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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-03-14
LOOMS NEWS

Special to the Gazette.
The Conconully High school basket
ball team stopped off on their return
home from Oroville, where they had
met'With success and took the scalps
of our high school team to the tune of
39 to 9. A cleaner bunch of basket
shooters never visited our town and
the experience which these boys have
had was at once displayed by their su-
periority. Our boys, having less than
three months practice and the game
being entirely new to them, did re-
markably well and deserve a great
deal of credit.
A preliminary game was played be-
tween the two local girls teams,
known as the Suffragettes and the
Breadmakers. The game resulted in
tie score of to A.
dance was held after the games,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-03-14
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Minutes OF the meeting of the Town
Council Of Oroville, Washington.
March. 10, 1913.
Prescnt--Mayor Grubb, COuncilmen
Murray, PourJales and Wickersham.
Minutes OF the previous meeting
read and approved.
Motion was made and carried that
jhe printing committee be instructed
10 have the necessary blanks printed
for the police judges office.
Petion of certain property owners
to lay sidewalk from the Okarogan
river bridge to Mr.. Dallam's house
vas read.
Motion was made ard defeated that
in response to the above petition the
Town agree to donate $4,000 towards
the building of the sidewalk, provided
the sidewalk was lcid on grade four
feet wide, and built under the super
vision of the street commissioner.
The following bills were reed anG
allowed
G.. ]. Gardiner. Police Judges Fees.
S2445 Mrs n. E. Burkett Meals to
Witness $500.
Mr.. Frank then appeared before the
council nd on behalf of Mr.. Powell
offered to donate arc lamps provided
that tie Town in5ts,l the same on
Main street north of tie track ard
maintain them ct the cost of the Town.
Fire and light committee was in
Ctructed to irve 5tigate as to the cost
of installing ard maintenance CT tie
arc lamps.
On motion council adjourned.
E, r. HCos Click.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-03-14
CIARk-COOPER

Miss Orpha |. Cooper, of Lewiston,
lda., and Mr.. Wilfred l.. Clark, of Oro-
vile, were married at noon Thursday,
March 6, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. S. Mcdonald, Rev. F. M. McCreary
officiating Mr.. Clark is proprietor of
the Crescent Cafe and is an old resi-
dent of this city. Mrs. Clark has been
employed in the restaurant since last
January. The wedding was performed
quietly and the secret kept until Tues
day, when the friends of Mr.. Clark
turned out in force and gave him
belated but none the less vigorous
charivari and later made him pay for
his duplicity.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-03-14

sippi when | turned my back on the
father of waters nearly forty years
ago. Reaching California, the % cent
piece was generally the smallest coin
in circulation, although the dime was
not wholly unknown. A 5 cent piece
was curiosity, not considered of any
purchasing value Both of the lesser
coins became worthy of consideration
in general business transactions by
the time | departed northwards In
| Spokane the dime and nickle were not
total strangers thirty years ago, but
the lesser coin was looked upon with
great deal of contempt, and the dime
| was not in too great favor. Things
purchasable for % cents were quoted
at two-bits. A lesser quantity wanted
was charged bit. A bit was reck-
oned as twelve and half cents, but
rs there were no coins of that denom-
nation 1t was customary to use the
words long and short bit the first
being Is cents, the last 10 cents. If
you bought bits worth of anything
and passed over a quarter you re-
ceived 10 cents in change. If you
handed over 10 cents in payment for
7 bdg worth Of anything, you re-
cciyed q Withering. stony stare, which
made you feel that you had committed
a THEFT, and expect to have the police
Fsul Cd in, kD1I al i
,CAturoUs man in those days who had
the hadihood TO put over a dime the
second time. But those good old times
are over. The penny has entered the
channels of commerce, and | would
not be surprised some day to find it
leaking into Okanogan county. Even
the most virulent opponent of the cop
per coin will have to come to it, I'm
pleasant though the experience may
he he will have to become familiar
with the sight and touch of the mod
est. homely, greesy, plebian member
OF the coin family. Its appearance
and common usage marks the passing
of conditions financial that once ruled
and which will be known no more for
ever. | have touched the metal, and
while not weaned from old preju-
dices, can see the once ignominous
coins among my change without Il
shudder. | made a purchase a day or
two ago and among the coins were
two or three ignoble disks of copper.
am satisfied that ! blushed and
looked around to note if anyone OBJ
served me pocketing them | felt |
hunliliated in sense, and sneaked |
around the corner as though | had |
committed some grave enormity. 1t
was rather silly feeling of cheap
ness on my part, as l weighed the
question as to whether l should go
back to the dealer and return the pen
nies. Others may have had the same
feeling at the first experience But |
it wears off. Everybody accepts the
penny in change without a question, |
and pays them out when purchasing
They have purchasing power where
recognized as a medium of exchange. |
My objection to the coin will gradu-
ally disappear, but when it does it
means farewell to an old condition,
which like many another old condition
must make way for the new.
FRANK M. DALLAM, SIR. |
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-03-14
POWER PLANT FOR SALE,
SiMlLkAMEEN POWER COMPANY
CALLING FOR BIDS ON
IT'S PLANT
OPERATED FOR SEVEN YEARS
rine Site Capable of Developing Fully
Eight Thousand Horse Power
VIII BE Sold

The Similkameen Power Co. is ad-
vertising its hydro-electric plant, To-
Gated at the Similkameen falls four
miles west of Oroville, for sale. and
bids for the purchase of the plant will
ne received until noon of May Is. 1918,
by the president, l.. l.. Work, of Oro-
vile.
This property was promoted by ]
M. Hagerty. The location rights were
secured in 1908 and development work
was begun that same year. The plant
was completed in 1906, about a year
after the death of Mr.. Hagerty. The
enterprise has been carried on since
then by the executors of the Hagerty
estate In June, 1910, J. l.. Harper
and associates of Republic leased the
power plant for ten years and have
conducted it since then in the name of
the North Washington Power Co. The
lease contained several provisions
among which was that transmission
line should be built from Oroville to
Republic within ninety days from the
date of the lease to convey mower for
use IN the mines and mills of that
camp. Failure to comply with the
conditions subjected the lease to for
feiture, and the Similkameen Power
Co. recently instituted proceedings in
court to have the lease cancelled, and
a writ OF restitution was issued from
the superior court of this county and
served Wednesday on the local man
ager OF the companys property, Mr.
[. {. Hedger Mr.. Hedger has re-
ferred the matter to the company Of
hcers, who have five days in which to
comply with the order, after which
time it may be enforced by the sheriff
Hagcrty thought more of the Simil-
kameen power plant than of all the
other enterprises that he promoted.
and in his will he directed that the
property remain intact in his family.
He failed, however, to make the nee
ossary financial provisions for this,
and after carrying it on as long as
they could, the executors have OBJ
tanned an order from the court per-
mitting them to sell the property.
1t is presumed that the property
will be sold to people who are strong
enough financially to develop the plant
to its full capacity as the demand for
power arises.
Approximately $125,O0O have been
spent in the installation of the pres
ent plant, and about 45O horse, power
has been developed The power pos-
sibilities at the falls where the plant
is located are estimated at fully 5000
horse power. This could be attained
by building a masonry dam above the
rails and conveying the water of the
river to a point where a greater drop
could be obtained. The location is
particularly favorable to comparative
ly cheap power development. The can
yon is narrow and bounded by solid
rock walls that provide the material
for permanent construction.
The executors of the Hagerty estate
are Leroy l.. Work, of Oroville. Mon
roe Harman, of Nighthawk, and s. p.
Ecld, of Mansfield, Ohio.
The taking over of this property by
people with sufficient capital to in
sure its proper development will mean
a great deal to this community.
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team, who will be outside trying out
before long.
Many thanks are due the committee
who planned the reception Saturday
evening and those who responded so
loyally in helping to make it success.
A new drinking fountain has been
lfut in at the school. The novelty of
crinking without cup is so great
tnat the younger pupils drink shout
twice as much water as they otber-
wise would.
I The election of officers for the
oiympian literary society took place
Monday afternoon and the following
pupils were elected to fill the Offices.
Sresident, Charlie Cole; vice presi-
dent, Victor Riste; secretary. Beverly
towel; treasurer, Agnes Desmond.
II losing game spells defeat. our
epys met their first Waterloo for this
year at the basket ball game Saturday
hlsht with a score of IA to % and the
cheer for Conconully But losing as
oFr boys did, was victory in itself and
we concede the honors to COnconuily.
After the game Saturday evening
tke visiting team and high school stu
ncnts accompanied by the teachers
@ent to the Lyric theater and enioved
tfe evenings entertainment which
vas being put on. After the show q
reception was given the Conconully
'Pys and Mr.. Hampton, their coach.
g show the good fellowship OF the
teams and the two schools.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-03-14
SCHWARTZ FUNERAL SATURDAY

otto Schwartz, father of Herbert
schwartz who died last week as the
result of an accidental gun shot
wound, arrived in Oroville Monday
evening from Los Angeles accom-
anied by his daughter, Dora. An
other daughter of Mr.. Schwartz. Mrs.
w. Il. Crowner, of Boone, Ia, arrived
saturday evening, and Otto ir., who
lives near Tonasket. Joined the others
mere to attend the funeral of Herbert
The funeral services will be held at
the Methodist church Saturday even
ing at O'Clock. Rev. Robert Thomp-
son, of Loomis, will conduct the ser
vices and deliver the sermon. The
following day the remains will be
taken to Loomis for interment
The young people of the Presbyter-
ian church will give Hard Luck
Potluck-Erbswurst Social" at the
church on Friday evening, April 18th.
complete announcements later.
The entertainment given Saturday
evening at the Lyric theater by the
civic League in conjunction with the
moving picture show was a decided
success. The program was well car
ried out and each number made a hit
with the capacity crowd that filled the
theater, aisles and all.
f. e. Chitty, of Nelson was n
passenger on the west bound train
wednesday morning. He goes to join
the force on the Similkameen Star
published at Princeton. He has given
up the publication of the Nelson Re-
view, which he started early in Feb
ruary, and the Gazette has fallen heir
to the subscription list of that paper
and a part of the advertising patron
age also.
The young people of Oroville are
all cordially invited to attend and take
part in the 18th annual track meet of
the X. ID. c. A. A. A., which will be
held on the evening of April 4th.
Chto' II INlle was ulSdDDOlfltGu III
not receiving his new outfit of shoe
repairing tools so as to start work
last week as announced in his adver-
tisement, but the material came Mon
day and he is now ready to mend the
shoes of all comers in apple pie order.
The Penticton stage failed to leave
on schedule Wednesday morning, but
the horses left little ahead of time
When the driver, d. M. McDougal,
tried to pull in the team in front of
the Peerless the horses bolted, taking
the double tree with them and hitting
the road for Penticton at a run. Nc
oougal was pulled out of the rig onto
his head and rendered unconscious for
few minutes by the fall. At last re-
ports the stage horses We're still going
north.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-03-14

Easter services will be observed in
the M. E. church, LOomis, March 23rd.
Sunday school will be called at 10:3O
a. m. Easter morning service at IL
o'clock, with accompanying Easter
music. The town and country people
are asked to unite at basket dinner in
the w. o. w. hall at 1890. At 2 p. m.
the Wanicut Sunday school will join
the local school in rendering their an
nual Easter exercises; also some num-
bers are expected from the Burberry
Sunday school and Tonasket NJ f.
The Livingston Centennial will be an
interesting part of the program when
the men of our Sunday school will
pay tribut to his heroic life. The reg
ular evening service will be omitted.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-03-14
Hurrah for the drinking fountains

Hurrah for the drinking fountains.
Charlie Cole ran nail in his foot.
therefore he will be out of school for
few days. e
The school has been greatly i'm
proved by having two new water
fountains put in. e
The latest thing at school will be
the Oroville Bloomer Girls base ball
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-03-14

Mr.. and Mrs. j. w, Graham and two
daughters and Geo. j. Hurley drove
over from Loomis Sunday in Mr.. Gra-
hams car to confer with j. M. john
son, superintendent and disbursing
officer of the Colville Indian reserva-
ton, relative to rights of way over a
number of allotments in the Sinlahe-
kin valley for the irrigation canal that
is to convey water onto the project in
which both Mr.. Graham and Mr.. Hur-
ley are interested. This project is one
of the most important in the county
and when completed will bring into
cultivation rich and fertile area
around Loomis, and will make that
town more prosperous than even the
development of the many mining pros
poets there ever promised. The
Loomis country is one of the garden
spots of northern washington ana the
natural beauty of that valley will be
greatly enhanced when all of the land
is watered and under cultivation.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-03-14
followed by banquet to our guests
There were about 25 of the visitors
from Conconully high school,

The second annual banquet of the
Unlimited Bible Glass of the M. E.
church held last Friday night was
great success in every detail. DR.. E.
E. Copple, of Omak, the county Sun
day school president, who was the
guest of honor, gave a very helpful
address on organized Bible class work.
The Tonasket Bible class was repre-
sented by Mr.. c. j. Hinshaw, and the
Wanicut Bible class by Mrs. J. c. Mar
tin. both of whom extended greetings
and very flattering reports from their
respected classes
Homer w. Noyes presided as toast
master, and a good spirit of the oc-
casion was held by his cleverness as
he introduced each speaker.
The banquet was held in the Wood
man hall and was very we'll attended,
there being about seventy-five pres
ent
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-03-14

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Remember Saturday is the ;
day of the Civic League pure ;
food sale. The sale will be :
held in the Red Front Store :
and the new Hoskyn building. :
IN the evening the league will :
give a card party in the Hos :
kyn building. The sales should :
be well patronized and the :
card party should draw :
large attendance. q.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-09-12
Death Of 5. j. Lemon.

Samuel J. Lemon aged "a years, died
Sunday at his home in Bancroft after
an illness of over two years with dropsy
and heart trouble. Until six week.
ago he was able to be up and about the
honse but since then had been confined
to his bed. He was born in Newburl
in 1S49 and had lived on farms neal
Newburg and Bancroft all his life ex
cepting one year spent in California
In 1874 he was married to Miss Fannie
Gould, also of Newburg, and had since
then resided in Bancroft.
He is survived by widow, two sic
ters, Mrs Bell Winnie, who lives east
of Corunns, and Mrs. NJ. Ripple Of
Newburg, and one brother Thomas
Lemon of Newburg. He was q mem
Der of the Maple River Farmers club
and of the Methodist church. The
funeral was held Tuesday at the home,
Rev. Shannon officiating.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-09-12
Exp nsixe Disagreement.

While Wallace Short was threshing
in Antrim township, just across the
line in Shiawassee county. few days
ago. the grain was being drawn from
the field to the machine, Fred ]. Ed.
dington was driving team. Among
other wagons one owned by George
Rose was being used. When Edding.
ton came In with load he alleges that
Rose told him not to hitch his team to
his wagon. Some kind of q wordy
alteration arose between them and
Short took hand. Before 1t was over
Eddington Is said to have looked whole
lot worse for wear. Short went to
Perry and plead guilty before justice
there. he was fined $40 and costs
Mr.. Eddington came to Howell and
commenced q civil suit for damages
employing Shields g. Shields to care for
his case. The case is expected to be on
trial at the next term of circuit court
here. Mr.. Short was caught in Con.
way in this county, threshing, when
the summons was served. The Misses
Sophie and Ruth Larsen and Clair Mel
sen spent Monday in Owosso. Mrs.
Fred Larsen has been caring for her
daughter Mrs Grant Halter of Owosso.
Howell Republican.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-09-12
AZ e sasSssessaaasslssaayssgeS aagS&s-s@ If
a.T ,!3!E|[: BACK MRD FARMER,
Is MM BY N az
( W. Prof. John Willard Byte eesSZ,S

new porch Is the Japanese Ivy. A
few plants put In the soil alongside the
porch In the sun will rapidly spread
by way of the roots, and will form
thick, fragrant curtain of light green,
clear to the top of the porch by the
middle of summer. This plant In.
creases 80 rapidly that one must be
careful to prevent i:s crowding out
other less aggressive neighbors.
Scarlet runner beans are great IA
vorite In northern climes for yearly
planting, as are the wild cucumbers
with their tracery leaves and tendrils
and their cool prickly fruit pods.
OF course where climbing roses can
be successfully grown, there Is abso-
lutely nothing to compare with them
in their gorgeous magnificence. They
call for the same soil conditions and
care as bush roses, but they are less
hardy as a rule In the inland and
northern states.
In the eastern states and anywhere
that cool, moist summer and even
winter temperature prevails, the Eng.
lish Ivy grows in profusion. Nothing
can be more satisfactory, particularly
in connection with stone or brick
structures Of massive appearance. II
seems to live forever In hospitable
environments, and 1t will frequently
cover an entire house. even to the
chimney top. It Is well to prevent II
from covering wooden surfaces, how
ever, as its thick foliage holds moist
ure and hastens the decay of the
wood, the rusting Of nails, etc.
Many ways Of supporting vines are
used, from strings to graceful wooden
trellises. Chicken wire may be used tc
advantage, and will last a number Of
years.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-09-12

hams Vegetable Compound improved
rapidly and today am q well woman.
cannot tell you how happy I feel and
cannot say too much for your Compound.
Would not be without it in the house if
1t cost three times the amount. Mrs,
CHAs. CHAPMAN, R. F. d. No. z, Belle
vue, Ohio.
Because your case is a difficult one,
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E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a
trial. 1t surely has remedied many
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The Pinkham record is a proud and
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tablished fact that Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has restore d
health to thousands of such suffering
women. Why don't you try it If you
need such a medicine?
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-09-12
Vines and Climbers.

The function Of vines and climbing
plants In landscape art Is to screen
and soften mechanical features, to hide
unsightly objects, to blend together
into harmonious whole. various dis
cordant elements.
Varieties are a matter of taste, and
II you will leave to your wife the ques-
ton of proper location for vines, you
will not go far wrong. from an ar
tistic standpoint. The truth is that
good vines are almost always In har-
mony, no matter where they are
placed. Use them freely where you
have q bare place.
Many an untidy fence can be made
into bower of delight by properly
placed vines. The honeysuckles, wood
bine from the deep woods. Kudzu vine,
wild grape, clematis paniculata. and
many others, can be secured at trf
fling expense. grow quickly, and are
hardy.
In the more southern states, Smiths
hybrid moon-vine Is particularly de-
lightful.
The jewel of porch climbers is the
Jackmanii type of clematis. White,
lavander and pink, the blossoms come
In reckless profusion, and II you
are careful to get strong pot-grown
plants. plant them in a rich, deep
earth, without disturbing the roots,
and do your transplanting about June
1, you will almost certainly succeed.
Be sure to plant in a sunny spot,
where water from the caves will not
compact the earth. Water we'll until
the plant gets a good start.
A fast growing, pleasant vine for the
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-09-12
Morrico.

Morrice, Sept. 9.-Miss Agnes Nc
Namara visited her parents near Co
runna Sunday.
Miss Flossie Sisco of OwCNso was
a weekend visitor at the home OF
her aunt, Mrs. Richard Reed.
The Morrice high school boys will
play the Bancroft high in game OF
baseball in Bancroft Saturday.
The timbers to the new livery
barn are erected and the work pro-
crossing finely.
Heman Preston went to Grand
Rapids Monday where he will submit
to an operation for cataracts of both
eyes a. the Soldiers Home.
Harold Shaw and Ray Davis spent
Sunday in Ann Arbor where they wit
messed a game between a local team
of that city and Bancroft players.
The pupils of the grammar room
are catching and mounting butter
flies for use in the drawing class.
They have some very pretty spec
linens
Miss Rena Turner of Indianapolis,
Ind, has been visiting friends here.
Miss Turner was a former resident
of this locality and at present is a
professional nurse in Indianapolis.
Rev. j. NJ. Dallas and family left
here Monday for Detroit where Mrs.
Dallas and Miss Margaret will take
boat for Mackinaw City and Rev.
Dallas will go to Canada. He occu-
pied the Presbyterian pulpit at this
place both morning and evening
Sunday.
The barn on The farm of Roland
Hinkley just north of town was
struck by lightning Sunday night
about 1920. The electric fluid en-
tered the peak of the barn tearing
off shingles and board damaging ii
to the value of ten dollars, but not
setting the barn afire. A severe
storm was in progress then, but no
other damage is reported.