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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT.
First Regiment Band Will Render Fol
lowing T.ogram on Common:

The First Regiment band win rem
der the following program on the com
mon this evening:
March, Distant Greeting, Doring
Waltzes, Chocolate Soldier.
Overture, Hungarian Lustspel,
Kela Bella
One Step. Adele, Caryl
Selection, The Firefy, Friml
Medley, Remicks Hits, Lampe
The Star Spangled Banner.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
AMHERST BEATEN AGAIN.
Score in Dartmouth Game at Hanover
Today was 6-S.

HANOVER, y. H., June 23.-Seore
OF the commencement baseball game
today: Dartmouth 6. Amherst 3.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro, June -, by Rev.
Henry Lamb, j. X. Ellis of Putney and
Miss Ina Pierce of Westminster.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23
STEAMER ASHORE.
Gothlaud, from Rotterdam to Montreal,
on the Rocks.

LANDS END, England. June 23. -
The Belgium steamer, Gothland, from
Montreal to Rotterdam went ashore to-
day on rocks two miles to the north
east of the Bishop rock, Scilly island.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23

Wisconsin S new law protecting frogs
in their breeding season is believed to
be the first of its kind in the world.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-23

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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-02-13
ST. PATRICK DAYS DANCE

The Oroville band has filed a pre-
emption upon the 18th of March this
far in advance, and notifies the public
that upon the evening of the day
celebrated in honor of ST. Patrick of
blessed memory, the organization will
give a public dance in Bartell's hall.
The proceeds are to be applied to
the benefit of the band, a local in
stitution worthy of encouragement and
deserving of liberal contributions to-
ward it's upkeep The organization
has had a rather spasmodic exist
ence for number of years, but al
ways, when prepared to supply music,
it has ranked among the best bands
in the state. After suspension from
harmony producing for several months
the performers upon instruments of
brass have reorganized, and just now
the band is larger in membership and
is turning out better brand of music
than ever before. The rehabilitation
is to be permanent this time, at least
that is the aim of those who have TAX
en- an active part in arousing inter-
est among the membership, and citi-
zens should lend such aid as is in their
power to make the band an estab-
lished feature of the community.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-02-13
IT NEEDS IMPROVING

A. c. Andrus was in town from
Nighthawk Tuesday attending a meet
ing of the officers of the Similkameen
Water Power company The company
is endeavoring to devise some ways
and means for making very much
needed improvements, the principal
item an enlargement of the plant by
the addition of more modern machin-
cry. There is business to justify an
increased power product, and the pres
ent demand for power is certain to
steadily grow. The plant is located
ut the falls of the Similkameen river,
one of the best natural water powers
n the state. The buildings are old
md inadequate, and much of the ma
chinery out Of date. 1t would require
large capital to put the plant in first
class condition, but money could not
be invested to a better advantage, as
it could be made one of the best pay
ing enterprises in the northwest. The
present service is not up to the stand
ard that it should be, although the
company is doing the best that can
possible be done with the means at
its command. Improvements must be
made eventually, and the time is now
ripe for making the much needed
changes. The company cannot afford
to let slip the opportunity Of providing
power sufficient to meet the demands
OF the surrounding country.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-02-13
WORKING ON THE BIG IRRIGATION PROJECTS
An Optomsc Feeling Prevailing That the Propositions Will
Be Carried Out-Engneer Weand Recommends That
Henny Make Supplemental Report

gan Valley Irrigation Districts have
had several meetings since the G. N.
Ry. Co. submitted our reports.
The East District has tried to de-
wise a method to make its bonds more
desirable to prospective bond buyers.
A plan has been proposed to increase
the percentage of patented lands by
including only the patented land and
the desert claims. The desert claims
we're included for the reason that pat
cnts could be obtained shortly after
the completion of the irrigation sys-
TEN.
| have made a rough estimate of
the cost of the irrigation system in ac-
oordanCe with the new plan on a basis
of reducing the capacity of the East
District System to 1854 acres, 377
acres being omitted on the northwest
lateral and 1893 acres in the south
cast lateral. This cost estimate which
includes all the items the same as in
my original report is enclosed here
with.
At the land owners meetings it was
unanimously decided to proceed with
The work and steps were taken to
overcome all obstacles and meet all
requirements as suggested in your re-
port. In view of this the directors
Of both districts feel that this change
might allow you to make favorable
report on the East District and have
asked me to communicate with you
and request you to forward to them at
IN early date a supplemental report
on the scheme outlined above.
Very truly yours,
A. e. WEILAND.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-02-13
A POPULAR BONIFACE

Joe Darnell, who has been connect
ed with the Radbourne hotel as as
sistant manager for a number OF
months, severed his connection with
that hosiery last week and left for
his former home in Lakeside. Joe
Darnell was in the hotel business at
Lakeside for a period reaching back
almost to territorial days, and hence
has wide acquaintance throughout
the state. A popular Boniface was
Joe, a popularity that he won by his
urbanity his geniality and his square
dealing. He treated all men right and
it was but natural that he should
make friends, and that his place of
public entertainment should become
widely known resort. He sold out
his Lakeside hotel some time ago, and
came to Oroville to take charge of
the Radbourne. Here he retained his
old time popularity with the travelling
public, and made friends among the
residents of the town. Oroville lost
good citizen in the departure OF
Joe Darnell, and the acquaintance
he made here trust that he may re-
turn to make this place his permanent
home
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-02-13
SERVICES AT KILLING.

The special services at kipllng con-
Quoted by Rev. J. M. Robinson, evan
gelist, and Rev. H. d. Chandler, COLI
menced Tuesday evening OF last week
The zero weather kept dom the at
tendance the first few ishts. but after
that 1t went up by leaps and bounds
Friday night Al were present. Sun
day morning the number jumped to 7s,
and Sunday evening about ITO we're
present to hear "the best preacher
they ever had there" as those who
have heard him declare. Mr.. Robinson
has great message for every one
Men sat rivetted with attention as they
listened to the powerful pleas, the
mastery arguments, the eloquent ap-
peals, relieved now and then by bright
touches of humor, by this earnest and
forceful and devoted ambassador of
Christ. The services continue every
night this week except Saturday.
Sunday morning will be the last ser
vices at Kipling in this series of spet
ial services
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-02-13
A LACK OF APPRECIATION

AS rule any entertainment given
by the scholars of the public school
is drawing card, and on such oc-
casions the hall in which the perform
ance is given, no matter of what char
acter, is crowded, generally over
crowded. For some unaccountable
reason the debate and musicale given
by the pupils of the public school,
Monday night in the Lyric theater was
an exception to the rule in the matter
of attendance. Only a few, very
few, citizens were present, a number
so scant as to disgust the pupils and
arouse feeling that there was no use
in trying to keep up school spirit if
the residents of the town were not
sufficiently interested to turn out and
lend little assistance and encourag-
ment. Naturally the scholars COM
pare the patronage extended to local
attractions with that extended to SIM
liar attractions in neighboring towns.
The athletic team goes to Omak, Okla
hogan and Loomis and play before
crowded houses. The same team plays
in Oroville before "a beggerly array
of empty benches" 1t is but natural
to draw comparisons. and those conf
parisons are not favorable to the 10y
atty and liberality of this community
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-02-13

Wedding March. Then came the
bridesmaid, Miss Clara Melcher. The
bride entered on the arm of her father,
who gave her away. The bride wore
a white batist trimmed gown with
valenciennes lace and white satin rose
buds. She wore her mothers wedding
veil of misty tulls, caught up in cap
effect, with an exquisite pear orna-
ment. Immediately after the service
a wedding supper was served. The
young couple expect to make their fu-
ture home in Okanogan county, and
have the very best wishes of their
many friends. Many valuable and use
full presents were received, among
which were numerous articles of
china, table linen, cut glass and silver
The invited guests present were: Mr.
and Mrs. e. c. Limbach, Miss Millie
Richards. Mrs. Bessie Richards, Mr.
and Mrs F. c. Retzer, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Them, Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ Rich
mond, Mr.. and Mrs Roy Leonard, Miss
Elizabeth Johnson, Ferris Ford, and
w I Ford
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-02-13
MOVED 10 CALIFORNIA

Mrs. L. II. Twight and family are
leaving for a visit to California where
professor Twight has taken charge OF
the largest vineyard and winery in the
state, that OF the Italian Vineyard
company in San Bernadino county.
That company has four thousand acres
of vineyard and one OF the best equip
ped plants in the world. Mr.. Twight
has done work for this concern at
different times during the laaL ten
years and having proven up on his
homestead accepted the offer to take
charge of the plant. The professor
inlends to improve his homestead and
10 establish vineyard OF table and
wine grapes rs he has great confidence
i'll the future o. Okanogan valley as =
grape district. He has about forty
acres plowed and has contracted for
lot OF fencing. The cuttings lor his
vineyard ara already i'll ndrsefy.
When the vineyard Will be ready to
come to bearing the TwIghrs intend
to come back and see personally about
the shipping and manufacturing.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-02-13

At LoomiS the school entertainment
cleared over $500. This is hardly a
lair basis of comparison, however, for,
though few in number, the people OF
Loomis are riotously loyal to home in
suitutions and prodigally liberal in
Cheir support of the same. 1t is
spirit that does not prevail every
where, although spirit worthy OF
emulation. OF course it must be TAX
IN into consideration that the local
school has made frequent calls upon
the generosity of the public of late
and that the community is constantly
taxed to support teas, lunches, card
parties, dances, and various descrip-
tions of entertainment given for the
benefit of churches, organizations and
institutions, and that there is limit
to the ability of the average man to
Day out no matter how willing he may
be- But it should be remembered that
The athletic feature of the school is
dependent wholly upon community
support as there is no provision
whereby support can be derived from
the regular school revenue, and when
ever the athletic association is ben
eficiary our people should strain a
'Oiilt GNU ONlOhu u hClplhS
But to get back to the Monday night
musicale and debate. The principal
object of the entertainment at this
time was to try out the candidates for
4 place on the debating team, and Sc
iect the three from the applicants to
represent Oroville in the joint debate
tnat takes place at Conconully this
friday evening. Those who entered
for the try out were Chas. Cole, Cliff
ford Warren, Mark Mitchell, Helen
Johnson, Gertrude Granger and Mild
red Downs. Those selected from the
list of candidates to meet the Concon-
ully debators were Helen Johnson,
Mildred Downs and Mark Mitchell.
Only three numbers on the program
aside from the debate, were given
owing to the time consumed in decid-
ing upon the personnel of the debat-
ing team. Ellen Hamisch and Eliza
Grathwold sang a duet, Alice Shaw
read an original poem, and Rith Loud
on gave piano duet. The few pres
ent were highly entertained by the
Oratorical efforts of the young debat-
ors, and greatly enjoyed the musical
| selections and the clever original
poem as read by Miss Shaw.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-02-13
FATAL ACCIDENT

An accident occurred Saturday
morning, witnessed by no one so that
just how the tiny victim sustained the
injury that afterward proved fatal is
not known, from the effects of which
Bertha, an adopted child in the family
OF Mr.. and Mrs. j.. w. Jordan, aged
five years and four months, died few
hours afterward. Saturday morning,
it is alleged, the child was coasting
on the side hill near the Jordan home,
which is situated on the west side of
Osoyoos lake a few miles north OF
Oroville. She entered the house and
told her foster mother that she had
fallen off the sled and struck her head
against a rock. 1t is stated that the
child sat down in chair near the
stove and fell into doze. Waking
up she said she was going out to the
toilet The child not returning after
protracted absence, Mrs. Jordan
stepped out doors to see what was de-
tanning her, and found the little one
stretched upon the ground uncon-
scious. Everything possible was done
to revive the child and DR.. Elmer was
summoned Immediately, but she never
regained consciousness, dying in con-
vulsions. The funeral took place Sun
day afternoon.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-02-13

of the projects can be had is to be
expected but there is nothing in the
reports of the engineers that indicate
a doubt of their feasibility, or that
raises objections Of present obstacles
chat cannot be overcome with little
patient effort. In fact, on the whole
the reports prove their feasibility but
present consideration that make nee
essary a modification of the original
scheme, and offer several possible al
ternatives in the manner of proceed
ing, which form now the principal
questions for consideration and deter
mination. 1t is believed that agree
ment, entirely satisfactory to all con-
cerned will be reached without diff
ficulty
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-02-13
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES

Two unusual services at the Presby-
terian church next Sunday. Mark
them Attend them. According to reg
ular schedule the morning service
should be omitted, but this is an extra
service. The opportunity to have it
is too important to neglect. A stirr-
ing address is looked for from Rev.
George II. Hull, who represents the
Anti-saloon League of Washington
state, at II a. m. Another rare op-
portunity is offered by the evening SER
vice. Rev. j. NJ Robinson, evangelist
and Sunday school missionary, who
has been holding great and successful
services at Omak and at Kipling will
deliver his great address on The Dy-
namics of Individual Character Over
100 people last Sunday evening at the
hall at Kipling-out in the country,
on the mountain top-heard Mr.. Rob
inson preach with great interest. This
church should be filled to overflowing
next Sunday evening. At $50 Mr..
Robinson will address the Christian
Endeavors and their friends on the
subject, ''Is it possible to be christ
ian Endeavorer without endeavorins
to be a Christian" This address was
given at the State Christian Endeavor
convention at Houston, Texas. Each
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-02-13
HORSE SPRING COULEE NEWS.

II. A lngham has returned from a
business trip to Seattle.
Geo. Majors was a business visitor
in Oroville last week.
w. l.. Lyons was a business visitor
in OrOville the first part OF last week
John Burberry and Kelly Cook re-
turned from Conconully, where they
have been serving on the jury dur
Ing the last term of court.
Mr.. Stevens lost a valuable horse
one day last week. While he was up
on the mountain cutting WOOD the
horse was taken sick and died before
any relief could be obtained
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Garrett and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mustard
and children, MIR. and Mrs. James
Kirk, MIR. and Mrs. Ferris, Mr.. and
Mrs. Powell, Misses Mckay, Powell,
Herman, Garrett and Colbert, Messrs.
Lyons, Powell, Herman, Mckay and
Cook were all guests at the Black
well dance at Tonasket last Friday
night.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-02-13

AS a result of the Monday meetings
the directors of the two districts will
make every effort to hurry the con-
summation of long awaited and great
ly desired projects, with view to get
ting actual construction started this
year.
AS one of the directors expressed
it, delays in proposition of this mag
nitude are inevitable, and there is
no reason to feel discouraged over the
present outlook, on the contrary, there
are many reaosns to feel optomistic
are many reasons to feel optimistic
over the outlook for the districts. A
further wait of a few weeks, or at
most a few months, before definite
determination OF the immediate fate
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-02-13

Meeting of the landowners under
the East and West Okanogan Valley
Irrigation Districts were held in To-
nasket and Oroville Monday, at which
the greater part of the property own
ers under the two projects were pres
ent. The meetings were called for
the@purpose of discussing the various
features of the reports submitted by
the engineers who investigated the
proposed systems to the Great North
ern Railway company.
The meetings were harmonious and
developed a general determination on
the part of all interested to hasten the
time of actual construction of the pro
jects. Owing to the nature of ID. c.
Henny's report, changes in the origin
al plans of procedure will have to be
made and number of notifications
were considered by the meetings.
Engineer A. E. Wieland, who had
charge of the field investigation last
summer, was present at the TOnasket
meeting, which was presided over by
Samuel Blackler. He attended for the
purposes of explaining the details of
the report and in conformity with the
sentiment expressed at the meeting he
has submitted the following recon-
mendation to Mr.. Henny urging sup
Elemental report that it is believed
will make more feasible the construc-
tion of the irrigation system on a scale
that would include the patented lands
Of the east district:
Oroville, Wash, Feb. 10, 1914.
Mr.. ID. G. Henny,
1905 Spalding Bldg,
Portland, Oregon
Dear Sir: The East and West Okano-
OkANOGAN VALLEY Il
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-02-13
CHRISTENSEN-ME

An unusually charming wedding
took place Saturday evening at 7
o'clock February 7, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John Melcher, in Loomis,
when their daughter, Christine May
and Lawrence Christensen were unit
ed in marriage. The house was eff
fectively decorated with a lavish use
OF evergreens and foliage. The groom,
his best man, John Melcher, jr., and
Rev, Max Jeffords took their places
under a large bell of white and green.
as Mrs. F. C. Retzer commenced play
ing the first strains of Mendelssohn's 8
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-02-13
METHODIST EPISCOPAL SLR|IUES

Services in the Methodist Episcopal
church next Sunday: The Sunday
school and Epworth league at the
usual time; Rev. Jno Spencer will
speak in the morning at IL; Rev. Hull,
The assistant superintendent OF
the Anti-Saloon League, will speak
IN the evening at 1880. lie Will spt ak
in the Presbyterian church in the
morning at IL. All are cordially in
vited to attend these services.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-02-13
GETTING READY FOR BUSINESS

z. E. Hayden, representing the
Woodbury. Lumber Co., spent two or
three days in Oroville during the past
week arranging for the opening of a
large lumber yard at this place. A
contract was let to the Oroville Con-
struction company for the erection of
an office and sash and door building
l6X60 feet, and shed 34x56 feet on
the lots that Mr.. Hayden purchased
some weeks ago, situated just north
OF the old Irving barn. The stock
will commence arriving next week,
and the company will then be ready
for business. The yard at this place
will be in charge of Luther Phillips,
of Spokane, an experienced lumber
man. The company will open yard
at Riverside at once, and later yards
at Tonasket. Okanogau and Brewster.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-02-13

member within coming distauce should
surely come. MIR. Robinson NIlI CON-
duct sunday school conference at
4;oG Sunday afternoon.
Regular sunday school at l0 u. M
Every one welcome TO all The services.
5pecial music at morning and evening
SerN ICES
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-02-13
JOHN Il. FRASER APrREHENDED

Deputy Sheriff Ward stopped over
in Oroville Wednesday night on his
way to Spokane, where he is going to
secure John r. Fraser, who is in GUS
tody in that city. Mr.. Fraser, at one
time practicing lawyer of Oroville,
got into financial trouble last year
and skipped out. Officers have been
hunting him for months, and he was
at last apprehended down in Idaho.
He will be brought back to this county
to stand trial upon criminal charge
Fraser is bright and able man, but
IS an unfortunate victim to drink.
S. II. Sanderson ana family returned
tuesday from visit of a couple OF
months in eastern canada
1t is reported that j. l.. Harper
is to increase the working force at lie
Golden Chariot by che addition oil tea
men. Also that Harry Newton, une
metallurgist at the Republic nine, is
to be transferred to the Chariot Wien
the business men and citizens here
come to know MIR. Newton they will
find him a young gentleman well
worth knowing.
j. Friis is putting up d large quan-
tity of ice for the creamery. He is
cutting from the lake, getting a fine
quality OF ice some ten inches in thick
ness With the addition OF his ice
| cream plant, Mr.. Friis uses a very
large quantity of ice during the sum
mer, and will put in more this year
than ever before.
Some idea can be formed of the
enormous quantity of ice the railroad
p.N INV igsf in Id
winter from the size OF the addition
tC the old ice house now under con-
struction. The new structure is twice
| the size of the old one and is being
| rushed to completion as rapidly as a
large crew can do the work.
The officers of the East and West
Okanogan Valley Irrigation districts
are deserving OF great credit for the
energy they are eXerting in an effort
| TO bring about a consummation OF the
projects. The interest they have TAX
en-, and the time and work they have
devoted to the enterprises is worthy
of the warmest commentator.
Ore is being hauled to the railroad
from teh Golden Chariot by teams for
shipment to a smelter. It's value is
not known, but it is highly mineralized
and has the appearance of being high
| grade. Between the crew at the mine
and the freighters the operation OF
f, the property is giving employment tC
a large force and putting considerable
ready money in circulation.
| One evning last week twelve appli-
| cants for rooms at the Hotel De
| Grubb had to be turned away because
| the house was already full to over
| flowing. Mr.. Grubb may be compel
led to add another story to the hote
next summer, for if the demand fol
rooms is so great during this dull
season it will be impossible for hin
to accommodate all the applicants
when travel is really moving.