The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-07-09
A SANE FOURTH OF JULY
Chesaw, Molson, Ellemeham
and Nighthawk Indulge in
Modest Celebrations.
LARGE CROWDS, MUCH JOY
The Day Passes off Without an
Accident to Mar the Pleasure
of the National Holiday.

As no preparations had been made
for becoming recognition of the ma
tional holiday in Oroville, hence there
we're no expressions of disappointment
over the calm and peace that prevailed
upon the 4th, the day preceding and
the day after. There was neither COM
bined or individual effort made toward
doing anything out of the ordinary,
and three quieter days, and more es-
pecially Monday, the legally constitut-
ed holiday, have rarely been seen in
the place. Moreover there was not the
general rush to ighboring towns
that did celebrate that might have
been expected under the circumstances
Business was generally suspended Mon
day, and where it was not it might as
we'll have been, as there was no busi-
ness to do. People seemed simply to
accept the date as day of rest.
One OF the most pleasant celebrations
in quiet way that took place in this
vicinity was picnic held Sunday on
Ellemeham mountain, and participated
in by almost every resident on that
prominent elevation, A person not
thoroughly posted upon the rapid set
tlement of a section that few years
ago contained hardly half dozen peo-
pie would have been surprised at the
large gathering that assembled to take
part in the orderly and highly enjoy
able festivities. w. o. Steele. F. r.
! Hersberger and Chas. S. Lewis con-
stituted the committee of arrange
ments, and to the energy of these gen.
tlemen is due the great success of the
celebration. A basket dinner, at which
aprodigal abundance of the best of the
earth was provided for the participants,
was the special and popular feature.
Inc principal amusement, and around
which deep interest ceotered. was a
game OF ball between the married and
single settles on the hill. 1t might not
compare in science with professional
ball playing, but no game was played
anywhere on July 4th that was more
thoroughly enjoyed than this struggle
Tor supremacy on the diamond between
tne Benedicks and bachelors of old
Ellemehem. The single men were
victors by the following score:
Married Men 20 90 6 O-15
single Men. 30 0 6 2 6 9 2 | O-26
Nelson elected to celebrate on Sat-
urday the Sd, so as not to split the fun
with neighbor Chesaw that had filed
pre-emptlon on Monday, and whole
lot OF people from the surrounding
country aided in making the celebra-
tlon record breaker for that place.
Deiegatlons drifted in from every point
Vi the compass, and when the doings
were in full blast the largest crowd
'nat Nelson has ever been called upon
70 entertain had congregated to make
merry and extract as much fun as it
was possible to absorb between the
oo'nlng up and going down of the sun.
Inc morning train swelled the collec-
''oh OF humanity by large and jovial
'onCrloution Orovileans, which in
0'uding the ball team. Nelson is split
up into two sections. the new town and
'he old town. The morning events,
'lat were confined to the reading of
,he declaration of independence and
jail game took place in the new town
ia the morning, and the balance of the
programme was pulled off in the old
""h after dinner This evened up
,'' m"''ers, and everybody was happy.
Inc declaration was read in an impress
S'Ve manner by w. B. Perkins The
game OF ball that followed was devoid
VI interest, being so one-sided that
much OF the crowd leaked away before
''e agony was over. The home boys
we're sadly out-classed, and failed to
'each third during the seven innings
p'ayed, the final score being II to 0, in
."'or OF Oroville. The visitors raked
:. 'he Soo purse, but it was like rob-
Ding canary birds nest. The exer-
uses in the afternoon consisted of
'ong list of horse events, foot races and
o'ner contests that gave variation the
N'! performance. There were many
competitors and the sports provided
entertainment and amusement to the
'''se and good natured gathering.