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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-06-25
SPARE THE TREES.

We almost became a candidate for
the insane ward of the hospital this
week on account of a report reaching
our ears that the contractor having
the job of putting down the sidewalk
out Central avenue, with consent OF
the town council, contemplated cut
ting down the shade trees in front of
our property. Now much of the value
of the property rests in those trees.
Moreover, thanks to the voracity OF
the stock running at large in town at
the time OF planting, those trees were
eaten down and replanted several
times before they reached sufficient
growth to save their lives from the
fangs of horses and cattle For ten
years the head of the household, with
occasional assistance from other
members of the family, has nursed
those trees until they have attained a
size that provides some shade, are /
great protection from the dust and
are, in a small measure, an attraction
along an otherwise barren thorough
iotO' SOhoioCil lh6 HOW lCN llCCo lHCi z
are about town, and how long time
is required for them to attain any
size, even to contemplate their iuth-
less removal is a crime. Upon inter-
viewing the mayor and councilmen |!
was discovered that the report was
premature. 1t was thought that the
rees were in way of the walk, but ev-
cry one of the gentlemen were oppos-
ed to destroying those trees, and they
promised that ways would be devised
for constructing the walk without in
jury to the shrubbery. We appreciate
the concession, for we would just
about as leave lose the house as the
props that sustain@the, house. More
over, we want to live In peace with
our neighbors, and we varily believe
that it would drive us to committing
murder if an ak were laid to the roots
of any of those trees.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-06-25
NEW WALK UNDER WAY,

Contractor Spencer has started
work on the new concrete sidewalk
that is to stretch from Main street
east on Central avenue to Bridge
street, and from Central avenue on
Bridge street to the bridge across the
Okanogan river at the creamery. This
will be an important and permanent
improvement to that part of town and
a delightful change over the narrow
humpacked wooden sidewalk full of
pit holes that has been doing service
for some years, constant menace to
life and limbs of those who had to use
it. For few weeks, while the old
walk is torn up and the new one be-
ing laid pedestrians will have to take
the middle of the street.. and that is
not so rough walking as compared
with the days before even the advent
Of the wooden sidewalk, when the
residents of the east part of town had
to take the dust in dry and the mud in
wet weather. A board walk then was
considered the very acme Of pleasur-
able relief over the miserable COW
path in use. But the world do move
and the exacting burgess feels that
the comfort of the populace is not
taken into consideration unless
streets are fringed with concrete
walks, when the discomfortures of
mud and dust were good enough for
their ancestors. However, these per-
manent improvements give stability
to town, and stamp it as alive and
progressing, and if modern improve
ments add to the convenience and
happiness of a community why not
have them even if they do come high.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-06-25

balmes short fly was captured Nv
Daily. Hicks struck out. One bit ono
| run. oA0
F1fth-keremeos-Balmes dronnod
the third strike on Degraw and threw,
'he oatter out at first. Clark got his
second MT by sending Texas Lacquer
INTO right He stole second. C. Gala
nan could not find the ball. Armstrony
waited Tor four wide ones Cawston
popped up short fly to right which
Davis took in after long run. One
'iit, no runs. Oroville-Moe sent ont
iong fly to Clark in right. Curtis
new out to Stillwell at center. Daily
paved over Snyders infield hit and
the runner was safe. Powell hit m
snort and was out at first. No Its.
no runs.
| olxth-keremeOs-E. Callahan hit
10 Davis and was thrown out at first
otapleton's high foul back of home
was taken in by Balmes. Daily hit to
Snyder and never reached first. No
hits no runs. Oroville-Davis sent n
uouDle out over center. c. Callahan
booted kernan's hit, Davis going to
third. Herman stole second. Bumgart-
ners single to right scared Davis and
herman. Bumgartner attempted to
steal second and was out Stapleton to
Cawston. Balmes singled to left. Hicks
nit by pitched ball and took first c.
Callahan juggled Noes hit and the
bases were filled Curtis struck out
balmes stealing too far off third was
run down Stapleton to e. Callahan.
Three hits, two runs.
Sevents-keremeos-Stillwell could
not find the ball Degraw hit to Moe
and was out at first. Clark sent a
bounder to Davis and was out at first.
No hits, no runs. Oroville-the entire
side went out on flies Cawston caught
out Snyder, E. Callahan took care of
Powells fly, and Stapleton gathered
in Davis high pop up. No hits, no
runs
Eights-keremeos-C. Callahan was
given a life when Powell juggled his
hit toward third Armstrong hit to Moe
and was out at first. Again Powell
booted Cawston's hit and the runner
reached first. Davis caught E. Gala
hans line drive and negotiated "A
double play by getting the ball to first
before Cawston could return. the run
ner having started for second No
hits, no runs. Oroville-Kernan struck
out. Bumgartner caught the ball "a
the end of the bat and sent it fat
over left for three bases. Balmes
singled, scoring Bumgartner. Hicks
hit to Daily and double play fol-
lowed. Daily to Cawson and Cawson
to Degraw. Two hits, one run.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. opened
the ninth with a single. Dailys foul
fly was taken by Curtis and the same
play put Stillwel on the bench.
StapletOn attempted to steal second
and was out Balmes to Snyder. One
hit, no runs.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-06-25
BOOKINGS AHEAD.

The local ball club has busy time
of it ahead for the next week or ten
days. Shorty Wagner has done lot
of hustling and managed to sign up
for number of games, one and all OF
which are going to be worth while.
Sunday the team meets the strong
Omak nine on the Omak grounds, and
that is going to be battle royal, for
Omak has an exceptionally skillful lot
of ball players and has got so in the
habit of winning games that they
hardly know what defeat means That
organization is always dangerous, and
will probably take Oroville into camp
again. but the job will not be so easy
as it was some weeks ago when they
smothered the locals on the Oroville
diamond We feel safe in promising
Omak quite lively run for the ba-
con- Next Thursday, July 1st, the club
goes to Penticton to play return
match, and there again the boys Will
meet foeman worthy Of their best
efforts. On July 4th and 5th the team
takes part in the big ball tournament
that is to be part of the celebration
at Chelan, at which is expected several
of the best teams in north central
Washington. The boys leave here Sat
urday morning July 3rd and will take
tent to insure sleeping accommoda-
tions. There is some talk of taking
grub and doing their own cooking, but
ball players as a rule are not culinary
artists and that part of the program
will hardly be carried out. 1t would
there is going to be big crowd at
Chelan on this occasion and feeds will
mot be always easy to secure.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-06-25
FOURTH OF JULY
ATLOOMIS

The residents of Loomis have step.
ped into the breach and will furnish
the residents of the north part of the
county with 4th of July celebration
Too often, and unfortunately, several
communities separated by only CON-
paratively few mileS will arrange to
pull off celebrations Al the same time
so overlapping and Interfering tha,
none of them can draw the crowd or
present the attractioGs that would be
possible if the celebration were con-
fined to a single place. For some reas-
on this year all the Surrounding towns
have taken a back seat and failed to
provide the usual 4th of July excite
ment. Oroville madesa bluff az it, but
decided to cancel the affair early in
the start, and considering conditions
We believe that was a'wise move. With
the date open, LOOMS, announces that
the great national holiday will be ap-
propriately observed III that place with
a modest line of amusements and at
fractions that will entertain all who
may attend. The celebration will take
place Saturday, july 3rd. Now we
feel that we are In position to prom
ise all who may attend the Loomis
doings that the doings will be of ma
ture to arouse interest and keep it
aroused throughout the day. Those
who can remember some of the cele-
brations that were Staged in the old
camp in the days of real sport, when
it was felt bounding duty of most of
the population to hit up on the rosy
and keep illuminated as long as ma
ture would hold out and anything in
sight to make noise over, will en-
dorse the statement that when 'Loomis
started in to celebrate there was al
ways celebration with all the frills
necessary to so impress the occasion
upon the minds of the participants
that the proceedings were not soon to
be forgotten. Loomisis is not the town
1t once was. The population has great
ly diminished. Sad days of disintegra-
tion have fallen upon it, but there are
still some live spirits in the old min
ing camp. and If they put their heads
together to work up celebration
there will be celebration we'll worth
going a long distance to take part in.
At this writing We have not been sup
piled with program, but we can
promise that 1t will be made up of a
line Of sports that interest and
entertain. II you have no arrange
ments to 60 elsewhere be sure and
drive over to Loomis on the 3rd.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-06-25
MADE A GOOD RECORD.

c. c. Hedger returned home Satur-
day evening from Walla Walla where
he took part in the Pacific Zone Han
dicap trap shooting tournament, that
was on at that city during the week.
Only some half dozen of these tourna-
ments take place in the country and
on this occasion there were profess
sional and amateur marksmen from
nearly a dozen states and from two
provinces of British Columbia. Mr..
Hedger's trip to Walla Walla was for
a double purpose. He has relatives in
that city and it was arranged to hold
family reunion while Mr.. Hedger
was at Walla Walla. When he arrived
he found that an uncle and aunt were
sick and he received word that his
father whom he expected to meet
with his mother, was very seriously
i'll. He could not get in communica'
ton with his parents over the tele-
phone. and he was so worried that
during the first days shoot he was
unable to do himself justice. Learing
on the evening of the first day thai
his father was much improved Mi
Hedger entered the second day try
out and made creditable record. He
broke 81 of the first 100 targets, tying
up with several of the shooters, one
of them the champion of the northwest
In the shoot off he broke 100 straight
and so did the champion. Both brok:
25 straight in shooting off the tie. Or
the second trial Mr. Hedger missed
the first bird and lost the match, bu
considering that he smashed 222 out o
1925 he certainly made most credit
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-06-25
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

The Civic League Library is now
open to the reading public on Tues
day afternoons and Saturday after
Moons and evenings, under the follow
ing rules and regulations: Each Civic
League member, with dues fully paid,
is entitled to one membership card.
Others wishing membership will be
assessed one dollar year, that is
s 1-3 cents a month. While this is Il
very small sum if the library is lib
orally patronized it will help meet
the running expenses as the money
which has been already raised will
be used to buy new books and the
necessary fixtures
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-06-25
SHORTAGE
OF WATER

| Rev. R. r. Martin was recently at
Conconully and brings back deplora-
Bile reports of the water situation at
that place, condition that is going 70
work hardship on the land owner
OF the government project, from
which so many are dependent for an
income. The water covering this big
| territory Is taken from vast reser-
voir created by dam constructed at
heavy expense by the government on
| the eastern outskirts of Conconully,
| and which is fed by the waters of Sal
| mon creek. In normal years sufficient
SHOWS and moisture falls in the noun
tains in which are the head waters of
Salmon creek to supply at least a
sufficient quantity of water to cover
the lands under the project, although
that acreage has so increased that 1t
was considered advisable IN install
very large pumps in Conconully lake
as an additional water supply. So lit
tie snow and rain fell last tall. win
ter and spring that it was early realiz-
ed that there was going to be short
age of water to meet the demand, but
few imagined that the shortage. woull
be such that the supply would be in
precarious stage so early in the
summer as June. But Mr.. Martin in
forms us that he was told by the sup
erintendent that there was hardly suf-
ficient water in reserve to meet the
drain another week. The flow in the
creek is not sufficient to supply prior
water rights, and the present condi-
ton of Conconully lake is almost un-
believable to the older residents of the
north end of the county familiar with
that sheet of water in We olden times.
Who of the old timers does not re-
member the long, tedious and really
dangerous drive around the west side
of that sheet of water? We have taken
it often, and always dreaded that
stretch of the trip between Looms
and the former county seat. The road
is very narrow, much of it cut in the
side of the mountain with an abrupt
drop into the lake on the other side.
There are or were a few years ago.
lew plates Wclt tOulu tui IL Out,
and to meet a team on that narrow
grade meant lot of trouble for the
travellers Many accidents have occur
red along that road, and the wonder is
that there were not more considering
the conditions. The lake is five or
six miles long quite narrow, and is
without attraction except the distinct
mirage of the trees and mountains
lining it's shores. 1t always looked as
if there was water enough in that lake
to irrigate the county, and yet the
pumps have so lowered the lake thLt
Mr.. Martin states that along the mid
die the bottom has come to the SUI;
face and is today bare ground, with
only pot holes here and there with
hardly sufficient water to supply the
native element in which the fish can
survive The reservoir is also almost
empty. Once this was great resort
for fishermen, but fishermen are now
barred as there is hardly waite:
enough in which to cast line. 1t
looks as though the only salvation fo'
the orchardists around Omak and
Okanogan is in pumping plants along
the Okanogan river.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-06-25
RATIONAL OBSERVATION.

The 4th of July will not be permit
ted to pass without recognition III
Orovile. The day is to be celeDrateu
on mild and rational lines, ana tha'
observation will take place on SUNDAY
Rev. Martin is arranging for specia
services at the Civic League GROUNDS
in the open. He has secured Dr' D. "
Caughlan to deliver the open ar ser
mon. which will be more IN the ma
ture of a patriotic address, Approprl
ate music will be part OF the pro
gram. Mr.. Martin is also planning loi
a community picnic dinner at the CITY
park, on the lake. at noon, with some
special speaker to address the GROVE
in tbe afternoon. There will be noth
ing hectic about this celebration, bn
one in which all can take part ana ot
assured of pleasing entertainment
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-06-25
GRIST OF OPERATIONS,

DR.. Lewis has been a pretty busy
man recently performing operations
at the Oroville General hospital, and
it may be added that every one of the
operations were successful and the
patients are making excellent pro-
gress toward permanent recovery
Miss Stevens, of the hospital staff
gives in the following list:
June 14-Mrs. A. Tillery, minor op-
Grafton.
June 14-Master Billie Bac&off
Oroville, mastoid.
June 19-Mrs. p. M. C. Van Dessell
of Springdale, major operation.
June 20-Mrs. VIM. Scales, of To.
nasket, major operation.
June 21-James Payne, Oroville
fractured right ulna and radius.
June 21-Paul Marion, Brewster
major operation.
Mrs. A. A. Murphy. of Pateros, oper,
ated on earlier in the month. discharg
ed June %.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-06-25

able record. He pulled down enough
of the cash prizes to very near cover
the expenses of the entire trip, and
the expenses attached to such a trip,
where the marksmen pay for their
own shells and targets. runs largely
into money His only tangible men,
ento of the shoot is silver pocket
knife. appropriately engraved which
was one of the minor prizes offered.
Had he been in normal form the first
day of the tournament 1t is safe to say
that Mr.. Hefger would have carried
off some M substantial prize. Mr.
Hedger feels we'll repaid for the trip
not only on account of the record
made but because he met many of the
leading trap shooters of the coast
made many pleasant acquaintances
and was well treated by the gun clup
of Walla Walla.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-06-25
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Services will be held next SUNDAY
morning at II a. m. The Masonic
7 odpe will attend this service and the
address will be given to the Masons
Sunday school postponed on account
of the epidemic.
Trinity Guild will meet at the homo
of Mrs r. A. Jackson ON next Wednes,
day. June 30, with Mrs. R. A. Jackson
and Mrs. r. P. Hoskyn as hostesses.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-06-25

The hotel registers show the arrival
of number of persons from Wenat-
chez almost daily. This valley is at
tracing the attention of people living
at Wenatchee, who have seen what ir-
rgation has done for the Wenatchee
valley. Land has become so high in
that locality that it is out of reach OF
the ordinary investor. 1t is realized by
these observers that the land about
Oroville is just as fertile as that
around Wenatchee, and it is only a
matter of a very few years until the
Oroville lands will be held at as high
prices as the lands in the older irri-
cation districts. Land can be purchased
here at reasonable prices and the
man who buys now is going to reap
the benefit of the raise.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-06-25

Through the efforts of Rev. r. R.
Martin, who is enthusiastically Amer
ican, the 4th of July is not to pas
without some recognition He is ar
ranging for open air patriotic services
on Sunday, the 4th, which may fur
ther develop into a picnic dinner al
the city park, further particulars OF
which can be given next week.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-06-25

If any one has an idea that this has
been an exciting week in Oroville he
should have had the job of hunting
around for items of news. The week
has been about as barren of happen
ings as any seven days we can re
member after long residence.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-06-25

Summary-Three base hits-Bum-
gartner. Two base hits, Davis, Moe.
Armstrong Left on bases-Oroville 6;
Keremeos s. Struck out-by Moe, o;
by Daily, 6. Base on balls-off Moe L.
Hit by ball-by Daily l. Double plays
Moe to Davis to Curtis. Davis to
SNYDER. Daily to Cawston. Time oI
game | As.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-06-25
MASONIC SERVICES.

All Masons are requested to meet at
Masonic Hall at 10 a. M. Sunday
June 81, 1920, to go in body to the
Episcopal church to attend special
st. Johns services.
D. MASKE, Sec'y
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-05
PRISON Sentence FOR
HARRY M DONALD
He Pleaded Guilty to Having
Liquor in His Place at Fourth
and Lombard Streets.

After ne had pleaded guilty to the
charge of having more liquor IN ms pos
SESSION than the law allows, Harry Nc
Donald, proprietor of n former saloon at
Ioirth and Lombard streets, received q
sentence of 90 days in the workhouse,
x,oO fine and costs of the prosecution, IN
Court of General Sessions yesterday after
noon. Mcdonald is the first hquor vio-
lator of this type whose Jail sentence was
not suspcnded. Other defendants have
hsvn parulcd.
Sergeant M Detectives Robert J. Ben
son testified that when tho place was
raided on September Is, gallon jug OF
whisky was found behind the har. Numer-
ous complaints had been made about the
salmon. one by the landlord of the property
the dot,vtive stated.
James III. Stafford WAS found not
guilty bv a Jury of obtaining money by
false pretcncos. According to the charge,
Stafford had represented himself the
owner of 81 pawn ticket belonging TO
his roommate, j. \. Anderson.
Frank Filonc. found guilty of illegal
possession of liquor by jury yesterday
morning. recrivod IA 5000 fine, costs of
the case, and WAS paroled for two years IN
place Of serving 30-day Jail term.
Pleading guilty 10 a charge OF illegal
possession of hquor, Gaetano Croci, alias
Prank George, an Italian, was released on
his own rccogIIizance, until further IN
ycstiration of his case can be made.
Crooi said he made wine from raisins for
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-05
WATERWAY DELEG ATES.
Many Wilmingtonians Attending the Con-
vention Being Held In Atlantic City.

The annual convention of the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Association, which
opened at Atlantic City today, was at
tended by many Delaware delegates.
The following delegates had been APP
pointed by the Wilmington Chamber of
Commerce:
Governor John G. Townsend, Secretary
of State Everett G. Johnson. Mayor
William G. Taylor, Joseph Bancroft,
Walter Brinton, Captain Peter Blooms
burg, T. W. Bacchus, John A. Booker,
J. Danforth Bush, +. p. Bardo, William
T. Budd, William G. Coke, s. M. Dillon,
L. S. Doherty, George A. Elliott, +. IL.
Gawthrop, Charles II. Cant, Hon. George
Gray, David A. Hay, c. Il. Iszard, c. b.
Lynch, George W. +. Miller, George b.
Miller W. +. Metten, George W. More
ton. o. c. Purdy, John Richardson, Jr:,
J. f. Rhoads, Captain Philip Reybold
Dr. Willard Springer, III. s. Schutt, w. A.
Speakman, +. ii. Steinle, S. X. Smith,
Leon Walker and Alfred ID. Warner, Jr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-05

q recruiting station that six additional
destroycrs are preparing for this cruise
and that men are wanted Mt once. IL Is ex-
pacted that the cruise will start shortly
After the middle of October The destroyers
now fitting out are the Williamson, Sands,
turtevant, Reuben, Jones and Mcfar-.
land. Men of nearly all ratings are wanted
for the cruise which will last for several
months.
Word was received at the local navy
recruiting station that Albert Eaton of
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-05
v NJ. C.. A. ACTIVITIES.

Fall activities of the Y. c. A. for the
fail season opened yesterday with large
enrollments. Gymnasium classes COM
prised those for older junior boys at 3.45
in the afternoon, for business at $40 and
the high school boys at 8 o'clock. Glasses
for basketball and handball at Q o'clock
and 4.S0 O'Clock will be opened later.
Some classes in the educational depart
ments opened last night while others
start tonight
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-05

Port Penn, who enlisted here, has been
advanced TO fireman, second class. John
=. Tidwel of New Castle, who also en-
lated here has been advanced to mouldert
second class. Joseph p. Tcrranova of
Thirtieth and Van Buren, streets, wn o
enlisted May 25 last in the navy, y home
on furlough
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-05

his personal use. About 343 quarts of the
wine were found in Croci's possession
He has wife and six children, and it was
stated that his record is good Mt the
Marshallton fibre works, where he has
worked for eight years.