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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-01-21

days Capt. Kelsey's ice house was full
to overfloNias. At the Kelsey home
stead Mrs. Hanford prepared for the
party sumptuous dinner of Jack rab-
bit pot pie, chicken pot pie, mince and
pumpkin pies. The captain declares
that it reminded him old time husk-
idgs and log rollings: The whole band
trotted across the lake to the old
Haynes farm, on the British Columbia
side, and skidded in II tons of ice in
seven hours Here the ice cutters
filed up on roast duck and roast rab-
bit, with custard and lemon pies cam
berry sauce. and other good things to
make good time provided by Mrs.
Bowerman and Mrs. Bernard. Noel
Kelsey drove one ice team and Scottie,
the red complexion Irish Sweede, drove
the British Columbia team, two of the
most jolly teamsters that ever handled
ribbons. The Bowermen brothers did
the cutting, Clement attended the long
pole swing, and Bernard, Mckensie and
Uncle Sam did the packing. The ice
went into the house so fast it was a
long time between hot Scotches and
sherries. But something was doing all
the time moving 46 tons of ice in y
hours work, and the gang had a jolly
lot of fun at eachother's expense.
A bob sled load of young people from
Orovile made raid on the Kelsey
homestead Sunday evening, and were
received with royal welcome and
hospital entertainment.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-01-21
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BACK TO HIS OLD LOVE,

Dan Welsh stopped off a day in Oro-
vile last week returning to Loomis
from trip east. For years Mr.. Welsh
owned ranch far up in the air on the
southeast slope of Mount Chopaca. 1t
was remote from. .neighbors, reachable
only on horseback or on foot, and had
the appearance of a solitary abode.
But it was home that time and asso-
Citations made dear to the owner. Mr..
Welsh was engaged in cattle raising,
and selected the location for the range
lie prospered apace, as prosperity
comes to the Industrious and frugal,
and last summer he sold everything he
possessed, walking off the premises
with only what he had on. A couple
OF months ago he left for Pennsylvania
and New York with the avowed inten-
tion of remaining. A few weeks of the
east satisfied him, He had left that
country when youth. He found things
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-01-21

changed and different from what he
expected to find them. Conditions and
people were not as he remembered
them. However the change was not
so much in the old home as IN the man.
He had become westernized. He had
lived so long in the mountains that he
felt chOked for fresh air. He had min
gled among men who stood on an equal
footing, and whose worth is not meas
ured by wealth. He was used to the
warm grasp of the hand, genuine fell
lowship. open and cordial hospitality.
The call of the west continually rang
in his ears. At last he bade his rela-
tives farewell, and informing them
that he had had enough of the east,
started out chasing the setting sun
He is back among familiar faces and
familiar surroundings, and proposes to
stay. He says he walked across Brook
lyn bridge, and looked upon the Won
ders of the great metropolis, after an
absence of 40 years, but the sight did
not appeal to him, as he felt lonelier
and more friendless than if lost
among the peaks and canyons of the
Coast range. He felt crowded, and out
of place. and restless, and did not real
ly come to until he dropped down the
west slope of the Rocky mountains and
glided into Washington. He expects
to end his days, be they short or long,
on the Pacific coast, and probably in
this part of the coast.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-01-21
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Minutes of the meeting of the town
council of the town of Oroville, Mon
day, January II, 1910.
Present-Mayor McMahan, Council
men Schalm, Signs, Fruit Desmond
and Davis.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
Petition from the voters of the town
asking that license be granted to
Chas. Antonson, read and placed on
file.
Petition of G. G. Tilley for retail
liquor license read and granted. Ayes
Desmond, Davis, Signs, Schalm and
Fruit. Nayes-None.
a motion made that the application
for retail liquor license of Chas. An
tonson be raised from the table and
granted. Ayes-Desmond and Davis.
Nayes-Signs, Schalm and Fruit Mo-
tion lost.
On motion all bids on the construc-
tion of the town hall, as read at the
meeting OF January 10, 1910, were
raised from the table and rejected.
On motion council adjourned.
E. S. TAYLOR,
Clerk of the town of Oroville.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-01-21
ITEMS FROM THREE X FLAT.

Capt. N. B. Kelsey has received the
patent for the Kelsey group of mining
claims, on Kruger mountain. The cap
tain is an old time miner, and has ac-
complashed much in the way of de-
yelopment during the years that he has
been at work on the claims, and in the
process uncovered excellent ore and
lots Of it. He is very enthusiastic over
the prospects and says glory holes are
inporspect with the shipment of ore by
the train loads, and that there will be
mining on the hill above the valley for
a hundred years.
There has been an ice cutting car
niyal on the lake recently. On the 10th
Capt Kelsey started to fill his ice
house, and as the force consisted of
himself and son he thought if he had
good luck they would finish the Job in
three weeks. Much to the captains
surprise when was ready to commence
work Harry and George Bowerman
dropped in from the opposite side of
the lake, and about the same time a
team and wagon with three men from
the big fruit ranch on the British Col
umbia side of the line, arrived with
additional saws and tongs The crowd
merrily jumped into the game harvest
ing the ice crop, and within two short
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-01-21
4 BOON FOR OROv|LLE
Reclaining a Large Tract Al
most Within the Limits
Of the Corporation.
EAST 0ROvILLE ORCHARDS CO
In Which Home People Are Inter
ested, Behind This Enterprise
of Such Great Moment.

The East Oroville Orchards company
is not resting supinely upon the land
| purchase made a short time ago, men
tion of which was made in this paper a
at the time Of the transaction. Sever
al our residents are interested in the
proposition, and they are in earnest in
the intention to reclaim the land, pre-
pare it for orchard culture. and dis
pose of it in small tracts. The proper
ty is Just across the Okanogan river
from Oroville. between the foothills
skirted by the Great Northern railroad.
and the Okanogan river and Osoyoos
lake, with a gentle slope to the west
making the grade almost perfect for
the dlstribJ tjon of water. AS one of
the members Of the company has aptly
expressed it the tract is really spec
tacular it its situation, being beneath
and in fun view of trains as they sweep
around the point Of bluffs Il mile, or
more, above town and follow the cur
vature of the hills into the valley.
When once in bearing fruit trees, and
dotted with coy homes, there will not
be spot on the whole length of the
road, from Spokane to the coast, that
will so strike the eyes of travellers as
this East OrOville Orchard company's
tract. Coming in from the east the
charming oasis will flash upon the vis-
ion suddenly, while it will be in sight
for some distance from the trains com
ing from the north, south and west.
The beauty is all right as adding to
the ioveiiness vi Che andschape, but
the chief feature of admiration is its
utility in providing homes for many
families, in the wealth it will produce
to the owners, and the factor it will be
in aiding to build up Oroville.
This is not promise to materalize
in the may uncertainty of the future,
but business proposition already adj
vanced well on the way of actuality.
Last week a representative of the Fair
banks-Morse company met with the
stockholders of the East Oroville Or
chard company, and then and there
closed contract to supply pumps of
sufficient capacity to water the entire
tract. Time was the essence of this
contract, as the pumps are to be de-
livered as soon as the railroad can con-
yey them from the factory to this point.
Furthermore q contract was entered
into with the Similkameen Falls Power
company to supply the electric power
to operate the pumps. The first work
to be done will be surveying and the
construction of the power line
The company has not as yet fixed
price upon the land, and will not do so
until some understanding can be ar
rived at as to the cost incurred. It
can be said however, that the land
will be ready to place on the market
10y spring, and already the indications
are that the tracts will 90 off like the
proyerbial hot cakes.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-01-21
TO WORK THE CHARIOT.

w. II. Thomas, of Spokane, one OF
the principal stockholders in the Gold
en- Chariot Mining company, and the
man who has been instrumental in the
past in raising the funds for carrying
on work, was in Orcville last week
making arrangements for renewing
operations ON the property. For long
time he has been engaged in accumu-
lating sufficient funds to carry out a
plan OF operation that he believed
would bring about the best results, and
at last finding the total sum on hard
figuring up the amount required he is
now ready to carry those plans INTO
execution. What Mr. Thomas has
wanted to do is to sink 200 feet deeper
on the ledge, commencing at the 200
foot level, a depth the main shaft has
already reached. That work will com
mence Immediately under charge of
Silas Fritz, an experienced practical
miner, who has always been connected
with this property for years, and hence
is familiar with every foot of the
ground and workings. A gasoline hoist
is TO be installed, which will material
ly aid in eXpediting the work.
The Golden Chariot is located on
Kruger mountain, an eminence short
distance north of Orovile upon which
there are number of meritoriouS
claims. The property has been held
by the present company number of
years, and during that period much de-
velopment work has been done, expos
ing an extent of high grade mineral
bearing ore that invited and justified
more extensive exploitation. a well
defined ledge that will average six
feet in width was opened up, and a
shaft sunk following the ore to the POO
foot level. The ore has held out to
the present depth, and while pay shoots
have been encountered the values have
been generally uniform throughout the
ledge. In sinking below the present
level if increased values are noticeable
in the ore shipments to smelter will
be made, this making the mine assist
in development. If the present values
hold good to the 400 foot level that
depth will give extensive drifting and
stopping surface, and it is confidently
believed the mine will pay even at the
large cost necessary in handling and
shipping to a smelter.
1t is really a matter of great impor-
tance that deep development has COM
menced on Kruger mountain. If the
efforts of the Golden Chariot people
are rewarded with the success that is
anticipated it will spur up other COM
panies holding ground in the neigh
borhood to start active operations.
With SO many partially developed
claims on that mountain, each and
every one of them with showings that
would encourage miniag man to push
investigations, it is to be expected TINT
at some time there will be paying
mines in that locality If that time
ever comes around the mining indus
try on Kruger will play large part in
aiding IN making Oroville city, as
the mines would be directly tributary
to this place.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-01-21
BIG PRICES FOR APPLES.

a gentleman writing from Boston to
this paper says 81 want to say to you
that the apple, such as we can raise in
the Okanogan valley, are actually sell
ing in Boston as high, in extreme
cases, (and in the aggregate Il consid-
cradle number have been selling at
this price,, as 80 cents each for the
choicest selected individual fruit, and
at Christmas time one store sold a
great many boxes of apples at % cents
apiece, and many people came in and
took dozen apples, and paid $3 for
them. In this particular establish
ment, which has two stores in Boston.
they sell no apple for less than 10 cts.
The facts which | related above about
the extreme prices might be mislead-
ing to the public. The number OF ap-
pies sold at that price are in the az
gregate comparatively few. Itplanly
shows how high people value this fruit
when they want something that is
really good and have to pay the price
mentioned" All of which is evidence
sufficient to encourage apple growing
around Orovllle where the conditions
of climate and soil are perfect for thc
production of the perfect apple. OF
course it is not claimed that all OF the
choice apples that can be raised would
Il /,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-01-21

Assessor Kloppenburg returned Mon
day evening from his participation in
the convention of state assessors, held
at Spokane last week, and reports hay
ing had both a pleasant and profitable
outing. 1t certainly did him good, as
the gentleman was looking better than
he has for months. The assessors Of
flee force has been busy all winter on
the books, and the field deputies will
soon be out again spying around for
assessable property.
Maj. A. Nj. Anderson was a passen-
ger headed for Princeton Tuesday.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-01-21
A r0UB FOOTED noHBnR

Thursday of last week l. W. Price.
living short distance down the river
from Oroviile, discovered the remains
of number Of chickens scattered
about the barn yard with their threats
neatly cut, indicating that some ani-
NAL with weakness for poultry and
rich, warm blood had visited the pram-
ises during the night. Friday morn
ing more Of the population Of the hem
merry we're missing, indicating that the
marander was stuck on the brand, and
had taken up his quarters to stay as
long as the supply Held out by this
time Alr. Price was considerably irri-
tated over his loss and felt that if the
proceedings were to continue fried
chicken would soon disappear from the
home Dill-oi-farc. Armed with -
rife Mr.. Price took the war path He
discovered strange looking beast in
a ranger in the barn, and a well di-
rc2ttG 25doS ended the career Of he
chicken thief. 1t proved 10 be big bob
cat. Mr.. Price brought the remains
to town, peeled of the pelt and dis
posed of it to It resident who wan eo
it for a rug. Between the satisfacl on
of killing the beast and the amount re-
ceived for the hide Mr.. Price feels that
he is almost repaid for The losses.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-01-21

the local band gained sufficient enici-
oncy to knock out a delectable vintage
of harmony, and occasional open air
concerts added some pleasure to The
life Of the citizens. From some cause
unknown to deponeth the members lost
interest and the band disintegrated.
which was disappointment to the pub
lie in general, and especially to those
open handed residents who had con-
hibuteo generously toward the origin
al formation Of the organization. For
weeks there has been marked alb
sence of the natty scarlet uniform on
the streets, and the air has failed to
palpitate to the boom Of the tuba. or
the shriler notes of the colnet The
blowers into brass had ceased devoting
wind to the production of sweet sounds
But This silence Of the. wind instru-
ments Is not to continue long. There
is TO be resurrection of the band.
The Remnants Of the old organization
propose to reorganile, and the public
should encourage the boys in doing so.
extending material assistance if that
is necessary. There are enough in-
terestca in the movement to make re-
vampiig possible, and the band will
blossom out again This spring better
than before. The tis-t step in rehabil-
ipation is a danes .or ,he benefit of the
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-01-21
THE BAND TO REoRGANIZE.

Last summer, after patient practice
and frequent appearances in public,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-11-06
EDITOR

NOVEMBER e
The Detroit times., 1910-11-19
7GNVYNS0RIM

Rv Va. G. sHEPtiERp.


II you've got lurking suspicion that
the theater trust isn't licked you're
wrong. II the other trusts had only
crumpled up like the theater trust
Louis Swift would be running a meat
market, John u. would he driving an
oil wagon and !. 7. Morgan would be
running a pawn shop It's gone: it's
finished: there isn't any more OF IT,
II can never live again; it's only an
ugly memory. And all this happened
n few weeks ago The life wasn't
licked ont of it until very recently.
Here's The real inside Of il all.
Last spring when John Cort got the
small thcater owners together 10 break
the trust, they had a fight on their
hands. After they had CyclniZed the
theater owners association the strug
gle began When this season opened
tell YOU truly il looked dark for the
Independents. There was a time, early
in September when it didn't look as
IL the deal could go.
John Cort and his associates had
about 1000 small theater owners who
looked 10 them for plays. But John
Couldn't get the plays He had every
thing else but the plays The theater
owners began TO complain. we
didn't make much money under the
trust" they said, but we're not going
To make any money under the indie
pendents because We can't get any
plays
The black clouds came down pretty
low.
But there was trouble in the Klaw
& Erlanger camp. too. They had the
shows but they didn't have any place
10 send them TO. outside OF the large
cities. The small theater owners had
declared In favor OF the open door:
that Is they would take either trust
or independent shows Klaw & .I2r.
LANCER had declared that am thcatcr
that opened its doors n an independ-
ont production couldn't have Klaw &
Erlanger shows
The doors OF the small thcaters
were omen. So we're the doors Of the
warehouses In which they koep shows
hat are not on the roal. K!aW & Er-
LANCER Caur 10 tn" place. n month
ago whore they had to choose be-
tween the doors Of 'bc Open-dOor the
atcrs or the doors 81 tho warehouses,
Thoy as'onisrcd the theatrical world
Nv choosing lte tN'n'ICOl i0tdteTS.
Ape Erlanger had at last given in: II
vas almost more than the theatrical
world could believe, The iittle Ma
poeon. who never argued bur somet
times used his fists. had capitulated.
And so they came together the trust
with its plays and the independents
with their tlcGtcrs
The small theatCr owners have stop
ped complaining and are rakinG in the
silver Of a satisfied public that II at
last getting its moneys worth from
the playhouse,
An idea struck me-
hurried over To- John COrts Office
Say Now you've got tho trust
licKed. why can't YOU be trust your.
Sc, ! asked
The minute start It I'll he Gust
ed" he said
suppose somebody else starts it,"
He'll he ousted. too.
Who'll Gust him.
"Oh. about 1900 theater owners
How can they do it,"
Wei, this is the way il would
work replied Cort Suppose YOU
produce play ca,led--called-oh
called The Black Hat" He pointed
at my derby on his desk, You 20 TO
The Detroit times., 1910-11-19
H. A. CAUGHEY, ON THE OUTS
WITH HIS BOSS, QUITS JOB
Says County Clerk Made Matters IN
pleasant For Hmm. Farrell
Tells Different Story.

Harry A. Caughey, better known as
Bert" Caughey, deputy under County
Clerk Farrell, has resigne-. While
Mr.. Farrell did not ask him to quit. It
is known that the chier and his deputy
were not on the best OF terms.
Caughey first thought OF resigning
about year ago, and at that time
Judge Murfin, in whose court he was
employed, obtained promise from
Mr.. Farrell and County Treasurer
Moeller to permit Caughey and Louis
Funk, n deputy in the trcasurer's Of
flee. to exchange places. Mr.. Moeller
stands ready yet TO make this change
and insure Caughey job, but Mr.. Far
rell has changed his mind
circumstances are decidedly DIFF
ferent now TO what they were a year
ago when | made that promise" Far
rell said Since then an election has
taken place and Mr.. Cauehey did ALSO
lutely nothing for me, and | cannot
see why | should make a place for him
when ! have "A number OF good friends
for whom | would like 20 find posi-
tions. And he has already gone out
knocking me. He is telling about town
that | made IL SO unpleasant here for
him he had TO get out. The only
thing insisted on was that Mr..
,Caughey observe the same hours as
the other clerks The other court
clerks get TO work at $50. Mr.
Caughey came in at $50. just as court
opened, and then he had no time To
work in the orhce. lie also Quit when
court closed, some days at | o'clocs,
and on the last pension dqy, when al
the clerks got down carly. some OF.
them at e o'clock. he came i'm at /.
I'll not make place for him.
CauShey has held political jobs Tor
several years lie VAS deputy
sheriff FOR one term. ana entered the
county clerks office with Lou T.
Hines, serving for -four Years lie
was retained i'm his place when Far
rell came into Office. two years ago
The Detroit times., 1910-11-19

Klaw & Erianger and ask them how
much you can get out OF them for put
ting IL on the road. You don't like
their price, perhaps. All right. You
turn 20 the independents and get them
TO bid against Klaw & ErIanger. So
The Black Hat Is sure TO be put on.
In the old days, II you hadn't taken
the Klaw e. Erlanger price you
couldn't havep resented your play.
SO you're against trusts. The
The Detroit times., 1910-11-19

self; his power IL given TO him from
the members. below him. They can
take It away from him whenever they
choose. .As +st.st ss
The producing manager today f.
the man who has all the best OF n.
That inspires him 20 produce, more
and better plays. He "a. encouraged
TO do his very best, instead OF being
discouraged as he was before. This
IL Just as IL should be. because, as
The Detroit times., 1910-11-19

But. wait" interrupted. Sup
pose all the board OF directors were
In on the trust game"
We'll, then. at the election OF al.
rectors the next year. the 1900 small
theater owners would elect other dl.
rectors. from among themselves. You
see, it's a Democratic plan. II can
never be a trust, because II is run ~
a lot or the little fellows. No man has
a power that he has seized for him.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-19

small theater owner is with you. too.
The more plays there are on the road
the more money he makes
We'll, now Wen imagine that some
body started 10 turn the National the
aters owners association into trust.
The first thing we knew Ave mem
bers OF the board OF directors would
get together and vote 10 remove the
fellow who had the trust-like inclina'
lions"
The Detroit times., 1910-11-19

The Detroit Edison directors have
again raised the dividend on the com
mon stock. the next quarterly Just
declared being al the rate Of Ri
per cent This dividend Is payable
Jan. 10 10 stockholders Of record Jan
10. Up 10 last July the rate was
per cent quarterly. then II was raised
10 l-2 and now 3-4 or per cent
annually. The directors also author
lied the issue OF the remaining ST.
100000 worth Of 6 per cent converts.
Bile bonds. out OF the issue OF $1,000.
900. which was authorized some time
ago. These bonds will be offered to
the stockholders at par. and the pro-
ceeds will he used for extensions and
additions 10 the company's plant.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-19

\ very smart auI comfortable c'a.
for travelling and for rough weather
is shown in this sketch. II is made
of coarse heavy cloth. and trimmed
with stitched straps OF the same ia.
terial or or suede.
If straps are OF the same material
the collar and cuff insats arr Of vel
vet. n straps are made Of the suede,
the collar and cuffs arc also Of suede.
Owing to the fact that the cost
fastens AZ one side with plasiiCn
front. It is n particularly comfortable
garment
The Detroit times., 1910-11-19

Gov. Brown, of Georgia. may APP
point eX-Gov. Terrell to the senatorial
seat vacated by the death OF Senator
Clay. Terrell is a standpatter as dis
tinguished from the progressive Dem
ocrats who elected Hoke Smith gov
ernor.
The new appointee will serve
throughout the short session. as the
state legislature which will elect his
successor does not meet until next
summer.