The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-04-16
KEEPING IN THE LIME LIGHT


as a much abused official. He is ma
king a bad matter worse by rushing
into print with explanations" that do
not explain. In the last issue OF the
Chesaw News he tries to square him
self with the people of the northeast
part of the county at the expense OF
Oroville, that can not be permitted to
pass unnoticed. The News, which is
the only democratic paper in the coun-
ty, does not accept he explanation
in very kindly spirit, it may here be
said. The following is Mr. Nickle's
singular attempt at explanations:
Editor Nelson Leader,
Nelson. Washington,
My Dear Sir:
When l went to Olympia, one Of the
things planned on doing was getting
some road money for State Road No.
10, between Tonasket and Nelson, but
the Oroville people sent delegation
down to work against me and l was
fairness the people should know why
| this road was changed to Oroville, and
the money spent thereon, SO | am en-
closing a statement giving the facts.
This can be verified by letter l have
from Senator Mcclure, given me by
him, so | could clear myself of any
blame. | will appreciate it if you will
print the enclosed statement.
Yours very truly,
| A. J. NICkLE.
Mr.. Nickle is here confessing that
he was an exceedingly weak factor in
the legislature by stating that "a dele
cation from Oroville" prevented him
from carrying out any cherished plan
he might have had relative to state
road No. 10, and when it is known the
extent of that delegation" the public
will reach the conclusion that he was
| surely very much or nonentity in
| that body if his influence could not
have conteracted the efforts of two
men, if he were really checkmated by
| those gentlemen.
Aside and beyond this artless con-
fession Mr.. Nickle is stating what he
knows to be untrue. No delegation
was sent to Olympia from Oroville
during the session of the legislature.
The only delegation sent to Olympia
from any town in the valley was sent
by a few men living at Tonasket, and
| they paid the shot. Furthermore,
| there was no delegation at Olympia
from Oroville at any time during the
| legislative proceedings. Mr.. Dick But
Ter OF this place had business that call
ed him to Oregon during February,
and while en- route he stopped over a
few days at Olympia Mr.. Butler has
q wide acquaintance IN the state and
while in that city he did confer with
friends in the legislature upon the sub
ject Of state road appropriations, as he
is personally interested in good roads.
Mr.. Butler was in Olympia as a free
| agent, not as representative dele
gate from this town. At another time
Judge c. II. Neal was called to Seattle
on legal business connected with the
West Okanogan Valley Irrigation dist
riot and while at Seattle he made a
trip to Olympia for the purpose of
consulting with legislators regarding
an irrigation code pending before that
body. Naturally. knowing the univer-
| sal sentiment of this upper country,
Judge Neal consulted members of the
legislature regarding the proposed
distribution of state road moneys, but
he was acting as private individual
ard not as delegated representative
from Oroville. That these gentlemen
were able in no small degree to put
a burr between Mr.. Nickle's sheets is
highly appreciated by the people of
both Tonasket and Oroville, who were
working hand in hand to carry out
the original plans 'aid down by the
Good Roads association and the high
way COulIulSSlOu ludt NTSI eStdDllSleQ
the Wenatchee- Oroville state road No.
10. However, they lid the work in
their individual persons, and not as
constituted and appointed delegates,
and if Mr.. Nickle did lot know this he
was ignorant of matters of common
knowledge.
Mr. Nickle knows, and there is no
use of trying to obscure the facts, that
the appropriation plan carried out was
endorsed by the Commercial Clubs of
every town in the valley. He knows
that letters and kilograms without
number were sent in to the legislature
from every town in the valley urging
the legislature to abide by the recon-
mendations of the Good Roads associa-
ton in the distribution of road funds.
He knows that these appeals were not
made to him because he was bent upon
ignoring the county north of Tonasket