The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-10-25

siderable extent. JUST now mucn
truth there is in the report cannot be
learned at the present time, but the
rumor comes from such an authorl-
tive source that considerable credence
is given it. The plan, so the report
says, is for the government to build a
dam adjoining the present Conconully
lake for the purpose of raising the
lake ten feet higher than is now pos
sible. The dam is to be placed at the
west end of town and it will mean no
less than twenty-five residence lots
will be ruined as the water now fills
many cellars and is continually with
in from six inches to two feet of the
surface.
If the dam is built it will mean that
either the present property holders
in the district which will be affected
must fight the government or take
whatever the government is willing to
pay them for their realty. William
Mcdaniel would be obliged to move
his saw mill and the electric light
plant would also hav to seek new To-
cation. OF the residences which would
suffer there are, among others, p. d.
Smith, s. c. Cloud, w. w. Cloud, c. H.
Mclean, Ham Pinkerton, j. l.. Agens,
Can Sayles, Ed. Sayles, Ed. Bowen,
VIM. Ryan, Joe Francis, Archie Ma
pies, Chas. Hermann. OF these P. d.
Smith and S. C. Cloud would be the
heaviest sufferers as they own large
area of land
Just little less than $50 or to be
exact. $57 40 is the figure for which the
entire @. s. Mining companys fine
property, located between this city and
LOOMS, sold at sheriffs sale last week.
The sale was forced by the county for
delinquent taxes. The new owner of
the property is Mrs. Annie M. H. Polk,
formerly of this city. The purchase
includes all the personal property but
not the real estate. Col. A. M. Dewey,
of Spokane, who was ousted from the
company about. a year ago is now
complete outsider. The taxes amount
ed to $3.50 and the interest totaled
$4.6O
The object of Mrs. Folks purchase
is primarily to give back to the old
owners every share of stock which
Col. Dewey so unfairly and dishon-
estly took from them," is the explain
alton made by one of the principal
stockholders. Continuing this direct
or, whose name Is withheld from pub
LEGATION at his request, said that the
company would be entirely reOrgan-
lied within couple of months at the
outside and that the owners of stock
would be assured of asquare deal after
that, just as they have had since Dew
ey was Ousted.
The sale included everything which
could be classified as personal prop
erty. All the buildings. and there are
several of them, all in excellent re-
pair, tools, mining implements, black
smith outfit, fencing and all the other
items necessary in a successful min
ing camp. There is 80 acres of land
of considerabl value which the new
owners do not want and upon which
they hold no claim, it being decided
property. This has been left for the
benefit of those holding judgments
against the company and to satisfy any
claims that may arise later.
The value of the @. S. property is
like other mining property which has
not been thoroughly developed, entire
ly unknown but in both of the big
tunnels splendid showings have been
made and there seems to be an un-
limited supply of high grade ore.
At 8 o'clock on the morning of No
vember 13 jury panel of "a taxpayers
is to assemble at the courthouse for
the jury term of court The jury
was drawn on October 18th and chief
deputy sheriff Mclean has been busy
serving the summons.
While there are a number of civil
cases to be tried and which will be
taken up first, there are also several
fhD
Jurors. The docket has not been made
out as yet and will not be until next
law day, but prosecuting attorney Fred
T. Neal states that in addition to the
cases following, there will, in all prob
ability, be several others.
Joe Figlenski is charged with as
sault in the first degree, the informa-
ton reading that on September 10, he
did assault shoot at, strike and beat
one w. w. Ulin with intent to kill the
said Ulin."
Ulin is also charged with first de-
gree assault, it being claimed that he
attacked one John Hone with pitch
fork, assaulting, striking, beating and
wounding him.
Fred Hone, son of John Hone, is
charged with second degree assault,
defendant assaulted, beat and wounded
Ulin with club. Each case is the out
growth of political squabble, it is
said.
Bill Tom, an Indian, charged with
wife beating, will also be given a jury
trial.
The following were drawn to serve
for the term: c. w. Adair, Nighthawk;
Chas. AntOnson, S. A. DeMerchant, H.
A. Bowerman, all of Oroville; Geo.
M. Millbury, Stanley r. Evans, Paul
Schultz, Peter Flanagan, all of LOOM
is; Jacob Klinger, E. II. King. J. S.
Gates, VIM. Hamilton, j. F. Boarman,
E. Kroner, all of Chesaw; Geo. Rem
ington, VIM. Brassfield, Nelson; Fred
Fl. Burghardt, Hans Stalder, Tomas
ket; E. G. Gerking, Earnest Van Du-
sen, T. w. Bell, p. H. Leese, j. w.