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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-13

upon them by the bosses under whom
Trey are working.
Galveston and Houston people are
counting on the benefits they wi,
derive from the Panama canal, as Gal
vastOn will be the nearest United
States port from the canal, and Hous-
ton the furtherst inland port to the
whole central portion of the United
States. A ship canal connecting GAL
vaston and Houston so miles long will
be completed early this year, allowing
big ocean liners to come direct to
Houston and do their loading and dis
charging at free wharves owned by
the city. Seventeen lines of railroad
radiate in all directions from Houston
and will be the influence to make
Houston at no distant day the first
port in the United States in my humble
opinion. And mark it, have no Hous-
ton real estate to sell.
| presume you are tired of reading
by this time. so will close. In case
you would like to hear some more will
tell you in my next letter of my trip
to the Brownsville country and the Rio
Grande valley. So for this time adios.
J. F. GETSEY.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-13
WAITING AND HOPING

In the lobby OF the Hotel de Grubb
two old mine operators of this county
met for the first time last Friday even
ing. 1t is rather singular that it
should have been their first meeting,
as they have been following the same
line of operations for years, one at
Conconully and the other near Cho-
paka, and Oroville is common ground
for them to meet on, as both have
occasion to visit the place frequently.
They were e. p. Wheeler and Monroe
Harman. Mr.. Wheeler has been hold
ing down and working claims on Min
eral Hill, near Conconully, for twenty.
five years, and Mr.. Harman has been
developing the Ruby mine few miles
west of Nighthawk, for nearly dozen
years. Both are sustained by an abid.
ing faith and unwavering confidence
in the merits of their properties, and
both tell exactly the same experience
in their efforts to induce stockholders
to advance only few thousand dollars
necessary to put the mines in shape
> that some returns can be assured
on the money invested in development.
So far both gentlemen have failed to
secure the comparatively small sum
required to crown the years of their
labors with mines that produce rev.
enue. They are both hopeful of an
early solution of the difficulties they
are laboring under, and in the mean
time the claims that should be produc-
ing bullion are idle.
The writer was struck with the SIM
ilarity of the experience of Messrs.
Harman and Wheeler, and is surprised
tba' the stockholders show so much
apathy in the matter of a comparative
ly small investment necessary to finish
the work that they have in the past
contributed SO largely to bring up SO
near the point of production. In both
instances large sums of money have
been spent in development, and in
both instances that money has been
carefully used in opening ore bodies.
The writer has been over and under
TIC ground embraced in both the
Mineral Hill and Ruby holdings, and
in both properties has seen strong
ore bodies in the workings, ore of
sufficient value to yield profitable re-
turns under treatment, and enough of
It to keep treatment plant in steady
operation. The ore is still exposed
for the investigation of any stockhold-
er who cares to investigate. If moth
ing further is done toward equipping
these mines with such treatment
l'tnts as are required for extracting
the values, or reducing the ore by
concentration, all that has heretofore
been spent in labor and for machinery
is forever lost. A few thousand dol
lars more, very small amount as
compared with what has been spent
on the claims, and the stockholders
are almost certain of being fully re-
imbursed for the money already con.
tributed. 1t is almost cincn in a
gambling chance, and we'll worth Try
ing for.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-13
GUESSED WRONG

The hotel clerk frequently meets
with funny experiences, and sometimes
Il in rather embarrassing situations,
o'en for hotel clerk. One evening net
month ago, a gentleman trailed into
the Hotel de Grubb, followed by
lady, apparently only passing ac-
'.uaintanCes. Clerk McKinzie, with
his most ingratiating smile swung the
register into position and suavely
handed a pen to the gentleman who
first braced up to the desk. The gen.
leman signed his name in nervous
haste, and passed the pen to the lady,
who jotted down her name with such
hesitation that it was hardly legible.
Nc assigned the male to a room on
the gent'emen's side of the hotel, and
the lady to that side given up to fe-
males. and picking up the grips led the
way up stairs. At the landing Nc
asked the lady which was her grip.
Evidently surprised she falteringly
asked why he wanted to know. He
stated that he wished to show her to
her room first. The young man
hemned and hawed, and then remark
ed that they wanted only one room,
as they were man and wife. Nc did
not fall down in a swoon, but he
blushed a rosy red, and as soon as
he could escape he rushed to the bar
Der shop and had his mustache sawed
off so that the couple would not rec
ognize him while stopping on the
premises.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-13
THE MULTITUDINOUS MULCT

One of the leakages that cuts int }
the income of the man with even the
smallest vein OF liberality running
through his formations the insidious
and everlasting touch, common to and
inseparable from every community. 1t
IS dull week in the year-one might
even risk that is dull day in thu
week-that the business man is not
approached for contributions for this,
that and the other, and he is expected
to jar loose cents or dollars, depend
ipe, upon the nature of the beneficiary
u be appeased, and to what extent h
can be bled without succumbing to
financial anaemia. Appeals for help
are put up to him on the grounds OF
civic loyalty, local pride, the duty of
L cry man to support home institu
ions or enterprises, and if not a
chronic tightwad the citizen peels a
william off his roll, or digs up pieces
OF the metal of exchange depending
on the game he is backed up against,
whether a supper, social, entertain
ment, or a project that promises to
put his town in a class with Chicago
or New York. Solicitations for help
come so frequently that mans pocket
would have to possess the miraculous
virtues of the widows cruise to meet
the drain Singly the sums fhus con-
tributed are small, as rule, but take
them in the bulk for year and it
will be seen that they are responsible
in some measure for the high cost OF
living. No wonder that the harassed
individual occasionally registers a
kick and refuses to let go. There is
a limit to everybody's cash resources
and disposition to give.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-13
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Rev. G. H. Severance in charge
Services: Morning prayer and SER
mon IL; Sunday school 12; evening
prayer and address 7:3O. At the even
ing service the rector will discuss an
other one of the questions of the RE
lation Of Christianity to Modern and
Social Questions" The particular
question will be the Attitude of
Christianity to the Labor Problem in
the Great Social Movement" This
question should interest all. You are
cordially invited. There are special
Lenten services on Wednesday even
ings at eight. The special subject of
the addresses will be Character Stud
les of the Men Who Crucified Christ"
Lon Gadbury, Of Loomis, was in
town Saturday.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-13

such odds. The experience is good for
them. Without discouraging them it
should be an incentive for renewed ef-
fort, and when again they appear in
public debate they will be able to give
even better account of themselves.
There is no intention to detract from
the skill, ability and forcefulness of
the Conconully speakers. They earned
the victory. 1t is doubtful If any de-
batting team in the county can stand
successfully against them. The team
is made up of charming young lady
and two manly young men, and they
would be credit to any school in the
state. They took home with them the
best wishes of those who had the
pleasure of hearing them in a debate
that will be long remembered as a
most interesting event in the history
of the local school.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-13
VERY HOPEFUL
Directors of the Irrigation Pro-
jects Working Hard to
Place the Bonds

While there has been little to an
nounce in the way of net results re-
garding the East and West Okanogan
Valley irrigation projects since tho
rport of d. C. Henney was received,
the directors of both districts have
been busily pressing the interests of
the projects and endeavoring to reach
a satisfactory and feasible solution of
the difficulties in the way of immed-
late prosecution of development. Their
efforts have been met with an encour-
aging attitude of interest on the part
o. Great Northern officials, and d. G.
Henney has been directed by the
Great Northern to make a supplement
tary report on the east district on the
Lases of smaller system to supply
the patented lands. Mr.. Henney is
new at work on this report and the
directors expect that it will be SUBJ
T. tilted within few days, when 1t is
hoped with a good deal of confidence
that plan can be agreed upon that
will appeal to bond buy ers and actual
work of construction started early
tbs year.
Ernest Riste, secretary Of the west
district, is now in Seattle comforting
with Great Northern officials there in
an endeavor to hurry matters. Moth
ing has been heard as yet from him
regarding the progress of his nego-
tiations, but his presence on the
ground gives positive evidence of the
live interest taken by the directors
end their anxiety to press the issue
to an early conclusion.
Definite news of interest can be ex-
pected shortly, and there is reason to
hope that it will be cheering news.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-13
METHODIST SERVICES

Rev. Morton will speak in the Meth
odist Episcopal church next Sunday.
The morning subject will be the DOC
tr:nes of the Methodist Church." at
the close the Lords supper will be
served. In the evening Mr.. Morton
will give the first of series of ad-
dresses on the social problems of the
day. Sunday evening he will speak
on the Modern Dance" Sunday
school and Epworth League at the
usual time. These important meet
ings for the young people are we'll at
tended, the Sunday school is growing
in interest and numbers. The leader
for the league Sunday evening, Jason
r. Irwin. Prayer meeting on Thurs
Gay evening at the usual time, 1880
All are cordially invited to attend
these services.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-13
THE AGE OF SWIFTNESS

Nowadays in every field Of effort
and endeavor the aim is to conserve
time. Expeditiousness of. perform
ance Is what is strained for in every
industry, end the genius of man has
been turned to inventing means to do
things with the greatest dispatch anc
with the least possible phys'ca. ef~
fort. Machinery and mechanical de-
vices now adays take the place Of mus
Gle aud physical energy, VIII; h re-
duces the price of production al
though not depreciating tds cost of
living to any appreciable extent. The
world 'lo move, and if the generation
OF the present day were CO rpcllcd
sudden!.' to return to the me echods en-
ploye1 for doing the common place
things of fifty years ago thew would
be lost and would not know how t.,
take hold and produce the ordinary
necessities of life Artificial power
has largely superseded the man ami
the horse and nothing is done by hand
power nowadays where electricity,
steam, gasoline or any other Lower
generator can be used. These thoughts
were awakened by seeing the ice gang
filling the railroad ice house during
the past eek. All the men hal T., do
vas to s.s rt the blocks of ice down a
chute. A gasoline hoist eleva.s1 them
to til" i'.o, er height and they automat-
ically shot down slide to where the
ice was stacked up. The work is
swiftly done without the necessity OF
any severe manual labor and few
men accomplish what required the la.
Dor of many men and much time a
few years ago.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-13
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES

Divine worship next Sunday in the
evening only at 1880. The other SER
vices as usual, Sunday school at 10
a. m. and Christian Endeavor at $50
T. m. On Thursday evening the short
service for prayer and praise is fol-
lived by choir rehearsal. An open
inI itation is given to these services.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-13

c. c. Waits, of Northfield, Minn.,
spent several days in Oroville during
the past week visiting with his broth
er-in-law, L. F. Pourtales Mr.. Waits
has been long connected with the
widely known rating firm of r. G.
Dunn & Co., and as representative
Of that house has spent many years
in Mexico and South America. He
has but recently returned from Buenas
Ayers.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-13

w. c. Muldrow, of Okanogan, ar
rived in Oroville Saturday with his
wife who was suffering from an acute
attack of appendicitis, and had to
travel in cot. She was taken to Spo-
kane Monday, where an operation was
performed. Mr.. and Mrs. Muldrow
spent several months in Oroville about
year ago and have many acquaint-
ances in this place who trust that the
lady will speedily regain her health.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-13
THE HEAVY SUFFERERS

Below is published the names of all
those taxpayers in Oroville and i'm
mediate vicinity who pay more than
$35 tax on personal property, copied
from the list sent to the First National
Bank for collection by the county
treasurer. There may be few names
of those who paid their taxes at Con-
conully that do not appear on this list
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-13

incident. Life is too short to nurse
feelings of resentment, and we have
work to perform in building up city
that requires unity of action. Forget
ii
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-13

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
FINDS in MUSIC
REAL LOVE TEST
Those Who We'd Should Be Alike,
Artist Discovers, Upset.
ting Theory.
Nv rclesraph 10 Thc tribune ]

Denver Feb. S.-Coincident with the
announcement that he has decided 10
co TO New York TO study grand opera,
Professor r. T.. Fitz. head OF the mu-
sic department Of the State Teachers
College at Greeley, and recognized as
the foremost musician of Colorado, up
set to-day the theory that opposite
tvpes should wed. He asserts that mu-
sic is the great soul test and that those
who marry should he alike, instead of
unlike.
Professor Fitz said he had MADE
tests in 1000 cases which prove beyond
all doubt the truth of his assertions.
Here are some of his conclusions:
Voice is surest and best criterion of
character.
Girls who sing soprano should marry
tCnors.
The old theory Of opposites marrying
is all wrong.
The girl with a contralto voice should
marry the man wSo sings bass.
Tenors are >hrewG, successful in
business. good i-hxers. cordial and SYM
pathetic.
The girl with the contralto voice
makes the best mother. she lives longer
il true. honest and dependable
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
"GHOST" IN A "NIGHTIE"
Somnambulist Resembled Ham
let's Pa, but Twas a Woman.

Something resembling dress re-
hearsal of Hamlet with Hamlet left
out and Ophelia very much in the fore
ground. caught the practised eye of
Patrolman Edward Donahue, on post
at the corner of Amsterdam avenue and
ll4th street early yesterday morning.
Moving slowly in the middle Of the
street, it also looked to Donahue, who
is a great Shakespearan scholar a bit
like the ghost of Mr.. Hamlets lament
ed father He found he was wrong,
however. when, at closer range, the
hgure disclosed long braids down its
back and a feminine form.
Gripping his nightstick, in accord .
ance with directions in Act /, Scene ",
Donahue approached the phantom,
which proved TO be Mrs. Sarah Jack
son, Of No. III Amsterdam avenue.
Barefooted and clothed only in her
nightdress the woman was fast asleep.
Donahue escorted her 10 hallway and
called an ambulance from the knicher-
booker Hospital The woman was final
" awakened and taken home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
GLYNN IN WASHINGTON
Governor Arrives for Confer
ence with President.

Washington. Feb. s-Governor |lyhh o.
New York. accompanied by william +.
Mccombs. the Democratic national chair
man. arrived here tonight for confer
ence tomorrow with President wilson
Albany. Feb. Sin an effort to ocioat
tho Cline bill in relation 10 conserving the
waters OF Niagara Falls. Governor Giynh
left to-day for Washington TO appear ne
fore tho Committee on Foreign Relations
Due TO the expiration Of the BJrton act
last March. 100 cubic feet q second OF
additional water power became avaiiahie
on the American side. and n the Chne
bill should become law this power VIII
revert TO the federal government instead
OF the state.
THE Cline bill is vicious in pIlncipie'
the Governor said to-day "lt could be
excused In practice only II the iedeia'
government were convinced THAI the gov
eminent OF New York intended to betr'y
the interests Of the people. The national
government should not discourage lew
York I'm it's efforts 10 retrieve the MISTAKES
of the past II should encourage what }
think Is a clear and precise determination
TO utilize the water power OF the state al
Niagara and everywhere within the state
with wisdom and foresight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
WITTY BURGLARS
FOIL DISCOVERY
Loot Home and Palm Themselves
Off as Visitors to Next
Door NeighbOr.

Relleville. y. j.. Feb. S-Quick think
ing on the part OF two thieves, who were
lust coming out OF house which they
had robbed Saturday night. saved them
from capture. The burglars were just
about TO leave the home OF Charles James,
of No. i5i Academy street. when John 7.
Burke. a neighbor. came along. Realizing
that Burke would see them, one OF the
thieves shouted.
us that you. James?' To which Burke
replied NO
you tell James we viii meet him at
Broad and Market streets tomorrow at
ternoon about o'clock, and also tell him
that he had better be more careful about
locking his front door. n We were burg
lars we could easily have robbed him.
said the spokesman OF the two as both
ssuntered down the street
II was about midnight when James
came back TO his home ana then found
that he had been robbed ana later Burke
told him Of the thieves who had fooled
him.
TWO other houses in the same neigh
borhood. those owned by Robert Ander-
son AT No le2 De Witt avenue and
William 5. Hamilton. at No. 100 Joralemon
street. were also entered. In all. tho
thieves cot away with about 5000 worth
OF loot in jewelry. watches and silver
ware
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
SUNDAY THR0NG IN PERIL
Runaway Wrecks Cab land
Hurts Driver in Harlem Street.

A runaway horse dragging cab ter
rorized pedestrians in Harlems Great
White Way" d2jth street, last night
when that thoroughfsre was throngcd
with churchgoers. John Heaney, the
driver. is in the Harlem Hospital with
fractured skull as result OF the WHO
ride. After dashng through ths
frightened crowds FOR twelve blocks inc
horse finally was caught by a police
man.
Heaney was tossed out OF Inc GU
when II crashed with an automopiit
owned by Harry Scamon, the thcatri
manager. who with his partner 20
scph Hurtig. occupied the tonneau oi
the machine. which was standing III
front of No. 30 West 10th stree;
Neither Of the occupants Of .he car was
hurt. Heaney lives at No. 81 Eas'
122d street and is employed by George
T.. Prior. No. $3.50 Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
BIG BERGS DELAY LINER
The Megantic Also Swept by
Seas During Rough Voyage.

Numerous icebergs and GROWERS
were reported by the White Star liner
Megantic on her arrival here yesterday.
Two hundred miles east of st. John,
y. f., a berg 100 feet high and quar-
ter Of a mile long was encountered, and
the steamer received constant warn
ings by wireless during the voyage.
The liners sides and tunnels were
incrusted with salt, and she showed
many evidences of rough trip. On
Monday night a tremendous wave
swept over her, crushing lifeboat No. ,
and washing it overheard. Water
poured into the companionways TO the
alarm of the more timid passengers,
and it is reported that some of the
seas got into the tunnels, dampening
the fires. II was necessary TO run at
reduced speed the greater part of the
time. owing 10 the weather and ice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
POLICEMAN STAYS SELF
Mystery in Reason for Thomas
]. Dazey's Act in Brooklyn.

Thomas J. Darcy, tWcnty-nine years
old. policeman attached to the Green
wich avenue station. committed suicide
last night in a saloon at Dehalb ana
Bedford avenues. Brooklyn. Darcy shot
himself with his service revolver after
locking himself in the lavatory OF the
saloon lie had been on the police force
for seven years No reason for his act Is
known by his fellow officers. lie lived al
No 80 Prospect Place. Brooklyn, and was
unmarried
Shortly before $50 o'clock the police
man left two friends at Nostrand and
DeKalb avenues and entered the saloon
through hall door. Henry Cortes, th'
bartender, heard the shot soon after
Darcy had gone into the washroom. lie
notified the police and Or. BowIwinkle. oi
the Swedish Hospital The BODY was
taken to the Gates avenue police station
His father and one brother have been
also identified with the Police Depart
mcnt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
BIG FLOOD DISASTERS
AGAIN THREATEN
Drainage Congress President
Warns Red Cross to Prepare
for the Worst.

WASHINGTON. Feb. Slack Of tunds
has halted the efforts OF the National
Drainage Congress to guard against
recurrence of the foods which dam
aged the Middle Western and Southern
States last year. Edmund 7. Perkins,
president of the congress. informed
Ernest p. Bickneu, national director
OF the Red Cross Society, to-day, OF MS
inability to continue operations ana
warned lie Red Cross 10 he prepared
TO cope again in a few weeks with HOOD
havoc. such as that Of last year Whlch
cost the American people nearly a
thousand lives and property to the value
of 5000, 0OO, 600"
Mr.. Perkins said that the abnormal
winter. with light snowfall gives
ground to expect the Red Cross VIII
again be asked 10 alleviate disasters
which the American public has not yet
decided TO avert.
"The people OF the United States.
Mr.. Perkins added, have been calico
keen in a business sense. but the woes oil
Mexico and other nations seem to have
precedence over the woes Of the Amer
lean people, simply because the sys-
tematic and continuous presentation oil
the needs CT flood protection is not car
ried on. and because this stupendous
subject is treated with indifference by
communities, railroads, wholesalers
manufacturers and individuals, who
have surplus millions for philanthropy