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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-12-10
PLATING A NEW TOWN SITE
Land Owners on the East Side of
the Okanogan From Ton
asket Getting Busy.

Geo. j. Gardiner, the local civil en-
glneer, returned home last week from
Ionasket, where he had been for some
days surveying out the site of the new
town OF Tonasket, or the ground unon
which eXpectant ones anticipate the
building up of a town. The Tonasket
postoflice has for years been at the
Parry ranch, on the west side of the
Okanogan river, where a cable ferry
has supplied a crossing on the old
Loomis-Republic road. This highway
was so designated in the days when a
stage line piled between the two points
designated. 1t is a general artery of
travel between the east and west side
of the Okanogan, and attained the dig
nifty of state road, but upon which.
at the west end at least, public work
was confined almost entirely to sur
vey, and that was some several years
ago. At one time Mr.. Parry had a
general mercantile store, a saloon. Il
hotel and feed stable at that point,
besides being boss of the ferry. He
figured as good deal of monopolist,
but he was treading on no ones toes,
and skinning only those who enjoyed
the process. 1t has always been a
corking good trading point, being a
juncture of the roads running to the
four cardinal points of the compass. 1t
is not what it once was. First there
was Il falling off in the bibulous in
clined, and the groggery closed, then
a fire wiped out the store. a contest
was entered against Parry's homestead
and old Nick was to pay generally.
The beginning of the building of the
railroad through the valley has kind
of knocked the pins from under the
ancient Tonasket altogether, as the
road hugs the east shore of the river,
and of course trade and travel is at
tracted by the parallel bars of steel.
Mr.. Gardeners job was surveying out
town site on the east side of the riv-
er. The new town site is not in imme-
diate touch with the railroad, as there
is long strip of land between the
ground plated and the river, formerly
an Indian allotment, and it is through
this allotment that the railroad passes.
However the real estate laid out in lots
is close in to the road, and if a settle
ment builds up around the depot it
must slop over and take in the adjacent
land, thus giving it value for town
purposes.
This preparing for the possible is a
wise step, and will not fail to pay the
promoters well. The location is GER
tainly a good one for a town, as the
valley land Whereabouts is admirably
adapted to fruit culture, while there
is a very large well settled agricultur-
al country on both sides of the river
the trade of which will naturally drain
into Tonasket. There is hot a pros
pective new town on the line OF the
road that has better advantages than
Tonasket, nor one where there exists
greater possibilities of a Hourishing
future. The promoters of this enter
prise have not as yet taken the public
into their confidence, and hence moth
inc is known as to their real object
or intentions unless it may be Just to
sell lots and get rich.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-12-10
OUT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

The young people of Riverside are
wide awake and doing when it comes
to sports. The young ladies are as
great enthusiasts as are the boys, and
show much skill at basket ball, which
is now the fad. Four basket ball teams
have been organized at Riverside, two
school and two town teams, and they
have some warm and exciting meet
ings Prof. Umbarger has been cho-
sen manager of the combined teams,
and he is lending valuable assistance
on the coach line whipping the play
ers into shape. OF the school teams
Miss Rose L. Wright and Thomas
Williams are captains, and the town
teams are captained by Miss Clemen-
tine Williams and Geo. Sogle. Games
can be arranged by communicating
with any of the above named captains.
Last year Riverside enjoyed the dis
tinction of having the champion baske'
ball team and the young athletes, male
and female, propose to retain the hon
Ors this year.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-12-10
A LONG HIKE.

Chas. Sigrist is becoming a hardened
pedestrian, and it is better to be a
hardened walkist than a hardened
criminal. During the past week hav-
ing business in Conconully he started
out on foot over the trail. In five
hours he.struck.. .Loomis fresh as a daisy.
That was pretty good going, too, as he
had to climb a mountain en- route. He
was fit and ready to cover the balance
of the distance to the county seat, but
some friends driving through insisted
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-12-10
FKSCOED by CHICK KEN-PON.

Rev. II. NJ. Course is victim Of
chicken poX. 1t all comes from eXer
cising his sympathetic and charitable
disposition. A family in the south
part of town afflicted with the disease
was being neglected, and Mr.. Course
volunteered his services, rendering all
the aid in his power, sitting up with
the sick and ministering to their wants
The disease was caught in gooc
cause, yet that makes it none the less
unpleasant to undergo.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-12-10
STRUCK BAD WEATHER.

The Ladies Aid was very unfortun-
ate, after the trouble and labor invol-
we'd, in striking unfavorable weather
of the very worst description for the
bazaar and entertainment given last
Friday evening. The day was the most
unpleasant so far this season. a keen,
cold, bitter, biting gale prevented
many from attending who otherwise
would have been present. Quite num-
Der did brave the elements, and the
efforts of the ladies did not go unpa-
tronized nor unappreciated, but it
would have been far better in tinan-
cial way if the clerk of the weather
had been kinder in fashioning the ele-
ments for the occasion.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-12-10
OFF FOR CHRISTMAS

j. A. Blackler left this week for
Forest Grove, Ills, to spend the holi
days with his parents, expecting to be
on deck again at the old stand attend
ing strictly to business by the first of
the new year. That he will have u
good time it is not necessary to remark
as that is the object of the trip, and he
will pass up no opportunity to which
pleasure is attached
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-12-10
A QUICK TRIP.

Ernest Peck took flying trip to
Rossland, b. c., last week, running
over to the one time big and bustling
mining camp one day and scooting
back the next He was off on legal
business and wasted no hours or min
utes playing ducks and brakes with
time. Of-course he did not see a great
deal of Rossland as he was not there
long enough to do much looking around
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-12-10

A VETERAN SNOWMAN.

King Kennedy, the veteran show
man, passed through town Monday on
his way to Nelson, where he delighted
a crowded house the same evening
with his highly moral, interesting and
amusing entertainment. Mr.. Kennedy
passed Oroville up this trip like piece
of bad money, but he declared 1t was
no fault of his. He was cast up hlgh
and dry in British Columbia awaiting
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-12-10
SUMMONS.

T n Justice Court, before Pred. J. Fine Justice
i OF the Peace, Oroyille precinct, Okauogan
county, Washington.
W. o. Hamisch, Plaintiff,
f. w. Griffin, Defendant.
State of Wa hington, (s
County OF Okanogan,
To i. W. Griffin, defendant
: In the name of the State OF Washington yon
are hereby notified that W. o. Hamisch has
filed complaint against you I'm said court
which will come on to be heard at my office in
Oroville, in OkanOgan county, Washington, on
the Sd day of Jancary, 1910, at the hour Of 10
o'clock a. m, and unless you appear and then
and there answer, the same will be taken as
confessed and the demand OF plaintiff granted.
The object and demand of said complaint is to
recover judgment against you for the sum OF
2.40 upon an account against you for mer-
chandse sold and delivered to you 10y plain
tiff, filed November6 1909
FRED. J. FINE,
Justice OF the Peace, Oroville precinct, Okla
hogan county, Washington. y
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-12-10

Hugh Jones, of Nelson, died at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. T.. Hendrix,
Monday afternoon. Mr.. Jones was an
old settler of the Nelson country, and
fairly well to do. He came down to
Oroville some time ago in a weak con-
dition, He improved for a time and
made a trip to his home to spend
Thanksgiving. Returning here he grew
gradually worse, passing away Mon
day. Mr.. Jones was a Welchman by
birth, and frugal and industrious. He
leaves two neices living in Spokane,
the only relatives in this country. At
his own request, as expressed in his
will, the remains were buried at Mol
son Tuesday.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-12-10
SUSPENDED OPERATIONS.

John Hubener, who had charge of
putting in the plant for the Golden
Sands Placer Mining company left this
week for his home at Menominee Falls,
Wis, to spend the winter. Just as he
got his pump ready to operate the cold
weather came on, and the freeze pre-
vented further work. He will be back
to Oroville early in the spring, and as
soon as practicable will commence
washing gravel.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-12-10

on giving him q lift. Mr.. Sigrist does
not take these long hikes because he
has not the price of fare, but simply
because he extracts real enjoyment
from walking, and prefers that means
of locomotion to train, stage or horse
back.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-12-10

audiences. He fills in the time be-
tween drawings with richly humorous
anecdotes and poetical renditions with
a superior elocutionary delivery. AL
together it was one of the best enter
tainments ever given in Oroville.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-12-10
Serial No. 0177i.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
L S Land Office at Waterville, Wash,

UtPdTI IHIGHC
L S Land Office at Waterville, Wash,
october %, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that Clarence l..
French, of Loomis, Wash, who, on Decem Der
-, 1905, made homestead entry No. 165, $50, for
e., sel swi4 sci sec SO, nw14 swl4 sec "a, twp IS
north, ia ge % ewm, has filed notice of inten-
tion to make final five year proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, before Har-
ry X. Gruhlman. L ) Commissioner. at his of.
fee at Loomis Wash, on the 18th day Of De-
Cember 1909.
Claimant names witnesses: james P, DeX-
ter, Arnold b. Tillman, James Rnchelo, Alba
W. Pember, all of LOOMS, Wash,
W. F. HAYNES, egister,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-12-10
Serial No 07129
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
U 5 Land Office, waterville, Wash,

L Land Office, Waterville, Wash,
November /, 1909
Notice is hereby given that William c. Brat
tain, of Antwyne, county OF Okanogon, Whh-
ington, has filed in this Office his application to
enter under provisions OF sections 2366-7 OF the
Revised Statutes OF the Uuited States the nwl Z,
ne14 OF sec s, twp 81 north, range 2S c W M.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
land described, or desiring to object because OF
the mineral character of the land or for any
other reason, to its disposal to applicant should
file fheir ailidavits OF protest on or before Jan
nary 10, 1910
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-12-10
ORDINANCE NO. 43.

W. T. HAYNES, Register
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-12-10
LOCAL NOTES.

''Its an i'll wind" etc. Wood dealers
did rattling business as result of
the cold snap.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-03
EVERYTHING CHEAPER IN
THE WAY OF VEGETABLES

everything cheaper and more pien-
tiful this week." says the groccrman
AMI with this news. the Montgomery
housewiyes will have little trouble In
filing out their menus and selecting
what they most desire, this coming
week. -,
Strawberries, which OF course Will
be on the shopping list OF nearly every
housewife, are more plentiful and are
selling two quarts Tor Twenty-Five
cents The berries this year are large.
sweet and Juicy. making swell de-
sert, tasty and pleasing. yet inexpen-
sive.
Egg plants, peas. snap beans and
Irish potatoes are all popular sellers
and will be much cheaper from now
on, according to the reports from the
green grocers.
sCucumbers made their first appear
ance on the market last week and were
selling at five cents apiece, which price
the housewives thought rather high,
vet they continued TO buy them just
the same. Fresh cabbageS and sugar
beets have also been attracting atten-
ton.
tomatoes are more plentiful and the
new crop according to the grocers, is
better stock. They are retailing at
fifty to sixty cents a basket.
Eggs, which are always wanted. are
more plentiful and are selling at twen-
ty-fiye cents a dozen. while spring
chickens are coming In more abundant
ly now and no doubt many were the
chickens used for yesterdays midday
meal.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-03
SPEEDS INTO FENCE
MoToR-CYCLE ACCIDENT AT THE
FAIR GROUNDS.
Burghardt III. Klein is Hurt while
Timing His Machine. When Il
Leaves Its Course and
Plungcs Into Fence.

While out timing his new motor-cy-
Gle. Burghardt II. Klein yesterday af-
ternoon smashed into the fence sur
rounding the race track. sustaining
many Commissions and scratches. but
luckily escaping without breaking any
bones. The machine was badly dam
aged but can be repaired. After the
accident Mr.. Klein In company With
friends. who were marking the time.
rode back to the city upon the street
car.
It Is said that young Klein end sav-
ored to make somewhat OF record en-
the machine at vandiver track yester-
day-afternoon about o'clock. and
while rounding the lower curve. lost
control of the machine. which was run
ming somewhere in the neighborhood
OF fifty miles per, hour. The machine
smashed into the fence. Mr.. Klein be-
Ing hurled some distance into the sort
ground bevond-
His friends Immediately ran to his
assistance, but before they reached him
Mr.. Klein was upon his feet. An ex-
animation showed that the arms, hands
and legs OF the young man were badly
scratched, but that no bones were
broken. The handlebars OF The ma
chine were badly twisted. and the
metal trappings Of the cycle were
smashed up. It is stated, however, that
the machine can be repaired ar very
little expense.
Burghardt Klein is q son OF Mr., emo
Mrs, Leo Klein. living with hts par.
ents at their home in the Gay-kirkiand
fats.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-03
YOUNG MAN IS SHOT
SHOT GUN Is ACCIDENTALLY Ins-
CHARGED.
0datus shannon Receives Serious
Wound During Boat Race
Following n Fishing Out
Ing ON Jnc1kson's Lake.

Grabbing the barrel OF a shotgun
which was lying in boat with which
he was racing. Odatus Shannon. clerk
employed bv the Western of Alabama
Railroad. was seriously wounded in
the arm yesterday afternoon. The con-
tents OF the gun 1acerated his right
forearm and the young man mad
narrow escape from bleeding to death.
the foresight Of companions vino tied
q piece of cloth above the wound prob
ably preventing more serious results.
& Young Shannon and Harvev Egge,
Charlie Anderson and Falcon Finn
were out fishing yesterday at Jack
sons Lake. Shannon was in one boat
and the other three were in another,
After the days sport race to the
shore was suggested and I'm the race
the boat In which Shannon was riding
was being passed by the other boat, and
reaching out as he thought 20 grab
the end of the boat, he grabbed In
mistake the barrel of the shotgun and
when he jerked 1t the trigger was
pulled and the load of shot was DIS
charged into his forearm.
A horse was secured from fegro
planter and the young man was quick
-ly brought to this city. Dr.. u. N :
Baker was summoned and dressed the
wound. after which young Shannon was
taken to his home. Hammer street.
When asked last evening concerning
the matter Dr. Baker stated tnat sne
hone was shattered and he thought he
could- save the young mans arm. put
possibly amputation might nave 20 DC
resorted to In the end.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-03
INDOOR BASE BALL
LEAGUE OPENS TONIGHT

The Y. M. C. A. indoor baseball
league will be formally opened at the
association building this evening with
Mayor league delivering the first ball
| across the plate.
Much enthusiasm has been displayed
by the boys in the formation of this
league and all last week they have
been practiclng hard to be In condi-
ton for the opening games tonight.
The teams have been named after the
different cities of the state AMI this
evening the first game on the schedule
will be between Birmingham and
Tuscaloosa while Selma and Admission
will cross bats in the second game.
The captains of the teams In the
league have selected the sponsors.
maids and escorts to represent their
teams at the opening games on Mon
day evening, and preparations are
about completed for a social evening
among the younger set.
\, The different sponsors, together with
their maids and escorts. are as follows:
For Birmingham, Miss Marie Brooks,
sponsor; Miss Susie Ware and Miss
Minnie Saffold. maids; M. G. Stratford
G. r. Knabe and r. w. Vass, escorts.
For Selma, Miss Cecilia Payne, spon-
sor; Miss Lula Mcqueen and Miss Nam
ME Hobbie, maids; C. r. Duke, escort
II OF AhnistoHs MISS bSSSlo l1OiL. bpOn-
sor; Miss Carrie Galloway and Miss
Mary Burke. maids; J.H. Washburn,
Harry Bandy and Ed May, escorts.
/ For Tuscaloosa. Miss Annie Solomon.
sponsor; Miss Phedera Randolph and
Miss Maggie Hubbard. maids: w. s.
Dowdell and e. r. Holt, escorts.
The season will be formally opened
at S:15 by Mayer league. of this city.
delivering the first ball across the
plate to W. S. Dowdell. chairman of
the indoor baseball committee.
After the games, q social hour will be
INDUCED in, when music will be rem
dered and light refreshments served
Mrs. J. Warren Jones Is in charge of
the entertainment
Brame Hood. chairman OF the ply
steal department of the association, will
officiate at the opening games as
umpire.
The tabulated scores of the games
will be kept and published in the
papers. Charlie Alley has been APP
pointed official score-keeper.
No admission will be charged at
these games, but every one will be
required to have q ticket.s These may
be secured from any of the league
players, or at the office of the Young
Mems Christian Association. where a
limited number will be distributed.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-03
.AVET" KILLED
BY LIGHTNING
"Uncle'' Feab Beasy
Found Dead.
MISSING FOR TWO DAYS
Was Found Near Greek Where he
Had Gone Fishing.
ComSsnity of Aiexander city Was
Shocked to Learn OF the Death
Of a Greatly beloved Con-
federAte vetersa.


Alexander City. May 2.--(speciaL)--
After having been missing from the
home OF relatives since Friday, the
body of Uncle" Feab Beasy one OF
the best known and most liked men
In this community was found this
evening. First reports which we're
brought to Alexander City were that
the old gentleman had met with foul
play, but subsequent developments
make It appear as though he was
killed by lightning.
Feab Beasy was aNyeteran of the
civil war. having served through the
war Of the states in the 18th Ala
bama. He was about seventy years
old at the time or his death.
Since the death of his wife several
years ago. Mr., Beasy had resided with
his relatives. moving from house TO
house for indefinate visits. His
daughters had all married and he
found much pleasure and comfort IN
spending his last days in their. house,
holds.
For several years the old gentle
man was n CONSTANT fisherman and
he could always be found along the
creeks. awaiting for bite. On FRI
day morning he left the home of Tom
Forth. who lives about five miles from
Alexander City. to go fishing. He
went toward the Hillary creek with
his fishing rod and was not again seen
until his body was discovered this
evening about o'clock.
Finding that Mr.. Beasy had not re-
turned. relatives thought he had gone
Off to one of his other stopping places.
hut when ire corld not be located, a
search was Instituted and the path
which led to the creek was followed.
The fishing rod and cane OF the old
gentleman were found In the boat at
that point. but he was missing. One
OF the searching parties finally Stun
bied over the remains on a small path
leading away from the boat. where II
Is presumed that he was struck by
lightning and killed. There were nc
marks Of violence on the body to
sustain the first runners of foul play.
Several children and a sister who
live in Alexander City. survive.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-03
RAISE MONEY TO PAY
OFF DEBT ON CHURCH

Yesterday morning at the services OF
the Dexter Avenue Methodist Church'
the remainder of the church debt. Vs.
400. which was incurred at the time Oh
tbs construction of the church. was
sImast yviued out by subscriptions from
the various good hearted members
ont of the $4,000 needed, $4,000 was
subscribed in sums from IS up TO $500,
ali by members of the church, who
are much gratified over the outcome
ana are looking forward to the time
when the church Will be. free from debt.
Just how the remaining five or six
hundred dollars will be raised. mas not
bean decided hut IL can be said that
the construction debt of the church
will not long remain.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-03
AUTO CAUSES
RUNAWAY
William 7. Chandler IS
Hurt.
COLLAR BONE IS BROKEN
Victim And Mrs. Chandler Both
THROWN Gut.
Mr.. Chandler says Hhat an Auto Ran
Up behind Him At Great
speed, Frightening His

William T. Chandler was seriously
injured yesterday afternoon and Mrs.
Chandler was badly frightened as the
result of q runaway accident on the
Mt Meigs road, near the ball park.
The injuries of Mr. Chandler consist OF
a fractured collar bone and numerous
bruises and Commissions.
In describing the accident, MT.
Chandler says that he and Mrs Chand-
Ter were driving toward the city yes
terday afternoon about o'clock and
when in front of Mr.. Horizons place.
opposite, the bail park. big red auto
passed them. badly frightening the
horse, and when the animal plunged
to the side of the road. the vehicle was
upset and the occupants were thrown
out, the horse getting away and has
not been caught since. Mr.. Chandler
says that the auto was going at rapid
speed ami that after the accident,
which 1t had caused, did not go to the
trouble to lend assistance, but con-
tinued on in its remarkable flight.
At first both Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler
thought that they had sustained serious
injury. but other than few scratches
and severe shaking up. Mrs. Chand-
Ter soon saw that she was practically
uninjured. second automobile came
upon the scene and carried Mr.. and
Mrs. Chandler to their home on South
Court Street. where medical attention
was rendered.
Mr.. Chandler states that there was
no excuse for the accident, that the big
auto never made any effort to slacken
It's speed, as 1t came upon his vehicle,
and that even after seeing the damage.
1t had caused the occupants, evidently
for fear of revealing their identity.
continued its speeding.
prominent citizen stated last night
in speaking of the accident. that the
automobiles had taken possession OF
the fine roadways OF Montgomery
county and were using them to estab-
lish speed records and that 1t was be-
coming unsafe for person to drive a
horse on any OF the public highways