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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-08
SOLVING A PROBLEM.

Leslie Hill, who has one of the most
)lcasingly situated orchards and
'anches on the east side of OsoyOos
lake, just across the line that can
e found anywhere in British Column
ia, is trying to solve the problem of
onmercializing his fruit crop, a pro-
'lcm that confrOnts every fruit grow
'''.'rsf the northwest, and especially
hose somewhat remote from easy
means of transportation. Mr.. Hill
las large orchard, and raises var
Gus varieties of fruit Like all of the
oil of the Okanogan valley coupled
,ith its ideal climatic condition. that
If the Hill ranch seems especially ad-
!rted to the production of fruit. both
5 regards quality and generosity of
icld. Since the orchard has come in
0 bearing there has been a shocking
waste of the finest kind of fruit, part
icularly the soft variety, simply ow-
ng to the fact of remotness of mark
Its and the difficulty of reaching
hem. TO in some measure mfmin-
De this annual wasteage Mr.. Hill has
Installed a small canning plant, nd
his season will cndeavOr to handle
hat portion OF the crop that cannot be
shipped, putting into marketable shape
ia the canned goods route. Consid-
ring the superiority of the fruit, and
hat it can be canped directly from
he trees, thus escaping the deleter-
.ous effect of long hauls, Mr.. Hill
should be able to place before con-
sumers a very high grade of canned
soods. If success should follow this
Nnture Mr.. Hills example will no
loubt be followed by others who have
large acreage in fruit and find the
market for the raw article sometimes
shakeY.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-08
AN OROVILLEAIN AT LARGE.

Rev. j. A. Spencer, of this place, Is
enjoying himself as far as the torrid
atmospheric conditions of a good old
eastern summer time. will permit at
the scenes of his childhood in Michi-
gan, and is not failing when the op-
portunity is presented to get in good
word for this part of the country. A
recent issue of the Chesaning, Mich,
Argus has the following to relate in
acknowledging a call from the visitor
from the far west:
"Rev. J. A. Spencer, who formerly
resided near Fergus and at other
points in this section of the state,
was an interesting caller at the Ar
gus office, this week. Rev. Spencer
and wife went west about five years
ago. settling in a comparatively new
section of Washington, located be-
tween the Cascade and Rocky noun
tains. He has a little fruit ranch
of two acres set out to apples, pears,
prunes, peaches, cherries, grapes, etc.
and while the trees have only been
set out two years they are already
commencing to bear, a thing. Rev.
Spencer says, is not possible in Michi-
gan. The soil is known as volcanic
ash. one of the most productive types
of soil known. They have some winter
in that section and about four inches
of snow, but the climate is mild and
very agreeable, both Mr.. Spencer and
wife being delighted with it. He also
mentioned the fact that Will Fay
another former resident of Fergus
has nine hundred acres of land in his
section, is very prosperous and one o1
the financial factors there. An in
teresting fact mentioned by Rev. Spen
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-08

TALLY built structures of it's class to be
found in the state outside of the larger
cities. 1t will be a credit to Oroville
and feature of the town that will
spread it's name far and wide. In fact
1t is ahead of the present require
ments of the town as to size and
amount of investment, but it is built
for the future as we'll as the present,
and the prospects of steady growth
justifies the nervy owner in taking
the chances. Mr.. Grubb is certainly
to be congratulated upon displaying
his confidence in OrOville by such a
heavy expenditure, and his enterprise
is deserving or success even beyond
his fondest expectations. This ex-
ample of civic faith and public spirit
should stimulate others to start sub
stantial buildings and thus inaugurate
a campaign of improvement that will
hasten the upbuilding of Oroville. We
believe the starting of the new hotel
will have such an effect, and that a
number of buildings of a character
that insures stability to the town will
soon be under way The commence
ment of construction on the new hotel
marks the dawn of a new era for Oro-
vile. IL has been long delayed, but
was as certain to come about as the
passage of time and it's coming at last
is probably the source of more pleas
ure than If it had come along without
delays and disappointments. Nature
designed this particular spot on the
carths surface for large and
flOurishing city. Man is now about
to prove that nature was right in this
respect and the beginning of a start
cityward, so long undertaking. is be-
ing made. Now that the movement is
in the right direction may there be
no long halt in the march of progress
until the goal is won.
In closing it can be fairly said that
Mr.. Grubb has built up a reputation
as hotel man second to none in the
state. AS first class hotel town Mr..
Grubb is responsible for putting Oro-
Vile on the map. His success in Oro-
vile has been phenomenal, and the
hotels he has conducted have always
mad record patronage, much of the
time there being greater demand for
recommendations than lie was able to
supply. This popularity has come
through an accommodating and court
eouS manner in the treatment of
guests, and from supplying table
that attracted travellers to the hospit-
able shelter of his roof tree. This de-
partment has been under the SUPER
vision of Mrs. Grubb, who knows how
to provide the best for the patrons of
the house. In new and expanded
quarters Mr.. Grubb will enjoy an in
creased business, and is entitled to all
that comes his way as a reward for his
enterprise.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-08
NEW MINING FIELD.

E. P. Gaillac, of Spokane, erstwhile
resident of Chesaw, took the east
bound train from this place Saturday
morning. Mr.. Gaillac has large coal
interests at Princeton, and that asset
10 at last delivering a regular income.
It required close application, much
time and large outlay to get his
mine In the paying class and now
that 1t Is in that happy position Mr..
Gaillac Is turning his attention to
mining for precious metals. He was
Just back from a 800 mile trip north
into British Columbia, where he went
ior the purpose of inspecting claims
IN new field, and is enthusiastic
over what came under his observation.
According to his report, and judging
from the appearance of the rich sam
PICS OF ore he had in his possession,
the district that he inspected is almost
certain to create sensation in min
ing circles, and become the Mecca for
investors and operators. Copper and
siver-lead ores are the predominant
lns mineral deposits, and the ledges
are mammoth as to both width and the
9istance they have been traced and
located on the surface.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-08
CLEARED OF THE CHARGE.

thN higher rps at Washington have
lnhounccd that the evidence as sub
hn;ted was not sufficiently convincine
TO sustain the charge to justify the
deportation OF Ed. Benson on the
grounds OF being an undesirable citi-
zen. Mr.. benson has lived in this state
or number OF years, and holds prom.
erty IN Orovillc, although not full
nhturali2ed citizen. In the srring he
mad occasion 10 go into British Co
lumbia, and was absent three days.
His returning to British Columbia.
even for this Snort period, gave
son @ one an opportunity to file
;harges of undesirable citizenship
\ hearing was ordered before the i'm
h.Eration officers, and considerable
y timony taken. That testimony was
rVnrdcd 70 TIE proper department
1 Washington. 1t was ruled that
cD5on had lived so long in the United
les that an absence of only three
lays was not sufficient grounds upon
Tiiich TO baso the charge of residence.
hd the case Was dismissed Benson
lot bad sort, except when he
lops over, which is a rare occurrence,
ma this experience will be lesson
hat will strengthen his determination
DO no more slOppipg.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-08

At last this paper is safe in stating
that construction will commence on
the Grubb hotel within few days.
The opportunity to make this an
nouncement has been anxiously
awaited for months, and now that ar
rangement has been perfected for
securing the means to put up the
structure it is with great pleasure
that the date when active work can be
expected can be announced. When
Mr.. Grubb startee to build last year,
and had the excavation dug for the
foundation, he felt confident that the
funds would be Forthcoming to finish
the job but he was disappointed in
making the turn he expected, and was
compelled to suspend operations.
This was unfortunate for the town.
yet more unfortunate for Mr.. Grubb,
rs it disarranged all his calculations
He has made every effort, in every
possible direction, to secure the capi-
tai necessary to erect such building
as he had in contemplation, but the
amount required for such building
as he planned is large and hard to get
hold of. After many failures fortune
has at last smiled upon Mr.. Grubb, and
within the past week his protracted
negotiations ended auspiciously, and
he is in position to carry out his
cherished scheme.
Last week Mr.. Grubb spent in Spo-
kane making arrangements for carry
ing out his cherished plans, and the
chief and most important feature of
the arrangement was the closing of
contract for construction. The con-
tract price as finally agreed upon is
$45, 900, $4,000 more money than Mr..
Grubb originally intended to expend
on the building. The successful bidder
for the job was Chas. Jasper, of Spo-
kane, a contractor and builder who
has put up a number of the larger
and most expensive buildings in that
city, and whose reputation for doing
first-class work, and his known abil-
ity as a builder, is guarantee that
the new hotel in Oroville will be equal
in every detail of construction to
buildings of like kind in the largest
cities. Chas. P. Stanley will be sup
erintendent of construction, in direct
charge of the work. The hotel at
Princeton was built under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Stanley, the character of
that work is recommendation for the
boss, and he thus comes to Oroville
with large acquaintance in this
upper country. When Mr.. Grubb left
Spokane Saturday the contractor was
already assembling such material as
is required in the building that could
not be obtained here, and the first
CONSIGNMENT is expected this week
Mr.. Stanley was due here Wednesday
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-08
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS,

Minutes of the meeting of the town
council of Oroville, Washington, Au
gust 4, 1913.
Present-Mayor Grub, Council
men Murray, Bragg and Pourtales.
Minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved.
Report of G. j. Gardiner, as police
! justice, was read and on motion ac.
cepted
In the absence of the town attorney
Councilmen Bragg and Murray were
instructed to take the matter of appeal
IN the sidewalk case up with an at
torney from Spokane.
The clerk was then instructed tC
have a notice inserted in the Oroville
Gazette in regard to the purchasing of
supplies for the town by its employees.
On motion the following bills were
allowed and ordered paid:
E. X. Hoose, salary, stamps and
deputy marshall, $SS; p. q. Davis, sal
ary, SI5; George Finnie, labor on wa
ter works, $l2; Carl Nue1uest, labor
on water WORKS, $21; II. Beveridge,
labor on water works SO; Joe Thomp-
son. laEor on water works, 50; Guthrie
HcDougal and Co., labor on water
works, $3; G. J. Parker, pumping.
so; John Collins, deputy marshal.
w; A. e. Schultz, teaming, So Sim
.tkameen Power Company lights and
power, Slo4.O5; 5. II. Sanderson, pipe
Id labor, SLS5; Cameron and Par
ons. btacksmithing, 1925; C. j. Gard
.Acr police justice fees, $500; E. f.
l.ner, salary. So; Mrs. l.. Kelsic,
reals to small pox patient $3.50.
On motion the bills OF c. f. johnson
or horse hire and the Oroville Com
incrcial Co., for supplies were laid on
nc table for investigation.
Oh motion the bill of Or. e. f. Elmer
or professional services to prisoner
was rejected.
On motion council adjourned.
r. r. HOOSE. Clerk.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-08


evening of this week, and his pres
ence means the immediate beginning
of actual building. Next week there
will be scene of activity about that
brick pile and hole in the ground that
has Uttered up the northeast corner
of Main street and First avenue for
many weeks. The construction of
this hotel is very large job and it
will require considerable time to
wholly complete it, but the contract
calls for completion by the first of
January. The building will be enclos-
ed and covered long before that date,
and tenants will occ' .py the basement
and ground floor be. bre cold weather
fairly sets in.
Some idea of the. ,..and handsome
appearance the hotel will make when
completed can be formed from the
cut of the building that is printed at
the head of this item. Every detail,
both inside and out, is along graceful
and attractive lines. Utility has not
been sacrificed for outward show,
however, and the handsome exterior
surrounds an interior that is designed
as a complete hotel in every detail
from basement to roof. The struc-
ture in the completeness of plans and
specifications Is credit to the archi-
tect, c. Harvey Smith, of Spokane, and
when finished and occupied will be a
standing advertisement to his skill
and ability in the profession that he
follows. With the high basement un-
der the entire building, that is to be
occupied by several tenants, the hotel
Is to be four stories in heighth with a
front 80 feet on Main street and 40
feet on First avenue. There will be
DO guest rooms, some en- suite, num-
Der with private baths, and five rooms
for help employed upon the premises.
There will be spacious parlOr on the
second floor, a large front office, an
elegant we'll lighted dining room and
Kitchen modern in appointments,
with every sanitary provision known
to the builders art on the ground
floor. The sample room for CONNER
cial travellers will be in the basement,
and its arrangement will be such as to
furnish drummers every convenience
to display their wares to the best ad-
vantage. There will also be five good
size handsome store rooms with plate
glass fronts on the ground floor, two
or three of which have already been
spoken for, and the others will no
doubt be leased before they are ready
for occupancy. The house throughout
Will be neatly and tastily furnished,
and provided with every modern ap-
pliance and equipment for the comfort
and convenience of patrons.
When this new hotel is finally COM
pleted and thrown open to the public
it will be one of the largest, most at
tractive, most complete and substan-
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-08
GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT
The Business Men of Orovlile
At Last Taking Up That
Important Question
LIBERAL CASH CONTRIBUTIONS
For the Purpose of Boosting the
Good Work of Highway
Construction

The road from Oroville into the
IIayillah country is to be improved so
that an easy outlet from that rich
farming country to Oroville may be
had. j. A. McGinty will have charge
his experienced direction q good road
ND the hill is assured. This is the first
road that will receive aid from good
roads fund donated by the business
men of Oroville upon the solicitation
CT good roads committee of the De-
yelOpnlent League. Under an agree
Ment with representatives from the
Havillah district, the business men OF
OrOvillc contribute five hundred dol
lars to be expended on the work. while
the residents along the proposed road
will donate work sufficient to COM
plete the connecting link ZIP the hill
that Is now impossible for loaded
wagons. 1t is estimated that about
$500 worth of labor and material will
be required to put this road in first
class shape. The road to the foot of
the hill at Mr.. McGinty's place is now
in fair condition, and the piece to be
built is from that point to the top of
the hill, about one mile and half in
length.
Final arrangements for building
this important stretch OF road were
made at a meeting of the Development
League held in the city hall Tuesday
evening, at which number of the
business men of Oroville and residents
along the route of the proposed road
were present.
The proposition to build this par
ticular road has given impetus to the
good roads movement in this COM
<nunity, and several hundred dollars
have already been subscribed to a
fund for the purpose of improving the
chief highways leading into Oroville.
A strohg desire to complete the road
to Nighthawk up the Similkameen val
ley has developed and it is hoped that
work on this important highway can
be started this fall. Several miles of
this road leading out of Oroville and
out Of Nighthawk have been cOmplet-
ed, but there is a stretch of between
six and seven miles to build to connect
the two ends. A considerable outlay
will be required to make this connec-
possible to raise the required sum in
wow VI Tile culuuSldSlll cNlucACcu
At meeting of the league Tuesday
night, communication from the
Riverside Good Roads Club asked that
the league petition the county commits
siOners to recommend the expenditure
Of available state road funds in the
OkanOgan valley north of Riverside
was taken up and favorably acted up
on. 1t appears that the Okanogan
valley roads have been sadly neglected
by the state authorities in the past,
the year 1912 witnessing the first and
only work on valley roads by the
state. Heretofore all state money ex-
pended in this county has gone for the
Improvement of the roads in the Meth
ow valley, and that district has re-
ceived from the state some 100000 of
road money. The movement started
by the Riverside Good Roads Club is
for the purpose of putting stop to
this discrimination and securing a
more equitable disposition of the state
road funds.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-08
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

Sunday as Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
jolly were driving to their home few
miles south of Oroville, the team from
some cause took fright and ran away
and the occupants of the vehicle were
thrown violently to the ground Mrs
Jolly, who is quite robust woman
was very seriously injured. Both
shoulders were dislocated, and the
right arm broken near the shoulder
She was also severely bruised and
confused about the person. DR.. Elmer
was called and administered to the
sufferer, making her as comfortable
as possible under the circumstances
Mrs. Jolly will recover, although she
will be confined to her bed for a lone
time. Mr.. Jolley was considerably
bruised in the mix up, but fortunately
escaped without having any bones
broken
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-08

out TO be very valuable item among
ms STOCK of worldly goods. Although
put a comparatively short distance
away this was the first visit Mr.. Hard
ihsberg has made to Oroville for a
very long period. Naturally he was
agreeably surprised to note the great
changes that have taken place since
ms last visit and the outlook for still
greater changes in the future. His
absence next time may not be so pro-
longed. The visit of Mr.. Hardingberg
may be fraught with matters of ma.
terial benefit to the town, in which
case everybody will feel glad that he
came, even If his stay was brief AS
IN old acquaintance We editor tried
TO see Mr.. Hardingberg while he was
mere, but he was in his room grayelv
5ohcltous over some friend, who Joe
Darnell reOorted was so low that
iardingberS could not meet visitors
Al the present time there are seven
r eight buildings under construction
aid close 10 Oroyille, which is no,
very bad record in the way OF i'm
JroTcNents.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-08
A PRIZE KID.

Mrs. S. p. Scates, wife of Brother
Scates of the Riverside Argus, spent
Tuesday in OrOville. She accompanied
1 sister, who had been visiting at
Riverside and who left Tuesday morn
ing for her home in Wyoming. With
Mrs. Scates was the most valuable
possession of the Scates family, and
a piece of property of joint ownership
that the family would not trade for
the best newspaper plant in the United
States. That asset is one of the 1ol-
liest, cutest, fattest, prettiest little
baby boys in the country. The fond
mother was anxious that some re-
semblance to Scates be found in this
prize infant, but when he grows up
we would prefer that young Mr.. Scates
bear no enmity toward the bald head
ed old codger of the Gazette, and we
are leaving no tradition, to be sprung
ON the lad in after life, that the Gaz-
ette man discovered in the beautiful
kid replica of his dad. Scates is
good enough looking for a man, but
he is not in class with that baby.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-08
UNFORTUNATE MISTAKE.

Sunday Joe Thompson, young man
llout town, was arrested on warrant
worn out by Chas. Blass, on the
harge of having stolen $50 out of a
runk in tent near the brick yard,
he property of Blass. Thompson was
jeen about the tent just before the
money was missed, and Mr.. Blass
jumped at the conclusion that ThOmp-
,sn had taken the cash. After the ar
est was made it developed that the
money had been taken by lad resid-
ns in town, who must be a klepto-
naniac, as he has been found guilty
ii stealing many articles during the
last two or three years. Thompson
was at once discharged from custody
and exonorated from all blame. He
eols very much Inundated over the
1oaition he is placed in, but attaches
10 blame to Blass. He is an acquaint-
lnce of Blass, and on the day the
,heft occurred he was at the tent for
he purpose of seeing Blass, who was
.way at the time. Thompson is n
blacksmith, and expects to go to work
1t his trade in few days, as he has
a job promised.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-08
NAMES OF STATIONS.

If anybody does not like the names
given to the new stations along the
up-river line of the Great Northern
now is the time to make a kick or
forever keep still. Chief Engineer A
r. Whitcomb notifies Local Agent A
a. Piper that the station names and
numbers are to be as follows unless
changed by suggestion of the people
of the district served are:
No 0, Olds; No. /, Zena; No. 2, Stay
man; No 3, Entiat; No. 4, Winesap
No. 5, Chilquin; No. 6, Chelan; No. 7
Hugo; No. 8, Tufa; No. 8, Silo; No. 10
Pateros; No. II, Brewster; No. 12
Swansea; No. 13, Ophir; No. IA, Ma.
lott; No. Is, Chillowist; No. 10, Okla.
hogan; No. II, Omak; No. IS, Casaba
No. 10, Riverside; No 20, Barker; No
q, Janis; No. %, Tonasket; No. 23
Antoine; No. "a, Cordell; No. 25, Orc.
World.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-08
A PIONEER VISITOR.

Geo. Hardinberg, of Riverside, spent
several days in Oroville during the
past week. 1t is not of record that the
.lea who. discovered Lake Chelan
.Sund Mr. Hardingberg established on
Me shore carrying on barter with the
aa'ives, but he has been living so long
w mat beautiful body of water that
~ would be easy to believe that he fol-
."wed 1--WE" close in the footsteps of the dis
SSoserers. AS intimated Mr.. Harding
.~s vels mas been engaged in the mercan-
une business at Lakeside as far back
tne memory of man runneth, and
JUG way and another has accumulated
soodiy share of cash and property.
tog tmong his assets is an interest in the
eS.nsite -, of Oroville, on the south side
"'ne railroad, which promises to turn