The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-07-23
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W. Graham, Immigration agent
,or the Great Northern, writes many
,,,sresting articles regarding the coun-
try and towns within the zone cover
od by the transportation company he
ronresents. Recently he was in Oro-
v;l,e and it was tn tough his efforts
that the report Of the letting of the
contract for the irrigation system re-
oeyed publicity th' ough the large
daily papers of The coast. Another
,tem of interest is one wherein he
mentions at length the accomplish
ment of the lady members of the Oro-
Vile Civic League. 1t Is such good
reading that the article is herewith
given in Its entirety:
travellers alighting from the trains
at Oroville receive their first favor
able impression of the town from
seeing the pretty park with it's green
lawn and young trees and the new at
tractive public library and rest room
which is nearing completion. This
Improvement is the work of the ladies
civic league of Oroville, headed by Mrs.
IF, Samson, wife of the local drug
gst.
There was an unsightly plot of
ground belonging to the railroad COM
pany which adorned the tracks facing
the main street and Mrs. Samson con-
ceiyed the idea of beautifying it and
making 1t serve useful purpose The
railroad company willingly gave her
permission to do so, aud she under
took the task of raising funds to carry
out the improvement. The result is
that Oroville now has a pretty park
right in the business center, with
young trees and green grass and a
most attractive social center building.
II Is one Of the handsomest structures
Of the town. 1t combines a ladies'
rest room where farmers wives are
welcome to stop when they come to
town. 1t will also be Library and
the social center Of the town where
meetings of wOmen's clubs and other
vomen's activities are manifested.
Mrs. Samson proved to be a good
organizer and startel off by having
the building planned by an architect
friend Of hers. She secured donations
Of labor, plasterers, masons, plumbers
and other workmen. She had the
Necessary hardware and other mater
lals entering into the construction of
the building donated by the people in
terested in those different lines of
trade. Her organization was simply
perfect and the men who were waited
upon by Mrs. Salnsons committee
capitulated. 1t is most ;t.iking in
cldent Of what one enterprising wo-
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sne starts out with a purpose of ac-
complishing something that will be of
local general benefit to the community.
Mrs. Samson was formerly county
superintendent of schools in Okanog-
an county.
The ladies are now going to start
out to secure donations of books to
NIL the shelves of the new library and
ludglng from the success that they
nave had in building a modern, at
uactlve building they will no doubt be
equally successful in securing fine
library Of books.
encouraged by their cuccess and
ana the cooperation and spirit that
'ney are going to make further plans
Aas been developed among the women
'Or oeutifying the town. by laying out
'naoe trees, shrubbery, and encour-
sslng the raising of flowers and the
Osautilication of lawns and parking
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