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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-11
WILL OPEN 4 CIGAR FACTORY

'ohh II. killian, of Spokan, was a
Sisi'or IN OroVille Saturday and Sun
udS' ana the field looked so inviting
t'ia' ne mas decided to locate here and
50 ihlo business. MIR. Killian is n
cigar maker by trade, and will omen
an establishment here for the manu-
l"ctura OF cigars. He felt very much
encouraged by the glad hand extend
cu u MN IN every quarter by the bus
mess men, as 1t is not the kind of re-
tePllou met with at other points that
nc visited III search of a location be-
lore coming here. MIR. I[llian dus-
Cussed present and future prospects
III the right spirit He does not eX-
pcct 10 Jump at once into a big paying
business. lie realizes that it requires
tilile 10 Dulld up patronage, and
furthermore that no business in his
ilne can grow and flourish unless the
flght KIND of goods are placed upon
the market. smoker is eXacting in
MS demands. A slave of the weed
knows what satisfying cigar is, and
that is what he wants. He will be
content with no other. and will not
be fooled twice on the same brand A
prime article is always sure of
ready sale. If Mr. Killan can make
a cigar that strikes the fancy of the
consumer, and he believes with his
long experience rolling the weed that
he can satisfy the most eXacting, then
he will make Il winning at his ven
ture. And if he succeeds in hitting
the public taste there is no reason
why he cannot gradually build up
such trade that he will be compell-
ed to employ several helpers to fill
the growing demand for his wares. 1t
will require some days for Mr. Kill
liam to go through the formalities
necessary in securing a permit from
the internal revenue department to
open cigar mandatory. but as soon
as that permission is granted he will
open his factory. He will probably
go into the building formerly occu-
pied as Il bowling alley on Main
street. opposite the post office. This
means a new Oroville industry that
every resident addicted to the use of
tobacco should lend every encourage
ment
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-11
4 GROWING BUSINESS.

II looks as though automobiles are
becoming as fashionable here as else
where when one strolls sinto the gar
age of the Washington Motor com
pany, in the west part OF town and
sees five or tsiX cars, if not ingtlseaf
individual stalls, at least cucumber
ing the floor space of a long building.
However, two of the cars are not as
vet in commission, as they represent
stock on hand to be disposed of to
those who may take the auto fever.
Besides the cars there are many tiN-
lures. parts AMI parcels, the functions
of which are unknown to tn" unitiat-
ed. scattered about he establishments
for the manager, Chas. Peterson, has
become an expert machinist. is lamil-
iar with every par of lachine,
knows what is to be- done when one
of them needs dOctOring, ana knows
how to do it properly. Fer that is the
merry side of owning a machine, its
habit of falling i'll on the highway
lust when YOU want it to be good, and
it is very convenient to have a physi-
clan at hand who is handy at repair
ing breaks. julcanizing punctures,
and Putting it in a healthy condition
for use. Between filling orders for
the services of a car, which are very
FREQUENT. and making The repairs he
is called upon to make, Mr. Peterson
is one Of the busiest men IN toWn
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-11
SPOKANE VISITOR.

Hon. J. J. Browne, of Spokane,
spent last Friday in Oroville, Mr..
browne is the stable backing of the
bank of Oroville. and was here look
ing over the field. He is tar from
strong. as he is just recovering
strength after "A long attack of illness,
and hence was not able to get around
much while in town. 1t was his first
visit 20 Oroville for two or three
years. Mr.. Browne is one of the real
nioneers of Spokane, and his name, in
conjunction with the names or James
E. Glover and the late A. M. Cannon.
is closely identified with the early
history of the place. In early days
he secured large holding of real es-
tate. all of it now within the city Inn
it's, that made him fortune.
Brownies addition, one OF the choicest
residence sections of the city, is a
mart of those holdings. AT the time
of the panic in the early 9Os, Mr.
Browne was at the head or the
Browne National bank, and that lnstl-
tition. like so many others OF like
kind. was wrecked. Mr.. Browne
stood so high for probity and lntegrl-
~ that the government appointed him
receiver of his own bank, and he paid
ont every dollar due depositors. Mr.
browne saved much real estate out
of the general ruin, and when busl-
ness conditions improved and Spo-
kane spread out with miraculous rap
idity those holdings made him MIL
lionaire, and then some,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-11
$3.50 A YEAR

requires much travelling. Rev. Hurl-
burt rides horse a trifle too light
for man of his weight, and as he
has not had a great deal of eques-
trian experience. riding is not as
much of pleasure trip as an eXcur-
sion in a Pullman palace car. On his
visit to this place during the past
week, riding from Conconully to OrO-
Vile, both horse and rider became so
tagged that the dominic, when caught
in the mountains between Loomis and
Oroville by night, in sympathy for his
tagging mount. turned the animal out
to grass and slept on the ground, be-
ing provided with blankets for just
such an emergency. He arrived in
OrOville about 9 o'clock Saturday
morning, but from his jolly spirits no
one would have imagined that he had
occupied such an uncomfortable
couch as the bare ground, and gone
without supper and breakfast be-
sides.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-11
TRAINS HANDLED BY TELEPHONE

Chicago, Aug. THE Great Nor
thern railway has recently purchased
from the Western Electric Co. a guam
tity OF telephone selectors to equip
two circuits on it's Cascade division.
When installed this road will be op-
Grating over 1000 miles of track by
the telephone, instead of the tele-
graph.
The circuit added will be divided
into two sections. one extending from
Tye to Everett junction, Washington,
with branch from Monroe to TOlt,
and another branch from Pacific ave-
nue. to Delta, Washington; while the
second section will run from Tye to
Leavenworth. Washington. The dis
tance covered by the first section will
be 80 miles, while that covered by the
second will be SO miles. The dis
patcher for both sections will be To-
Gated at Tye.
The Great Northern railway has
found the telephone more efficient,
safe and reliable means of handling
traffic than the telegraph, and it is
safe to assume that it is only ques-
ton OF time when the telephone will
entirely supplant the telegraph on this
road. The Great Northern has almost
as many miles of track equipped FOR
telephone tran dispatching as any road
in the country In fact it has approx
imately one-fiftcenth of the total mil
age of track thus operated in the Uni
ted States.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-11
TENNESSEE TROUBADOURS.

Messrs. Frank Mcdaniel and Geo
StoltZ have engaged the Tennessee
Troubadours for an entertainment in
the Lyric theater Saturday night. This
company is the genuine article of
dusky performers, and Judging from
the press notices the entertainment
put up is one worthy of the patron
age of the public. There are ten
members in the troupe. who provide
IA program of vocal and instrumental
music. Jig and clog dancing and other
FEATURES common to negro minstrelsy
that give spice and variety to a per
formance of the kind 1t has been
long time since travelling company
OF any kind has appeared in Oroville.
ana the Tennessee warblers should
draw crowded house. especially
since the weather has so improved
that there is some comfort in getting
out in the evening Another reason
why there should be good turn out
is the encouragement it will give to
those trying to secure stage attrac-
tons for the people of this place. Oro-
vile is not large enough to support
frequent performances, but everyone
enjoys the recreation and pleasure of
an occasional show. If an encourae-
ing support is extended it enables
those bringing attractions to the
place to secure the better class of
companies on the road
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-11
DON'T SHOOT THE QUAIL.

Hunters should remember that it is
against the law to shoot the Bob
white quail. and those apprehended
killing these birds will be informed
upon and prosecuted. This part of
the county was stocked with the Bob
whites several wears ago. largely
through the eXertions Of the late Maj
Ruger. Fer some reason the birds
failed to increase with the rapdity
expected. but OF late years there has
been a marked increase in numbers
and it is nothing unusual to flush a
flock along the river or in the hills
1t was reported a few days ago that
parties were shooting quail along the
the lake shores, but the guilt could
not be fixed upon any one. Shooters
can not afford to take chances. for
people are on the lookout for such in
fringements of the law. and the man
caught in the act will find himself in
hot water. For the birds are going
to be protected, and that might as
well ne understood and remembered.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-11
TUNGSTEN PROPtRh'

Herbert Curtis, of Looms was a
visitor in town Thursday laSt' MI WI, d,
curtis has applied his attention lpt Slnte
rosiding in this county to prospect11
ing and enjoys the confidence OF az, IN
mining men with whom he ,,asihiil comes IL
contact on account of his respoSlpil-
itv and his careful refrainihe iio.' .
INSTRUMENTATION and eXaggeratlolt ~
ue is now interested in a group ot of
tnnqsten claims situated WeSl VI
+ Joomis. that he discovered ana lo'a,
nd several years ago. Parties are ne-
ootiatinp to take over these nouns" VS..
and md If the deal goes though Mr, cut ca,.t
tie viii be in possession OF a coIi'io, ~
obi ahla stake. No matter what ne n,"G
receive. Mr.. Curtis has falrly '"' ~ ~
alI he will get. for the properly - nd
mated high mp in the mountains, =, all all
he w." has made many trips to IL IN III ~, ~
seasons of the year, some ,ii''eo Eolo,y
dorn snow. with the mercury ''linS pItO
tbe zero mark. undergoing haIu''iir, ins.
m that would have discouraged d i''
energetic man.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-11
LAND THAT PRODUCES.

H. NJ. Woods owns one of the East
Oroville Orchard tracts, east of town.
Mr.. Woods is neither an expert, nor
experienced. tiller of the soil. His
trade is that OF carpenter and builder.
He knows more about showing jack
plane than pushing plow. the WELD
ing of hammer than hoe. Much of
his lifo has been spent, and spent ac-
lively, in Chicago. where gardening is
largely confined to two or three flow
er pots, with doubtful returns on the
time and trouble invested There
came drifting to- him out of the west
stories of fortunes made in fruit cul-
ture, and he fell a victim to the bug.
He is now glad of 1t. For he came di-
rectly to OrOville and secured a choice
five acre tract and in saying choice"
it may be added that the chunk of
real estate he got hold of is neither
shade better or a shade worse than
any in the valley that can be placed
under irrigation. At first he was in
clined to doubt the tales that had
reached him of the fertility of the soil
as the barren ground in the spring
presented little prospects of fruit
full response to the efforts of the hus-
bandmen. backed by the influence of
the changing seasons, and there were
occasional twinges of regret that he
had harkened unto the tempter and
left dear old Chicago. However, he
did not NOPE and waste his time
while nursing rcmorse. He put seed
in the ground, and variety of them.
Time and the favOring elements have
done the rest. His eyes are opened
to the fact that what he had read of
the capacity of the soil, reinforced by
water was only a small portion of the
actual truth He is now one of the
most enthusiastic boosters for the
country in the community, for what
he has accomplished is convincing evil
dence stronger than hearsay testimony
The seed he sOwed have multiplied
many fold, and his tract riots in lux
uriOus vegetation. He declares that
any man can raise enough white beans
alone on one of these tracts to pay for
the land in three years. He is firm in
the belief and does NOT he estate to so
state, that there is not richer or
more productive land anywhere in the
country than right here in the Okano-
gan valley. The East Oroville Or
chards company can say. "Our salts
fed customers advertise our goods.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-11
4 SHOW PLACE.

Leslie Hill left for his home at Mel
son. b. c., Tuesday, after having
spent several days at his beautiful
lake, north of Oroville. and jusr
across the boundary line. Mr. Hill
owns some 100 acres in one body,
portion of it on fiat gently .slopins
toward the lake, most desirable fruit
land. He has some 80 or so acres in
fruit. 1t has been a practice for sey-
eral years to set out about ten acres
annually, and this year the first trees
planted are coming into bearing Next
year there Will be heavy fruit out
put, and the quantity will Increase
from year to year as the later planted
tracts come into bearing. Quite a
quantity of peaches and apricots is
being shipped from this station this
season. In the entire length of thu.
Okanogan valley, from the Columbia
river to the head of OkanOgap lake, it
would be difficult to find more favor
ably located land for fruit culture, or
soil and climate better adapted TO the
growth of trees and maturity Of fruit.
Or course, in time this large body of
land Will be cut up into small hold
ings, and will be link in the chain
OF orchards that will eventually al
most entirely encompass Osoyocs
lake. However, it viii! always be
what it is today, one Df the show
places of the valley, wh;cE is pointed
out with pride by the natives when
ever strangers come here to look over
The country.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-11
IRRIGATION BY HAND.

Chas. f, Sigrist has a large tract OF
land on the bench west of town that
was set ont to fruit trees THIS spring.
AT that time it was his intention to
put in an clcctrict pumping plant,
taking water from the Similkameeh
river. but that plan for some reason
was not carried out. The hot. dry
weather coming on some OF the trees
showed signs of dying, and it was
necessary to apply water at once 10
save them. In the absence OF any
numping facilities, Mr.. Sigrist had
water hauled in barrels from town
and thus managed to thoroughly wet
down several thousand trees. THIS
wouId seem like an endless undertake
ing. yet those doing the work finished
the lob in three days. BY this tedi-
Gus and expensive means most OF the
trees will be saved. Mr.. Slsrlst Is
now figuring on installing current
motor as a means of irringating the
tract.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-11
\\GTHER ELECTION NEEDED.

The tSwn is balled up over the lssu-
ance and sale of bonds to meet the
additional expense of extending the
wafer system. and it will be necessary
to hoIJ another election to validate
tho bonds. Some time VIII be con
snmed before an election can be heid,
the bonds issued and money oDetalhed
thereon. The hitch is occasioned by
an oni1ion handed down by the attof-
nov general to the effect that the iaSt
vote m on the proposition is Illegal, be
canse the call for the election ana not
eyDlicitly specify that the money 10
be obtained from the sale OF the nonuS
was to be applied to liquidatlng m
dehtedness already contracted as wen
NC for the further extension OF the
nnains When a municipality borroWS
money for public improvements, tne
nroceedings leading up TO securing
he cash must be minutely correct, do
hnvers of bonds must be perlecti!
safeguarded before they VIII invest
Thev m take no chances that a commnn-
itv may at some time feel inclined 10
emulate debt, and might take ad-
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-11
NEW GAME LAW.

The game law of this state is be-
coming more stringent every two
years, each session of the legislature
putting on the screws. This increased
restriction is owing to the wholesale
killing that is carried on by the game
hog, If he is not curbed in his desire
tosslaughter, which has in the past
had tendency to make game birds
scarcer from year to year. Under the
last amendment to the game law, the
hunter is restricted to five birds for
one days hunt. This is pretty small
baa, but if strictly enforced for few
..It1Jgs Will he followed by a rapid in
crease of birds. 1t is pretty tough on
the hunter running into big flock of
grouse, chickens, or pheasants. to
hold himself down to the legal limit,
and will require such fortitude and
self-restraint beyond what the aver
age sportsman possesses.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-11
NARROW ESQ APE.

Inc Grieger family while on an eX~
@rslon up the valley to Okanogan
alls Sunday, in an automobile driven
Cnas Peterson had a very narrow
@cape IRON serious accident III
usad on collision, through no fault
lne chauffeur, however. On the
~ aner side of Fairview, going north,
'e road for some distance toward the
liser' winds through dense growth
y Trees and underbrush. Some OF the
'Nls's and turns are so sharp that
vue can see only a few feet ahead. III
20 place to exercise caution, ana MT.
rs'erson was gliding along up the
.Vdd at speed of eight to ten miles
sn :, nour, footing the horn continuous
Y fdrning one of the sharp curves
,ue excursi0nists were suddenly con-
aonled by another car pelting down
.' Me PIKE at 25-mile clip. What ac-
awu was taken and what happened
,as pulled off in very few SECONDS
a.ross the line when two vehicles
%ss' ,as' on the road, drivers turn to the
h.s u" on this side, the custom, as 1t
ass prevailed from time immemorlal
s,,,u 81 " turn to the right Natural in
T"uv' ,sa OF the Canadian and American
n, INV the cars on the same side OF
tbe Se ,vad, but the young man driving
s,s ,se canadian machine realized in
ss,,.a.n'aneously u. the seriousness of the
dsaion d,ua.ion and turned his auto sharply
i'iy ina INTO the brush, thus prevent
e .aat otherwise might have been
dori ,aAi accident. The car plunged
nm u0"l Slight embankment and came
t,a. p snort and Sunddenly against a
tha ns'' shooting the passengers high in
~ ar, shaking them up some, but
''uaately without their sustaining
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-11
BACK FROM THE EAST.

Lou Hendrix returned home the
latter part of last week from trip
to his old home at Richmond Ind,
where he was called some weeks ago
by the serious illness of his mother
His mother had a stroke of apoplexy
and although she was still living
when he left for the west no hopes
of her recovery was held out, as one
half of her body was completely par
alyzed. Mr. Hendrix reached the east
during the prevalence of the extreme
hot weather, and going into it from
the coast he suffered intensely from
the heat. He found it especially un-
bearable in Chicago. and did not feel
much relief until the mountains once
more appeared in sight on his home
ward bound journey.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-11
WEDDING AT LOOMS.

"a On Wednesday evening of last week
at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Melcher, at LOOmis,
Ray Riste and Miss Clara Melcher
were united in marriage, Rev Fl. O.
Baker, of the Congregational church,
officiating. The groom is said to be
a most worthy young gentleman. and
is son of Prof. f. r.. Riste, of Night
hawk He has been a resident of the
Smilkameen valley for only a short
time The bride is bright. winning
capable young lady, who has grown
up almost from infancy in LOomis,
where she is a great favoriteamOng
the yuong and old. May full meas
ure of good fortune and felicity be the
portion of the happy couple In their
new relation is the sincere wish of a
multitude of friends.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-11
DOING THINGS AT PtStO.

In the PascO Progress it is noted
that A. NJ Wehe has offered 10 donate
a block of land to the commissioners
of Franklin county for court house
purposes 1t was only short time
ago that one of the Wehes donated
block to The city for a school house.
Many wears ago A. NJ Wehe secured
tract of land that is now within the
city limits of PascO, which he had
out up into several hundred lots. In
all his vicissitudes, during his long
period OF mining in this county when
ready cash was scarce, Mr. Nehe re-
fused to part with any of these lots.
He held them out as a nest egg and
and at last he is realizing on the Wis
dom OF his attitude. For long time
real estate in Pasco was of little value
and if was not to be wondered at for
y more dismal and fOrlorn looking
country than that surrounding Pasco
could hardly be imagined. But at last
the desert was reclaimed through the
medium of irrigation, railroads huiit
tbrou rh tiIe place and now Pasco, up
on which the public has been invited
to kecD an eye for a quarter of Il cen
torv. is rapidly forging to ine lore,
and is one Ct the most llourishing ana
progressive towns in eastern WASH
jngton Mr. Wehe has placed MS au-
dition on the market and the lots are
meeting with ready sale A. geo
Wehe. a son. and Waldermar Wehe'
a nephew are acting as FeS,ucn'
agents for the property. The dona
tions of LAND for public purposes Is nov
only a generous ana public 'plriteT IL
act on the part of Mr.. wen, o'lI II
the donations are accepted me con
struction OF an attraCtiya school puliuI
ing and IN imposing court house VIII
not da.ract from the value OF 'he SUI
rounding lots and parcels OF anu
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-11

any injury. Peterson's car struk the
rear OF the Canadian car. SMASHING
tne rear tenders of that vehicle. while
t,e front lender of the Peterson ma
cnihe was bent out of shape and the
steering gear slightly bent. Mr.. Peter
son threw out life line and dragged
tnG other car back onto the road
Nhen the cars were cranked up if
was found that neither auto had sus-
tanned any damage to the running
gear. and both parties went IN thelr
way thankful that nothing more scri-
Gus mad resulted from the coming to-
gCthpr. w
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-11
SOME STRENUOUS.

Rev, Geo. w. Hurlburt is imbued
with that true missionary spirit that
faces hardships cheerfully and will
ingly, and is never discouraged by
obstacles of an unpleasant nature,
He is now engaged in a service some
what similar to that of the old-time
circuit rider. He is stationed at
Brewster, but distributes himself over
the county. making regular monthly
pilgrimages to several communities.
This is county of magnificent dis
tances, and get from point to point
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-11
oRONlILE, WASHINGTON, .AUGIrST II 1o,1

vantage of any loophole to escape an
opllgation. This technical error will
put the town to the expense and de-
lay of another election. The election
must be provided for through an ordi-
nance. The date has not as vet been
hNed. but the election will probably
come off some time in September. No
material opposition developed at the
issi election and it is pretty safe to
predict that the citizens will vote i'm
f2vor of the proposed bond issue.