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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-29
ECHOES FROM THE PAST.

Items taken from the Palmer Noun
tain Prospector of August 19, 1898.
Geo. Hills and Miss Maggie Rawls
residents of Pine creek. were married 10
years ago this week.
A. j. Splawn, of North Yakima, where
he still lives, and VIM. Lewis, were
camped out in Toats coula fishing ana
hunting.
Napoleon Sabourin returned that week
from trip to Wilbur. and in those days
the trip was made by wagon. and hence
was quite an excursion. tSaboVrin died
several years ago.
j. O. Calhoun left on a business trip
to Penticton. There We're no automobiles $
i'm those days. and a trip to Penticton
meant a slow. tedious drive. Mr.. CAL
houn has been a resident of Seattle FOR
the past ten years.
Trout and birds We're reported 20 be
unusually numerous in the county in
August. 1898. and many were out at
that early season bagging game and fish.
Fifteen years ago Toats coula creek fairly
swarmed with trout.
The Prospector had quite write up
of d. G.. Chilson's orchard, at that time,
small as ii was. one of the best in the
county. 1t is now owned by Fl. r.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-29

Windsor Glib Chilson, the original To-
Gator. cashed in several years ago.
Rattlesnakes We're very numerous. j.
NJ. Judd put an end to an enormous rat
tier that was summing himself on the front
porch of the Judd residence, and j. p.
Dexter killed one in his kitchen. (Both
Mr.. Judd and Mr. Dexter are still resi-
dents of Loomis.
On account of the increased passenger
and express traffic a two-horse vehicle
was put in commission on the Oroville
division of the stage line. Prior to that
great increase in transportation facilities
one-horse buck board was sufficient
to meet the demands of traffic and travel
J. 3. Ashton and Charles Altman of
Seattle, spent few days In Loomis on a
tour of the north country. Mr.. Altman
was a minerologist and he stated that
nowhere in his travels had he seen min
eral in such large quantities as around
Looms. And that is about the kind of
a report all mining men made in those
days.
Joe Hunter was in the Prospector office
informing the editor that the mines near
However. Joe was of the opinion that
no better mining country can be found
than the Loomis district" Hunter is
NOW resident of Orovile. and still
active. although classed as an old man
IN those days)
w. l.. Mcclellan. OF Pine creek. helped
to supply Loomis with vegetables fifteen
years ago. and his presence in the camp
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-29

recently issued by the cohpa"S'
,.,.. mos sent by an unfortunate Nic''''
49, o,,v tongued manager to reia'''e
=, this country. inquiving what .he
art,, of the company amounted w.
80 ,arusaI of the document liiioih'eu
-, mot II was but the revival Oh an o's'
ahap,a devised by the notorious 10
- w Adrian to interest the uhSop
tioated in a scheme whereby thes ms
,osa their money. Prof. ADRIAN WIN w
,a,oenbered by Loom's people as .,ie ~
,...,,,,nI who created such commotioh III
.,,i, co,,ntrv n year ago by his assertio'l
of heing the advance agent lor ''e
>ror,barn railroad, and that ne was heie
to complete arrangements for puiiui"s q
hrarcb of the road into Okanogah' a.
tho time of Prof Adrians first appear
a,oa in this county he located iarse
,rea of bunch grass land Just east Vi
,ou, az placer claims. 1t Afterwards
,ranspired that he went east ana orsan
ized of himself IA mining company WHICH
ha called at different times the Birch
ooulae Pine Coulee, and Okanogan fiacel
and Quartz Gold Mining company anu
in which he sold stock at any price oieieu
him A number of men VINO hau poush
.t,,,, i'm the concern visited this country
last summer. and were here during his
axnosure. II was thought that the noto-
rietv then given him would eftectuaiis
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-29

with a load of garden truck was ho'eu'
Death cut Nc down several years -.
John Wentworth vas then ensaseu Al
mining as he is today, and was oispias
ing some choice ore from the reservation
The claims evidently did not pan ou'
as Wentworth has since conhheu MS "
erations to the neighborhood OF LooihN L
and Nighthawk.
S. E. Barron was developing the y. :"
mine. located between LOOMS anu ooh'
conully (Mr. Barron was one Vi t"e
many odd characters that had their uas
i'm the earlier history of Okanogan count!
He was elected to the legislature lroh
this county. and made himself famous ps
advocating a proposition whereby .ne
government should take over all oi 'he
old mining tunnels and shafts III Una
hogan county and use them as reservoirs
i'm which to store water for irrisatioi
purposes. And strange to say he was
seriously in earnestly
The democrats and populists fuseu IL
1898, held a convention at Silver ah0
nominated the following ticket: Repre-
sentative. Henry Carr; sherin, D. y"
Reid: auditor. w. J. Dorwin; clerk, WIN
NJ E,mmei son: assessor. Geo. l.. Heoses
treasurer. Henry Burk; prosecuting at
torney. Peter Mcpherson; coroner Ut
Haley; surveyor. w. II. Liptrap; COM
missioner 1st district, NJ. d. Grimm; zh'
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district, r. T. Prewitt Time has called
some of these candidates hence forever
while others have cast their lots else
where. Liptrap Prewitt, Mcpherson and
Dorwin are still residents of the county
A call was published for republican
county convention to meet at Conconully
September TO- Charles Ballard was
chairman of the county central COM
mittee. and Geo. H. Noyes secretary. At
that time Okanogan county extended
south as far as the Wenatchee river. The
following is list Of the precincts as
they then existed and the number of
delegates each precinct was entitled to-:
Silver B.; Stehekin 2; Wenatchee Lake s.;
Squaw creek 2; Entiat 2; Lakeside s.;
Chelan 4; Okanogan 81 Wenatchee 8;
Toroda creek 2: Salmon 3; Winthrop g.;
Chopaca 2; Golden 2; Lower Methow 4;
Columbia 2; Toats coula 5; Ruby 2;
Spring eoulee 4; Brewster 2; johnson
creek 2.
The following story of wild eating in
this country is taken from the Prospector
OF August 26. and will be read with in
terest by the old timers, some of whom
VIII remember the circumstances, espec-
lally the stalking out of all the ground
from the Ellis Forde orchard, on the
Okanogan river, west along Whitestone
and Spectacle lakes to Loomis" Queries
from eastern people have been coming in
thick and fast during the past few weeks
regarding the standing and property of
the Okanogan Placer and Quartz Gold
Mining company. After many efforts to
locate such a company, we at last sue
ceeded in getting hold of a prospectus
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-29
GAME COMMISSION MEETING

The first meeting of the COUNTY ph
commission was held at C0nconu'v
August 2c and 90. and the commls"
organized by appointing Clay Fruh
chairman and he was instructed =
cure II secretary to attend future nu
ings of the commissioners.
A delegation of Conconully cltiseAs
peared to explain the conditions el''
ing I'm the distribution of water from WI
conully lake and from the goyernnu
dam. The question Of screening the w
ernment reclamation project was w
cussed and 1t was ordered that We m'A
application to our congressional oe'''
| ton for assistance in this matter
VIM. Robinson. of the Methow ds''''
was appointed game warden and . ~
, member of the commission will Dc y
pointed by the county commissions I
take his place on the game comm
David Gubser. of ConcOnully was app'N
ed deputy game warden. !.
The game commission wishes 70 ~
to the public that it is appointed 70 -"
without pay. not even travelins eAp'
being allowed. and its object Is V y,
tect the game and song birds throu~'
the county and to enforce the laws y.
cerning hunting and fishing. The o%
mission wishes it understood 'n's
means to do this and that all one's.,
viii be prosecuted to the full ex'ea'
the law. Licenses which cover bo1n n'' I.
Ing and fishing can be secured 10. y =
nominal price of $1.OO each and VI" :
required in all instances.
FOLLOWING is a concise statems'' u. !.
open time on fish and game birds ~ =, 4,
county. as the commission interpreo :
law:
Trout. May 1st to Nov. 1st D''
~ pounds each day. ].
Prairie chickens, September -"
November 1st.
Native pheasants. September i'n
November LIST.
Blue grouse, September 1st to wv
ber LIST.
Water fowl, September 18th TO ~
ruary LIST. /,
cartridges. sage hens, quail anu
imported game birds are prOhibiteo w.
october l. 1915. :.
BAG limit on water fowl 20 per -
commencing midnight Wednesday
ing following Wednesday midnisnt N
BAG limit on game birds. five eaen :
including all kinds. !.
The commission Is anxious to a
the cooperation of all game lovers y :. =
county. 1t is empowered to appo" ~
many deputy game wardens a. y
see mt. who are to serve withou' s..
ana Is ready to appoint any sood ~
VINO wishes to see the laws enfoF~ :
Tue game protected as a deputy a 4
S'res to appoint many Of these M
parts OF the county. 1t will be ~
LOT the names of citizens OF IDe n
oescribed who are willing to act "
capacity.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-29

Rev Shrver, of Wenatchee, travelling
German Lutheran minister, was a guest
oi II. l.. Lockman the past week. en-
route to Havillah and Pine creek districts
r. Rosenfelt and wife, of Wauconda.
We're In town Monday. Teddy" is talk
ing about the Alberta as "a future loca-
tion' but we hope he will change his
mind. Okanogan is good.
Montana horse buyer has been I'm
this vicinity for the past week or so. and
has left about $4,000 in the country.
burns Bros. sold 200 horses, getting the
largest slice of the money.
Harley Heath, of Riverside and Okla
hosan' is here as inspector of the Black
wei building. Mr.. Davenport, the con-
tractor having serious time these days
locating material to work with.
Mrs. VIM. McComb who was slightly
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-29
TONASkET NEWS

Mrs. Al. Steward is very III at her home
from the effects of the heat.
Miss Katherine Fancher. Of Spokane,
is visiting with Miss Sybi Yount, OF
Horse Spring coulee
Dr. Mason, OF Portland. Oregon, and
Or. Clough Of Moro. Oregon, are visitors
in our town this week
Deputy Sheriff Ward and Prosecuting
Attorney Faulkner were in town Monday
Are We 80 bad as that
Mr.. KELLEY, Of Hayillah. drove down
Saturday with Dr. Ellis. of I.atah. Wash.
~h0 is looking up a location.
= =. Shaw and 4. swanson. REPRESENT
Ing the j. W. Graham On. of spokane
mere guests a, the shemik hotel Monday
h@y are turing the rpUntry In an auto
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-29

improved the past few days. Is renortea
as not so well. Mrs. A. Ringe has beep
IN attendance, and will continue to nurse
MIS- McComb, who we hope will soon be
aple to mingle with her friends.
Mr.. Deering and son. of witbrou,
Wash.' have been in town a few davs
the guests of Arthur Lund, and also of
MRS. Long of Havillah. The Deerings are
looking the country over with the ideo
Oh locating dairy ranch. They are large
'a"o owners at Withrow, but think thev
may also invest in our country.
ReV. Robt. Thompson and Mrs. Bessie
thompson gave their farewell sermon
sunday, Aug. II, at Tonasket and Pine
creek before leaving for Spokane. where
they VIII take up the Inland Empire SIM
day school work. They go from here to
conference, thence to Spokane. wbara
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-29

@ O o o g" @ o 9 o 8 o o ~~Hs
o The directors of the East and West
@ Okanogan Valley Irrigation Dis.
@ tricts will meet next Tuesday at
o Oroville as a board Of equalsaiou
O to receive complaints Of land own.
O ers relative to assessment on their
O acreage within either district.
@ @ 8 o @ o Q o 9 o 8 @~@Ve
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-29

brand new home, while the rural Nhod,
have undergone much needed rpn
Everyone help and make bigger and vi.
ter schools for consolidated district NJ
100 should be our motto.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-29

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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-03

full of Indian tobacco, the host ex-
planning as he gives it, ut clears the
mind and sobers the thoughts
The next day the whole nation enters
into the game. of peach stone dice
Each brotherhood OF clans CANDLES
against the otheIs CANDLES religiously
and furiously. Their particular brand
Of betting. ~howeFT, is in conformity
to religious custom, and the result Of
the game determines clan precedence
and supremacy for the year.
The third morning Of the new year
is devoted to the burning of the white
dog. The white dog of th@lndians is
extinct, but the ceremony continues.
for. as Chief Crow says: Our religion
is greater than any Of it's incidentals
the thankful heart is" In the pres
ent ceremony tobacco is offered to the
Great Spirit as a thank offering and is
thrown in the sacred fire by handfuls
during the white dog chant The white
dog ceremony is recital OF mans OBJ
legations to the Maker Of all things for
the things of his creation. Thanks are
given for every force in nature and
every plant and animal useful to man
kind
On Thursday morning, the fourth
day of the ceremony, the ha-jast-ta-gy.
or high priest. begins a three day SER
mon that runs up into the one hundred
and thirtythly before it closes Three
entire mornings are consumed by the
sermon. which, although it has been
preached each year for 100 years. has
never varied even a word.
The ceremonies of Friday and Satur
day close the feast Of the new year.
For several days the feastmakers have
been pounding corn for the great feast
days. The milling process is primitive
and is done with wooden mortar and
pestle, the head feast woman striking
q few blows with the pestle to dedicate
the meal. The corn is taken from the
braided strings and prepared in vari-
Gus ways for the MILL Some is soaked
in weak wood ash I've to remove the
hulls. some is parched. and some is
merely soaked little. Whatever meth
cd is used eventually yields tempting
dish that even palefaces enjoy.
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How Tom Johnson. blithe
and gay,
Spent a happy New Years
day.

"FIlS is tale Of New Years day.
a day when people should be
gay. when carking care should
be forgot and signs and frowns
and tears be not: day when nllrth
and joy should reign. when worry
should not be, nor pain; when every
BODY should be fed and every one hold
np his head. Good resolutions should
abound; good things to eat, too. should
he found. and from the hour when
mornings light is shed upon the town
till night is we'll advanced all persons
should indulge in ''times" that men
call good.
Now. Thomas Johnson was a man
who every New Years used to plan TO
see the sights and hear the ciinks or
glasses while be drank the drinks that
almost any person may more freely
take Of on that day than any other I'D
the wear without the shadow OF fear
that any one Of him will judge. Hes
got to taking too much budge!' A
hundred dollars was the sum Tom
Johnson spent to make things hum.
and with it in his pockets he would
always start out merrily at 10 O'CLOCK
sharp TO the minute. and then till mid
night he'd be 'sin It.
This day Tom started out alone. He
felt quite friendIess and unknown. The
day was cold. and driving sleet Went
whfstling up and down the street, and
ere he'd sauntered half block Tom
Johnson had dreadful shock. A man
he'd known in other times stood On the
curbstone begging dimes. His Clothes
were thin and mean and old; his Jaws
were chattering with the cold, and
when he met his old friends gaze he
tried to hide his pallid face.
But Johnson would not have it So
What is the trouble. old friend Joe?
Down on your luck? didn't know
what had become Of you
Then Tom took his friends arm and
led him from the pavement to quiet
spot where it was warm and dry.
Great Scott" said Tom when they
had sat down II thought that you
had left the town. Here, waiter. bring
Il good hot lunch and brew 4 bowl OF
good strong punch. Now, Joe. just
tell me what you need. Pm glad we
met am. indeed"
Then bit by bit the facts came out.
Hard times had downed Toms friend.
Without q cent he'd found himself that
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morning without a job, too--so, for
lorn. he'd started out to beg for bread
Tom Johnson sadly shook his head.
You should have come to me-" he
said. But say goodby to days of
sorrow. I'll find a place for you to-
morrow. You shall begin the world
anew; your sky shall once again be
blue"
Then to his rooms Tom Johnson led
and in warm clothes from foot to head
he clad his old time friend. then said:
This is New Years day, old man.
This town is doubtless full of good men
down. Let us two see If we can't find
some others who have run behind.
Well take a cab and drive about and
hunt them up and get them out. and if
they don't enjoy this day it won't be
my fault anyway"
To this Toms friend gave quick as
sent, and up and down the town they
went. and before evening they had
sound Of friends OF both a dozen round
OF whom Dame Fortune false had
1pswned Did they accept Toms bid
TO dsse? Would ducks swim? Would
YOU decline chance TO change from
grave to gay New Years or any other
day? At the table every one ate and
drank till he was done: smoked and
5oked and stories told: some were new
and some were aid. Then. to wind up
the New Years day. Johnson took them
to the play. and when the curtain was
rung down his friends agreed that in
this town Toms equal never could be
found.
And when ut last he sought his bed
Tom missed his usual New Years
head what he thought was far more
7uuay-be had not spent all his money.
but to his friend he made remark
RIO these my words pray you bark:
9gaysr before. desire TO say, have l
ua ssef a happier New Years day
g,aYis Dexter in Philadelphia Press
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HAPPY NEW YEAR. MR.. LTsCoABE." SHE
SAID GAYLY.
and flung me out with my leg doubled
awkwardly under me. | held desper-
ately on to the reins. though. and
And by way Of proving satisfactorily
that there was nothing the matter with
him Mr.. Liscombe tainted away.
The red haired stable boy ran for the
doctor. Old Dorcas sent Theolyn re-
: lentlessiy up to bed
Theo obeyed the old woman's injunc-
lions to go upstairs at once with omi
nous dociity. But she did not go to
bed. She had taken up certain fiat
pasteboard box which had been I'M
loaded from I.iscombe's sleigh il the
halt and discovered what it's contents
were. and she was waiting at the outer
gate when the stable boy guided 0ttl
Dolly between it's stone posts on his
way to Vaudeville manor.
ITS only me. Tom S lid Miss Theo.
I'm going to the bali, you know. I've
got such a costume here, but it is to be
dead secret Quick. let me get i'm
Miss Celeste Thorpe's eyes frightened
when Folly. with his cap and bells. his
violet velvet tunic, belted with a cable
of Roman gold, and his violet satin
mask, asked Lucy 4 shton to waltz with
him. She leaned ianguishingly on his
arm. She whispered fascinating moth.
! ings to him as they promenaded be.
tween the waitZes
Go and dance with some one else,'
whispered she. You'll set every one
/ to gossiping."
let them gossip said Folly. II
care only for what one person says
do you really care for me?" ggged
j Celeste.
Really care for you? love you.
Will you be mine:" murmured Folly in
/ flute sweet accents.
Yes. my darling" sighed Miss Ce.
ieste. who at seven aud twenty had de.
/ termined that a good match was the
only thing desirable. But you haven't
deceived me- I know who you are
! dear Will"
Let me bring yon an ice said the
dear VIII. end Celeste sank rapturous-
ly on a red plush divan to ponder on
her good fortune and await the return
of her iOver
! Meanwhile mischievous Theo. half
! frightened at what she had done. was
speeding home through the evergreen
| sleus.
She was down early the next morn
ing as quiet aud dignified as n princess
with a bunch of mistletoe that Alison
had CHANGED to overlook In her hands
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FOLLY"
a Tale Of a New Years
Eve Ball
Eve Ball

"K NJ to go as the New Year" said
Alison Thorpe. Rose colored
satin, you know, to signify the
dawn of the morning and pearls
sewed Oh i'll all sorts OF fantastic
shapes for suowfiaEes.s
And H. eagerly added Celeste the
second scion of the house Of Thorpe,
Jam to be Lucy Ashton, the Bride OF
Ialnmermoor."
Mr.. Hale is coming as Richard
Coe,r de Lion" said Alison.
And viii I4iscombe is to be Folly.
with his cap and bells and costume
of violet velvet said Celeste.
TheoByn listened. with big eyes and
cheeks glowing with excitement. "Oh.
think they might let me go TO the
New Years eve ball. said she. ITS
awfully hard to be left here ali alone,
with Dorcas and the dogs
Now. Theo. don't compel us to go
all over the ground'again." said Alison
severely. do you suppose we want
10 go in a regular drove:
Thee had eaten her cold supper and
was sitting staring into the fire with
an unperused book in her lap when
there sounded the gay chime OF sleigh
bells under the window. and presently
old Dofcas hobhIed in with connte-
nance Of dismay.
Its always the way" said she. My
missnS never goes away from home but
what something is sure to happen.
Here's young man fetched in here
with broken leg or something
Don't believe a word. she says,
Theo" cried q cheerful voice as Mr..
William Lscosnbe himself hobbed in.
leaning on the shoulder of the little
red headed stable boy. Its only |,
and its nothing on earth but sprain
Don Pedro, tie new black horse. hasn't
had quite exercise enough OF tate, ana
he took il into his head to shy 1t the
old burned stumps by the waterfalls