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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-04-03
. 1T MEETS APPROVAL

The announcement made through
these columns a short time ago that
an ore testing plant was among the
early possibilities of Oroville has ar
Oused a great deal of interest among
claim holders, and those holding in
terests in mining properties in no. tn
ern Okanogan county in an advanced
state of development The statement
as published was not given publicity
upon the foundation of idle rumor
but was based upon information Sc
cured from reliable source, indeed
from an active mine operator who has
laid the ground work for large invest
ments in this locality. From an ex-
haustive investigation of the mineral
resouces of this neighborhood this
gentleman recognized the necessity of
testing plant at this point, as the
most central to a large contiguous
mineral zone, or several mineral
zones, and declared that the showing
justified such an investment, both
from the view point of the investor
and the miner, and expressed the be-
lief that such a plant would be in
operation this summer. Our inform
ant is in a position to secure this ad-
junct to the mining industry of the
Oroville district, an adjunct extreme
ly. valuable to any district in the first
stage of development, and he was
in earnest when he volunteered the
information that testing plant was
a possibility of the near future.
That the suggestion has struck a
popular chord in the east, among in
vestors in Okanogan mining stocks
is evident from the following extract
from a letter recently received at this
office, written by Edward H. Caylor
OF Columbus, Ohio:
ALLOW me to say to you that the
article in recent issue of the Oroville
Gazette, announcing a movement on
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-04-03
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Minutes of the meeting of the town
council of Oroville, Washington, March
20, 1914.
Present--Mayor Grubb, Councilmen
Smith, Murray, Pourtales and Black
Ter.
Minutes of the previous meeting read
and approved as read.
The application of w. J. Frank &
Son for retail liquor license was read
and on motion the license was grant
ed Yeas, Pourtales, Blackler, Smith
and Murray. Noes, none.
A petition of certain property own
ers for the extension of the water
| main or Richardson aid Fifth tsreets
was read and returned to the signers
for more signatures.
/. L. Work then appeared before the
council and delivered the deed for the
tract donated by the East Oroville
Orchard Co. The, clerk was ordered
| TO have the same recorded.
The water committee was then in
structed to proceed at once with the
setting out of trees and fencing the
above mentioned tract
C. c. Hedger apeared before the
council in behalf of the Similkameen
Power Company asking that a date
| OF hearing be set for an APPLICATION
for a franchise to use the streets and
alleys of the towpn for the purpose of
stringing wires and setting poles for
the delivery of electric powed, light
and heat
Motion was made and carried that
| the date of hearing be set for Monday,
April 27, 1914, at $3.50 o'clock.
On motion council adjourned.
E. r. HOSE, Clerk.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-04-03
NEW CHURCH AT TONASkET

Building activity at Tonasket for
the year 1914 has already started in
earnest, and the townsite is dotted
with raw new houses and houses in
various stages of erection. Nearly a
dozen buildings are under way, the
most pretentious being the new ad-
dition to the Hotel de Bonaparte, of
which Chas. Gerhard is proprietor,
and big new Catholic church, 35x9O
feet. This church will occupy a COM
manding site, overlooking the valley
for miles north and SOUTH The foun-
dation of a parsonage for a new M. E..
church has been laid. 1t strikes the
stranger that there has been a great
lack of business acumen in the matter
OF selecting site for this church.
The townsite company offered the
church very prettily located site
free of cost. Instead of accepting
this generous proposition two lots
were purchased near the business Sec
tion, where a church should not be,
at a cost of $1,000. 1t is true the
owner of the lots donated $500, leav-
ing balance of $500 to be paid, yet
the trade was quite bright business
stroke, seeing that the lots cost only
$3.50 a few months ago. Had the gift
of land been accepted the $500 would
have gone long way toward paying
for the parsonage. AS all parties con-
cerned, however, appears perfectly sat
isfied with the transaction there are
no grounds for visitor to cavil, and
it is only mentioned as a rare case of
unappreciated liberality. 1t is not
often that a gift of land in growing
town is passed up by religious de-
nomination, or an organization of any
kind, for that matter.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-04-03

foot to install a testing plant at Oro-
Vile, with a view of opening up a
local market for the purchase of ore,
has caused a thrill of delight among
hundreds of eastern parties who hold
interests in Okanogan properties. Is
it like some other rumors of the not
remote past, too good to be true? Or
has the logical, or psychological, day
ushered in, when the fact and warrant
of such an enterprise is no longer a
guess, no longer a doubtful venture?
That it must come, that it will come,
and why not now, may be froward
question, but is not made up from
mere desire to see it or interest in it.
One cannot disbelieve the prudence of
such an enterprise in that mining
district. Should it come to pass there
are thousands of dollars here await
ing activities to furnish ores for uses.
We in the east have had rest for
some years in any much giving to
mines and are anxious. The Copper
World Extension will furnish abund.
ant high grade copper ore, with So
600 tons now uncovered, and which
Keffer, of Butte, Mont, says is one of
the greatest properties he ever saw.
If the plant is erected l am assured
that the Copper World Extension will
resume activities, and they can fur
nish abundance of the finest fluxing
ore in their reach. We shall wait
with anxiety, hoping"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-04-03
WEST SIDE DITCH A GO
AT Least Every Indication Now
Points to Construction
of That Unit

Although little is being said about
| il the project of watering lands in
this valley under the plans formulat-
ed some time ago followed by the Or
SANITATION of the East and West Okla
hogan Valley Irrigation districts, has
not been abandoned. Indeed the pros
poets for carrying out at least one of
the projects, that of the West Okano-
gan Valley Irrigation district, is
brighter just at the present than at
any time since the movement was
inaugurated. Unfortunately the pres
ence of a number of Indian allotments
on the east side, reducing the acreage
that could be covered by water, has
mitigrated against the east unit for
the present at least. 1t is a case
where half loaf is better than none,
and if the west side enterprise can be
carried out the resultant effects on
the valley and town will be of inesti-
mable value. In the course of time
the east side division is almost certain
to be taken up and consummated.
As a straw pointing to the prospect
i've inauguration of active work on the
west side ditch, and it's ultimate COM
pletion, it may be stated that R. H.
Hoffmark representing the we'll
known railroad contractors, Guthrie,
McDougall & Co., spent number of
days in Oroville during the past week
putting in all of his time travelling
over the territory embraced in the
proposed west side district, checking
ur the acreage that can be reclaimed,
viewing the contour of the country as
it will bear upon the cost of construc-
ton, going over the survey of the
main ditch, and from such data MAX
ing an estimate of the cost of con-
struction. 1t is understood that the
object of this inspection and investi-
cation is to secure a basis upon which
late a bid for doing the work. Mr.
Hoffmark volunteered no specific in
formation as to what may materialize
from his visit, as he is only represent
ing the firm, and the firm alone makes
decisions in the matter of contracts.
However, his presence here is en-
couraging and strengthens the belief
that with the assistance of the rail-
road the West Okanogan Valley Ir-
rigation project is assured. One
thing is certain final decision will not
be much longer delayed, and the pub
lie will know what to expect in a
very few weeks.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-04-03
THE CREAM OF THE COURSE

The next number of the Lyceum
course, arranged for last summer by
the school board with the expectation
that it would help out the athletic
feature of the high school, will be
given in the auditorium of the high
school next Saturday evening, April
II. At that time and place Robert o.
Bowman, character portrayer and
impersonator, will give one of his I'M
idue, entertaining and highly enjoy
able presentations, that is pronounc-
ed by critics to be the best of the
many attractions sent out by Lyceum
bureaus. If half the good things that
are said of Mr.. Bowman's ability as
an entertainer are true the people of
Oroville have in store one of the most
delightful entertainments that has
ever been billed in the town. The
chairman of a Nebraska lecture course
speaking of Mr.. Bowman, says:
"On last Friday evening the local
public was privileged to listen to a
real master of dramatic art-Robert
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-04-03
END OF THE CONTEST
Standing of the Candidates
On the Eve of Final
Distribution

At o'clock Saturday evening, April
4, the ballot box will be closed ON the
great piano contest that has been
running for the past six months. All
into putting on the contest will be
heartily glad of it, They have had
the experience, and few lucky can
didates have secured the prizes, or
viii secure them at the close of the
contest. So far as the prizes are con-
cerned they are just what was rep
resented. The chief prizes are three
pianos that would be desirable addi-
tons to any household, and are des-
tined to make at least three young
ladies happy. They are new, first
class, sweet toned instruments, and
the highest candidate in the three
districts laid out at the beginning of
the contest will receive one of them
The vote as published in this issue
shows the standing of the candidates
up to Wednesday evening. There are
two more full days, counting the day
of publication, for hackers of favor
ties to cast ballots. There will be dis
appointments, as they are always in
a contest of any kind where there is
a competition for prizes. To US this
is the most regrettable feature, more
regrettable than the amount for which
we were stung as a participant among
the distributors, and only wish it were
possible that every candidate might
secure prize.
STANDING OF CANDIDATES
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-04-03

value to those engaged in the indust-
ries mentioned. The meetings will
be held in the auditorium of the high
school and considering the Importance
Of the institute the large room should
be crowded during the sessions. In
order that all may be familiar with
the subjects to be treated the program
is republished as follows:
MONDAY, APRIL 6,
1000 to 11:00-"Farm Organiza-
tions." L. G. Grow, state president
Farmers Unions, Pullman.
HOO to 12: 2:00-"Diversified Farm
ing" j. A. Tormey, director extension
department State College.
1870 to 2;30-"Home Economics. -
Miss Mary Sutherland, assistant home
economies department State College.
2:30 to 3:30-"Co-operation." L. C.
Crow.
2:30 to 3:30-"Agricultural Educa
ton" j. A. Tormey.
$3.50 to 5:O0-Section meetings for
conference and demonstration.
TUESDAY, APRIL Z
1000 to II 1:00-"Dairying." ]. N.
Price, extension specialist, Pullman.
HOO to 12:00-" Horticulture" F.
w. Allen, assistant department of hor-
ticulture State College.
1880 to 2:30-"Poultry Raising" ."
Miss Lillian Blanchard, poultry in
structor, State College.
2:30 to 3:30-"Live Stock" j. N.
Price.
2:90 to 3:30-"Berry Culture" F.
w. Allen.
$3.50 to 5:00-Section meetings.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-04-03

Frank Samson has made some
changes In the interior of his drug
store that provides him more room,
and enables him to display his wares
to better advantage. The drug de-
partment is fully stocked, and in the
hands of very competent pharmacist
in the person of G. H. Gleason.
Mr.. Samson is to put in first-class
soda fountain at once in addition to
his drugs and toilet articles. He pro-
poses to keep abreast of the growth Of
the town.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-04-03
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES

Divine Worship both morning and
evening next Sunday. The Bible
school at 10 a. m. is for old and
young New interest is awakened
Come and join one of the classes.
Christian Endeavor meeting at $780,
At which the regular topic is taken up
for the first half hour, followed by a
half hour in the mission study class.
The book is very interesting one on
China. Mid-week service for praise
and prayer at 1880 Thursday evening,
followed by choir practice. Special
preparations are being made by the S.
S. and the chior for the Easter SER
vices on April ~. A cordial invita-
tion is extended for all these services.
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side Monday, going on to Hedley, B.
c., Tuesday, where he has a position
as blacksmith at the Nickle Plate mine.
MIR. Gibbons lived in Riverside for
number. of years, and contributed
largely in the building up of that town
in the early stages of its career
C. R. Ege, of Olympia, an engineer
connected with the state Highway
Commission, spent Sunday in Oroville
Mr.. Eye had been on a tour of eastern
Washington inspecting the various
state roads, and his visit to Okanogan
county was for the purpose of look
ing over state road No. 10, and gath
ering data upon which to make recon-
mendations for the expenditure of the
small balance of the appropriation
available for use upon that road. Mr.
Ege is essentially professional and
gives little attention to politics which
may account for his retention in the
service when the basket has been the
recepticle for so many heads since
the change of administration. He has
been connected with the commission
for some five years, and is better post
ed upon state roads than any man in
the state. Personally Mr.. Ege is a
most charming gentleman, and is very
popular wherever known.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-26

WASHINGTON June 26 Associated Press by Wire
ess negotiations which have been under
United States and Japan for the fifteen regarding
enactment by the State Of California prohibiting the own.
ership Of land within the State by aliens ineligible citizenship
which law has been generally regarded Japanese
residents OF the State further advanced they
when the first protest against the pending Legislation lodged by
the Japanese ambassador at Washington with Secretary
Bryan IN March, 1913 Such is learned from the
epondence that has passed etween the
the American state department with the exception of the reply
OF Secretary Bryan which correspondence given to the press
last night here and in Toxic. ai al E
japan Insstent. B -. E
According to this correspondence nssent upon some
restriction Of California wethe United
states standing firm taking the position Iees-
iatlon does not violate treaty rights and that the
mas not the right nor the cancel the Land Law
the right compel the State California amend its statutes
last note from Secretary Bryan delivered Ambassador
Chna on Tuesday Is not included the
out but it believed that the original stand taken by
the United States #t. h. |TEIf 7s-,5o o'
@E New Treaty Discussed g
The text OF the exchanged show that the drawing nm
OF treaty discussed of meeting the
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-26
BLAZE
MAKES MANY
|. HOMELESS
Fire Biggest Since San Francisco
Disaster, Wipes Out Half q City,
Claims Three Lives, Injuries
Twenty Persons and Does Twsn-
ty Million Dollars Damage.

SALEM, Massachusetts,, June 3D.
(Associated Press by Federal wireless)
Twenty million dollars in property
has been destroyed, one thousand build
ings lie this morning in smoldeting
ruins, three lives have been claimed
and twenty or more persons have been
injured, the result Of one Of the great
est fires that has taken place in the
United States since the San Francisco
eonfagration, which started here yes.
terday morning.
The blaze followed an explosion In
the manufacturing establishn.eat OF
the Kern Leather Company In the heart
Of the manufacturing district. The
water supply failed at the critical timo
and the blaze was soon out Of ntrol.
Dynamite was used, but the nnmcs
famed by a breeze, leaped across the
openings and destroyed everything IN
their path. SO rapidly did "a. fire
spread that many were unabl, 90 os-
cane.
II is estimated this morning that ten
thousand Of the forty-iive thousand in
habitants of Salem are homeless, Re-
lief measures are under way. II is be-
lieved now that the FIRE Is under con
troll. n
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-26
RETURNS HOME
BOOSTING HAWAII
World Tour Does Not Destroy
Charm of Islands for
F. L. Waldron.

} Members AMI ex.members Of the pro.
uotion committee were hosts At the
country Club yesterday at luncheon
Iiven in honor of the return Of F. l..
Waldron, the first chairman Of Tie
committee, who has recently completed
a tour of the world. The gathering
fave splendid opportunity fm gen.
sral discussion of promotion IDEAS, as
worked out in Hawaii and elsewhere.
, dr. waldron was able to assurs his
fellow workers that in 10 country II
as much work done on the none, pro
gided 40 is done In Hawaii, wltleFwiEh
he EXCEPTION of New Zealand, no
country has anywhere near as active
! committee as Hawaii.
As a result Of his world girdling ex-
lerienees Mr.. Waldron returns wcll
satisfied with Hawaii as the finest bit
Of land on Gods footstoOl. He has
learned that on no waters except the
Atlantic are the steamship accommo.
ilations for tourists equal to those
given on the liners between Honolulu
thu E1hh EIdINAhNOs IsNNNUt bHJDN
there are no tourist hotels witt bet.
ter accommodations than those OF Iv.
nolulu, although he found the mp rage.
ments of many of the hotels visited
more inclined to give the glad hand
ANDY consult the personal pleasures OF
vnests than is to be found here. In
New Zealand he found roads worse
than on Oahu, but in no other country,
hut nowhere did he find place which
could be made more pleasureable
tourist resort than Hawaii
Around the world he found evidences
of the work of the promotion commit.
tee, one of the things everyone appear
ed to know about being the fine beach
surpasses that of Naples IN its live
exhibits. lie found, though, = sur
prising lackiof knowledge of the vol
cano of KilAuea and his advice to tie
promotionists is to press that featuie
more in their advertising. @E l.. &
cone thing ! come back convinced
of, ," said Mr. Waldron, "aLd il IS
that in no other place in the world is
the liuuOr question handled as well az
it is here in Hawaii. Our sou
ton of this vexed problem is away
ahead of what they are trying to do
elsewhere. | think our commissioners
are to be very highly praised for the
good work they are doing, 3. W.
"One thing Honolulu has over every
other city l visited and 1t is the com,
plete lack Of bcggars or aims seekers
here. Bacshish is something not
dreamed of in Hawaii aud 1t Is one OF
the disagreeable curses of Europe. Yes
there is another possession you have
and because of having II We
do not appreciate it so much, That
is our climate, twelve-months season
every day of which is filed with sun
shine. .'-
Those present at the luncheon were;
F. l.. Waldrou, Fred Smith, q, G.
Guild Ed Towse, Zeno X. Myers, Al
bert Waterhouse, Emil Berndt, II, z
Wood, Riley II. Allen and R. 2. Mathe
son. .... ., .... .' '.'.ga ID .
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-26
NEW GROUNDS ARE
. almost FINISHED.
Civic Federation Will Soon Turn
Liliuokalani Garden over
to the Public.

At half-past sev IN o'clock tonight
the members of the Civic Federation
will hold the annual meeting Of the or
ganization at the Library OF Hawaii, at
which time the election of an executive
committee will take place. Such other
business as may come before the meet
ing viii also receive Consideration,
The following amendment to the con-
stitution viii be voted upon:
g." Resolved, that Section 2, Article
w., Of the constitution, be amended to
read as follows:
Section 2. The annual meeting OF
the federation shall be held during the
month Of June for the election OF the
executive committee, and for the trans
action of such other business as may
come before it.
The committee on parks, streets and
public works has made the following re-
port, showing the expenditures of the
funds collected for Japanese garden
on the Nuuanu Stream, which has been
named "Liliuokalani Garden
To the members Of the Civic Fed.
GRAFTON and donors to the Liliuokalani
Gardens;
Your committee believes II Is due the
members of the Civic Federation, and
more especially those who contributed
towards this fund, to lay before you
in print a report on the distribution of
the funds collected s&
The receipts and expenditures were
as follows:
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-26
SHIP TO
LEAD PROCESSION
Secretary Garrison Defeats
Scheme to Send French Ship
Through Canal First.

WASHINGTON, June 26.--( Assoei-
ated Press by Federal Wiroless) )---on
the recommendation of Secretary Gar.
rison, the house commerce committee
yesterday eliminated that portion Of
Senator Root Is bill which proposed
that the French launch Louise head the
Panama procession on the occasion OF
the official opening of the Big Ditch.
Secretary Garrison held that the
honor Of the first vessel passing
through the canal should be afforded
TO an American ship. As result it is
believed that the original plans, which
provided for the old battleship Oregon
loading the procession, will not he
changed. L.. ..es". ..H
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-26
.B|G FIRM FAILS .
FOR s40,000,O00
Shifting of Trade Centers Given
as Reason for Suspension Of
New York Company. IL.

NEW YORK, June 26.--(Associated
Press by Federal wireless) - From
two thousand to FIVE thousand banks
comprise the list Of principal creditors
of the Claiin Wholesale Drygoods Com.
pany, which failed here yesterday with
liabilities nggregating forty million
dollars. This is one of the most exten.
siye mercantile failures in the history
Of the United States. The bankrupt
company, IL is estimated, has assets to
the amount OF forty million dollars.
The business of the company extend.
ed to all parts of the United States,
the company being interested in the
United Dry Goods Company, and
through them with retall dealers
throughout the country,
II is announced today that the .Claf-
lin estat lishment win be continued un.
der the management Of receiver. The
Lbnks who ure the principal creditors
Of the defunct concern hold notes prac.
tically to the full limit OF the liabili.
ties Of the company.
President Claim has resie ned as head
Of the company and Cornelius A. Bl 8.
has succeeded him.
According TO Mr.. plaflin, the failure
Of this company is due TO the unpre.
cedented shifting Of trade to centeis
outside of New York City, which com
PEELED tie firm to rely too strongly
upon the retail stores for its profits.
Messrs, Claflin, Bliss and others in.
terested In the firm held conference
shortly after ,sidnight TO attemDt 10
traiEhten out the tangle. An appeal
was made to J. p. Morgan and Others
cor runds, but without avail
This is the third failure OF this firm
since il was first established in lS43