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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-23
SCHOOL NOTES.

Oroville schools has lis pupils en-
rolled. This number at the end of the
second week is encouraging, as | 10 was
the average last year, and 100 the year
before. There are number of child
rem who intend entering later, and the
teachers are most anxious that they re-
port as soon as possible The loss of
the first months work is Il serious
handicap during the whole year.
Several of the school girls have de-
clded to direct their studies toward the
teachers examination, and will tako a
course in methods, school law and
special review. Much of this work
will be done in evening classes, and
any one not attending school, who
wishes to do the work, will be ad-
mitted.
Two ball mines have been organized
The first game will be played Saturday
afternoon. Everybody interested in
the boys should turn out and encourage
them. They must practice this fall if
they expect to do the town credit in
the inter-county field meet next spring.
Much interest in German has been
awakened, and as there is no place for
it in the school curriculum, at 1870
a class of twelve meets in the high
school room. The class includes three
of the teachers and is showing marked
progress.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-23
A GRAVE CHARGE

deputy Collector Charlie Cole. of
spokane, was in town Saturday on one
ol MS regular tours of inspection.
ASIDE from his inspection duties Mr..
cole mad instructions to look IN Cant
N. b. Kelsey and pull him on charge
OF selling liquor without license.
NOW would MT that cork you? Can't.
Kelsey, the harmless old veteran. and
ola timer, the personifcation of
genial hospitality charged with selling
booze Mr.. Cole had no trouble find.
ing Capt. Kelsey, because the captain
Is always at home, pleased to meet
visitors, his life an open book to all
VINO care to turn over the pages. After
1ve minutes conversation with the can.
tain Mr.. Cole, who has had years of
experience in man handling offenders,
and can size up an individual almost at
a glance, was satisfied that a false
accuser had reported Uncle Sam, the
name the captain is familiarly known
oy, and the matter was dropped. Who
reported that Capt. Kelsey was break
ing the law is only known to the auth
critics, and informants are never given
away. The captain is about the last
man in the upper country who would
violate the statutes of the country he
fought four years to preserve. He is
one OF the class that makes western
hospitality proverbial. Many people
visit his place on Osoyoos lake, and
are always insured a hearty welcome
1t is true his cellar is generally stocked
with supply of the extract of malt,
and samples OF the rosy, as the captain
is not averse to occasionally "lighting
the flame of soul at the taper of
conwiviality," but the liquid refresh
ment is as fiee to those whom he in
vites to partake as the pure air of the
surrounding hills. Capt. Kelsey was
surprised at the visit of the officer and
the cause of the visit, but in no way
as he was fortified in his
own innocence. He can joke over the
incident while wondering who could be
the enemy to send in such an unbound
ed report.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-23
HEAVY YIELD.

Henry Mustard was in town Satur-
day from his ranch on Palmer noun.
tain. Here is one farmer who has no
kick to make over a dry season, for he
harvested one of the largest and best
crops of grain this fall that has grown
any season during the many years he
has farmed his present homestead
Mr.. Mustard is worker. He leaves
nothing to chance. He does not farm
in a perfunctory manner, and then
charge up failure to every cause but
the right one. He ecultivates the ground
thoroughly, plants at the season that
experience has taught him to be the
right season, and has never known
failure. This year his crop, measuring
from the yield per acre, is in all prob
ability the best in the county.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-23
HOME DESTROYED.

Sunday of last week the home of II.
f. Windsor, just south of Loomis. was
destroyed by fire. The fire. occurred
in the afternoon, and is supposed to
have caught from spark from the
kitchen chimney. The members of
the family were out in the field, some
distance from the house, when the fire
was discovered. There was an insur-
ance of some $1,000 on building and con-
tents. The residence was one of the
Oldest of that neighborhood, and was
built by the late Glib Chilson. No
doubt Mr.. Windsor will replace the
old structure with large and attrac-
tive modern residence.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-23
NOCKING OUT THE OVERDRAFT

A practice long in vogue that the
bankers of the country are now uniting
to eliminate is that of customer getting
on the wrong side of the ledger through
the means of the overdraft. 1t has
been the bane of the business, and re-
sponsible for great deal of trouble,
but has been so long submitted to that
it is hard to wholly eradicate at once
Still the overdraft must go, and it will
not be long before the banking public
will be educated up to the change. At
meeting of the North Central Wash
ington Bankers League, held at Lea
venworth, August 13, the following
resolution was adopted
Resolved, That the practice of al
lowing overdrafts is detrimental both
to the bank and it's customers, and
that it is the consensus of this meeting
that the practice be eliminated in the
interest of good sound banking.
Resolved, That copy of this reso-
luton be handed to all the newspapers
in all of the towns in the district for
publication.
In circular sent out with this reso-
luton to the bankers of the district
the following decision of the supreme
court of California is given
"To make an Overdraft is fraud in
law on the part of the drawer, to pay
or authorize the payment was fraud
in law on the part of the officer paying
or authorizing payment. The money
of the stockholders are invested, and
of the depositors was deposited, to the
end that the business should be man
aged as the bylaws prescribed, and
where the president, or cashier went
beyond that and loaned upon his, or
their, judgment, violation of duty
occurred
The work of curing the evil is being
taken up by the state bank examiner,
and that individual is jacking up the
banks under his supervision and insist
ing that the overdraft be cut out.
The circular states that "a system
attic campaign against the use of over
drafts by state and national banks has
been determined upon, and will be
pushed by the comptroller of currency
and by state superintendent of bank
ing in a number of important states.
1t is the belief of the comptroller of
currency that overdrafts are the most
Objectionable form of credit which can
be extended by banks"
1t will thus be seen that the banks
are in earnest in the effort to do away
with the overdraft, and as it is objec-
tionable from sound business stand
point the evil, for it is looked upon as
a growing evil, will become an obso-
lete custom.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-23

The foot race Tuesday afternoon be-
tween F. A. Brouillette, of this place,
and I. c. Smith, of Hedley, was in
tensely exciting prior to, during and
after the contest. The excitement in
advance was due to the spirited bet
ting, at the time by the scientific meth
cd in which the runners measured their
ability to get over ground, and SUBJ
sequently to the merry discussion upon
the uncertainties of foot racing, and
tf', difficulties attendant upon any eff
for6to guess right as to the winner.
Both men are sprinters with records,
and have entered races without num-
Der. Brouillette is comparatively a
young man; Smith, which is, by-the-
way, not his real name, has reached
the age of Al. That is a heavy handi-
cap for sprinter. but the old man
old as age is figured in the world of
sports-can get over ground with an
agility that forces younger men to
scratch gravel to keep in his class.
This was the second meeting of the
two men within few weeks. After
the Labor Day celebration at Hedlev
the men made match for 800 side,
run at Hedley, Smith having the edge
with ten foot start in so yards dash.
Smith pulled out the winner. The
Tuesday race was $3.50 side, distance
70 yards, Smith having five feet start.
Smith was backed by Red Wilnkler, a
well-known Hedley hotel man, and
Brouillette had several local sports
behind him. Mr.. Wilnker was on the
ground, and displayed a confidence in
his man that surpasses all understand
ing, for he could not dig his money
out fast enough to cover all bets Of
fered, and he must have been stung for
$1,000 or $1,000. 1t was noticeable that
Mr.. Wilnker was very solicitous as to
Mr.. Smiths welfare, as he stuck to
him like brother, never letting him
out of sight. A large crowd collected
at the selected track, near the depot.
and after tedious delay the gladiators
appeared in the scanty attire common
to track athletes. The start was mu-
tual consent, and after much iockeying
the runners got off. With ten second
men, there or Whereabouts, 75 yard
dash is brief spasm, and witness
has little time to pick out points in
the performance. To close observer
Smith seemed to have a shade the best
OF 1t at starting, and for short dis
tance held the lead. Brouillette forged
ahead, and at half the distance that in
dividual glanced back to see if his
running mate was still coming. Smith
appeared to catch up at that point and
it was breat and breast until within
few yards of the finish when Brouil-
lette threw out his chest and with a
grand squirt breasted the tape foot
or two in the lead. On the surface it
looked like a clean, close, run-to-win
Contest, and probably it was. Mr..
Wilnkler is dead game sport, and
took his medicine without grimace.
although he has been in a brown study
ever since the race trying to figure out
how it happened.
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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-23
SALMON RUNNING.

The fall run of salmon has CON-
menced in the Okanogan, and Indians
fringe the banks of the stream cap
turing supply of fish food for the
winter. The fish do not bite at hook,
they are harpooned with a three
pronged spear. White men as well as
Indians are making war on the tinny
tribe, and they are killed in great num-
bers. 1t is the steel head breed of sal
mon that makes the fall run. M. Jar
Wis, whose quaint quids and quizzes
may be attributable to long years of
fish diet, has an investigating turn OF
mind and has made close study OF
the salmon and it's habits. They make
two runs year, spring and fall. 1t
seems from Mr.. Jarvis research and
deductions that two varieties of salmon
see k these waters for spawning pur
poses. In the spring it is the white
meat species, in the fall the red. 1t is
supposed that it is a mutual under
standing that the year is divided up so
Jnc VarloJleS 90 nOC DcCOiuc CTOSoCet,
which might occur in promiscuous mi
grafton, and thus in few years lose
their identity. These salt water in
habitants run up the streams to the
head Of fish navigation, where the roe
is deposited. When the eggs mature
the tinny minnows, by an instinct that
is heritage, head down stream to the
ocean. Few of the fish that come so far to
spawn ever return to their native ele'
ment, being captured en- route, or die
Of natural causes. The long journey
up stream is accompanied with trials
and vicissitudes, and often the salmon
taken in this locality are covered with
bruises and sores occasioned by coming
in contact with rocks. Jarvis keeps
close tab on the salmon family, and
claims that the natural life is three
years. He says that when in the course
OF nature the minnow reaches maturity
and the season of spawning comes on
the grown fish has the intelligence and
desire to seek it's birth place, whereat
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-23
CIVIC IMPROVENl ENTS,

The town council is taking steps to
commence and push two important
public improvements, the installation
ofa complete water system, and the
construction of town hall. While
both are necessary, of course the form
or overshadows the latter in point of
Importance. Bids are advertised for
for the construction of both the water
project and the hall, and in all proba-
bility work will be in progress within
the next few days. The water works
bonds have been disposed of to the
state, and the money is to be expended
BY the present and succeeding council.
The sum is not great one with which
TO accomplish what is desired, and only
I BY the greatest care and economy can
1t be made to stretch out to cover the
cost of the system in contemplation.
Those who are intrusted with the bus
iness affairs of the town have serious
duty before them in securing salts
14ctOry results with the means at their
disposal. 1t is believed that whoever
has the handling of the funds will be
inspired and influenced by the one OBJ
ject of securing the very best returns
sowing for the community, but it is
not out of place, or untinely, in calling
attention to the responsibility with
which they are to be intrusted, and
the application of business
principles in public expenditures.
Everybody is keenly interested in see
ing the town provided with complete
water service, both for the advantages
it will be for convenient and comfort
lble domestic purposes, but also the
it will provide against fire.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-23
BACK To OKANOGAN

Some weeks ago j, II. Edwards, who
spent long period of time on Palmer
mountain extracting livelihood from
a sky line ranch, sold out his possess
sions and turned his back on Okanogan
with the aim of trying a whirl at city
life. Saturday the presence of Mr..
Edwards was noticeable on the streets
OF Oroville. He soon became satiated
with.the butterfly existence, and is
back to Okanogan probably to stay, as
there are more chances here to- oet
ahead than elsewhere in the state.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-23

powering the board of school directors
W purchase two tracts of land for
scnooi purposes. One tract was the
nan block adjoining the present school
grounds, and the other block in the
iior'h part OF the city. The proposi-
Cion was timely, and absolutely neces-
sary. 1t is plain to the people of the
ehCire town, regardless of location of
residence, that provisions must he
maze at no distant day for providing
aooitional accommodations for children
Vi scnooi age. Considering the remote
HESS oi the present school house from
a large portion of the population. re.
curing little tots to travel a great dis
lance through inclement weather in
order to reach the echool, it is but nat
ural to suppose that when a new school
building is erected it will be placed at
point more accessible to those child
rem Under such circumstances it was
not supposed that any opposition would
oeVeiop to the proposal presented bv
Ihe directors, yet strange to say when
IL came to passing upon the question it
was voted down. This looks as though
disposition prevailed to oppose
the growth of Oroville, that people
had no interest in improved education
al advantages, and that notice was
served on outsiders with families that
their presence is not wanted here. If
Ii this spirit is to continue to prevail
and manifest itself on every occasion
when any effort is made for the i'm
provement or advancement of the place
there is certainly no future for Oro-
vlhe during the present generation,
Notwithstanding its admirable location.
its rich and varied tributary resources
and its prospects of becoming rail
road center. There is a strong and
growing sentiment in favor of divis-
ion OF the school district so that such
as are needed can be
supplied that large extent of territory
now suffering great disadvantages in
the matter of school facilities.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-23
PLEASANT RECEPTION.

Notwithstanding the short notice
there was large attendance at the
reception given last Friday evening to
the new minister of the NJ. f. church.
at the church parlors. 1t was pleas
ant social gathering, and a cheering
welcome to the gentleman who has
been assigned to the charge. The
heavy rain that fell during the evening
reduced the attendance, but did not
dampen the ardor of those present, or
in the least interfere with the good
cheer and merry making.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-23
AT HIS OLD STAMPING GROUND

After an absence of a number Of
months at his old home in Milwaukee,
A. NJ. Wehe returned to his former
stamping ground at Wehesville Mon
day. He is trying to odelude his friends
into the belief that he has been seri-
ously i'll during is long absence, but it
is hard to make the claim stick when
he appears in the west looking more
robust, active and youthful than at any
time during the more than a dozen
years the writer has known him. If
he did suffer long seige of prostra
tion he is assuredly coming out of it.
and the balsamic zephyrs of the hills
will make him feel as physically sub
stantial as he looks. Mr.. Wehe has
been identified with the mining indus
try of northern Okanogan county fully
a score of years. He has accomplished
much in the way of development, not
only through the medium of outside
capital he has brought in, but by the
work of his own hands, for notwith-
standing he is no longer to be classed
among the youngsters he can handle
the hammer, pick and drill with skill
and effect. He surely has confidence
in his holdings, or he would not have
given up the best years of his life
working them, or leave home of COM
fort and ease to return to a mining
camp where the best accommodations
are little short of hardships to one of
his years. His perseverance and te-
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-23
TEACHERS INSTITUTE

The eighteenth annual session Of the
Okanogan County Teachers Institute
Will be held at Conconully, on Monday,
tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
october }, 4. 5 and 6, and it will be
one OF the most largely attended, in
teresting and instructive institutes
that has been ever been held in the
county. Every active teacher in the
county is required to be in attendance
II not prevented by some unavoidable
circumstance. The following is list
OF instructors and programme as pre-
pared and arranged by County Super
intendent Grinnell:
INSTRUCTORS
DIR. EDWARD o. SISSON.
University of Washington.
HENRY B. DEWEY.
State Supt of Public instruction.
MARTHA A. SHERWOOD,
Cheney, Washington.
Z. Is. BROWELL, Music Supervisor
LOCAL TEACHERS
OFFICERS
u. b. GRINNELL, Conductor
w. >. COOPER General Secretary.
w. M. SAVAGE, Chairman High School
Section.
MISS ALTA SALMON, Chairman Rural
School Section.
MISS MAUD MCPHERSON, Chairman
Primary School Section.
MISS MARY GARRISON, Pianist.
COMMITTEES
SOCIAL
PRIN. FRANK FUNKHAUSER
ELLEN NICKLE ODYLE DILLARD
MABLE WOODY Nj. BRINKERHOFF
INTRODUCTION
w. Nj. SAVAGE ROSE WRIGHT
SUE DAVIS
RESOLUTIONS
). j. BOOHER II. II. LEWIS
MYRTLE BYRON
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-23

" " ''"'' i'S progeny on its way in life.
iiehce every summer the crowds of
salmon running in the adjacent waters
are close relations to those nassina ovan
'he same trail the year before. Jarvis
.ells his story in all seriousness take
IL or let it go as you see fit ANYHOW
every year since the creation, no doubt
salmon have run up the Okanogan as
iaf as the lake, and the Similkameen
as far as the falls, performing the func.
tions appertaining to the fish family
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-23

nacity has earned him substantial re-
ward, and it should be substantial to
repair him for the time, money and
energy he has applied in opening his
claims.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-23
PROGRAM
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3

FORENOON
9:30 Opening Exercises
Invocation
Announcements
Music-Prof. c.. O. Browell
1890 Recess, Is minutes
lO:45 The Spirit OF Dicipline-Dr. f..
0. Sisson
AFTERNOON
l:30 Opening Exercises
1:45 The Function of Story in Ele-
mentary Education Martha
A. Sherwood.
2:30 Subject Selected-Superinten
dent Fl. b. Dewey.
500 Reception
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4
FORENOON
900 Opening Exercises.
Music--Prof. G.. O. BrOwell
9:45 Consolidation of Districts-Dis-
cussion led by E. A. Allison
1890 Recess
lO:45 Means of Dicipline-Dr. E. O.
SiSSOn
AFTERNOON -'--- -.~l,
80 Music
1:45 County Course OF Study-Gener-
al discussion led by w. NJ.
Savage
2:15 The Selection and Telling of
Stories Martha A. Sherwood
300 Recess
3:15 Subject Selected-H. B. Dewey
500 Can Virtue be Taught-Dr. f..
O. Sisson
WEDNESDAY,, OCTOBER 5
FORENOON
900 Opening Exercises
Teaching Music in Public Schools
Prof. G. O. Browell.
1000 Grammar School Examinations
General discussion led by l..
A. Dale
1890 Section Work
AFTERNOON
30 Music
las Fairy Stories and Folk Tales
Martha A. Sherwood
2:3O The Personal Ideal-Dr. f.. o..
Sisson.
800 Business Meeting County Ath-
letic Association.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6
FORENOON
900 Opening Exercises
Music, conducted by Prof. c. O..
Browell
$50 Subject Selected - Superinten-
dent III. Is. Dewey
1000 Section Work
AFTERNOON
1:30 Music
LAS Hero Stories Martha A. Sher-
200 Recess
2:15 Lincoln as an Educational Force
DR.. +. O. SiSson
EVENING
500 Recital-Conducted by Prof. G..
O. Browell
HIGH SCHOOL SECTION
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5
1890 High school Inspection and En-
tension Examinations-Supt.
H. B. Dewey.
1l:3O High School Course of Study
Discussion led by Fl. II. Lewis
THURSDAY, OCTOBER &
HOO English in High School-Discus-
sion led by w. S. Cooper
1l:3O The Special Method of H. S. In
struction-Dr. f.. O. Sisson
RURAL AND GRADE SECTION
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER
lO:3O Rural School Problems-Dr. E.
O. Sisson
1l:3O Keeping School Records-Dis-
cussion by E. a. Allison
THURSDAY, OCTOBER &
HOO Rural School Bldg and Grounds
-Supt. H. B. Dewey
PRIMARY SECTION
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER )
1910 The Reading Lesson-Martha
A. Sherwood
ll:3O Nature Study in Primary Grades
Led by Maud Mcpherson
THURSDAY, OCTOBER &
HOO Animal Stories, Ancient and
Modern-Martha A. Sherwood
General Discussion of Selected
Topics
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-23

Frank Lintz, the hustlng Loomis
brewery man, was in town Saturday.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-23
ADVERSE VERDICT.

Last Saturday an election was held
in this place with the object of en-
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-15
Beautiful Reception.

At her beautiful home in Highlanl
Avenue, Mrs. Bernard McClauenerty
entertained from three to six in II ono =.
of Miss Kathleen Thomas OF CrucS.
etts Springs, and Miss Lutte Ken
drick of Bristol. The color sthen.e
of yellow and white was carried out
to perfection in the decoration Oh ne
rooms, in the refreshments and IN the
costumes OF the ladies who asss'e
the hostess in entertaining TIE cali
ers of the afternoon. The guests were
welcomed at the door by Mrs d. e..
French. and ushered into the parlor
where tho hostess In han iome
princess gown of black velvet ccrdi.
ally greeted them, and presented them
to the guests of honor. Mrs. Waller
Perkins conducted them 20 .hc puncL
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-15
Society Personals.

Mrs. K. c. Blackstock and her guest
Mrs. W. r. Ray of Lynchburg are
visiting friends in Norton.
Mrs. w. S. Becker and daughter
Matte are visiting in Cincinnati this
week. '''''' '' r..t
Miss Kate Hard y of WEIGH was n
visitor to the city this week.
Miss Nell Carter Carter of oanoke
is visiting in the city.
Miss Kate Gardner, formerly of this
city is the guest of Miss Mamie San
ders OF South Bluefield.
Miss Lula Hendrick of Bristol is a
visitor to the city this week.
John Dennen of Pocahontas was a
visitor to the city this week.
Miss Katherine Thomas of Crock
EFT Springs, Va, is visiting friends
tr the city.