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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-16
OUT CLASSED AT
BASKET BALL

An alleged game of basket ball took
place at the high school gym last
Friday evening, but it is alleged with
reservations, for the home boys were
not in the running for the fraction OF
a second 1t was only practice for the
visitors, and such poor sample OF
practice that the playing of the stran-
gers could not have been improved
thereby. The local team deserves cred
it for holding out as long as they did.
1t required considerable nerve for the
lads not to have fallen in a dead faint
from the exertions they made to keep
the visitors from rolling up score OF
a thousand. The contending team-al-
though it is misnomer to use the
word contending as it had nothing to
contend--was the Republic high school
outfit, and after the first few seconds
the ball was i'll play it was painfully
evident that the locals were so out
classed that they did not have look
in. Republic just backed the home
team up against the wall and shot
baskets until their arms ached. The
final score is reported to have been
so to 3, there or thereabouts, few
points more or less for the winners
cutting no figure. The home boys re-
ceedings, and did their best in the face
of discouraging odds, and took their
medicine like dead game sports.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-16
FOUND DEAD
IN HER BED

Last Friday morning Mrs. Lloyd
Billups, living in the south part of
town, was found dead in bed. Mrs.
Billups had been a sufferer from tur-
burculosis for some time, but she at
tended the revival meeting at the M.
f. church the night before, and ap-
parently was feeling better and was
in better spirits than she had been
for some days. Mr.. Billups was away
from home at work. AS Mrs. Billups
did not appear for breakfast Friday
morning woman living with the
family went to call her and discover
ed that she was dead DR.. Elmer was
called and he found the body lying in
d natural position. the face resting on
one hand. Death had come during
sleep and Mrs. Billups had passed
away without struggle. DR.. Elmer
attributed death to heart lesion. The
family came here from near Chesaw,
where tn remains were taken for
burial. Mrs. Billups was a native of
Missouri some 30 years of age, and
leaves a husband and three children
to mourn her loss.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-16
HAS PUBLIC
INSTALLATION

There .was a public installation of
officers of both Oroville Lodge No.
255 l. o. o. F. and Ellivoro Rebekan
lodge No. 234, in Odd Fellows hall
Saturday evening, which was very
largely attended by members of both
lodges and a number of invited guests.
The ceremony of installation was very
interesting, as such ceremonies al
ways are, and the installation was
followed by a delicious spread which
only added to the pleasure of very
pleasant evening. The installing Off
GERS were District Deputy Grand Mas
ter L. e. Hendrix. of Oroville lodge,
and District Deputy Grand President
Mrs. l.. E. Hendrix, of Elivoro lodge
of Rebekahs, assisted by A. ]. Jackson
and Mrs. Susie B. Powell. Grand Mar
shas; A. w. Cobb and Mrs. J. w. Car
rel, Grand Wardens; J. w. Carrel and
Mrs. Anna Hare, Grand Treasurers;
r. p Hoskyn and Miss Florence Pick
ering, Grand Secretaries. The follow
ing officers were installed:
Oroville Lodge. No. 255. |. o. o. F.
F. G. Hart, Noble Grand.
w. H. Thayer, Vice Grand.
Harry Bowerman. recording secre-
tary.
f. r. Hoose financial secretary.
H. e. Silvernail, warden.
d. J. Williams, conductor.
J. f. Samson, right supporter, noble
grand.
A. L. Kitchen, left supporter, noble
grand.
T. Morrow, right supporter. vice
grand.
e. Krause, left supporter vice grand.
J. M. T. Williams, chaplin.
p. o. Peterson, right scene sup
porter
John Wehe. left scene supporter.
Chas. Hollants, outside guardian.
Frank Reeder. inside guardian.
Ellivoro, Rebekah Lodge, No. .9 4--
Mrs. Ella Silvernail, noble gran
Mrs. A. w. Cobb. vice grand.
Mrs. f. s. Taylor, recording score
tarv.
Harry Bowerman financial secre-
tary.
Ruth Peterson Warden.
Ruth Burns, conductor.
Mrs. Susie Powell, right supporter
noble grand
Mrs. Susie Fruit, left supporter
ooble grand. a-.s
Eta fferscnberg Ger, right Supporter
vice grand.
Estella Wright, left supporter vice
grand.
Mrs. w. H. Thayer, chaplin.
i Mrs. Mary Mitchell. inside guardian.
| J. w. Carrel, outside guardian.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-16
BACK AFTER
MANY YEARS

DR.. and Mrs. G. G. DeFoney, of New
York, were registered at the Hotel de
Grubb for several days during the
past week. Mr.. DeFoney was in the
uniform of surgeon of the navy,
from which service he has but re-
Gently been discharged. Mrs. DeFoney
is a daughter of Dick Griffin, one of
the old time residents of the Loomis
neighborhood but who has been liv-
ing at Seattle for many years. Mrs.
Dr.. DeFoney left Loomis as a very
young girl some "a years ago, being
sent east by her father to enter
school, where she finally graduated
and met and married DR.. DeFOney.
She has made two or three trips to
Seattle during the intervening years
since leaving the state but this is the
first visit that she, has made to, the
scenes of her childhood. The older
residents of Loomis well remember
Dick Griffin and his daughter, Minnie,
charming young lady, who passed
away some years ago Only few will
remember Mrs. DeFoney, and she can
remember but few of those she knew
when child. Among those few, how
ever is DR.. Webb, whom she had the
pleasure to again meet during her
short visit to Oroville. She also had
an opportunity to meet Mrs. Long
whom she remembered. DR.. and Mrs.
DeFoney will probably locate at Sc
attic, where the doctor has flattering
offers to enter practice in lines of
alty
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-16
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A MUCH NEEDED
HIGHWAY

Mrs. J. p. Douglass of Tonasket was
a visitor in town Tuesday. The Doug
lass family is not living at Tonasket
Just at the present time. Mr.. Douglass
has a contract on the Oroville-Night-
hawk road, and is very busy pushing
that long needed highway to compile
ton. The Douglass family is living on
the Similkameen, near where the work
is going on. Mrs Douglass stated that
her husband expected to have the road
entirely completed by the first of May,
much of it being wide enough for a
double track. This was an interesting
piece of news, as it means the opening
sadly in need of for quarter of a
century. When open to travel it will
complete loop that will include some
of the finest scenery in the northwest.
One can then drive to Penticton,
switch off to Keremeos and then on
Hardly a mile of this route but what is
most attractive from a scenic point
of view. There will be much
travel over it by tourists going into
and coming out of British Columbia
Moreover, it will give an excellent
road to Loomis and the neighboring
country. While speaking of the Doug
lass family it may be added that Mrs
Douglass is an exceptionally bright
and intelligent lady. She mas written
MANY POEMS some of which DOsSeSs
more than ordinary merit.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-16
BUSIEST SPOT
IN THE TOWN

The busiest place in the county
just now is the railroad yards at this
station. In addition to the regular
passenger and freight trains coming
in and going out south, east and west
long freight trains loaded with Ice
are pulling through town while spec
ial trains Of empties switch, and back
and fill. and buck around the yards.
crowding every foot of side track. One
would think from the miles OF track
age extending clear across the valley
that it would be impossible ever to
accumulate sufficient number of cars
to occupy all the trackage, and yet
during the past week or more there
has been n congestion of rolling stock
that has puzzled train men to handle
and keep the main lines clear. At all
hours of the night and much OF the
day the air is full of the odor OF
burning coal or oil as the engines
chug, and cough, and rumble over the
rails shunting cars here and there,
pulling their sinuous way out of or in
to town. Form six to eight train crews
are here all the time, and the boys
have mighty little idle time on their
hands during work hours. This stack
ing up of cars sometimes works
hardship on the public, and is made
menace to the town. Take for instance
Monday morning when a long string
Of freight cars blocked the way to the
depot. making it necessary for those
wishing to catch the morning trains to
either crawl under the cars, an un-
dignfied and dangerous undertaking,
or walk a long distance to reach and
pass around the end of the train. This
string of cars reached from beyond
the coal bunkers to the east to a
point beyond the warehouse to the
! west Even the only road crossing the
tracks from north to south was block
ed. aa,' This condition continued for
several hours. 1t was not possible
zen to get all the outgoing mail to
! LA. Gains. Had fire broken out in
the so,1ER part of town 1t would have
had to bu II Itself utft, II the Q fire
apparatus could not have crossed the
tracks.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-16
PAY WATER RENT
OR co WITHOUT

The office of town treasurer is no
time to time passes ordinances of a
regulative nature. Among them is one
that is intended as a protective meas
ure against the lodging of water
rents, a habit that a good many con-
sumers have a way of getting into. 1t
water rents, among his other multi
farious services, and in the perform
ance of that duty he is called upon to
notify delinquents of their delin-
quencies. Now the human family is
made up of all kinds of people, of
many dispositions and many minds,
and it is astonishing how many of
those people knowingly neglect, and
even refuse to pay the required water
revenue, and then kick like the pro-
verbal mule when called down. Mr..
Mishler is one of the mildest manner
ed gentlemen in the community, but
it gets on his nerves to have patrons
of the water service dodge their obli-
cations. He laid this matter before the
last meeting of the town council and
that body was spurred up to sudden
action, after a long apathy on the part
of former town fathers. By resolution
the clerk and treasurer were instruct
ed to enforce the water ordinance in
regard to turning off the water. on ac-
count of delinquent payments. Get
next, ye users of water who have
shirked water payments in the past.
If the practice is continued from now
lhenceforth the party so practicing
| VIII find his home waterless. Make a
note of it.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-16
PUBLIC SCHOOL
NEWS ITEMS

A meeting of the Millionaire and A.
I. Q. c. clubs was held Monday after
noon and it was decided that the final
count for this unit of time should be
taken Monday, January 26. The losing
side will entertain with a party jan
uary 80, which is to be given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Olds.
Friday, January 16, the basket ball
team will meet the Nelson boys at
Nelson. The plan now is to take a
bunch of rooters along to support the
team, and add to the gate receipts.
The lineup will be as follows:
Bob Killian, |. f.; John Killian, |. g.;
Lloyd Grant, c.; Byrd Jones (cap) r.
f.; Gordon Jackson, +. g.; Kenneth
Reed, sub.
DR.. Allen, of Syrian and Armenian
experience, gave very interesting
talk Tuesday afternoon to the High
School and grade people. He spoke in
behalf of the third Armenian Relief
fund but no money was solicited at
this time.
high school party was given in
the gymnasium last Friday evening
Immediately following the game with
Republic. While our boys lost by a
large score we feel that the sides
played clean, square game and there
was no i'll will felt by either side.
Report of attendance contest for De-
| cember:N
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-16

For a fortnight Evangelist r. H. Os-
born has been conducting serics Of
revival services in the M e. church,
and interest has steadily grown in
the meetings. 1t is felt that he has
sown good seed upon soil that need
ed spiritual seeding which will grow,
flourish and bear fruit. He has awak-
ened religious fervor that should be
felt to the advantage OF the COM
munity, and by religious fervor is
meant a stronger Christian sentiment.
for religion is only name if those
who are long on religion are short on
the Christian virtues.
Mr.. Osborn has beer engaged in
evangelical work for many years
and his activities have beer more gen.
orally confined to large cities where
he has been able to talk to thousands
instead of in small communities like
this where he can reach enly few
score at time with his appealing
voice and argument Mr.. Osborn is no
kid glove pulpit orator. He hits from
the shoulder with bare knuckles. He
reaches his hearers through allegori-
cal illustrations of his text, and drives
home his points with trite and humor-
Gus stories. He has a great fund of
anecdotes and he appears >e1znow his
bible by heart. He calls "a spade a
spade. He has no mercy on the hypo-
critic and sinner, and his words of ap-
peal to the better side of the human
being seems to call forth sincere re-
sponse from those desirous of mend
ing their ways.
He has succeeded in getting in touch
with the people who seldom if ever
find their way into the church at any
other time. Men have attended his
meetings that have not been in church
services of any kind for years. Mr.
OsbOrn's influence will long be re-
membered in Oroville.
Sunday afternoon at o'clock Mr..
Osborn will preach to 'men only" in
the Lyric theater, which Manager
Stoltz has kindly rendered for his use.
No young man under Is will be ad-
mitted He has a message for men and
every man in the community should
be present to hear that message.
When this series of meeting was an
nounced it was stated that Prof. w. w.
Kearns, a talented vocalist, would lead
the song service but Prof. Kearns was
unable to fill his engagement. The
singing, which is one of the pleasing
features of the meetings, has been
under charge of Prof. Olds, and Mr..
Osborn declares that the substitution
of Prof Olds has even been an ad-
vantage to him in his work, as he has
never had better choir leader in his
experience. Prof Olds has been ably
assisted at the piano by Mrs. Olds,
and the musical program has been
made more interesting by solos by
Mrs. Gutemey Mr.. Hughes, Prof. Olds,
Mrs. Hugh Riste and Evangelist Os-
born.
At this writing it is not known as to
whether Mr.. Osborn will be retained
another week, but it is possible that he
will be induced to continue his meet
ings by those interested. Success has
certainly rewarded his efforts since
the revival started. and interest would
increase if he should continue the
meetings.
There will be three big services
Sunday. At II o'clock there will be
service that you cannot afford to miss.
| There will be another at 1880 and the
service at the Lyric in the afternoon.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-16
NEW TOWN DADS
ARE SWORN IN

Minutes of the regular meeting Of
the town council. January 10, 1920.
Present, Mayor Beale, Councilmen
Hart, Schultz and Smith.
Minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved as read.
The monthly report of Judson Muir
ray, police justice, was read and on
motion was accepted and ordered
filed
The monthly report of the town
treasurer was read and ordered filed.
The yearly report Of the town treas
urer was read and ordered published
Mr.. Mishler. town treasurer. appear
ed before the council in regard to the
purchase of an adding machine for
the use of the town treasurer and
clerk, and the clerk was instructed to
write the Burroughs Adding Machine
! company at Spokane and obtain prices.
The matter Of delinquent water
rents and licenses was discussed and
the clerk and treasurer were instruct
ed to enforce the water ordinance in
regard to turning off the water on ac-
count Of delinquent payments, and to
notify all parties that were behind
before Monday, January 19, or action
will be taken to close such business
as are not paid in advance as provided
for by ordinance
On motion the following bills were
allowed and ordered paid:
Current expense fund.-. R. Hoose,
salary, $6505; W. B. Mishler, salary.
1491; Judson Murray, police justice
fees. $50; Okanogan Valley Power
Co. lights, 1850; Bowen Auto Co, oil
and repairs, 255; Gazette Publishing
Co. printing, 1915; w. L. Clark, hay.
1885; C. M. Hicks, groceries, 1905;
City Transfer Co. drayage, $50.
Water works fupnd-E. r. Hoose,
salary, $500; John Collins, labor.
S4.OO; Okanogan Valley Power COM
pany, power, S1.00; s. Fl. Sanderson.
fittings and stove CRATE. 5.S5. A. S.
Groulx. blacksmithing. $50; Sexson
Bros. stove, glass. supplies. 11.20.'
On motion the bill of E. A. Williams
was laid on the table for adjustment.
The following councilmen were
then were sworn for the coming term
C. A. Powell, J. F. Samson, w. J.
Frank.
The superintendent of the water de-
partment then asked the council to
consider the purchase r'of-a pipe find
ing machine and this matter was laid
over for consideration. On motion the
council adjourned.
E. R. HOOsE, Clerk.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-16

The financial report of the First
National bank appears in this issue
The call was made for December 81,
and it is a showing that is credit to
the institution and shows that the
people of the town and neighborhood
are doing lot of. saving. For the first
time in it's history the bank shows a
deposit of over 100000, and in every
other feature is solid and substantial
If this locality enjoys full harvest
next fall by this time next year the
deposits of the First National are go
ing to crowd close up toward the mill
ion mark
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-16
K. OF P. TO OR
GANIZE HERE

Tom Pinkerton was in town Sunday
from Okanogan and started the ball
rolling that is going to result in the
organization of lodge of Knights or
Pythias at this place. Now there are
secret organizations without number
in this country, most all of which exist
for a good purpose, but there are few
of the collection that will surpass the
Knights as lodge worth Joining. The
man who would live up to the rituai
and laws of the order would be tagged
through to the better land, and that is
what man is expected to do when
he becomes a Knight. The lodge wifi
probably be organized here IN Febru-
ary.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-16
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS.

Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the South
ern Minnesota and Washington Mining
company, will be held at the office of
Grant and Williams, Oroville, Washing
ton, ar > p. M, Monday, February End
1920 for the election of officers and such
other business as may properly come be-
fore said meeting.
All stockholders are notified to be pres
ent in person or by proxy.
E. A. WILLIAMS. President.
= c. y SANGER, Sect.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-16
(No 014125)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior U. S. Land
office at Watervile, Washington Decem-
Der 20, 1919
Notice is hereby given that Charles
Antonson, of Oroville Washington, who
on June 9TH. 1915. made Additional Home
stead entry, Serial No 014125, for NEA
SWA. Sec. 81, NEh NEA Section 2S and
Il. w. NJ, has filed notice of intention
to make 3-year proof to establish claim
to the land above described, before John
r. Fraser. United States Commissioner,
at Oroville. Washington on the nth day
of February. 1920.
Claimant names as witnesses: James S.
Henderson, Edward Anderson, and Albert
Johnson of Oroville. Washington. and
Joseph Donahue of Nighthawk, Washing
BEN SPEAR, Register.
First publication January 16 1920
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-16
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Service will be held as follows on
next Sunday:
Morning service and sermon at IL
a. m. Music by the vested choir. Sun
day school at H. Evening service and
address at p. m.
Busy Bees will meet Saturday after
noon at the home of Mrs. NJ. L. Reed
at p. IN.
Trinity Guild will meet on next
Wednesday evening, January 21 at the
home of Misses Pickering and Parsons
at 1880 p. m. All members are request
ed to be present.
G.. H. SEVERANCE, Dean
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-16

Thursday night Of this week was
the date Of the reception to be tender
ed the ex-soldiers and sailors Of this
place and vicinity, which would in
clude feed, program and dance.
We go to press before the big event
comes off, but we predict it will be a
hummer.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-16

Owing to the continued cold weather
the walls of the new bank are going
up slowly. 1t looks now as though the
roof would be on before the walls are
up the way they are working on the
second floor. Building a brick build
ing from the top down as it were.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-16


J. F. Samson, F. A. Beale and Matt
Picken, board of directors of the
West Okanogan Valley Irrigation dis
trict, Ernest Riste, secretary, and G..
M. Zediker, engineer in charge, at
tended the irrigation meeting held at
Spokane last week, where about ev-
cry irrigation district in the state was
represented. The session was a most
interesting one as well as instructive.
Men of varied experience in irrigation
matters expressed their views on the
subject a most important one for
eastern Washington and discussed it
from every angle. One of the speak
ers of the meeting was Mr.. Zediker,
and few men have had more exper-
ience in land reclamation or are ca
pable of giving more intelligent ad-
vice upon the subject
D. w. Roderick, who has been
packing, handling and shipping aples
for w. H. Benteen, of Wenachee.
cleaned up the last of the fruit on hand
this week and expected to leave for
Wenatchee today. Mr.. Roderick has
made friends with all whom he has
met during his brief residence in Oro-
Vile by his geniality and uniform
courtesy. From the standpoint of his
personality a better man could not
have selected to do the work that he
has performed
r. 7 Hall came over from Republic
| Saturday in his big new REQ car ant
spent Sunday in Oroville. Mr.. Hall wa:
formerly Indian agent for the Colvillt
Indians, and during his long tenure o.
office was a frequent visitor in Oro-
lville, but since discarding the respon-
sibilities of office he rarely gets this
! far from home.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-16

At the meeting of 40 town council
the new councilmen elect, ]. F. Sam
son, Chas. Powell, and w. ]. Frank,
were sworn into office.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-16

Guy Fruit has gone to the oil district
of Texas and it may be a long time
before he returns to Okanegan coun-
ty.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-16
FLOURISHING NOW,
ONCE A DEAD ONE.

J. w. Boyd. of Spokane, an old
friend of ye editor who is wintering
in San Diego, has our thanks for a
copy of the golden anniversary num-
Der of the San Diego Union, a mag
nificent production of 102 pages, illus
trated and full of views of the sunny
south. San Diego is different looking
town today from what it was in the
fall of 1882, when the writer spent a
day or two in the sleepy old place. AT
that time it seemed to be the deadest
place in the United States. About ev-
cry house was placarded for sale or
rent. The price of property was
shamefully low, and we were offered
triangle block, upon which were two
story business houses, every room
vacant for $1,S00, which today is
probably worth several hundred thous-
and Sizing up the town from the list
lessness of the people, the appearance
of the total lack of business, and the
fact that the desert washed right up
to the corporate limits we would noc
have taken the entire townsite as a
gift 1t is different now, judging from
the pictures of the city and the sur
rounding country, and we rather re-
gret missing the chance of swapping
up some of those town lots when we
had both the money and the chance.