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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-02-17
BIG LAND DEAL.

Geo. j. Hurley has engineered thro'
land deal in Spokane of considerable
magnitude, representing a very neat
clean up for himself and associates.
The land that has changed hands is
located between Loomis and Blue lake
1t was formerly embraced in Indian
allotments, and was only secured by
Mr.. Hurley about year ago. Much
of the land is in the valley, and can be
readily placed under irrigation. Mr..
Hurley and associates have made ex-
tensive improvements in the way of
preparing the land and setting out
trees. The 100 acres sold represents
only portion of the land owned by the
gentlemen who made the sale. The
Spokesman-Review, mentioning the
transaction, says:
fruit land in the Sinlahekin valley,
near Loomis, was closed yesterday by
former Senator George j. Hurley, of
of Bridal Veil, Oregon, the purchasers
being d. G. Cowgirl, of Spokane, and
associates. The price is 100000 The
new owners will complete the gravity
system of irrigation, plant the land to
apples and subdivide it into five and
10 acre tracts. The land vas part
of the Moses agreement allotments,
made in 1885. Individual Indian allot-
ments at that time were blocks mile
square, instead of 80 acres as at pres
ent. The tract takes in the whole
width Of the valley, about mile, for
one-fifth of its length. 1t lies at an
elevation of 1900 to 100 feet above sea
level and is located between the station
of Nighthawk' on the ", V. & f.
branch of the Great Northern railroad,
and the county seat of Conconully."
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-02-17
BREAKING A WILL.

The extract published below ap-
peared in the Spokesman-Review one
day last week under an Olympia date
line of February 8. 1t will be read
with interest by the older residents of
Loomis, Conconully and vicinity who
are we'll acquainted with the parties
in the litigation, and the final decision
of the court will be looked forward to
with considerable curiosity. Spack-
man, or Spikeman as he was more
generally known, lived very much the
life OF recluse on a piece of land at
the west end of Fish lake, few miles
north of Conconully, on the .Concon-
ully-Loomis stage road. He settled
where he lived solitary and comfort
less existence away back in the early
days of the country, and while socia-
bility was not his long suit everybody
knew Spackman. He attended strictly
to his own business, and notwithstand-
ing his retiring disposition was gener-
ally liked by his neighbors. Several
years ago Spackman's health COM
menced failing, and as he took no par
ticular care of himself, and lived rough
ly, he grew worse until his sickness
developed an accute stage. DR.. Webb,
now Of Republic, at that time was liv-
ing and practicing in LoOmis, condcut-
ing hospital in conjunction with his
practice. He was called to prescribe
for Spackman, and had the patient
moved to Loomis, where he did all in
his power to prolong life. In graft
tude for the treatment received, so it
was understood at the time, Spack-
man decided the ranch to DR.. Webb,
leaving other personal property to
other parties to whom he felt under
obligations. Some time after the death
of Spackman relatives that had never
taken any interest in the man during
his lifetime, set up claim for the
property. The state interviewed as
claimant, and the item which follows
gives the legal phase of the case:
Claiming fraud and improper in
huence in inducing dying man to
transfer his property to the attending
physician the State by the aururfrey
appeared in the state supreme court
today to ask that all property belong
ing to the late James Spackman be
escheated to the state. Spackman,
bachelor, had property worth about
$500. He was taken to hospital at
Looms, conducted by DR.. Webb, where
he died shortly, and the doctor pro-
duced deeds and bills of sale showing
that all the mans property had been
conveyed to the physician.
"Alleged heirs brought suit to set
aside the cOnveyances and the state in
tervened. The Oksnogan court held
that the alleged heirs had no interest,
having failed to prove heirship, and
also held the state had no interest in
the estate.
"The appeal of the state was argued
today. The attorney general claims
that the transfers to the doctor are
void, chiefly for lack OF consideration;
that the doctor claimed they were
made on his agreement that he would
exchange for the $500 worth of prop
erty care for Spackman all his life,
while at the time the doctor knew
Spackman was dying and was only
kept alive by stimulants and that rs
Spackman died without will or heirs
the property belongs to the state as
escheat. Decision was taken under ad-
visement by the court"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-02-17
ABANDONED THE FIELD TOO SOON

DR.. J. l. Pogue spent last Thursday
night in Oroville on his way to his
home, the celebrated Pogue flat fruit
ranch, near Okanogan. 1t is long,
long time since the doctor has paid
Oroyille visit, and as he got in late
and left early few of his old friends
had an opportunity to meet and greet
him. DR.. Pogue was on his way home
from Olympia, where he spent several
days in an endeavor to turn back the
hand of progress by putting spike in
the movement to form new county
from the north end of Okanogan coun-
ty. The doctor felt that the Okanogan
delegation at Olympia played low
down trick on the opposition by pre-
tending to throw up their hands and
quitting when the Methow bill was
killed, thus inveigling opponents into
the serene security that division was
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-02-17
POPULAR GAM T..

The moving picture man, who is
considerable of a hustler himself, has
installed bowling alley in the room
adjoining Truax's barber shop, and
judging from the crowds that nightly
throng the place it is just the sport
the public has been pining for. 1t is
a portable alley, made up in sections.
The active boy of keen repertee who,
while setting up pins, commented upon
the skill of the expert or guyed the
dub who could not score with base
ball bat, is missed from his coigne of
vantage and safety at the pin end of
the alley, because everything is ar
ranged to work automatically. Instead
OF flying around, head over heels, in
when well directed
sphere lands in their midst, the pins
simply swing upward on a frame work,
and handle at the rolling end jerks
them back in place. The balls return
OF their own volition. This alley is
said to be one of the first of this par
ticular design set up in the state. The
proprietor declares the place will be
run with due regard to the proprieties.
Boys under l6 will not be admitted
unless in company With parent or
guardian. Opportunity will be given
ladies to play if they so desire. The
game is innocent pleasant and health
full, and it now looks as though it
would continue to be a popular sport.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-02-17
COUNCIL PROCEEDING

Minutes of the meeting of the Town
council of the town of Oroville, Feb
ruary l3, 1911.
Present-Mayor Reese; Councilmen
Covert, Evans, Desmond and Wicker
sham.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved as read.
Bill of w. H. Weisgerber, S52. 80,
salary city marshal, read and ordered
paid
On motion mayor and clerk were in
structed to sign and accept contract
for fire hose and equipment submitted
by the Eureka Fire Hose company.
The clerk was then instructed to
purchase the necessary registration
books.
On motion Council adjourned.
+. r. HOOSE,
Clerk of the Town of Oroville.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-02-17

all of for the present session of the
legislature, then blowing back when
the coast was clear and springing q
bill for the formation of Cosgrove
county in the senate. 1t was pretty
smooth game, but then on the hypothe-
sis that all is fair in love and war the
Orovillians can hardly be condemned
for their little subterfuge.
DR.. POgue is one Of the oldest and
most respected residents of the Okla
hogan vslley, and it was largely thro'
bis energy and initiative that it was
demonstrated that with the aid OF wa
ter the Okanogan valley could pro-
duce as fine fruit as can be grown on
the coast, or anywhere on earth for
that matter. Years ago he took up
land upon what has since become
known as Pogue fiat, now embraced in
the government irrigation PROJECT, set
out an orchard and conveyed water to
the land. That orchard when it came
bearing, won q reputation far and near
for the excellency of its fruit, and its
wonderful capacity for producing. The
property became very valuable, and
that value was greatly enhanced by
the consummationo of the big irrigation
project until today the doctor is near
the head Of the list among the wealthy
taxpayers of the county. DR.. Pogue
was elected and served four years as
state senator, making creditable
record in that office.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-02-17
CHURCH NOTES.
more,

Services in the NJ. f. church Sun
day, February 10. Sunday school at
10 80 u. m. Preaching services at
IL 30 q. IN. Mrs. Robert Thompson
will preach. Epworth League at 7:3O
o. m, Mae Potter leader. Evening
services at s p. III.
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The Washington times., 1911-05-21

Arthur Meeks. who was yesterday
fned 500 in police court for 10y
riding" and who appealed his case, is
still lodged in the station house. ow
ing to failure to procure the neces-
sary $500 bond. 1t Is expected. how
ever, that this will be furnished by
his friends some time during the day.
The Washington times., 1911-05-21
DEFENDS RENO AND
SCORES ROOSEVELT,
FOR HIS CRITICISM
Mrs. Lillian Wiggins Was a
Leader of Athletic Set in
Brooklyn Society.

BOSTON, Mass, May H.-Reno, New.
was warmly defended and an utterance
Of ex-President Roosevelt strongly criu-
cised today by Mrs. Lillian Virgins,
who is at the Touraine Hotel, having
just come from Reno. where she has
filed papers for a divorce from her hus-
band, Benjamin Platt Virgins, former
president of the New York Taxicab
Company.
Mrs. Virgins comes from a very
wealthy Brooklyn family. Before her
marriage she had distinguished herself
among the younger social set by her
athletic feats. Horsemanship was her
specially.
In 1905 she was married. Domestic
troubles occurred, and after two years
the couple ceased to live together.
Reno" she said yesterday. has been
misrepresented to the American public.
The general impression created is that It
is a haven for dissolute people Of both
sexes. II parties get divorce In New York
no one comments on the fact, but II
the same parties were to go to Reno
there would be no end to the gossip.
When President Roosevelt made his
Western tour recently he came to Reno.
and told the inhabitants that their city
was getting bad reputation, This was
rather indiscreet remark for Mr..
Roosevelt to make, In view of the fact
that people had gone to Reno divorce
courts who were his personal friends,
and whom he esteemed highly"
The Washington times., 1911-05-21
SCORES IN PURSUIT
Of -FOUR CONV|CTS
FREED BY A STORM
Farmers on Guard to Posses
and Officers Near
Joliet.

JOLIET. ILL.,, May q. - Ninety
guards with repeating rifles and many
posses are securing the territory sur
rounding Joliet today in search of the
four convicts who escaped from the
penitentiary during a binding rainstorm
late Saturday afternoon.
Farmers in the vicinity spent an anx-
Ious and sleepless night, They feared
the fugitives would enter their homes
in an attempt to exchange their prison
uniforms for civilian clothes.
Two hundred and fifty prisoners were
working under guard in a stone quarry
about a block from the penitentiary. A
storm took the guards by surprise and
swept down upon the quarry.
Before the guards could get their
men in marching order, six Of them
dropped down on their knees and crawl
ed quickly to the fence that surrounds
the quarry 1t was an easy matter 10
scale it and get awy. Two were re-
captured. Those at large are:
William Butsch. R. A. Atkins, George
Conners and Joseph Folks.
Edward Miller was captured by a
negro as he was making for the woods.
George johnson was taken by two rail-
road detectives as he laid in an empty
freight car in the railroad yards.
The Washington times., 1911-05-21
AF TER ARREST SIX
CONFESS PLOT TO
DEFRAUD RAILROAD
Assistant Station Agent and
Five Conductors Held
Es in Toledo.

TOLEDO, Ohio, May 21.-A conspfr-
acy on the part of employees to rob the
Toledo and Iidiana Railroad Company
was unearthed this morning when six
men, an assistant station agent and
four conductors, were arrested in hits
city. The arrests were made by Detec-
tive H. A. Fishleigh, and two assist
ants. The employees have confessed.
The men arrested are L. NJ. Fisher, en-
ployed as assistant station agent at Del
ia; Walter S. Bush, Harry Guthrie, E.
L. Mccormick. J. J. Jones, and l.
Smith, all conductors.
The conductors were arrested quietly
. as they arrived here upon their respec-
tive runs Secrecy was maintained for
the reason that teh Toledo and In
diana Railroad officials and detectives
wished to prevent any information
being spread along the lineto warn
other employees they suspected. All six
men were taken to the offices of King
and Tracy. attorneys for the railroad
company. where the officers say the
confessions were taken down.
The operations of these men and
others employed on the road. some of
whom, II is expected, will be arrested
later. are said to involve several thous-
and dollars. Their alleged confessions
are said to have implicated several bust
ness and professional men of Delta,
whose arrests the company's attorneys
state will follow.
The principal method of operation,
road officials say, consisted of the al
legged failing of conductors to cancel
tickets, which, It is said, they returned
to Fisher, who. as assistant agent. 1t Is
charged -re-sold them.
The detectives further allege that
MANY of the tickets were sold to bust
ness men Of Delta at half rate. The
business and professional men of Delta
who bought tickets from the conduc-
tors and Fisher at hall rate are open
70 nrosecution under the law as accom-
piices," said Attorney Tom Tracy this
I'VE have evidence against two prom,
inent professional men, and they VIII
be arrested"
The Washington times., 1911-05-21
DEATHS

ATwOOD-On Wednesday. May II. 1911,
KATE. beloved wife of P. j. Atwood and
daughter OF Jennie Weston.
Funeral from 1924 street northwest on
Monday. May @ services at Shiloh Baptist
Church at 2:3O p. m. Interment at Har-
mony Cemetery.
BECK-On Saturday. May 20, 1911. BERTHA
BECK ,nee PerkinsJ, dearly beloved
wife Of :. H. Beck
In silence she suffered,
In patience she bore
Until God called her home
To suffer no more.
Gone in the best Of her days
Blighted in womanhoods bloom:
Torn from the hearts that loved her
To sleep in the silent tomb.
BY Her Husband.
Funeral from the residence Of her mother
Ices X street southeast. Tuesday. 3 p. m
Friends and relatives invited.
BLACKLIDGE-On Friday. May 70. 1911, at
II 20 a m, az 81 Seaton place northwest
CASSIE NJ. daughter Of Cassius and Addie
Blackdge.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
CULLINAN-On Saturday May 20. 1911. at
$50 p m. MARGARET. the beloved daugh-
ter Of the late Lot and Mary Cullinan, in
her twenty y-eighth year.
Funeral from the residence Of Mrs. P.
McNamara. 49, Third street northeast. No
tiCe Of funeral hereafter
EASTON-Departed this life May l9. 1911. at
I:45 a. m. at her residence. ll20 Twenty
third street northwest. MARIA EASTON
beloved mother Of Henrietta Jenkins and
Maggie Harkum.
Funeral sunday. May q. at p. M. from
Union Wesley Church. Twenty-third street
between L and N streets. Friends and
relatives respectfully invited
GRAY-On Friday. May l9. 1911, MAUD
GRAY tnee Lindsey.
Funeral Monday; Il a. m; May % from
funeral parlors Of Q. r. jenkins SoS H
street northwest. Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery.
HENDERSON-On Saturday morning May
GEHiA IA RoUssELiIERE HENDER-
SON mother of Mrs. r. H. Henritze.
Baltimore and Charleston, S. c., papers
please COPY
EENDERSON-On May IS 1911, in Garfield
Hospital. STELLA MAY HENDERSON.
Funeral will take place Monday morning
Residence. 6l5 Morton street northwest.
LYoNs-On May Il. 1871, at Boston, HE'S
TER LYONS Cnee Howard sister of
Funeral from Friendship Baptist Church,
southwest. Washington, D. C. Sunday,
May y, at p. m.
PRIDDY-On Friday, May 10. 1911. at Ais
p. m. J. VERNON PRIDDY.
Funeral from Wrights Chapel Monday,
Ma o. at 10 a. IN. Interment private.
RUECKERT-On Saturday, May 90. 1911,
EMMA L. RCECKERT.
Funeral from the residence of her daugh-
ter Mrs. !. B. Dodson. 1919 Vermont ave
nue.. Monday, May 80. at p. m.
sIL.ANCE-On Friday. May l9 1911, at II so
a. m. at her residence. 1916 North Caro-
lima avenue northeast, LILLIAN DALE,
. beloved wife Of John A, and devoted
mother of T Tallmadge Silance.
Funeral on Monday, May %. at 2:SO p m
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. May 1s 1911, GEORGE
w beloved husband of Fannie Z. Yeat-
man. in the ffty-ffth year Of his age.
Funeral services will take place from
Fifth Baptist Church. street, near Sex
enth. at 2;3O p. M. Monday, May %. 1911.
Friends and relatives invited to attend.
The Washington times., 1911-05-21
Berteaux Was Military
Expert and a Socialist
Radical; Embassy Shocked

NJ. Berteaux, the minister Of war, was
about sixty years old. it was said today
at the French embassy. He had held
that portfolio in the cabinets of two
previous administration. He was pos
sessed of a rare knowledge of military
affairs. and was especially beloved in
the army. He was a member of the
Socialist-Radical party.
NJ. Monis, the prime minister, was
minister Of justice in a preceding ad-
ministration. He also has served as
president of the commission of marine
in the senate. He. too, is a Socialist
Radical
The French embassy has not been Of
fcially Informed of the accident to the
ministers. The envoys here learned Of
IL through press kilograms, and were
greatly shocked by the news.
The Washington times., 1911-05-21
Mother Coming to Care
For Lieutenant's Body

The body Of Lieut.. Franklin n. Drees'
o. S. NJ. c., who was found suicide
Yesterday, is held here awaiting the ar
rival of relatives. The young heuten-
ants mother is expected in Washington
today. She was visiting her son-in-
law also a marine officer. at the Boston
navy yard. when notified yesterday Of
her sons death.
Lieutenant Drees was found dead in
his room at 116 Second street southeast.
He had fixed tube to the only gas jet
in the room, and with his head swathed
in the folds of a blanket to conhne the
fumes had lain down to die.
AS soon as Coroner hewitt had com
pleted his investigation, Captain Mac
namara, of the Marine Corps. brother
officer, took charge of the body.
Although no definite arrangements for
the funeral have been made, it is
thought the lieutenant will be buried
in Carroll Iowa, his birthplace.
No motive save the theory he was
suffering from an overapplication to his
studies has been found for his act.
The Washington times., 1911-05-21

S1.oo Harpers Ferry, Martinsburg.
Sl35 Berkeley Springs. 500 Cumberland
and return May 21st. Baltimore & Ohio
r. r. Special train leaves Union Station
et S:15 a. m.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1911-05-21
Madero's Army Quits
Juarez; Garibaldi Is
Commissioned General

Ell PASO, Tex. May I.-Most of the
insurrectos who took Juarez for the
provisional president of Mexico left
there for the south today, Madero hav-
ing bade them farewell yesterday. The
provisional president expects to go
south himself in a. few days to Mexico
City and he does not expect again to
meet his army in the field.
In the presence of the army today he
commissioned as general Guiseppl Carl.
baIdi the Italian soldier of fortune. &"
who commanded and planned the attack
on Juarez. The soldiers under Orozco
and Villa left today for Casas Grandes
and vicinity. ostensibly to be ready for
an assault on Chihuahua If necessary,
but more particularly to get them out
of Juarez, where such a large band of
idle men is considered far from safe.
Then, too, they will have better pas
turage for their horses. and most of the
men are accustomed to living in that
region and will feel more at home.
The Washington times., 1911-05-21
ARMY Of F|GUEROA
NOW BEING MASSED
ABOUT MEXICO CITY
Successful General Thought
to Be Seeking Provis- .
ional Presidency.
Continued from First Page.)

them on their work. and had them
graphically rehearse the whole proceed
ing. Then on this confession of guilt
Escalante directed his men to kill the
bandits. Three were killed. The re-
mainder. who escaped, are being sought.
On May II. when Escalante started
operations at Santa Clara, he had only
a handful of men, and now has 1900, is
practically in control of the state of
Michoacan, and has fully restored order
in the towns of Morelia, Patzcuaro. and
Ptchataro. He has announced his in
tention Of obeying the orders Of Madero.
American Escapes.
There arrived in Mexico City late last
night S. W. Hoyt, an American locomo-
tive engineer who had escaped from
Figueroa's camp, where he was a pris-
oner. For ten days he had been forced
to lug water. his clothes and shoes had
been taken from him. and the 160-mile
tramp to Mexico City, without shoes or
food. had almost killed him.
Official figures announced today re-
garding the operations of the national
railways show the unsettled conditions
that still exist in many parts of the re-
public. in spite of the Madero peace. OF
the $3.50 miles of national railways, 5,70S
are operating, and the remainder are
closed. at the hands of rebels. The Mex
lean railway from MEXICO Clty 10 vera
Cruz. 265 miles, is operating.
Brave Defense of Cuautla.
News has just reached the war de-
partment of one of the bravest strug-
giles of the entire revolution thus far.
the defense of Cuautia by 500 regulars
and fifty, rurales against 5000 insur-
rectos. The brave garrison, bloody and
tired, dragged into Cuernavaca last
night, having been forced to abandon
Cuautla owing to exhaustion of am
munition.
For six days they had kept up the
unequal battle. infiicting heavy loss on
the insurrectos, and losing forty killed
and missing on their part. Brilliant
strategy as we'll as brave fighting en-
abled them to hold out so long
The National Bank has issued a state
ment that the SO 900 900 which has been
sent to New York is not the property
Of Diaz, but is for the payment Of
drafts against foreign banks.
The city today is quiet and orderly.
Last night sixty revolutionary sus-
poets were released on low bail. but 1t
has not affected conditions here in any
way as yet.
The Washington times., 1911-05-21
FRENCH WAR CHIEF
KILLED BY A|RSH|P..
" PREMIER INJURED
Falls While Circling
Above Ohfcials-Many
Narrowly Escape.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

Garros, Geree, and Deranzay, all using
Bleriot machines.
Such was the feeling. however, that
the committee in charge of the race
stopped it at once. The contest. which
had been organized by Paris news
paper, was for prizes aggregating $40.-
900. Todays stage was to have been
from Issy. about one and half miles
out of Paris via Angouleme. $50 milese
to Sansebastian. In order to negotiate
the last 34S miles from the latter point
to Madrid, the aviators have to ascend
5000 feet and cross the Pyrannes.
Weyman, who has taken many avia-
ton honors, was the only American en-
tered
NJ. Berteaux was born at st. Maur les
Fosses in 1852 In 1893 he was a repub
lican deputy for Versailles, and became
war minister in 1904.