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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-16
LOOMS ITEMS.

The Loomis bank holdup case Will
be tried at tne county seat this week.
Bill Knosher, the young man in
charge of the bank at the time of the
robbery has been summoned from Sc
attic, where he is at present attend
ing school, and from LoOmis, the fol-
lowing were subpoenied to appear as
witnesses: John Melcher, John Beall,
Chas. A. Graham, n. Reed, c. b. Witt
and c. II. Knosher.
e. A. Johnston. civil engineer, and
wno has had charge Of the survey
work under the irrigation project has
resigned his position here and is sue
ceeded by James BannOn, of Spokane
AS soon as weather conditions will
permit, Mr.. Bannon will put on an
active crew that will make things
buzz.
A local stockmens meeting was
held here last week which was at
tended by Forest Supervisor p. T.
Harris. Forest Assistant Leo. lsaacs
and Forest Ranger r. b. Pierpont.
w. W. Alderman and his wife, now
located at Port Orchard visited few
days at the home of Mr.. and Mrs A.
p. Hutchings. About twenty-five years
ago tne Alderman's homesteaded some
land at the head Of Palmer lake, and
are well acquainted here
A card of thanks is offered for the
many courtesies extended by friends
and neighbors during the illness and
subsequent death of their brother,
Arnold Tillaan. The card is signed
by Mrs. Tom. Windsor. Bertha Till
man, Laurence e. Tillman and F. p.
Tillman.
John p Forde, the local mercha IT
and assistant postmaster is planning
to install an acetylene lighting and
cooking system in his orchard resi-
dence Mrs. Frank I.intz has also ord
cred n similar equipment for her res
taurant business which will make the
establishment an up-to-date eating
place. w. j. Laiti. representing the j
B. Colt Acetylene Lighting & Cooking
company of New York, is the mar
who is introducing the equipment ant
is meeting with considerable success
The second Community Card party
will be held at the library on Friday
evening of this week. Some interest
ing entertainment is promised by
ring master j. F. Cronin. After The
program a lunch will be served by
1.-The Kings Daughters.
That pesky ground hog was nearer
right than the old time weather
prophets. Five blow is tle coldesr
reported during the presnt cold snap
Price Fruit was in charge of The
local Money Emporium" during The
absence of Manager Knosher.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-16
WELL POSTED ON RADIO.

B. M. Wells was down off the hill
day and while visiting this office dis
cussed at considerable length radio
and the science of snatching vagrant
sounds out Of the atmosphere. That
is to say the discussion was very much
one sided. 1t was more Of an explana-
tion than discussion as the office
force is shy on radio knowledge. And
few men are able to talk on the sub
ject more intelligently and instruct
lively, than Mr. Wells for he has given
the subject much study, much investi-
cation and has written numerous ar
ticles on radio that have been accept
ed, with demand for more, by maga-
zines devoted to disseminating infor-
nation on the subject. AS higl.
school student at Cincinnati away
back in 1908, Mr.. Wills first became
interested in radio and communica-
ton by radio and he has kept abreast
of the progress made in that marve-
lous discovery of transmitting sound.'
For the past three years he has had
radio outfit in working order on the
ranch, and while its receiving power
Is somewhat limited as to distance he
can hear in on transmissions from
most of the coast cities and finds it an
exceedingly pleasant addition to the
limitations of farm house in the mat
ter of entertainment. Mr.. Wills feels
confident that interest in radio is
bound to increase with the passage Of
time. and that some day most homes
in the land, and more especially in the
remoter parts of the country removed
from the attractions of towns and cit
les, will be supplied with radio outfits
as part Of the family furniture and
will be source Of great enjoyment
to the household.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-16
CHAPTER OUT OF THE PAST.
Ex-Couniy Superintendent Tells OF
Early Experiences in Okanogan
0unty.

Mrs. Chas. Hermann of Okanogan,
has very interesting article in the
Sunday issue of the Spokane Spokes-
man-ReyieW in which she tells of her
experience in Okanogan county in
early days as county superintendent
OF schools, which gives an insight into
the lardships that the early settlers
were called upon to undergo, At that
time the boundary of Okanogan
county extended to the Wenatchee
river houses We're few and far bet
ween. schools still fewer, crude
affairs, with no comforts or conven-
iences and pitably small attendance.
(And speaking of schools we wonder
what the present generation, enjoying
modern schools, supplied with means
for enjoying athletic exercises, taught
all tae frils of cooking and manuel
training, given an opportunity to
spend much of their time in social
pleasures, would do If called upon to
obtain the first rudiments of an
education under such adverse circum-
stances and in the face of the hard
ships endured, and endured cheerfully
by the pioneers Of this county)
But that is a diversion. When Mrs.
Hermann filled the role of county
: superintendent most of the travel
was over trails and bloody rougl
trails at that as we distinctly remem-
Der and the means of transportation
was the backbone Of a cayuse very
generally. The bench took place Of
desks in most Of the school houses,
teachers were hard to get and not any
too efficient when once roped, while
the buildings were so little protection
that the elements had free access
! and the children suffered while trying
to master the mysteries of the A, b, c,
or untangling the problems of the
first lessons in mathematics.
Mrs. Herrmann's "reminiscences are
an important chapter in the early his
tory Of this county, and in the telling
she mentions the names Of people
well known in those days but whc
have disappeared and are now almost
entirely forgotten. We came into th'
county at the time Mrs Hermann
was performing her duties and oftei
wonderd at the pluck Of the woman
covering the vast territory embraced
in the county over which she presided
Reading this record it struck us that
some provision should be made foi
gathering up the scraps of early his
tory Of Okanogan county that II ma!
be perpetuated for future generations
so that the thousands who come II
the county in the future ma!
know wlat the pioneers under
went blazing the trail for the myr
lads that were to follow and beneIi
by their clearing the way. There ar
still number of these pioneer
living and they could contribute val
liable information that could be work
} ed up into narrative form. In a few
years II will be too late, for the earl
pioneer is now on the shady side @
life and his race is almost run.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-16
BEAUTIFUL LEGAL TANGLE.

The -Four Metals Mining company,
or the mine itself is under barage
of legal litigation and no man can
predict the end. We know nothing
of the merits of the case. but do know
that when a property such as the
Four Metals gets into the courts there
is no telling where or when the end
will be. 1t is an unfortunate situation,
for the Four Metals mine is property
that gives promise of making a valu-
able mine if properly and thoroughly
worked. Advertisements in this pa
per show that one of the claimants is
advertising the mine out at sheritf's
sale and now the following take" from
the Okanogan Independent SHOWS that
the original owners are not going to
supinely submit to this proceedings.
Unfortunate it is that so good a prop
erty should become tangled up in this
manner:
James A. Stack, w. O. Steele and
e. e. Elmer of Oroville have commence
cd suit against H. B. Payne, as re-
ceiver for the Four Metals Mining
company, George Grant and e. ]. Will
son as sheriff of Okanogan county. In
their complaint they allege that r. S.
Grant and Charles T. Atkins of Chi
cago agreed to buy a group of claims
for $4,000 and that the latter trans
! ferred their rights to the Four Metals
Mining Company. The mining COM
pany is in the hands of a receiver and
debts totalling about $4,000.
George Grant, a brother of R. S
Grant. has a claim of $4,000 against
the mining company and is preparing
to sell the claims at public auction
| The Oroville men have secured a tenn
porary injunction restraining the
sheriff and Grant from selling the
claims. A show cause order was also
/ issued. requiring Wilson and Grant tC
show cause why they should not bt
permanently restrained from selling
the mining property.
The Oroville men claim that the
mining company has not performed
the requirements of the contract, Sc
they are taking legal steps to regain
little to the claims which they turned
over to the men from Chicago
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-16
CARED FOR BY UNCLE SAM.

Jas. Brooks was a passenger to
Okanoaan Saturday where he was to
have his teeta attended to under di-
rertion Of the government arrange
ments for caring for ex-service men.
Young Brooks was one of the boys
from this part Of the county who was
over there. and while there he saw
lot of exceedingly exciting service, as
he was AT the front where the bark or
the biz guns was constant and the
reinies were taking heavy toll from
me ranks Of the allies. James got
through without any serious injury
Ito his anatomy, although coming out
with such a poor set of teeth that he
has had them extracted at the expense
If the government since reaching
home. The government is looking out
for the BOYS who need looking out for
as p result Of service at the front, and
I'm the course Of time Mr.. Brooks VIII
be provided with a new set or store
teeth and be in shape to masticate his
food
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-16
HAS MANY VALUABLE VIRTUES.

AS a singular coincident to the ar
ticle published in the last issue OF the
Gazette in reference to the big local
EPSON salts industry a COPY OF the
Country Gentleman was handed in
that contained a long article under
the head Of EPSON Salts for Hens,
in which an experienced poultry man
sets forth facts to substautiate his
statement that the use Of EPSON salts
is Indispensable in the successful rails
ing of chickens Tie article IS a very
long one and tells in detail how to use
salts. when to use salts and the right
amount Of salts to use in given cases.
The article would be of special inter
est and value to poultry raisers but IS
entirely too long to reproduce even
had we the right to do SO, for the ar
ticle is probably copyrighted. Taken
an extract from the article the writer
says: EPSON salts are used in the
chicken yard more than is any other
medicine except the sharp edge of the
ak. 1t has saved more chickens from
Not half enough of ii is used 1t is not
SO popular as it ought to be-" Again;
There are few poultry ailments that
EPSON salts are not prescribed for;
comparatively few 1t is used for
blackhead, for coccidiosis, for going
light for microbin infection for
worms. for inflammation Of the stom-
ach or intestines, for limberneck, for
c1ickenpoX, for poisons, for general
health-insurance purposes and for
various and sundry diseases. EVi-
IDENTIFY EPSON salts has virtues that
the majority of people little dreamed
Of and those virtues should create a
demand for the product that will tax
the capacity of the deposits Of this To-
cality to supply. And that means that
the enterprise now on foot backed by
tle Epso Products company is going
to be the biggest thing on tle Pacific
coast.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-16
SPARE OUR BLUSHES.

The following are extracts from
letter Just received from c. NJ. Zediker
who is now project manager for the
Franklin County Irrigation District
No. /. and 1t may be said In passing
that occasional words of commenda-
tion such as occur in Mr. Zediker's
letter makes us feel that our loyalty
to Oroville and northern Okanogan
county is somewhat appreciated and
that our labor has not all been in
vain:
There is warm place in my heart
beyond words to express, for the
friendships cemented during the years
Of my work in the West Okanogan,
and | trust the year will be one of
prosperity to Oroville and the vale Of
the Okanogan. and that my successor
there may render the community
greater service than ] ever dreamed
Of.
81 dsire to take this opportunity of
commenting you and your paper for
the great work you have done for the
community in standing at all times
for those sterling principles. the basis
of the things worth while in life"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-16
IN A HEN AND EGG COUNTRY.

z A few weeks ago mention was made
~ tn departure of ]. M. Irwin for CAL
8ornia and the following item taken
from the Petaluma Argus shows that
he arrived at his destination all right:
~. NJ. Irwin, of Oroville, Wash, who
iarrived here this week to visit his
0epnew, Earl l.. Irwin and family,
Was pleasantly surprised to find that
An aunt, Mrs. c. S. Irwin, whom he
Dad not seen for fifty years, resided
here. A reception was given him at
The home of his cousins, Mr.. and Mrs
A. H. Sien, of GOT Kentucky street.
where four generations were repre-
oented. Mrs. Ada Bullen, of Oakland,
Also a cousin, was present. Mr.. Irwin
3 travelling in California for his
health and is feeling somewhat i'm
proved. After visiting relatives in
Oakland a few days he will continue
south to spend the summer in the
3outnern part of the state. A son, A.
a. Irwin, resides in Los Angeles
M 1t appears that the Petaluma district
raises about all the eggs that are con-
Numed in California, or one would sup
bose so from the quantity showing.
Mr.. Irwin sends several photographs
illustrating the Petaluma egg industry
And 1t is surely something immense.
The city is surrounded with poultry
Farms and there are views OF these
Farms with chickens covering the en-
Hire scenery. Another picture shows
- section of an egg display of 7SO
.sdozen hen fruit the product OF a sim
Igle day. Another shows a hatchery
where there are 100000 eggs in one
match. Still another with 100 chicks
i'm a single brooding house. 1t strikes
jus that Petaluma is the logical place
Nor holding ministerial conventions.
81 Another inspiration Is aroused by
the pictures. Why can't the lanc
Owners of this valley get into the
chicken and egg game on big scale
'There is money in it or these people
would not devote so much time ant
Scare to the business. AS an encour
.agement to ventures of this kind 4
w can be added that experience nas
proved that there is no locality on thu
coast better adapted to chicken rails
"A ing than right here in the Okanogai
valley.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-16
MASQUERADE DANCE.

Next Tuesday evening Is the date
set for the third annual dance given
under the auspices of the local
knights of Pythias. The lodge decided
to give something different this year
and the dance will be in the nature
of a masquerade There is always
something attractive for lovers of the
dance in a mask ball and they rarely
fail to draw large crowd. 1t is per-
fectly safe to promise that the mas
querade next Tuesday evening will be
the most largely attended social func-
ton of the winter season. and conse-
quently will prove to be the most
pleasant, as crowds are always con-
ducive to pleasure. especially when
dancing is the pastime connected with
the crowd. Don't fail to be there.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-16
COMMERCIAL CLUB
ToAGA|N FUNCTION
yerbOdy Attend Meeting Called Next
Friday Evening, February %,
For Reorganization.

A meeting of the Oroville CONNER
Nal club is called for Friday night,
February 23rd at the Civic League
hiding. This Is the annual meeting
allied for the purpose Of electing Of
tcers for the ensuing year and for
he transaction of any other business
hat may come up.
n While to all outward appearances
here has been no Commercial Club in
)roville during the past year, yet ap-
xearances are often very deceptive.
fhe attitude assumed by the CONNER
Hal Club at its organization year
1go was one not only OF retrenclment
hit Of determination to assume no OBJ
Dgation involving expenditure or
hnds until the indebtedness OF the
Blub had been at least materially re-
need. A deaf ear was, therefore.
nrned to all outside solicitors and
ny funds gathered by such solicitors
ere from voluntary individual con-
tibutions while the efforts OF those
charge of Commercial Club affairs
vere directed toward discharging its
Obligations with the result that the
Indebtedness has been reduced by a
thousand dollars, leaving an amount
&till owing so small as to be quite in
Bgnificent in comparison to the task
let itself by the Club a year ago.
81 What little is still owing Is still a
~ than ,rrlrv
self and If every citizen Of this COM
hunity who knows that commercial
organization is necessary will pay his
Individual yearly dues, the debt Will
Ae wiped out and there will be funds
b the treasury. Every cent owing Is
lived in Oroville. BY staying away
rom the meeting, you are cheating
ourself and asking your neighbor to
discharge your obligation to your
community.
&& Do not stay away from this meeting
ecause you think you are going to be
sked for money. The largest amount
my one can be asked for Is years
ues of four dollars. You are invited
b come out and make this a real
Community meeting wlere you can lay
I Bide your personal prejudices for the
)me being, at least, and show by your
resence that you are interested In
bur community. This invitation is
1lpt intended for those residing within
e corporate limits of the town only
1t to every one who lives in the
Community and has the interests o.
ne community at heart
2& Remember the date, Friday, Febru
nv 23rd.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-16
NOW COME CAMP FIRE GIRLS.

Remember the date, March IA. The
Oroville group of Camp Fire Girls
will give you something different in
the way of program. At the Liberty
theater. Admittance 25 and so cents
This is all we know about it but We
will lay our money on the Camp Fire
Girls furnishing an entertainment Of
a quality that will please all who will
patronize the performance, and that
should include all the residents of the
town and surrounding country.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-16

Monday, Lincoln's birthday, Was
a legal holiday. and in conformity
with custom the banks were not Op-
Grating.
w. ]. Frank was called to Okanogan
Wednesday as a witness In some case
that he claimed he did not know any
thing about.
Mrs. Ida Teel, manager Of the local
telephone office and Miss Alice Mitch
ell were passengers for Okanogan
Monday morning.
Miss Esther Horrigan, who is hold
ing a position at Okanogan, spent the
week end visiting with her parents
and friends in this place.
F.V. Covert was called to Okanogan
Wednesday to play the role of witness
but he was wholly ignorant Of the
case, who it was that wanted him to
testify and what they wanted him to
testify to.
We are just optimistic enough to
feel that the cold snap this week is
about the last kick OF old winter. That
optimism may be frosted later, bu'
February is rapidly running its course
and spring should op,- up with
March, there or thereab>Scs.
Tie liberal prizes offered by the
Knights Of Pythias for the best dress
ed lady or gentleman and the best sus
tanned character to appear on the
floor at the masquerade ball mex
Tuesday evening ought to set youns
peoples wits to work figuring out how
they can frame up costume that viii
drag down one of the prizes. There
should be keen competition for eacl
of the purses and competition means
more and better masks and costume
Iamong the merry makers.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-16
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.

w F. Ramsey owns flock OF chick
ems that experienced the greatest sur
prise one day last week, that has ever
fallen to the lot of barn yard fowl and
the surprise resulted from the humane
streak so we'll developed in Mr. Ram
sey. The big thing was pulled Off in
the evening. MIR. and Mrs. Ramsey
were at supper Wien they were start
led by terrific explosion. The loud
and sudden noise was a mystery to
the family and a number of conject-
ares were advanced as to where and
what it was. After while Mr.. Ramsey
notice that there was no light in the
chicken house. 1t appears that Mr.
Ramsey keeps a gasoline lamp burn
ing in the poultry residence, source
of warmth for the birds. He proceed
ed to investigate and speedily discov-
cred the cause of the explosion. The
lamp had gone bust. and although
there was only about pint Of gasoline
in the lamp there was mighty con-
vincing evidence that there Is heal
thy kick in gasoline when it decides
to let go. The chicken house is 16 by
'32. Both ends and both sides were
blown out and the roof rested on
braces that Mr.. Ramsey had had the
foresight in building to insert to
strengthen the structure. Mr. Ramsey
found bunch of very bewildered
chickens, some Of them almost suffi-
Gently cooked to serve at the table.
The loss in birds and property was
not great, but it kind Of gave Mr..
Ramsey a chill to think what would
have happened had any member OF
the household been in the building
when the explosion took place. And
| it may be further added that in the
future when Mr.. Ramsey is supplying
comfort for his chickens he will not
use a gasoline lamp.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-16

S. X. Holcomb arrived n Oroville
from Wenatchee Saturday and has
Joined and will live with his son on
the old Smith ranch. -
Guy r. Harvey, reclamation engin-
eeer for the district Of eastern wash
Hington, was visitor in Oroville Fri
eday last, leaving for Wenatchee and
sSpokane Saturday morning.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-16

The fuel dealer and the plumber
look upon the return of winter with a
good deal of complacency while the
balance of the human family wonder
where they are going to get off wnen
il comes to footing the bills.
Mr.. and Mrs F. J. Cummings, OF
Riverside were visitors in town Fri
day last. Mr.. Cummings is still
slightly groggy in the way OF getting
around on his feet, but he is In excell-
ent spirits and reports that he really
feels a steady improvement,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-16
METHODIST CHURCH.

Services next Sunday as follows;
Sunday school at 10 o'clock. Morning
worship, sermon and special music
at IL o'clock. Epworth League at 6:45.
Evening sermon at 7:30. A cordial in
vitation is extended to worship with
us. A. +. KRONEMAN, Pastor.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-16

Monday night the government ther-
mometer at this place registered
degrees below zero It was the high
cold mark Of the snap That started in
Sunday with a north wind. For two
or three days the mercury lowered
around zero. Even at that this local
itv got off easier than the balance Of
the west where the same cold wave
held sway.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-16

Frank Taylor, the Standard Oil
manager is luxurating in swell Bu-
ick runabout that was recently sup
piled by the company.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-16

Sheriff Eli Wilson was in town Tues
day on official business, and it is
satisfaction to add that his business
was not for the purpose of gathering
in any of our citizens.