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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-02
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
m R. R. CIRCLES


Recently a visitor in Oroville who Is
in close touch with the railroad stu
alton through his connection with one
Of the largest construction contracting
firms in the west paid the Gazette a
call and in the cousse Of conversation
gave a most optimistic report Of the
prospects for extensive railroad i'm
provements during the present year,
which would indicate that there was
decidedly healthy revival in business
and industrial circles throughout the
country. The gentleman wnom We
quote is in q position to know where
Of he speaks. As evidence that his posi-
tion Is correct he pointed out Greet
Northern activities at Wenatchea.
Quoting his statements briefly he said:
AT the present time, as indicative
OF an extensive program OF better
ments and extension of roads, would
call attention to the very extensive and
expensive Improvements the Great
Northern railway is at present carry
ing out at Wenatche. work that is per-
manent and impressive from the large
sum involved In this change Of divis-
ion headquarters. The road is spend
ing some 81 500 900 putting in shops
and freight and passenger terminals
Also 26 stall round house. These i'm
proyements are going in some two
miles down the river from Wenatchce,
and in order to provide room for the
numerous structures It has been
necessary to level off and fill in sew
eral acres of land In one instance a
large vineyard is being elimated ia
this process of providing sufficient area
for the proposed new buildings. The
railroad company is to move freight
terminals from Leavenworth and Will
son Greek when the campaign of con-
struction at Wenatchee is completed.
Some 250 men are employed upon the
work at the present time. A. Guthrie
G Co., the widely known railroad con-
tractors, have the work in hand ana
expect to finish BY the 1st of Novem-
Der. When accepted by the railroad It
will mean the addition Of 40 or 70
families to the population OF We
natchee.
Furthermore, this Wenatchee i'm
provement is but one item In the num-
erous activities along building lines
that are expected to develop not only
in this state but throughout the west. |
feel confident from information at
hand that there will be more railroad
building throughout the west during
the next five years than at any tima
in the history Of the country"
| All Of which was very encouraging
to hear as indicative Of the return OF
better times for which the country has
been anxiously looking forward to.
Albert / Goodell WIS in town from,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-02
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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-02
BANDITS HOLD up
BANK AT LOOMS
one Of Trio Captured, Others Escape
with the Cash Into Wilds OF
Krueger Mountain.


goggles and one mask. walked into
the Loomis State bank about 3 p. m.
Wednesday, locked Billy Knosher. II,
SON Of the cashier who was out OF
town. In the vault, gathered up cash
and currency to the amount of about
$500 and drove off by automobile on
the road to Nighthawk and i}ritis:.
Columbia Before they finished rob.
bling the bank, Principal Witt nf the
Ioomis school appeared. The robbers
threw him to the floor, tied and gag
ged him and left him helpless but un-
hurt.
Within few minutes young
Knosher released himself from the
vault with the aid OF candle and a
screw driver that are alwalys kept in
the stronghold, and gave the alarm.
Posses Immediately started in pursuit.
The telephone wires leading out OF
L0omis had been cut, but word was
sent from Nighthawk to Oroville and
spread from here.
Late in the afternoon two automo-
bile loads of posses, one coming from
Osoyo0s and the other from Looniis,
trapped the fleeing bandit. car in
Richter's pass. The fugitives Jumped
from their car, two running In one
direction and one in another. The
posSeinen soon surrounded one Of the
bandits in some brush and compelled
him to give himself up by stoning the
brush. Several shots were fired at
the two others, but without takins .f-
feet and they escaped to the hills. The
pursuers tried rather to stop the flee
ing men by shooting than to hit them.
The captured man, so it is reported,
proved to be young La Lever, son Of
the famed couger hunter and who
lives near Fairview. According 10
word received by Prosecutor Johnson.
who was in Oroville Wednesday and
Thursday helping to direct the pur-
suit, LaLever gave the names Of his
companions as Jack Kerns of Loomis
and a boy named Cavell or Caseil CT
Ksremeos.
All three are said to be youths IN
der Is years Of age.
Wednesday night scores OF r:en
from Oroville and Loomis patroll I'd
the roads and trails on The American
side Of Kruger mountain. ybar !
the fugitives are supposed to be hid
ing, while officers and possemen
secured the country on the Canadian
side.
Deputy Sheriff McCauley and Pos
ecutor Johnson were on their way to
Loomis to gather evidence in the Nor
rtson shooting affair while the rob-
berry was taking place. Had they
gone directly there, instead of stop
ping to interview farmers near the
enterprise school, they would have
Deen present when the bandits enter
ed the bank. As 1t was McCauley was
soon directing the possemen and the
patrols.
Marshal. Weldon was one cf the
rirst to leave Oroville in pursuit Of
the fugitives and he reached Rich:er's
pass a few minutes after the car and
the one bandit had been captured.
Johnson and McCauley called IN rhe
posses from here Thursday afternoon
and returned to Okanogan. Since the
young holdups are known, it is ~
pected that their capture will Oaiy
be q matter of time.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-02

The family of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Jackson has contributed more grad
uates from the Oroville high school
than any other family in the district.
Dick, Gorden. Helen and Sidney hav
ing won diplomas in the local school.
The Carrel family runs close second
with three graduates.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-02

w. B. Sexson reports that there is
going to be very heavy strawberry
crop this year. 1t was feared that the
late frost had caused considerable
damage to berries, but later develop
ments show that little or no damage
had been done and It is going to re-
ouire an army Of pickers to save the
crop.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-02

r v Covert installed new cleo
trio range in his apartments IN 'ne
covert block. this week. The range
is one Of the latest models, ana II es.
necially appeals to the housewife not
nnlv as a perfect cooker but reduces
the labor of providing meals to . m'n
imum.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-02

mrs. E. N. Grubb reports that she
nad strawberries from her Lakeview
.sncn, on the east side Of Osoyoos
sae, ior breakfast on Saturday, May
Tnat Is almost as early as the first
strawberries last year.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-02
BALL CLUB ORGANIZED.

A town ball team has been organ
lied, which embraces several OF the
high school ball players who have lie.
veloped much skill in the handling
and pasting of the ball this spring,
and number of games may be expect
ed with neiehboring clubs during the
summer. w. e. Grant has been induced
to take charge of the executive and
finance-handling end of the organiza-
tion, while Dad Martin, one of the
ancient all-around sports, will have
active management of the players, q
combination which means the cluo
VIII be run on business principles. A
town without ball club in the sum-
'mer is about dead in the shell, and the
organization OF a team here would In.
dicate that Oroville still has a kick
left if somewhat in comatose state.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-02

The base ball bug is on the wing AMI
singing everybody who takes any in
tefest in the sport. The local team al.
ing, for two months ahead. The more
games the merrier, and il the several
clubs confine themselves to local tai
ent entirely more interest will be TAX
en- in the games.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray l. Witt, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. c. Rossburgh and r. d. Leon.
ard, of Okanogan, were visitors in
town Saturday.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-02

Albert I. Goodell was in town from,
Nighthawk Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-07
A ROW IS FATAL
Hiram Pendegrast Is Killed in
Dance Hall Trouble.
Was Looking for Brother of
Man Who Shot Him.

A row which started in a dance hall
at willard, seventeen miles west of
Topeka, resulted fatally for Hiram
Pendegrass. 40, who was shot and
killed by Charles Metzger of Willard,
about 1880 o'clock Saturday night
Pendegrass is said to have been craZed
by liquor and threatened the life OF
Metzger's brother, Manford Metzger
The trouble started, it was said,
when Pendegrass tdorve UP to the
dance hall and ran his car into that
of another man. While the two were
arguing an unidentified man is said
to have fired two shots from the dark
ness. one of the bullets striking Pen
degrass in the arm. Pendegrass said
that his assailant was Manford Metz
ger, and started out to look for him..
He fired a few shots at the ground,
then stalekd into the dance hail, fired
a shotthru the floor and voiced in
loud terms his threats to kill Metz
ger. -
Friends of the latter hid him. while
Charles Metzger ran to his own home
to be out of reach of the trouble. Sew
eral persons offered to take Pende-
grass to a doctor to have his wound
treated. He is said to have replied
with such remarks as:
Doctor h, they'll need an un-
dertaker around here. Don't send for
tha doctor. Send for the coroner
Did Not Find Manford Met4ger.
Unsuccessful in finding Manford
around the dance hall. Pendegrass
went TO the mans home. He searched
the place twice, and then conceived
the idea of going to the home of
Charles Metzger. Arrived here he be-
gan arguing with Mrs. Metzger, It is
said. Charles went to a back room,
loaded a double barrelled 16 gauge
shotgcn and return to the front of the
house. He ordered Pend4rass to
leave the place Pendegrass is said to
have made the remark that he was
going to kill Manford and might as
well kill the whole family. He started
to raise his revolver, whereupon
Charles raised the shotgun and fired.
The charge tore away Pendegrass's
lower jaw and tore a hole in his
throat, killing him instantly. The
sheriff's office was notified and
Sheriff Robert Miller, Undersheriff
Oscar Carlson and DR.. H. L. Clark,
county coroner, hurried to the scene
Metzger made no effort to escape or
resist arrest.
: The body OF the dead man was
brought to Shellebarger's undertaking
parlor in Topeka. A coroner's inquest
will be held at $3.50 o'clock Tuesday
morning, Doctor Clark said.
Pendegrass was reared in the
of Willard and had lived there
since he was Is years old. He made
his home with the Metzgers for a
number of years. He is survived by
his widow, one brother, Roy Pende-
grass, of Elwood, Kan, and two sis
tiers, Mrs. Minnie Woody. of Paxico,
and another sister who lives in
Persons who saw the, beginning of
the row say the unidentified man who
shot Pendegrass in the arm was not
Manford Metzger. Pendegrass re-
where he had been for = several
months
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-07

Bureau OF Agricultural Economics. Mar
change! Kansas City. Mo. Telephone,
Harrison 1915.
CATTLE-Week's receipts totaled 46 900,
against 1857 the previous week. when ar
rivals were the largest since early in last
pared with a week ago, beef steers and fat
she stock were mostly 25c to Sos higher,
While SONG sales showed s m1eh as
topped at $1O25. Gamers were 25c higher,
with cutters showing soc gain. Bulls held
higher, the better grades of vealers being
looked 25c to soc higher. However, there
was little call for the inferior grades stock
25c higher, stock calves were mostly steady.
Dry fed offerings are getting scarcer, while
portion, best wintered Kansas steers hav-
ing reached $500.
HOGS-Receipts were estimated at 1900,
including fourteen cars direct tQ~packers.
Last Saturdays actual arrivals were 1,300,
against I'LL year ago. Due 20 the low
receipts shippers were re-, not BUYING The
steady to strong with a full Toe higher
being paid for several palmer loads. Good
5000 to S10.25, which was strong with Fri
day. One load. with few mixed weights:
pound weights brought $3.50 to $3.50. Good
and choice lighter weights were scarce,
therefore, packers were willing TO bid
little higher on palmer kinds. PACKING
sows sofd steady at $T75 to $500. There
were not enough stock pigs to make a mar
ket. Average cost Friday $o9s, weight 210
pounds.
SHEEP-Receipts for the week at 24.oO0
are 6,000 more than last weeks arrivals and
3 900 less tJSan were offered the correspond
ing week last year Receipts for the cur
rent week include direct consignments to
all but one of the five big packers. Lamb
prices are Csc to- 40c above last week
close, with best natives Mt S130 90 and bulk
better grades making $500 to S12.T5. Culls
have been most numerous around $1,000
Light ewes are about steady, but heavy
kinds are fully SOC lower and the proper
ton above $4,000 has decreased materially.
Odd lots light offerings brought 800 and
sales ranged downward to $3.50 for ex-
tremely heavy lots Breeding ewes arc
about steady, but the demand weakened
on closing days. Best sorted lots brought
ST.T5 and others went mostly ut $3.50 to
$50. Idaho feeding lambs sold at S11-50
to slL75.
CATTLE-Compared with week ago, beef
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-07
THEY'LL LOOK AT FUREY.
Confidence Mans Grave To Be Opened
Despite All Assurances.

San Francisco, Aug 7-Because
have deceived officials Of the Texas
prison. where he is supposed to have
died recently. San Francisco officials
plan to open a grave here tomorrow
to ascertain whether a body therein is
that of Furey. The body in question
arrived here august j and was buried
as that of Furey.
But the confidence man-ence before
seemed to die and then arranged TO
have another mans body buried as his
own and while Texas officials are
firm in declaring that it was the body
of Furey and none other that was
shipped here for burial. the local men
insist that seeing is believing and in
tend to have a look before they admit
FIrey really is dead
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-07
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

Wall St, New York, Aug. 7,-STOCKS-
In buying Of high grade investment shares
providing a stimulating influence to the
comparative light dealings of today's stock
market. Numerous railroad shares reached
new peak prices for the year, as did many
of the industrials and speciaIties. especially
the Chain Store issue, 100000 shares sales
restricted trading during the morning, but
towards noon profit taking set in. Mexican
Petroleum and Studebaker cancelled their
early gains and other active issues sold
slightly below their highest prices. A num-
Der of additional new high records for the
year were made, however, in the first two
hours, notably by Chicago and Northwest
ern, Pere Marquette, Great Northern prefer
Eed California Packing: May Department.
and International Harvester, which were
up one to nearly four points. exceptional
Kresge and Woolworth advancing Z and s
points respectively. Rails continued in
gGod at gems baIS OF ie y %6e
of the popular utilities, including Phila
delphia company: North American, Detroit,
Edison and Peoples Gas. Call money open
ed at 3A per cent.
Wall Street continued to be optimistic over
Of New ToTk focf
moving upward in relatively light dealing.
Rails were again the favorites, Union Pa
point st. Louis and San Francisco. Wheel
ing and Lake Erie preferred, New Haven
their Saturday closing quotations. Oils
were irregular. Associated Oil, Mexican Pc
troleum making moderate gains. While
Sinclair and General Asphalt receded slight
ly. New highs for the year were recorded
by Brooklyn, Edison Electric, Corn
Products and Postum Cereal, all at fra&
tional advances. Kresge was the outstand-
ing speciality. gaining one point. !
The feature of the last hour was the de-
mand for equipment which were up 1 to 2
points. President Harding's new strike
settlement plan which became known just
before the market closed. apparently was
received with favor. rail shares either hold
ing or extending their early gains. The clos
ing was strong.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-07
Move From Washington Ex-
pected to Stem Further Tieups.
Relief for Public Should Come
: Before Middle of Month.
BUT BIG FOUR ACTION DREADED
Possibility of Poor Equipment
Sending Men Out Is Damper.
Coal Conference in Cleveland
May Bring Forth Settlement.

Washington. Aug. TN the face of
industrial conditions that are daily
becoming more alarming, administra-
ton officials predicted today that this
week, the eighteenth OF. the coal strike
and the sixth of the rail strike, will
see breaks toward relief in both tie
ups.
s In what direction the breaks may
b. expected, whether relief will be af-
forded by establishment of peace be-
tween employers and employees, or
whether the government in order to
protect the public, will be compelled
to assume partial direction of vitality
essential production of fuel and trans
pcrtation-nO officials were prepared
to say.
Body Brought to Topeka.
II the coal strike. Washington
looked toward Cleveland today, where
a joint conference of striking miners
and operators was converting to try
Tor peace by mutual agreement.
: In the rail strike, which the n 1m.n-
tstr3tIOn legards as the key TO the
wh"le che otto situation, all eyes were
ttJrECd toward the White H0use,
where President Harding is once more
In personal charge of relief negotia-
tons The belief prevailed that an
important White House step is i'm
pending and will be ANNOUNCED either
lare ttoGay or after tomorTow's cabinet
meeting.
b. NJ. Jewell. director of the railway
shopmen's strike and his associates.
remained over in the capital today in
anticipation of a renewed call for
conference from the president.
Bad Order Trains Feared
Agents of the powerful big four"
bTOtherhOods likewise remained over.
Unless a relief move of some sort is
forthcoming, spokesman for the
brotherhoods asserted today there will
be a progressive walkout of locomo-
tive engineers. firemen, conductors
and trainmen this week. 1t will not
be a sympathetic strike, but me-
chanical conditions of the roads have
now reached the point, they asserted,
Where individual engineers and OPP
eratives will be allowed to lay OFF,
because of the unsafe conditions of
equipment.
Indiana Mines to Start.
(By The Associated PressJ
: Staunton, Ind, Aug. Goal pro-
dGction under protection of state
troops is expected to swing into high
speed today at the two strip mines
here which Governor McCray is hav-
ing operated to supply fuel for state
institutions. The force OF men TO
work in the mines was brought up to
about thirty by additional removals
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-07
KHAN INTO WATHENA, KAN.
Nearly 400 Men Attended the Con-
clave Held Near There.

Wathena, Kan, Aug. THE Ku
klux Khan has made it's appearance
here.
One evening recently about forty
cars drove into town while the occu-
pants went about the streets for some
time and finally assembled at the local
Chautauqua grounds. 1t is claimed
that between 500 and 400 men at
tended the gathering. The cars are
believed to have come from st. JOS
eph, where the Khan is said to have Il
large organization. Reports have it
Wathena
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-07
INGLEWOOD KHAN TRIAL ON.
Five Indictments ON Felony Charges
Are Faced by Klansmen.

Los Angeles. Aug. Facing the
five indictments on felony counts for
alleged participation in the Inglewood
mob violence raid on the home of
Fidel Elduayen on April %, last, thir-
ty-seven men, most of them said to
be Knights of the Ku Klux Khan,
went on trial today before Superior
Judge Houser.
One OF the hottest legal battles IN
the history of California is expected
1t was understood that prospective
talesmeu would be questioned thoroly
concerning their attitude toward the
khan"
The three specific charges against
the indicted men are assa ult to COM
NIT murder, kidnapping and false i'm
prisonmen t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-07

tonight and it was understood that an
other group would arrive today.
Typhoid Fever in Tent Colonies.
Uniontown, Pa, Aug. Typhoid
fever has developed in the tent colo
MES of the striking miners in Fayette
county and today the epidemic was
alarming, according to county authori-
ties.
Strike Riot Fatal to Two.
Joliet, Ill, Aug. Especial Agent
Philip Reitz of the Elgin, Joliet *
Eastern railroad, and an unknown
striker are dead. and Sheriff James
Newkirk is seriously wounded as a re-
suit of riots which broke out here this
morning at the railroad yards. The
trouble is believed to have started
over the shooting of a striker last Sat
urday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-07
NEWTON SCHOOL ENDORSED.
Methodist Church Educati Board
Accredits Students There For Work.

Newton, Aug. THE educational
board of the Methodist church has
endorsed the Newton Community
Training school here and has accred-
tied the students for their work. Dean
Ingold. of the school, announced.
Text books used in the school which
was held last winter are those en-
dorsed by the denominationalc council
board of education. The plan to
open the school earlier this year and
those interested in religious education
are asked to make their plans accord
ingly. The curriculum will be en-
larged, 1t is announced, and several of
last years faculty have promised to
return this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-07
TALK DEBT AGAIN
Allied Representatives Gather
in Conference at London.
One More Trial To Be Made for
Settlement of Preparations.
CBy the Associated Presal

London, Aug. THE leading rep
resentatives of the entente allies to-
day gathered around the conference
table once more to discuss war repa-
rations. Germany's financial-conditioa
and related issue. The United States
was not represented.
Prior to the meeting of prime min
listers, NJ. Poincare and his finance
minister, NJ. Delasleyre. conferred
with Premier Theunis of Belgium, and
they were reported to have reached
common understanding as to the ne
cessary measures respecting Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-07
Is YEARS AGO IN Topeka
From the columns OF
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
AuEust !. 1907.

August !, 1897.
The first expenditures to be made by
the present administration on the improve
ment OF the state house will be made upon
the state library rooms on the third and
fourth floors of the building, and will
amount TO about 5000.
The banner of the Earnival knights is
about finished and Wednesday morning
John F. McManus, Charles K. Holiday
Major Shrayes and Artist Frank Shepherd
will climb to the TOP OF the Bank OF To-
peka and Jewell buildings and swing the
handsome banner to the breezes; If they
one else 70 do it.
Miss Bird Allen of Chicago. daughter of
w. l. Affen of the Rock Island, is the
guest of Miss DoIlie Curtis of North Van
Buren, street, and of Mrs. H. c. Miner Of
West Gordon street