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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-09-15
BURLINGTON TAKES
FOURTH GAME, So
TYING THE SERIES
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stead's support had been air tight,
there might have been a different
story to tell But the Burlington
Eoys nut up a good game and de-
served to win. Ten hits were made
of Halstead and seven off Burg,
Eollog got three hits out cf four
times at bat off Halstead, bringing
lis record for the ccries to date
seven hits opt of eight times at bat.
Coy copied the smuggling honors for
Cairo, getting three singles out Of
four.
Cairo had four or FIVE chances 10
score beside in the third inning
when they scored two, but on each
occasion Burg frightened up and
prevented a tally Cair0's lead OF
two runs was shoft-ljyed as Bur
lington registered four in tho fifth
which proved sufficient TO win.
Neither team se3rea in the first
two innings. Harmon singled to
center as a starter in the second but
was caught off first and run down
Halstead to Coy to Bradshaw to
Herbert Lowther fouled to Moore
McGlade was hit by pitched ball
hut Morgan lined to Moore for the
third out.
In the first inning, Coy singled
to center with one out, and took
second on Orme's tumble, but was
left when Koran ana Herbert We're
retired In the sec2nd Moore sin
elcd to deep short and was sacrificed
to second by McCann. Kessling
famed and Peters few out to Sin
gleton.
Only the tiehtest kind of pitching
by Halstead prevented scoring in
the third Rolleg singled over sec
ond. Barg famed but Meinart
dropped Texas leasuer in left cen
ter. Resisting mufred Orme's lifl
filing the bases. Singleton popped
TO Herbert and Harmon went ont
Herbert to Coy
ialstcad began the last half of
the third 10y being retired, Lowther
to McGIadc. Bradshaw popped to
Morgan. Coy singled between first
and second. Koran doubled to left
center Coy going to third Herbert
singled over second Coy and Koran
scoring but Herbert was ont at sec
end. Ormc to Burg 70 owther.
Burlington got busy in the fifth
and battcd out four talljes. Brad
shaw erred on Meinert's grounder,
allowing the latter to reach first
Orme sacrificed, Peters to Coy. Sin
eleton beat out an infield hit to
Herbert. Singleton stole second
Harmon walked, filling the bases.
Lowther singled to center, Meinert
scoring. Bradshaw missed Nc
Glade's erounder. Singleton scoring
and Lowther also scored when
Peters missed Moore's throw at
third, McGlade going 70 tl.ird. Nor
gan hit to Bradshaw and McGlade
was out at the plate. Morgan went
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-09-15
Summary:

Two base hits Rollcg, Koran.
stolen base-Singleton. sacrifice
hits -Ormc, Koran, MrCann ..
Struck out-By Burg }, by iials'ead
,. Bases on balls--OG Burg / off
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-09-15

Most everybody In town aud tbs
country around takea this paper
This is q Live Town--Advertis
here and get busy.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-27
TO EXTEND THE DISTRICT

The county commissioners have
been petitioned to extend the road dis
trict on the west side of the Okanogan
river south so that the southern line
will correspond with the south line
of the road district on the east side
of the river. This will give more un-
iformity of boundary, and by absorb
ing more territory slightly increase
the assessable valuation of land in
cluded in the west district. Philip
Schlief has been recommended as road
supervisor, and a better selection
could not be made. If the change is
accomplished, and Commissioner
Mitchell favors it, it will be the aim
to make some necessary changes in
the road that would be a great i'm
prOvement to this much travelled high.
way. 1t is desirable that these chang
es, if made at all, should be made be-
fore final arrangements are completed
for the construction of the West Okla
hogan Valley Irrigation district, so
that the division of land into smaller
tracts that would naturally follow the
installation of an irrigation service
could conform to the road as parma-
nently located.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-27
RAILROAD OFFICIALS COMING

1t Is understood that Louis Hill and
other officials high in the councils of
the Great Northern railroad will be
in Oroville on or about April 10, and
while here will look over the proposed
East and West Okanogan Valley Irri-
cation districts. Now the visitors are
not headed this way especially for the
purpose of investigating the feasibil-
ity of watering the valley land at this
point. They would probably make the
trip just the same were there no pro-
jects under consideration. The trip
is primarily for the purpose of inspect
ing the new branch in operation as
far south as Pateros, that so far has
not been made an object of special
investigation. Incidentally the party
will consider irrigation strictly upon
Its merits. Mr.. Hill and his associates
will meet property holders directly
interested in the enterprises, confer
and talk with them. As 80 much in
terest is taken in the carrying out of
these enterprises, and the watering of
land hereabouts means so much to
the town and valley, Mr.. Hill will no
doubt meet hearty welcome, and a
prevailing hope that the scheme looks
so good to him that he and the other
officials will exert all the influence
at their command to aid in securing
the construction of the system.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-27
OFF HIS FEED

Morris Costello is off his feed. Mr..
Costello Is the local agen for the Great
Northern railroad, and one of the most
accommodating and popular railroad
officials in the service. 1t Is so nat
ural to find Mr.. Costello on his Job
that his absence from ihs post sur
prises visitors going to the depot to
tfarsac business. He is not exactly
sick, yet far from we'll. He is simply
ruh down from long. close and ardu-
GUS application to hi, duties. For
seven or eight years he hes stuck
steadily to his desk without break or
va a'iOn. 1t is hard 70 realize that a
nan Of such large physical or)por-
tions as Mr.. Costello can ever succumb
to Office work, but NO matter how
great may be the size of the body
nervous and mental force cannot grind
on forever without rest and recupera-
tion. There is limit to human en-
durance. MIR. Costello would never
voluntarily take a rest. Now he is
probably forced into temporary retire.
ment. 1t will do him good and those
who know the best side of the man of
Drawn, with heart corresponding to
his altitude and girth, trust that a
short rest will put him back into nor
NAL condition, and that he will resume
his duties at the old stand revived in
health adm spirits.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-27
A BUSY HOSPITAL

1t may be trifle quiet along the
edges in a general business way
about town just at the present time,
but there is one establishment where
the word quiet" as applied to SOM
nolence in business, will not exactly
fit, and that is Charlie Peterson's hos
pital for decrepit automobiles. 1t
kind of breaks into the monotony of
moderate sameness to drop in on Mr..
Peterson and see the force tinkering
about cars. The season for motoring
has not fairly commenced, yet Mr.. Pet :
erson and two helpers are eating up
day light on their jobs, and encroach-
Ing on midnight oil, or electricity
There are autos on hand in all stages
of decrepitude, some of them with
their entire interiors exposed to view,
awaiting the skillful hand of the doc
tors. More things can happen to an
automobile to put it out of commits
sion than any other wheeled vehicle,
and Peterson has the tools and ma
chinery to repair break, wear, strain
or fracture, supply any worn or mis-
sing part, or rebuild from the ground
up. This week there ewre twelve or
fourteen cars in the garage and over
the pits, and it is dull day when
one or more machines do not limp in
for fixing.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-27
PUTTING OUT TREES

Dooley P. Wheeler delivered lot
OF large Carolina populars for the
park Saturday, and others will be de-
livered for planting along the streets
all Of which is the work of the Civic
League. The trees secured this spring
are very much larger than those
planted last year. Many of those set
cut year ago are dead, and will have
t. be replaced. An effort was made
to water these trees during the sum-
mer, yet for all the care given them
the small twigs were broken in num-
e, GUS instances by stock, or careless
and Indifferent people, and in otehr
cases the long dry season was respons-
ible for their failure to flourish. 1t is
going to take patience and labor to
get shade trees fairly started, but
when they once start to grow it will
be only a few years until they will
greatly beautify the town.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-27

which to locate and open large stock
of high class gentlemen's furnishings
and gentlemen's and ladies' shoes,
specializing in those two lines. Drum
mers had informed him that Oroville
was the best small town in eastern
Washington, and that report was re-
sponsible for his presence here. What
decision Mr.. Humphries reached is not
known. While at present the town is
rather small for such an expensive an
extensive stock of goods as he pro-
poses to handle, If the place grows as
everybody anticipates there will be a
good opening for such a business.
Personally Mr.. Humphries is a pleas
ing and pleasant young gentleman to
meet, and If his partner is of the same
metal and character they would be
valuable additions to the population.
Clay Fruit was up from Tonasket
Monday to attend meeting of the
game commission.
A large crew of men and grading
belonging to the contract
ing firm of Guthrie -McDougal COM
pany, went to the front Tuesday morn
ing where railroad building is In pro-
gress west Of Princeton.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-27
FORM GAME PRESERVE
Commission Sets Aside Valley
From Oroville to Tonasket
as Game Reservation

There was quite large attendance
at the meeting of the county game
commission, held in the office of the
Oroville Townsite company, Monday
evening, and the session lasted we'll
into the night. Clay Fruit and Geo. ].
Hurley, members of the commission,
were present, and a number of land
owners residing within the territory
south of town, and along the Okanogan
river, that the commissioners had de-
cided to set aside as a game preserve.
Prior to the formal meeting a strong
opposition to the proposition Develop
ed, it is believed largely through mis-
apprehension of the purposes for
which the reserve is to be set aside.
Some had become possessed of the
idea that the object was to form a
preserve for the exclusive use of gun
clubs, and others that an increased
number of birds would work great
damage to crops. Mr.. Fruit, who has
made bird life study, and makes the
preservation of birds a hobby, ex-
planned the object of the reserve.
showing conclusively from his own ex-
perience that birds are a protection to
the farmer and fruit grower, repaying
them many thousand fold for the little
fruit and vegetables they consume by
their unceasing warfare upon insect
pests that, were it not for the birds
would work inestimable damage to
vegetation. He also disabused the
minds of those who were inclined to
believe that the preserve was for the
benefit of the few. The one object
pure and simple is for the protection.
preservation and conservation of game
birds. 1t was further shown that IL
the law is strictly enforced, and it will
De without fear or favor, in few years
there will be plenty Of game birds for
the delectation of every man who en-
Joys shooting. 1t is possible that all
those who opposed the formation of 4
preserve were not fully satisfied as to
Its advisability, but the commissioners
exercised their powers and declared
the stretch of territory extending from
Oroville south nearly to Tonasket, and
for a mile on each side of the Okla
hogan river to be game preserve.
and measures will be taken to add to
the species of game birds.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-27
SLY BIRDS

The magpie may have it's useful
place in the economy of nature, but it
would be hard to make e. Truax be-
lieve that it has. For some time Mr..
Truax's hens were delivering their
regulation quantity of eggs per day
without hitch or break, when sud-
denly there was very noticeable
falling off in the crop. Mr.. Truax
was at loss to account for the short
age. Hens were daily proudly an
nouncing that they were attending
strictly to business by the joyful
scackle that follows the deposit Of a
product, but when Mr.. Truax saunt-
cred forth to gather up the fruit he
had coming he was disappointed In
finding the nests empty, with occas-
ionally broken shell. He had about
come to the conclusion that there was
a great deal of duplicity in his flock
of fowls when his attention was ar
rested by number of magpies
swarming out of the barn. Closer in
vestigation disclosed the fact that the
magpies were sitting around on con-
venient trees, and at the signal that a
hen had performed duty the mag
pies made a rush for the barn and de-
voured the fruit of the hens labor.
This peeved Mr.. Truax. He was in
town Friday last lyanig in supply
of shot gun shells and a small mix
ture of strychnine. He intended to
dose meat and nail the fragments in
trees, out of reach Of everything ex-
cept magpies. What he fails to an
nlhilate in that surreptitious manner
he proposes to slaughter with the
gun. Between the two means of re-
ducing the magpie population he
hopes to improve the daily egg re-
ceipts about his premises.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-27

1t is scurvy trick March played
on the people of this section. Monday
was as beautiful day as was ever
experienced in this upper country.
Wednesday butted in with a blizzard
in miniature, and was one Of the most
disagreeable days of the entire winter.
V. ]. Devlin, of Chicago, who pur-
chased a five acre lot in the Ellis
Forde Orchard Tracts last summer,
came in Friday last to look over his
possessions. He made the buy upon
the strength Of the representations Of
others without seeing teh land. After
examining the tract he felt that he had
taken the right hunch when he put
his money in Okanogan dirt
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-27
]. F. Getsey, the wanderer who has

]. F. Getsey, the wanderer who has
been drifting around Texas for the
past several weeks and giving our
readers interesting accounts of his i'm
pressions, returned home the latter
part of last week. His vacation over
he is back on the road punching tick
cts.
The workmen on the Gold Dust have
cut an immense ledge in the tunnel,
and the ore is as pretty as any mineral
bearing quartz that has been opened
up in this country for many years.
The discovery will add to the "epu-
tation Of Kruger mountain as q rich
mineral zone.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-27

took place in the same hall the night
before. AS the participants held up
the reputation of the camp of always
going it strong when indulging in
pleasure the last tango was not fin
ished until the cocks proclaimed the
coming of morning. Hence every
body was tagged out and played out,
and not in the humor or condition
to make another night of it. So far
as the social reception was concerned
no community could have been more
hospitable than the good residents of
Loomis, but hospitality is virtue
that the old town has long been fam
Gus for, and the Oroville visitors ex-
perienced just what visitors always
experience in that place. From
pleasure point of view the trip was
grand success, but financially it was
a decided failure, as hardly enough
was taken in to pay expenses.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-27
IN THE SCRAP TO STAY

o. H. Woody, the genial editor and
publisher of the Okanogan Independ-
ent, came up to Oroville Friday last
and from here went to Chesaw and
Nelson returning here on his
way home Sunday. Mr.. Woody was
out on pulse feeling tour anent
county seat removal. Okanogan has
entered the lists as a candidate. With
the remarkable unity, public spirit
and liberality that has always mark l..
ed the actions of the residents of
OkanOgan whenever any public en-
terprise has been set on foot for the
betterment of the place the citizens
have already pledged over $4,000 to-
ward the erection of a suitable court
house in case the voters favor that
place, and that sum will be Increased
to $4,000 or $4,000, so that there
will absolutely be no expense to the
county should the voters select OLA
hogan as the county seat. That is
the kind of argument that talks with
the taxpayers of the county. Every
body realizes that the county seat
must be changed If there Is ever to
be any material reduction in the ex.
pense of running the county, and the
community that makes the best bid
for the honor is liable to secure the
greatest support. II. the contest was
between Okanogan and Conconully
alone Okanogan would be almost GER
tain to win. With three or more can
didates in the field, the result of the
vote becomes uncertain. There may
be an elimination of candidates be-
fore election, and the contest settle
down between two aspirants, and in
that case the town having the ad-
vantage of the railroad will have all
the best of it,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-27

the number of mining men that are
steadily drifting to town. Mining men
who have made mining a paying pro-
position in other localities where min
ing is carried on at a profit are look
ing over this field and in a number of
instances are securing foot hold. 1t
is only successful mining operators
who are able to make mining success
full in a new district, and while this
is not exactly new mining district
the operation of experienced and prac-
tical mining men will be altogether
new. 1t is from that fact that dormant
hope is again kindled into life, for
with the evidences of mineral all over
the hills it seems almost certain that
systematic mining will be followed by
steady returns to the operator.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-27
DREW SMALL HOUSE

There was no heavy frost Saturday
night, and yet the delegation Of am
ateur play actors that went over to
Loomis and presented "All Tangled
Up" in Eagle hall found it pretty chill
ly. Anticipating a large crowd they
were disappointed when they had to
perform before very meagre gather
ing. This was not the fault of the
people of Loomis and the neighboring
country, but mistake Of judgment
on the part of the Oroville troupe
in selection of date. Unfortunately
for them very largely attended dance
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-27
WHAT WAS AND IS

Prof. ]. T. McCarty, Of Loomis,
principal of the schools of that place
and also county assessor, was a Wis
itOr in town Saturday. 1t was his
first visit to Oroville since last July,
and he was very much surprised and
correspondingly pleased to note the
changes that have taken place since
last here. He could not help COM
pairing the present conditions to those
that existed only few years ago,
when Oro was confined to one store
building in the extreme south part
OF the present town, few nondescript
buildings innocent of paint that were
a ragged fringe to the store center,
a meagre few dirt rooted log catins
hugged the river bank, some of them
still in existence, and a mile to the
north the lone log building occupied
by The custom officer, the late J. r..
Mcdonald. While those who occa-
sionally fell into Oro in those old
days may have dreamed dreams of
what the future had in store for this
part of the Okanogan valley, even then
carrying a charm in the lonliness of
the sage brush landscape, not one Of
them imagined how great change a
few years would bring about. There
could have been happy combinations
that would have made the change still.
greater, but that the combina Ions did
not take place is a matter of regret
only to those who would have profite.l
the greater had they labored to make
the combinations possible. Less than
a decade has wrought the transforma-
ton particularly noticeable to those
of us familiar with the surroundings
as they existed a decade ago, but what
has taken place in the past ten years
in the way Of improvement is as moth
ing to what will take place il the
next ten years. There are some of
us who can hardly hope to be here
to see that change, but those who are
spared will have occasion to be sur
prised, and at the same time bewail
their lack of forethought in not Sc
curing lots and parcels Of land when
lots and parcels were within reach
of thin pocketbook.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-27
IMPORTANT TO EARMERS|
w. S. c. Extension Institute
Will Be Held at Oroville
April s and 7

A farmers institute is to be held
in Oroville on Monday and Tuesday,
April and 7, under direction of Prof.
j. A. Tormey, director of extension
department of the State College of
Washington. The sessions will be held
in the auditorium of the high school,
and addresses will be delivered on sub
jects of vital interest to the farmers
by members of the faculty. The itin-
cry of the party includes Nelson, Oro-
vile, Tonasket, Riverside, Okanogan,
Conconully, Brewster, Pateros, Twisp,
and Winthrop in this county. The
Farmers Union of Oroville has charge
of the meetings in this place, and will
make arrangements for the reception
of the visitors and holding of the in
stitute. The farmers of the valley and
surrounding country are urged to at
tend the institute, as the several sub
jects to be treated will be handled by
experts capable of giving much val
liable information The institute comes
at a season of the year when the farm
ers are very busy, but they can we'll
afford to take the time to be present
at every lecture. The following is
the program as announced:
MONDAY, APRIL 6,
1000 to 11:0O-"Farm Organiza-
tions." L. c. Grow, state president
Farmers Unions, Pullman.
HOO to 12:0O-"Diversifie Farm
ing" ]. A. Tormey, director extension
department State College.
1880 to 2:30-"Home Economics"
Miss Mary Sutherland, assistant home
economics department State College.
2:30 to 3:3O-"Co-operation.' L. c.
Crow.
2:3O to 3:3O-"Agricultural Educa-
tion." J. A. Tormey.
$3.50 to 5:0O-Section meetings for
conference and demonstration.
TUESDAY, APRIL
1000 to 11:00-"Dairying." ]. N.
Price, extension specialist, Pullman.
HOO to -"Horticulture. F.
w. Allen, assistant department of hor-
ticulture State College.
1870 to 230-"Poultry Raising"
Miss Lillian Blanchard, poultry in
structor, State College.
2:3O to 3:30-"Live Stock" ]. N.
Price.
2:3O to 3:3O-"Berry Culture" F.
w. Allen.
$3.50 to 5:O0-Section meetings.
Sunday night while it was raining
in the valley five inches of snow fell
in the Kipling neighborhood.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-27
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES

Next Sunday preaching service in
the evening only, at 1880. Sunday
school at 1000 a. m. Lend US your
children and we will do them good.
Christian Endeavor at $50 p. m. The
mid-week praise and prayer service is
on Thursday at 1880 p. m. A welcome
for all
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-27
METHODIST SERVICES

Services in the Methodist Episcopal
church next Sunday: Sunday school
at 10 a. m. and Epworth League at
$3.50. Rev. ]. A. Spencer will preach
both morning and evening at the Usual
hour. Prayer meeting on Thursday
evening at 1880. All are cordially in
vited.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-27

1t is discouraging to plant shade
trees, care for them for three or four
years, and then have some vandal de-
liberately destroy one Of the best of
them. A dirty trick of this kind was
committed Saturday night by some
party unknown. There is no encour-
agement to try and beautify the town
so long as such ours find lodgment in
the community, and It is regrettable
that person guilty Of such vandalism
cannot be adequately punished by law.