davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-10-06
EXPERTING TOWN BOOKS.

c. F. Heemer. a state examiner
with ;he bureau OF inspection and
super :isiop OF pUbli.. Offices-a most
important and awe-inspirine depart
ment of the state government, !Idg-
ing from ihenaLe-spept several days
in Orpvi!le last week exporting the
town BOOKS Il Is test that all in
corporatad towns an cities rnst sub
nit to. although il is noticed hat some
towns where the looks have been paw
I'd over tho authorities are prot sting
againsI fooTine the bill. for he pay
ment of the enforced inspection by
the municipalities visited is part OF
the arrangement under the 'aw c-e-
ating he bureau. or course Al exam
iner is out TO 10 business and not to
talk. 80 no'hing ill be known OF mis-
findings until his report. ma ie to ;hc
Office at Olympia, is given publicity
Mr.. Hremer is clever young gentle
man 20 meet, and is onto his iCb OF
course, o. he would not be entrusted
with such important work He ca ne
here from Conconully. wherc ne eX-
amined into the town accounts and
left here FRIDAY last for Republic to
go though the same routine
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-10-06
I DAVENPORT VISITOR.

Cha -li- Turner OF Davenport Nas
visitor in town Tuesday. We have
known Nj Turncr for 50 long a time
that 10 maine the Gate of first acPusin-
tance would make US both appear a.
antedaiuv;ans Ne had not ,--el min
for lecade. ana when a porJly, "a ell
groOm-i. =. bsianiial looking gentle
man walked into the Office il vas
difficult 20 recognize the Charlie Tur-
ner OF long ago although il was a
source OF great pleasure when emo
ry adjusted itsslf TO find that the real
Jolly. senia. man in TIE clothes lad
not changed si1ce the days Nh,n he
vas juggling a ploy on the broad
wheat fields u Lincoln county. and
sporting his Sunday pest when in fen
mel shirt and overalls Mr. : lrner IS
one o. those successful farmers OF the
Big Bend who nave SresIed . forrune
out OF the soil. He now has . bloOded
stock farm near Davenport ana de-
.Otes nis attenriCr To raising the hest
grades o. hor ses adapted 10 use Al
the west Ee knows every PORT about
: horse from LOCK 20 wilherS, - M
has handled them all MS life. ami nOw
has the best thoroughbred stOci farm
on the eoas;- He mas built vs. large
business by supplying what farmer;
and stock en want in the hors.- line
and furnishing animals exactly -
they are represe nted- He Ias sold
several stations in -his locality thi-
fall. aud xss here closing a iaal wilf
a stockman in this v.cirivy.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-10-06
IN EXTRA SCENE.

There was scene at the perform
ance given by the Juvenile Boston
ians last Thursday evening that was
not down on the program. somewhat
more exciting and less entertaining
than any Of the numbers. and one
that il is to be hoped NAV never
again be enacted in this community
1t did not result either in injury to
that is owing entirel; 10 goor fortune
and the prompt action of tie male
members Of the company. lust as
the performance was closing one OF
the electric bulbs in the row of foot
lights exploded accompanied by
sputtering blaze. At the sight of fire
a wave of alarm passed through the
audience. there was n great rafting
OF chairs and many dashed towards
the door. Fortunately a panic was
averte1 by the lrompt action OF the
manager in extinguishing the blaze,
and the repeated announcement that
there was no danger. At the time OF
the explosion two OF the YoHne girls
were singing 4 catchy duett and al
though they gave back from the VI
cinity of the explosion they pluckily
continued singing, which aided greatly
in relieving the tension. The nre
was caused by short circuit 1t Is
extremely fortunate that the fire broke
out when it did Had the curtain been
down the flames would certainly have
ignited il. and in that case, as there
is absolutely no means at hand for ex-
ringuishing fire. and no eggress from
the stage but from the front. some oI
the members of the COMPANY wouio
have been cremated. and no dubt Sc
rious. If not fatal, injuries would nave
occurred in the wild rush OF the crowd
for the only exit at the rear OF the
building.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-10-06
SHOULD GO THROUGH.

Clay Fruit was in town from his
ranch near Tonasket SATURDAY. on one
Of his occasional visits Mr. Fruit re-
marked that the proposed high line
ditch 10 convey water from the Sim;l-
kameen 70 the bench s wei. as the
lower lands was one OF the most i'm
portant propositions that has yet been
presented % the property holders %
the upper valley, ami il carried out.
which it should ne, and will he. if not
by the present movers by some COM
TO escape application. it would mark
new era III the history OF the county
No irrigation scheme aiming &c Is-
claim such large body OF choice land
and one that could Be carried into exc
cutiou al such comparatively sms II
cost per covered acre is possible else
he thought that tte land owners TO be
benefited should make ank kind OF
reasonable concession in order 10 in
sure :he carrying out Gf the project
As an old resident Of the moth part
of the county Mr. Fruit is kcerly in
terested in seeing the county come
10 the front. and on OF the quickest
ways OF pushing it To the front is the
inauguration Of irrigation systems that
will water every acre available
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-10-06

| proper element are in the soil to ger.
inmate the seed. and the eli.
mate is such as to insure fr,iition. il
Is natures alchemy no where else Sc
happily combined that bursts The seed
nourishes the tender sprout gives
] strength and yigor to the growing
plant and hrings the frrit to A perfec,
maturity. No one has seen the cult
waited fields in bearing this season but
has. maryeled at the wonirous sight.
Corn with half dozer or ,fore ears
TO he stock; melons growing in bum
| ches; vegetable crowding each other
Tor more room to expand; trees laden
WIZ fruit rich IN color and of size
renarkable; new growth of SHOOTS and
limbs from four TO seven feet; the
hornely sunhowcr with boles like trees :
tomatoes where two or three vines
produced more that family could
consume, These and many other aD-
nor.aal products bordering on tho mir
aculous. were 10 be seen on land cul-
tiyated and planted .or the lirst time
this year
so, We say, in taking stoc;: ci the
years progress IRON the evidence al
hand The PEOPLE of this vicinity are
TO be congrat Hated on the showing
made. IL is really bat the beginning
CT the tim" when the whole valley is
10 be one continuous garden spot, the
beginning has been slow, cOusi ,erine
the long time tho country las been
settled bUt there hal 10 be - 5otin-
ming 'ometime. end now that it has
been made in this year OF 1911 We can
lo0k iorSard more hopeful 70 q.
mach more rapid ad .ancemeni in the
was OF bringing the lands of the val
ley up to the highest state o. pr0duc-
iyeness that they are capabl" Ot IN
der proper condition. So fAr only {
small traction OF the available land is
under waller. Large irrigation pro
iet'ts are in the process of formation.
They are bouni TO - carried on, for
the land is 100 valuable for fr iit grow
ing TO be premi[tcd 10 remain idle and
unyroaiuctivc. The area reclaimed will
be Increased from year to year until
e5-ssy aers will be producing, and the
valley one cf 5he largest contributors
10 the total fruit output Of fhe state
The real start has been made this
wear. and lence the people can look
upon 1871 as the Oeginnin. Oi the
grand transformation that Is due to
come about in it's enririty throughout
the fano Is Oklnogan valley.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-10-06

ishihg In every department Ono
"'s"' IN ehe summer of 1892 the room
was crowded as usual. The dizzx
oance had not commenced. but The
eager players, feverish for 90 at tho
oser' under whose velvet paws were
cia"s that were bound to rake in ALI
'he piuneer had to risk. thronped
around the tables in mobs. A-oons
'he lockers on was this Indian Ban
'iS'e' quiet, stoical, taking no part in
the Wild play. Suddenly without war
hihg, without sound Of preliminary
quarrei Or scuftie, shot rang ou, and
baptiste keeled over dead. The Incl
dent only momentarily caeceed The
play, the lookout at the faro table
never left his perch, the dealer c,bo,,.
siid the cards from the case. and
'he ANXIOUS gamester slipped his bets
from card tc card, coppered or omen
somewhat peeyed because a sudden
death had for moment attracted mis-
attention from the run of the haste
boards. it turned out that a nan
named Dan Whipple. we'll known in
the camp. had shot rhe Indian. and it
is said without cause or provocation
at least so. far as known. IN open
knife was found on, OF along side of
the body of the dead man. II has been
openly intimatad that the knife was
placed there after the shooting by
some friend of the mirderer. Anyhow.
Whiprle plead self defense. and he
was declared innocent and disch. rged
white as snow BY the .oroner's jury.
Baptiste was buried On the mound
near Chief Sarsupkir with much In
dian ceremony and A pole placed at
his grave. The writer does not know
if the pole is there at the present time,
but he does know that it was renewed
after being blown down, once or twice
during the Gozen yeas he lived IN the
camp. by some friendly native still
nOurishing the memory OF the mur-
dered red man
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-10-06
IN 4 TANGLE.

Dr. A II. Polk. Of ConcO1r lly InG
Harry CLIFFORD, OF Loonis. i-f5 .or
Spokane Tuesday morning T4e -
iect of the trip * to endeavor .
straignten out the affairs OF the old
@ :. mine, in which property both
genllemen are largely interested IS
pecially the Doctor. Hho has put sew
eral thousand dollars Of cold cash into
IL The properly has the appear ance
Of the making OF q mine, properly
handled, but ike many another min
ing claim in the county much Of the
work 80 far done is very much on the
line Of how not 70 do il While going
70 Spokane for Z specific purpose,
the gentlemen Eill not overlook the
big fair while there
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-10-06
ATTEND THE CHESA" fAih.

Next Wednesday. Thursday and FIJI
dav are the dates of the Chesa" iair'
and Oroyille should Re largely repr--
sented on the grounds. This falt VIII
narticularly feature the resources u
the north half OF the reseF' a''"n'
u,bere grains and vegetables are pI0-
drced in abundance and OF supe'4o'
oua,ity. The people OF Chesa" nav
disnlayed a great deal of enterprise
IN completing the organization oi d
tair association, and contributing 10, 10,
Yards its support The exposition m u,
no well worth seeing and all VINO 'A+ |
marc the time should make II 4 pom,
- o,tand This especially applle7 -
onr ~ residents, as Chesaw people are
ale o,easant neighbors to meet up WIN a.
pnd they deserve to be encourage ~ ~
,he nraiseworthy efforts to maze 'H
,no.l annual expositions success
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-10-06
DEATH or AN OLD TIMER.

sammy Litchenstader died suddenly
at kctchikan, Alaska, a few 2ays a.o
in the death Of Mr.. Litchepstador
passes away one Of the early settlers
OF OEanogan coi.Iiy, and an iniiy:ll nj
VINO has cut some figure in mining
circles since he left the c.,,nty
score OF years ago. Sammy lad Us
many ups and downs as the neyt m,n
"no chases after wealth throusn ne
SHARES and pitfalls o. mining. i,ut he
held to his buoyant spirits whether
basking in the smiles of fortune. O..
battling against adversely He vas in
business at the old town of Ruby in
the hey day Of that camps history
and branched out as a banker with
scant capital but plenty of nerve He
promoted the town of Swansea. at
the mouth of the Okanogan river
which never had existence eyceDt on
paper. and on paper it was depicted
as the most fourishing and promising
city in the west That was part of
those days, and Sam lost nothing on
the flyer, for he distributed lots to
spectators looking for snaps from
the Atlantic to the Pacific coast. Af-
ter leaving here he devoted his entire
attention to mining, and went to South.
Africa, where he cleaned up a COM
Portable fortune. He returned TO New
York and started in to show the slow
coaches doing business on Wall street
how to do things Systematically and
thoroughly in the way of shearing the
lambs, but was shorn in short order
by the laggards he had started in to
instruct Report at the time had /,
that his pile leaked away in a fortnight
and there was no sensation either. on
the fomous boulevard where fortunes
are made and lost in the twinkling of
an eye. Nothing daunted in his failure
to break the street Mr.. Litchenstader
again turned his face TO South Africa
to recoup his losses. He chased min
ing booms all over the continent. His
last field of operations was in Alaska.
where rumor has it ne was doing we'll.
Not bad sort by any means was Sam
my Litchenstader, and mis- old friends
and acquaintance read of his untirne-
ly death with feelings Of sincere re-
gret
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-10-06

other 100 acres. The land is to be ir-
rigated by means of pumps of large
capacity One is already in operation.
ana another, or more If necessary.
VIII be installed. The source of wa
ter supply is inexhaustible, as it is
taken from the Okanogan river.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-10-06

4 an Indian Uprising.
me during the present month
nment is TO mark the grave
Barsupkin by an appropriate
1t is to be in the nature
boulder. with the name and
eath chisseled thereon, and
plate bearing an inscription
watha. Judge W. G.. Brown
Ter an address. which will be
bting one. as the judge has
kep study of the early history
hnty. No doubt an immense
y Indians and white people
resent at the time of dedica-
npkin is buried on a mound
brt distance north of Loomis,
the most charming spots in
Iful Sinlahekin valley. There
much published about the
his chief that lacked authen-
0w comes Guy Waiing. one
dest settlers of the county,
tier in the Wenatehee World
troe version of the cid
th, and il corresponds close
he story OF the tragedy as
: heard it repeated on his
10 the county 90 years ago.
- account is as follows:
y to your item concern
lonument for Sarsupkin, the
hieftain, he was for some
next door neighbor. On the
" of December, 1897 as he
Siwashes were returning
b C0nconully, ali very drunk.
Ashed to his horse for safety.
h of Fish lake his son, Pete
in drunken anger. pushed
mans horse and his father
(eep slide and he was killed.
inquest. but could elicit no
On as TO how ii had all hap
though We all formed a true
it. L prepared the old mans
helped bury him on the west
5 ranch on the 9Th of Decem-
he was a pagan the priest
present. One OF his relatives
Stish Columbia recited por-
he mass over him. The bur
pot Well attended and there
Ivy fall OF snow. AS Sarsup-
BOT converted a cross of wood
Fed by the Indians at the foot
eve in the hope that ne might
Rrd it in his long sleep and
|ivine grace
1e reports OF the prospective
pgs the starement has been
= the chiefs grave is marked
pcle. /; is true that a tall
mns the mound upon whicl'
sleeps his last sleep, bet II
there to mark the resting
another Indian, Baptiste. "iio
olent death at Loor rs away
1882. a crime unca!led for ana
n there was no vaiiI excuse.
B to eye-witnesses, one Oi
Ing in Oroville today. II VA
that came near preci"trat'ng
en uprising. creating l.i n"
|nt among the people "i the
q and throwing a trenien1 Hj
p the white settlers. IN those
pmis was a wide open camp
accent on the open. SIN
openly. There was little re-
morality or decency. En-
p Of law was 2 farce Every
3 Law unto himself, doing
nuch as he pleased with no
'ay MIN nay. Fair and 'riVo-
ries filed dance houses. the
coin and chips was music that
en to financial ruin, and the
! thirst that prevailed could De
q In numerous fluid dispensar-
a large ramslsckle, one story
still standing on me west
the main street OF the town.
'ell populated and well pauo-
nee hall. In conjunction with
's,chorean feature were gam
lyouts and ,he Indispensable
u nightly business was -four
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-05-17
"Store" Revelation to New Scion

r HERE is mistaken idea ever pres
/ ent in the mind of brand-new leg
islator when he arrives at Washing
ton that all his stationery and sta
tionery supplies will be furnished Zee.
Hardly has he been shown through
the capitol by some older colleague
than he becomes acquainted witt. the
fact that down in the basement CT the
big gray building there Is one Ct the
most complete stationery stores I'm the
United States. He is astonished at
the cheapness of everything and mar
wells at the fact that there he can buy
a thousand sheets of the finest linen
paper, bearing at the top in deep old
English engraved lettering the hscrip.
ton. House of Representatives,
United States, Washington" ftH $2.40.
He can get high grade, fine finished
cotton paper for $1.SS per thousand,
engraving included, and another grade
with handsome Autograph sugerscrip.
ton for 81.
Later the congressman - told the
reason for this, and along aith that
Information It Is explained to him that
hi4 stationery allowance will be 1925.
The reason for the che6pness Of
everything In capitol stationery head
quarters is that the statiofery store
mikes not a shadow Of profit.
Another cause for remark In the sta.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-05-17
Flv Models to Assist Aviators

n HE Smithsonian Institution has re-
j ceived and soon will publish the
fourth paper in series dealing with
the Investigations on the flying organs
OF various insects and birds. These
Investigations, which were fostered
by Secretary Langley, now deceased.
with the hope that they would yield
information useful to engineers and
others interested in the problem of
aviation, have been carried out under
the direction Of Professor Won Len
denfleld of Prague university for ten
years.
Professor Won Lendenfield believes
that of all forms Of insects, and in
deed, Of all flying animals, the blow
hy furnishes the most promising pat
tern for q flying machine, and that q
working model. should be built &C.
cording to the pattern and experiment.
cd with.
The paper now in the hands Of the
printer was prepared by Dr.. Wolfgang
Ritter and describes the flying appar-
atus Of the blowfiy. The author. with
minuteness characteristic Of German
scientists, discusses the anatomy Of
tho shuotno and articulation Of tho
=
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-05-17
rApT. JOHN M. BOWER, U. s. N.

rAPT. JOHN M. BOWER, U. s. N,
- superintendent of the naval acad.
envy at Annapolis. at the direction of
the Jecretary Of war has apologized
to Pfof. Henry A. Beers Of Yale uni
versity ard Miss Katherine Beers, his
daughter. for the recent incident at
Annapolis in which an attempt was
made to exclude Miss Beers from 60
cial funetons because she was eafn-
ing her own living.
The incident aroused big stir in
capital circles, and Representative
Korbly of Indiana brought the matter
up In the house, charging that snob-
berry was a growing evil at the acad-
envy that called for immediate action.
President Taft interested himself in
the matter and directed Secretary
Meyer to make q thorough investiga-
ton.
According to the investigation made
by the navy department, Miss Beers
was employed as a companion to the
wife Of Lient. Commander William T.
Tarrant. who is engineer officer OF
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-05-17

WA SH1NGTON. - Some person,
" speaking from the bottom of tho
well OF truth, has said that no man
Is hero to his valet. The philosophy
OF tho observation might have been
greatly Strengthening if the sage had
thought to add that no United States
senator is any great shakes to a sen.
ate page.
There Is popular impression that
the senate pages are studious youth
with bullying foreheads, learned in the
Constitution and deep in the mysteries
OF senate presidents. They are sup.
posed TO converse exclusively in pas-
namentary and senatorial languages.
even when engaged in the youthfus
pastime Of matching pennies in the
cloakroom. These ideas probably are
erroneous.
Ihese wrong impressions about the
hlgh constitutional atmosphere that
surrounds senate page come nat.
urally enough from the superficial oh.
servation of visitors in the gallery.
Looking down from there it is easy to
suppose that when senator claps his
hands and a page hurries noiselessly
to his side and inclines a respectful
ear, that the fortunate youth is re-
ceiving information of the highest i'm.
port. Doubtless he will write it down
In his private diary before he sleeps
that night, and in later years will pub
fish it In his memoirs where eager mil
lions will read it. Also doubtless he
won't, for the chances are the dis
ttngujshed senator merely requested
the page to tell the bothersome con-
stituent who has been waiting out in
the marble room for the last hour, to
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-05-17
Snobbery at the Naval Academy

the battleship Michigan of tho Allan.
tic fleet. She was invited to one of
the naval academy hops several weeks
ago by midshipman whose name has
not been disclosed by the department.
She attended the dance and shortly
afterward left Annapolis for he: home
in New Haven. At the time Of her
departure she knew nothing of the in.
cident in which she figured.
One of the officers on duty at Ar.
napolis suggested to the midshipman.
on the supposition that Miss Beers
was a domestic, that she should not
have been invited by the midshipman
to the hop.
The midshipman, according to the
report received at the department, re-.
piled that he disagreed personally
with the view of his superfors at the
academy. There was, however, moth.
ing that he could do under the cir.
cumstances. The inquiry developed
that Captain Rowyer was responsible
for the suggestion that Miss Beers
was not desirable guest at academy
social events. Miss Beers returned to
her home In New Haven without
knowledge of the rumpus that had
been stirred up in Annapolis. In some
way that is not known to the depart.
ment members of her family learned
of the incident and complained to the
navy department.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-05-17

tionery room in the capitol has been
the tremendous supply of social sta
tionery and pretty little desk orna.
ments and implements, such as attract
the eye of women, In the stationery
rooms, which may be purchased
handbags, fancy retfcules, pocket.
books, the daintiest OF note paper.
scented and otherwise, pearl or silver
handled desk implements-an endless
array of pretty little knickknacks,
which mere man would scorn to use
as an establishment of an office desk.
The affable clerks of the stationery
room will explain that this fancy goods
department is an outgrowth Of the
habit of the American legislator to
elect his whole family to Office along
with himself The $125 goes long
ways and the stationery room at
Christmas, Easter and other gift-mak.
ing seasons is as busy a mart as any
similar store In the national capitol
and everything at cost
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-05-17

wings and the functions of every mus
Gle and joint used in fight.
Those already published are The
Structure of Wing Feathers" by DR..
e. Mascha; "The Clasping Organs
Attaching the Hind to the Fore Wings
in Hymenoptera," by DR.. Leo Walter.
and 'The Air Sacs Of Pigeons" by Dr..
Bruno Muller.
DR.. Ritter's paper is profusely illus
trated with pictures showing the dit.
ferent experiments he made with the
bloWdy.
Another paper will be added soon to
the Smithsonian miscellaneous colleo.
tions, q photography Of the Scientific
Writings Of R. 3. G. stearns," by Miss
Mary r. stearns. Accompanying Il
IL biographical sketch Of d.. VIZ
liam II. Dali 81