The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-07-11

tne aeroplane made dozen flight,
over the town, valley and mountains
carrying passengers who desired tbe
mover experience of a ride in tho ai,
snip. AT night the visitors crowded tbe
moving picture shows and attended
the dance In the Liberty theater.
Ihe crowd had thinned out to some
extent Saturday, yet there were .
great many people in town when tbe
| Dali game was called in the afternoon
the morning slipping by without anv
other event than the passenger trims
Oh the aeroplane. The ball game was
between Okanogan and Oroville. and
was so close that it ended 8 to In
iaVor or Oroville. with a vast amonnt
OF dissatisfaction with the ruling ot
the umpire that prevented the game
from becoming tie at the ninth in
ning. After the game there was an
other exhibition flight of the aero.
plane followed by the bucking contest
In which Bill Kruger, an Indian and q
rider OF skill, managed to hang on to
the back Of mo Mans Land" much to
the surprise of all present. Again the
evening was devoted to moving pic
lures and dance in the Liberty the
alter. which was very largely attended
so closed a fourth of July celebra-
ton that will long be standard from
which to gague future celebrations.
When the celebration was first sug-
gested many opposed the proposition,
and tbere was not the united effort
or the community that makes for sue
cess in any undertaking. hence the
results reflects greater credit upon
those who took upon themselves the
burden of arranging for and carrying
out the affair. There was a lack of en-
thusiasm manifested and it was dis
played in the meagre decorations in
evidence. Never before, on similar
occasion, has the town been so meag-
erly decorated. Flags were out in pro-
fusion in spots, and bunting was dis
played upon few store fronts, but in
the main there was no more evidence
of holiday than during any day OF
the week. However. that was saving
of labor and in no way detracted from
the fortunate issue of the two days
|jolification.
How many people were in Oroville
on the first day is is difficult to esti-
mate. The number has been placed all
the way from two to five thousand.
The former figures are too low, the
latter to high. Some idea can be form
ed from the number of automobiles
that We're IN town, and even then the
exact number of cars would be diff
cult to determine. Autos were parked
two and three deep around the ball
grounds. A tag seller counted those
automobiles before the game started
and he reported 432 on the grounds.
Besides those present at the game
there were many on the hillside and
others parked about town. A conser-
vative estimate would put the number
of automobiles present Friday at 500,
and allowing four persons to the car,
and that is a low estimate, 1000 are
accounted for. But as there are more
people without cars than with cars, 1t
lis within reason to say that as many
more were in the grand stand, stand
ing around the diamond and on the
strets, thus footing up to 1000 as the
number of pleasure seekers, men, wo-
men and children, in Orovife on the
first day of the celebration.
The excitement is all over, the bills
all paid and the population is back in
the old rut, somewhat tired the day
after, but we'll satisfied with the sue
cess that rewarded the efforts OF those
behind the great undertaking.