The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-07-10
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH
One OF the Most Successful Celebra.
tions Ever Held i'm OrOvilIe

that is now but memory, can be set
down as the most successful in point
of attendance of any celebration ever
held in Orovile, and many have been
held in Oroville and not one has ever
been a failure. The crowd during the
first day was hardly up to expecta-
tions, but Friday evening every train
brought large contributions of cele-
orators and Saturday morning people
flocked in from the four points of
the compass. The streets, and es-
pecially Main street, were literally
alive with men, women and children,
all seemingly bent upon having a
good time along rational lines. The
size of the crowd could better be es-
timated at the ball grounds, where
all the events took place, and there
was to be seen a dense mass of hu-
manity. The grand stand was packed
to capacity, heavy fringe of people
lined the ropes along the base lines,
fully fifty crowded automobiles were
sandwitched on the east side of the
grounds with multitude of vehicles
of all descriptions. On the grounds
and about town there must have been
5000 to $500 people, and the number
has been estimated at even higher fig
ures. About the whole country side
n Of
miles sent delegations to Oroville on
this occasion, and every effort was
made to entertain the strangers with
In our gates. 1t was one of the most
orderly crowds that was ever collect
ed anywhere. 1t was merry and
good natured crowd. People were
here to enjoy themselves nationally
and judging from expressions heard
on every hand the visitors succeeded
h extracting full measure of pleas
ure from the celebration. Not an ar
rest was necessary during the two
days, and not an accident occurred to
mar the occasion. The weather was
q trifle too hot for comfort, yet heat
did not wilt enthusiasm or detract
fIom the keen interest manifested in
the events. People watched the bail
games, yelling themselves hoarse, and
fingered long on the grounds after
the games to witness the other con-
tests. The one unpleasant drawback
was the dust, which at times was ex-
ceedingly annoying. However, a little
thing like a superfluity of circulating
real estate did not seem to bother the
crowd, visitors took the dust as one
OF those things unpreventable and to
be expected after a long drouth. TAX
en- altogether the residents of Oroville
are to be congratulated upon the
happy result of their efforts to supply
the public with two days of recreation,
and they have every reason to feel
satisfied with the generous attendance
from all the surrounding country, and
the excellent manner in which the
celebration was conducted.
The attractions of the celebration
consisted of the customary potpourri
Of events that make up the programs
Of each succeeding observation of the
day, and repetition never seems to
pail upon the public. Two large and
splendid bands, one from Penticton
and one from Oroville, supplied music
and lots of it, during the two days,
and for melodious inspiration few
celebrations in the state were better
provided. The Oroville band has won
reputation throughout the upper
country for proficiency, and the Pen
ticton band is rapidly getting in the
same class. The sports consisted OF
ball games, horse racing, and various
athletic contests. While horse racing
has lost little of it's old time popular
lty interest chiefly centered around
the ball games, and they were the
Dest drawing card of the two days.
Three crack teams were pitted against
each other, and every game was well
played and intensely exciting. The
pall fan certainly had feast during
the time the celebration was on. The
lew present who did not care for
base ball had other sports to select
from and the person that was not
satisfied would be hard to please.
Nothing was on the program Friday
morning to entertain or interest. Few
mad arrived in town before nearly
noon, and by mutual consent the ad'
oress of welcome by the mayor Of
oroville, and reply by the mayor o.
Fenticton, was omitted. Committees
We're busy fixing up delayed business
ana those already in town passed
away the time drifting up and dowI
MAIN street. Shortly after dinner th'
town took on scene of activity, an'
crowds on foot and in cars commenc
ed to drift toward the ball grounds
where the sports were to be inaugural
ed by a game between Okanogan AM
Fenticton, BY the time play was call
ed large crowd filled the gran'
stand and was scattered about on tn
grounds. A lively interest was mani
rested in the game by the spectators
and hackers of the two teams kept u
constant roar of encouragement
Davis was in the box for PentictoI
and Taylor for Okanogan, and tn
game was battle royal between tn
TWO slab artists. The game was los
W okanogan before Taylor had fail