The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-12-01
0R0V|llE FLOAT WINS
TAKES FIRST PRIZE AT THE RIG
APPLE SHOW
PARADE.
BANJO AM IMPORTANT FACTOR
Empire Da! at Spokane Is the Event
Of the Weeks
Show.

cpohduc, w dSl., NOV. ZS.-leSterday
was a big day for Oroville in Spokane
The Oroville float won first prize in
the monster parade, and the band was
cheered whenever and wherever it an
peared In fact, it is the opinion of
many that the presence of the band
had great deal to do with the win
ming of first place by the float. The
only band in the city uniformed in red,
the Oroville aggregation was easily
distinguished and was the recipient
of lusty cheers along the entire line
OF march. The parade was divided
into 30 divisions, with band and float
in each division. The streets through
which the parade passed were lined
with people, the windows were crowd
ed and the side streets were blocked
by the immense crowd, estimated at
fully 10000 people, which witnessed
the parade. The float was arranged
like a large "A" tent, with the sides
facing either side of the street during
the march. The sides were covered
with apples, potatoes, onions, pump
kins; in fact, all kinds of vegetables
and fruits, graduating from the small
er articles at the top to the row of
immense pumpkins along the bottom,
all representative of the products of
the Okanogan valley. Floating above
was a banner with the legend that
Oroville is the Last, Best West"
Several of the down town streets were
covered, after which the line of march
was taken up to the apple show, where
the parade ended. The parade was a
success from every standpoint. There
were many expensive floats in line aud
the contest for first place was close.
The judges were Mayor w. j. Hi!.dley,
J. r. Morford and F. NJ. March. Sec
Ond prize was given to Rosalia and
third to Pasco.
But the climax of the whole day OF
Joy came at the apple show when all
band grouped and under the
leadership OF NJ. e. Compton sent out
one grand volume of music that fairly
made the canvas roof of the exhibit
nall 5illow.
The people were expecting musl-
cal treat They were given more than
they expected, and still applauded. The
band played everything it had re-
hearsei and more, too. and then re-
neated. The crowd protested when
the weary musicians insisted that ii
was time to quit.
Imm ediately after tie parade the
bands began marching into the big
exhibit hall. One after another they
came in. all playing. 1t was almost
a confusion of music, with 81 pands
hacked into the hall, some standing
side by side, and all playing di1iereht
airs. Annie Laurie" clashed WIN
raetime. while Home, Sweet Home
and America" bombarded each other
with a broadside of flats and sharps'
A mart of the afternoon was spent
in rehearsal at the auditorium OF the
annie show. Several efforts resulted
fatally, but in short tllle Le"uo'
Compton got the aggregation do"h "
business. When several well Kno" IL
airs were played during rehearsal tue
crowd ioincd in with song. Everybody
was happy and big protest went UP
when the rehearsal was over.
At night the greatest treat was Ill
store. The band, which in the AFTER
noon had numbered $50 pieces was
swelled by night to 61S pieces by the
addition of new bands.
The stage was found to be much 'oo
small for the big crowd of musicians
and when it came time to place the
band the reserved seats were niico
The management explained that ther'
would have to be room for the pahu
and the good natured crowd gave III
seats that had been reserved withou'
a murmur.
The rehearsal of the AFTERNOON
showed it's effect, for the Dano "oi N''
maenifcently under Compton diree
ton. The billboard March 'oo'