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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-11-04
A PLETHORA OF WATER

The Loomis country is mst now the
storm center of irrigation schemes on
a big scale. Besides the one uuon
which work is already in progress the
Okaoogan Irrigation and Development
com any, of which Col A. NJ. Dewey.
of : Siokane, is the moving spirit. an
nounces that work of construction win
commence November 10 upon a project
that aims to cover with water III. 700
acre" situated on Whitestone Flat. in
Horse Spring coulee, and upon other
real estate reachable from the numo
and Gitches. The time for the heyin-
ming of operations is near at hand. and
the stupenditI of the venture should
give employment to an army of men
and whoop things up in the neighbour
hooG of whore it is going to happen
The plan briefly stated, is to coservc
the spring Hood waters Of Sinlahekin
creek by conducting the same into Blue
lake, creating Il reservoir with suflici-
ent storage capcity to cover the lands
to bc reclaimed during the season when
irrlg alton is necessary. This company
calculates its profits on nonated lands.
Several months ago representative
OF the company secured the signatures
Of almost all of the land owners within
the influence of the system to contracts
sign ~ over one-half of their lands as
cogll nsation for water privileges.
.s-l.i,s,;,-, agerly embraced this Offer. as
TIE application OF water would increase
the value of the land Il hundred fold,
and the individual, on combination Of
individuals, responsible for providing
such blessing would be hailed as a
great public benetactor. The prospect
of conflicting claimant to irrigation
hOnors has not caused the company now
engaged in wnrk to suspend operations
The people of that locality can look
upon the double reclamation movement
with good deal OF complacrncy, for
between the two they are assured of
water. which is boon the country is
greatly in need Of
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-11-04

"e'l'hg were not needed. When NJ,
N'afhe restaurant wa, discovered to
be on fire it was at once found th,t
every hand tire eXtinguisher on AIoin
S'reeO was dry as powder horn. They
had not been charged for months.
" hen the chemical engine arrived
upon the scene the valves were SO ru.t-
ed that they could not be opened If
Ihe Ire had gotten fairly started the
engine would have been useless. There
Is ho"e for the lire plug opposite the
restaurant. but no one seemed TO know
where 1t was kept. The condition of
thlhge pertaining to fire equipment is
depIorabIe, and might have been re-
Spon ible for heavy loss. some one
shood he authorized to inspect what
triIIlAg fire apparatus the town has at
regular intervals, and see to il that
everything is in shape for use at mo-
meni 5 notice. For it is customary for
llres to happen without sending around
word in advance in order that people
ma! prepare for their coming.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-11-04
MAIL CLERKS ARRESTED
Charged With Having Alb
straeted Merchandise
From the Mails.
Articles OF NO GREAT VALUE
Bot the Act of Taking Liable to
Get the Accused Into a Great
Deal of Trouble.

Wilfred H. Sphinx. who runs as post
al clerk ON the Great Northern road
between Spokane and Oroville, was ar
rested in this place Saturday night,
after the arrival of the train from Spo-
kane, by Postotlice Inspectors Chas.
Riddiford and Chas. b. Welter, charged
with robbing the mails. 1t seems that
Sphinx appropriated two packages con
tanning liquor that were in the mail,
and, as is stated 10y the officers, the
articles were found in his grip Under
the United States postal laws liquor
cannot be shipped through the mails,
but such merchandise is admissible in
the Canadian mails, and under the
postal treaty between the two cOun-
tries such mail matter shipped from
one point to another in Canada is adj
mitted through the United States mail
intransit to destination. In this case
the liouor had been mailed from Van
couVer. B. G., to some point in British
Columbia. Much complaint has reached
the postal authorities recently relative
to missing mail. When these pack
ages were shipped from Spokane Sat
urday morning the inspectors left on
the same train. When the packages
failed to show up in the mail at Oro-
Vile Sphinx was at once taken into Gus
tCdv Mr.. Sphinx does not use liquor IN
any form. and claims he only took the
packages as curiosities, they being put
up in an odd shape. The value OF the
nrone"ty is trining. but nnntSbmenf for
tampering with the mails is very
severe. and if the accused is adludged
guilty he will probably be sentenced
for a term of wears. He has been IN
the service some seven years, and 1T Is
strange that he would yield to so alig ght
temptation knowing the penalty at
tached to a derelectiOn Of duty
Later accounts of the postal clerk
trouble are that *. S. Mcleod and
Harvey y. Miller, the former running
/ into Orovile and the latter to North
! port. were arrested 10y the inspectors
on the same charge as that against Mr..
! Spink. it being alleged that they were
parties to the abstraction of merchan-
disc from the mail. The goods taken
consisted of some dozen small sample
bottles of liquor. The act itself is not
looked upon as a crime among postal
clerks. However, the extraction OF
packages of samples of little intrinsic
value. not an uncommon practice il
the past, has come under the ban o
the department, and these men may
probably lose their positions even
not compelled to suffer more severe
punishment.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-11-04
SHORT a TIL NH

A. NJ. V. Kaas, an experienced phm-
macist who for time had charge of
the Willard drug store at LOOMS, was
in town Saturday. The object of his
visit was to undergo a surgical opera
tion. Two or three years ago he no
ticed growth under the nail OF the
left thumb. and supposed it to be a
wart The eNcresence continued to
spread and developed into n cancer
giving much pain. 1t would not yield
to local treatment and amputation be-
came necessary, DR.. Schwabland re-
moved the thumb at the knuckle Joint,
and Mr.. Y, Kaas is in hopes the virus
has not extended beyond the affected
mart. lie returnedto to Conconully where
he has been acting as deputy assessor
for some months, a position he Is adj
mirably qualified to fill.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-11-04

Meesr>. Taylor and Buxton, of Spo-
kane. are arranging to put up.a custom
conccnlrator near Nighthawk. The
gentlemen know what they are doing.
They have been carefully looking over
the ground and figuring out the ton
mage that can he depended on, and are
confident that the proposition can be
made a profitable investments 1t is not
a stock iobbing affair. They are put
ting mp their own money purely rs n
business proposition. If it fails no one
Will be loser except themselves. If u
success they pocket the profits. 1t is
such a novelty in the mining way up
in this country, this dependence upon
private means instead of Il resort to
stock sales, that verybody will watch
the outcome with much interest.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-11-04
PROMPT PAYMENT.

Inc Noodmen of the World are
prompt in meeting obligations. 1t is
one OF the largest fraternal insurance
organizations in the world, and durinw
Its existence it has carried relief to
hundreds of families of deceased mem
bers. Should the Woodmen of the
World go out of existence tomorrow.
the relief it has extended to worthy
dependents upon bread winners who
have passed away is record of accom-
plishments in the way of grand beneli-
cence that would make the name live
forever In the past the Loomis camp,
the oldest and most tlourishiny in the
county, has lost several members and
in every instance those for whom in
surance was carried by the deceased
have been paid as soon as evidence of
death could reach the head Office and
action taken, examples not always fol-
lowed by old line insurance companies.
Saturday Oct. Is, j. S. Burberry, clerk
of Loomis Camp, No. 59l, Woodmen of
the World handed to James Dexter Il
warrant for $500, in payment of the
death claim of Burr Dexter. who had
been a member of Loomis Camp, No.
39l for only two months and two days
at the time of his death. the claim be-
ing allowed by the head Camp on Oc-
tober II. or little less than two
months from the time of death. This
speaks we'll for the promptness of the
order in meeting death claims.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-11-04
CONTTMPTIBLE POLITICS.

G. w. Packwood, the republican
candidate forsherin was in town Thurs
day. feeling the pulse of the voter
MIR. PackNood is one OF the candidates
that is victim to libeIou>. scuril-
Gus la-t-moment attack, that i, spread
abroad by means of circular letter.
II is the work of Cheney minister.
When it come, to smirchy politics
minister is sure in his element. Not
all minister's, but those who take Il
hand in the game. They act on the
principle thai the end justies the
means. 1T i, hard to believe that Mr..
Packwood'a > opponent is responsible for
this contemplate eleventh hour at
tack, for il it came TO digging into per-
,onaities Mr.. Thorp i, far from being
invuInorahlr. Mr.. Packwood has the
endorsement of thc leading citizen, of
Cheney aAd stands high among the
people of Riverside, where he makes
hi, home. ii !, too late to hear pro-
t.~t against such nd1hand methods
from h1-, who know Mr. PackWood
best, and thoso voters who can be
reached should understand that the
most serious part the personal attack
referred to is without foundation.
such "a means of campaigning should
net as.u hoomaran% upon the opposi
lion. wd every voter should set the
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-11-04

deal this fall, still we will pull out sey-
eral miles of ditch and next spring the
matter will be pushed through in a
hurry"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-11-04

hurry
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-08
BIDS ARE OPENED

Bids have been opened by the
board OF public works on grading
and sidewalk jobs aggregating
s29,385. The contracts will be
awarded after the board has had
an opportunity to properly inquire
into the matter. Following are the
improvements involved and the low
bidders!
Sewer-Atlantio street, from
Boone avenue to a point 1922 feet
south; Thomas Maloney, $1214.
Street grade and sidewalk-Dal'
ton avenue, Hemlock to Cochran
street, Massie Bros. & Long
$264O; O. M. Payne, $2e40.
Grading and STANDARDIZATION
avenue, Nettleton to Oak street;
c. M. Payne. $685..
Grade and STANDARDIZATION
street, Rowan to Wellesley avenue;
G. M. Payne. $7S74.
Grading and observation-disclosures
boulevard, Sixteenth to Eighteenth
avenue; Mitchell Brothers. $3717;
Grading and sidewalk-West
Point road and HOLSTER road, Mis-
sion avenue to lot /, block Z. Pet
tit tractj Massie Bros. & Long
$4,000,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-08
THE KISS IN ALL AGES
Continued from page one

habted Europe but they did introduce the
land popularity That historical
a part Of these chronicles in another chapter.
THE ADVENTURES OF THE KISS IN GREECE.
Whether
the Creeks whether they from
the country originally
became popular But custom abused and finally
prohibiting kissing the public streets the death penalty
carried with
An interesting is related by historians this
whether is true not people prefer believe 1t is
related that bright sprngust
had in mind when he In the
love"he
Psistratus the
unhapp has lost history himself
looked
there.
this little circumstance hubbub
and parties sides question Of putting youth
death Mrs Psraus girls mother the old thing
camored accordingly
before
What defense?" asked the
Nothing that her" said the youth.
The thought bit said wife if
those who shall with those who us2
youth but whether he married the girl and lived happily
after historian recorded.
b
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-08
lie SIMPLY CAN'T MAKE
HIS SHEARS BEHAVE

BOSTON, June 8.-The police say
hat Seward Churchyard Simons, a
Junior at Harvard university, is a
victim of peculiar mania that got
him into a heap of trouble and
'anded him behind the bars of a
police station here.
Every time Simons sees a cue of
hair, be it on man. woman, child or
Chinaman, an irresistible impulse
comes over him to clip off souve-
air.
This student, whose home is in
Pasadena, Cal, and whose parents
ire wealthy, can't explain his
mania, and no one else has sue
aeeded in finding an excuse for it.
Ia he knows he can't be trusted
with pair of scissors or some
naiden's locks will suffer.
He got ride to the police station
here in patrol wagon when he ap-
piled his shears to the beautiful
glowing braids of Lillian Santan-
gelo, 16 years old He at first de-
MED the charge, but afterward con-
fessed when policeman found a
pair of scissors in his pocket.
The precinct captain found no
statute concerning shipping off the
braids of beautiful maids, but a
case of assault and battery was set
down opposite his name. He was
released on $500 bail.
Simons is 20 years old and a good
track athlete.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-08
MUSIC AT NATATORIUM

Professor II. G.. Bowen has ar
ranged an excellent program for the
two free concerts at Natatorium
park Wednesday, as follows:
March. THE Arch City," s. E..
Morris.
Comic opera, "The Fair Cold"
Luders.
Flute obligato, "Pilgrim Song"
Batists.
Overture. Magic Flute" Mozart,
by request.
Medley, "Remick's Favorites,"
arranged by Lampe.
Fantasia, Forest Whispers"
Cosey.
Ragtime. THAT Dreamy Waltz"
Kerry Mills.
Humorous, 1.-TWO Thomas Cats"
l.. C. Smith.
Comic opera, "The Chocolate Sol
der" Strauss.
Manzanillo, "Danza Mexicana,"
Robyn,
Patriotic march, Washington
State" Young.
Grand finale.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-08
VITAL RECORD
BIRTHS.

To Mr.. and Mrs. George Salami,
E420 Euclid avenue, June 2, a
daughter
To Mr. and Mrs. Adolph
Schwartz. 500 Sharp avenue. May
80, a daughter.
To Mr., and Mrs. Perry A. Tyler,
ES22 Fifth avenue, June 5, son.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Toney e. Car
ter, 1903 Cleveland avenue, May
%. son.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton s.
Lausch, S224 Thorp street, May 20,
son.
To Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus E. But
terrified, 03901 Washington street,
May 80, a son.
To Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. God
dard, 1907 Mansfield avenue, June
6. a son.
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew s. Mil
Ter. Hillyard Orchard Heights,
April IS, a son.
To Mr. and Mrs. Arthur John
Brown, $685. Spokane street, June
4, son.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-08
A DOG SAVES
WOMAN ATTACKED
BY INSANE MAN
NV United Press leaa,

10y United Press Leased Wlre)
SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, June
$40 the faithfulness and cour-
age Of her dog. Mrs. J. D. Hoover,
wife of a rancher, probably owes
her lief today. The animal drove
away a man who attacked Mrs.
Hoover near home last evening.
and his barking attracted the at
tention of the womans husband,
who came to her assistance.
The man who attacked Mrs.
Hoover is supposed to be an es-
capped inmate of the state insane
asylum at Highland. He beat her
into unconsciousness and with a
knife had stripped the greater part
Of her clothing from her body
when the dog bounded down a
road from the ranch house and
sprang upon him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-08
CATS IN "CYANIDE" CHORUS

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June s.
Here's the latest one they tell on
Ralph S. Latshaw, Judge of the
criminal court, and the judge admits
1t Is true:
A few nights after the close of
the Hyde trial. the Judge had set
tied himself on a screened porch of
his home, where he sleeps. Sud
denly the three Latshaw cats
started a concert. When the Judge
woke up, this is what he heard,
Cyanide, cyanide, psst! Cyan
ide-psst-cyande!"
His children, 1t Is said, have
manner the cats Cyanide. Capsule
and Five Grain.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-08
PERMITS TO BUILD.


E. w. Lloyd. 5000; frame, 1907
Garland avenue.
]. ]. Johnson, $50; stable, 02S11
Oak street.
e. l., Clark. $4,000; story and q
half frame. 1916 Twelfth avenue.
jacques Hoffman, $500; frame,
3117 Second avenue.
Mrs. Nellie A. Bowers, S13,600;
one story brick, 104 Third avenue.
George S. Garfield, $3.50; frame,
0l301 Sherwood street.
T. nj. Reid, $4,000; story and a
half frame, 1903 Sherwood street.
Pacific Telegraph & Telephone
Co.. $4,000; three story brick,
E2028 Third avenue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-08

OF the future had been sacrificed to
buy art treasures from old world
palaces and autos and suites In
ocean liners and fine clothes and
kings food-for the stockholders in
the mill.
The health authorities say that
400 babies wer born in Fall River
in 1909. Eight hundred and twenty
of them died before they were
year old. A thousand and twenty
eight children under the age of five
died in the town last year.
Eight hundred and twenty of
them died before they were a year
old. A thousand and twenty-eight
children under the age of five died
in Fall River last year.
And there are only $4,000 men,
women and children in the town.
Three years ago, in 1907, the
school authorities granted employ.
ment permits to 1719 children be-
tween the ages of IA and 16. But
that was hard times year. The
factories didn't demand SO much
child life. The next year the per.
mits numbered 1865; times were
still hard.
In 1909 prosperity" came. But
not prosperity for the children, for
1898 of them were put to work.
This year times are so prosperous
that permits will be granted to not
less than 1900 children. There are
times when 10000 chicldren are
working in the mills of Fall River.
These children are to be the faith
ers and mothers of Fall River. They
themselves are the hcildren of fac
tory folk. What their children will
be is dreadful question.
Three out of 10 children die now.
How many out Of 10 will die when
this generation is grown?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-08
SCOVILLE MOVES
TO NORTH SIDE

Evangelist Charles Scoville, who
closed a meeting at the Central
Christian church about a week ago
and who has been holding meet
ings at Pacific Avenue Christian
church since. will begin a series
of meetings in large tent, which
has been erected on the corner Of
Monroe and Maxwell tomorrow
night.
Since coming to Spokane the
first week of May, DR.. Scoville has
added nearly six hundred to the
churches. A large chorus has been
arranged for. which Mr.. Guthrie
Of the Scoville party will lead.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-08
HEAT RS

ORPHEUM--The bill at the Or.
pheum this week is a strong one,
well balanced and with number
of attractive features, chief among
which are The Ballet of Light
and the Equestrian Review. THE
Ballet of Light" is a gorgeous Of
fering in which the lighting effects
are Of marked beauty while the
grace and art of the dancers Is al
so conspicuous. The trained anil
mails of Max Gruber and Miss Ale
dina have a shade over anything of
the sort ever seen here and the
work Of the elephant is marvellous.
Harry l.. Webb has a blackface act
which is pure fun, clean and whole
some.
PANTAGES-The Hen Roost In
spectors, in the persons of Peyton
and Wilson, are a pair Of clever
fun-makers, who may be relied up
on to provide many hardy laugh
as they enroll their funny jokes
and clever coon songs.
WASHINGTON-An offering at
the Washington this week that Is
rightly named as high class feat
ure is that musical offering pre-
scented by Gordon High!anders. an
aggregation of talented musicians.
They are high class entertainers
and give unique and original pro-
gram, composed of Scotch songs.
dances and sayings.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-08
WHAT THE WEATHER
MAN SAYS TODAY

High pressure covers the north
Pacifi" coast. the Ohio valley and
the lake regions. Low pressure pre-
walls from the Rockies to middle
Canada and the Mississippi valley.
Scattered rain fell in western
Washington, the northern Rockies
and Mississippi, due to storm CEN
ter now over southeastern Montana
Rain fell on the Atlantic coast
caused by low pressure over the
north Atlantic. Temperatures gen.
orally are moderate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-08

The factory owners of Fall River,
Mass, just like the factory owners
in any other city where children are
allowed to work, are showing this
same thoughtlessness. But their
thoughtlessness is criminal, because
the cherry blossoms which they are
demanding are living children.
This is the way they do it in Fall
River, one Of the great mill and fac
tory towns in the country.
Fifteen years ago Rita Hobbs-let
us imagine that is her name, for
there are thousands of her in Fall
River-left school to go to work in
one of the factories. She was IA
years old then; perhaps younger.
She went to work at loom. Not
day passed that she did not do too
much work for her frail body Every
night she was tired. Every morning
she dragged herself out of bed for
another day of toll. Even her Sun
days did not give her rest. Instead
of a health giving WEAKNESS she
suffered with chronic, exhausting
fatigue.
Work burns up the tissues Of the
body. Nature restores these tissues
during sleep. This process makes
for health and happiness, and de.
Gently regulated labor is as neces
sary as sleep or food. But Rita
Hobbs, with the other thousands of
her kind, worked so handsome
times IL hours day-that sleep
did not restore her.
Nature couldn't keep up. Every
day a little more tissue was de-
stroyed than nature could replace.
She was giving away her strength,
as the cherry blossoms gave away
their perfume, with no hope Of re-
plenishing the store.
But one day her tired eyes bright
ened little; just little, though,
for the fires of youth were burning
duly, for she was haggard and
scared, like the dying cherry BIOS
SONS. She was in love. She was
to be married. You see she thought
she was like other cherry blssoms.
And married she was. A little
girl baby came. 1t was pitifully
weak and thin: 1t didn't have
enough life in its little body to even
cry. 1t batted it's eyes at the world
for q few hours and then closed
them forever. AS II 1t understood
what chance a little girl baby stood
in mill town.
The strength that should have
been the baby's inheritance from its
mother had been Slapped out of its
mothers body in the factory years
before.
Another baby came. It died the
same way. ...-.
And then the mother died-just
withered away.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-08
THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS ON THE BANQUET TABLE, AND STORY OF RITA H0BB

FALL RIVER Mass, June S-A cherry bloom
cut off at the
The flowers would bushels
cherry would have had
The diners shifted think
the cherries the cherry had been sac
rifced them
After the banquet the tree thrown aside
it, and the buds did their best
But their strength
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-08
WASHlNGTOM
w THEATER N
HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE.
Week Commencing Sunday
Matinee, June S, 1910

1.-THE Eminent Farcists," Watson,
Hutchings and Edwards. In the
laughable interlude. "Schmaltz'o
Night Off" "Scotland's Supreme
Instrumentalists," The Three Cor
don Highlanders, in a grand display
of musical genius. "The Pre-emi-
nent Stars of American Arenas
The Four Rio Brothers, offering
their skillful gymnastic novelty.
James Toney and Antoinette Nor
man, in droll diversions and anus
ing capets. "A True Artistic Cen
ius," Mildred Stoller, in series Of
limitations of stage celebrities. Muir.
ray X. Hill, the jolly songologist
Washingtonscope.
Matinee daily at $3.50. Two shows
every evening at 1880 and ..
Prices. Is and IS cents.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-08
See the Parade
Be Persuaded

"Sells-Floto Shows so
popular 1900 people are
turned away. Us e It'll
Post-Intelligencer.
Seat Sale Friday At sherman-ci LAY
4 Co.'S.
A special accommodation ticket
office Will be open all day on the
grounds in addition to the regular
ticket wagons, where admissions
can be procured at slight advance
by those who wish to secure them.