The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-07-02
DEATH OF FRANK CALVERT.

measure by the news early Tuesda,
morning that swiftly passed from
month TO mouth that Frank Calver
WAS dead Rarely have We known o
a death in community where mourn
my was so universal. People took tn,
death as a direct personal loss, TO
no man in Oroville was held in 'highe
esteem, no man enjoyed wider per
sopai friendship, no man stood highel
in the confidence and respect of tn,
entire community. The death was 81
much more shocking for being so un
expected Only a few days before Mr.
Calvert was about in his usual healtl
and jovial spirits, and it was almos
unbelievable that he had passed
away. True, it was generally known
that he had been on the sick list 70!
the past few days, and the last reports
from his bedside We're that he was {
very sick man, yet no one for a mo-
ment supposed that his condition wa;
dangerous. The universal hope existed
that he would speedily pass the criti.
cal stage, if critical stage existed
and few days would see him well on
the road to recovery. The sudden
change for the worse that took place
Monday afternoon was not generally
known, a change that was followed by
death within few hours, and as sucn
q termination of the brief illness was
so unexpected the surprise and shock
Of the announcement was much more
intense than it would have been had
death followed a protracted illness.
Last Thursday MIR. Calvert was
somewhat irritated by a breaking out
on the nose of an eruption hardly
more than common pimple, and dur
ing the day DR.. Lewis was called upon
to treat the ailment that had developed
slight infection. The treatment
seemed to relieve the patient, and
Friday evening Mr.. Calvert was in
excellent spirits and apparently in
his usual health. He sat up late at
night with his family, showing no in
dications of approaching illness and
before retiring stated that he would
30 up to the salts plant in the morn
ing. Friday morning Mr.. Calvert was
taken with chill and the doctor was
again summoned. There was still an
infection in the nostrils, but nothing
In the patients condition to cause
alarm. Again he was relieved by treat
ment, but Saturday morning, Mr.. CAL
vert's condition was more serious, the
infoe1ion had spread and he was taken
to the hospital. DR.. Lewis felt that the
patient should be examined by a spec
ialist and telegraphed for Dr. e. J.
Wildly. Of Wenatchee, an eye and ear
specialist of wide reputation. DR.. Will
BY arrived Saturday evening, made a
careful and thorough diagnosis and ex-
pressed it as his opinion that the prop
or treatment was being followed out.
The Infection continued gradually to
spread, although Mr.. Calvert was not
considered In any immediate danger,
until Monday afternoon, when the pois-
on reached the brain, the patient be-
came unconscious and remained in that
condition until death ensued at 4
o'clock Tuesday morning.
When the disease threatened to be-
come serious, William Calvert, a
brother of the deceased was summon
ed from Seattle by wire. Mr.. Calvert
left Seattle in his car Monday after
noon, and accompanied by DR.. Ostrom
and special nurse, drove through to
Oroville, arriving here about 9 o'clock
tuesday morning, several hours after
MS brother had pasesd away.
The death of Mr.. Calvert was a cal
amity to this community not only on
account Of personal worth, as a hign
minded and hnorable citizen, but be-
cause 1t was largely through his instru-
mentality that resource to the town
that had remained dormant from the
tlme OF its recovery until he secured
control, was developed into a very
important industry, supplying one of
tne largest pay rolls in the county.
moreover, what he had accomplished
oy close application and persistent eff
lott was only the beginning of what
ne would have further accomplished
nad ne been spared. Cut down in the
mower or his manhood at time when
ne was about to see plans he had been
developing carried into effect, his un-
umeiy death was serious blow to the
community and an irreparable loss to
most estimable family. 1t is to those
near and dear to him that our sympa-
mies goes out, for there is nothing
'aat can be said or done that will allie
''ate the sorrow that has come to
.nem with suddenness that is crush
ing.
several years ago the Stewart-C Cal
vert company was organized after
Messrs. Stewart and Calvert had Sc
s1'ed control of salts lake situated
snort distance west of Oroville, the
0ontents of which were strongly i'm
p'esnated with magnesium sulphates.
ssneraiiy known as EPSON salts. The
sv"pany erected quite an extensive
raht on the Similkameen river, some
~ ~ miles west of town where the
ai" were prepared for shipment.
'ore the world war the price of this
r.uuct was such that this local de-
''' could not be worked at a profit.
much of the salts were imported
:. germany With the cutting off
.nat source of supply. and the in
,au uased demand for its use in the var
s sn.s, industries. the price increased
,'centiy MT. to make the local enter
W.. profitable venture. Mr.. Cal
- moved his family from Seattle
~. olovilie and took active charge OF
~. enterprise. The company reached
.ul after other natural deposits and
,sh secured interests in Utah, Brit
.,.. M Columbia and other parts Of this
n." ne Much litigation grew out of the