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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-28
DIRT MOVING.

Say; what do you think of real es-
tate activity in Oroville? Something
new, eh? 1t looks as though the old
town was waking up. What? See the
list of recent sales. All town lots and
OF the buyers local people. Don't that
the buyers local people. Most of the
buyers are in the game to improve.
The example will be stimulus to
others. Things are starting off in the
way to give the impression that this
will be one of the livliest years that
Oroville has experienced since the
first coming of the railroad and Oro-
vile secured place on the map
During the month of April the Oro-
vile Investment company has dis
posed of 81 lots, representing cash
value of $5,202 90. Among the purchas-
ers were the following: Dan Pachino,
lots and 6, block 40; Tony Marino,
lots s and 9, block 40; Comino Parma,
lot 8, block AZ; Oscar Smith, lot H.,
block AZ; J. A. Greedy, lot 12, block 10:
j, l.. Case, lot 13, block 10; NJ McMill-
an, lot 5, block So; Mrs. M. Williams,
lots 5 and 6, block 81; l.. r. Anderson.
lots | and 2, block l9; l.. r. Thall-
heimer lot s. block 49,; e. r. Hoose,
lot 6, block AZ; Mrs. N. e. Burkett,
lots l and 2, block 40; ID. Driscol, lot
g. block 35.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-28
DEATH OF LESLIE HILL.

Friday morning, April 21, Mr.. Leslie
Hill died at his home on Osoyoos lake
after very brief illness from acute
Rright's disease. The funeral and in
terment took place at Penticton Sat
urday afternoon.
Mr.. Hill was aged 6S years. He was
born in England, but lived in British
Columbia for many years. He leaves
three daughters. Miss Margery and
Miss Leslie Hill, and Mrs. c. Fernau.
who were present at his bedside dur
ing his last illness. The deceased has
for a number of years owned large
farm and orchard on Osoyoos lake,
just across the international boundary
line. This property is highly improved
and is one of the most attractive coun-
try homes in southern British Column
bia. Mr.. Hill was a charming, intel
lectual gentleman, fine specimen OF
an English country squire. Physi-
cally, he was robust specimen of
manhood, to all appearances good for
many years of life. He was we'll known
in this community, and the news of
his sudden death came as shock to
his numerous acquaintances.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-28
SOME FISH.

The fish exhibit in the show window
of 1.-The Palm" Sunday was enough to
arouse the piscatorial ambition of ev-
cry lover of the gentle art of angling
in the town. The display consisted of
three monster black bass, one weigh
ing six and three-quarters pounds and
the other two four and three quarter
pounds each. They were caught in
Osoyoos lake, and w. J. Galvalamore,
mail clerk on the Spokane run, was
the lucky fisherman. Furthermore, they
were caught by casts from the shore
1t was the finest catch of black bass
ever taken from the lake and has Gre
ated run on fishing tackle. During
the balance of the season it will be a
wise fish that is able to discriminate
between natural and artificial bait, for
fisherman galore will be out after the
big fellows.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-28
WHAT'S THE IDEA!

Monday, w. E. Gamble, accompanied
by three witnesses, went to the salts
lake west of town and jumped the
same, filing mineral location notice
thereon, alleging in said notice as his
reason that the same is abandoned
and forfeited" This is strange pro-
oeeding and ineXplicable allegation in
the face of the notorious fact that for
months a company has been extracting
salts from the lake, shipping the same
in car load lots to the east, and to
economize and expedite the work has
spent hundreds of dollars in buildings,
machinery and pipe lines. Mr.. Gamble
may have something up his sleeve that
no one knows anything about, yet so
far as forfeiture and abandonment is
concerned. no claim was ever located
upon which stronger evidence of occu-
pancy and work could be produced.
We do not wish any body hard luck,
but if properties so well developed as
this salts lake are to be jumped 1t
would be advisable for owners to
guard their claims with shotgun.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-28

Minutes of the regular meeting Of
the town council of the town of Oro-
Vile, April "a, 1916.
Minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved as read.
Present, Mayor Samson, Council
men Beale, Smith. Friis and Bartell.
The resignation of Councilman Pet
ersOn was taken up and motion was
made and carried that the resignation
be accepted. After some discussion the
matter of electing a councilman to fill
the Wnexpired term of Councilman
Peterson was laid on the table.
Mr.. Williams appeared before the
council asking what would be neces-
|sary to place the town water service
IN his property in front of which there
is no town mains laid. The matter was
|eXplained to Mr.. Williams and per-
mission was given to lay the proposed
|eXtension.
An ordinance relating to the use Of
water supplied by the town was read
by sections and discussed Motion was
made and carried that the ordinance
pass it's first and second reading.
On motion council adjourned.
E. r. HOOSE, Clerk.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-28

Phil Schlief, who by his work has
demonstrated that he is one of the
most competent road builders among
the many in the county who have su-
pervision of making roads, has his
hands full of road work just now.
Some three roads in his district are
to be improved at once and he is now
out on the job and will remain there
for some time
Milo Hicks is having the building
just north of the old Bank of Oroville
brick, on the south side of the track,
revamped, resoled and generally re-
newed. When the carpenters and
painters get through with the job and
Mr.. Hicks gets in the building will
look as though it had been entirely
reconstructed, and that is just about
what has been done to it.
In news letter from Pullman State
College reaching this office we see
that VIM. F. Cole of Oroville, is out for
track and is playing baseball. He is
also a member of the glee club and is
a freshman in agriculture He belongs
to the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity
Perley A. Washburn, of Chesaw, is
one of the candidates for track. Kari
Henry Kepp, of Loomis, is out for
track and also took part in the Gym
show. Harriet E. Jones and Ella L
Lenton, of Nighthawk, have taken part
in Gym shows.
Since the death of the Mother Super.
ior who had charge of the local hos.
pital, that institution has been prac.
tically closed. An effort is being made
to secure some capable and experienc.
ed person to take charge of and con.
duct the institution, and those inter.
ested are hopeful of success. There IL
not better point in the state for q
hospital, and while it was in operation
| it was almost constantly filled, patients
coming here from long distances. Ii
charge of the right person it woult
pay handsomely.
The Deborah society will meet a
the home of Mrs. Samuel Blackler
"Wednesday, May 3, at o'clock p. m
All women interested in the work O
the Presbyterian church are invited tt
attend. The attendance of the member!
is especially requested as the annua
ELECTION of officers takes place at tina
thine,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-28

T. l.. Irwin, the gentleman who has
purchased the Vic Champneys place,
is evidently of the kind of metal that
is needed to build up Okanogan coun-
ty. He is not afraid of losing a dollar
and is willing to aid in improving the
country even before he has breathed
enough of the atmosphere to become a
resident. He voluntarily stated that he
was ready and willing to contribute
$1,000 toward the construction of a
wagon road up the Similkameen river
from Oroville to Nighthawk. This is
the kind of a man that gives the writer
courage to feel that he will live long
enough to see some long needed i'm.
provements made in this part OF the
country. And now is the time to pull
fer road that should have been bull,
20 years ago.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-28
FAREWELL PARTY.

Last Thursday Mrs. Chas. Powell,
jr., gave farewell o'clock tea to her
sister, Mrs. H. w. Evans, who depart
ed for her home at Seattle Tuesday,
after having visited with relatives in
Oroville for several weeks. The follow
ing is list of the invited guests
Mesdames Lewis, Ketchum, Elmer,
Major, Hare, Maske, Sanderson, King
man, A. J. Blackler, r. G. Evans, He'd
ger, Herkmer, Voligny, w. ]. Hoskyn,
c. w. Smith, Schultz, S. C. Mitchell,
Beale, Armstrong. Grathwohl, c. A.
Powell, Mills, Peterson, Getsey, Jack
son. Oliver, Willis, H. B. Stanton, Sex
son, e. A. McMahan, Fannie McMahan
Misses Gardiner, Studley, Tilley,
GrathwOhl, Hamisch and Desmond.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-28

There are some swell soda fountains
in Oroville, unusually nifty ones for a
town of this size, but one of the finest
and most expensive that has been in
stalled. is that put in during the past
week at The Palm by r. A. Jackson.
The large handsome mirror with it's
neat decorations, the beautiful marble
upholstering and the elegant fOun-
tains with the best sanitary accessOr-
les make the plant an ornamental
the eye. This costly and handsome
fountain will be great puller for
trade when hot weather creates de-
mand for cool drinks.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-28

The band will give an open air con-
cert in the band stand in the library
building yard Sunday afternoon, May
7, at 4 o'clock.
James Wilson dropped dead at
Riverside a week ago last Saturday,
but the news of his death did not reach
this place until late last week. The
deceased was painter by trade and
was one of the old timers in the north
part of the county, having piled his
trade at Loomis, Oroville, Tonasket,
Riverside and other places in the
county. He was of genial disposition
and made friends everywhere he went,
who sincerely regret his sudden and
untimely death.
At a special meeting of the fire de-
partment Wednesday night four COM
panies were organized with a strong
membership. c. C. Hedger was elected
assistant chief Of the department.
Fred Hart was chosen captain of Hose
Company No. 1; Frank Bartell, jr.,
captain of Hose Company No. 2; L. F.
Pourtales captain of the hook and
ladder; ]. F. Samson captain of the
chemical company. Arrangements were
made for hose race between the two
companies on June Z. Orders were is
sued for regular practice of all the
companies.
report reaches this office that
Guy Harpham, formerly resident of
this part of the county, has gone in
sane, and is now an inmate of the
asylum at Medical Lake. Mr.. Har-
pham left here last fall for Wallace,
Idaho, where he was working in a
mine. The story goes that he was TAX
ell ill, removed to Spokane and in
sanity developed The young man was
always sound in mind and body while
living here, and his friends trust that
his present condition is the result of
sickness, and that he will soon recover
under treatment.
A committee from Tonasket COM
posed of Frank Putnam, Geo. Bailey,
j. w. Graham and fourth gentleman
whose name could not be learned, was
IN town Tuesday afternoon comforting
with the committee from the CONNER
cial Club appointed for the purpose of
arranging for a celebration at the
opening of the irrigation system. The
plans were not wholly completed but
an understanding was reached so that
events in one place would not be du-
plicated in the other. One of the fea-
lures of the Tonasket celebration will
probably be barbecue, while at Oro-
vile, a trip on the lake may be the
chief event so as to show visitors from
distance just what delightful sur
rcundings make Oroville one Of the
most attractive spots in Eastern
Washington.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-28
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT.

The auto has claimed another victim
in this county, yet from all the evil
dence obtainable in this instance the
the accident was not due to fast driv-
ing, nor carlessness on the part of
the unfortunate driver. The fatality
occurred on the hill east of town.
some time during Monday evening.
Early Tuesday morning s. 0. Rice,
the Mount Hull saw mill man, discov-
cred an overturned Ford car at the
road side on a stretch Of steep grade
known as the Sneve hill, some four
and half miles this side of Nelson,
and was shocked to find the driver
dead under the vehicle. He at once
spread the alarm among neighbors,
and Deputy Sheriff Ed. Burden was
notified at Nelson, who took charge
OF the remains. Upon examination the
dead man proved to be David J.
Thamas. the 10 year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Thomas, living on q
farm between Nelson and Chesaw.
OF course no one knows exactly
how the accident happened. but from
all signs it appears that young Thomas
was driving up the steep pitch when
his engine gave out, the brakes failed
to hold and the car started back down
the hill. The rear wheels ran into the
bank, capsizing the car, pinning the
driver underneath.
The county authorities were notified
lat Okanogan and Sheriff Stark, Dep
uty Sheriff Ward, Prosecuting Attor-
ney Johnson and Acting Coroner DR..
Carmichael hastened to the scene.
Upon viewing the body it was decided
that an inquest was not necessary,
and the remains were turned over to
the stricken family.
The deceased has worked in q gar
age at Okanogan for some time. Mon
day afternoon about 4 o'clock he start
ed for his home near Nelson in his
Ford car for the purpose of assisting
his father in the spring crop work,
expecting to return to Okanogan when
that work was finished. The accident
happened at a place that Is considered
to be dangerous for auto travel on the
long grade from the valley to the sum-
NIT, in all probability early in the
evening, for he should have reached
that point not later than 9 o'clock, un-
less he was delayed in Oroville. He is
said to have been an exceptionally
steady. Industrious young man, we'll
liked by all who knew him. The fun
eral took place Thursday of this week.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-28
NJ. Z. CHURCH SERVICES.

Sunday school at 10 a. M. Preaching
service at II a. m. Subject of sermon,
Shifting Point of Views" Epworth
League at p. m. Preaching service at
S p. m. Subject of sermon, "Paradoxal
Service Impossible"
Everybody welcome; everybody in.
vited; everybody come. The homelike
church and the strangers friend.
w. w. Strife. Pastor.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-28
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,

Preaching morning and evening. In
the morning at II o'clock the Odd Fell
lows will be the guests of the church.
This will be their anniversary service.
Evening service at o'clock.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock Be sure
to come to Sunday school early and
take part in the opening exercises. We
extend to you hearty invitation to
come and enjoy all our services.
A. w. BOND, Pastor.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-28

The contract for the new school
house at Tonasket has been let to T.
f. Young & Co., of Seattle for the sum
of $19,S40. 1t is very much on the plan
OF The Oroville high school, and will
be a very handsome building when
completed.
Representatives OF the Oroville
Commercial Club held conference
with Tonasket citizens last week on
the proposition of holding a joint two
days celebration upon the occasion
.cf the opening of the irrigation sys-
tenn, which the contractors figure will
be about the first of June. From every
indication the two towns will join in
carrying out the proposed program.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-28
EPISCOPAL SERVICES.

Services for next Sunday morning
prayer and sermon at II o'clock; Sum-
day school at IL. Bishop Page will vis-
it Oroville for confirmation on May
7th at II a. m.
REV. G. II. SEVERANCE, Vicar.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-28
COUNCIL MEETING,

Minutes Of special meeting of the
town council of the town of Oroville,
April 20, 1916.
Meeting called to order for the pur-
pose of discussing and considering an
amendment to the town ordinance reg
ulating the use of water supplied by
the town.
Present, Mayor Samson, Councilmen
Beale, Fris and Smith.
The matter of amending ordinances
Nos. so and So were discussed, and
en- motion made and carried that or
dinances Nos. so and 5S be repealed
and complete new ordinance be
drawn. The old ordinances were read
by sections and changes ordered in
several sections.
On motion council adjourned.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-02
MINIATURE STATUE
OF VENUS OF MILO
BROUGHT CLEANLINESS

In n tenement district lived a fam
| lily surrounded by filth and dirt. The
whole atmosphere Of the little room
which they called home was one
of hopeless depression and squalor.
TO prove the power of suggestion, a
good woman placed on the table a
miniature statue of the Venus of Milo.
Against this grimy BACKGROUND of dirt
and wretchedness, the Venus shone
out in her whiteness and purity, eie-
waiting and brightening her strange
surroundings. The good woman call
ed a week later and found that the
place had been cleaned up. the dirt
had been washed away and q pathetic
but sincere attempt at decoration had
been made--the subtle influence was
effective.
If the homes in neighborhood be
come weather. beaten and shabby.
values in the whole neighborhood de-
teriorate. But If some house owner
paints and brightens up his home, it
radiates its attractiveness in every
direction and soon the whole neigh
borhood is made bright and attractive.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-02
DON'T THROW TIN
CANS AND RUBBISH ON
YOUR VACANT LOTS

/ Some vacant lots are the stray dogs
! Of real estate. They look SO fOrlOrn
ana uncared for. Nearly every one
/ feels free to shy tin can at them
They are disgraceful In appearance
ana bring an entire neghborhood
INTO disrepute.
Many people think a tin can is dis
posed Of when it Ia thrown over the
hack fence onto some other fellows
land If the other fellow does not hap
pen TO live there. But there it lies
an unsightly spectacle declaring TO
every passerby that the people who
live next door are a shiftess and un-
tidy crowd. 1t says as plainly as can
be that the man next door would
rather do an entire neighbOrhood an
injustice rather than spend 10 cents
10 have the city scavenger haul away
his rubbish. Fortunately most Of the
people of the city do not care to have
that kind OF sign hung out on the
vacant lot next to them liIt there
are some who seem to prefer to live
in the midst of a wilderness of old
tin than in the midst of clearly and
wholesome surroundings.
The man who owns the vacant lot
Is waiting for higher price. He
rise hut he does not seem 10 realize
that the best way TO boost any neigh
horhood is to give it desirable ap-
pearance The man who wishes to
derive benefit from the growth OF
the city ought not to pun a stick in
the wheels of progress by letting his
vacant lots become Standing sign Of
shifllcssness The owners who wait
until an officer prods them into clean
ing up cannot flatter themselves on
being real boosters FOR Albuquerque.
Why not get behind the board Of
health and try to make Albuquerque
the eieanest city in the southwest If
you own u vacant lof clean it up II
tho vacant lot next 90 you is full Of
rubbish haul off all that you threw
there. If you did not litter 1t up and
the owner will not clean it report it
IT, the board Of health.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-02
WILSON ADDRESSES
STATE COLLEGE CADETS

tePEGtAl rpEHEsFoNohhch TO MORNING JOURNAL
State College N. NJ, April L.
Col e j. Wilson superintendent OF
the New Mexico Military institute at
Roswell. n. NJ. addressed the cadets
Of the battalion of the New Mexico
state college at an assembly on
Thursday morning. Colonel Wilson
spoke Of the coming military eneamp-
ment for students and urged as many
az possibly could to arrange to attend
the affair next summer. The speaker
was exceedingly interesting and the
college cadets were well pleased with
the talk.
Moving pictures, showing the diff
ferent stages in the nlanufacture of
Westinghouse electric goods were
shown in Hadley hall Wednesday
evening under the auspices Of the
Engineering club. 4 large number
OF students and faculty were In at
tendance. The agricultural students
attended as a club, having postponed
their program.
4 large number of students of the
college have witnessed the Battle
cry Of Peace at the star theater in
Las Cruces Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-02
GET INTO LINE
AND CLEAN UP WHILE
WATER is PLENTIFUL

There are a lot of folks who expect
to take a bath and clean up generally
when the price of water comes down
! to about . cents q thousand gallons
! To hear some people talk one would
think that they would have fine lawns
and plenty Of shrubbery when water
! is cheap. All of this will probably
come true in that happy day but every
good citizen can do q lot Just now
/ with the use of very little water II
] the yards were all clean, the alleys
/ free from rubbish and the house and
shed painted we would not look SO
bad after ALL II would be a little
promise Of what would come to pass
were water only cheap, Those who
have a real live desire TO have things
clean and decent do not talk about
what they are going to do next year
but they get busy right now when the
| cleanup campaign is on and the lit
tie place begins to look as though
some one with pride and self-respect
| lived there.
Get into line. Telephone for the
painter Lay hold of the rake. Ring
up the scavenger Visit the seed
man. Before you know ii you will
have the old place looking like new
and all for just a little money and
little hustle Don't worry If the paint
man and the hardware man and the
mmberman and the teamster have
extra broad smiles for few days.
your turn win come when you see
how much better the town looks.
Albuquerque, Beautiful and SAM
taTy"; make this the slogan until the
hone becomes reality.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-02
SMITH REN0MINATED
ON FUSION TICKET



Fast Las Vegas n. NJ, April L.
Or II. NJ Smith. who was elected
mayor of East Las Vegas two years
ago on fusion ticket placed in the
field by the democrats and repuhli-
cans, will be the candidate of the
same political combination in next
Tuesdays municipal election Re
publican ana democratic city con-
ventlons last night agreed upon the
fusion plan. The nomNnees are,
Mayor. Or. II. Nj. smith; city clerk.
Charles famine city treasurer. VIII
liam G.. Ogie. alderman from First
ward. u. Il Mcclure. alderman from
Second ward. Thomas Foster: alder
man from Third ward Charles
GreenclaS, alderman from Fourth
ward. Daniel Stern.
So TAR. the predicted citizens ticket
has not been launched, the men he
hind the movement, it is said, having
shown too much disposition 20 let
the other fellow do the work The
citizens committee held II meeting
recently. but did not succeed in per-
fecting an organization or nominat-
ing candidates.
ON the west side, it is said there
viii be opposition To the regular re-
publican ticket a so-called citizens
having been started there.
backed principally by democrats.