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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-03-28
ATTENTION STOCKMEN.

The fourth annual convention of the
OkanOgan County Cattle and Horse
Raisers' association is to be held at
'Okanogan next Thursday and Friday.
April 3rd and 4th, and it promises to
surpass all previous convention both
in point Of attendance and in bene-
ficial results. There will be visitors
from distance in attendance who are
to address the convention, and lectures
by Pullman professors, with a regular
business session. On the evening of
the 3rd there will be a smoker and a
smoker insures most jolly evening
to all who may participate. All of the
stockmen of the north end of the coun
ty should make it point to attend the
convention, not only for the informa-
tion that may be derived but also from
the pleasure Of meeting up with old
friends and enjoying the social side of
the affair.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-03-28
WHERE THE FAULT RESTS.

e. e. Crandall, of Spokane, general
utility man with the Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph company. spent several
days in town during the past week
looking over the business end of tho
service at this place. We are prone to
kick against the company, and there
are often good grounds for the exer-
else, but we do not stop to reason out
|the causes of the complaints. When
the inside workings of the system un-
der the present regulations where
Postmaster Bunglesome is the director
is considered one rather sympathizes
with the employees of the lines who
have to bear the brunt of the contin-
ual fault finding when they have moth
ing to say but to follow out orders.
Under government management no
encouragement is held out for new
business. If man wants a telephone
he has to pay from S. to $40 to have
the same installed. II a family moves
out of a house in which there is a tele-
phone, and the family that moves in
wants the telephone continued the new
patrons have to pay $3.50, and up for
the mere privilege of having that tele-
phone. without it costing the govern
ment a single cent for any kind of
change. Mr.. Crandall states that in
September orders were issued to
charge S. and $40 for the installation
of new telephones. After the company
had collected that robbery. orders
came to discontinue such charges, and
the company in numerous cases re.
funded the money that had been paid
in. Following that instruction came an.
other order to enforce the rule tha,
new phones must be paid for accord.
ling to schedule suggested, and then the
company had to make a raid on those
to whom money was refunded and re.
collect the sum. Its all muddle under
the beautiful government regulations
How long would company operated
by private individuals last under such
a system?
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-03-28
DEATH OF CHAS. KLOPPENBURG

The last issue of the Republic News
Miner contains an account of the acci-
dental death of Charles ID. Kloppen-
iburg, which occurred Thursday of last
week The deceased was widely known
in this county. He served at one time
as county assessor of this county, in
the days when the county seat was at
! IConconully. He made a very popular
official, not only on account of his
record in office, but owing largely to
his jovial personality, as he was good
mixer and made friends with all with
whom he came in contact There are
many old friends and acquaintances
of Charles Kloppenburg in this county
who will read of his tragic and ln-
timely death with feelings OF sincere
regret The News-Miner has the fol-
lowing account of the accident:
News of the death of Charles D.
Kloppenburg, who is supposed to have
been killed by IA fall in the Surprise
mine incline shaft yesterday afternoon
was severe shock to his many friends
in Republic.
Mr.. Kloppenburg who was working
for the Quilp company was repairing
the track in the incline shaft in the
Surprise mine. About lilo p. m, he
went down on the skip to the 600-fcot
level
About 200 o'clock Alex Mckay.
foreman for the Quilp company went
to the place where Mr.. Kloppenburg
had been working. Not finding him
there he inquired of his whereabouts
from Emrick Wilson, who was working
in a drift a short distance away. Will
son stated that he left him in the shaft
a short time before. Returning to the
shaft they saw where Kloppenburg
had been working, as evidenced by
handful of spikes with which he had
been repairing the track. Some fifteen
feet below they found his hat on the
floor of the shaft. Descending to the
sump which was about 65 feet from
where he had been working, they
found the body in about three feet Of
water. Examination did not disclose
any broken bones and there was only
a slight wound on the head. Whether
death resulted from the blow on the
head or drowning is not fully known.
The shaft where Mr.. Kloppenburg
was working between the 600 and 700
foot level has an incline of about 60.
From the 600 up, the incline is about
45.
Mr.. Kloppenburg was born in San
Francisco ard was 46years Of age.
When the United States was drafting
men up to As years of age for military
service. Mr.. Kloppenburg, who was ar
IDENTIFY patriotic and wanted to be Of
some real service to his country, stat
ed to the draft board that his age was
45. and though subject to rheumatism
he passed a good medical examination
and was placed in class Al, much to
his satisfaction.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kloppenburg have
lived in Republic eight years, coming
here from Okanogan county where Mr..
Kloppenburg served one term as
county assessor. Since coming to Re-
public he has followed mining and
clerical work. At the time of his death
he was secretary of the local Miners
Union and treasurer for Republic
Aerie No. 6S, F. o. f.
His wife is a member of the faculty
of Republic High school. His mother
and two brothers live in San Francisco
one brother and sister in Seattle and
two sisters in New York City.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-03-28
CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP.

fortnight ago when the Bartell
Bros, made contract to purchase the
Hotel de Grubb, that transfer read
that the new. purchasers wereato take
over the property on or before the 1st
OF May. with the privilege of closing
at any time before that date that
might suit their convenience. Monday
the required amount of the first pay
ment was made and the Bartells will
take possession of the hotel next
tuesday, April 1st AS was stated at
the time of announcing the transfer
this is one of the largest real estate
deals that has ever taken place in
Oroville, representing an investment
of some $4,000. The hotel has always
enjoyed the reputation of being one
OF the best in any way of the small
towns of the state and it is the inten-
ton of the new owners to keep ii IN
to the high standard that it has reach
ed in the estimation of the general
public. We have not been informed of
the plans of the new owners. but un-
derstand that the hotel will be under
the direct management of Frank Bar
fell
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-03-28

decide to remain in the army. He is a
civil engineer by profession, but owing
to his crippled condition he could
hardly be able to so into the field.
Although army life in peace time is
monotonous and umnteresting, yet
promotion is always a possibility OF
the future and by sticking TO the SER
vice he would be provided for for life.
Another date has been set for term
of court, and this time, if not again
postponed, court viii convene April
10. Among the happy jurors drawn
from this neighborhood are Carl
Schassberger, Frank Gibbard, John
Hodges, George Stoltz, E. w. Mallory,
A. h. Stevens, b. ID. Edgerton, John
Bergman, Ernest Bachof, E. Truax
and r. l.. Prentice, who is resident
of Seattle. H. G. Berg and Daniel Null
cahy, OF Loomis. p. L. Fletcher, Wiley
Chas. Knight, Nelson.
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CANADIAN VISITORS.

Tuesday, eight autos loaded with la
from Penticton. There were some 40
| persons in the party. They took lunch
here and spent several hours looking
| over this part of the valley before
leaving on the return trip. The party
drove down from Penticton to inspect
the country just across the line where
the Canadian government is to reclaim
some $4,000 of the richest valley land
in the Dominion. Some of the members
of the party were ex-soldiers and all
interested in the success of this great
undertaking, where homes for many
hundreds of veterans of the great war
will eventually be made. The trip was
extended to Oroville for the purpose of
permitting the visitors to see the re-
suits of irrigation in the Okanogan
valley around this place as the condi-
tions are exactly similar to those
where the irrigation system is to be
installed across the line, that territory
being merely an extension Of the Okla
hogan valley, and so far as the appear
ance of the country is concerned
there is no mark of debarkation be-
tween the lands of Washington and
those of British Columbia except an
imaginary line marked off with proper
monuments. The fumes of the West
Okanogan Valley Irrigation district
extend up to and butt against the di.
iding line and the extension Of that
flume few feet would carry water
upon the south end of the British CO.
lumbia project. The visitors were very
much pleased with what they saw here
In the way of alfalfa fields and flour
ishing orchards under the local irri-
cation system and could readily imag-
inc what the big Canadian project
will look like few years after water
is turned on.
Among the visitors was Hon. w. r.
Stafford, who, in conjunction with
his brother a member of the British
Columbia parliament, owned this vast
tract at one time and sold it to the
British Columbia government. A gen.
tleman with him. especially interested
in the success of the venture in his
relation with the soldiers of the Do
minion, was Walter Drinnan, of Van
couver, who is secretary of the Pro-
vincial Great War Veterans Associa-
tiCn
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-03-28
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Minutes of the regular meeting of
the town council, March "a, 1919
Present, Mayor Beale, Councilmen
Friis, Smith, Hart and Schultz.
Minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved as read. Letter from
state highway commission read and
the clerk was instructed to take the
matter of obtaining the towns portion
of the maintainance of state highway
moneys up with the town attorney.
Ordinance No. 81, an amendment to
the present fire and building ordin-
ance was read and on motion was
made and seconded that this ordinance
pass it's third and final reading. Yeas
Friis, Hart Smith and Schultz. Noes
none
The marshal was instructed to i'm
pound all stock running at rye with
in the town limits.
On motion council adjourned
E. R. HOOSE, Clerk.
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CRAZY SHOOTING.

The members of the local gun club
had their shooting raiment on Sunday
land such another pulverizing of mani
mate targets was never before wit
messed on the home grounds. The boys
were on their metal. They were shoot
ing for double record and they made
it. The club Is worked up over this
contest as it never has been aroused
before, and the ticklers of scatter
gun triggers are out to do their best
against all comers. They cannot do
any better than they did Sunday, be-
cause perfect score was made by six
of them and only five enters the
count. But notice Is served that the
club proposes to keep up the record
and the next four shoots are going to
see more perfect scores. And there Is
no reason why such record should
not be made. The club is not depend
ent upon few expert shots to keep
up the score. Any one OF seventeen
members is liable to break 25 In a row
at any time, and If weather conditions
are not prohibitive to good shooting
during the shoots yet to come off we
do not expect to see the club make a
| lower record than straight 25s.
Even the most exacting shooters hao
it been in their power so to do, could
, not have framed up more perfect
day for the contest than Sunday. It
vas bright and warm without a par
t'cle of wind. Then the club member
ship realized that they had to do their
best If they wanted to hold a look-in
for the championship. And they prov
ed equal to the test. Each man as his
turn came stepped up to the marx, the
trap was sprung, ard with marvellous
regularity the clay object flew into
dust at the crack Of che gun. H..dger.
Frank and the Powell brothers, tied
out of so birds each, and broke 1873 out
of 20O Charlie Powell falling down on
just one. OF course that did not count
in the score, but it went to show what
the local members can do when they
try
1t was regular match with Sunny
side, and shoot off of tie the week
DClOiC Will SOlldA-IdlOuSc. Wneu
the club scored clean 25 it was
thought that they had a cinch. They
did put it over Sunnyside, where the
club managed to break but 119 targets
(and that was not so worse when you
come to think about it, but those
Colfax-Palouse robbers had to come
across themselves with perfect score
tying up the clubs again. What 81
pretty kettle of fish it would prove to
be if Colfax-Palouse refused to fall
down during the balance of the tour
nament, in which case the shooting off
the tie would be protracted we'll into
the summer, as the Oroville club Is
going to keep up the record made at
the last shoot. One club engaged in
the tournament has remain out of the
shoot each Sunday and Oroville's turn
comes next Sunday, but the Colfax-
Palouse tie will be shot off on that
date. The following is the full score of
Sundays shoot:
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-03-28
they will yield fruits of the finest
quality.

they will yield fruits of the fines
quality.
Where the rushing, foaming water,
OF the most beautiful river, the Simil
ikameen, noted of old for it's ricl
placer gold mines, hurry to meet tn,
quiet waters of the placid flowinf
OkanOgan, is situated the new tow
of Orc.
Among the many natural advantage.
which 1t possesses might be mention
ed the fine level tlacr of land thai
comprises the townsite, and which IL
a noticeable feature of the place tc
travellers in the Okanogan country
and always calls forth comments Of
pleasure and surprise; also the close
proximity to OsooyUos lake, whose
waters are unsurpassed for boating
and bathing; the grand scenery of the
falls and canyons of the Similika-
meen; the as yet almost wholly unex-
plored mineral and agricultural re-
sources of the Colville reservation
whose boundary is the Okanogan
river; and last but not least, the
abundance of pure mountain water
which surrounds the town, unite in
making the site of Orc so attractive
place that while many may come
but few go away.
Oro is but few months old, and
has never been boom town but un-
der the efficient management of the
Orc Town and improvement Company
it is rapidly assuming proportions
that will shortly render it the metropo-
lis of the Okanogan country. situated
as 1t is in the center of the great
mining district, and connected by
stage with the N. P. R. R. on the south
and with the C. p r r. on the north,
while new line east to Marcus on
the Spokane Northern is about to be
established.
The principal streets of the town.
which are one hundred feet wide, are
being graded, and clearing the under
brush along the rivers gives employ
ment to number OF men, while the
sound Of the carpenters hammer is
heard far into the night.
1t has been said that the success of
a town depends upon the class of
business men that locate in it. Oro's
business men are ali energetic, clear
headed, far sighted, come to stay men,
and who have from the first invested
their money freely and with unshaken
in the outcome. The busi-
ness houses in the town are solid and
as to construction and
neat and attractive In appearance.
From the mist shrouded shores of
Alaska,
From the Sunny isles DER the sea,
And from every point of the compass,
Is this land of TIE brave and the
free.
They come to the city of Orc
The merchant, the miner, the tramp,
And, in the town of two rivers,
Drive down the .akes of their
camp.
The traveller roaming the world
DER,
In search of home of his taste,
And finding in each place some draw
back
Till the world is to him but a waste
When he crosses the rivers of Orc
He feels to an end is all strife,
And knows when he gazes upon it
Tis the place he has sought all his
life.
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Orc Business Directory.

VTO DuSlncSS DlTcclOTys
A pretty good showing for a town
not seven months old:
Following is a list Of our principal
business firms:
Robert Allison, quartz mill.
Henry Carr, surveyor.
S. T. Stanton, Gro and Penticton
Stage Line.
Oro Town and Improvement Co.
Robt. Allison, president; R. Hunter,
vice-president; Hem. Carr, secretary.
General merchandise Mcbride,
Bros. Hardenburgh Co. J. P. McCuddy.
d. A. Beal, gents I, rnishings. Mrs.
d. A. Beal photograph gallery and To-
cal views.
TAFT & Lathi Or, saloon.
VIM. Gingry saloC...
J.. w. Snyder blacksmith shop.
A. Arthur, barber shop.
j. H. TAFT, livery stable and teaming.
John r. Frsser, justice of the peace.
Contractors & Builders: J. r. Fra
zer, H. M. Marsh Liptrap & Newman,
l.. Coats, Fred Knuth.
Mrs. F. Knuth, bakery.
M. Simonis, Hotel Orc.
H. d. Allen, saw mill.
Smith Bros. ice dealers.
Chas. Carreau, Orc Lime & Lumber
Co.
w. H. Earl. meat, butter. eggs, and
poultry.
VIM. Granger, wholesale butcher.
Jack Evans, horses for sale.
James Johnston wood and hay.
Chas. Carreau, bricks and brick
work.
Mrs. NJ. j. Yeardley, restaurant.
Martin Eylwood, restaurant.
Kelly & Liptrap restaurant.
Guy Gilmour. wood yard.
VIM. Lewis, teaming and hauling.
The Madre dOrc an eight page
weekly newspaper, J. M. Hagerty &
Co. proprietor.
We also have number of resi-
dences, two or three private boarding
houses, lot of freight teams, jot
printing office, justice of the pee ce
notary public, etc. A good school house
is now finished, trees will be planted
on all the principal streets, water
works put In, and business be rushing
here from now on.
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Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-07
WESTERLY

Fourteen jurors from Westerly have
been summoned to serve at the Febru-
airy session of the superior court for
Washington county which opens at the
courthouse in West Kingston Monday
morning, Feb. II, at $50 o'clock. The
grand Jurors will meet Monday and
the petit jurors Wednesday, Feb. 10.
Following are the jurors summoned
from this town: Grand-Welcome C.
Ennis, Charles a. Morgan, George c.
Moore, Orrin A Maine and Fred S.
Opie Petit-Thomas P. Nichols, James
NJ. Pendleton, Michael Kenney, Andrew
j. Martin, Bortolo Panceria, Cornelius
J. Murphy, Alexander Murray, Vachel
W. Anderson and Edwin G. G. King.
At meeting of Westerly grange, No.
s, P. of H., held in Grange hall, Avon
dale, Tuesday evening, owing to the
rain only % were present. Mrs. G.
Palmer Chapman was elected lecturer
to take the place of Mrs. Mary L.
Gavitt, who was forced to resign on
account of illness of her son, Raymond
Gavitt. Two applications for member
ship were received. Notice was given
of meeting of Washington County Po-
mona at Kingston Feb. II. The latter
part of the evening was devoted to a
social in honor of the retiring officers
At the session of the Westerly pro-
bate court Tuesday afternoon, Judge
Edward NJ. Burke presiding, matters
pertaining to the following estates
We're disposed Of:
Estate of Charles W. Willard-Peti-
tion for appointment of administra-
trix received. Grace W. Farnsworth
appointed. Bond 0,000, with surety.
Alexander C. Thompson, appraiser.
Estate of Richard Bianchi-Emilia
Bianchi appointed administrative,
Bond $500 surety. Charles L. Fon
tana appointed appraiser.
Estate of Anna K. Pendleton-Ed
win P. PendIeton appointed admins
traitor. Gond, $4,000.
Estate of James A. Tefft-InventOry
received and ordered recorded.
Estate of Lucy A. Sullivan-Inven-
tory received and ordered recorded.
Estate of AIbertus E. Cottrell-Gen-
eral release received and ordered re-
corded.
Estate of Elizabeth Bonner-Wash-
ington Trust company appointed ad-
ministrator Bond $500, with no
surety. Eugene B. Pendleton, ap-
i praiser.
Lester Nichols Greene, who died
| Jan. 9th from influenza and pneumo-
MIA after a weeks illness, was son of
| Charles E, and Lucy Nichols Greene
and was born in Hope Valley, r. l.,
Sept 21st, 1886. He received his ed
ucation in the Hope Valley High
school and the Rhode Island College
| of Pharmacy. He. completed his two
years at the Rhode Island college with
extra credit and was about to enter
! his senior year. In 1914 he entered
the pharmacy of his grandfather G.
| E. Greene, to learn the business. He
was an accommodating and popular
young man, free-hearted and generous
to fault. A young man of exemplary
| habits, he possessed a host of friends
who miss him and sincerely deplore
his early death. Funeral services were
, held Jan. S0th from his grandfather's
residence owing to the serious illness
| of his brother Raymond. Rev. B. G.
| Boardman OBLIGATED. He leaves his
father and mother, Sfwo brothers
| Chauncey E. Greene, a recently dis
| charged soldier and c. Raymond
| Greene, and one sister, Mrs. FREQ
Rathbun. of Hope Valley.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-07

Dumont, n. J, Mrs. Clark was a
former resident of this city. She is
survived by three sons and two
daughters, all residing out o. this
state. The body will be brought to
WilIimantic for burial.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary A. Dela
ney wife Of Valentine L. Murphy
was held Wednesday morning from
her home, No. 81 Lewiston avenue,
at $50 o'clock The requiem high
mass at st. Joseph's church at ? o.
clock was sung by Rev. John A. Sui
Ivan. There were many beautiful
floral tributes and the attendance was
large. The bearers were William De-
laney and Ignatius Murphy Of Nor
witch, Terrence O'Prien and Michael
O'Brien of New Britain William
FIardigan of Worcester and Thomas
]. Doyle of this city. Burial was in
St. Ioseph's cemetery.
The funeral of Joseph Cardinal was
held Wednesday morning at $50 o.
clock from the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Edmond Marchant in Eagleville.
Al St MaTy's church in South Gov
entry, at nine o'cIJc<, Il requiem high
mass was celebrated by the Rev. John
A. Dooley. Nephews of the deceased
acted as bearers. Burial Vas in st.
| Marys cemetery, South Coventry.