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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-07-02
OROvHLE vs.. OMAK.

On account of circumstances over
which the local ball team had no con-
Irol the long delayed return game
Win Omak did not take place until
last Sunday, when the two teams net
on the Omak diamond, and, on man
wnat game it was Just such game
rs arouses the fan to the seventh
Aeaven of delight and keeps EN- guess
ing until the last man is out. Owing
10 the prevailing gas shortage very
tew Oroville citizens drove down 10
witness the game, and now that it is
over a lot of them wish they had
started walking the night before just
10 nave been present at the exhibition.
we were satisfied that if the home
boys were in form they would give the
Omak bunch a run for their money,
but considering the record that team
has made this season did not expect
they would have a walk-away. Omar
was out to win and they got all the
help that a friendly crowd of rooters
could give any team. Usually the rough
stuff at a ball game is confined to thu
irresponsible small boy, but at Omal
| the grewn-ups Joined in roasting the
umpire, roasting the visitors as though
they were Jail birds, even the innocen'
by-stander from the contending towr
not escaping. But that is di
gression, and an uninteresting feature
Of an otherwise exceedingly interest
ing game. We are not in position to
give full particulars of the game, but
are informed that the Oroville boys
played an air tight game, without a
slip, and while Omak put up stiff
fight they could do nothing with Noes
twirlers or against Oroville's stone
wall infield defense. In the first in
ming Omak made one and the only run
they made in the game, and Omak
stock took an upward flight. After the
first inning there was nothing to it.
While the Omak boys could not add a
run to the single score accumulated
in the first frame Oroville managed TO
pile up six runs. The Oroville team has
demonstrated in the last few games
that Oroville has the strongest aggre-
SdliOu VI Ddii players tulS yedl Iudt
has ever represented the town. With
a strong battery as the keystone of the
club we have an infield in the persons
of Curtis, Snyder. Powell and Davis
that has few equals in amateur ranks,
and the outfields Of which there are
several players to fill those positions,
will hold their own with the best Of
them. ~Thege are two reliable catebess.
In Balmes and Stapleton, and the
pitching staff, Moe and Eernan. has
never been excelled in this place. 1t
Is hoped that the team will have a
number of games both at home and
abroad before the season is over, es-
pecially at home, so that the home
people can see the boys in action. And
when a home game is scheduled every
resident O fthe town should turn out
and give the team the glad hand. They
are fairly earning that recognition
from their home people. The following
is the score of the Sunday game by
innings:
Omak 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0--1
Oroville 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0-6
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COMMUNICATED,
Oroville, June %, 1920.
Editor Orovi.ie Gazette.

Oroville, June %. 1920.
Editor Orovi.ie Gazette.
Dear Sir:-I noticed an article in
your last weeks issue under the lead
ing old Resident Offers Advice"
While Mr.. Snider, the writer, has evil
ldently the interest of the Oroville dis
trict at heart, (for which he Is to be
!commended), his advice to the growers
and geenral remarks in reference to
canneries are somewhat wide of the
marx. 1t is an endeav0r to correct
these Impressions. that this article is
written.
Mr. Snider states that our cannery
will probably take care of tomatoes
ana other vegetables, but he Is sure
that We will not be able to 60 into the
tree fruit for some years-this Is en-
tirely wrong. Any practical Gamer
knows that the canning of fruit is Just
as important as the canning of vege-
tables. In fact they go hand In hand,
both being handled under the same
roof and with practically the same ma.
chinery.
1t is the business Of any cannery
situated in mixed fruit and vegetable
district, to can all products, that has
any commercial value. 1t Is obvious
that cannery that commences pack
ing Strawberries in June and finishes
on apples in November, has a longer
run, larger pack, with consequent
less overhead than in packing straight
vegetables and in addition the longer
season contribute in no small degree
In building up the home town and
community.
Our local cannery when completed
will have a capacity of from $4,000 to
$4,000 cases and will have no difficulty
in taking care of all berries and stone
fruits offered for some time to come.
would like to remind growers that
while Oroville is coming district, Of
fering very splendid opportunities the
area set out to fruit, particularly stone
fruits, is comparatively small, and it
will be some years yet, before new or
chards can come into bearing and
any contracts entered into with dist
ant canneries would be distinct
detriment to our local enterprise.
1t is granted of course, that "long
range cannery" is better than none
at all, but surely that it is obvious
that if long range cannery" is able
to pay attractive prices to the grower
together with the added freight and
handling charges plus the loss en-
tailed by delay in canning and deter
iation in quality-that the cannery on
the spot has, to say the least, an even
break with the long range" fellow,
and should be able to offer Just as at
tractive contracts.
In conclusion I would claim the
same privilege as Mr.. Snider and Of
fer the growers of this district the
following advice. BY helping your To-
cal cannery you are helping yourself
by helping us-if we need twenty
canneries in the future, your full sup
port will enable us to build them.
United we stand, divided we fall.
PULL TOGETHER.
Yours faithfully,
F. w. FRASER.
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FIRE AT LOOMS,

Jack Forde of Loomis met with
quite serious loss early last Thurs
day morning when his barn and all its
contents were destroyed by fire. Mr..
and Mrs. Forde were sleeping on tho
back porch of their residence, which
is only some % or 80 feet from tho
barn, when Mr.. Forde was awakened
by the roaring of flames. He at once
aroused Geo. j. Hurley, who lives in
the residence adjoining to the west
and Mr.. Hurley aroused the other
neighbors by firing off gun The
large barn was mass of flames and
nothing could be done toward saving
the contents. The residence was in
great danger, and was only saved by
the use of two lines of garden hose
Fortunately there was no wind or the
house also would have been DESTROYED
In the barn was Mr.. Forde's Buick car
valuable cart and much personal
property that had been stored for the
summer, all of which was a total loss
as no insurance was carried on either
the barn or contents The loss amounts
to several thousand dollars.
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can soon see If it will be worth while
10 try to get together and arrange
with the c. Il o., company.
PAUL MOHLER.
TRYING OUT TIE SIMPLE LIFE.

This office had call Saturday from
MAJ. W. y. Longweil, VINO recently ac-
lulreu a tract OF land III Ine valley
some seven miles south OF town. Tne
major found himseu at home in the
print shop, as he is an old time printer
and newspaper man. While here lie
threw his fingers over the key board
OF the Mergenthaler and gave evidence
that he in familiar with that marvellous
piece OF mechanism. Maj Longwell
came out to Okanogan county from
Chicago, dropping down from the
metropolis OF the west to the simple
lille in the last and best newly devel-
oped part of the Pacific coast. That
he. made the proper choice, of course.
we who are here and have been of the
land for number of years are prone
10 declare, and if he remains to devel
op the property he holds, to the high
state of production that the property
is capable of reaching under proper
management, he will reach the same
conclusion. Maj. Longwell has been ip
the United States service off and on
since 1897 He managed to get as far
as Brest during the war, but his stav
in France was brief. as he was called
back to this country to continue the
work he was SO well fitted to per,
form, that of training large bodies of
troops. At times he had brigade uE.
der his command, and judging from
the cut of his jib We would gamble
that the units that he trained, whether
large or small, were ready for active
service in the field when he got
through with his instructions.
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MISERY.

Just as this paper was going to press
Thursday afternoon, and while lifting
the form from the stone to the bed )f
the press, the entire frort page fell
out, making a beautiful antimony pie.
1t is the first accident of the kind that
We have ever experienced in operating
papers for over half century. OF
course it meant late night work to
make good the damage, and the page
may not be what it should, but one
thing certain, the office force is entitl-
ed to halos, for not one single cuss
word was uttered, because, no doubt,
there was not profane words in the
language sufficiently strong to express
our feelings.
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adjusted a few months ago Recentl,
the company was reorganized. Mr.
stewart retiring, and it was the ain
u MT. calvert to inaugurate some i'm.
portant and expensive improvements
ny winch the by products were 10 ne
extracted from the salts.
lhe deceased can out of an office
ana the confinement of office work
and took personal charge of develop-
ing ana building up the salts industry
IN which he had invested. COMING
from the conveniencos of city life to :,
country where incouviences are the
common lot he accepted the situation
without protest. No one ever heari
FRANK calvert complain nor was his
gentle nature ever rurIIed by Difficult
Ties or disappointment Always the
same serene, quiet, calm, genial gem
tiehian IN prosperity or through ad
Versity. For long months he was har.
rassed and embarrassed by legal con-
troversies involving the ownership of
property that he supposed he had
properly acquired, and yet in all tn.
time no one ever knew him tn raj
against his opponents. nor claim sym-
pathy through what he may have con
sldered injustice. He made the best Of
conditions as they existed, and those
VINO daily came in contact with him
were always met with a CHEEKY smile
and a pleasant greeting. He was fair
and just in his dealings with all men
and all those who were in his employ
learned of his death with expressi JUS
OF the keenest regret. feeling that tie,
had lost dear friend as we'll as a
most kindly employer.
Frank Calvert was born in Cook
county, Illinois, May 26, 1876, and
hence was aged 43 years, month and
days at the time of death. When he
was still quite young his parents NOV
ed to Dakota, and in 1889 the family
continued west, settling at Seattle. MIR.
Calvert graduated from the Seattle
high school. Having a taste for ar.
Mr.. Calvert attended and graduated
from the New York Academy of De-
signs. Returning to Seattle he openee
studlo, and subsequently had charge
of the art department for the Seattle
Times, working on color supplements
and special features. He resigned from
the Times when he became interested
in the salts deposits of this locality
He was married at Seattle to Miss
Laura Reynolds, and to that union
three children were born, two daugh-
ters, Ruth and Caroline, and one son,
Frank, Jr. He is survived by his wife,
three children, father, mother, and
two brothers, the parents and brothers
being residents of Seattle.
The remains were taken to Seattle
Wednesday morning for interment
and were accompanied by the stricken
family.
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PAY UP AND SAVE TROUBLE.

Among his other duties as town
Mishler to collect water rents. and q
duce of a time he has educating people
up to the necessity of paying prompt
ly. There is no joy in this Job for Mr..
Mishler. He tries to do his duty as the
law requires and he comes In for a
flock of curses from those who are slow
in meeting the monthly rental and
protest at threats of cutting off the
water supply. Under the ordinance
regulating the use of water the con.
sumner who fails to come across with
the small monthly dues has the water
shut off. In the past the authorities
have been lenient and quite a number
taking advantage of this kindness,
which is really winking at the law,
let their water rents run from month
TO month, until the sum becomes large
and burdensome to meet Then there
is squeal, when the treasurer insists
upon liquidation. Now, if every con-
sumer paid promptly, and that would
be far the easiest way, to meet this
necessary domestic expense, the water
system would pay running expenses
and leave goodly margin, and that
is what every consumer should do.
And that is what the authorities are
going to insist upon in the future. The
own treasurer is one of the best ma
tured gentlemen in the town. but there
is limit to patience and his patience
has been sorely tried in this matter Of
collecting the water rents, and notice
is served on dragsers and procrasti-
nators that if they do not come
through on time they will find water
on their premises as scarce as liquoc
in the old dispensaries.
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~ s---HRVs
LOOMS ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ballew, former resi-
Il dents of this vicinity but now located
in Ferry county, are visitors at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Long.
Mrs. Thurlow Adair has been on the
sick list during the past week. DR.
Elmer was summoned from Oroville
to attend the patient.
Mrs. l.. e. Tillman is reported to be
Improving slowly from an unfortunate
case of ptomaine poisoning.
Local ranchers are busy these days
cutting alfalfa hay. Good yields are
universally reported.
DR.. Webb of Oroville, was calling
upon patients the latter part of last
week.
w. E. Beeman of Tonasket, was in
the valley vew days ago, purchasing
alfalfa hay.
Mrs. T. p. Mcneil has been in Okla
hogan during the past week or ten
days, visiting with her daughters
there.
A. r. Tillman, the local saw mill
man, is repoted in serious condition.
at the Wenatchee hospital, suffering
from cancer.
With the passing of Bill Norton AT
the county farm last week another one
of Loomis' pioneers has dropped from
the ranks.
A family reunion is being held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Barn
hart. Mrs. j. e. Johnston and son
Earle has arrived from Wenatchee;
Mrs. r. F. ST. John, from Riverside
and Mrs. c. e. Roe from Tonasket. All
are daughters of the first named.
Among those recently initiated into
the mystersies of Odd Fellowship, are
J. A. Hall, H. S. Albertson and Ray
Kinchelo. The local lodge now ranks
well up with any like lodge in the
county.
Local weather prophets are getting
cold feet while wet feet are more to
be desired at this time. Grain crops
are still in good condition in most 10
calities but precipitation will be well
coined generally.
The Stampede Celebration commit.
tee reports that all will be in readi-
ness for the crowd on the third. Slo,
San-"Let En- Come"
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DR.. H. c. Ostrom, of Seattle, an old
and experienced practitioner, the fam
lily physician and close personal friend
of the Calverts, came over from Seat
tie with VIM. Calvert, arriving Tues
day morning too late to see Frank
Calvert alive. He made thorough in
vestigation of the case and in our
presence stated that DR.. Lewis had
done everything that could have been
done, and that the same result would
have followed had the unfortunate
gentleman been in New York, Chicago
or Seattle, or any other city in the
land. The case was one of those that
BATTLE medical science where the at
tending physician is helpless, and re-
covery, if such miracle were possible
rested wholly in the power of the In
dividual affected to resist the inroads
of such an infection. Mr.. Calvert was
not physically robust and he speedily
succumbed to the affliction.
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Our peple hardly realize what an
important hotel town Oroville really
is, and how the existing accommoda~
tions for transients is taxed to ca
pacity almost every day Take Monday,
for instance, as an example, and the
Monday arrivals is a very common
|occurrance. On that day, not including
the regular patrons there were 66 reg
istrations at the Hotel de Grubb alone.
and the travellers were from all parts
of the country. Among them were on
from New York, IL from Chicago, 10
from Spokane, four from Seattle, and
one or more from dozen towns and
cities on the coast, British Clumbia
and the country These strangers
crowded the Hotel de Grubb, the Rail
bourne was filled to overflowing and
every lodging house in the town was
taxed to the limit. There is no smai'
town in the state where there are SO
many arrivals and departures daily as
right here in Oroville. Not only is ther,
heavy travel by train, but being on a
main artery of travel there is vast
number of arrivals by auto.
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In mentioning the work in progress
IN the new road just across the line
from Osoyoos to Bridesville, over An
archist mountain. last week, the state
ment was made that the contractors
were to improve the old road, This
apparently was a mistake. According
TO the Penticton Herald new road IS
to be constructed. The Herald says
that the new road does not follow the
old highway in any particular and the
IA ner cent grade is reduced to an av-
erage grade of less than six per cent
with maximum of slightly over sew
en-. This new road will be great i'm
proyement over the old one. which
was a tough proposition for motor
lear
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BACK FROM CHICAGO.

Monroe Harman returned to Oro-
yille from Chicago, last Friday even
ling after an absence of several weeks,
where he took treatment under spec
ialist Much TO the alarm of his
Ifriends-and all who know the gentle
man has warm place in their hearts
for Monroe Harman--Mr. Harman has
been showing signs Of breaking down
for long time. The weakness devel-
loped in his limbs and that affliction
| proved to be the insipient stage of
locomotor ataxis. The specialist under
whom he took treatment has been
very successful in the treatment Of
this ailment and Mr. Harman returns
very much improved with the promise
of ultimate recovery, And every one
who knows him trusts that the prom
Use will be fulfilled. Mr.. Harman has
| lived in Northern Okanogan county
for many years. He!fwas drawn here
from his home in Ohib by his interests
in the old Ruby mine, now known as
through his confidence in that proper
ty and his energetic efforts that the
mine is at last equipped with a mill
and ready to operate so soon as power
can be obtained. AS "a reward for his
|tenacity and faith we trust that he
will make big paying proposition out
'Of the Pyrargyrite anu live many years
to enojy the income therefrom.
Mr.. Harman was al Chicago during
the session of the republican conven-
tion and as an Ohioan he is delighted
with the choice of the convention. He
is acquainted with Senator Harding,
and declares that he not only meas
ures up to presidential timber, but
that he is one of the most popular cit
izens of the great state from which he
halls. He says that Senator Harding
has always carried his city and county
normally heavily democratic, by close
to a unanimous vote A level-headed
clear thinking man, broad minded,
progressive and constructive in his
ideas, a genial gentleman who has
worked himself to the front from pow
erty, Senator Harding will give the
make for the best interests of the peo-
pie as a whole He will not abrogate
to himself all the legislative and exc.
cutive functions, but will take council
with those he calls into his cabinet
and work in harmony with congress
That will be pleasing change from
the experience Of the past eight years
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APPLE GROWERS,

Codling worms of the first brood are
out in great numbers at this time. If
you have not applied the first cover
spray, or have missed apples in spray
ing, the stings will show up on the un-
protected apples and you will find the
worms in the apples.
Remove and destroy all apples
showing stings. Do not leave the stung
apples in the orchard, but burn or cov-
er with kerosene and burn. Extermin-
ate the first brood and there can be
no second brood of worms. The work
OF lesser apple worm will be showing
up at this time on unprotected apples.
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SPECIAL TRAIN.

A special train will leave OroVille
for Chelan Sunday morning at 6:4o
and returning will leave Chelan .
8 D. m, giving the people along the
line an opportunity to attend the nall
games at Chelan on SUNDAY. Those
who desire to make two days OF Il can
return on the Monday evenings tram.
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TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Services will be held on Sunday
July II at II a. m.
Sunday school will reopen on Sun
day morning. July II at 10 a. m. and
it is hoped that every member will be
present.
The parish and Sunday school picnic
will be held on Thursday, July 18th.
G. II. SEVERANCE, Dean
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Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Patton and chill
dren left for Spokane Tuesday by auto
where Mr.. Patton will attend the Pa
cific Coast Nurserymen's convention
which met in that city this week, from
June 18th to July End, both days in
elusive. Mr.. Patten is an old time nur-
seryman and is very much interested
in everything pertaining to that in
dustry.
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TO THE PUBLIC.

Believing that the employees OF my
store are entitled to holiday on the
4th of July, the store will be closed
all day Monday. In order to accomo-
date customers who may wish to stocR
up for Sunday and Monday, have ar
ranged for a special delivery at SIN
o'clock Saturday evening.
GEO. BAILEY.
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During the progress of repairs the
Similkameen bridge has been closed to
auto travel during the day time TO-.
several days.