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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-04-28
CLEANING UP THE HAY,

When he took off his alfalfa crop
last fall Arthur Blackler found him
self the possessor OF some ZIG tons OF
first-class hay with a market so shot
TO pieces that he saw little chance OF
disposing Of the crop only at a loss
IL is an i'll wind that blows nobody
good and hence the long winter while
hardship TO most people, was rather
an act of providence on behalf OF the
hay owner. for Mr. Blaekier has been
able to dispose OF 116 tons at the aver
age price of s14 and has orders that
will clean up the balance of his stock.
He has had orders from numerous
places within railroad reach OF Oro-
vile. Others in the valley having a
surplus of hay have profited by the
increase price created by the extra
ordinary long winer which required
unusually long feeding on the part OF
stock owners.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-04-28
POULTRY RAISED
HERE IS PRAISED
Competent Jnrge Compares Adams
Stock Fayorably With Best
On Pacific Coast.

Chickens raised in the Oroyille-To-
nasket district, where natural condi-
tons conspire to make success pos
sible. are declared by competen.
judge to rank along with the best
40 prize birds every assembled on
the Pacific coast. The Okanogan val
ley chickens that win this high praise
poultry farm few miles south 81
Oroville. w. b. Hampson of Omak
who obtained his stock from Mr.. Ad.
ans. pays tribute to Mr.. Adams poul.
try In letter written in reply tC
thanks he had received for recon.
mending the Adams chicks to another
buyer. The letter follows:
''Omak, Wash, Apl. 1922
MIR. NJ. o. Adams. OrOyille.
Dear Sir
You might be interested in the fac
that | had. during the past UNUSUAL,
severe winter, a SO per cent lay in
January. 81 per cent in Feb. SO pei
cent March. Considering the Ions
and continued cold. the work as above
Is considered pretty good for a new
man. December was also very good
but no complete record was kept till
. January.
You might be interested in know
ing that | made a trip to Seattle las
month. and while there visited poul
try ranches at Renton. Kent and Puy
allup. besides the big one Of the Pu
get Mill Co. at Alderwood Manor
While at Puyallup West Wash. EXP
station, l had fine visit with Mrs
Shoup, Mr.. Shoup being in Tacoma
She sent a man with me and | saw
and inspected 90 pens Of five birds
each which are now on a one veal
contest similar to the one pulled Of!
In past years. Allow me to remark
that | saw only about eight or ter
chickens all told that looked superior
to my best ones that | raised from
your last years chicks. These few
birds were just a rev ounces heavier
perhaps. tho possibly no better layers
The whole Pacific coast was repre-
sented as well as many of the best
Eastern breeders
"W II HAMPSON"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-04-28

twenty miles north Of Shelby and
about twenty miles south of the Can
adian border, where the Imperial Oil
company has extensive holdings.
Another well brought in within the
last ten days, according to infOrma-
ton reaching New York, is the 10 Lo
in the Bitter Root valley. which is on
4 branch OF the Northern Pacific. This
we'll was drilled by the Bitter Root
Oil company, a local organization, and
is the first well drilled on the western
slope of the divide in the state OF
Montana.
The Northern Pacific is interested
in the development of the oil fields
of Montana, and last year it organized
the Absaroka Oil Development COM
pany. of which George T. Slade is
president and Howard Elliott vice.
president
Thus far no oil has actually been
struck on any of the property of the
Northern Pacific on its own right-of-
way. but according to Mr.. Elliott,
biologists have informed the company
that they have about 100000 acres of
oil lands along the right-of-way in
Montana. Oil has been found, however.
in the vicinity Of the company's prop
erty.
Thus far only one field has been
found in Montana which can be class
I'd as commercial producer. This is
the Cat Creek field, which has a pro-
duction Of about 1000 barrels daily"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-04-28
SEATTLE MARKET LETTER.

| Seattle April 24.-Estimates of the
winter wheat crop Of this state are ar
acreage double that of any preceding
year. Crop conditions are bright with
| fine weather and sunshine and milo
temperature which have killed the
| wire worms. Despite estimates of foul
million bushels of wheat in growers
hands in the northwest. grain opera
tors hold that there are not more than
two million bushels unsold. While
Japan has been a negligible market Il
is asserted that that country will b.
on the May market
Bid prices on change Saturday were
Yas follows:
Wheat, hard white, sl.30; soft white
$l.30: white club $l.30; hard winter
sl.32; red winter $3.50: northern
spring Sl.30; fancy mill bluesten
sl.55.
Oats, No white feed prompt, April
and May $34 a Al.
| Barley, No. feed, prompt, April and
May. s32 a 81.
| Hay and feed quotations, warehouse
and jobbing. !. C. |. are as follows:
Timothy hay mixed, s27; do double
compressed s2S; Alfalfa, $24; do dou-
BILE compressed $2S.
Only for the arrival of California
butter on Saturday the market would
have been firm. The present outlook is
that the market will idle along to the
new grazing season.
The egg market closed strong for
the week. The movement Of fancy pack
standard white she'll eggs for New
York account has been very heavy and
sufficient in volume to draw off the
surplus and support prices at this
level.
There were no live stock receipts at
the yards. Mid prices were nominal
with Fridays range.
Hogs. prime $ll25 n 11.75; smooth
heavies 1926 a 11.5O; do rough S. a
8; pigs $10.5O a II.
Cattle receipts were light at "a head
Cattle, prime steers 1915 a 8.25;
medium to choice 81 a $50; common
to good. So a I; cows, common to
choice $3.50 a $50; do common to
good, $3.50 a. 4.3O: Gamers $3.50 q
$50; prime light calves SO q 10; do
heavy SIS; bulls 81. a 5.25.
Sheep, prime lambs $13 a 1910; do
fair to good. $l0.50 a 1850; wethers,
light. 50 a $50; ewes So a Z.
Purchasing prices to producers.
Eggs, select local ranch, white shell
22 q 23c per doz mixed ,colors 2lc:
pullets 1Sc per doz.
Butter fat, f. o. b. Seattle A grade
Csc Id. raw milk, l60 hundred.
Poultry, hens, l-2 lbs and up Csc
ID; over 3 l2 lbs and under 4 1-2 lbs
2lc ID; to 3 1-2 lbs lSc; springs 1-2
ID and up, 26c ID.
Beef steers. fat, Z a Sc ID, cows fat.
a &c ID.
Veal, fancy light IA a 15c Id: do
medium q l3c h.
Mutton, fat l2c ID; spring lambs.
fat II q 16c ID.
Hogs, good block, go to $50 lbs, 1.
a lac III; do heavy a l3c ID.
Wool. fine and medium valley iSc
Id; coarse valley 15c ID; colts lac ID
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-04-28
MORE OIL IN MONTANA.

The Following story of oil discover.
les In Montana is reprinted from the
New York Times because of the in
terest here in the Oroville-Okanogau
Oil company holdings. 1t will be not
ed that the Cat Creek district, where
the local company has lease hold
ing, Is elassed as the only CONNER
cial producing section in that state,
The Times says:
oil has been found along the Great
Northern and the Northern Pacific
railways in Montana within the last
ten days, railroad officials announced
yesterday. The roads have been ex-
ploring for Oil for two years. begin.
ming when the first traces of oil in
Montana developed into paying prom
critics. Rapid development of the fields
is expected.
Howard Elliott, chairman of the
Northern Pacific, said yesterday tina.
he mad received letter from Charles
Donnelly, president of the road. in
forming him that a well known as tho
Gordon Campbell" on Kelvin dome
Toole, county. was brought in ON
March Ia, and that it was a CONNER
cal producer. Kelvin, Is on a branch
OF the Great Northern railway. some
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-04-28
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
-ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALI


The civic spirit OF oroville, which
has been splendidly active on occas-
ions, needs TO be aroused and revivi-
fled at this time IL has been hiber-
mating throughout the winter. The
time has come for IL to awaken again
There are occasions aplenty for unit
ed community effort. Civic pride, the
spirit OF rivalry local self-respect.
the tide Of opportunity. all combine to
make cooperation in the work Of ad-
vancing the interests OF Oroville and
this valley an absolute necessity If
this town and the people of this local
ity are to enjoy the progress and the
benefits OF progress that are now
possible Of realization.
The suggestion has been made that
get together dinner be arranged for
the purpose OF injecting new life int.
the civic spirit of the community. VIII,
not follow that suggestion? Do TO
business men OF Oroville and the res
idents OF this town and the territor.
tributary thereto feel the force of this
suggestion and see the need OF acting
upon 1t? II so We would like to hear
from them. Let all who have a spark
OF enterprise in their souls give ex-
preston to their opinions on this sub
ject. The Gazette will be glad to print
what the people think about coopera-
tive effort.
There Is presented us now an espec-
ial reason for united action, for re-
newed activity and for joint action
with other communities In this sec
ton and throughout the state.
The State Chamber OF Commerce
recently held meeting at Tacoma
when it was decided to undertake the
big effort, based on a big vision and a
big purpose, OF combining the enter
prise, the initiative and the resources
OF all sections in common movement
for Rural Upbuilding." 1t is proposed
to bring into practical application
throughout the state among all of the
bodies composing the State Chamber
the maxim "All for one, one for all. -
The effective application OF that max
i'm will make possible the central idea
Of rural upbuilding." and that idea
is worthy OF our whole hearted, our
united support
Let us have this get-together dinner
and identify ourselves with this big
statewide organization and its bigger
idea. Let US work together to put Orc
vile conspicuousIy on the map. BY
helping the other communities OF the
state to build up the rural sections OF
the state. We will be helping our
selves. and making It possible to enlist
their help in solving our special prob
lens. Let's make the maxim "All for
one. and one for all" our faith and
our hope and the high standard OF our
united and undertaking effort.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-04-28
ATTRACTIONS AT THE LIBERTY

Manager Van Alta has bookings for
the present week that will appeal to
all movie goers, as they not only feat
ure two of the most charming stars
on the screen, but they present those
stars in two of the most popular plays
in which they have appeared.
For Friday and Saturday evenings
there will be return of that pretty
and vivacious actress, Vivian Martin
in Pardon my French" play with a
thousand laughs. 1t is clean and
richly funny comedy in which Miss
Martin is seen at her best. Miss Martin
plays the role of an actress who, out
OF job. accepts the position Of a
maid and Kansas millionaire, whose
money has come all Of a sudden and
whose wife had an itch to be in society
ana the funny part is where Miss
Martin attempts to instruct the sud-
denly rich mistress in etiquette. A
dramatic feature of the play is q real
Kansas cyclone, taken on the spot. In
addition there will be the usual funny
stunt.
On Sunday evening only. Dorothy
Gish will be presented in "The Ghost
in the Carrot" another screaming
comedy for which Miss Geish is pe-
culiarly adapted. The story deals with
poor girl who becomes involved in
he theft of pearl reckless of great
value. The thieves rendezvous is in a
supposedly haunted house and the girl
invades the place. with her bull dog.
puts the thieves to rout. RECEIVERS the
neckless. and of course marries the
Young man upon whom suspicion had
fallen and who was in durance vile
charged with the theft. 1.-THE Ghost in
the Carrot" is such play as will
drive duh care away and will help to
buck fellow up after the long win
ter.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-04-28
Questions Answered

Concluded from page one.)
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-04-28

X
SAYS HOME GROWN SEED BEST
j. =. Samson Tells OF Experience IN
Planting Alfalfa,

The planting of the right kind Of
alfalfa seed is all-impOrtant and tn.
| experience Of J. F. Samson will be Ot
particular interest to all farmers III
his valley. Mr.. Samson had trouble
with seed winter killing. and he fin
ally satisfied himself as to how &c
avoid that loss. He tells Of his ex-
perience in the following statement
Much has been said about the Sc
lection of alfalfa seed and there still
seems to- be much difference Of Opin-
ion about its importance. Some fields
winter kill while others do not, but
as so many conditions are to be con
sidered, one is usually not sure just
why one field is killed while another
Is not. have had an experience tina,
proves the matter TO me cOnclusively
1.-TWO years ago last fall | bought
seed all my unseeded ground. How.
ever, l only got a. little over half OF
il prepared and sOwed 1t all winter
killed, but so did great many other
Fields, so | reseeded with the balance
Of my seed. / did not have enough
and was unable to buy here but heard
that farmer living near Loomis had
some that he had threshed out from
alfalfa he had grown so ! got %
pounds from him to finish out. This
spring all my field resown with the
Ctah seed is bare. while the greenest
spot on the ranch is that sown with
home grown seed.
Think what il means-two years of
work on that field wasted-absolutely
no returns. Ten dollars a pound for
the right kind of seed would have
been cheap compared with paying
nothing for the Utah seed"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-04-28

The Oroville-Tonasket district tne
richest section of the Wenatchee north
territory has the following advant-
ages:
Free from early and late frosts.
Never a failure in soft fruit crops.
Rich soil, mainly volcanic ash.
Abundant water supply for irrisa-
ton.
Long summer growing season. with
out excessive heat.
Moderate winters, with light snow
fall in valley.
Elevation $50 to 1850 feet above sea
level.
Railroad transportation to markets
East and West
Electric power plant furnishes
power and light for entire district.
Excellent roads connecting with
main highways of the state.
Apples grow TO perfection: color
100 per cent; keeping quality high:
stand up in storage and shipment
longer than those grown elsewhere;
command highest market prices; pro.
duce heavily.
Excellent dairy country; hay and
corn yield big.
Conditions favor successful poultry
| raising.
Best tomato country in west.
Cannery at Oroville selling tomato
pack at a premium, giving better
prices to growers.
Land prices reasonable.
Lumber obtainable from local saw
mills
Brick yard at OrOville supplies frs
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-04-28

A new addition was made to the To-
cal ball team Friday night of last
week, although the new recruit, while
big enough to go to bat, will not take
active part in games for some time
TO come. This prospective athlete is
a new addition to the household of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Armstrong, putting
in his appearance at the Oroville Gen.
eral hospital with the the assistance
OF DR.. Bevis. pulling down the scales
at ten and half pounds. The happy
father is getting back to normal grad
uallx
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-04-28

In the valley crops cannot be grown
successfully without irrigation. With
In few miles you can reach eleya-
lions as high as 900 feet, and on the
mountain lands good crops can usual
ly be grown by the usual methods of
dry farming. The mountain sections
are best adapted for stock raising and
wheat
In the river valley under irrigation.
fruits and vegetables. alfalfa and corn
are the principal products This sec
ton produces the best of apples. april
cots. peaches and berries. Our orch
ards are young orchards of the best
creases each year.
Stock raising and dairying. are
very profitable. National grazing lands
are near, affording very cheap sum-
mer pasture, and alfalfa for winter
feed, with corn silage, il the farmer
wants TO put it up, makes the best
and cheapest winter feed.
Few Of our people have engaged in
the poultry business, but those who
gave any attention to their poultry
lind 1t very profitable. The dry seas
ons and mild winters are favorable for
poultry and no expensive housing is
necessary.
Rough lumber is SIG at the nearby
mills. Dressed and finished lumber
are higher and in proportion Sized
dimension is from S22 to $26 in the
yards; shiplap and boards No. l, $2s.
No. 2, s22; shingles si25 best grade;
flooring sI6. We have brick yard
making good brick, these sell in large
lots at sl3 at the yard.
Our farm lands are not stony, but
some uncleared lands have sage brush
which is easily cleared The soil OF
this district is largely of volcanic ash
of good depth. with some light gravel.
The lands have good air and surface
drainage: this is essential in an irri
gated section.
Land prices vary according to To-
cation. general conditions and cOndi-
tons OF improvements, from $50 to
1926 per acre for the unimproyed land:
to 500 to 5000 for alfalfa and partly
improved tracts. These prices do not
| include the water right, which is paid
for separately This will be $40 per
acre with payments beginning in 1927
and ending in 1860.
Oroyille has good cannery, and
creamery. The cites of Seattle, SpO-
kane and Vancouver B. c., can each be
reached by direct railroad lines in IL
hours time. Roads are in good cOndi-
ton. The towns have good hotels. gar
ages and all the conveniences of small
places, including town and rural tele-
prones. Orovilie has a good hospital
Both Oroville and Tonasket have
good schools, with modern high
schools. The Episcopal, Methodist.
Catholic churches and the Church of
the Brethren are well represented
There are no Objectionable class OF
people among the residents of the
valley You will find the people good
neighbors, and this valley a good place
in which to live.
will send to the friends you name
copy of the paper in which this let
ter is given, and send to them the adj
ditional information you request.
Yours very truly,
WEST OKANOGAN VALLEY
IRRIGATION DISTRICT
BY T.. Riste. Secretary
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-04-28
Facts of Interest About
The Oroville- TOnaSket
Country.

quality of brick for entire oAahoe""
valley.
Rural telephones
Long distance and local telephone
service in towns.
splendid schools in Oroyille and To-
nasket: accredited high schools
10 Orientals.
Population American: high class;
hard working: progressive.
Beautiful scenic surroundings
Many lakes and mountain streams
Pest of outdoor recreation posi-
bilities.
Good fishing; small and big game
hunting near By.
Wonderful camping places in noun
tains. by lakes and along streams.
Medical lake in mountains near
Oroville.
Direct connection by automobile
highway with marvellous road system
of British Columbia.
| 10000 acres OF best land under irri-
CATION.
Rapid development taxing place.
1000 acres in district planted to
fruit trees this spring.
Towns OF Oroville and Tonasket are
we'll abreast OF country.
They have
Several churches.
Splendid schools with accredited
high schools.
Good water systems.
Electric lights and power,
Banks.
Up-tO-date stores,
Movie theaters.
Fraternal organizations,
/ Civic cpnfarS
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-04-28

IL is understood that the famous
Kitchen band will give an entertain
ment in the Liberty theater in the
near future.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-04-28
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-04
TRACTION CO. OPPOSES
FIRE DEMONSTRATION
Safety Directors Asked to Pro-
hibit Display at Tenth
and Shipley.

When the Directors OF Public Safety
convened yesterday for their regular
meeting, they were confronted with a
serious problem. Harry II. Gelgcr.
traflc manager OF the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Co, appeared
to request that n site. other than that
at Tenth and Shipley streets. be Sc
lected for the demonstration next
Saturday afternoon ~ the Bureau of
Fire, part OF the program for Fire
Prevention Week.
| In citing his case, Mr.. Gciger pointed
out that two-hour demonstration
would greatly interfere with trolley
traffic. both on the Delaware avenu,
and Washington street routes, as wei
as the route to the Pennsylvania rail.
road depot. The latter route especial
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-04

editorial pages gave most efiiclent ana
liberal support. The cartoonists. too.
helped immensely in putting the xon-
ing across.
Atlanta II tho firet southern city
to adopt comprehensive xoninE plan.
Partly because xoninE IL new In the
south the classifications and reguia-
tons contained In tho Atlanta ordl-
nance al finally revised for the ordi-
nance committee were made ~ simple
and brief AZ possible and yet retained
the essentials OF complete 1onihs
plan.
Those present at the meeting were
Chairman Alexander Abrahams
Mayor Leroy Harvey. Edward X
Mack, w. r. Budd. John F.. Healey
Walter s. Brown, Howard M. Ward
James h. McManus and Charles r
| Jxurty