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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-13
SALES MANAGER.

.LF. Pourtales has been selected by
the directors of the West Okanogan
Valley Irrigation district as district
sales manager. His duties will be to
take care Of all correspondence con-
taining inquiries about the land, coun-
try and conditions, and when pros
pctive buyers reach this place he
will be required to take them over the
district, giving them all the informa-
ton that they may desire. The posi-
ton Is no sinecure. No salary is at
tached to the position, and the returns
tothe agent, in case a sale Is made. are
small There Is enough to do in the
single item Of correspondence to keep
one man pretty busy. Mr.. Pourtales
will make his headquarters in the Of
fce rooms Of the Butler building at
the northwest corner of Main street
and Central avenue.
Mr.. Pourtales has been q member
Of the board Of directors of the district
for a long time, and has given much
Of bis personal attention to promoting
The project from its incipiency. He has
always been steadfast in his belief that
the enterprise would eventually 60
through, even in the darkest days,
when hope was generally almoCt
abandoned and success seemed remote
and doubtful. At no time has he ever
expressed a doubt, and his enthusiasm
and optimism did much to keep up the
courage Of those interested in seeing
the enterprise carried out. He is the
right man for the work that has been
turned over to him, being familiar with
The land under the system and the
nldory'of the project from the begin
ming Of the movement to secure water
for the valley.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-13
BUSY AT THE SALTS LAKE.

H. b. Brown, who is personally di-
recting operations at the EPSON salts
lake, west of town, is as busy as a man
very well can be getting things shaped
around to work to the very best advan-
tage in extricating and shipping that
product of cathartic properties. He has
quite crew at work, and will augment
the force as fast as he can utilize the
men, extracting, handling and ship
ping to the railroad. 1t is only made
possible to handle the salts and get 1t
to market on profitable basis through
freight rate concessions granted by
the railroad. Mr.. Brown is giving out
nothing for publication at the present
time as to the intentions of himself
and associates. He is here for the pur-
pose of accomplishing a certain object
which is principally to get out salts to
fill orders, and he is bending all his
energies toward that object. Already
he has orders for two carloads, which
he expects to fill within the next fort
night. If the experiment of the ex
traction and shipment proves a sue
cess, and the salts meet the require
ments of the purchasers, there is Ger
tainty that the removal and shipment
will continue until the deposit is ex-
hausted, if that be possible. AS there
is an enormous deposit this decision
means that work will be continued in
definitely.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-13
THE GRASSHOPPER PROBLEN.

Many inquiries have recently come
into this office relative to advice on
the grasshopper problem.
In response to my telegram, DR.. Car
diff. director of the state experiment
station, sent Prof Nj. E. Yothers into
the county to investigate conditions
Prof. Yothers was in the Okanogan
valley proper, for one week.
Both he and DR.. Cardiff are unable
to offer any very definite plan for
the eradication of this pest. Conditions
here are rather unique which renders
the Kansas plan of distributing poison
ed bran impractical.
The species of grasshoppers in this
section are numerous. many migrating
considerable distances. The insects
breed on the scab lands, the bunch
grass hills, road sides and all uncul-
tivated ground. The farms In the af-
fected section sare generally in the
coulees. canyons, gulches or on mar
row benches, which are surrounded on
one or more sides by miles of grass
hopper breeding grounds. And when a
field is poisoned, the insects which eat
the poison die or move on and die, but
millions from the surrounding fields
swarm down and take their places. In
cases of small tracts surrounded by
fields, cultivated or burned over, pois-
oned bran is often found to be effect
i've. But in Okanogan county condi-
tions are found to be different. Some
times an application of Bordeaux mix
ture will act as repellant and prevent
such crops as truck, corn, trees, ETC.,
from being destroyed. But even this is
not always effective. The past two
winters have been conductive to large
numbers Of these pests.
At the present time these insects are
busy laying eggs and are not doing the
damage that they did two weeks ago.
Some farmers have asked that the
county commissioners distribute pois-
oned bran and fight the pests. The
commissioners discussed this matter
with me on Thursday and are very
willing to do anything in their power
to save the property of the farmers
of the county. But since the state
college and this office are unable to
recommend any effective method Of
control and do not advocate the distri-
button of poisoned bran for reasons
just explained, they can see no way by
which any action on their part can
help combat these pests.
Past experience shows that the
grasshoppers come and go in cycles
of few years.
Both Prof. Yothers and l think this
year the elimination of cycle, and
that next year there will be none. 1t
is very possible, however, that we may
be mistaken, and such being the case
there will be more than this year
]. A. HUGHES.
County Agriculturalist and Agent u
S. Dept. of Agriculture.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-13

Jas. A. Gilmour, of Keller, is visiting
with his son Guy Gilmour, of this
place. When talking about old inhab-
itants do not overlook Mr.. Gilmour.
He was mining at the old town of
Ruby when that camp was a hummer,
years ago, and served as deputy sher-
iff. He is still mining and has held
down claims at Keller, on the south
half of the reservation, for eleven
years. He believes that once transpor-
tation is secured the Keller mines will
make noise in the world, but trans
portation must come soon for Mr.. Gill
mour to reap any benefit, as he is get
ting well along in life, and though hale
and robust cannot hold out forever.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-13
CONFERENCE AND PICNIC,

The state secretary of the socialist
party will visit Riverside August 20,
which will be made the occasion of a
conference with him on some plans he
has for organizing the entire county
this fall and winter in readiness for
the coming political campaign. This
plan has proven successful elsewhere
and the presence of every socialist in
the county is desired to take hold of
this tried and promising plan Bring
your dinner baskets and have a jolly
time in the Sogle orchard at o'clock,
p. m. Business after and public meet
ing by Comrade Katterfeld in the
evening. Let's get together
w. c. B. Randolph, Secy.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-13
GUARDING THE ROADS.

Much damage has been done the
county highways through carlessness
on the part of those using water for
irrigation purposes, putting the public
to much inconvenience and annoyance.
and the county to large expense in
making repairs. The county commits
sioners have been aroused to action by
complaints, and at the last meeting is
sued the following notice to road
supervisors and foremen and citizens
generally with the object of correcting
an evil that has become very serious:
In accordance with the resolution of
the county commissioners passed Aug
ust Z, 1915, you are directed to report
to the county engineer, all cases of
damages to the public highways other
than those caused by the acts OF nature
or by reason of legitimate and reason
able use as public highway.
Under this head will be any grading.
plowing, filling or excavating on the
right OF way which will impair it's use
fulness or which is done in opposition
to the plans and direction of the
proper authorities; the depositing of
any refuse, debris, rocks, stones or
any object or material whatsoever
which will impair in any way the USE
fulness or future development of any
highway.
Also, the willful or negligent diver
sion of waters from natural stream
beds which results in the flooding of
any portion of any highway; the vast
ings of any irrigation waters onto the
highways from the lands adjacent
thereto and which in any way damages
a highway; the installation, main
tainance end operation of any water
conduit, pipe, flume or ditch on or
along any highway which does not con-
form to established grades or which is
not constructed to conform to the di-
rection of the proper authorities, or
which in crossing is not installed as
to permit covering Of at least six
inches of earth, gravel or macadam
below established or travelled grade or
which is so constructed and operated
that water is allowed to discharge on
the travelled road bed to the detriment
thereof.
You are directed to invite the atten-
tion of all individuals, firms, corpora
tions or representatives thereof, con-
stituting, operating or maintaining any
irrigation crossings, or crossings of
water ways on the public highways for
any purpose whatsoever, without fran
chise from the county commissioners,
to the fact that their operations are
permitted in the interest of the general
development of Okanogan county and
that such operations are secondary to
the rights of travel Of the general pub
lie on all established public highways;
further, that the board of county COM
missioners have by resolution directed
the prosecution of all cases of willful
or negligent damage under Rem. & Bal
Code 1856 (D and 22666 and that any
person convicted hereunder will be
liable to Imprisonment for ninety days
or fine Of $250.0O
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-13
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
(Rev. G. H. Severance, Vicar.)

Services will be held next Sunday,
August 18th at II a. IN. Sunday school
at 10 a. m. If your child is not in Sun
day school why not send it next Sun
day. The religious and moral future
of this community depends upon your
child. Our Sunday school is graded
and uses up-to-date methods. The
vicar will preach on the subject The
effect Of Christianity upon the Com
munity." Now is the time to begin the
church habit-begin next Sunday.
All are most cordially invited to at
tend all services.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-13
INCREASING THE LEVY.

AS will be seen by an advertisement
signed by the clerk of school district
No. II, appearing in another column
of this issue, a meeting is called to be
held in the high school building next
Saturday, August 21. for the purpose
of considering the advisability of in
creasing the school tax levy from 1C
to Is mills This action is taken in re-
sponse to a suggestion from County
Superintendent w. E. Gamble, as fol-
lows:
"The financial statement OF the
treasurer on June 80. 1915, shows your
district in debt in the general fund
about $7,1OO. Your assessed valuation
is about 100000. l believe that it
would be policy for your district to
levy a little higher tax this year in Or
der to put it on cesh basis. think
about Is mills all told, would help the
district out, and, if possible, in August
YOU had better vote a Is mill levy for
general fund purposes
Any increase in the taxes, that nave
become onerous in this county, would
not be loked upon with any degree
of patience If it were for any other
purpose than the benefit of the school
This is one beneficiary OF taxation
that people usually are willing to sup,
port to the limit of their MEANS aao
there is hardly a doubt but that the in
crease will be cheerfully voted.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-13
AN OBJECT LESSON.

0ne Of the prettiest fields of wheat
IN the valley when the grain was in
Mll flower was to be seen on the home
pace Of DR.. c. P. House, along the
east bank Of the Similkam Gen river,
aeloining the town to the west. The
Ned was not heavy, measured in
osnels, simply because the seed had
N0 sown very light. Had the doc
0f anticipated such a favorable Seas
VI as regards moisture, as this has
0en' and sown the regulation amount
SEED, the yield would have been
asreat as that produced on the most
.s'Oisoly situated lands in the county.
'w WE'VE years DR.. House hra raised
psm On this particular tract, alter
''aas between oats and wheat. This
slaln land is not irrigated. The ad-
Nlalng orchard is, and nowhere in the
'a'ley can be found a more thrifty
evs'n OF trees, and nowhere is the
."'u OF fruit moro regular or abund-
w AS an object lesson as to what
s valley land will produce undcr
s'' taere Is not more striking ex-
~pe tnan DR.. Houses home ranch
sauce at the prodigal riot of vege-
.. A IN the garden and small fruit
s.,a 's'eaes as we'll as the orchard proper
:" convince any one that the land
vi 'ne ditch is Us fertile and re-
y ''4'''e ss any that can be found in
,,. "e''' or at any other point Of the
'"'pass, for that matter.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-13
A GREAT FIND.

At the suggestion of Prof Handy,
geologist of Pullman college, who is
devoting much time to q careful and
comprehensive examination of the
geological formations in this vicinity,
and especially as to their relation and
bearing upon mineral deposits, C. w.
Smith has made a great many assays
of rock taken from an immense dyke
a short distance west Of town, and
finds that it carries $6 in golG to the
ton Mr.. Smith has checked and re-
checked these assays and there is no
chance of a mistake. Gold to the uni
form value of Sc is present in the
samples assayed. These samples were
not selected from single spot but
taken at random here and there from
over large area. There is so much
of this gold bearing rock that 1t does
not have to be mined by the ordinary
process of sinking shafts or running
tunnels. 1t can be blasted off in any
quantity from open cuts like stone
taken from quarry. There appears
to be absolutely no limit to the ton
mage that could be removed and treat
ed. The rock, for it bears little resem-
blance to ore or quartz, would be pass
ed over by a prospector without no
tice, has been passed over for years
1t is what all companies mining on a
large scale are seeking for, an enor-
nous and almost inexhaustable low
grade deposit.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-13
HEALTH INSPECTORS VISIT.

VIM. T. Allison, member of the state
board of health was in Oroville over
Tuesday. He was directed to come to
Oroville by the state board of health
on the strength of a complaint filed
with the board against the Hotel de
Grubb sewage. After careful investi-
cation Mr.. Allison has no statement to
make other than that he had found that
Mr.. Grubb was doing everything in his
power under the circumstances to
minimize any nuisance or offense that
arises from the drainage from the
hotel the system now in vogue for the
handling of the sewage costing large
sum monthly. Mr.. Allison declared
that on account of the cess pools of no.
tells, business houses and residences,
there was grave danger of contaminat-
ing the town water supply, and strong
ly recommended the installation of a
sewerage system. He inspected the
streets through which such system
could be laid In company with Engin-
aer Major and Contractor Silke He
considered that Oroville occupied an
Ideal townsite, with every prospect of
soon becoming a place of considerable
size, and felt certain that provisions
for carrying off sewerage would be
supplied at an carly period. He stated
that there was no law to prevent run
ming the sewerage into the river, al
though care should be taken to obviate
the damage suits liable to result from
the owners Of property close to the
point Of discharge.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-13

C. w. Smith has kept record OF 'le
temperature at his hcme place 'hiS
summer, and the hottest cay SO lar aS
recorded was last Friday, when tht
mercury touched 101. Down IN lne
valley we are inclined to do some pro-
testing. but the hot wave is just wha'
the residents of the bill country staho
in need of. A few weeks OF this Klh'
Of weather will insure the rlpeniht
of the grain, and as the crop Is emu
nous this year everybody should Dc
willing to suffer little atmospheri'
inconvenience in order that our nelsh
bors may realize their hopes OF get
ting in the crop before the commlng o.
snow a disaster that overlook the NIL
neople a few seasons ago, entaiiing
heavy loss.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-13

E. S. Campbell was down from Che
saw over Sunday and Monday, where
he is now engaged in mining. He has
secured control of some excellent
properties, from which he is shipping
ore to the Grand Forks smelter, with
a good margin of profit. Mr.. Campbell
is one of the most thoroughly exper-
fenced practical min ing men who has
ever operated in Okanogan county. He
has the utmost confidence in its min
eral possibilities or he would not
waste his time, labor and money push
ing operations. His persistency and
continual efforts to open a paying
mine in this locality are worthy of
reward, and those who know him
trust that at last he has found some
thing that will .ully reimburse him
for his time and trouble.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-13

D. c. Helny, engineer for the West
Okanogan Irrigation project is on a
trip to Billings, Montana. He will be
absent for short time only.
The office of the board of directors
of the West Okanogan Valley Irriga.
ton district has been established al
the corner of Main and Second streets
This is the office formerly occupied by
DR.. Masters.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-13
COMMERCIAL CLUB LUN.
CHEON.

A committee from the Com
u mercial Club has arranged to
have a luncheon served in the
new library building, today,
friday, between 1915 and
1:15 o'clock, to which not only
every member of the club, but
every resident having the inter-
est of Oroville at heart, is in
yitel. The luncheon is the re-
suit of a resolution adopted at
4 the last meeting of the CONNER
4 cial Club when a committee was
appointed to fix a date and ar
4 range for the feed. Matters Of
Importance pertaining to the
4 welfare CT the town and coun-
4 try will be discussed. AS far
4 as possitle business houses
4 will be closed during the short
4 time Of The luncheon so as to
Il give all hands an opportunity
4 to be present. 1t Is a get-to-
4 gether movement that should
4 have the hearty support and en-
4 couragement of everybody. Re-
4 member the hour and the place,
X and be there.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-13

DIR. Lewis was busy man Wednes-
day night helping tho stork out in his
good work. A son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Brent, and also a son to Mr.. and
Mrs. WAUGH, all of Oroville. Strange to
say of the many cases of confinement
in the Oroville hospital since it was
established this is the first time boys
have been born in that institution.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-13

IOCdI COSC OF MAINTAINING IHt
school ..... E. ....... $11 ,645. 80
By increasing the levy to Is mills 1t
will enable the board to reduce the
warrant Indebtedness and cut off a
portion of the interest charge.
Total number of children in the dis
trict 272, as against 215 last year
Total attendance year ending July 1,
1915, 31,711 as against 27,500 for year
ending June 30, 1914.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-13

a. AeaVy pail Of smoke hangs over
,.. s'uu.ry' evidence that there are
m,S s tmber fires somewhere in the
surrounding mountains.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-13
SCHOOL DISTRICT INFORMATION.

The following statement of the
finances of school district No. II is
furnished by Clerk E. K. Parsons. and
as 1t is matter of interest to the tax
payers and residents of the district IT
Is published in full:
on July l, 1913, there was a balance
IN the general fund of $1,215.47, with
outstanding warrants amounting TO
Sl43, June 30, 1914.
The following is the financial state-
ment for the past year:
warrants outstanding .....$ 5229.74
OVeruratt ............... 1858
niiIs contracted not paid E. 1686.6O
Add to this amount cash balance,
less $l43 warrants outstand-
lhs'.'..... go. ........ 1072.47
General fund oyerdrawn S114.74
July /, 1915, warrants outstand-
hhs '................ S607.4
Balance in general fund. 49,. 1853 .S6
General fund overdrawn .... 7143.57
Expenditures for the year ending
July l, 1915:
Fuel .......... .......... 519.77
Freight and drayage ...... 3495
Insurance ........ ...... 5000
Building and repairs ........ 42O.3O
Supplies for grades ... :. 102.OS
Supplies, janitor ......... 27.3O
Text books ................ 254.21
Laboratory ...... ......... 114.S5
Advertising, printing and sta
tonery NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 4S20
Domestic science. ... .... 7540
Agriculture ............. 1926
Water =. =. -. .............. 1900
Truant officer .............. $500
Manuel training ............ 22S.O5
District clerk ............. 10000
Postage 80. ............. $50
Athletics ................ 10000
Interest paid .............. 47694
Teachers salaries paid ...... $4,000
Janitor E. =. .............. 10000
Total cost of maintaining the
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-13

Mr.. and Mrs. R. Butler are over on
Toats coula creek this week camping
and fishing.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-13

County Superintendent W. Z. Gam
h,o WAS a visitor in Oroville Wednes-
day.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-10
LgR|MER MUST
 STAND TRIAL
Albert Fink Asks Court To Quash In. dictment But Fails To Secure
 Courts Favor.

CHICAGO, April 10.-The motion made by Albert Fink, attorney for William Lorimer and the other of. ficials of the La Salle Street Trust & Savings Bank, asking the court to quash the indictments was denied and the accused bank wrecker must stand trial.
 The court room was crowded to the doors yesterday and many of the de- positors of the defunct bank are in the court room and are watching the pro- ceedings hoping for the punishment of the men who caused them to lose their money.
 The defendants are we'll represent ed by counsel and will make hard legal fight to save themselves from conviction.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-10
VICE TRUST HEAD
 NOW 0N TRIAL
tina-Trust Paid $400,000 a
 Year To Police.

NEW YORK, April 10.-"Martche" Goldberg, head of the vice rust, is on trial here today under an indict. ment found in 1913, but which was never served upon him until a few weeks ago, as Goldberg had fled to ,Buenos Ayres, where he remained for some time, and thinking that the dis Arict attorneys office had abandoned the search for him, Goldberg returned to this city and was taken into GUS. tody.
 It is charged that Goldberg main. tained forty resorts of i'll repute in this city and that 1000 inmates were in his places earning profit of $1,- 250,000 for the trust annually, be- sides giving to the police $400,O 0,O00 for protection.
 The indictments found in 1913 have broken up the trust and driven the leaders from the city. The police have continued to force the owners of houses to leave the city.