The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-07-07
IHE GLORIOUS FOURTH
Most Loyalty Celebrated By
the People of Oroville
and Vicinity.
mo DAYS DEVOTED TO HURRAH
0m Of the Most Successful Cele-
bsasions Ever Held in Okla
hogan County.

The Fourth or july has come and
zone, and the people of Oroville can
box back upon the celebration held in
commemOration of the great day with
feelings OF cOnplacent satisfaction
for II was success from The hour
Tuesday morning that the parade
aarted until the last event on the pro-
nam was pulled off Wednesday even
hg. From first 10 last the people of
The town entered upon the proposition
With q spirit Of unity, liberality and
enthusiasm that could not fail in Civ
ing the public :, celebration worthy of
The town and the important occasion.
The people as whole deserve praise
for the generosity displayed in con-
trbuting toward the event. for spend
ing 80 much time and attention to dec
oFating and for turning out to swell
the crowd that mingled together on
the streets, and at The points where
the various contests We're held. Espe-
ciAlly Is credit due to the several COM
mittees, the members of which gave
generously of their time and means to
make the celebration a success. 1t
was to their vigilance and activity that
everything moved so smoothly, and
the various events on the program
we're carried olt at the lime and place
AYed.
The number of people in town Tues
day has been yariously estimated at
NON aO00 tc 25p0. There were repre-
sentatives present from all the sur
rounding country. 1t is estimated that
the grand stand at the baseball
grounds will accommodate 500. Tues
DAY afternoon this grand stand was
crowded, and there were far more
people on the grounds than in the
grand stand. Besides those ar the ball
game there were many people scat
tered about town, so an attendance of
15Oc may not be considered all excess
I've estimate. There were not so many
present Wednesday, as the experience
OF the past goes to show that nc mat
ter what may be the attractions it is
impossible to hold a crowd, principal
" collected from distant points, over
TWO or three days. Yet there was
good attendance Wednesday, and most
Of the visitors of the second day were
not present the first day. 50 far as
tne attendance goes every body should
be satisfied
The weather conditions could not
POSSIBLY have been more auspicious
!or the occasion and was strikingly
i0r the uccasi) IN and Was especially
hotceable from the fact that in the
past the weather conditions on the
fOurth have not always been favor
sDle. IN past years, if wind or rain
s'orm did rot detract from the pleas
ures OF the day, The weather would be
80 not, and the country 50 dry and
dusty, that there would be little pleas
ure being out Of doors. Tuesday and
Wednesday this year were magnifi-
Gently superb. The sun was bright,
put not oppressively hot. A gentle
peeze tempered the air, and the
nlsnts were bright and cool. Exterior
conditi0ns, as pertaining to the wealth
e. could not have been better, and
vntriDuted very materially to the
pleasure of the occasion.
Early Tuesday morning people COM
menced drifting into town from every
PUNT OF the compass, and bright,
happy and animated tide of humanity
a,ited up and down the streets. PeO-
pe present were in the best of
spIrits' bent upon extracting as much
pressure as possible from the celebra-
aoh. Promptly at 10 o'clock the local
yand swung into Main street. and to
Me strains of martial music the pa
.aue started on its rounds. rhc pro-
OeSSlO0 was far larppr and more at
nactive than anything expected by the
wwn people themselves, for very little
~ .m"eatlon was paid to preparations un-
W ~ Monday. 1t was made up of floats,
..nuustrial displays, and decorated au-
%smoDiles and vehicles. One large
W.. .oat was crowded with young girls in
u, unte, carrying flags with Miss
nneieha McCammon representing the
Soadess Of Liberty Another float was
~aueo with small boys. This display
vas provided by Jay Newell. TruaX
IRWIN had their barber shop on
,na ~neeis and the shaving process en-
~, avute occasioned much merriment
lug procession travelled the full
.neth OF Main street, from north tC
,.uuth' ,."' and the sidewalks along the
ae oi march were crowded witt
Spectators.
me morning exercises were held il
au, a.e pig dance pavilion, near the depot
s 1l1 while that feature of a celebra
ou iS not generally a drawing card