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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-02-14

SIN QUE LIE CUEsTE A I'D.
nada en- ell Departamento Remington
Sc lie gravar& su nombre en- su pluma
fllente 81 Ia compra en- dicho Departa-
mento. Advt.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-06-01

winter, brook or stream perhaps
those things are a cows furniture.
80 If l did intend to move l would
not get all worn out packing up every
thing and making sure that l had not
forgotten some of the things.
Dear me. 1 wouldn't have TO say:
Now l wonder If have forgotten
anything. 1t would be dreadful If 1
left anything behind.
"'Oh. dear, | wonder If l remem-
bered to put the pillows at the Top of
the trunk where l can get them out
the first thing.
And l do hope l didn't forget to
put my heavy coat toward the top so
l can have 1t If l get cold
mo, Mrs. Cow would not have to
say any of these things. Nor would
you, Nanny Goat"
"Ma-a-a." said Nanny Goat, "You
speak the truth"
And so, as say, If had to move,
1 could move with ease and / would
not get tired out or cross In the hard
work Of getting ready.
But / don't move. l like to stay In
the same place. l am contented. I'm
not always thinking that some day I'd
like little place by the sea or big
place in town.
I'm satisfied with the home l have
and | don't want to move.
''Oh, COW Is contented creature.
"And 1t did seem such a joke to
think that the people knew so little
about cows that they were surprised
to think l hadn't moved.
THAT did amuse me, and / really
had to swish my tail very hard and
pretend that l was busy getting the
files TO cal! elsewhere besides on my
back so the people would not know I |
was really anxious to laugh at them. |
II suppose they wouldn't have been /
II they had seen a moving
van with lots of grass and hay upon 1t
with Madam Cow giving moo orders
about everything.
"How strange people arel"
II think II was a good joke to think
they were surprised to see us here"
said Nanny Goat. "Truly, think that
vas something very funny"
Il thought you would agree with
me-" said Madam Cow. II thought So"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-06-01

back for several days. Don't expect
me till / come. I've got to hurry for
my train Good-by. Merry Christ
mas"
Gloomily Mrs. Penfeld stared after
him. She still had no idea what sort
Of business he was trying out. as he ex-
pressed IL; certainly she could not I'M
derstand why any business whatever
should call him out of town on the
chief holiday of the whole year.
The zest of the dinner was gone for
her, but she exerted herself, that the
children might not notice. And they
did not. Never before had they had 90
wonderful q feast. They would live
on the memory Of 1t for many days
rather more literally than anyone sup
posed at the time, too. Roast ducks
and potato, gravy, squash, rice pud-
ding with raisinsl And all the time
the tree waited for them to come back,
reckoning to them with Its soft, tinsel-
hung boughs and gay festoons of pop
corn and shells.
Lettie, slightly numb from repletion,
hunched down on her table-box and
fixed her black eyes solemnly on Mrs.
Penfeld's face.
"What're you thinking OF, dear7
Aren't you full?"
"FullT Lettie left 1t at that, with
entire adequacy. "What / was think
ing of was last year and the swell feed
got. had some moldy bread and a
piece Of bologny that | fished outa-"
"Oh, Lettie. Lettiei" broke in Mrs. |
Penfeld compassionately. "T'll never
be thankful enough that Crink found |
vou."
veither'll be, you bet your FROM T
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-06-01
norence Bingham
Livingston,
ooera'eHr ~ oposor 4. ooRAr ooreAn,

alone memories, eitherl The tree was
still there, and Christmas day was yet
| to come.
MY landy goodness 70 cried Lettie.
Il don't never want to see anything
swellern that party was. 1t sure hit
the stars for class"
II guess we're pretty rich," piped
Thad, skinning a finger of FIR to deter
mine exactly how sticky 1t was.
1--WE sure got rich feelings" agreed
Mrs. Penfield. "And that's as much as
millions of money can put inside you"
Eyes, s'pose So" corroborated Let
tie, politely but with evident reserva-
lions. Say, PenzIe, wouldn't Mr..
Wopple beat you stiff7 He wished me
Merry Christmas"
Mrs. Penfield laughed Land, Let
tie. what do you think folks are
hard-and-fast little sticks of wood7
They mostly amt nothing I all except
what you think they are. Chances are,
If you think a Teller is mean, you're
just confessing the way you acted to
him first"
MY patiencel" sighed Lettie. life
Is awful hard to get used to-
well, by Georger" broke in Crink.
I'm glad this here Christmas amt
over yet. There's still them roast
ducks TO be ct tomorrow"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-06-01
'ER;esSsdlySsa
Fairy Tale
cows HOME
WMARY 6R !. BONNER


Moo, moo" said Madam Cow tt
Miss Nanny Goat, II have something
quite funny to tell you"
Tell 1t to me-" said Miss Nanny
Goat. Il will probably think 1t is fun
ny for they say I'm silly goat and
SO l will be willing to laugh at any
thing
"Not much of 4 compliment" said
Madam Cow, but still am not going
to be annoyed
well, some people passed by the
other day. You see we are but a lit
tie way out Of the city and people are
surprised to see us here.
ITS not a real farm and vet our
master likes to have COW and he
likes to have goat and there are
some other pets about. too.
But the people seem surprised al
ways to see COW so near the city.
These people who passed the other
day had been this way once before
THAT was about year ago. And
they had seen us here and they had
been surprised then
Wneb tney saw US the otner DAY
as they passed by they said:
Isn't that stranger We saw that
COW and goat here last year-in just
this very spot
"WeIl. l thought that was quite
funny.
II was amused to think that they
were surprised to see us In the same
place. Why should they have thought
we would have moved since they had
seen usl
I'm not one to go from place to
place. Some creatures are always lik-
ing to change their homes. They |
move their furniture and their bed |
ding and their clothes and their dishes
and so forth.
"But that is not my way. To be
sure II | did have to move wouldn't
have to take any furniture, nor any
bedding, nor any clothes, nor sets Of
dishes.
THAT Is where a COW is so SEN
'ible. A COW doesn't have to go to a
lot of trouble to start In with house
keeping in the first place.
"A pleasant field, good barn in the
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-06-01
CHAPTER XIX
Twenty Minutes Late.

My goodness, Uncle Jerry. you
don't mean It'll" Mrs Penfield paused
In her chopping of meat for the dress
Ing
Eyes, Car'line, l came in to tell you.
I'm awful sorry, but"
"But Christmas dayi' she interrupt
ed, struggling between hurt and be-
wilderment. ''Not to take dinner with
your own folks %
Il would If / could. Wouldn't moth
Ing please me better. But l got to go
out of town. It's sudden call. Bust
ness / got to see to- l may not be
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-06-01
The Fishing Hog.

have my loves and my hates. No
words can record my aversion for the
person lis he man or devilT who
snares the little fish under size, whose
abortive selfishness leads him to con-
tinue when the creel Is full, and who
catches the mother at spawning time.
To me he is the human wolverine, the
fish glutton and for him l have loath-
ing as well as hate.-From "Oid Black
Bass" by Albert Benjamin Cunning
ham.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-06-01
CTo BE coNTINUED)
The PIIuhtad Word.

The heaviest fetter that ever
weighed down the limbs of captive
is as the web of the gossamer com.
pared with the pledge of people Of
hopor. The wall Of stone and the bar
o0 iron may be broken, but the plight
Cd word. never.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-06-01
Too Sudden.

Little Mary came into the house
bedraggled and weeping.
my goodness" cried her mother.
What a sight you arel How did il
happenr'
Il am s-sorry, mamma, but I fell
into a mud-puddle."
WHAT with your best new dress
onY'
"Y-y-yes, 1 didn't have time to
change it,
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-06-01
You Walk in Comfort

If you Shake Into Your Shoes some
Aliens Foot-Ease, the Antiseptic,
Healing powder for shoes that pinch or
feet that ache. 1t takes the friction from
the shoe and gives instant relief to corns
and bunions, hot tired, aching, swollen,
sweating feet blisters and callouses.
Ladies can wear shoes one size smaller
by shaking Aliens Foot-Ease in
each shoe. Sold everywhere. Trial pack
age and Foot-Ease Walking Doll sent
post Free. Address
Aliens Foot-Ease, lie Roy, N. Y.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-06-01

"Aim right, start right, and keep
plugging away"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-10-05
METHODIST CHURCH.

Wonderful Missionary "c''ie
,,onts have taken place in Japan III
Tho last fifty years, the soc'a, .sna,st
'no '',oaram of the japanese Metnouiss
psurcn is to complete the prohibition
or tbe liquor traffic. war Oh 's ,1' To-.
diseases. abolish child labor give &c
a,s'1H po, nrotection to industrial workers ;
90, ,ment of living wage ana 'ne .so ap
,oat,on of Christian principles nn ln ooo m
p,,e pss of property. A total OF s.o~srty s.O~,tv
w., 'n"rtn h Of Methodist church proper a'rtn.
was destroyed in the recen. o, mod.
"uake. ~ Our local Sunday scnoo, Snndo,
a'dnu ,iNeral cash offering last s'H0"'
toward Japanese relief ,,.,,.
Services next Sunday as ,O wornin,
sunday school at 10 O'CLOCK, :, 'n n,o,ock
Worship and sermon at -, !, sven,n,
S,"~orth w"rsnu League at s;4o !,ss and even,n rn
l.mon Immediately following "
League A. F. KRoNEMAN' Paste
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-10-05
0R0VILLE HORNETS
FACE BULLDOGS

The first football game Of the sea-
son win be played this atterHeoE an
the high school grounds, between the
local aggregation, surnamed the "Hor-
nets, and the Okanogan Bulldogs.
This game promises to be one Of
the best fought battles for this sea-
sen. The local boys have been put
through intensive training the last
two weeks, in order to meet the test
today. Okanogan had the champion
team last year and many Of their
players from last year are on the
team again. However, the local boys
are not worrying, as they believe they
have q stronger team than the one
that represented the school last year
Coach Leonard said, I'VE expect e
give n good account of ourselves W.
have some raw material that is show
| ing up good in practice"
A number of the local business hou
ses will be closed during the game
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-10-05
NO ROOM FOR PESSiMisM.

pessimjsm on the part of any body
!, this state is based on ignorance, D..
- Duke. supervisor of banks de-
clares. He predicts that on January 1
this state will show the best balance
offered by business men, manufactns
ers farmers and tradesmen in any
part of the country.
Though conditions are not satisiac'
torv for the wheat farmers, super
visor Duke declares that the IL
mopths" farmers are in prosperous
condition. In support of this stare
mont he shows that bankers repor
that diversified farming has permitted
the land owners who have followed
that nractice to pay up their indebted
noss and accumulate comfortable bai
onces While this is not true In al
oases the condition is so general ina
ur Duke asserts the 12-months farm
ors has no serious cause for con
lplaint =,
"Of course the lumber trade is ei
lioving superlative prosperity, "cou
lments Mr.. Duke, but the states pro-
lnerity does not end there or IN u
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-10-05
CANNERY ENDS
CONTRACT TODAY

The Oroville Cannery will be able
10 fill its $1,000 case contract for to-
fnatoes with the Powell-Sanders
company of Spokane by tonight. The
remainder of the output for this sea-
son will then be placed upon the
open market. One carload OF toma-
tees was shipped to Spokane Friday
and there are about four carloads
more in storage ready for loading.
1--WE hope to run for ten days more
or even longer if we do not get q
frost" said Manager Watson wed
ncsday. However, we may not DC
that fortunate, as Cologne, h. C., was
visited by heavy frost last week.
"The yield this year has beeI
heavy; in fact if we should not get
frost until late, some plots woalt
Weld so tons to the acre. DR.. bcale
who has seven acres in tomatoes tnl
wear, has harvested over 20 tons u
1.-The acre already and Will proDaDl
turn out 30 tons to the acre betof
:. the cannery closes"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-10-05
ocAl PASTOR RETURNS
FROM LONG TRIP

The Rev. d. Vincent Gray returned
from the east Wednesday evening
from two months vacation trip
which carried them over a large part
of Uncle Sans domain. during
their trip they visited Alaska, where
tbey attended the Harding Memorial
service, hearing Governor Bone ana
other Alaskan officials speak. From
Alaska they returned to Seattle, ahu
went east visiting relatives. While
east they passed through st. LOUIS
Chicago, Pittsburg, and New YORK.
The Rev. and Mrs. Gray passec
through Wyoming during the oit
food. being held up at one place II
hours. by a washout.
1--WE are glad to get back to oro
Vile" Mr.. Gray declared. I'VE saV
lots of places, but we like oroVii'
the best"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-10-05
FUTuRIsTic MUSICAL PROGRAM
TO BE GIVEN IN oRovilLE.

Something quite new and extremely
is the "Futuristic Musi-
cal Program" that will be given on
Monday evening, October 10, in Oro-
Vile. by the Patton Brothers as the
first number of the local high school
Lyceum series.
These three brothers, Lowell. Don
aid and Gault, come from a highly re-
spected and cultured Christian home
in Portland, Oregon. They all pos
sess fine voices and Lowell Is an un-
usually gifted pianist. He is the
manager and director of the company
and is well known musician on the
western coast. He was organist OF
the Pilgrims Congregational Church
in Portland, when but fifteen years
of age. and began at that early date
t. teach piano and organ. Since then
he has held positions as organist ana
chorister in some of the largest
churches of that city.
Lowell Patton was chosen pianist
with the famous Flying Squadron 8
few years ago and appeared In every
principal city in the United States
AS "a "gob" during the war he was
song leader at Bremerton Navy YARD
He has since appeared with various
organizations and was for one seasoI
accompanist to Frances Soule, harpist
on tour with Frances Ingram. In DE
cember 1922, he went to Europe ant
spept three months in study and II
getting new ideas and material 10
the Trio.
The Patton Brothers program con
sists of musical prologue, six ep
sodes and an epilOgue. The episode
lare Russian, Old-fashioned, Religious
Popular, Oriental and Patriotic, gi'
ing opportunity for fascinating con
bination of costumes, character song
dances, piano solos, all produced
an artistic manner, by these thre
versatile brothers. The entertainer
will be one of the most novel ana d
!. s.I1iyhtfuI of the season.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-10-05
RAMSEY ANXIOUS TO SEE
POULTRY MEN START ASSN.

w. +. Ramsey of Elllsforde. who
was In Wenatchee Monday, has
place which is a veritable demonstra
tion for the people Of this section OF
the state. He grows a variety of vege
tables in conjunction with his fruit.
lie Is also developing a chicken busi-
ness and now has 500 hens He has
gone far enough with the chicken
business 80 that he is convinced that
there should be many thousands Of
hens In this section of the state.
He Is anxious to see poultry asso-
citation properly organized and in
| charge of competent man who could
handle the grading and shipping of
the eggs and handle the young cock
erels.
He says the Wenatchee Commercial
club should take definite interest
III the industry, for when properly
started and developed it can be made
one of the most satisfactory In this
section of the state. There are many
places where the poultry Duslnes,
affords steady income which means
u good living, satisfactory homes ant
ia balance in the bank \
1 Mr.. Ramsey says: "ThOse Of III
who live up the river want to be abl'
to order car Of grain for CHECKER
: feed and then we want to send Ou
eggs to Wenatchee where they can b.
properly graded and shipped to tn
markets throughout the country.
. IF the Wenatchee Commercial clu
will supply two men to help out wit
the organization work would be gla
: to put in an equal amount of tim
i myself in getting this industry orgar
$ ized." Daily World.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-10-05
DEATH SUMMONS PIONEER
OF THE LOOMS COUNTRY

Frank Lintz Of lOOmis, age ", died
at the Oroville General hospital Fri
day, after,.a long period of illness
that followed a severe attack OF IN
fluenza. He is survived by his WIFE,
one son and one daughter.
The funeral service was conducted
at Loomis by the Rev. j. q. drou'
and burial was made in the Mountain
View cemetery at that place.
Frank Lintz was born if Bohemia
and came to Loomis about thirty
wears ago. He engaged In :he ca''''
business for q number of years ant
lately had been conducting store 4
IioOmis.
Because of his poor he''th "1'er al
attack of influenza he made Trip u
the coast and was In hospltai 'ler
for several weeks. Re- .ntly lie II
turned home and then came TO III
y local hospital.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-10-05
RECEIVES TRIP TO OLYMPIA.

Miss Mable Morris, who won the
cun awarded by the Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias, for the best essay
written on the subject, citizenship
Training" by Washington high
school student, left Tuesday morning
for Olympia.
Miss Morris appeared at the session
of tbe lodge held in Olympia yester,
day, read her essay and was preseh
ted with the grand lodge cup.
The expenses of her trip are oeihe
paid by the Grand Lodge, knights o.
Pythias as part of the award.
Miss Morris was member OF th'
| Oroville high school graduating cias
of 1923.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-10-05
Ff|CERS CATCH
| LIQUOR VENDOR
...InIAN OFFICER ASSISTS
wei DON IN STOPPING BoR-
DER BOOZE TRAFFIC.

SUCCESSFULLY operating carefully
|.rIsed trap Deputy Sheriff E. G.
,.,don' Of Oroville, and Provincial
,.,s,ah,e Mcdonald of Fairviaw, p.
esurht Chas. Moore of OsOyOOs
,dasv night, who Is alleged to have
8, engaged In the Illicit wholesale
- rptail liquor business at the boun
" line just north of town.
uoore is alleged to have been sell
!, booze at the boundary line fol
.re time and to have solicited bust
~ from Oroville, and it was the
~ of one of his customers thai
,nught him to grief Friday night.
10 was taken to Fairview by Con
nhle Mcdonald and is reported t
hvp been released on bond.
This is one of the first times tina
- Canadian and American officer
hye worked together along this par
the bOua,l,ry. The provincial ;'o
4, have a very audable attitude tC
urd law enforcement and are willin
\ cooperate with the American OF
mrs
Deputy Sheriff, Weldon consider
lat the pan # working With III
nuadian Officials, is very successful
A. was also assisted Friday ni"ht b
IN g. Mckinney If Orovilir.
Officers on both sides of the bOul
hy are determined that there sha
1 no illegal oasis for parched throat
exblished at this part of the b0ul
hy and purveyors of wet goods al
hiding 1t very difficult to operate.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-10-05
YAx TO STATE SHOW A
DECREASE THIS YEAR.

(Okanogan independently
Although County Assessor J. Il.
| lue has received no word from the
nate board of equalization as to the
I nio given this county in arriving at
' he amount of taxes to be paid for the
unduct of state business, he has in
| bmatIon that leads him to believe
| hat higher ratio has been granted.
The eQualized assessed valuation OF
he railroad property in the county
has been placed at $1,661 $50, accord
Ing to word received from the state
. tax commissioner. This amount Is
| N5SO6 higher than the equalized as
Nssment year ago. and from these
figures Mr.. Frye estimates that the
nate ratio has been raised.
II may be that substantial raise
las been granted in the ratio as MT
Frye Is of the opinion that the state
board granted the railroads a reduc
ton In their actual valuations. Iht
assessed valuation of railroad proper
y is found by applying the ratio o.
zach county, so that railroad prOpert!
would be assessed on the same Dasi
q other property in the county. Las
year the Okanogan county ratio wa
y and the railroad valuation, u
esualaed, was therefore 40 per cen
Of the actual valuation. A raise In I'll
eauallzed valuation this year lhu
Gates to the assessor that the count
ratio has been boosted.
Il Is possible however, that I'll
state board needed the recommends
llon Of Treasurer Dale Rice that III
valuation of the Wenatchee-OroVii'
branch be increased as it Is one OF I'll
best paying branch lines on the Gre'
Northern system. The increased V"i
"'"h IepOTteu may pc
N that way rather thar on account
raise in the ratio.
There are 133.251 miles of raiiro'
In the county.
Applying the estimated aver"
levy In the school districts thro"'
which the railroad passes, 1t Is lis'
Cd that the Great Northern VIII y
more than $4,000 greater tax this 'e
than last.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Frye rev
ea additional word from the S''
board showing decrease OF ain''
Ml,o0G in the amount to be paiu
uls county to the state In taxes =
state asks 146,7O5.O5 from okahos
county as against $165,9'o'oo ~
year.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-10-05
APPLE SHIPMENTS INCREASE

Between II and 10 cars of apples
viii be shipped from Orovilie TINS
week The Clarke and CRUDE ware
house is shipping "A car daily. Inc
Wagner and Haskell warehouses nave
also been making shipments this
week.
The apples this year are running
fairly heavy to fancies, due to lack OF
color which was caused by the late
warm weather. Another two weeks
will end the Jonathan run when VIII
be followed by the Delicious.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-10-05
EAST OROViLLE NEWS.

A. A. Fiddler and wife and two chill
dren from Kelowna, =. c., are camp
ing at the East Side park.
The Washington Water Power COM
pany has extended the electric line up
Maple avenue as far as hawthorne
street, having installed lights IN Sex
sons and Sanborn's residences.
Spencer returned from We
natchee Monday, where he has been
helping his son, A. A. Spencer, pre-
nare to move. His son is travehns
salesman for the Western Dry GoodS
comnany of Seattle and has now beer
transferred to Eugene, oregon
| Lester Sawtells made business
/ trip TO Wenatchee Monday.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-10-05
Cattle RuSTLER
GOES TO MONROE

Al Prime who was arrested by Mar
sbal E. G. Weldon on Nine Mile creeh
Soptamber 10, while driving away
soma cattle belonging to fickel
hrothers of Tonasket, was returned u
the Monroe Reformatory, SATURDAY
few months ago he was parole,
from the reformatory where ne wa.
sorv;nq n sentence of from two TO III
teen years.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-10-05
MASTERS RETURNS FROM EAST

DR.. J. L. Masters arrived back IN
Oroyille Saturday from indianapolis
where he was recently called by the
illness of his foster mother, Mrs. lda
Gregg. He reports that she is now III
better health.
While away DR.. Masters took ad-
vantage of an opportunity to attend
a convention of the National Dehtal
association which was held last montr
in Cleveland, Ohio. Ten Thousand
members of the profession who came
from every part of the United States
were present at the meeting.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-10-05
NOTED EDUCATOR
VISITS 0R0vILLE

Mrs. Josephine Corliss Preston
state superintendent of schools, vlsi-
rcd the Oroville schools yesterday and
spoke on education to an audience at
the Civic League building last night
Mrs. Preston was unable to nothv
Superintendent Glover until "edhes-
day that she would visit Orovllle, SO
that little notice of her coming couio
| he given locally.