for it must be under
stood that there is a fellowship among
newspaper men which lead them to ia
vor each other), offered the Record
man his notes so that he would lose
none of the evidence. The Record man
curtly declined saying: "I am not
here for the truth. but for propa-
ganda."
Sizing up socialism upon the con-
tents of socialistic papers and the
trend of socialist writer's and one can
only reach the conclusion that it is a
cult founded on hate and misrepresn-
tation. We have read socialist papers
off and on for years and yet have
never read a word of kindness ex-
pressed for single individual. Always
, fault finding, abuse and denunciation
with nothing offered in return tc
brighten the life of individuals or up
lift the body polite. 1t is an ism tina,
appeals only to the crouch and those
in whom the fountains of the milk ot
y, human kindness have dried up.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-29
CANNOT WISH HIM LUCK.

The Gazette acknowledges call
from Charles 4. Fleming, the demo-
cratic candidate for congress from the
Fifth district, and V. T. Tustin, Of
Spokane, well-known attorney, who
at one time was candidate for con-
gress before the primaries against C..
C. Dill, and unfortunately was de-
feated. At the present time Mr.. Flem-
ing is mayor of Spokane, and he could
never have attained that position, in a
city where factional contests run high
at every municipal election, unless
there was that in him that makes for
popularity. He is formidable candi-
date for any man to run against,
although if he was backed alone
by his party his defeat in the
present race would be overwhelming.
Unlucky for the republicans every dis
contented element in the district is
supporting Mr.. Fleming probably not
because they love Webster less but
Fleming more, the aim being to de-
feat Webster if possible, and that ele-
ment would vote for any kind of a
candidate if that object could be OBJ
tanned. Personally, we have no objec-
tions to Mr.. Fleming, but politically,
and for the good of the district, we
trust that he will be showed under
next Tuesday, for as between the quail
ificatiOns of the two men for the Of
flee Mr.. Fleming is as far outclassed
in the race as dray horse to a Ken
lucky thoroughbred No congressman
during his first term ever secured so
much beneficial legislation for his
constituency as has Mr. Webster, and
it would be the height of absurdity to
claim that Mr.. Fleming could possi-
bly, make the same record should he
be elected.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-29
FOOTBALL SATURDAY.

The first football game of the season
Will take place on the high school
grounds, on the flat directly below the
high school building, Saturday after.
noon between the Omak eleven and a
team representing the local school.
rhe Omak school has always had a
battling team and the aggregation this
year is said to be full of pep and con-
fidence. The local boys have been
practicing under the direction of C. n.
Curtis, and there is some very promis.
ing material in the squad. The first
game may not be up to the standard
OF later games when the boys become
hardened and more experienced but II
is bound to be close and exciting
enough to entertain all who may at
tend and that should include every
friend of the school, meaning the en-
tire community. Game is to be called
at 2:30 charp.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-29

Hon. H. d. McMillen accompanied
by his wife spent Saturday in Oroville
on a trip through the county in the in
terests of his candidacy for the office
of joint senator for the district COM
posed of Grant, Douglas, Ferry and
Okanogan counties. Mr.. McMillen is
running on the republican ticket and
member of his party within the dis
trict He has served in the lower house
of the legislature and made a most
excellent record. He is familiar with
the needs of his district and has the
intelligence to work for and secure
such legislation as may be of benefit
to this part of the state. Besides his
fitness on the grounds of experience
and ability McMillen is most genial
gentleman, and man of strict honor
and integrity If McMillen is elected,
and we believe he will be, the district
will have a representative in the upper
house that the people can be proud Of.
All of the orchards in this locality
were not half failure this year by a
long shot. Samuel Blackler has finish
ed gathering the apple crop from his
choice orchard tract in East Oroville
and the yield comes up to 80 per cent
of the yield of last year. He will ship
out four car loads this season and
that represents quite a pot of money
Moreover, the apples are of a richer
quality this year than those of last.
Monday opened up bright over head
and bright about town in the way oi
progressive promise, as work com.
menced that morning on the founda.
tions of two new brick buildings. They
are not to be of the "a story variety
but they are going to be large enough
to fill up gaps in the realestate in the
business section and add materially
to the appearance of the town. These
Improvements are but a hint at wha
may be expected to develop next year
for 1920 set the pace and the years tt
come are going to follow suit and g
1920 a few better.
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NJ. E. CHURCH.

Services every Sunday, both morning
and evening. The Epworth League
meets at $3.50 p. m. The leader will Re
Mr.. l.. B. Vincent.
If you and your family are not in
Sunday school somewhere. we invite
you to this school. Our school is thor
oughly graded in every department.
every class has a competent teacher.
and in most classes specially trained
teachers.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-29

Carl Hamilton was in town over
Sunday from his hay ranch on Palmer
lake, where he is now making his
headquarters. Mr.. Hamilton reports
that hay prices are quite uncertain at
the present time. With the low price
of cattle stockmen do not feel that
they can pay more than SIS ton for
hay, and hay growers do not consider
that adequate returns for the forage.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-29

DR.. Webb reports the arrival of
new girl to the household of Mr.. and
Mrs G. F. Dull, who lives in the val
ley short distance south of town.
The mother and child are at the hos
pital and doing we'll
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-29

0ne of the largest freak potatoes that
has been exhibited this year ,'"n was
brought over from the Decent rancn'
naar Loomis, Sunday, by DR.; Masters.
This specimen was in the shape ol
hnncb of potatoes, there being seven
Distinct ] tubers attached like the 81
mese twins.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-29

The next excitement in store for the
population will be the town election
IN December. and usually the COM
munity can work up more heat over
selecting municipal officers than is
developed in presidential campaign.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-29

Butter fat is down to 81 cents and
there is a prospect that some OF us
who have almost lost the taste OF but
ter will be able to scrape acquaintance
with that neck lubricant before long.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-29
..oaso TO THE PEOPLE ~ THE
LEGISLATURE.
2. !. voted OH November 2. 1890
-.,,,rNDlfM BILL NO. 2.


rroviding for the payment of
~ ~ compensatlon to veterans OF the
" !,.s ths Central Allied Powers.
~ ~ 4 ~ Warrington. Office Of the Sec
~ sson g IL May Concern: In obedi-
y sSs state constitution and an act
-? y .s;s,s ~, lure approved by the Cover
4 ssk9 9k. 1920, entitled: An Act pro-
= '!s!s Ia the payment OF eauaiized conf
u ~ tn veterans of the war with the
Donpn aMss powers, authorizing the Is
49, ~. nd sale OF state bonds and the
,e,es. III 4 tax to pay said bonds, making
~ .rooria ation, providing penalties. and
= s2I|rr Tor the submission OF this act
re.sss of the people," there ID hereby
wArsS for the consideration Of the
- "a the State of Washington the fol-
2. ~ ~ = proposed act of the Legislature OF
~ state;
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,>o,,. act filed in the office of the
n,arw of state. March 25. 1920.
Seoie'"'' 1. M. HOWELL.
Secretary OF state

There shall be printed IN .bs }ll Wo1 SslISss Ss:
provided for the said Ri1i slec! No. :. relating
"r0r sSalsed kssereo COMPENSATION to veterans Of
tSe 70 war With the Central Aied trwefs rsietinr
Against Referendum. iinn BIN NO vstsrans rs'1s
70 70 .ea war with the Central Allied fo"-
ers sn testimony whereof have e., herS'n,S re thS
act my hand and affixed the seal u '"'
stase none a. at Olympia. this 1st day OF 'uhr'
1920. rM HOWELL.
(Seal) Secretary Of State
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-10-18

In the Probate Court of Bingham
county, State of Idaho.
In the matter Of the estate of
Nathan Tanner, Jr., deceased.
Notice is hereby given that petit
ton for the probate Of the will of
Nathan Tanner, Jr. deceased, and for
the issuance of letters testamentary
thereon to Nathan Amasa Tanner,
has been filed in this court and that
Saturday the twenty-third day of
October, 1920, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon of said day in the court
house of said court in said county
and state, has been set as the time
and place for the hearing of said petit
ton, when and where any person in
terested may appear and contest the
same and show cause, if any they
have, why said petition should not
be granted.
Said will is written and signed
by the testator and attested by two
subscribing witnesses.
Dated this ninth day of October,
1920.
(SeaD ]. e. GOOD,
Probate Judge and Clerk of said
Probate Court. adv. ,128-131
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the Probate Court Of Bingham
County, State of Idaho.
In the matter of the estate of
Henry Pratt, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, the executor of the last
will and testament of Henry Pratt,
deceased, to the creditors of and all
persons having claims against the
said deceased to exhibit such claims,
with the necessary vouchers, within
ten months after the first publica-
ton of this notice, to the under
signed executor at the office Of John
w. Jones, Esq, East Main street, in
the City of Blackfoot, Bingham
county, State Of Idaho, which said
office the undersigned selects as his
place of business in all matters con-
nected with the estate of Henry
Pratt, deceased
Date of first publication October
4, 1920.
Dated this first day of October,
1920.
WILLIAM PRATT,
Executor of the Will of Henry Pratt,
Deceased.
adv. 125-12S-131-134-137.
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hearing objections to said assessment
the said mayor and council will hear
and determine all objections which
have been filed by any party inter-
ested, to the regularity of the pro-
ceedings in making such assessment
and the correctness of such assess
ment, or of the amount levied on any
particular lot or parcel of land.
The first publication Of this notice
shall be on Monday, the eighteenth
day of October, A. D. 1920, and the
last publication shall be on Friday,
the twenty-second day of October, A.
d. 1920.
BY order of the mayor and coun-
Gil of the City of Blackfoot, Bingham
county, Idaho.
Dated this twelfth day Of October,
A. D. 1920.
LEON ]. CHAPMAN,
(Seal) City Clerk.
Published in The Idaho Republic
can.
First publication October 18, 1920.
Second publication October 20,
1920.
Third publication October %.
1920. adv.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the interior, U. 8.
land office at Blackfoot, Idaho,
Sept. II, 1920.
Notice is hereby given that Dennis
Covert, of Twin Pines, Idaho, who
on November /, 1915, made home
stead entry Serial No. 021789, for
SEX SEX section 8; NEA section
10; SWA NWA WIZ SWA Sec
ton II, township south, range Al
east, Boise meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make three year
proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before register and
receiver of U. s. land object at Black
foot, Idaho, on the twenty-seventh
day of October, 1920.
Claimant names as witnesses:
]. w. Schupe of Idaho Falls, Ida,
Joseph Empey Of Bone, Ida, Morris
Campbell of Twin Pines, Ida, Ben
Campbell of Twin Pines, Ida.
J. T. CARRUTH,
Register.
Adv. 116-119-122-125-128-129
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
ock-Raising Homestead Entry, Act
December 20, 1915 $50 Stats, 1927 i.

Department of the Interior, U. s.
Land Office at Blackfoot, Idaho,
Oct. 2, 1920.
NOTICE is hereby given that Hi
ram H. Kahle, Of Idaho Falls, Idaho,
275 N. Water Avenue, who, on
November 2. 1917. and September
1, 1920, made Homestead Entry,
Serial No. 029900 and No. 033632.
for Lots 8 and Section s, Twp. 3
South, Range Al East, and SW \
SEA, SWA 80; VIZ NEA, Ek
NWA, SEA, NEA SWA 81; WIZ
SWA, Section 80, Twp. South,
Range Al East, Boise Meridian, has
filed notice Of intention to make
three year" proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
Register and Receiver Of U. s. Land
Office, at Blackfoot, Idaho, on the
10th day of November, 1920.
Claimant names as witnesses: J..
O. Myers, Mrs. D. G. Meyers. s. H.
Robinson and Swift Dean all Of Ida
no Falls, Idaho.
J. T. CARRUTH,
125-2S-35-34-37-40. Register.