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The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-20
The Nameiess Person

Going through the directory the other day a member of the local staff run across. this one:
 Rev. AnonymolIs Porter, Chapel Street.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-20

German marks have reached ow4-more than 81,000 for dollar. No wonder the Ger mans using coal and birch logs for money. Marks too bulky to carry around.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-20
Daily Sentence Sermon

It is safe bet that the man who
 becomes famous overnight has been spending all the nights before that time working his fool head off.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-20
The Ananias Club

What shapely legsI chat girl who just passed us had, remarked the wife Did she?@ inquired her hus- band. "I didn't notice her.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-20
No Joke

Blinks-They say Europe is slowly recovering from, the war.
 Jinks--But probably. not so slowly as we are recovering from Europe.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-20

|. me American family foreign visitor tells us
 IS iacing crisis. That's fne If tho America n ian'is were to awake up some morning and find no eIihs to race It would be fabbergasted-( York Post) wv" ioih
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-20
ALONG LIFE'S DETOUR
 By SAM HILL

Observations of Oldest lnhabitant
 Men used to sign the pledge when they quit drinking, Now when they quit drinking the physician who is called in signs the death certificate.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-20
Have a Heart. Old Ton

What is the weather man trying to Marathon?
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-20
Talkina Mean

If dancing is the poetry of motion, these marathon performances are it's most deadly prose.-The Plain Deal er
 It's doggerel. The Toledo Blade
 It's vers libre.-Judd Lewis, Hous. ton Chronicle.
 For tediousness it hasn't anything on Paradise Lost" It's an epic Akron Times.
 It's the blank verse of blank minds
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-20

rms IS nation composed, theoretically of conn mon people but just ask any particular ind wduai if he is common - .-( (New York Tribunea
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-20

III Esypt there are 4000 candidates for the 4oo seats Tn the Egyptian Parliament Work must ba as unpopular in Egypt as in the United states-fHous ton Post) NAS
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-20
If 1t Fits

When a grass widower goes after No. ? Cor 3 or whatever number it is) we'll bet he, never carries letter of recommendation from his former wife Cor wives.)
 A mans wife has to be as near an angel as woman on this earth can get to suit his sisters.
 The time may; not be so far off when a girl will, not think it i'm proper to tell him. the date she has set for the wedding without waiting for the mere formality of his going through proposal.
 We condemn the fools, of course, but just think aof the doctors, law yers. jailers and thousands of others who wouldn't have anything to do if it were not for the fools in the world
 We guess if it was possible to read other peoples thoughts as we pass them lot of flappers would rush home and wash the paint off their
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-20

senator Brookhar says he will not hesitate to express his views Europe Was there ovar n,,ahI doubt about it?- Annapolis Star)
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-20

Eight Reels on Farming to Be shown says . ne"uiine' fahming by movie beats going to church by radio-(New York Post)
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-02
GOT HIS OVER THERE.

Chalmers w. Powell and wife ar
rived in Oroville Friday last from
Yakima where they have been living
for the past two years, crossing the
country by auto, and having very
rough and unpleasant trip. 1t Is their
intention to make their home In Oro-
vile. Mr.. Powell is one OF the boys
who saw service in France, getting a
dose OF German kulture gas and also
a Hun slug as memento OF his trip
abroad. Mr.. Powell was inducted in
to the service from Yakima and was
subsequently assigned to the End d.
vision. He went in to the scrap with
his division when the Americans had
their real baptism Of fire at Chateau
Tnierry. There he became a victim
of the new weapons of warfare, and
has suffered ever since from the ef-
fects of the gas he inhaled. The dose
did not prevent him at the time from
seeing more active service, for he was
with the division at scissors, where
he attempted to stop fugivite piece
of lead with his leg. That put him
out Of active service. The young man
is in jolly good spirits although far
from being physically all right. His
chief difficulty is his susceptibility to
colds, which Is due from his weakened
condition from the effects of gas
| fumes.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-02
WANTED: A NAME.
Here Is q Chance for Some Bright Per.
son to Exercise Imagination.

Some people in the district are pro-
posing a new name for the local irrl-
CATION project. Tie name, West Oka-
hogan Valley Irrigation District, was
given at a time when two districts
were formed, the East and the West.
At that time the word West" refer
red to the West side Of the Okanogan
river. When construction was effected
the lot fell to the West side to retain
the name.
This district is oftimes confused
with the project known as the "Oka-
nogan District" centering at Omak
and Okanogan, a government con-
structed and operated system. 1t Is al
so sometimes confused with the Can
adian government project just north
Of us. a project now under construc'
ton. Tnen we have in this county, the
Methow- -Okanogan project, projec
which contemplated the consolidation
of the government project at Omai
and Okanogan with the lower Methov
river section, There Is the great Okla
hogan Lakes projects 10 tne noTtn
us. around Vernon and Kelowna, B. {
Altogether the name "Okanogan
designated a section of country ex
tending from the head Of Okanoga
lake to the Columbia river, tota
distance Of perhaps two nundre
; miles.
In order to localize our projec
those who advocate a new name, Pre-
pose that the District take the nam
1 Of the two principal points In the Di'
trict, and the name, "Tonasket-Ort
Vile Reclamation District" is sugges
ed
The District officials are non-con
initial on the matter, but would
e glad to have an expression Of opinit
u from the people, and especially to ha'
Il suggestions for name.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-02

Geo, Riste reports to this office that
field mice are playing hob VITA many
of the fruit trees in the East Oroville
Orchard tracts. Strange to say, the de-
structive little rodents attack the lar
gest trees and work the injury by
girdling them, They are especially
active and destructive where alfalfa
grass or weeds have ben allowed to
grow up close around the trees some
Of the orchardists put out large guam
titles of poison last fall and by that
means produced heavy mortality
among the mice. but others did not
take tails preventative measure ans
NATURALLY those tracts where poisor
was not used ara supplying the ami
lmals that are now doing the damage
q. NJ. Scott, the man who handles
the Ford car in this place, was pas
senger to Wenatchee Friday last
where he was to waw waw VITA othe
agents of that make of gasoline moto
!, cars.
A letter from Mrs. Justin Il. Hill
, from Yelm, Wash. says: I'VE thlh
1--we are going to Ike our new hom
VERY much. Seem slike spring to US
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-02
OR0VILLE HAS
ANOTHER fire
Warehouse Owned by Beale 4 Payne,
South of Depot, with Contents
Considerably ScOrched.

At 2:40 o'clock Wednesday morning
the fire siren routed the population
out of bed and those VINO braved the
cold to respond to the alarm discoV-
cred that the fire was located In the
large corrugated iron warehouse own
ed by F. S. Beale and w. K. Payne, 10
Gated block south OF the railroad
depot. The fire department was early
on the ground Two leads OF hose
were laid and the fire confined to the
west end of the building, which was
completely wrecked. The warehouse
was filled with baled hay, making
very stubborn, although not spectacu-
lar fire, and it was rar into Wednes-
day afternoon before the last vestige
of fire was extingulshed.
The building, which was 46xSO feet,
was built number of years ago by
Messrs Beale aha Payne as gram
and hay warehouse. In addition TO
the main building there was a shed
addition on the north, which was not
injured to any great extent by the fire.
A warehouse owned by the Bartell
brothers to the south also escaped
damage. The warehouse contained
Sc tons of bailed hay belonging to
Frank Stansbury, 80 tons OF bailed
hay belonging to F. j. George, OF Ever
ett, and quantity of household fur-
lniture owned by family named Long.
Much of the hay escaped destruction.
The Bank of Oroville, holding
mortgage ,on the Stansbury hay, car
ried insurance to the amount or $SoO
Through Dell Hart Mr.. Hart also is
sued q policy to Mr.. George for $5oo
on his 80 tons of nay. The furniture
nor the building were not insured
J The furniture was placed in the build
ing nine years ago and the family mas
, never called for it. The owner is
, supposed to be living in California
, Mr. Payne considered the loss on the
} building and business to be about
, I$3, 900. The cause of the fire is un
known but as there has been no lire
. labout the warehouse Mr.. Payne /:
ifirm in the belief that 1t was Of incen
ldiary origin
( Rather oddly the fire occurred oil
e the anniversary of the burning of tn
n Peerless hotel at the southeast corne
= of Main street and Central avenue
n which, up to date, was the largest fir
r in point of porperty destroyed tina
s the town has ever suffered.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-02
WHAT WE DO NOT BOAST OF.

The clerk of the weather pulled an
joke upon the public
Sunday. So far as tie memory OF
man has any record there has never
been the promise of more pleasant
midwinter day than the sample OF
weather on tap during the forenoon
of Sunday. 1t was not promise, but
reality. The sun shone down from
a clear sky as warm as day In May.
The slight covering Of snow was melt
ing rapidly, there was a softness In
the air that made one feel glad to be
alive, and a smile of satisfaction
appeared upon the counteance OF
those one met upon the street. such
| continued to be the delightful condi-
tion until early in the afternoon when
the public had premonit1on OF
trouble as the wind switched around
land commenced blowing from the
north When the wind commences TO
blow from the north in this part OF
the country people commence digging
lup heavy raiment, for they know from
experience that trouble in the way
of most disagreeable chill is brewing
The visitation Sunday sustained the
, reputation that the north zephyr mas
earned in the past and people woke
up Monday morning to face bitter
penetrating wind bowling down from
, the Arctic circle carrying on its wings
t1e breath OF icebergs. 1t was a
singing, bitter, Furnishing wind ana
few ventured out of doors unless ao-
soIuteIv necessary. This north win
: ter wind is the only flaw in the idea'
Y climate of this north country.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-02
SEES A MARKED CHANGE.

Among the party of representatives
of bond investment houses that was in
town last week was j. G. Stevens, the
engineer who represented the district
during the original construction Of
the West Okanogan Valley Irrigation
system. Mr.. Stevens was in a posi-
tion to tell these strangers what water
has accomplished in the way OF recla-
nation in this valley. He saw the
country when 1t was in the raw state,
when the land was nonproductive,
when only small portion of it was
under cultivation, when the sage brush
reigned supreme and the land Itself
was comparatively valueless. Mr..
Stevens expressed himself as most
lagreeably surprised at the changes
that have been wrought since water
was first turned into the system and
the evidence on every hand of the de-
velopment of good imitation of the
general idea of Eden waere once a
desert confronted the eye.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-02
ORCHARDISTS IN SESSION.

Another interesting and instructive
of land owners and fruit
grower of this part Of the valley was
geld in the Civil League building last
covering part OF the morn
ing and most OF the afternoon. lAe
$ peakers were w. F. Gwinn, OF we
vice-president OF IL North-
west Fruit Exchange, and >. A. wal
man, a successful fruit grower OF me
Peshastin district, where they grow
fruit and take care Of it after harvest
OIL a big scale. notwithstanding The
fact that only very brief notice was
given of the coming Of these Sehtie-
men, principally via the telephohe'
every seat in the building was occu-
pied by keenly interested listeners. MI.
Gwinn talked upon marketing t1e
most vital feature Of apple growing
and gave his audience much vdldaole
information along that line. J. A. War
mans address was heart TO heart
talk from fruit grower to fruit grow
ers, telling how to do it properly and
explaining the failures and dlSappolnt-
ments that he passed through with
his neighbors in perfecting an orsaAi-
zation which is at last one OF tue hioS'
solid and profitable in the state. T1e
largest and most modern packing
houses and cold storage plants IN any
of the apple districts are located al
Peshastin, built and equipped at large
expense, and that expense sh"ulderet
by the organization of growers in ha
district. Mr.. Warman talked gooo
hard sense, telling how all this wa
accomplished and the difficulties sur
mounted in the accomplishment. HI
planted ideas in the audience that VII
in all probability sprout and grow
until they are incorporated into som
movement similar to tlat that ma
placed the Peshastin growers In an In
dependent position.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-02
SLATED FOR CHAMPIONS.

The Oroville high school basket ball
team goes to Riverside to try ringers
with the team representing the high
school at that place this Friday even
ing. II the locals win 1t will be five
victories and makes the Oro-
VILE team the champions Of the north
part of the county. We are informed
that this year the county has been di-
vided east and west at Riverside in the
matter OF deciding the championships
in school athletics. When that ques-
ton is settled then the championship
teams Of the north and south divisions
meet in battle royal to decide the
championship Of the county. II org
Vile team wins tonight then It will
meet on neutral grounds the cham
pions of the south end for the fina
finish. 1t Is not as yet known wha'
team Is in the lead in the south di
vision, but we believe it to be thu
Brewster outfit that has shown up II
great class this winter. When the fin
ais are at last on, WOW, what an excit
ing event 1t is going to be In count
school history.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-02
NDING HOUSE
INVESTIGATORS
Pleased With the Appearance OF
le Valley Under the Local lrri-
CATION System.

of the Carstens &
Is Co. of Seattle, were in the city
week completing their investlga-
of the West Okanogan valley
kation District preparatory to sub
Snp their final decision on taking
honds of the Irrigation Distrlct.
gentlemen comprising the party
I. Mr. G. f. Haskell, president,
EMessrs Smith. Campbell and New
hi Carstens & Earles, and Engln-
A. ]. Wiley OF Boise, Idaho, ana
Stevens of Portland.
lie principal points OF considera
are the nature and extent or the
hees and improvements to be mace
1.-The amount of money required al
time and in the near future.
he engineers selected to pass on
|nroiect and it's needs are the best
Z secured in the entire west. Inc
hing house Of Carstens 4 Earles
'of the oldest and best in the en-
|west as this house has for its fleio
hes in Portland, Los. Angeles ahe
Francisco as well as Seattle. N.
Ter financial hackers can be foune
the District is fortunate IN Deins
4 to interest this firm. ---
he officers of the Irrigation DIS
n are not yet quite ready to an
hnce their plans, as they WISH -
ce the completed plans before th
n owners before giving publicity I
plans. and secure the advice an
kgestions as well as the acceptanc
|the plans by the land owners.
\ details are to be worked out an
hs hoped that the matter can u
npleted within a month.
6r. Haskell. president of the Cars
Is e. Earles company expresse
hself as we'll pleased with the COT
hons of the District.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-02
SUFFERS COMPOUND FRACTURE.
VIII Jergens Meets With Shocking
Accident Mt Nighthawk.

viii Jergens, who is employed by
the county on bridge work, met with
a very serious accident about o'clock
"Wednesday evening at Nighthawk. He
was working on the bridge across the
Similkameen using large monkey
wrech in tightening up bolt when
the wrench slipped and he fell to the
ice, "a feet below. He was brought
down to Oroville on the Princeton
train, arriving here about $3.50, and
taken to the local hospital. Upon eX-
animation DR.. Bevis found that the
young man had suffered a compound
fracture of the :iba of the right leg.
lThe young man was as comfortable as
could be expected under the circum-
stances, Thursday, but serious com
plications may yet arise necessitating
amputation.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-02
DISTRICT ENGINEER.

Mr.. c. R. Burky, Of Jarome, ldaho,
has been elected as engineer-superln-
tendent of the West Okanogan valley
irrigation district Mr.. Burky Is ex-
perienced in irrigation work, having
specialized in this work for many
wears. He was with the Twin Falls
project during the construction period
and remained many years maintaining
and operating part Of that large sys-
TEN. Mr.. Burky is a graduate engineer
from the Universit of Nebraska, and
was in the army from 1917 to 1918
being discharged in 1919 with the rank
of captain. He will move his family to
Oroville soon.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-02

The Garner Jubilee Singers, a troupe
composed of seven performers, gave
the third number Of the Lyceum series
In the Liberty theater Wednesday
evening before crowded house
Judging from the applause the per-
formance gave the utmost satisfaction
although it might have contributed to
the pleasure OF the singing II there
lad been a trifle less campmeeting
emotional stuff and little more
| classic.
The Giant basket ball team OF the
State College. at Pullman, defeated
the Yankees in recent game. Al
mentioned last week Emma Beale Il
a member of the Giants and we SCI
that Mary Macy is a member Oh tn
yankees. Two Oroville girls pitte'
against eachother in the merry game
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-02
METHADIST CHURCH.

Lite has it's unwritten pages. there
are heart aches, disappointments,
broken friendships, withered hopes,
and heart meanings that VIII not
hush. The natural beauty of Gods
world should inspire thankfalness for
life, health, strength and the measure
Of prosperity we enjoy, Come and
Worship with US next Sunday.
Schedule of services--Sunday Schoo'
at 10 o'clock; Morning worship, SER
mon and specia, music at IL o'clock
Epworth League at GAS; evening ser
mon at 1880.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-02
"OyER THE HILL ETC.

Last Friday, that very ancient ci'i-
Thomas Smith, went to Okanogah
the purpose of entering ana max
his home at the county farm. AS
re is no other provision for caring
extremely old people without
Sans of support, Mr.. Smith took the
2pper steps, although he has long ue-
Hed giving in to the inevitable. FOR
Number of years he has lived IN the
hall cabin back of the Hotel de
Bubb. and with a large flock OF
ackens managed to exc out living.
3tely Mr.. Smith has not been very
ell and with his accumulated years
IA somewhat broken health he mas
III been in condition to properly take
re of himself On the county farm'
ith good care and food, Mr. omith
ill no doubt recover some OF MS
rmer vigor and live for NUMBER Oh
SAars for Mr.. Smith Is tenacious OF
'fe and there is reason to expect hlm
pass the century mark. 1t is gwen
0 few men to reach the advanced age
hat Mr.. Smith has already attained
.hlreadv he has rounded out 92 years.
nd he still enjoys most OF his facul-
les a slight defect in hearing being
bout the only sign of decay. What a
Marvellous age that man has nVeo
'khrough and what an interesting rec
;ord it would be if his life could DC
Y &ritten out for most Of that life mas
heen spent in the far west, curing
8hich he took an active part In early
law enterprises. In the days when tht
uestern world was in the rougn ant
fough people lived rough life ION
hmith was in the heyday OF vigorous
South and took his part in MAKING
Gestern history. He was one or thos
Valiant. hardy express riders, wh'
laughed at the elements and braYe
4fhe dangers OF the savage lndlan car
wing nis toll of mail between the sta
Hons assigned to him on the PLAIN
when the service extended from Saga
2 mento to the Missouri river. Frol
fhose stirring days to the present tim
he has lived upon the coast, worKih
mere. there and everywhere from Ar
Iona to Washington. He distinctly r
members before the days OF steam
boats or railroads his father ran
stage line out OF Cleveland, Ohio. eas
ward and westward. Little is kno"
{of MS later days as in conversation
#dwells upon the happenings OF hair
" century or more ago, and natural
z&being reticent what little informatl
~ that we have obtained from him n
s2 been fragmentary and somewh
# cloudy. So far as he knows, he mas =
s.. a living relative. 1t can be said
3 MI. Smith that he has never be
# known to complain, always III &c
MI spirits, cheerful and smiling and
M sisting upon taking care OF hims
# long after reaching condition Il
;# justified him in seeking that pub
N aid that every county provides Tor
&# aged dependant. Everybody liked
s# old man, he will be missed from
MI former haunts and he takes with I
81; in his new home the best wishes
wa all who knew him.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-02
The railroad compan yis assembling

The railroad compan yis assembling
men, material and cars for the pur-
pose of commencing the regular Ice
harvest on otter lake. This lake is
situated in British Columbia near
Coalmont and supplies fiae quality
of Ice with which all the Ice houses
along the line Of the Great Northern
from Spokane to Oroville on the 0ro-
ville-wenatchee BRANCH, are supplied
A large force Of men are employed IN
this work every winter. 1t will re-
quire 400 cars to handle the cut and
this will give oroville the appearance
of a busy point while cutting is goint
ION and the ice is In transit.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-02
We are requested 70 announce ths

We are requested 70 announce that
a Parent-Teachers association Will
be organized and 25 cent oyster sup
per served at the MoGinty school
house on this Friday evening at 7;l5
o'clock. The proceeds of the supper
will go toward paying for the school
organ. This is carrying out plan
originating last October when tie
supper had to be called off owing to
the appearance among neighborhood
children of scarlet fever. A good rep
resentation from Oroviile should at
tend the social gathering.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-02

Just keep in mind that the big mas
querade to be given in February by
the knights Of Pythias, their annual
social blow out. is going to be the
grea, social event OF the winter. Get
YOUR fancy, or funny. togs ready and
he one OF the merry makers.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-02

DR.. Bevis reports the arrival OF an
eight and a half pound boy to the
household of Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Grons-
dahl, Sunday morning, Mr.. Grons-
dahl is the book keeper at the stand
ard Oil plant, and as this Is the first
arrival in the family Joy hangs over
that roof tree.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-02

Tae Embroidery Club Will meet TINS
(Friday) afternoon at the nome OK
Mrs. A. J. Jackson.