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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-08-11
NOT SO BAD FOR DRY YEAR.

Friday last c. E. Wiltfong left
bouquet of wheat heads at this office
watch were certainly good to look at
in the face of the unfavorable reports
relative to crop failures in this coun-
ty. Mr.. Wiltfong owns a ranch up
above the clouds, not far from Che
saw which is in charge of his father
in-law, John Myers, who came out
from lola, Kansas this spring. Mr..
Wiltforng is improving an orchard
tract under the West Okanogan Irri-
CATION system. Now, these samples of
wheat came from what the owner
designates as dry land farm, but
this must be misnomer, as Mr..
Wiltfong says there is still moisture
in the ground Notwithstanding the
protracted drouth. The wheat is OF
the Jones Five variety. There are 35
acres in this particular tract and it
is estimated that it will yield 20
bushels to the acre, but judging from
the leads, which are large and full,
If the same kind of grain prevails all
over the ranch the yield should touch
at least 80 bushels. Mr.. Wiltfong has
another 80 acres planted to spring
wheat, which has not done so we'll
and he figures on yield of IL bushels
to the acre, which is very meagre
showing, although better than a COM
plete failure.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-08-11
MUCH NEEDED IMPROVEMENT.

G. NJ. Scott reports that work is be-
mere is hardly road in the country
more desperately in need of improve
ment. Under the most favorable cir
cumstances the Nelson road is not an
easy one to negotiate, owing to the
heavy grade, but when worn and rut-
ted as it usually is at this season of
the year that highway is a terror to
autoists and lung-buster for animals.
Yet it is a very important artery Of
travel leading into and out of Oro-
vile and there is much traffic over 1t.
it should receive the attention of the
commissioners of that district as far
as funds at his command can be di-
verted to the purpose of betterment, as
it is a convenience to a large popula-
ton. A smoothing off here and there,
a trimming down of grades, a coating
OF gravel in places where the dust is
almost bottomless would make great
improvement ON the road. Mr.. Scott
reports the road is being graveled from
the top of the grade into Nelson and
some OF the bumps trimmed down on
the hill side. Whatever the extent of
those improvements, whether much or
little, will be hailed with satisfaction
by those who have occasion to pass
over the road
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-08-11
VANDALISM AT THE PARK.

Complaint has been made at this
office that some vandal, or combina-
ton of vandals, has been destroying
tables, trees and floats at the City
Park, on Osoyoos lake and littering
the premises, even the bathing beach,
with broken glass until it is danger
Gus for bathers to go into the water
at that place The park is the property
of the town and citizens and fraternal
organizations have contributed con-
siderable both in time and money in
fitting up the park for campers and
picnics. The grounds have been clear
ed off, tables have been constructed,
trees planted and floats provided for
the use of bathers. 1t is alleged that
some one, or a combination of some
ones, has gone upon the grounds,
broken up the tables, built fires
against living trees, broken bottles
and scattered the glass not only
around the grounds but nthe winter
where the fragments are a constant
menace to the feet of bathers. and
have cast adrift one of the larger
RATS. What object any one could have
in such outrageous destructiveness is
beyond comprehension The vandalism
is charged up to young boys, although
boys alone may not be the guilty ones
An effort snould be made to appre-
hend those responsible for. these acts
and a heavy fine inflicted.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-08-11
HOME FROM A LONG TRIP.
During which Boosting Is Done for
OkanOgan Valley.

Mrs. T. c. Hume, Mrs. VIM. Nagle
| and Miss Adelia Hart who started out
fortnight ago upon a long auto tour
Tor the purpose Of securing dates for
the appearance of the Neapolitan En-
tertalners, returned home last Friday
evening, having signed up for some
twenty-one appearances, with more
open dates to be filled in later. The
Hume sisters, who constitute the Neo-
politan Entertainers, expect to take
the road permanently about the 1st of
September. This paper can promise
every house that has secured their ap-
pearance one Of the most refined and
enjoyable entertainments that the var
ious theaters have ever billed. The
party had most pleasant trip, not
witnstanding the extreme heat and
dry weather. They found that in most
localities both farms and orchards
suffering from the drOuth, and saw no
place on their travels that could COM
pare with the healthy and prosperous
appearance of the Okanogan valley
to see so many hundreds of tourists
travelling by cars, an indication that a
large percentage of the American peo-
pie were blowing back to a gypsy life.
At Wilbur tley found one of the
neatest, best Kept and most attractive
municipal camping grounds on their
entire trip. While in camp at that
place, where there were scores of
other campers, a member OF the colony
went up town and returned with box
of large, luscious apricots. He an
nounced that the fruit had been grown
at Oroville, and as number of the
visitors understood that the Hume
party were from OrOville they at once
wanted to know what kind Of coun-
try it was where such beautiful fruit
came from Mrs. Nagel entered into
particulars. She was soon surrounded
by crowd and she gave booster
lecture that could not be surpassed by
the most loyal and enthusiastic resi-
dent of the valley. AS a result OF her
talk number expressed their inten-
ton to come into the valley and see
for themselves, and those who come
will get here as prospective investors.
The apricots, which came from the c.:
w. Smith place, supplemented by Mrs.
Nagel's fluent and lively description
of the country and its possibilities,
was an irresistible urge turning the
attention of those in the crowd in this
direction.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-08-11
HARVEST CROPS IN LEAN YEARS


Herb Stansbury is a hill rancher
who farms right and gets results. Ii
anybody could get results from hill
farming providing experience is an as
sisfance in so doing it ought to be Mr.
Stansbury, as he is one of the oldest
residents OF the Nelson country He
came to OkanOgan county at the time
the reservation was thrown open to
entry and there and then homesteaded
land and subsequent to that period
secured deeds to other land as a re-
ward for industry. He has farmed dur
ing fat years and lean years, and
somehow even in the leanest years he
manages to raise crops. The crops Of
the lean years may be much less in
the aggregate yield than in the fat
years, but they bring him some re-
turns and he has never chalked up an
absolute failure. Mr.. Stansbury holds
with all other farmers whose resi-
dence extends over a series of years
that for dryness this season surpasses
all others witnin their experience, and
yet Mr.. Stansbury will harvest consid-
cradle wheat Of good quality this year,
that is. a good deal under the circum-
stances. He e-threshed 1000 bushels last
year and the same ground will yield
about 1000 bushels this year and it
must be remembered that last year
was among the lean years and most
Farmers suffered almost total fail
ure. Tnis shrinkage of 1000 bushels
over last year is a pretty heavy cut,
still 1900 bushels looks better than
no bushels at all.
The system followed by Mr. Stans-
bury in farming sounds heroic, and yet
it is effective, that is in raising wheat.
He says that it is his custom when
his winter wheat is a few inches high
to turn in his stock and feed it off.
Then ne harrows the field at least
twice which conserves the moisture.
Even this year he says that under the
duct mulch he found the ground moist
and if scratching the surface OF the
dust mulch he found the ground moist
| ture such a year as this his practice
| of handling ground should be followed
by all the farmers of the hill territory.
There must be something in this sys-
TEN of turning in stock on the wheat
as cOntributory influence toward
the growing of the grain because of an
instance especially mentioned by Mr..
Stansbury At one place on his wheat
field he fed his stock during the win
ter and by spring that ground was
beaten down by the hoofs of the ami
mails almost as hard as a macadam-
ized road. There was not spear OF
wheat in sight, but he ran the harrow
over the spot as he narrowed the bal
ance of the field and low and behold
| the heaviest stocks and the best yield
of wheat on the entire farm was on
| this particular spot.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-08-11
BENEFICIAL HEAT.

Last week for five days the govern
ment thermometer, that is presided
over by Ernest Riste, registered
grees, Notwithstanding that the direct
rays of the sun were shrouded by
smoke. Notwithstanding the intense
heat people suffered no great incon-
venience owing to the dryness Of the
atmosphere, and while it may SAVIOR
OF exaggerated fealty to the best
climate on earth" by stating that it
remained comfortable in the shade, it
can safely be said that in the shade,
on the breezy side of the obstruction
that produced the shade, the weather
was not oppressively uncomfortable.
1t has never been claimed that the
summers in the valley were without
warmth, and that winter clothing was
necessary part of every ones ward
robe, for heat is necessary to perfectly
develop and paint the blush upon the
apple that has made tne valley fam
GUS. Without the heat this would not
be fruit producing country, and we
are willing to submit to the heat
cheerfully in exchange for the perfect
fruit that the heat makes possible.
And why kick against a few days of
extreme hot weather, anyhow? Even
at the worst the torrid spell lasts only
for short time, and then we have the
recuperating advantage of comfort
able nights that brings blessed sleep
that "knits up the raveled sleave OF
care And those who have lived in
the middle west and further east, and
have sweltered both by day and night
under the heat that Furnishes the in
habitants of these localities during the
dog days can fully appreciate this
climatic condition.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-08-11
LOOMS ITEMS.

r. F. Hopkins, who is at present To-
Gated at Wenatchee, has just purchas-
ed the Milbury residence in town and
will return here in the fall to make
this his home 1t is evident that Mr..
Hopkins believes in the future Of
Loomis. He also owns a fine ranch on
Douglass mountain.
Prospects for the early completion
of the WhitestOne irrigation project
are more rosy just now than at any
other time Landholders are signing
up excess acreage, eager to give the
new plan a boost. Here's hoping that
there may be no colored gentleman in
the fuel pile.
Among the other good things III
store for this section of the country,
there are rumors afOat that the Mil
waukee railroad company will build a
line through this valley, extending
from Vancouver, b. c. to Spokane.
Charles l.. Jones is driving brand
new Ford run-about
John Swanson has traded his old
boiler for a late model Chevrolet.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Zach Mckay passed away last week,
and interment was made in the Noun
tain View cemetery at LoOmis.
Registration books are to be found
at the local bank and all citizens who
have not registered during the past
taree years must register before the
22nd day of August. (NOte.-COrres-
|pondent may be mistaken. Here, every
body must register anew.-Ed.)
Albert A. Judd of this place, who
has served as deputy field assessor
FOR many seasons, has filed On the
republican ticket for the office of
county assessor. Mr.. Judd is well and
favorably known in many sections OF
the county; is aggressive and thor
oughly competent to handle the busi-
will make a good showing in the COM
ing campaign.
Lon Gadberry, the Loomis tonsorlal
artist. who recently lost his place Of
business in the big fire, has opened
temporary quarters in the Hutchings
pool hall.
John Wentworth, owner Of the local
hotel property, spent several days in
town this week. Mr.. Wentworth has
extensive mining interests between
this place and Oroville He predicts
that Loomis b coming back.
Mrs. E. p Nelson, who conducted the
Wentworth hotel until recently, was
called to the coast to attend to some
matters of business Mrs. Nelson hopes
to return in the fall.
A mad coyote made a wild dash
through town the other day and sew
eral small children who were playing
in the streets narrowly escaped con-
tact with the animal. The beast was
first seen by Mrs. Darrah. on south
hill, and promptly made known the
element of danger. Stuart Richmond,
a young man, took in the situation
at glance and with rocks succeeded
in heading the brute away from a
group of youngsters. Deputy Sheriff
Reed also took ''shot" at the animal
with rock and promptly put an end
ito its dangerous career.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-08-11
CANNERY STARTS
RUNNING TODAY
Company Expects to Put Up Biggest
Tomato Pack in its History this
Season.

The Oroville cannery starts the seas
ons run today and expects to be work.
ing to capacity by the middle Of next
week.
Growers have been shipping semi
ripe tomatoes for couple of weeks or
more and are now prepared to supply
the cannery with ripes. According to
officers of the company the cannery
will put up the biggest pack this year
tnat it has yet made and request is
made that all who are looking for
work report to Manager L. p Watson
at the plant.
The run will be longer this year
than heretofore it is predicted and it
is hoped to keep the plant in contin-
uous operation until frosts come.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-08-11
VERY UNUSUAL CASE.

Monday as young lady visitor in
town was about to enter the front
gate at the home of her uncle. AL,
Riste, living on north Main street, a
stranger in car drove up to the curb.
got out and impudently asked her to
take ride. The lady rushed into the
house and informed her uncle of the
bold affront. With much presence of
mind, although wrought up by the in
sulting action Of the autost. Mr.. Riste
stepped out of the door and was able
TO secure the number of the car. He
at once notified Marshal Weldon of
the incident and also that the man had
headed north. The officer, accompan-
led by Town Clerk Hoose and Provin-
clal Policeman Lakeland, who hap
pened to be in town at the time, at
once drove to the cabins on OsoyoOs
lake where beer is dispensed and
there found tne car. Officer Lakeland
went into one of the buildings and
found the owner of the car asleep. He
aroused the man with no gentle touch
and ordered him back across the line.
AS soon as he crossed into Washing
ton Marshal Weldon arrested him. He
gave his name as n d. Johnson, and
was representing the Bowen Milk
company of Spokane.
He was taken before Justice Beale
VINO placed him under cash bond of
$50 for appearance at trial. Johnson
forfeited his bond which was wise
precaution on his part as he would
have been touched the limit of tle
law.
The only excuse Johnson gave for
addressing the lady was that he
thought she was walking in the direc-
tion he was driving and he only
wanted to give her ride to her des-
tination.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-08-11
REPUBLIC ARRESTS SENSATIONAL

Prohibition officers cleaned up a
well organized gang of rum runners
and accessories to the crime at Repub-
lie Tuesday. Among those taken in tae
net were Sheriff Tom Baker, for years
resident of this county. Guy DUNCAN.
bank clerk, Dick Cook, warehouse he'll
per, and Roy Powers, automobile
driver. Clyde Ledgerw ood, another OF
the suspects, managed to escape. Off
GERS claim to have evidence that will
convict all of the accused
Marshal Weldon received .Aord
Tuesday to be on the lookout for
Ledgerwood, but the charge stated
over the wire was murder, watch gave
rise to the sensational report on the
street that four men had been killed
ut Republic in booze raid.
This Is one Of the most important
arrests that has been made in this
upper country and may put an end to
liquor importation through Ferry
county, which has long been said to
be an open highway for the illicit
trade.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-08-11
PUTTING A CRIMP
IN BOO7LEGG|NG
British Columbia Authorities Make
Wholesale Arrests Between
OsOyO0s and PentictOn.

The atmosphere of the upper Okla
hogan is filled with great gobs of
gloom, and there is weeping and
wailing among those who have been
in the habit OF seeking out and flock
ing to the fountains from which flow
the extract of hop and the juice of the
corn for the purpose of lubricating
their esoplagus, for the heavy hand
of the law has been laid upon the
dealers in wet goods, who were evil
IDENTIFY doing SO without proper auth
ority, across the boundary line, and
those birds. who had waxed fat upon
the almost unquenchable thirst Of the
visitors from the land OF the Volstead
act, are also doing some wailing and
snashing of teeth.
Word was received here Tuesday
/ that the Canadian authorities had
arrested every dealer in wet goods on
the north side of the line from Osoy-
oos to Penticton, making that terri
tory just as arid as any that can be
found on this side of the line. 1t is al
legged, but the statement is probably
somewhat overdrawn, that every resi-
dent in Osoyoos excepting the customs
officer and the provincial veterinary
surgeon, was taken in the net. Any
how the officers came down upon the
unexpected dealers in the .illicit liquor
traffic like wolf on the fold and did
20 the traffickers what the- wolf did to
the fold, ate EN- up. This hopping up
process, so it is alleged. included the
line, which have recently become
such popular resorts.
The people of Oroville can look up
on this elimination of the source of
supply for wet goods with a great
deal of satisfaction. The state road
between here and the British Colum-
bia line is pretty well worn, out by
autoists with stomachs yearning for
stimulants. These seekers after liquid
comfort came from far and near, and
too often the befuddled lappers up of
beer drove back to Orovile to disgust
the public with tneir appearance and
actions Loads of drunken autoists
were not an uncommon SlSnt on the
highway, and men in that condition
driving cars are a constant menace
to others. Considering the number Of
cars that have almost daily and night
ly flocked to Osoyoos, on single pur-
pose bent, 1t is only a wonder that
there has not been some serious acci-
dents. The long escape from accidents
can only be accounted FOR BY the ac
cepted theory that the Lord looks out
for children and drunkards.
Whether this action of the British
Columbia authorities is temporary or
permanent is not known, but it is GER
calmly the hope of the law and order
portion of the residents Of this local
ity that the lid is on for good and
all.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-08-11
FROM FLOWERY FLORIDA.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Hutson, of West
Palm Beach, Florida, arrived in Oro-
Vile Tuesday and will visit for some
days with w. l.. Barnes, father OF
Mrs. Hutson. The visitors have been
on an extended vacation thip through
the west and expect to see some more
of it before their return to Florida.
Mr.. Hutson is engaged in business at
West Palm Beach, and although quite
a young man has met with remark
able success in every enterprise into
which he has ventured Not only has
he prospered in the mercantile line,
but he is a man of keen business judg-
ment and has made investments that
nave turned out quite profitable. Pe'-
sonally, he is a very pleasant gentle
man to meet, keen and alert, typica
present day business rnan. The Illus
tons have had very pleasant outing
and Mr.. Hutson expressed his opinion
that this was one of the most promis
ing sections of the west that he had
visited, predicting a bright future FOR
Oroville and the valley.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-08-11
ONE OF THE REGULAR ARMY BOYS

That big moose seen on the streets
in an army uniform is w. j. Carroll,
member of the Third division, and
stationed at Camp Lewis, who is Wis
iting with his old time friend, w. o.
Steele. Mr.. Carroll has been in Oro-
vile before and during one of his Wis
its became interested in the Four Met
ais mine, which he firmly believes is
certain to make valuable property
one of these days, an opinion that is
shared by others familiar with the
mine. Mr.. Carroll has been in the ar
my for thirteen years and being a
man who has made the best of his op
portunities by absorbing about all
there is to know in the way of drill
and army duties he is now an instruct
or in the service.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-08-11
ATTACKED BY A ROOSTER.

The barnyard fowl is not classad
a'ioi's iierce and dangerous birds of
prey Dut ID. W. Gasty, living on the
East oroville orchard tracts, has a
nuse Plymouth Rock chanticleer thai
mas developed savage temper that
would put it in the list with that class
Oh pirds. One day last week as the
two-and-a-half year old daughter of
Mr. ana Mrs. Gasty was playing in the
yard the rooster attacked the child.
first burying his beak in the cbild.s
rignt arm near the shoulder and then
striking the child on the right side of
lhe nose, cutting cash in the lip that
Or. Bevis had to repair with several
stitches. That cock of the walk ought
to garnisn chicken pie.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-08-11
MUCH FUN FOR THE YOUNGSTERS

A merry-go-round of rather am
bilious proportions, set up near the
depot furnished amusement for the
youngsters and Quqite a sprinkling OF
those of more mature age for some
days during the last of last week.
Some of the wooden steeds were
rather dilapidated, as though having
|met up with hard days and short feed
but the presence of bruises and the
soiled appearance of the animals did
not detract from the fun the patrons
were having In order not to interfere
with the pleasure of youth the mar
shall kindly deferred tolling the cur
few bell until 10 o'clock while the
merry -go-round was in operation.
After the novelty wore off the outfit
pulled up stakes and departed for
Okanogan Monday by train.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-08-11
VISIT FROM SUPREME JUDGES.

Supreme Court Judges Kenneth
Macintosh and c. r. Hovey, accom-
panied by w. J. Millard, were visitors
in Oroville Sunday on an auto trip
through Okanogan county. The gentle
men were so crowded for time that
they could remain here for only Few
hours. Both gentlemen have served on
the supreme bench and their rulings
have been marked by fairness and I'M
partiality. Both stand high in the esti-
nation of the public, and especially
that part of the public that has busi-
ness before the court. With trained
judicial minds, believing in and prac-
ticing the golden rule OF fairness ana
Justice to all, clean and upright men
personally Judge Macintosh ana
Judge Hovey add rignity and creoit
TO the bench and they should be re-
turned to the supreme court.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-08-11
INVESTS IN MORE VALLEY LAND.

II w Drinkwine who recently pur-
chased acre tracts in East Oro-
Vile is so pleased with the prospects
under the local irrigation system that
he made another investment last week
when he purchased ten acres more
this time from Jas. A. Jackson. MI
5rinkwine is an experienced orchard,
ist with means. and that is the kino
of men that will be instrumental III
putting this part Of the okanogah Il
valley in the same class with the we
natchee and Yakima valleys MI
Drinkwine believes the opportunity Is
here in the choice and cheap run
lands and is backing his confidence
nv his investments.