The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-09-12
RIRGA|N DAY A HUMMER
AnUnfavorable Date for Farm
ers Owing to Harvest
Being On
YET 4 eooD CROWD PRESENT
Real Bargain Were Offered and
the SPORTS Attracted a Great
Deal of Attention

Bargain Day in Oroville proved to
be q big success despite the fact that
the date chosen for 1t was in the midst
Of the busiest part of the harvest sea-
son. The merchants Of Oroville ad-
yertjsed bargains for that day and
they made good every promise. Ac-
tual bargains were given in prac-
tically every line of merchandise. and
people who came here to buy at an
advantage found plenty of opportun-
ties to make savings in the purchase
{ Of supplies. And many people came
for that purpose. In fact many more
than had been hoped for. considering
the busy season on the farms. In
NEST instances the men stayed on the
farms and the women and children
came to town. the women to do the
marketing and the children to partici-
pate In the sports and try for the at
tractive prizes offered by the mer-
chants
The sports proved to be a highly
amusing and entertaining feature of
the day. The events were for the
most part participated in by the child
rem and seemed to give the crowd
even more pleasure than the more
Hetentious events of a regular cele-
bsation.
The merchants and citizens of Oro-
Vile generally are satisfied that the
bargain day idea is good. not only
fFom business standpoint, but as a
promoter Of better feeling throughout
the community and the surrounding
country. So far as can be learned
oil visitors to Oroville on that day
we're satisfied with the treatment they
received and the bargains given. They
found that the promises made through
the advertisements were faithfully full
hlled and that they were not brought
+ here on a pretense to be deceived in
actual dealing.
The sports program was not started
until two o'clock in the afternoon as
the crowd was slow in arriving. But
when the start was made the events
we're pulled of in rapid succession.
There were no long waits. Something
was doing all of the time. and the way
the crowd followed the contestants in
the various sports from one part of
town to another 1t was evident that
all enjoyed the entertainment
Following is list of the events.
the winners in each and the prizes
loO-yard dash for boys under IA, Glen
Carroll. first. jointed bamboo fish rod
given by the Oroville Commercial
company: relay race run around the
block, four in a team, winners Jim
Callahan, Ernest Sites. Ward NAL
lory and Gordon Jackson, prizes five
collars In cash given by the Crescent
Cafe; running broad jump, won by
Flyn Peone. prize thermOs bottle
lunch bucket given by the Oroville
commercial company; 10O-yard dash
Tree for all. won by Dan Pierre, prize
pair OF auto gauntlet gloves given by
=. v. Covert; girls egg race. won by
Maud KpQ1or Arot op1 N1odvc Smith
second. prizes a $3.50 gold bracelet and
N.76 bar pin set both given by e
A. McMahan; running around the
oiock with mouth full of water, won
oy Ward Mallory. first, and Glen Car
re'l. second. prizes a 20 rife given by
n. J. Desmond and fifty cents; three
leseed race. won by Flyn Peone and
uan Pierre prize a hat and pair OF
sloves given by Frank Bartell & Co.;
oo-yard dash for girls under fourteen
won by Carol Work. first, and Lor'
a'ne bartell, second, prizes a pair o.
S"ppers given by the Red Front Store
ana dozen cabinet size photographs
gwen by l.. w. Barnes; sack race
won by Felix. first. and Ward Nal
'ory' second. prizes a violin and bow
gwen by Frank Bartell & Co., ant
"V cents; horse race for OkanOgar
norses only, won by Narcisse Nichol
'0o' nrst and Jimmy Brooks. second
p'ses IS riding bride given by l.
= hendrix and a box of cigars givel
" the Oroville Cigar Factory; pit
sa"ns contest, won by John Mitchell
"'st' and Harold Bowerman, second
p!'zes pair of gauntlet gloves ant
"'S cents; 5O-yard race for women
on oy Carol Work, first, and Doll.
'ae' second, prizes a guernsey Gov
e'eu casserole given by the Orovill
commercial company and fifty cents
s'o race. won by Glen Carroll