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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-06

in their schools, believe in encourag-
ing teacher and pupil, and whenever
the scholars stage an entertainment,
be it an athletic contest, a debate, a
lecture, or performance of any kind.
the population turns out in drOveS
to encourage and cheer on the efforts
of those taking part. No insistence
to display school pride is required to
insure a crowd. The community turns
out OF its own vOlition. This has been
conspicuous everywhere the basket
ball team has gone during the winter,
and the comparison OF attendance in
nelghboring towns with that of the
attendance in Oroville has been SO
striking as to leave the impression
among the scholars that the residents
OF OrOville take little ii any interest
IN the home school and are indiffer-
ent as to the athletic features, or any
other feature for that matter. This
is neither encouraging to scholars or
teachers, nor creditable to the COM
munity as a whole. OF course dist
ance and weather conditions may be
cited as an excuse for meagre attend
ance at basket ball games during the
mid winter months. Such excuse can
hdi oiy hoiu 6OOu AOVs dUO tCAAcIIOW
night it is hoped that the crowd will
be of such size as to prove to the
Conconully visitors that school
spirit really exists here, school
spirit that embraces every resident of
the district. Those who are not in
terested in athletics can hardly fail
to find the debate great attraction,
and those who are keenly interested
in athletics will find the debate an
additional incentive for being present.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-06

industry that never fails, dairying, and
successful dairying means bank ac-
counts and prosperous and contented
people.
What is, and what is in prospect
combined is sufficient to bear out our
predictions of the rapid growth of
Oroville, and of it's speedily develop
Ing into city. We may be optimistic
in our views regarding the future of
Oroville, but the conditions and pros
poets justify optimism. The Gazette
has always held that no town was ever
more fortunately situated to make a
city, and as time passes and the trib-
utary resources are gradually develop
ed, railroads built, irrigation projects
set on foot, the writer is more firmly
convinced that the position taken years
ago was well founded, and feels that
ii he is spared few years he will see
all come about that he has so often
predicted as to the growth and i'm
Dortance of Oroville
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-06
SCHOOL ELECTION

An election will be held Saturday
for the purpose of selecting two
school directors to fill the vacancies
made by the expiration of the terms
of f. l.. Pourtales and Dr. F. S. Beale.
The polls will be in the new school
house So far no interest has de-
veloped in this election, and yet it
is an important one. Taxpayers
capable men are selected to fill the
vacancies. 1t is understood that
neither of the retiring directors care
to be reelected They performed
their duties faithfully and well. Equ-
ally as good men should be chosen as
their successors, and all things equal
they should be young men. Young
men of probity and intelligence. Too
often residents of school district
are indifferent as to the capability
and fitness of men chosen as directors.
A school director should have at least
some education, and know something
about school management Our school
is taking a place among the best in
the county, and it should not only
be held steadily up to high stand
ard but constantly improved. The di-
of the school. Moreover, while look
ing after the best interest of the
school, special care should be given
to an economical administration of
affairs. No one wishes the directors
to carry economy to such an extent
as to in any manner cripple the school,
but rigid care in the expense accounts
will save dollars without affecting
the efficiency of the institution. The
men chosen to stand for school di-
rectOrs should be clean, worthy citi-
zens with the intelligence to con-
duct business in a manner that will
insure the best results for the school
and they should be pledged to ex-
ercise rigid economy There are men
in this community with the best in
terests of the school at heart that will
measure up to that standard. Let
such men be elected tomorrow.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-06
APPEALING FOR ACHANGE

Residents of Loomis are making
every effort to have the mail service
resumed from that camp to the rail-
road via Nighthawk to connect with
trains. When an effort was made last
fall to reduce the train service on the
west run to three times week, and
the plan was tried until wild and
universal roar from residents along
the line induced the railroad author
tiles to restore daily trains, the postal
department, on petition, changed the
mail route from Nighthawk to Con-
conully and arranged for carrying the
mails by stage from Oroville to Loonis
and the county seat. Some difficulty
is being experienced inducing the pos
tai department to restore the service
over the old line, and the intimation
Is given out that change cannot take
place until contracts for carrying
mail is let in June.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-06
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Minutes of the meeting of the town
council of Oroville, Wash, March 2,
1914. Present, Councilmen Beale, Muir
ray, Smith and Pourtales. Motion
made and carried Councilman Beale
act as mayor pro TEN. Minutes OF the
previous meeting read and approved
as read. Report of j. F. Samson, po-
lice justice, was read and on motion
was accepted.
Petition of certain property owners
for a street light on the corner of Rad
bourn and OSoyooS avenues was read,
and on motion was granted, and clerk
was instructed to order the light in
stalled.
Motion was made and carried that
the treasurer be instructed to transfer
$500 from the water company fund
to the bond fund.
Committee representing the town
band appeared before the council in
| the matter of the town making a do
nation toward the support of the band,
| and the matter was laid on the table
for the opinion of the town attorney.
The clerk was then instructed to
purcase two pair of rubber boots.
On motion te following bills were al
lowed and ordered paid: First Ma
thional Bank, pipe contract, $944.24;
e. r. Hoose, salary and supplies, ST.
25; w. E. Payne, salary and lock, $76.-
co.; John Collins, labor, Sc; w. Allen,
teaming, $21.90; G. J. st. Hill, wood,
$500; S. H. Sanderson, supplies for
water works, $3.50; H. j. Desmond
supplies water works, $1.20; Cameron
& Parsons, blacksmithing, $1.35; ST.
milkameen Power Co., light and pow
er, $119.75; Hughes & Co., supplies
water works, $9.1S; j. F. Samson, for
Harry Powell witness fee, 1920; E.
Northrop, witness fee, 1920; 1. N.
| Wickersham, witness fee, $220.
On motion council adjourned
E. r. HOOSE, Clerk.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-06
A FUNNY EXHIBITION

1t would be cheapening the skill
that is supposed to be necessary in
proficient playing to call the exhibi-
ton of how not to do it that took place
in the high school gym last Friday
evening a game of basket ball. The
largest crowd of the season gathered
to see the meeting of a town team
from Hedley, B. c., and the high
school quintette, and it was simply
butchering to make an Oroville holi-
day The Hedley boys could not roll
basket ball through the doors of
freight car. They apparently did
not know the first rudiments of the
game. Possibly some of the players
never saw a basket ball game be-
fore. AT least they acted like 1t. They
made no attempt to guard or block
plays, and often the ball passed from
center to guard and on into the bas-
ket before the Hedley boys could
make a move. 1t seemed impossible
for Provo to miss the basket from any
angle, and his team mates were equal
ly as accurate in reaching the nets.
There were very few fouls, and no
rough play. The final score was 102
to /, a most remarkable one-sided re-
cord that so far as known has never
been equalled in the county. OF this
number Provo, who is a quiet unas-
suming player, had So points to his
credit. However, all of the high school
players put vim, energy, earnestness,
and head work in their play, work.
ing as a unite. The Hedley lads are
a finely built lot of athletes, and IL
weight and muscle will count for any
thing in the game they could be made
formidable opponents for any team.
They took their crushing defeat with
high good humor, recognizing that
they were out classed from the very
start. Doing their best cheerfully in
the face of certain defeat, showing no
signs of hard feelings, they are a
bunch of jolly good sports, who, with
more experience, will give a better
account of themselves.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-06
4 RARE TREAT AHEAD

The members of the Civic League
have had in preparation for several
weeks a roaring farce, in three acts,
entitled "All Tangled Up" which will
be presented to the public next Thurs
day evening, March IL, in the Or
pheum theatre. The performance will
be given under the personal direction
of Mrs. j. f. Samson, which insures
it's. stage success. The curtain will
rise promptly at 8: 80, and no one will
be seated during the performance.
Those coming late will be obliged to
stand until the end of the act. This
is {. new Innovation in Oroville, and
should have the effect of curing the
fault of dilatorinesS that is always
conspicuous at entertainments given
in the town. People have fallen into
the bad habit of going to performances
long after the hour advertised for the
opening, much to the annoyance OF
those who have already obtained seats
and become tired of awaiting the roll
ing up of the curtain, as the COM
mencement is held off to accommodate
the late arrivals Let a few perform
ances commence promptly on time and
the laggers will change their system.
The league is in earnest in the an
nouncement that the show will COM
mence exactly at $50, and those who
come trailing in after that hour will
not be permitted to create a diversion
after the performers have commenced
reading their lines.
Following is the cast of characters:
Mr. McVeigh. ..............H H. A. Reed
Mr.. Holiday. C. l.. Armstrong
Mr.. Keeling Plantum Louis Breummel
Lieut.. Rapley. Fred Harl
Mrs. Holiday. .... Mrs. j. l.. Masters
Miss Clara Holiday Mrs. c. c. Hedgel
Vernie, (secretly married to
| McVeigh) -. Mrs. Chas. T. Peterso
lO'Toole, the butler. ....... VIM. RyaT
Admittance for adults so cents
children under II years 35 cents.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-06

The ladies of the Civic League were
invited by the members of the band
to give the supper for the big dance
to be given under the auspices of the
band on the night of March II. A
meeting of the Civic League was held
last Friday to take up and consider
this proposition, and it was decided
that there were so few members Of the
League who could give their time to
the work that the offer would have
to be declined. The members of the
league regret exceedingly the neces-
sity that compelled them to decline
the kind offer, because they would
like to help the band in the effort to
make the dance of March 18th the
great social event of the season, but
under the circumstances it is i'm
possible to perform the labor neces-
sary in order to make the supper a
success.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-06
YUM /! YUM {!

The ladies of the Alter society of the
Catholic church will give a waffle sup
per in the dining room of the Hotel
Spokane next Tuesday evening, March
10. Although waffles as a straight
diet are sufficiently attractive to draw
a liberal patronage, the ladies are to
supply other toothsome trimmings in
the way of roast pork and apple sauce
and salads. The combination is a feed
to appeal to the cravings of an epicure
Let everybody attend the waffle sup
per, and while helping a good cause
help themselves to good eats.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-06

The large new ice house at this sta
ton, completed within the last few
days, is one of the best constructed
along the Great Northern system, and
from present indications it may not be
utilized this year it will be a great
convenience in future years. This
house was built upon plan whereby
it is not necessary to put ice directly
up in saw dust, thus doing away with
cleaning the slabs every time they
are taken from the building. The
building is constructed with double
walls, and the saw dust is packed be-
tween the walls. This method is
found to keep ice just as we'll as
where the two ingredients are mixed
together, as is the universal custom
The common course saw dust is not
used for packing, but very fine powd-
cry dust is packed between the walls
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-06

A number of train loads of ice have
arrived at this place during the past
week or ten days, all billed for Pa
teros, where the company erected a
large ice house this winter. The last
shipments came from Curlew. The
quality is inferior to the ice that has
been put up by the railroad company
in past years, but the best that could
be procured under weather conditions
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-03-06
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES

Divine worship both morning and
evening next Sunday. Preaching by
the pastor, Rev. H. D. Chandler; Sun
day school at 10 a. M; Christian En-
deavor at $50 p. m. The class on
mission study begins at this meeting.
Prayer and praise meeting on Thurs
days at 1880. All services open to
any who wish to come.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-28

others culture. Apparently America
cannot give her that yet. The outside
finishing is perfect. The best English
teachers train her to good manners,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-28

rules of elegant life. These she ac-
complishes mechanically but cleverly.
In her Utmost nature she is a bar
barian who has not yet solved the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-30
The Warsaw Gate City
Warsaw, ILL.,, July 80, 1914.

the main part of the work, but the
handsome bronze tablets have to be
affixed. and the cement steps approach
ing the monument from the four sides
have to be built. The beautiful shaft
may easily be viewed today from Keo-
kuk.
Lee Hun, now located in Fayette,
Mo-, was business visitor this week.
The band concert last night drew
its usual large crowd. Warsaw bust
ness men are certainly getting the
worth of their money in these con-
certs. A good band is one OF the best
advertisements a town can have.
A four passenger auto with the
chauffeur the sole occupant, had a
rapid and dangerous coasting trip
down Webster street HILL Between
Eighth and Ninth streets the car be-
came manageable while running at
about forty miles an hour clip; II
soon commenced skidding, narrowly
grazing a tree on the south side or
the street, and then zig-zagged for two
blocks before it was under control;
no damage only to the top, but there
was very badly scared chauffeur, and
the very sight of the runaway made
onlookers' hair almost stand on end.
Warsaw has been very fortunate as
to auto accidents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-30
TAVENNER TALKING
OF CHEAPER POWER
Wants Government to Operate Huge
Plant Near Rock Island, ILL.,,
and Sell to Consumers.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 30
Representative Tavenner spoke yes
terday on the water power bill, criti-
Ching the feature of the message
which gives a 5O-year franchise Of riv-
ers without any compensation to the
government.
He favored the construction and op-
Grafton of a huge power plant near
Rock Island by the government, and
the sale of power to consumers at
actual cost.
In the governments plant at Rock
Island arsenal said Tavenner, I'VE
are developing power for three mills
per kilowatt hour.
Fifty miles down the river is the
privately owned Keokuk dam-using
the same river. The Keokuk company
is selling power for from 10 to IA cents
per kilowatt hour, or from 30 to so
times more than 1t costs the gov
eminent at Rock Island to make it,
or more than it would cost users at
Rock Island il the government were
to sell it directly to consumers at
actual cost.
Imagine what stimulus a great
water power plant would be to any
community If power were sold for
three mills per kilowatt hour.
TT would mean many new factories,
increased employment and added op-
portunities and happiness for ALL
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-30
SOCIALISTS ALWAYS
HAVE A REMEDY
Berger Suggests Strike of Working
men to Keep Europe From
War.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, July 30.-Vic-
tor l.. Berger, socialist leader and
former socialist congressman from
Wisconsin. today proposed a general
strike in countries outside Austria and
Servia as a method Of localizing the
conflict. This suggestion will be made
before the international socialist con-
gress which was to have been held in
Vienna but will probably be held in
Paris.
THE war between Austria and Ser
now pending. If the European war
becomes a reality. it will not only be
clash between the Slavs and the Ger
mans for domination in Europe but in
the final analysis it will be a fight be-
tween Russian autocracy and western
democracy. The German kaiser will
soon be a secondary consideration in
this historic conflict.
1T Is impossible to prevent the war
between Austria and Servia because
that war has already commenced. But
we may be able to localize the con-
tict," Berger said.
The working class Of France and
Italy and of the world in general is
for peace. We have no further inter
est in the Europe imbroglio except
the car Of Russia and Russian auto
cracy should be defeated, because ev-
cry weakening of the Russian auto
cracy is a lasting benefit to the inter-
national socialist movement and to
civilization-and because the German
socialist-democracy may be depended
on to take care of the kaiser after the
war.
Therefore, may suggest a gener-
al strike in England, Italy and France,
in case these countries governments
may want to take part In the war;
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-30
MORE CONCERNING
GALLAGHER'S FALL
keokuk Man who was Hurt at Bur-
Iington, Fell Over Forty
Feet

The Gate City yesterday contained
brief mention Of an accident which
befell Joseph Gallagher at Burlington.
The Gazette contains the following
particulars of the mishap:
While working on forty-foot tele-
phone pole this morning Joseph Gal
lagher, cable splicer in the employ
of the Iowa Telephone Co., residing at
Keokuk, fell from the lofty heighth,
suffering broken collar-bone and
severe cuts about the head.
The accident occurred at the cor
ner Of Summer street and West ave-
nue. about $50 O'Clock while the VIC
tim was working on the terminal To-
Gated near the top Of the pole. He
was rendered unconscious, and his
Mortified companions fastened to the
home Of Mrs. E. M. Wesner, residing
at No. I'll Summer street, from which
place they telephoned to DR.. Dixon.
Father Galligan was also sent for.
and through the courtesy Of q. G..
Bandleon, OF the Wyman & Rand Co.,
whose car was standing at the curb,
the priest was hurried to st. Francis
hospital, to which place the victim
was brought short time later.
It was thought that his injuries
were more serious than the examina,
ton showed them to be, the first re-
port saying that he was dying. but
happily 1t was found that there were
no external injuries beyond the frac'
ture of the collar-bone.
Mr.. Gallagher has been in the EN-.
ploy of the telephone company about
ten years, and has been employed 10.
cally during July. He is married, the
family living in Keokuk. Mrs. Gala
CHER was notified, of the accident and
arrived this afternoon.
Mrs. Wesner applied cold applica-
lions to the forehead Of the victim
while waiting the arrival of the physi-
clans and accompanied him to the
hospital.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-30

D. H. Swigelson, wife and daughter,
Grace, spent Sunday in Keokuk, visit
ing A. Loewenstein and family. Miss
Grace will remain all week. ~.
Harry Pagett of Keokuk, represe sent
ing r. G. Dun C Co., was a business
visitor Wednesday.
Several Of our leading young men
gave an informal dance at Odd Eel
lows hall Wednesday evening. Sew
eral guests from Keokuk and Hamil-
ton were present. A delightful even
ing was spent; music was by Agnes
orchestra of keokuk.
A. E. tombstone Of Keokuk came
down in his car Wednesday and called
on friends. ..a
General Manager ]. P. Ingle Of the
Keokuk Electric Co., drove down
Wednesday with his father, who is
visiting him from Atlanta, Ca, and
called on Warsaw friends. Mr.. Ingle,
ST., is highly pleased with this coun-
try and thinks it has a great future
before it. He is genial gentleman
whom 1t is a pleasure to meet. 1t Is
to be hoped that his health will be
improved during his visit.
The main shaft of the FIT. Edwards
monument was finally set in place by
p. m. Wednesday. This completes
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-30
NOT GUILTY.. BUT HIS
EVIDENCE CONVICTS
Or. w. p. Sherlock Forgot That the
Speed Limit Of City Had
Been Reduced.

Here's one on DR.. w. P. Sher.
lock, one Of the large number of au.
tomobile drivers against whom in.
formations we're filed at the time the
motorcycle officer was on duty. DR..
Skerlock's case came up in the su.
perior court today with several ota.
ers. He entered plea of not guilty
and produced an affidavit signed by
man who was with him at the time
ne was charged with having exceeded
the speed limit on the way down
town from the baseball game. The
affidavit was to the effect that. tie
car was operated at speed Of seven.
teen miles an hour, at no time ex.
ceeding twenty miles an hour.
Under the old traffic ordinance this
speed would have been under the
limit made and provided, but under
the ordinance passed shortly before
the new city administration took
office the speed at which DR.. Sherlock
claims he drove his car is several
miels above the limit. He was requir-
ed to pay his fine of 81 and crsts.
The case of James Curran against
Mrs. j. Ryland was tried before a
Jury in the superior court this after.
noon. Suit for judgment of $50S.6s,
for wages. and petition for writ
OF attachment for seizure of moneys
and credits Of the defendant amount
ing to $175 Is being made by the
Plaintiff
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-30
REQUIRED TO WIDEN
SOUTH FIFTH STREET
City Council Today Gives Notice Of
Intention TO Pave Part Of
Franklin Street.

The city council today adopted a
resolution requiring the Keokuk
Quarry and Construction company,
contractors for the paving Of South
Fifth street, to widen the pavement
four feet between A and B street
opposite the triangle on the east side
of block A. This will widen the street
at this place to "a feet.
Notice of intention to pave Franklin
street between Fifteenth and Six
teenth was today given by the coun-
ell. The street is to be curbed and
paved with concrete to a width Of
thirty feet. A meeting Of the coun-
ell for the purpose of hearing objec-
tons from property owners will be
held at a. M. August 90
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-30
Too Late 70 Withdraw.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
ST. PETERSBURG, July 3O.-OT.
Gers ior Russian mobilization have
gone tho far to be stopped now. This
was tho answC-- made by Minister Of
Foreign Affairs Sazonoff today to a
protes; oy the German ambassador
against the concentration Of the
cars forces.
Sazonoff declared the mobiliza.
ton was only partial.
The German ambassadors com.
plant was lodged at conference
which he held with the minister of
foreign affairs last night. The con.
ference was continued today. The
tone of Germany's protest and Of
Russias' reply, as orally maze by
the ambassador and Sazonoff was en-
tirely friendly.