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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-03-13

Strict supervision of every corpora
ton in Missouri is brought by bill
sent to engrossment in the House. 1t
is modelled on the Wisconsin and New
York corporation acts and was drawn
by Representative Harris of Boone.
1t requires every corporation to file
semi-annual reports with the "cor-
poration supervisor" complete re-
port Of its business. The state is Civ
en- power to enforce the corporation
statutes. In case they violate the law
the supervisor may suspend or re-
woke charters. A tax of $5 on each
corporation with each report is re-
quired. The corporation department
| is placed under the secretary of state.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-03-13

The House engrossed bill to abol-
ishes the county hunters licenses and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-03-13

When Democratic governor of
Missouri salntes Democratic presi-
dent Of the United States the eternal
fitness of things is aptly illustrated.
May it happen that way every four
years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-03-13

The House engrossed bills creating
two new state departments. One bill
establishes a State board Of veteri-
narians OF three members to examine
all veterinarians in the state and issue
licenses. The Governor is given APP
pointment of two members of the
board and the State veterinarian is the
the third. The other bill creates the
State reclamation department, in
charge OF a commissioner who is to
receive salary OF $4,000 year. He
is to take charge of the flood protec-
ton, swamp land and reclamation
work in the State.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-03-13

a hint to the legislature. scal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-03-13

The Democratic house is paying
s4O3 per day less for clerk hire than
the Republican house Of 1909 paid. 1t
is also saving the sso2.05 the Republi-
can house Of 1909 paid to an elderly
gentlemen for "firing salutes" to
Governor Hadley.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-03-13

After arguing for two days, the
Senate voted to remove the limit of
$40 900 on the amount that can be re-
covered for deaths in railroads and
other public carriage accidents. The
bill was introduced by Senator Busby
of Carrollton. He asked that the
maximum amount be placedat $25, 900.
But the Senate took the limit off alto
gether. Kansas and Illinois both have
the $4,000 limit. The Busby bill was
sent to engrossment.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-03-13

A bill forbidding the delivery of in
toxicating liquors to any railroad or
common carrier for shipment within
the state to some "dry" county also
was engrossed. 1t was introduced by
Representative E. o. Orr.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-02-28
FAVOR A COMPLETE SURVEY
Authorize Sale of Bonds Enough to
Cover Cost of Cross Sectional
Survey of the Ditch

A we'll attended and representative
meeting of land owners Of the west
side irrigation district was held in
Sigrist hall Saturday. The meeting
was called for the purpose of consid-
ering information recently received
relative to the attitude of the Great
Northern towards the purchase of the
bonds of the irrigation districts, and
to take such action, based on the in
formation, as might help to hasten to
an early conclusion the placing of the
bonds.
A letter received by j. A. Blackler
from r. G. Evans, who has been in the
east for some time endeavOring to
place the bonds, was read. The letter
conveyed the information that the
Great Northern officials feel that there
is not sufficient data of detailed
nature concerning the project to justi-
fly the purchase of the bonds at the
present time, and that the company
hesitated to consider the proposition
OF having tiIe 11srrftte SET enough
bonds to have full survey of the
bitches to determine the exact cost of
placing the water on the lands, be-
cause, in the event that the cost ap-
peared too high, they could not 60
further and feared that the landown-
ers would feel that the money for sur
veys had been wasted with nothing to
show for the outlay.
The meeting unanimously approved
plan to have a detailed survey of
the project made and voted to author
ize the directors to sell $4,000 worth
Of bonds, or so much thereif as nec-
| essary to cover the cost of the survey.
This action was communicated to l..
w. Hill, chairman of the board of di-
rectOrs of the Great Northern. and was
confirmed in letter sent by direction
of the meeting. The landowners un-
derstand the necessity of having more
specific information available before
bond buyers can be induced to consid-
VI ShS PtOPOoAtAO1, anu CACy o1oO
want the information relative to the
cost of the project for their own sat
isfaction. If survey develops the
fact that the cost will be excessively
| high, the project will doubtless be
dropped for the present.
It was made plain at the meeting
that the sentiment of the people own
ing land in the district favors the ex-
penditure of watevher sum is neces-
| sary to secure the desired data, and
that if the Great Northern will agree
to take bonds sufficient to cover the
cost of survey no obligation will be
implied to proceed further in case the
result of the survey is not satisfac-
tory in the opinion of the company.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-02-28
RUSHING RAILROAD WORK

Hurry up seems to be the order of
the day on the construction of the
rOville-Wenatchee branch of the G.
~ The tracklaying machine has
reached point several miles south of
Tonasket and is pushing steadily for
ward. Supplies for the construction
are being rushed here and to the front.
Ten cars of rails were in the yards
here Wednesday and more on the way.
The contractors have rails enough on
hand now for from ten to twelve miles
of track laying, and they have plen-
tiful supply of ties as we'll. 1t is un-
derstood that third construction
train to handle the material between
Oroville and the working end of the
line will be put on the first of next
week. 1t is evident from every indi-
cation that work on the construction
Of the branch is to be rushed forward
as rapidly as possible, and this gives
hopes of an early completion of the
| line.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-02-28

and drifting enough done both to the
north and to the south to show the
ledge strong and in place and still
carrying average values of SIS to the
ton and better
Manager Harman has announced
that just as soon as sufficient funds
can be raised for the purpose the COM
pany will install concentrating mill,
when r,trther development work Will
be resumed and continued.
The work already done on the Ruby
demonstrates the fact that the ledge
does go down and that the values go
with it. The old cry of the knockers
that the showing may be all right on
the surface but the ore peters out
with depth has been exploded by the
work on the Ruby. That property has
passed beyond the prospect stage, and
by reason of systematic and scientific
development can now be classed as a
mine. 1t has the ore in sight and
blocked out that will yield returns as
soon as provision can be made for re-
ducing it. This the management Is
now endeavoring to arrange for, and
when they succeed, this country will
be able to boast of paying mine.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-02-28
ATHLETIC SMOKER A SUCCESS
Fine Program Of Boxing and Wrestl.
Ing Bouts Delights Big Crowd
OF Enthusiastic Fans

All those lovers of manly sports
who attended the Athletic Club Smok-
er Saturday evening are emphatic in
their approval of that affair. Every
number on the program was good and
aroused the enthusiastic interest of
the spectators. Time had no sooner
been called on the last event than the
club management was beseiged with
eager fans requesting them to make
early arrangements for repetition
of the smoker, and another similar
entertainment will probably be given
about the Goth of next month.
The smoker attracted not only a
large number of local people, but it
brought many out of town visitors as
we'll. Three auto loads came down
from Penticton and several visitors
from KeremeOs and Fairview also at
tended.
Each number on the program re-
ceived an impartial share of applause
and it would be unfair to the part1cl-
pants to attempt to single out any
particular event or contestent for
special mention.
The smoker opened with three
round go between Clark and Kelsey
two boys of about twelve years. They
put all of the earnestness of youth into
the contest and stirred the crowd to
Joyous laughter from the start. The
big pillows in which their small fists
were incased prevented them from
harming one another, and when time
was called honors were even.
The boxing bout was followed by
wrestling match between Beverly
Powell and Frank Bowerman in which
young Powell secured two falls in sue
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-02-28

time. The second time the two men
came together, Buckingham exercised
more caution and, after a grueling
contest, managed to get the last fall
One of the big features of the even
ing came next, in the shape of a battle
royal between six small boys with the
gloves. 1t was an hilarious mixup
from start to finish and ended with
honors going to Kelsey and Oscar
Devon.
Brainerd Edgerton and Ed Lacey
then put on very pretty wrestling
match. The boys are strong and
clever and they gave the best that was
in them. The first fall was secured
by Edgerton and the two last falls in
quick time by Lacy with rolling lock
very neatly executed
The main event of the evening was
reserved for the last. 1t was a ten
round boxing go between George Mel
son and Roy Carson, and it more than
equalled the expectation of the fans.
Both men had trained carefully for
the go and they gave an exhibition of
the manly art that warmed the spec
tators to pitch of noisy enthusiasm.
Nelson forced the fighting for the first
seven rounds. In the fourth he
knocked Carson to his knees, but in
the eighth Carson cut loose with a
speed and effectiveness that he had
been reserving for that particular oc-
casion and soon had Nelson tottering,
A hard blow to the wind at the outset
OF the round put Nelson to the bad
and Carson followed up his advantage
with stinging blows to the face that
soon put his man down and all but
out. Nelson came back gamely and was
on his feet though very groggy when
the gong sounded. Carson dislocated
his thumb in this round and was com.
PEELED to slow up in the ninth. Nelson
showed his grit by going in as hare
as he could in this round In the
tenth round Carson tried again to enc
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-02-28

cession, thus winning the match. Both
young fellows showed speed and class
and gave an exhibition that was well
worth while.
Oscar and Albert Devon, two broth
ers of about dozen years, put on the
next stunt to the huge delight of the
spectators. 1t was fistic battle made
harmless by the pads, but the way the
doubt on the old saw that blood is
thicker than water They kept up the
hammering for three rounds and kept
the crowd entertained throughout.
Cliff Warren and Will Irby, two we'll
matched youths followed with an
other three round go that was snapy
and full of thrills. The boys worked
fast with a give and take, hammer and
slam style that seemed to appeal
strongly to the onlookers.
The next was a vaudeville act put
on by George Thorpe as Slim Bill,
and Oscar Devon, as Bill Slim. Thorpe
weighs 200 pounds and measures
seven feet long in his socks, while
Oscar Devon weighs about Is pounds
and is yard high. Slim Bill couldn't
reach down to Bill Slim and Bill Slim
couldn't reach up to Slim Bill. The
mill was Mutt and Jeff affair, but
little Jeff turned the tables on his long
friend by jumping into the air and
landing solar plexus that caused
Slim Bill to take the count amid the
howls of the fans.
Frank Buckingham and Emile Nc
| Daniels were next scheduled for a
wrestling match. The bout promised
to be good one, but in the first fall
McDaniels was injured According
to DR.. Elmer he dislocated the ibula
whatever that is, in his left leg and
was forced to discontinue. George
Thorpe, erstwhile Slim Bill, volun.
teered to go on with Buckingham ant
he sprung surprise on Buck and the
crowd by securing a fall in quicl
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-02-28

the affair with we'll placed blow, but
his injured hand made it impossible
before the round was ended by the pre-
mature call of time from one of Nell
sons seconds.
C. C. Hedger refereed the wrestling
matches, while Ed. Toler and Art
Thompson of Penticton acted as the
judges of the ten round boxing bout
and Tim Sullivan, also of Penticton
officiated as referee.
1t was a we'll satisfied crowd that
left the hall at the close of the pro.
gram and by unanimous consent they
voted the smoker a compelte success
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-02-28
LIBRARY OPENS on SATURDAY
Civic League has Received Much As.
sistancc in the Establishing Of
the Library

The public library will open Satur
books that have been donated. Addi-
tional donations were made for the
use of the library the past week as
follows: Mrs. Andy Johnson, two
dollars for purchase of books; c. c.
Hedger, four tungsten lights; j. c.
Newell, accession book; w. o. Ham,
isch, broom and dust pan; c. H. Cur
tbs, use of team, and Oroville CONNER
cial Co., use of wagon.
The library will be open from to 6
p. m. Saturday and from 2 to 5 p. m.
Monday for the purpose of loaning
books. The library board of the Civic
League plan to make the reading room
as attractive as possible and already
have received donations of kind that
ought to make it popular place.
The board plans to give ten cent
calendar tea once each month in the
library room for the purpose Of rails
ing funds with which to purchase new
books. The ladies of the league have
set their hearts on making the library
thoroughgoing success, and consid-
ering what they have accomplished al
ready, there can be no doubt of their
ability to establish the library on a
permanent footing. Besides the books
already given, many more have prom
ised donations and fair sized library
is assured from the start.
If the Civic League were to under
take and accomplish nothing else 9TH
er than the establishment of the IL
brary, they would in that one thing
more than justify the existence of
their organization. The league has
worked quietly but effectively on its
various projects and manages to get
things done in ways known to women
The league deserves every encourage
ment that can be given and it Is graf
flying to know that the business men
and the citizens generally have been
rallying to their assistance in arrang-
ing for the free public library.
The league desires that attention
| again be called to the pure food sale
and evenings entertainment that will
be given by it's membrs Saturday ev-
ening, March IS. Everybody should
patronize the sale and attend the en-
tertainment.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-02-28

BY a vote of nearly four to one the
people of school district No. II, in
which Oroville is located, gave their
approval at the special election held
Monday to the propositions to borrow
money and issue bonds in the sum Of
$22, 1000 and to build a high school
building on the new school site at
a cost not to exceed $22,0 The vote
stood for the bonds 1879, against the
bonds SO, for the building 1913, and
against the building "a.
The size of the vote demonstrates
what interest was taken in the cleo
tion. From the time the polls opened
automobiles were scurying about the
district gathering up the electors and
hauling them to the school house to
cast their ballots. 1t was rumOred
that an organized opposition had been
formed to fight the two propositions,
but If such organization was formed
it proved altogether ineffective.
The result of the election was early,
forecasted, and while there was
scarcely room to question the outcome
when the count of the votes began
there was rejoicing when the totals
for and against were announced. The
advocates of better schools for Oro-
vile took no chances with general in
difference and exerted their utmost to
get out the vote. They were conf
dent that the vast majority would fa-
vor the Improvement of school facili-
ties If they expressed themselves, and
the extraordinary effort was made to
get that expression.
Now that the victory has been
gained the school board proposes to
push the necessary preliminaries to
the sale of the bonds that construc
ton on the new high school building
may be started as early in the spring
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-02-28
GREAT INTEREST WAS SHOWN AND RECORD VOTE PoLLEO
Electors Authorize Bond Issue of for Use in Building
New and Modern High School on Centrally
Located Site Recently Selected

as possible 1t is the intention of the
board to have the building completed
and ready for occupancy at the be-
ginning of the next school year, and if
there is no unforeseen hitch in the or
dinary progress of events they will
be enabled to do so.
Plans for the building have not as
yet been perfected, but it is the inten-
ton of the board to so construct the
high school with the money voted thai
it may be made the first unit of larg-
er building when the needs of the CON-
munity require additional room. The
building will be complete in itself,
however. and will be so designed as to
present an attractive appearance on
the slightly location that has been
chosen for it.
The election Monday is generally
accepted as triumbh for the pro-
gressive spirit of the town and an in
dication of an awakened civic pride
that promises greater unity in the
-fhttt.. carrying out projects Of i'm
provment and advancement in this
place.
The construction of the high school
will proceed coincident with the con-
struction of the new Grubb hotel, a
three-stOry brick structure on the
corner of Main and First streets, and
probably with three other brick busi-
ness blocks on Main street, thus CIV
ing both the appearance and the real
ity of progress to the town this sum-
mer.
When the high school building is
completed, Oroville Will be in the for
tunate position of being able to boast
of it's school facilities, which will be
happy change from the apologetic
attitude that it at present has to as
sumo.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-02-28
EAST DISTRICT MASS
MEETING

A mass meeting of the land
owners of the East Okanogan
Valley Irrigation District has
been called by the East side di-
rectors for 2 o'clock Monday
afternoon at the home of J. E.
Peterson, about ten miles south
of Oroville.
The purpose of the meeting
is to discuss what has been ac-
complished by the board to
date and what it is advisable
to do at the present time. 1t
is likely that similar action to
that taken by the landowners
of the West Okanogan Valley
Irrigation District in their
meeting last Saturday and
provision for a cross-sectional
survey of the east side ditch
made to secure the necessary
information for use in the
prompt placing of the bonds,
and to determine for the satis-
faction of the landowners the
cost of construction of the pro-
ject.
1t is hoped that a thoroughly
representative attendance will
be had at the meeting, and the
place selected was chosen with
the view to securing as large
an attendance as possible.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-02-28

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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-02-28
CIVIC LEAGUE PARTY
TONIGHT

The Civic League will give
the last of it's winter series of
progressive card parties in
Athletic Club hall this evening.
Special preparations for the
entertainment of the guests
have been made and the at
tendance promises to be unus-
ually large.
Grand prizes will be awarded
for the greatest number of pro-
gressions, a financial statement
of the league will be read and
; short address, setting forth
the aims, plans and purposes
of the orgaiZation will be de-
livered by the president of the
league.
In addition to the usual pro-
: vision for pleasure, a few spec
: ial features of entertainment
will be provided and assurance
of delightful party can be CIV
en-.
The parties given by the
league have been among the
most pleasant social affairs of
the season in Oroville, and
every effort is being made to
close the series with a triumph.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-02-28

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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-06-13
Wife pleads for Convicted Man.

Steamboat Springs.-Luther Wilkin.
son, the Williams Fork man charged
with stealing horses. was tried and
found guilty. His wife. with their
baby in her arms, knelt before the
desk of Judge Shumate and pleaded
for half an hour for leniency for her
husband. Judge, lawyers and Jury
were moved to tears. Wilkinson was
about to be sentenced when Judge
Shumate announced he would take the
case under adyisement.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-06-13
S. S. CONVENTION ENDS
MORE THAN $1,000 RAISED FOR
STATE BUDGET.
State Association Elects Officers and
Goes on Record for High School
Bible Study.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Grand Junction, Colo.-The thirty
eighth annual convention of the State
Sunday School Association closed its
sessions here. The association went
on record for Bible study in high
schools and elected officers, which
must be ratified by the other wings
of the convention in Rocky Ford and
Greeley.
More than $1,000 was raised for the
state budget this year. About $50 dele
gates were in attendance. The Of
ficers and speakers went to Rocky
Ford. where the next session of the
convention was held.
Officers elected for the state were
as follows: President, Robert Adams
Of Fort Lupton: first vice president.
A. F. Sitlon of Denver; second vice
president, Charles ]. Shrader of
Iona; third vice president, F. F.
Frasier of Montrose; treasurer, Ger
bert G. Fisher of Denver; auditor, D..
u. Watson of Denver.
Superintendents of the various de-
partments were named as follows:
Elementary, Mrs. ]. w. Walker Of
Denver; sectional, the Rev. Joel Har-
per of Denver; adult, DR.. ]. r. Robin
son of Colorado Springs; home vista
tion, Prof. A. ]. Yoeman of Colorado
Springs; training, Jean F. Webb of
Denver; missionary, the Rev. S. T. Nc
Kinney of Denver; temperance. Mrs.
w. L. Boatright of Denver; evangeli-
cal, the Rev. ]. l.. Thompson of Gree
ley: managerial, E. NJ. Cosner of Den
yer; financial, w. w. Wolf Of Grand
Junction.