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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-07-27
A FIRE MENACE.


1t is early in the season for grass
fires but the Independent reports one
as having occurred last week near the
county seat that threatened to do
much damage and was extinguished
only after much labor. The fire start
ed from a rancher attempting to burn
off a patch Of weeds on his premises,
got beyond control and covered a
large area before it was extinguished.
The incident is merely mentioned to
put people about town on tneir guard.
The moist spring caused weeds to
grow In rank abundance. The rank
and useless weed will flourish where
nothing useful to man in the way of
vegetation will grow and the Oroville
tOwnsite seems to be the home of the
weed. In some localities a perfect
jungle of weeds has sprung up, and
some of them have almost reached
the magnitude Of young trees. When
these weeds have become dry they are
very inflammable and spark may
start fire that will do much damage.
Hence the warning to exercise eau
ton.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-07-27
SOLD ANOTHER TRACT.

During the past week C. e. Cham
berlain sold another of his tracts to
a gentleman from Entiat. The Cham
berlain tract covers what was for
merly known as the "Okanogan'
smith ranch, one Of the choice spots
In the north end of the county front
Ing ON Osoyoos lake. This spring Mr.
Chamberlain had the ranch divided in.
10 small tracts and he has already
disposed OF quite a number of them.
1t Is only question of time When
every tract will have its individual
tenant for the land is as desirable as
any in the valley, and has the advant-
age of being located most attractively
along the lake shore.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-07-27
BUYS CHOICE PROPERTY.

Geo. w. Bartell purchased the large
frame buildings at the southeast cor
ner of Vancouver street and First
avenue, Monday, from Geo. H. Ellis
and Jas. 4. Forde. These buildings
have been used as a garage, and Mr..
Bartell will continue to use them for
the same purpose in connection with
his automobile agency. Mr.. Bartell
handles the popular Studebaker both
in Oroville and Omak and that bust
ness has grown to such proportions
that he mad to have an establishment
In Oroville in which to store and care
for cars that he places upon the mar
ket. Mr.. Bartell made wise invest
ment, for the price paid was reason
able and the corner. on the main trav-
eled street through Oroville, is one of
the best in town as to location. The
town Is bound to grow and the prop
erty will steadily increase in value.
Mr.. Bartell contemplates making a
number of improvements in the build
Ing among which will be a concrete
floor.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-07-27
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.

Saturday morning John Beal. of
Loomis met with painful accident at
the Tillman sawmill, located on Doug
las mountain, south of Loomis. Mr..
Beal was assisting in turning log
when his peeve slipped and he was
thrown violently to the ground. He
was loaded into an auto by Lee and
Lawrence Tillman, who have followed
in the footsteps OF their father in the
sawmill business, and brought to OrO-
vile where DR.. Elmer treated the in
jured man. He found that a bone in
the rigat leg between the ankle and
knee had been broken. The limb was
placed in plaster cast and 1t will be
some weeks before it will be of any
use to Mr.. Beal.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-07-27
DEFEATED BY KEREMEOS,

After seven consecutive victories
the Oroville ball team went down to
defeat through the hands of the Kere-
meos performers Sunday. The score
was close. standing 6 to in favor of
the boys from up the Similkameen
valley. 1t appears that the Oroville
team was short some of its regular
players and had to pick up substi-
tutes to fill out a nine. Of course that
is the aiibi, yet it is the truth all the
same and so discouraging to the man
ager that he feels like throwing up
mis- job. AS the ball season for smaller
towns is about over it can hardly be
expected that many more games will
be played by the local organiza lion
this summer.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-07-27

The Pateros Reporter says that
Paul Mohler, of Oroville, informs US
that members of the Church of the
Brethren to the extent Of twenty fam
lilies have taken over the Upper Star
ranch of the Pateros Lumber Com
pany, and will develop the tract and
make it a garden spot"
The w. H. Barney family, that left
here a fortnight ago headed for CAL
ifornia did not get farther than Wen
atchee, where the two Barney
brothers were met. At Wenatchee the
Barneys secured some kind Of con-
tract work and will not leave for the
south until in September.
A letter from Mrs. Geo. Stoltz,
states that the family is living at
Livemore, Cal. The Stoltz family re-
sided in Oroville for a number Of
years, and their friends hoped that
in the course of time they would drift
back to the Okanogan country. 1t Is
evident, however, that they are To-
Gated in California to stay.
Attorney Adams has received word
that the land office at Waterville has
decided the contest case of the United
States VS.. Mrs NJ. NJ Collins in IA
vor of his client, Mrs. Collins. The
United States contested Mrs. Collins
on the ground that tle land was more
valuable for mineral than for agricul-
tural purposes. The land is situated
on Ellemeham mountain.
Beverley Powell and Bob Killian
left early Sunday morning for Seattle
by auto and they will be there at the
time of the reception Of President
Harding and the inspection of the big
fleet. 1t is the first vacation that Mr..
Killian has had in five years and he
| is going to make the best of it, as he
will be gone for two weeks at least
and while on the coast will visit all
points of interest.
E. n. Grub, he of hotel fame who
was responsible for supplying Oroville
with one of the best hotels to be found
! in any of the smaller towns Of eastern
Washington, and who is conducting q
popular hotel at Penticton, was in
town for a few hours Monday He
tried to hedge when asked il it was
hot at Penticton Sunday, but finally
admitted that no one had suffered up
that way from frost bites recently.
A crew of painters that has been
putting color of a speaking red on the
big tanks at the Union Oil station has
also been picking up quite comfort
able income by painting signs for To-
cal residents on the side. Mattson's
cash and carry" store is now pro-
fusely decorated with publicity mat
ter in the way of new signs, the bak-
cry has broadside announcing
where 1t can be found and others have
taken advantage of the opportunity to
stock up on signs.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-07-27
IN A STOCK SELLING ROLE,

Mrs. Mabelle Parr, formerly located
at Wanicutt lake with her father,
Major F. p. Wehe, and at Oroville
with her brother, Joan Wehe, is now
in Seattle, a licensed stock sales
woman for the Ilak-Carlisle Fur COM
pany, which owns four islands in the
Alutian group, containing $50 square
miles. The Ilak-Carlisle Fur company
is the largest fur company in the
world, being one-fourteenth larger
than the United States holdings in the
Pribilof islands. 1t is an acknowl-
edged fact that millions of dollars
worth of furs have been sold in recent
years by the government from the ISL
and. Included in the animals in the
llak-Carlisle Fur company's output
will be black, red, white cross and
blue silver foxes and also 1000 musk
rats.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-07-27
BLACKWELL LAUDS PENTICTON.

The Penticton Herald says: That
Penticton's chief destiny lies in at
tracing the tourist, is the opinion of
c. e. Blackwell, a prominent merch-
ant Of Okanogan, Wash, and a man
who visits this town at least half a
dozen times each season. Mr.. Black
we'll is so impressed with the situa-
ton and beauty Of Penticton that he
is planning to buy piece of lake
shore property here and erect a cot
tage for the summer enjoyment of his
family, and also Of those of ais store
employees and his Okanogan friends
who may desire to spend their holi-
days here"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-07-27
ENDLESS TOURIST PROCESSION,

The steady procession OF tourists
fromall parts of the country continues
to pass through Oroville going into
and coming out of British Columbia.
This is one Of the natural gateways
leading into and out of British Co.
lumbia, over a good road, and every
summer this travel too and fro is in
creasing in numbers. There have been
more travellers this year tnan any pre-
vious summer and as the advantages
of the route and its scenic attractions
become better known that travel is
going to steadily increase.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-07-27

Mrs. Keeler has added commodi-
provements In her popular lodging
house on the south side of the rail
road track, providing more cozy home
comforts tnan heretofore, and the
lodging house has always been at
tractive for it's home comforts,
Ernest Riste, who has had charge
of the government thermometer for a
number of years, and who keeps the
record with the same care and accu-
racy that he applies to everything that
he does, in a business way, states that
Sunday was the hottest day that he
had recorded since keeping tab on the
weather.
Nowhere along the border are trav-
elers treated with more courtesy and
consideration than by the customs Of
ficer and immigration officer station
ed at this place. These officers have
certain duties to perform, and they
endeavor to make themselves as
slightly officious as possible and at
the same time comply. with the law.
Once in a while some traveller becomes
cocky and insulting and they discover
that while the officers will submit to
being stepped on they draw the line
opon being walked over.
Fred K. McBroom, one or the plo-
neers of Spokane, spent Sunday IN
Oroville while on a tour Of the coun-
ty looking up property upon which
the loan companies with which ne IS
attached holds mortgages. 1t was a
Measure to meet Mr.. McBroom for II
hroupht back memories of the early
days of Spokane Falls when he and
tae writer played ball on the first pail
teams ever organized in that city. NC
like the writer, has reached the shady
side of life. but both of us are holding
out we'll so far as health Is concerned.
We regret to chronicle the removal
from our midst one OF the pioneer
families of the Methow valley MIS-
w 7 Robinson and children nave
moved to Oroville where jim 1as
been working for the Washington
Water Power company for some tlme'
w J. Robinson and his brother Tom
arrived at the mouth of the Methow
when there was only one white man
here and he was sick and being cared
for by the Indians. The Robinson fam-
ily did not move because they wanted
80 bpt because the burning OF the
mower plant forced him to seek WORK
IN his line elsewhere. We hope that
the Washington Water Power Co.
will enlarge their activities at TINS
noint and send Jim" and his 1amiiy
hack bome.-Pateros Reporter
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-07-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Driscoll came I'm
from Springdale Monday evening and
Mr.. Driscoll stated that he would
probably be in Oroville for some time
as he had been transferred to this sta
ton. Mr. Driscoll has ben connected
with the Great Northern railroad in
one capacity and another ever since
the road was built into the west. Den
mis- looked well and happy, and he is
not to be blamed for after long de-
lay in doing the proper thing he took
unto himself wife last year and the
old boy certainly has an eye for good
looks, judging from the choice he
made.
Quite serious break occurred in
the flume on the west side of the Okla
hogan river, at A. J. Spencer's place.
a few miles south of town. some time
Tuesday night. From the looks of the
break from a distance il would seem
that the bottom Of short section of
the flume fell out. There was consid-
cradle wash but not great deal of
damage. Manager Bungy rushed a
crew to the scene and the break was
repaired Wednesday, Fortunately the
break occurred where repairs could be
speedily made. for 1t would have
worked a hardship on land owners IL
water had had to be cut off for any
length of time,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-07-27
DIED AT SNOHOMISH.

Mrs. Ed. Burden was called to Sno-
homisn last week by the sad news OF
the death, of her mother, Mrs. Jerry
Silly, who passed away at the home
of her daughter. Mrs. Wandell. The
deceased had reached the advanced
age OF S4 years and leaves husband
80 years of age and a number of sons
and daughters. The deceased lived for
number OF years at Pleasant Valley.
in this county, and has many friends
county.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-07-27

inc oils it is within sight OF the town.
Now that the auto is so generally USED
nucb of the travel into and out OF
the district will be made through oro-
Willie and considerable trade VIII gFav-
tate to this place. AS tributory re-
source this British Columbia project
nav not be as advantageous as IL
won,d he were it located on this side
~ tho boundary line, yet it would De
impossible for large farming COM
mnnitv to be established so near at
hand without the town deriving some
hana,,t tberefrom. So we are interest
~ a. tae success of the undertaking
and the greater the success the De''ei e
the residents of this place VIII De
pleased.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-07-27

There were over 100 people spend
ing Sunday at Wanicut lake, and they
represented most of the towns of the
valley.
Elvin Curtis Is new attachee Of
the post office, where he is learning
the ropes and helping out Postmaster
Samson.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-07-27
GOING IN FOR PORK.

Eugene Hockett has spent much
time recently at his ranch on the hills
east of Tonasket. Mr.. Hockett reports
that the grain he raised yielded pro-
digiously, but he does not grow grain
for the grain itself. Mr. Hockett be-
lieves that raising hogs is one of the
most profitable side lines on a ranch,
and he has raised and marketed much
pork within past years. The grain
he grows is fed to hogs. The price Of
pork flucturates, like that of every
thing else that enters into the marts
of trade, but he has discovered that
taking one year after another logs
command price that will fully reim-
burse the man engaged in raising
them. Besides the hogs he is fattening
on his ranch Mr.. Hockett has a large
drove feeding on a ranch in the valley
short distance south of town.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-07-27
METHODIST CHURCH.

There will be no preaching service
Sunday July 29 Sunday school will
meet at the usual hour.
Quite a number will be attending
the Epworth League Institute at
First Creek, lake Chelan. this week.
A. f. KRONEMAN.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-07-27
CAMP FIRE FOOD SALE.

The Camp Fire Girls are having a
food sale at Scotts garage Saturday
afternoon July 2S. Ice Cream and wa
fers will also be served and ice cream
cones sold for the kiddies. This is an
excellent opportunity to escape hot
morning in the kitchen.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-07-27
CHURCH NOTICE.

Christian Science-Services held at
II a. m., every Sunday in Civic League
building Subject Of lesson sermon.
Truth"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-07-27
EPISCOPAL SERVICE.

Morning services at the Episcopal
church Sunday at II o'clock.
D. VINCENT GRAY, Pastor.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-07-27

Mrs. Stanley Evans and her three
children were In Oroville Tuesday
from their home in the Sinlahekin
valley, north of Loomis.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-08

falls in love with her. She also
with him.
Then it is learned that the Amer
lean is a youthful Bluebeard" and
has been married seven times. One
wife, it is learned, died. The 9TH
er six he divorced. Miss Swanson
as the eighth wife is shocked by the
cold-blooded business arrangements
made of her marriage and deter
mines she will not be like the other
wives, divorced.
So she becomes his wife in name
only and exasperates him to con-
tinued outbursts of temper. But she
also awakens his love and the real
manhood in him. AS final taunt,
she causes herself to be found in a
compromising position with anoth-
er man. Her husband is jealous
and both realize he really loves her.
She agrees to give him divorce
but he, realizing what she means to
him, does not want it. Instead, he
goes to her humbly, her sweetheart.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-08
SIXTY CENTS lN HOUR
STARS WAL TER HERS
Stars Second Feature Picture at
the Rylander
Wednesday

Sixty laughs minuts with Jolly
Walter HERS as a small-town soda
clerk in love with bank presi-
dents daughter is "Sixty Cents
An Hour" the Paramount picture
to be shown at the Rylander next
Wednesday. This is Walter Hers
second feature production and has
a remarkable cast including JAG
queline Logan, Ricardo Cortez,
Charles Ogle, Clarence Burton and
Guy Oliver.
The comedy in Sixty Cents An
Hour is bright throughout and
scampers along merrily to an uni
que finish. The story is that OF
soda jerker, fat young man work
ing for slim salary. One OF
Jimmy Kinks ambitions is to take
Mamie Smith, daughter of the
Bank President of Zavina, out fol-
an automobile ride. When he hires
a touring car at the rate of sixty
cents an hour, the whole family
pile in and Jimmy's day is spoiled,
His second attempt, however is
much more successful for this time
he gets roadster and rides off in
triumph.
But a dark plot is brewing;
crooks are on his trail, for under
the seat of the roadster is a goodly
quantity of silver coin, loot from
the raided Zavina bank, and they
are determined to get it. But this
is far harder task than they an
ticipated, and soon they find them
selves bound securely and deposit
ed safely in the bottom of the car
Then the fun begins.
On the program with Sixty Cents
An Hour" is being shown "Split-
ting Hairs" a Sunshine comedy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-08
Constance Tanadge at Ryander in Great Comedy hi
CONSTANCE TALNADGE
PLEASING DUMB-BELL
"Dulcy" Brings Star to Americas
First Time in Many
Months

There is a flash of growing sub
tlety and maturity in the personal
ity which Constance Talmadge,
favorite coincidence of the films
stamps upon her portrayal of
Dudley" her latest picture which
plays at the Rylander next Thurs
day and Friday.
Perhaps it is due to Comics
marriage almost at the start of the
playa reversal Of the routine of
drama in which marriage is the
happy end of the trail-and to an
intentionally mature air with which
she carries off the role. 1t is more
agreeable, however, to believe that
this growth portends natural
broadening of her histrionic tall
ents.
Dudley" is a distinct step from
comedy into the more consequent
tial filed of serio-comedy. The
part of the giddy wife who engulfs
her husband in embarrassment
through misguided desire to help
in his business affairs has a touch
of tragedy in it that is ideal for
Connie. 1t is step in the transi-
ton of her career toward the deep
err side of comedy.
Dudley" is a dumb-bell. Connie
makes her the very personifica-
ton of a bone-head-with enthus-
iasm. She plays the role of
young wife whose forte is to spill
the beans. She is imbued with a
desire to help and only succeeds
in hindering. The climax of her
stupidity comes when she thinks a
woman's wit and intuition would be
a powerful ally in her husbands
affairs, and seeks to interject hers
into them, almost running hubby.
Just how the situation is retrieved
is one of the best laughs of the
picture.
Dudley" marks the first ap-
pearance of Constance Talmadge
on am Americas screen for many
months and in the picture she is
supported by capable cast includ-
ing Claude Gillingwater, May Will
son and Johnny Haron.