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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-08-14

Ihe tracks We're readily fo,,ouoa
"fouhd TWO or three blocks to the
south end of e. McCammon's homo lot
"here they crossed the fence and led
TO a tent that has been occupied bv
Ken McCammon, the eldest son of r.
McCammon, and Mathew Considine q
young man who has been visiting the
iaihlly during the summer. Moreover
the same tracks were found leading
from the tent and down the street TO-
ward town.
upon the strength of this evidence
warrant was sworn out and Rem Me-
Cannon and Matt. Considine placed
under arrest. Later in the day Mar
shall Case, Deputy Sheriff Carol and
Mr.. LeStrange made a thorough search
Oh the premises resulting in the dis
covery OF further damaging evidence.
me money stolen together with Teeps
watch were found by Mr.. LeStrange
under a grape vine. The loot was tied
up In a sock, and some dirt had been
thrown upon the package as though
TO further conceal it. A pair of ten
mis- shoes were fished out of the toilet
and they fitted exactly to the tracks
that had led the officer to the Me-
Cannon home. The footprints were
so plain in the dust that the trade
mark on the shoe could be readily
distinguished in the tracks. Cartridges
were also found that were identified
by Mr.. Desmond as some of those tax
en- from his hardware store Friday
night.
Tuesday preliminary examination
was held in the city hall before Judge
E. e. Parsons. Prosecuting Attorney
Faulkner conducted the prosecution,
and the prisoners were represented by
Judge c. II. Neal and e. Fitzgerald. S.
r. Case, J. w. Carol, Ed. Burden, ].
r. LeStrange, Chester Teel, E. N. Run,
II. j. Desmond and Jesse Willis were
summoned as witnesses for the state.
Only the testimony of Chester Teel,
Marshal Case and J. R. LeStrange
was taken before the justice. The de-
fensc declined to offer any testimony
at this time. Judge Parsons bound
the prisoners over to the next term
of court in the sum of $1,000 each. Be-
ing unable to furnish bonds the prison.
ers were taken to Conconully for safe
keeping until the October term of
court.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-08-14
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Minutes of the meeting of the town
council of Oroville, Washington, Au-
gust 10, 1914.
Present Councilmen Beale, Murray
Smith and Blackler.
Motion was made and carried that
Councilman Beale act as mayor.
Minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved.
The report of the town treasurer
and town clerk for the quarter ending
June 80, 1914, was read and on motion
was accepted.
On motion the health committee
was ordered to investigate certain
places in the town that have been re-
ported to be unsanitary and with the
assistance of the health officer have
all such places cleaned up as provided
for by ordinance.
On motion the superintendent of the
water department was ordered to pur-
chase the necessary pipe and material
and lay the water mains on the follow
ing streets: From Railroad avenue
on Vancouver street to the north line
of Central avenue, on Main street from
the south line of Central avenue to q
point so feet north of the north line of
Central avenue on Chelan street, from
the south line of Central avenue to
the north line of Central avenue.
On motion the bill of C. Hamilton,
for deputy marshal was laid on the
table.
The clerk then notified the council
that the mayor had ordered the fol-
lowing bills to be paid as provided for
by ordinance:
E. R. Hoose, salary, $76; S. R. Case,
salary, SIS; c. H. Neal, salary, May
June and July, SIS. On motion the fol-
lowing bills were allowed and ordered
paid: Similkameen Power Co., light
and power, $107.S0; John Collins, la
Dor on water works, $12; Ed. Davis,
chisel, 75c; e. E. Elmer, salary, June
and July, $780, Ed. Lundstrum. labor
on street, $3.50; McCrea & Merry
weather, premium on bond, $3.50; w.
O. Hamisch, oil, S1.S5; G. o. Bay, dep
uty marshal, $5; S. II. Sanderson, sup
plies water works, $1.55; Hughes &
Co., supplies water works, s27.55.
On motion council adjourned.
E. r. HOOSE, Clerk.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-08-14
FOR COUNTY TREASURER

R. l.. Blackstone, OF Conconully, was
q visitor in Oroville Friday last and
met many of the residents of this
place. MIR. Blackstone announces him
self as a candidate ror the Office of
county treasurer, and he enters the
race with the support and best wishes
of multitude of friends and acquaint-
ances. Mr.. Blackstone has resided in
the county for number of years. He
has been connected with county offices
in the capacity of deputy until he is
familiar with the duties and routine of
the various positions of the county ad-
nlnistration. He ls especially we'll
equipped to take charge of the treas
Lrer's Office and in that position he
would be faithful to the trust, pains
taking in the performance of his duties
and always accommodating to the pub
lie. Personally Mr.. Blackstone is a
likeable young gentleman, of settled
and steady habits, genial and pleasant
at all times. Voters of any and all
parties could make no mistake in sup
porting Mr.. Blackstone for the treas
Grship, and if he is so fortunate as to
secure the nomination, and subse-
quently be elected, the people of Okla
hogan county will have a most worthy,
capable and reliable gentleman in that
important office.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-08-14
ANOTHER ROBBERY
ii. j. DesmOnd's Hardware Store
Looted Friday Night

Some time during last Thursday
night, or early Friday morning, some
unknown person entered the hardware
store of H. j. Desmond, pried off the
money drawer, securing $4 or S. in
small change, stole two Colts revolv-
ers, rifle and two boxes of car
tridges. So far as Mr.. Desmond could
determine that is all the property mis-
sing. During the extreme hot weather
Mr.. Desmond left the transom over the
door in the rear of the store open,
and it was through this transom the
thief entered the building. With a
chisel picked up from the shelves the
marauder tore the money drawer from
the counter on the north side of the
room. Mr.. Desmond had left few
dollars in change in the drawer when
he closed his place of business Thurs
day evening. The drawer was on the
floor with the contents scattered
about when Mr.. Desmond opened up in
the morning. Among the papers was
small pocket book containing a two
dollar bill of rare issue which the
burgler had overlooked. From rifling
the money drawer the nocturnal visit
or went to the show case on the south
side of the room, and directly in front
of the room, taking Colts revolvers.
He then sorted over the cartridges on
the shelf behind the show case until
he found the size that would fit the
gun, showing that he had no fear of
interruption and acted with a great
deal of deliberation. He unlocked and
made his exit through the back door.
No clue was left that could lead to
the identification of the robber. 1t
was bold theft, as the Desmond hard
ware store is in the very center of the
business district, across the street
from the Grubb hotel. The same gen.
eral process has been followed in the
robbery Of the creamery the drug
store and Ed. Davis hardware store,
which would lead to the belief that the
tricks have been turned by the same
person.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-08-14
nj. L. SERVICES

Services of the Methodist Episcopal
church for the next week. Sunday as
usual, services morning and evening.
The Sunday school and Epworth Lea
que are growing in interst. If you are
not member and can do so we in
vite you to come with us and join these
religious societies. At the morning
service the Lords supper will be serv-
ed. The evening subject, Hating
Between Two Opinions" On Thurs
day evening, the Rev. Robert Brumb-
lay, superintendent of the Wenatchee
district, wall be here to hold the fourth
quart'r'' conference and ,reach -
us. A full attendance of all the mem
Ecrs is desired. Eve:y one IS cordially
invited to attend all of these meetings.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-08-14

j. S. Temple, veteran mining man
Of the coast, arrived here Tuesday on
his way 20 Loomis, where he will en-
deavor to secure options on some of
the claims in that vicinity. Mr.. "em-
pie is not a stranger in Loomis, as he
spent some weeks in that camp sew
eral years ago in an effort to secure
a foothold. Although a man rf ad-
Vanced years Mr.. Temple IS still ac-
tive and keenly interested in mining
Should he manage to carry out the
plans he has in contemplation his
advent in Loomis would revive the life
of that camp. He has confidence in
the mineral richness of Palmer noun
tain, and is willing to risk large sums
in development if he is given the op-
portunity.
There will be a race meet and a
Labor day celebration at Riverside on
Monday and Tuesday, September Z
and s. Large purses are offered which
should attract a fast string Of horses.
The celebration will present features
that should attract large crowds from
all the surrounding country.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-08-14

VIM. Mcdaniel and Herbert Curtis
old and well known residents of
Loomis were in town Wednesday.
Harve II. Phipps, of Spokane, one
of the progressive candidates for con-
gress in the fifth district, was push
ing his campaign in Oroville Saturday
Mr.. Phipps is a very pleasant spoken
young gentleman, and is making
clean and vigorous canvass for the Of
flee. He is certainly to be commend
ed for the attitude he takes toward his
opponents in the race, and while he
is playing losing game one cannot
but admire him as a worthy enemy.
Mr.. Phipps served in the last legis-
lature as one of the senator's from
Spokane county, and is holdover
member of that body. In the legisla-
ture he espoused some very wise and
beneficial measures, and favors con-
structive and not destructive progress
sive legislation. Okanogan county
will be benefited by his visit for
while campaigning he is keenly OBJ
serving and familiarizing himself with
the needs of this portion of the state
in the way of legislative assistance.
Mrs. Ellen Mclean left Monday for
her old home in Boston, Mass. Mrs.
Mclean is one of the oldest women
that has ever filed upon and proved
up on homestead in this county. She
is over 70 years of age. She took up
a piece of land on the hill side, west
OF the Bottomley place, and completed
her proof only a short time ago.
Some of the land is under the pro-
posed irrigation system, and in time
Will become quite valuable. 1t was
great hardship for her to live an iso-
quirements of the law, yet she faith
fully lived on the premises the re-
Quired period. Mrs. Mclean is an
intelligent old lady retaining all her
faculties except a detected eye sight,
and promises to live for long time
to come. She conducted large news
stands in Boston for a number of
years, and was delighted with the
prospect of getting back to the city
in which she spent so much of her
life.
Chas. E. Blackwell and DR.. H. w.
Fryer, of Riverside DR.. c. S. Emery,
OF Omak, and Henry Kerr and Geo. w.
Lee, of Okanogan, members of the Okla
hogan County Auto Club were visitors
in Oroville Monday, interviewing To-
cal auto owners and soliciting them to
become members of the club. They
met with hearty response from the
Oroville car owners. The first good
work the club is going to accomplish
is to put up guide posts with distance
signs on every well travelled road in
the county, and place danger signs
wherever these warnings are consider
cd necessary along the highways The
county commissioners have agreed to
contribute as large a sum as can be
raised by the club for this purpose.
That club proposes to put up $3.50,
and the $500 will be sufficient to fur
nish all the signs required. If the
auto club accomplishes no more than
securing these much needed signs it
will have done a work of great bene-
fit to the people of the entire county.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-08-14


which should have been some claiA to
gratitude, and all that was askeH of
him was to run fair and do his BEST
Every time he was interrogated Le
would reply: DO not bet a cent until
give you the tip" This was sus-
picious, yet it looked like toting fair
The day of the race arriveds 1t
was to be run on Mill street, north
from Main. That morning Cusand
voluntarily said, Just wait until |
rut you next" The hour was fixed at
2 o'clock. About l o'colck Cusand
rushed into the Office all excitement
and whispered Put up every dollar
you can raise on me. l am going to
run it out on him" Personally we
did not indulge in betting, and did not
chance dollar, our interest center
ing in our foreman, who was instru-
mental in getting up the race. Ed
wards however, fell for the hunch.
He staked every cent he could raise
on Cusand. Furthermore, he tipped
eff the game to a number of friends,
who went betting crazy. 1t looked
like lead pipe cinch, and hundreds OF
dollars were staked upon the result.
An immense crowd surged around the
track and excitement was terrific, as
large sums were at stake. The glad
iators took few preliminary lopes
over the track, as is always customary
and then they lined up at the scratch.
Silence fell over the multitude that a
moment before was a roaring mass of
humanity. Everybody was keyed up
to the highest tension. Not word
was spoken, and the anxious crowd
fairly held its breath. The lean, eager
runners were like hounds in leash.
The local athlete danced around the
starting line, and Cusand was crouch
ed in position like a tiger cat ready
to spring upon his prey The strain
of the few moments wait was painful.
The sharp crack of a revolver rent
the air. The race was on. Cusand
sprang forward like a shot from a
gun and-fell sprawling his full
length. Even after that plain, cold
blooded throw down he gained his feet
and was beaten at the tape by only
narrow margin. Such a shout went
up as drowned the road of the cataract
that in those days dashed unfretted
by the hand of man over it's rough and
stony bed.
What did the losers say? Can't you
imagine? Profanity was not unknown
in that new and then raw western
town, peopled by all classes from
everywhere and nowhere, few re-
strained by the demand of refined
society Yet few dreamed of the
wealth of ORNATE and woolly language
stored up in the breasts of that gath
oring. The blasphemfes that were I'M
lcosened, especially by those who
had been victimized, were shocking
even to the more cal1used of the crowd
There was maniacal Shrek for blood
and Cusand disappeared from society
for few days until the wave of anger
had spent it's force, and the touched
had gotten somewhat reconcilled co
their losses. He sneaked up into the
office one day and tried to explain. He
lnet with a very frigid reception in
the front office and a hot one in the
composing room, as several prints had
CHANGED their weekly strings on the
man who could have won had he so
desired. Since that eventful occasion
the writer has taken little stock in
foot racing.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-08-14


The clerk of the weather turned on
the hot tap again this week and the
heat reached almost the boiling point.
Presbyterian services next Sunday,
August 16. Regular service at II a.
m, and 8 p. M, Sunday school at 10.
j. M. Whiteaker has closed his
blacksmith shop in this place and will
soon leave for Prescott, Arizona,
where he will take charge of a large
machine shop owned by two of his
brothers.
One of the show men was fined $40
and costs for fisticuffing a resident at
the bath houses Monday. The trouble
grew out of an argument in which the
show man felt that he had good and
sufficient cause for using his maulers.
Dick Cases card as candidate for
sheriff appears elsewhere in this is
sue. Dicks qualifications for the Of
flee are well known. His manner of
conducting the marshalship of Oro-
vile shows that he would make an en-
viable record in the sheriff's office
should he be nominated and elected.
Il. e. Parsons. of this place, filed for
commissioner of the First district at
the eleventh hour Saturday, among
numerous other candidates who got
en- the ticket on the last day of grace.
Ii Mr.. Parsons secures the nomina-
ton at the primaries, and he is going
10 make 4 very strong run throughout
the county, and is elected in Novem-
Der, the first district will have a rep
resentative on the board who will
work constantly and consistently for
an economical administration of coun-
ty affairs.
Every legal voter in the Oroville
precinct, male and female, should reg
lister at once. 1t is a duty that no
voter should neglect, or put off too
long. The election in November will
be one of the most important ever held
in the state. Not on account of the
offices to be filled, but because of the
several initiative laws that are to be
endorsed or rejected by the voters. 1t
is your duty to vote one way or the
other upon these measures. If they
are to become laws let them become
so by decided majority of all votes
cast If they are to be defeated, let
the majority be decisive. A people
should not be ruled by a majority, yet
by a minority they will be ruled II
they do not exercise their franchise
The European war has sent sugar
up flying, and the end is not yet.
Wholesale prices have advanced $1.70
within the past fortnight, and the war
is just fairly started. The increase
cost of toodstuffs will not halt with
sugar. Flour is almost certain to
feel the influence of initiation. Canned
goods have an upward tendancy. o.
the nonessentials toys, that are largely
imported, are advancing rapidly, whicn
promises tc put damper upon Christ
mas festivities, or at least an i'm
portant feature of Yule tide joys. All
imported articles are sure to increase
ir price. The effects CT such a stu
pendious continental war are far
reaching. Living was high enough
without additional Initiation of prices
and if there is much more of an ad.
vance it will be a hard struggle fol
the average citizen to keep body and
soul together.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-08-14
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Rev. G. H. Severance B. A. Vicar.
There will be no services in the
church on next Sunday, August 16.
Sunday school will meet as usual at
IL o'clock.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-08-14
CONTEST QUESTIONS

The following are the five contest
questions to be answered next Sun
day at the Methodist Sunday school.
II you do not know the answers, see
if you can find them.
l. Name one woman judge of Is
real.
2. How many Johns" in the new
testament?
3. Name first king Of the kingdom
of Isreal?
a. Name of brother who saved
Josephs life?
5. How many temples built in
jerusalem?
The Adair County news., 1914-02-18
Resigns His Position.

Mr.. w. r, Squires, who was very
efficient book-keeper and assistant
Cashier of the Bank of Columbia for
three years, rendered his resignation
the first of the year, but he remained
at his post until last week. During
his stay with the bank he made many
friends throughout the county, and In
fact of all the patrons of the instltu-
ton, and he had the full confidence OF
all the officers of the bank. His health
has not been very good for some time,
and his only reason for resigning was
to take out door exercise. He was
confined, school teaching six years be-
fore accepting the position with the
bank. He quit with the best wishes
of every body connected with the in
stitution, and his feelings are most
kindly toward it, trusting that it will
long live in its present prosperous con-
dition.
The Adair County news., 1914-02-18
Reserved Seat Tickets to "The Post
Office" on sale at Wilson & Gill'S.

So far a comparison between the U.
S. Weather Bureau and the Ground
hog as weather Projectors places the
grounding in the lead as the most re
liable prognosticator of the weather
to be expected. The Weather Bureau
has predicted many severe spells of
weather since the opening of winter,
very few of which have proven to be
correct. But as we are reliably in
formed Oh the End day of February
the grounding came out of his winter
quarters, took careful survey of con-
ditions and informed passerby that
there would be six weeks to follow of
winter weather, and thereupon re-
tired to his den went to sleep and will
bother no further about the weather
until the time expires. Conditions
since have shown.
The Adair County news., 1914-02-18

An effort is being made to induce
some enterprising man to purchase a
rock grinder for the purpose OF max
ing agricultural lime for the farmers
of this section. Hundreds of tons of
ground limestone could be sold here
every year and as soon as its effects on
the land are realized it would be hard
to supply the demand 1t seems that
some one could establish a highly
profitable business for Il part of each
year by securing the machinery neces-
sary to grind rock. The land needs
it and the farmers will buy it just as
certain as they have an opportunity,
The Adair County news., 1914-02-18

William and Clevis Murray, broth
ers, charged with shooting and killing
Coroner Lyle Mathews, of CampbellS-
vile, were held without bond. Sam
Murray and one sister were held on
their own boud. The other sister,
who was at home when the shooting
occurred, was discharged. William
Murray, only a short time age. return
ed to his home, in Taylor county, from
the asylum. This whole family of
Murrays are said to be weak minded
people
The Adair County news., 1914-02-18
Basket Ball.

There were two games in the Lind
sey. Wilson Gymnasium last Friday
night. The first was played by girl
teams, one belonging to the school.
the other town girls. The game was
exciting, resulting in 4 to in favor
of the Lindsey Wilson.
The second game was played by two
male teams, Somerset against Lindsey
Wilson, which resulted in favor of the
former, % to 10. In the first half the
Lindsey Wilson was IL to 2. In the
latter half the Somerset referee,
showed rotten decisions, so proclaim
ed by all who witnessed the contest
If the referee had acted fairly the re-
suit would have been different.
The Adair County news., 1914-02-18

The people of Russell county are
very much elated over the appropria-
ton, S340, 900, that has been voted by
Congress for the improvement of the
Upper Cumberland river. When a
few more locks are put in they conf
IDENTIFY believe that Russell county, in
point of business, will come to the
front. The merchants, farmers, in
fact the entire citizenship have been
greatly stimulated and they are look
ing forward for better conditions gen.
orally. Russell is a good County and
her people are entitled to quicker
transportation facilities