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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-07
COUNCIL MEETING.

hutes of the meeting of the town
eil of Oroville, Wash, April 3, 1916.
esent Mayor Samson, Councilmen
Smith, Peterson and Friis.
hutes of the previous meeting read
approved as read.
fter from Fairbanks, Morse & Co., in
ID to overhaulng pumping plant was
and the clerk was instructed to have
hecessary work done on the pumping
J by the Oroville Garage & Machine
The report of Jas. Ferguson as pO-
Bustice was read and on motion was
bted.
e report of the town treasurer was
and ordered placed on file. Motion
kmade and carried that the treasurer
hstructed to transfer $4,000 from the
er Company fund to the bond fund.
Implaint was made that certain busi-
houses were allowing refuse fires to
late in the evening thereby causing
Ter of fire to neighb1ring property ana
marshal was instructed to notify these
les that fires of this kind must be
hguished before dark. Certain places
J reported by the health committee
|eing in an unsanitary condition and
kmarShal was instructed to see that
Ee was served on the owners to clean
premises.
motion the following bills were al
II and ordered paid: e. r. Hoose.
~ and expenses $ 1O2.S5; e. J. Wilson
~ SIS; Il. A. McMahan. salary. $40:
b Bergman, witness fees, $2.20: G..
Loudon. labor on water works, $S. 40;
hes & Co., supplies for water works.
10; Woodbury. Lumber Co, for j. s.
|pbell, street work. s2250; John Col
/ labor on water works, $3.50; |. n.
kersham, street grading $1,000; J. H..
meal ticket, $780, Ed. Klingman,
4rial redeemed by changing tap to
$500; Farmers Cooperative Assn,
Sl5O; Gazette Pub. Co. printing,
<I'ioneer Binding & Printing Co., reg
ktion books. $lO.27; Frank Bartell Sr..
ing ditch. $24.66; Schultz & Son..
FIT and drayage. $3.50; Similkameen
{er Co., power and lights $102.SO; M.
Whidden, typewriting, $3.50. On mo-
j d. r. HOOSE. Clerk
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-07
B.. f. Gregory Of Okanogan, was a Wis

b. T.. Gregory of Okanogan, was a visi-
tor in Oroville Wednesday.
c. S. Adam, of Nelson, was in town
Wednesday night, on his way to Okano-
gan.
Sheriff Harry Stark was up from Okla
hogan Tuesday, called here on official
business.
Elsie Janis souvenirs will be given away
to all who attend the Lyric Saturday and
Sunday evenings.
one of the Lake View Orchard tracts east
of town this spring.
Rev A. w; Bond leaves Tuesday to at
tend a meeting of the Presbytery to be
held at Wilson Creek.
The Oroville Construction company is
putting up a residence for c. j. Mcken-
zie on his acreage on the Lake View Orch
ard tracts.
Quite number of people from Oroville
Wednesday and Thursday, by train and
auto. to participate in the good roads and
stock meetings held in that place.
Jas. NJ. Johnson and Miss Mabel Ann
Arden, both of Nelson, We're united in
marriage in the parlors of the Radbourne
hotel. Rev. w. w. Strife, of the NJ. Il.
church, officiating, Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Mooney. of Chesaw
We're in town over Wednesday night on
their way to Okanogan. Mr.. Mooney is the
bright, young editor of the Chesaw News
and like the whole force of quill drivers
In tne county, mlSnty llKaDle young
gentleman to know.
Water has been turned into the ditch
from the intake and run down for two or
three miles. Great care is being taken in
pudding so that the big ditch will safely
carry the heavy volume of water that will
be necessary to carry moisture through
out the long system.
Downs & Kruger the paint brush artists
have put gloss the interior of the
Oroville Commercial store that has chang
ed an erstwhile dark and gloomy interior
to handsome. bright and cheerful show
place. little paint judiciously distributed
works very miracle in many instances,
and this is one of those instances.
Owing to heavy slide two miles below
Chelan there was no train in Wednesday
night on the Oroville- -Wenatchee branch.
The Princeton crew took a mixed train
down as far as Okanogan Thursday morn
ing. returning in the evening The slide
was one of the worst that has been eX-
perienced on the branch this season.
A party by the name of Henderson was
snatched up very early Tuesday morning
with three quarts of liquor in his posses
sion and with another three quarts under
his vest. When arrested by Marshal Will
son he looked as though he had been hit
three several times with a pile driver.
Between the pile driving experience ana
the hot stuff consumed he was very much
Of wreck. Judge Ferguson hit his pocket
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-07
WISE UP.

The new state motor vehicle license
plates are study in lavender, and the
man who wishes to unravel the HERO
glyphics thereon should always carry a
key to the mystery in his vest pocket In
order that the people around here may
have such key as source of reference
the following excerpt from a communica-
ton from Secretary of the State l. NJ
Howell, Is published:
The official color for state motor
vehicle license plates for the fiscal year
commencing March l. 1916 and ending
with white letters and figures. The differ
ent classiciations of vehicles will be des-
ignated by a letter of the alphabet IN
stead of wording, as used for the current
year, and the following is an interpreta-
ton of same:
X-represents private owned.
A--represents automobile for hire.
T--represents private truck.
H--represents truck for hire.
S--represents auto stage.
E-represents exempt.
Dealer represents demonstrating"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-07
LOOMS OOINCS.

j. r. Marshall, superintendent of the
tungsten mine, has sent a bunch of car
penters and mill men back to the mine
preparatory to building the treatment
plant.
County Assessor Knosher held a tax
meeting in Gallup's pool room last We'd
nesday. The meeting was well attended
and many interesting tax matters were
discussed.
Il. p. Gallup's residence, out in Horse
Springs coulee, was totally destroyed by
fire last Friday night. ~.
The Adair brothers are excavating at
the corner Of Main street and Palmer
avenue preparatory to putting up new
store building for Tom Pierce.
After being closed on account of meas
les for two weeks our schools started up
again Monday morning.
j. M. Richmond. who is clerking at To-
nasket. came home to visit his family
Sunday. His children are down with the
measles.
Father Sherman left Saturday for Spo-
kane where he is engaged to deliver a
lecture.
The Ivanhoe boys gave a dance in
Eagle hall last Friday evening which was
well attended and everybody present re-
ported as having most enjoyable time.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-07

by the woman who was shipped out of
Hediey some weeks ago and died i'm Oro-
vile. And thereby hangs tale. Mr.. Sig
rist had 9 narrow escape from becoming
a victim of circumstancial evidence and
missed lodging In Jail by close margin.
Very eNpeditiousy and innocently Mr.
Sigrist attended to the business that took
iiim To ROssland. He found the goods N, "a
Warehouse. but their value did not justify
so he went forth on a still hunt for pur-
chasers. representing that wearing appar-
ell ana silks could be purchased for "A mere
scng. This campaign for trade was car
ried on the first evening that he landed
In Rossland. At a late hour Mr. Sgrist
was aroused by "A mighty humping on the
the hotel. Opening up at the insistent and
persistent demands of the intruder Mr..
Sigrlst discovered that his visitor was II
police officer. Then he was put through IL
giilling catechism. Fortunately for him.
Mr.: Sigrist was acquainted with Mr.
Snisley, the customs officer on the run.
interviewing Mr.. Sigrist and the customs
officer had vouched for him, but not being
satisfied the guardian of the peace made
rist convinced the visitor that he was not
a breaker of the law and upon a promise
that the chief should be seen in the morn
In the morning Mr.. Sigrist saw the
chief at IA very early hour, in order to
relieve his nervousness explained mat
ters was most cOrteousiy treated and
given permission to dispose of the prop
erty that he had travelled so far to secure.
Here Is where the narrow escape comes in.
a few nights before Mr.. Sigrist's arrival
at Rossand II robbery had taken place ut
Nelson. at which time and place IA guam
tity of silks had been stolen. The police
force at the boundary had been notified.
and was keenly on the alert to nab the
guilty person or persons. The fact that
Mr. Sigrist had offered silks for sale soon
reached the ears of the officers. and
hence the natural inference was that the
Individual offering the goods was connect
ed directly or indirectly with the Nelson
burglary. Had 1t not been that Mr.. Sig
rist was known to the customs officer
that gentleman would have found himself
in a very delicate situation as he did not
know Il soul in ROssland. Mr.. Sigrist sees
the humorous side of the predicament now
but it was not so funny when confronted
with the majesty of a police star upon the
breast of "A man who seemed determined
to do his duty according to his lights. The
X keenness and thorOughness of the investi-
CATION on the part of the officials i'm this
case gave Mr.. Sigrist very high opininon
of the police system of British Columbia.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-07
yHAT FOOLS WE MORTALS BE.

2st week the Quaker Medicine COM
y did Oroville, and did it up brown.
methods employed to .pry money out
be pockets of the credulOus public that
1tly flocked to the Orpheum encroach-
dangerously upon the laws of the state
If the outfit does not get into a bushel
foube yet it will be mystery. 1t was
ctiVe. however in lining the pockets
2he manager of the combination. who
ked out of Oroville with a sack esti-
led at anywhere between $1,000 an
% possibly an exaggerated guess
Ihow. those who were present and saw
Bile as reckless with money as drum
sailor can realize that the show made
hndsome clean up. Nothing can be said
INST the stage performance itself. Some
The stunts were as good as any TO De
D in the average vaudeville. 1t is with
prize and voting contests that fault
{ound. 1t was necessary to buy medi-
: claimed to be a panacea for every
That flesh Is heir to- or cake OF soap
t had the virtue of removing a stain
m the reputation of the user. according
n in the prize distribution. or to Sc
e the right of franchise in the voting
TESTS. and that is what enticed the
lars from the pockets of the people
t could i'll afford the investment. 1t IL
Exporting bood, squirt of which seems
DE in the veins of all mankind. the
|er of the gamester that throbs in al
st every pulse. the glamor of chance,
a hope of getting much for little or
shing that induced those who cough
|lp so prodigally. Prizes. some of them
ID ones. We're distributed. but where
dollar secured such remuneration
)fes and scores of dollars drew blanks.
b week of touch was esvere drain
pn the town. Much money that should
De gone to pay legitimate debts. or into
channels of trade was kissed good bye
Ever. The people who did the turn are
ly good fellows. 1t Is their business to
ev upon the weakness of the human
hily. and they are sure clever preyers:
lis the public generally that will fall
Ieasy marks, that is at fault for making
game so easy and paving the way with
6ned gold and finely engraved bank
per for those who toll not, neither do
fy spin.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-07
SERIOUS FIRE AT RIVERSIDE.

Rturday one of the most disastrous
! that has occurred in the county blot
Ia considerable purion OF our neishbor-
Flown OF Riverside off the map. The
Broke out shortly after noon i'm the at
|Df the occidental hotel. IA large two
frame building. dry as tinder, and
J supposed Ia have caught from de-
I've electric wiring. The citizens of
b side We're helpless 10 stay the pro-
IS of the flames. for, although the town
n water system. the mains were
IN up during the winter and have not
kd out. hence that means of protec-
/ was useless. All that the excited
llace could do was to save buildings
BITE from the intense heat that were
and again iSnited from the flyins
SeiS, leaN ing those houses in the i'm
bate track OF the fire to their fate. =,
4 wind was blowing from the north,
Ming fire brands II long distance. Ha'.
|wind been from the south the entire
hes portion OF the town would have
up i'll smoke.
b. Occidental hotel. ice house and
were the first to go. The flames
had to the south, destroying Dr. Fray
hospital and the home ot j. A. Nc
At that point the fire performed "A
hge freak, jumping over four build
leaving them almost unscathed, and
hoying the handsome residence OF
4 y. blackwell. Only Il piano and Il
[articles of furniture were saved. The
|livery barn to the west, owned by
BY Cunningham. caught from the
and blacksmith shop and bakery.
I'd by Geo. Sogle were added to the
Faust. Fro mthose structures the
es swept over the homes of w. Hart
Hand II. Thomelson, wipinS them out
hes the building enumerated number
Arns and out houses added fuel to the
es. The home of Guy Gordon caught
Ebut Mrs. Gordon bravely climbed to
Roof and eXtinguished the blaze. Mr..
nils furniture was removed to the
b. but caught fire from the great heat
kWas entirely consumed. The fire SIM
burned itself out without let or hind
ke.
the hospital We're two patients in
Rrious condition, who had to be has
Eemoved Doctors had just operated
Iiss Gladys MILAN for appendicitis and
pleted sewing up the incision when
hospital caught fire and the patient
Ito be taken to IL neighborlng resi-
n. Rev. j. NJ. Rush, who has been
How from protracted illness growing
|pf la grippe. had to be carried to
of safety.
te total loss is estimated at something
be neighborhood of 100000. with in
nee of only some $4,000.
|e fire has left a huge and ugly gai
be of the prettiest little towns i'm the
II. but no doubt the enterprising
hs who have suffered from the visi-
h will arrange to rebuild a better
! of structures to take the place of
consumed.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-07
DEATH OF MARY JONES,

Miss Mary Jones. "A niece of Mrs. Geo.
Stoltz, and daughter of Mrs. Lundstrum.
of Latah. born in Oregon, aged Is years,
hospital Sunday from tuberculosis infec-
ton of securm and hip. Miss Jones was
operated on at st. Josephs hospital a few
weeks ago for appendicitis. From that
operation she had apparently almost en-
tirely recovered, when she was taken with
excruciating pains at the base of the
vertebrai prs. House. Elmer and Lewis
decided that she was suffering from
tubercular infection. DR.. Lewis. assisted
by DR.. Elmer, performed an operation
Sunday morning when a very large sack
of pus was discovered and removed. The
unfortunate young girl was unable to rally
from the shock of the operation. and died
soon afterward. The funeral took place
from the NJ. E. church Tuesday afternoon,
and a large number of citizens attended.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-07

Oroville is becoming a great auto
mobile town. Almost every day the
main street is lined with cars, and ev-
cry few days new investments are
made in that class of property. In this
swift day and age an automobile has
ceased to be luxury. 1t has become
a necessity.
r. f. Hoffmark, manager for A. Gu
thrie & Co., in the construction of the
West Okanogan Valley Irrigation sys-
TEN, was called to the head office in
Portland, Friday last. He expected to
be absent week or ten days. During
his absence d. T. Chamberlain will fill
the position of manager.
Do not overlook the vital Importance
Of registration. Every voter in the
county, whether living in town or in
the country, must be registered in or
der to vote at the next election. When
once registered, it is not necessary to
register again for four years. In the
meantime, if you arc not registered
this summer you cannot vote for four
years. Both men and women entitled
to the franchise should bear this in
mind and get their names on the
books as soon as possible.
Friday last was campus day at the
high school, and the entire force of
other implements of peace and
hard labor cleaning off the school
grounds, much of which stands
on edge as the school house is on the
brow of a hill, which slopes down
pretty speedily from the front cleva-
ton to the flat. The rubbish was burn
ed and when the lads had finished their
labors the surroundings presented
greatly improved appearance. The
girls of the domestic class did their
share by furnishing toothsome feed
for the hungry laborers.
Last Friday evening lecture was
billed to take place in the auditorium
of the high school, at which four gen.
tlemen thoroughly familiar with the
subject talked on fruit tree spraying,
something that all are or should be,
deeply interested in. Owing to other
attractions in town that had greater
pulling power and the fact that the
public generally is not particularly in
terested in the modus operandi Of
eliminating bugs, pests and insects of
a tree destroying nature the attend
ance at the lecture was exceedingly
meagre. The gentlemen unloaded the
information they had on their chests
to the few nreSent inst tho same and
it was knowledge very valuable as to
when to spray, how to spray, and what
to use to secure the best results. Con-
sidering the importance of knowing
how in this constant warfare against
the enemies of the fruit tree it is to
be regretted that every orchardist in
the valley was not present.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-07
EAST ORCHARD TRACTS.

Fred Strong has traded his eight acre
tract to Bert Cox for so acres near Tomas
ket. This is getting ten acres for one,
which shows the feeling that exists
among people on the outside as to the
value of real estate situated near Oroville.
j. A. Spencer is confined to his bed by
illness and is under the caer of DR.. Lewis.
Geo. |. Cole has been doing a fine job of
scraping and leveling on Maple avenue.
Now let it be well graveled and we will
have "A thoroughfare that our auto men
and teamsters would appreciate.
r. f. Neff from Everett has purchased
the William II. Phillpott's five acre ranch.
but the consideration of the purchaes has
not yet been made known.
A. A. Worley is making frequent trips to
his ranch on the Ellis Forde Orchard
tracts. ROXY.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-07
- . -

l.. b. Jones, head of the Commercial
bank. at Nelson, spent Wednesday night
in Oroville on his way to Okanogan to
attend the stockmen's meeting and Incl
dentally to attend to some private busi-
ness. AS the train service was somewhat
shot to pieces Mr.. Jones took auto from
Oroville for his destination
The Orpheum presents Lois Meredith in
The Precious Packet" for Saturday and
Sunday evenings, popular actress in n
very popular film production. 1t is one of
those exquisite Pathe. offerings that al
ways pleases, with bright settings and a
strong cast. The scene and plot are laid
In Canada, and is intensely interesting
from beginning to end.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-07
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING.

Owing to the fact that the library had
been engaged for Thursday evening, and
sent at OkanOgan, the regular meeting of
the Commercial club has been postponed
until next Thursday evening, April IS.
Next Thursday at noon, a luncheon will
be served for the Club in the library build
ing by the Civic League, and business
meeting will be held at the same place in
the evening. 1t Is especially requested
that every member of the organization
attend both the luncheon and meeting, as
there is considerable business that re-
Quires attention which could not be gone
into extensively and to any advantage at
a public banquet. There is work for the
Club to do, and II Is necessary for 1t to
he done.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-07

Hon. w. ]. Sutton of Cheney, one of the
numerous candidates for governor on the
republican ticket before the primaries.
way to Okanogan and other points down
the valley. Mr. Sutton has many acquain-
tances and friends in Oroville. who were
pleased to meet him during his brief stay
In town. He is making a quiet and digni-
fed campaign, eschewing public speaking
and depending more upon personal con-
tact with the voter to get acquainted.
Mr. Sutton is a clean. upright gentleman,
and should he receive the nomination his
election would be foreOrdained. In that
case his administration would be one that
would be creditable alike to himself and
his supporters.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-07

| nerve to the tune of $55 and costs, alto
gether making il an expensive toot. The
| troublemalling fluid was sneaked in
across the line, route over which consid-
cradle of the tabooed elixir is travelling.
The members of the high school athletic
association are arranging to give dance
in the Orpheum on Friday evening, April
2S, the proceeds to be used to relieve the
association of some of the debt accumu-
| lated during the winter. The boys are
deeply in the hole and a generous public
can aid in extracting them from the pre-
dicament by buying ticket to the dance,
while they will at the same time secure
in return the worth of their investment
in pleasure.
That movie favorte, Elsie Janis. stars
in Nearly a Lady" at the Lyric Saturday
and Sunday evenings. This is one of those
the patrons of the moving picture plays,
and is crowded with action, life and many
laughs. In Nearly a Lady," Miss Janis
is seen at her best, and the mere announ-
cement of a play with her in the leading
role is sufficient to draw a crowded
house. Elsie Janis souvenirs will be dis
tiibuted to all who attend the performance
Saturday and Sunday evenings.
Last Thursday Mrs. J. f. Samson gave
a party to guests made up of mothers ana
daughters, and those present enjoyed
very pleasant afternoon. Those present
Mrs. Harry Reed. Mrs Ed. Davis and her
daughter, Mrs. e. S. Taylor Mrs. L. l..
Work and her daughter, Mrs S. B. Star
/ II.'t 4NIi o. - l,lt'ShiSi anu Ilci pttuSulCl,
Mrs. Robert Evans, Mrs. F. Grathwold
and her daughter Mrs. G. l.. Armstrong,
Mrs. McMahan and her daughter, Mrs. a.
II. McMahan, Mrs. Frank Dallam and her
daughter, Mrs. G. FL. Ellis.
Wednesday Geo II. Ellis sold to Anson
w. Cobb, of Wenatchee, 20 acres on the
| Lake View Orchard tracts, just east of
town. This is sale of considerable sig
nificance, as an indication that men of
experience and knowledge in the fruit
Igrowing business look upon the land under
est rrn
Iject as most desirable investment. Mr..
Cobb is probably one of the most thor
Ioughly posted men on fruits and fruit
growing who has yet invested in this
Iheighborhood. He accumulated his knoWl-
edge in the midst of the celebrated ORCH
| ard surroundings of Wenatchee, where the
| man of observation and intelligence can
learn the best there is about the industry,
and that is the kind of man Mr.. Cobb is.
lie was with the Wenatchee Produce Co,
| for years. Il position that placed him in d-
rect touch with the fruit growers of the
IWenatchee valley Mr.. Cobb secured five
acres of fruit and fifteen acres for diver
sified farming, and he will proceed to i'm
prove his new possession at an early date.
| Rev a. w. Bond has started building a
|new residence on his newly acquired acre
age, located south of the cemetery. Mr..
| Bond, realizing the value of water is al
ready putting the land in shape to take
water from the irrigation system as soon
| as il is turned into the ditch.