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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-09-17
UNDESIRABLES.

Marshal Case escorted a floater to
the edge of town Tuesday and Dade
him farewell with the admonitlon TO
keep going. 1t is an unpleasant task
that the officer has to repeat frequent
w for the extensive work on the irrl-
CATION system draws the flotsam and
ietsom from various parts of the COM
mass. The marshal reports very large
number of derelicts around the town
many of whom are not over anxious
IN work. He discovered one large gang
camped on the Okanogan river, living
on the fat of the land, which created
a suspicion that hen roosts and gar
dens were being systematically raideu
Gold weather will put an end to this
outdoor life, thus reducing the NUMBER
of undesirables, but in the meantime
Soma nrovision should be made by the
business men to put on nlght "atch-
man The business men are suggested
hocause the town is strained to the
limit meeting contingent expenses, aho
ie hardly in position to employ an
other officer. The present marshal Is
yorking a double shift, but there are
tiroes that he requires few winks OF
s,oon and some one should be on duty
at all hours, day and night.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-09-17
CHANGES HIS PASTURAIE.

Rev. A. H. Morton preached his fare
well sermon at the M. T.. cnurch OH
Sunday morning 10 large congrega-
tion that was visibly affected by the
kind words of the retiring minister.
Rev. and Mrs. Morton have been resi-
dents of Oroville for two years, ana
have won warm place in the heartS
of the people of this community OUT
side as we'll as within the pale OF the
church. Under the system IN vogue
Methodist ministers arc not retalheu
for long periods in any one community
and under the rules of changing pas
tors Rev. Morton has been asslgheu
to new field. From here he goes 10
Peshastin, in the Wenatchee valley IT
can be safely said that Rev. Morton Is
tbe most popular Methodist minister
who has ever been assigned TO thlS
charge. While true and faithfui 10 'he
tenents of his church he is not d oieo''
and never played the hypocrite by pos
inc as a better man than his nelgh-
bors He is a broad minded, courteous
charitable and thorough chris'lan
Gentleman, a credit to the cloth ana
pleasing and charming person TO NEE,
nersonally. The church has hourisheu
under his pastorato, he has dom inuon %
GOOD among this people, and he taxes
with him to his new homo the DeS'
wishes of saint and sinner in this piace
where sad to say, the sinner predom,
mates, although averasins ~ 90,
around they have better show to ge'
through the pearly gates than SONY
- those claiming a prior right 10
halo.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-09-17
Is HERE TO STAY,

Mr.. and Mrs. E. d. Van Dissel and
the baby arrived in Oroville Friday
last from Spokane. They came to stay
At present the family are guests of
DR.. and Mrs. d. H. Lewis, but they
will occupy the new bungalow that
Mrs. Williams is building. Mr.. Van
Dissel will have an office in the cor
ner room of the old Peerless hotel
building. The family will be valuable
addition to the community, and Van
will make his presence felt, if he has
not lost some of his old time vim.
There is no danger on that score
however, for he left an impression all
along the overland route through the
Big Bend and the Okanogan valleys
that live one was headed for Oroville
to locate. Mr.. Van Dissel travelled
through Davenport, Wilbur, Coulee
City, Waterville, Bridgeport and up the
Okanogan valley, getting here, and on
every dead wall, or wherever there
was space to hang up the slogan, he
nailed up placards calling attention
to the fact that Okanogan lands under
the big new irrigation system were
valuable possessions to get hold OF,
with the further information that Mr..
Van Dissel was on the ground to show
any one around who wished to invest
gate and invest. That is the stuff, an
advertiser to let people know this
country exists, that Oroville has been
short on, and if Van does not make
winner in his effort to sell irrigated
land it will not be because he failed to
trv
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-09-17
A CHANGE AT THE SALTS LAKE.

f. Calvert, of Seattle who is largely in
terested in the operation of the salts lake
near Orovile, spent several days in town
during the past week. While here q deai
was made, or understanding reached by
which III. b. Brown retires from the act
i've management, although still interested
in the organization handling and market
ing the salts. Mr.. Brown did the pioneer
ing, and through his personal exertions
opened up a latent resource of this county
of great importance which may become a
permanent and wealth producing indus
try. The handling of the output had reach
ed such stage that more capital was re-
quired, and as Mr. Brown does not pose
as a capitalist he stepped out to enable
larger sums to get action. 1t was solely
through his energetic efforts, however
that the marketing of the product of the
salts lake became a commercially success
full enterprise. Mr.. Brown left Thursday
for Seattle and goes from there to New
York to promote other enterprises he is
interested in.
Mr.. Calvert desires to make no promises
as to the future relative to handling the
salts, otherwise than that the work of ex-
tracing and shipping will be continued
under the direction of a syndicate known
as the Stewart Calvert Co. f. Cronin will
be the resident manager. We are abusing
no confidence in saying that if the mark ct
holds as at present some very important
improvements will be made at the lake
and the industry become large and
permanent one. Whenever the COMPANY
releases the news this paper will kee
the public posted on any changes or I'M
provements that may be carried out in
increasing the capacity of the output.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-09-17
MINING TRANSFER.

W. ). DeMerchant sold the old Sill
vernite claim, located near the former
wehesville postoffice, to c. S. Jennings
Oh Loomis, and Mr.. Mann of Spokana
lhe transfer took place Saturday Five
men are now at work opening up tbo
iedge. The Silvernite was located bv
that veteran mining man and nros-
pector, Maj. F P. Wehe, among a null
titude or other locations otaked ont bv
that gentleman, so long ago that the
date OF the original entry ia bevond
memory. The Major held the claims
Tor years and last fall wished them off
on Mr.. DeMerchant. Mr.. DaM,rchant
MADE nice little clean up ard could
nave done far better. Before the indi-
Vlduals who had promised to take the
claim came through, C. w. Smith of
this place, offered far better price
but Mr.. DeMerchant honorably stuck
to his bargain. The reason that Mr.
Smith was so eager to secure the Sill
Vernlte was That he had been spying
around that part of the mountain range
recently, saw the ore taken from
the Silvernite, brought a sample down
to town assayed it and found that the
ore carried over $140 in gold and sill
yer. Ne wonder he became covetous.
The ledge that is being opened up is
not a large one, but the values run
high and arc uniform. The present
owners and operators will probably
be shipping ore in short time, and
even with the considerable wagon haul
that is necessary in order to reach the
railroad there is every indication that
the mine will pay handsomely.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-09-17
$3.50 PER YEAR
In A NEW FIELD.

Father Edward Griva, who has had
charge of the Catholic church at this
| place for the past year or more, has
been transferred to Nespelim on the
south half of the Colville Indian rcser-
| walton, where he will take up his resi-
dence in a few days. Father Griva has
been one of the most active represen-
| tatives of his church ever assigned to
this country. His charge embraced a
large territory, and he was constantly
| on the move in order to fill all of his
appointments. Through his exertion
| the church membership has increased
and through his influence several new
churches have been erected in the dis
trict over which he presided. 1t was
largely through his instrumentality
that the Catholic sisters secured the
Oroville hospital, and it has been his
dream and ambition to build up a
large hospital in Oroville, he having
drawn elaborate plans for that struc-
ture. He has not lost interest in that
project and will continue to exert him.
self to have his cherished plans carried
out. He leaves Orovillc with a great
deal of reluctance, but Ills duty is that
of a soldier to bey higher authority,
and though he may not be wholly sat
isfied with the transfer his zeal in the
cause will not be any less and in
his new home among the Indians
principally, he will apply himself with
the same earnest assiduity that mark
ed his work while in this missionary
district.
Few people have any idea of the
enormous amount of application and
work that falls to the lot of these
Catholic missionaries. They are COM
PEELED to learn the language of the
tribe of Indians to which they have
been assigned, and learn it SO thor
oughly that they can converse freely,
preach and even translate in that
tongue Father Griva already IS famil-
lar with four Indian languages, and
and now he is compelled to learn
new one. An error prevails among
many that there is little distinction be-
tween the various Indian languages and
to know one enables person to make
to know one nables person to make
himself understood among all Indians.
Father Griva says the distinctions are
as marked and different among Indian
languages as between the languages
of European countries.
Father Griva has builded we'll here
during his pastorate, as from now
henceforth this will be an important
Catholic headquarters. A number Of
sisters will have charge of the hos
pital work, and three priests will be
stationed here rermalently, the three
cover the ground that Father Griva
has heretofore cared for. This is an
other indication that Oroville is des-
tined to make an important place, for
it is not the practice of the Catholic
church to concentrate activities in a
dead town, or one without future.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-09-17
CUTTING SCRAPE.

Friday last nasty cutting affray oc-
CURED among two of the men employ
ed on the irrigation canal, near the
intake on the Similkameen river. r. d.
Lucy, an engineer in charge of the en-
gine operating on the temporary track
used for the steam shovel, and j. C.
Mccoy a brakeman, were the prin-
cipals in the ruction that ended in
such a sanguinary manner. What the
trouble grew cut of deponeth sayeth
not, but there can be no question as to
the fact of their having a rather rude
misunderstanding. During the row that
insued Lucy struck Mccoy on
the head with some very sharp
instrument, either knife or razor,
infiicting very ugly cash that bled
profusely The cut extended from the
top of the head down the neck at the
back of the left ear to the shoulder.
The scalp was cut to the bone, but the
wound on the neck was not deep, for
tunately for Mccoy. DR.. Elmer patched
up the injured Mccoy aid he was able
to be out and around the next day
No information was filed with the
authorities and hence no arrest was
made. 1t was stated by those who
seemed to know that the men made
up their differences and look upon the
carving as closed incident, hapr'
all arolnd that it proved to be no
worse,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-09-17
A JOLLY RECEPTION,

A delegation of Wenatchee Commercial
CIub, numbering some thirty three per-
sons invaded Orovile. Wednesday even
ing: Leaving for home the next morning
dellghted with the reception they met
with in this place. Owing to their TAX
ing the round about trip from Tonasket
10 Molson, and from thence to Oroville
the bulk of the party did not reach town
until after p. m. In the evening an in
formal reception was rendered the Wis
itors by, the Oroville Commercial Club in
odd Fellows Hall. 1t was very late before
the crowd assembled. The band, out in
full force. played several selections, and
PRESIDENT Lewis, of the local club, called
upon speakers from among the down river
pilgrims. John b. Adams acting president
of the Wenatchee Commercial Club ana
president of the Growers League, r. S
Ludington, Fred Crollard and II. o. Butler
responded in very happy vein At 10 80
the crowd marched to the Civic League
where an elegant and bountiful collation.
was served by the ladies of the league
After the wants of the inner man had
been supplied a number of diners were
called upon and responded with short
speaches. The visitors were profuse in
expressing their appreciation of the kindly
An interesting feature was a number of
songs by a quartette made up of members
Of the visiting, club. Altogether it was the
most ENJOYABLE. interesting and larges
attended gathering of the local CONNER
cial Club since its organization, and the
interest and enthusiasm manifested, will
result IN arouslnS much more interest in
the club and the work that the club has to
do for the welfare of the town and coun-
try. Some 120 persons sat down at the
tables: The following were among the
Wenatchee eXcursionists present:
Mr. and Mrs. A. Il. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs
G. A. Carpenter, J. NJ. Hit, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Shotwell. DR.. e. j. Wildly. And
/. Morris, II. o. Butler, G.. w Kelly of
the Seattle Commercial Club, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. 3. Adams H. w. Soldering, Lem
Ward, w. W; Woods, w. II. Barnhart.
Emil Frank, Geo. Brown, Noah Brown, N
n. Brown, J. l.. Weythman, E, ]. Sock,
Leon Milot, H. F. Schade, II. NJ Patrick,
A. w Mcdonald w. G. Holt c. Fl. Muir
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-09-17

Another big time production comes to
the Orpheum this week for Saturday and
Sunday nights. This time it is one of the
Metros best, being no less than the
famous Cora" This is the Rolfe produc-
ton in full five parts, and is admitted to
ing. The story of Cora" world famous
prima dona, Is thrilling and heart touch
ing from start to finish, and Emily Stevens
has never appeared to better advantage
on the stage in any character than this.
The story of the play tells of Madame
Rene. a fallen operate idol, of Paris, who
comes to America with her daughter
Madame Reene becomes ill and dies in a
poor tenament house, leaving her young
daughter Cora at the mercies of the wide
world In the tenament house where Cora s
mother dies. there lives Marie and her
crippled sister Louise, and although very
poor they take Cora to live with them
after the death of her mother. Marie is az
artists model and poses for George Gar
nier. a famous artist. The artist is engag-
ed to be married to Helen the petted an
spoiled child of fortune and the plaything
Of an ambition society mother, The artist
does not love Helen nor does Helen love
him. but he suffers the engagement to
be announced through indifference.
Cora tries in vain to secure employment
and finally poses for the artist. who falls
in love with her, but Cora flees to the
operatic stage where she makes er
success Returns to the poor tenament and
rescues Louise and her sister from poverty
and by force of character compells the
proper and happy ending to the life ro-
world to provide for themselves.
No dance Saturday night. Sunday ~
the big 81 piece dinner set will be given
away.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-09-17

"ork on the state road from Oro-
'"'e' south, is being pushed steadily,
:, Nv 'aose in charge are making a good
~ VI IT, The camp has been moved to
Nuoer gulch. 1t is calculated there is
:. 'usn means at command to finish
NJ, w 'oad beyond the gulch. The new
'u"ay promises to be a grand i'm
sO,ement over anything in the way OF
''ads in the county.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-09-17

George ]. Hurley motored over from
Loomis Wednesday morning, bringing
Miss Maud X. Hill, assistant principal
of the Loomis schools, to catch the
outgoing Spokane train. Miss Hill was
called to her home at st. Johns by the
sad news of the sudden death of her
father.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-09-17
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
(Rev. G. H. Severance. Vicar J

(Rev G. II. Severance, Vicar)
Morning prayer and sermon at II a.
m. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Evening
services at s p. m.
All are most cordially invited to at
tend these services. If you are looking
for a liberal and yet scriptural church
you will find it in the Episcopal
church.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-09-17

Mrs. L. E. Godfrey, of Cmak, was
in Oroville Tuesday.
Attorney w. E. Grant of Loomis, was
in town on business Tuesday.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-09-17

There are now 270 men employed on
construction work ON the irrigation
system, and great many more will be
put on at once.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-09-17
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES.

Sunday school 10 a. m. Preaching
services at l a. m.
H. D. CHANDLER, Pastor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-10

cret Service men found communica-
tons from DR.. Constantin Dumba, the
Austro- Hungarian ambassador. to his
foreign Office, on the subject OF TO
menting strikes in American munitlon
plants. Archibald now is at Rotterdam
and Minister Van Dyke has been in
structed to issue an emergency pass
port 20 permit his return to the Unit
ed States, when the department of JUS
tice probably will be called on to de-
eide if he has violated any law Of the
United States in acting as a messen-
ger for one of the European belliger-
ents.
First Official Step
Cancellation of Archibald's passports
is the first official action in diplomat
ic situation, which, it has been suggest
ed, might possibly extend so far as to
cause the departure of Dr.. Dumba from
this country.
American government officials were
amazed at the disclosures which fold
lowed ArchibaId's detention at Fal
mouth and were particularly annoyed
that an American passport had been
used to carry what practically amounts
to military information.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-10
$4,000 PEOPLE
At TUESDAY FAIR
OF PRESQvE Isl

Pressure Isle, Ne, Sept. 9Th.
fcials of the Northern Nains Fat, |
soclation all wore smiling al
Wednesday, for never had the u..,
man handed out better weather =,
second day, which is always tina i
day spf the fair. Before I O'Clock /,
morning the teams were coming in |
although the forenoon excursion :.
poured thousands into town. the n
being assisted by the hundreds Of n
from all over Aroostok, and I,
middle OF the afternoon, the mos,
seryative estimates placed the IN
at $4,000 people on the fair ground,
The various exhibition bujs|
were crowded all day. the grandr|
was packed with those who wi,,.l
the races; the ball game received
thusiastic attention, and the md
pictures were we'll patronized:
perhaps nowhere did the size al
crowd show up more conspicuu
than on the Midway which was
from end to end with a crowd n
surged ceaselessly back and forth
various shows got their share cJ
ronage, but the most popular wen
motordrome and the diving girs
der the management Of the Va
Snowman, Diamond Lew Waks
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-10
BRITISH COMMENT
ON ASSUMPTION
CARS COMMAND

London, Sept 9, 345 A. M.-The Pc
trograd correspondent of the Times
thinks the appointment OF General Po-
livanoff, minister of war, as premier,
will be announced soon, and points out
that the order announcing that En-
peror Nicholas has assumed personal
command Of the armies and navy COIN
cides with the beginning Of a fast or
dained by the Holy Synod. which adds
solemnity to an historical event.
Other papers suggest that the APP
pointment Of the Grand Duke Nicholas
as commander -in-chief in the Caucasus
implies a new and vigorous offensive
against Turkey
The Posts Petrograd correspondent
tempts have been made through leu
tonic instigation to remove the grand
duke from his command by violence.
This correspondent adds that, master
ly as the Russian retirement has beer
retreat does not appeal to the public
mind. Hence, he says, it may be sup
posed that the Emperor's action was
to unite the entire nation in carrying
on the war. Moreover, he declares, Rus
STA has exceedingly important inter-
ests on her Asiatic front, which, IN
the all-absorbing menace from the
west, slipped rather into the back
ground and the grand duke is going to
the Caucasus at the moment when It
is felt a great crisis is approaching
there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-10
GERMAN PRESS
COMMENT UPON
LEADERSHIP B Y
THE Grand DUKE

Berlin, Sept. 9, Via London. 1928 p.
M.-The removal Of Grand Duke Mich
olas from the commandership-in- chief
of the Russian armies is the text Of
long articles in Berlin newspapers this
morning. The Tageblatt says the
Grand Duke was removed because,
Notwithstanding his undeniable gifts
in the strategy of retreating. he bears
the responsibility for the Russian ca
tastrophies in Poland and Galicia.
A view more frequently expressed
is that the retirement of the Grand
Duke was dictated by political reasons
and aimed particularly at the party
represented by the present Russian
government. which had grown too
strong.
Generous Tribute
The Lokal Anzeiger says the dis
placement Of the Grand Duke re-
moves the government partys strong
est supporter and means a loss to the
army, which saw in him the appointed
leader. This newspaper pays frank
and generous tribute TO the former
comma nder- in chief as a brave and
honorable leader.
An Opposing View
The Morgen Post on the other hand
terms Grand Duke Nicholas "a brutal
and bloody man, without talent for
leadership, and the destroyer of his
army, his land and his people" 1t adds
that the moment demands a leader Of
titanic strength and asserts that this
complete cipher as a leader of Russian
armies" has been discredited by his
defeats
Political Significance
The Boersen Zeitung views the change
as having been elected against certain
coteries in the inner political life of Rus
STA, and believes it may be calculated
also to impress the other members of
the Quadruple Entente with the feeling
that Russia is doing everything possible
to ward off impending events.
The Tages Zeitung says: lone hardly
errs in ascribing, along with the militia
ry significance, just as important, politi-
cal significance to the change. The grand
ducal party, whose head was the former
commander-in- chief, has sustained a very
real defeat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-10
WINSL0W

Chief Allen and Selectman Chi-s
lain have returned from UP
Nashua, \. H., Tiverton, r. l.,
Brockton. Taunton. Plymouth and Y
dleboro, Mass. where they have bR
look at fire trucks for the WinsloE
department. They closed a cunH1
with the Maxim Motor Co. Of Aia'1
boro. Mass, for a six-cylinder nre ~
to be delivered in 30 days. The w
is capable of going 10 miles an hour y
any country road. Winslow will now
as we'll protected from fire as any @'
of its size along the kennebec vale!
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward H. Brttoh'
and Mrs. John Dorsey and NJ
Mrs. Ralph Horner are moving TO %.
new homes recently built by the h. q
Co.
Harvey Burrill has purchased IN
seven-passenger Studebaker car
The H. G. w. Ladies' Aid met d.
clubhouse Wednesday, The lolor.
are the officers elected for the eH'''
year: Pres, Mrs. Elmer ToSier' "
Pres, Mrs. Edward Bra treas" =
Frank White; Secy, Mrs. Joseph
Lisle: sick Com, Mrs. Frank "hie :, !
Mrs. P. B. White: cutting |o'll''
Burleieh Simpson and Mrs 'e,sI
REYNOLDS; executive Com, MIS-. y,
White, Mrs. Eliza Getchell ana MID !.
DeLisle. The next meeting VIII 0e ="
the ODD.