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I TENTH YEAR, NO. 15
A CLOSE CALL
Town Pumping Plant Has a Nar-
S row Escape From Destruction
Early Wednesday morning the pump
house in the western part of town
Hi a very narrow escape from total
destruction from fire, and it was only
saved by the prompt action and pres
«sce of mind of C. C. Hedger, who first
discovered the blaze and extinguished
l it single handed before calling as-
sistance. The fire was caused by a
heavy electric voltage passing through
I us lightning arrestor at the pump
I house.
I Mr. Hedger, who is manager of tho
similkameen Power company, has
I itreral new transmitters at the sub
station, near the Orpheum theater,
I that have never worked properly
I through defective construction and
I he has had considerable trouble with
■ them. About 1 o'clock Wednesday
I morning he was notified that there
I was something wrong with the lights,
sod going to the substation found one
oJ’the transmitters out of order and
the oil fairly boiling from tho intense
heat He removed the fuses, and af
ter working about an hour in an ef
fort to regulate the transformers re
turned to his home. At 3 o'clock Mr.
Hedger, who lives a block away from
the pumping station, was awakened by
a pungent smell of smoke. Partially
dressed he went out doors and could
see smoke. At first he thought the
residence of Chas. Powell, next door
was on fire. At last he observed a
flash of light In the direction of the
pumping house. He first ran to the
substation and removed the fuses
from the transmitters, and then rush
ed to the pumping plant. When he
arrived there Mr. Hedger found the
in breaking through the window at
tbe southeast corner of the building
sad mounting the roof, while the en
tire interior was illuminated by the
flames. Fortunately there is a hose
connection on the south side of the
pumping plant with a red of hose
and a nozzle attached, all ready for an
emergency. Without wasting time
'founding an alarm Mr. Hedger con
* betted tbe hose, turned on the water,
aad In a very tew minutes had the
Are under control. It was not until
all danger had passed that he sum
moned assistance.
The fire had caught in tbe floor at
the southeast corner of the building,
where the electric motor is situated,
aad where the connecting wires enter
the wall, and had spread along the
floor and up the wall scorching and
charring the wood work. The heat in
the building must have been intense,
as the paint and belting was blistered
at the west end of the room, 30 or 40
feet from the fire. On the window sill
at the extreme west end of the room
was a box of matches. The heads of
these matches had been burned with
out igniting the matches, which can
be accounted for only by the dense
(moke that must have smothered the
fire. Several lanterns on the wall
were destroyed, and as they contain
ed coal oil the contents aided to feed
the fire. The stopper had been blown
out of a bottle of wood alcohol, but the
contents did not explode, strange to
»ey. The electric motor, which was
In the midst of the fire, was not ser
iously damaged, and the big gasoline
pump escaped without damage. The
loss will probably amount to S3OO
severed by insurance. It was a most
Barrow escape from a serious loss in
dollars and cents, and a great hard
ship upon the public was averted, for
had the plant been destroyed the town
would have been without water until
such time as new pumps could be in
stalled. Had Mr. Hedger been five
minutes later nothing could have sav
ed the building and machinery, and
their destruction would have entailed
aloes of several thousand dollars upon
the town. As Mr. Hedger explains tho
cause of the fire the Installation broke
down between the high tension and
low tension wirings In a transformer
causing 1C,500 volts to be thrown on
to the 2200 volt secondary mains, thus
causing an immediate and continuous
discharge through tho 2200 volt light
»lng arrestors at the pumping plant.
These arrestors were grounded at the
aoutheast corner of the building, and
from them the fire was carried to the
woodwork. It was a narrow and
lucky escape from a serious fire, and
provisions will no doubt be made so
that the town property can not again
t>* Jeopardized.
A NEW BRICK SCHOOL HOUSE
Molson is to have a brick school
building that will be a credit to the
district, and when completed will rank
eutong the best In the county. What
to going to add to its appearance and
durability is that the Orovllle brick
Yard will furnish the brick that is to
go into the structure. The contract
was awarded to the local firm in
competition with Spokane and other
brick yards. Williams & Finnic, prop
rietors of the Orovllle yard, sent sam
ples of their brick to Smett & Diamond
•be architects of the building, who
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pronounced them the equal In
stiength, and far ahead in color, of
all other samples received by them.
The building will require 110,000 brick
only 30,000 less than the Orovllle high
school. While congratulating our
neighbors upon the prospects of such
a handsome school building as the
Mol sou structure promises to be, we
cannot help feeling elated, and ex
pressing that elation, over the fact
that the chief material in the building
is to be made In Orovllle, The Mol
son residents are assured that If the
building is equal to the brick that goes
into the wall no fault can be found
with it. We also congratulate Messrs.
Williams & Finnic upon securing the
contract, for this has been anything
but a fat year in the brick business,
and the contract will tide them over
an otherwise dull season.
This office acknowledges the receipt
of season tickets to the Douglas Coun
ty Fair, which is to be held at Water
ville Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday of next week. The annual
fairs la our neighboring county are
very important and Interesting events,
and we regret that we will be unable
to be present on the occasion to en
joy the exhibits from the fertile Big
Bend country and renew acquaint
ances with old friends of other days.
If any residents of Okanogan county
can spare the time to go over to Wa
terville next week and take in the fair
they are assured of a pleasant wel
come and will see one of tho best ex
positions that take place in any coun
ty in the state. If the weather Is
favorable It is sate to say that there
will he a larger crowd at Watervlllo
this year than on any previous oc
casion.
In the past six months an estimate
from cases reported to this office
shows that losses amounting to more
than SIOOO have been sustained by
farmers in Okanogan county as a re
sult of milk fever. In many Instances
owners of sick animals recognized the
trouble at the commencement of the
attack, and treatment was given with
good results, but in all too many in
stances the animals were allowed to
die because the farmer was at a loss
as to the proper treatment.
Milk fever is a very peculiar disease
which attacks heavy milkers during
the first few days after calving. Few
cases are recorded of its attacking
heifers with their first calf, or any
animal after the first two weeks after
parturition. It is thought to be a
plethoric condition of the blood, the
result of fatness, lack of exercise, and
rich feeding. Fleshiness is an un
natural condition of dairy animals and
it is dangerous to feed excessively up
to parturition. After parturition the
blood which had been supplying the
fetus is suddenly thrown on the cir
culation, often causing extreme
plethora.
In the initial stages of the disease,
the cow becomes restless, stamping
with the hind feet, switching the tail,
and nervously turning the head from
side to side; the knees and joints in
the front legs become weak, and the
eyes are staring. Finally the cow lies
down in a semi-comatose and paraly
tic condition in which she takes no
notice of any surroundings. Frequent
attempts are made to relieve the bow
els. Finally the animal goes down
and is unable to rise. The nose while
down is characteristic of the disease,
the animal lying on the right side with
the head and nose pointed towards
the udder, there being a slight arch
in the neck. The temperature at this
stage is far below normal.
Treatment —The seat of this trouble
seems to be the udder, and by inject
ing sterile air into it through the
teats, most animals are relieved at
once Farm Bulletin No. 206 describes
end illustrates a little instrument
which is used, and also gives explicit
directions as to methods of procedure.
Many farmers have saved their cows
by using a bicycle pump, and one
farmer, by using an automobile pump
and a chicken feather, saved a very
valuable cow. Such heroic treatments
and crude instruments are not to be
recommended, as harmful results are
liable to follow. The proper instru
ments may be obtained at a very low
cost from most any house dealing in
veterinarian supplies such as the
Parke Davis Co., of Seattle.
Control— By proper care much
trc.’ble may be avoided. Never de
prive a cow of exercise by confining
he r to a stall a few days prior to per
turition. Do not feed so heavily that
she is excessively fat, and do not feed
lurge quantities of rich food during
the two or three days prior to and af
ter parturition. A safe and beneficial
practice is to drench the cow two or
three days before calving, with one
pound epsom salts, two ounces cre
loin, dissolved in warm water.
Some cows are peculiarly suscep
tible to milk fever and they must be
bandied very carefully. Feed care-
DOUGLAS COUNTY FAIR
MILK FEVER
f?lve the salts to keep open
bowels, and do not remove all of the
milk from the udder the first three or
four days.
Every farmer should write to the
Secretary of Agriculture, Washington,
D. C„ for Farmers’ Bulletin No. 206,
and he should own on air apparatus.
Do not wait until your cow Is sick
but be prepared for an emergency.
Signed: J. A. HUGHES,
County Agriculturist and Collaborator,
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
WILL BE A DIVERSIFIED FAIR
The Fair Hesperides to be held In
Wenatchee, October 26-31, will be
something much more than an apple
show. Aside from being one of the
best apple shows and fruit fairs ever
held in the northwest. It will be an
exhibit of the products of the farms
including stock, vegetables, grasses,
dairy products, and In fact, every In
dustry represented in north central
Washington will be on hand with an
exhibit
Twelve big district displays and
fruit exhibits will represent the hor
ticultural Interests of the north cen
tral Washington country. In the fruit
exhibit will be 250,000 of the most
perfect apples In the world.
In the stock show will be 100 head
of fancy swine. Fifty head of dairy
cattle will be exhibited and there will
bo some magnificent specimens of fat
cattle, while the poultry department
will contain 1000 birds.
The pure food exhibit will be made
up of displays from all of the leading
lines of manufactured goods and stand
ard food products.
Every day the visitors to the fair
will have an opportunity of hearing
Chaiftarelli’s mammoth Italian band.
This musical organization will fur
nish twelve concerts during fair
week.
One of the best vaudeville organiza
tions In the country has been engaged
and will give sensational feats of
strength and agility every day.
Among the special contests being
outlined for the occasion will be tho
north central Washington spelling
bee, box nailing contest, apple gues
sing contest, apple dumpling contest,
boys’ and girls’ contest and others.
Some big events In parades, Includ
ing one gorgeous night parade. The
fair this year will eclipse anything
ever before attempted.
BOOKS CLOSE OCTOBER 12
In another column Town Clerk R.
E. House publishes an announcement
that the registration books for Oro
vllle precinct will be closed after Mon
day, October 12, hence those who have
not already done so have only nine
days in which to register. This paper
urges every legal voter in the pre
cinct to get his, or her, name upon the
register. It would hardly seem nec
essary to pound away on this subject,
for it would naturally be supposed
that every voter is anxious to take
a baud in electing candidates, or vot
ing upon the various measures that
will appear on the ballot for adoption
or rejection, but there are people who
are indifferent as to exercising the
most Important right of citizenship,
and procrastinate as to registration
until it Is too late. This paper is par
tisan, but it Is not partisanship that
influences the editor in insisting on
a full registration. To him it is no
difference whether the voter Is re
publican, democrat, socialist, or that
political hermaphirodite, a progres
sive—although the former might be
preferred. What Is wanted is every
voter In the precinct on the list, and
as far as is within the bounds of pos
sibility every vote cast November 3.
Again, remember that the books close
on the evening of October 12, and do
not put off for day after tomorn w
what you should do today.
Geo. Devon has again opened his
store in the north room of the ground
floor of the Hotel Spokane, and has
stocked it up with a fresh and first
ciass -line of goods. Mr. Devon built
up quite a large store from a small
beginning after enlarging his hotel,
which he ran until a few months ago,
when he sold out to Judson Murray.
His old customers will welcome Mr.
Devon back into business, as he al
ways carried a large assortment of
goods, is a pleasant man to deal
with and sells reasonably. The pres
ent store is not as large as the old
one, but the stock of goods is just as
good, if not better.
The visit of the bishop of the Cath
olic church Sunday will be an im
portant event in the history of the
local church oC that denomination. It
will be the first time a Catholic bish
op has even visited Orovllle, and a
large attendance of communicants of
the church is expected from all the
surrounding country on the occasion.
One of the special features will be
the dedication of the church, and the
confirmation of a class will be equal
ly as Interesting. All are cordially
welcome to the services.
OROVILLE, WASH., OCTOBER 2, 1914
LOOKING BACKWARD.
A Glance at Base Ball When It Was
a Merry.Go-Bound.
We have before us a copy of a paper
published in an Illinois town, located
at a spot of rare scenic beauty, on the
bluffs overlooking the majestic Missis
sippi, along which stream are to be
seen many pretty cities and villages,
yet none that surpasses the one to
which we refer. In that town we spent
the callow days of youth, happy days
they were in the happiest age of man,
the memory of which has always lin
gered with us like holy incense, pleas
anter to look back upon as years are
added to our earthly pilgrimage. But
this particular copy of this particular
paper was not referred to for the pur
pose of reeling oft sentiment. In this
paper the editor weekly publishes
items under the hea \ ot “In Days Be
yond Recall,” which are a summary
ot events that happened in that quiet,
qicturesque Illinois town nearly half a
century ago. Among the players ap
pears the name of the writer. Of the
nine players only three are now living,
one in the home town, to which he stuck
and prospered, one in California and
cne out here In Washington. The game
mentioned was a lulu, the score being
65 to 47 in favor of the Illinois town
against an lowa city rival. That score
will bring a smile of derision to the
mugs of the boys who play more sci
entific ball in this day and age, when
u single run against a victorious team
is considered something of a mistake.
Baseball at that period was Just com
ing into vogue. It was shortly after
the time that the Washington, D. C.,
ciub came west to introduce the game
to the heathen of the Mississippi val
ley, during which tour it was nothing
unusual for the Washington club to
score 100 runs against the inexperi
enced dubs they wont up against. Ev
erybody played ball in the beginning.
The banker and merchant, the baker
and butcher, the lawyer and doctor,
old and young took a hand in the ex
citing recreation. It was a miserable
small town, indeed, that did not boast
of half a dozen nines.., When a game
was on business wi suspended, and
two or three afternoons during each
w'eek every vacant block was peopled
with victims of the fad, eagerly inter
ested in the sport. The visiting club,
when a match was on, was met at the
train or boat with hacks, taken to a
hotel, anjl after the game banqueted
by the home team. Paid players were
then unknown. Men entered into the
sport for fun and exercise, and there
was lots of the latte'. It was a popu
lar craze. When match games were
played scores were always large. The
logs of the boys of those days were
made of tougher material than the
limbs of the boys of the present day,
for it was nothing to take part in a
game ot over 50 runs, gorge at a ban
quet subsequently, and dance the night
away. The rules of the game were
somewhat different than at present.
The pitcher was not allowed to raise
his hand in delivery above the hip. Ho
simply lobed the bill over the plate,
and a blind man could bit It. Then
the ball used was a lively one, that is
it contained more rubber than the
piesent ball. When hit a solid whal-
Icp it sailed out of sight, and the un
lucky fielder over whose head it flew
had to run a mile to retrieve it. Fouls
could be taken on the bound. The
catcher stood far back of the home
plate, and when a batsman made first
all he bad to do was to make the
rounds without danger of being thrown
out. Hand protectors were unknown,
and there was such a demand for ar
nica that drug stores could hardly
keep up the supply. Gnarled and
broken fingers were too common to
cause comment. Catchers did not have
to face the cannon shot pitching of the
present day, for such pitching could
rot be handled bare handed. Still
throwing on the bases was just as
swift as it is now, the ball was knocked
even higher to the out field, and the
unprotected band was expected to take
and hold the ball. Muffs then were
just as Inexcusable as they are now.
There was action in the old game, and
lots of it. Terrific hitting, much base
n nning and no chance for the out field
to go stale on the job. There was not
as much science to the game as to the
base ball of today, but there was just
as much fun, just as keen rivalry, less
expense, and the public seemed to en
joy the exhibitions as heartily as the
crowds do nowadays. But it is a game
o* the past, these games where big
scores were the rule. A score of that
kind in the year 1914 would send the
crowd away from the grounds In dis
gust, and a repetition would put the
I eternal kibosh on the sport as a draw
ing card.
ONE OF THE ANCIENTS
Ted Maloney, one of the very oldest
residents of Spring Coulee precinct,
stopped over In Orovllle Monday night
on his way home after having put in
the summer at Alberta. In the days
oi the convention system of selecting
candidates Mr. Maloney was always
on hand, and it was the custom of the
chairman to first ask: “Is Ted Ma
loney present?” and with the never
failing “aye” for answer he would
say: “Then we will proceed with the
business of the convention.” He was
a republican from the ground up, and
always remained true to his first pol
itical love. But that is ancient history.
Mr. Maloney baa always been in the
stock business, and still owns a good
ly collection of cattle, which he will
care for during the winter. This sum
mer he was out prospecting, but was
glad to be back into the Okanogan.
When asked about the oil excitement
in Calgary, It was his to laugh. He
spent a long time in that section and
the only indications of oil that came
under his observation was the gamb
ling in oil stocks, where the chances
of winning were greater against the
buyer than going against the crooked
est faro layout ever opened in the
west. He says that he did hear that
there were promising oil indications
a long distance north of Calgary, The
war across the water has paralyzed
business through all parts of Canada
according to his report.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Minutes of the meeting of the town
council of Orovllle, Washington, Sep
tember 28, 1914.
Present —Mayor Grubb, Councilman
Murray, Beale, Smith and Pourtales.
Minutes of tho previous meeting
read and approved as read.
Certain property owners appeared
before the council asking that the wa
ter main be extended north on Spo
kane street from a point 100 feet north
of the north line of Central avenue to
the Intersection of Spokane street and
Third avenue. On motion the request
was granted and the superintendent of
water department was ordered to lay
this extension.
J. P. Friis appeared before the coun
cil and asked that some action be tak
en to make Bridge street from the
Okanogan river bridge to Central av
enue more safe and passable for
traffic. Motion was made and carried
that this matter be referred to the
street and alley committee.
Motion was then made and carried
that street lights be installed at the
following described points: One at
the intersection of the east side of
Main street and the railroad right-of
way, one on the corner of Central av
enue and Bridge street, one on the
corner of Second avenue and Bridge
street, and that the light now on the
northwest corner of Main street and
Railroad avenue be moved to the south
west corner of Main street and Rail
load avenue.
At this time the matter of hearing
objections to the proposed improve
ment district was taken up and as
there were no objections the matter
was passed.
The marshal was ordered to pro
ceed at once to have the sidewalk on
the north side of First avenue from
Vancouver street and on the west side
of Vancouver street north from First
avenue lowered to grade and placed
in repair.
On motion council adjourned.
E. R. HOOSE, Clerk.
OUT OF A JOB
Walter S. Stains, who has had
charge of the keyboard at the local
telegraph office, at the depot, for sev
eral months, was let out of his job
Friday last. His discharge is no re
flection upon tho integrity or efficiency
of the young man as an operator and
employe. It Is stated that the rail
road is retrenching wherever re
trenchment is possible, and men are
being let out wherever their services
can be dispensed with. Like all cor
porations positions on the railroad go
by seniority of service, and when there
is a curtailment of the pay roll those
who have served the shortest time are
down and out. There have been some
very likeable boys hooked to the keys
at the local office since a telegraph
station was first established In this
place, yet among them all there has
rot been a more accommodating, more
active nor more unltormlly courteous
gentleman on the job than Mr. Stains,
and those who have business with the
office regret to see him go. His
friends here trust he will remain in
Orovllle, and that his retirement from
active duty Is but temporary.
OPEN SEASON FOR DUCKS
It Is rather late in the season to
make the announcement, but ducks
cannot be killed under the law until
the Ist of October. That date is the
beginning of the open season under
the federal statutes, and the federal
law takes procedure over that of the
state, which names the 15th of Sep
tember as the beginning of the open
season. In exchanges we have noticed
that a number of fines have been
levied in this state against hunters
killing ducks before the Ist of October.
Deputy Game Warden Orth stated to
parties In Orovllle that ducks could
be killed on and after September 16tb,
and if any sportsmen shot that class
of fowl during the latter part of Sep
tember It was through misconception
of the law, and upon information sup
posed to be authorative. It is too late
now to worry over what may have
been done through the wrong hunch,
but it Is Just as well to remember the
law next year.
A WISE APPOINTMENT
The school board has recommended
Geo. 1. Cole for appointment to the
board of school trustees to fill the va
cancy made by the resignation of
Dooley P. Wheeler, and no doubt the
school superintendent will endorse
the candidate. A more fortunate sel
ection for the position could not have
been made. Mr. Cole has children in
the school, and Is deeply interested
la seeing the Institution kept up to
the highest standard of efficiency.
Not only is he personally interested
la the well being of the school, but
Mr. Cole is well fitted for the office,
as he is a man of advanced ideas,
vigor, push and intelligence. His
progressiveness and managerial abil
ity Is demonstrated in the success he
has made of farming, his large place
on Osoyoos lake being one of the
model ranches of the valley. Messrs.
Parsons and Collier, the other two
members of the board, are to be con
gratulated upon the wisdom of their
choice of an associate in naming Mr,
Cole for the place.
MINE IN TROUBLE
The following item of interest re
garding a local mining property is tak
en from the Conconully Record:
"Three suits were brought this week
against the Owasco Gold Mining com
pany. A, E. Tukey has brought an
action against the company for the
recovery of S3BB, claimed to be due
for labor. George Sheperd makes a
claim of $350 for labor and $133.50
claimed to have been loaned the de
fendant. He also presents a claim
for $1175 and one for SIOO, assigned
by A. C. Brink and C. W. Smith; a
claim for $125, assigned by Durward
V. Smith; a claim for SIOOO, as
signed by C. W. Smith; and a claim
for S4OO, assigned by W. R. Shaw,
A. C. Brink, and S. W. Houston. The
Fairbanks, Morse company is plain
tiff against the mining company in
an action for the recovery of $605.10
alleged to be due on a bill of goods.”
M. E. SERVICES
Sunday morning, October 4, at the
Methodist Episcopal church at 11. The
day of prayer for peace will be observ
ed. In the evening the subject will be
“Keys of the Kingdom.” The Sunday
school at 10, for Bible study. Remem
ber the Bible is studied more to day
than ever before. Thus for you to at
tend Sunday school and study your
Bible would be In keeping with the
times in which you live. Remember
the Epworth League at 6:30. You
will be glad you did. It is a young
people’s meeting and it makes people
young. Prayer meeting on Thursday
evening at 7:30. We will be glad to
see you at any and all of these ser
vices.
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Come
and help and be helped! Regular
church services conducted by the pas
tor 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. ra.
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. G. H. Severance, 13. D., Vicar.
Holy Communion at S a. m. Morning
prayer and sermon at 11. Sunday
school at 12. Evening prayer and ad
dress at 7:30.
The Methow Valley News is resur
recting old Lovejoy cartoons that were
used in the strenuous Riverside-Con
conully county seat contest six years
af,o, which added to the gayety of one
of the hottest election fights of which
there is any record in the county. One
peculiar thing about that celebrated
and never-to-be-forgotten battle of the
ballots, was the versality of Mr.
Lovejoy in switching his support from
one side to the other. At first his
caricatures of citizens of Oroville and
Ccnconully were anything but flatter
ing, for he was supporting Riverside
with all his ability. Suddenly he
swung to the side of Conconully and
the way he depicted leading residents
of Riverside was shocking to behold.
Riverside lost at that time, but the
outlook just now Is that there will be
a different story on the 3d of No
vember.
There is a larger attendance at the
public schools now than there was at
this time last year, which is a most
encouraging sign. From every in
dication the school year promises to
be the most successful since the dist
rict was organized. The teachers are
doing their part, and if the scholars
will only co-operate the school will
make a record for the season of
1914-15.
RIVERSIDE FAIR
An Important Event That Should Draw
Large Crowds This Year
Little has been said regarding the
Okanogan county fair and few have
any idea to the dates of that important
annual exposition. This lack of pub
licity may have the effect of reducing
attendance, yet it is hoped that the
general public will take sufficient in
terest in the fair to accept an eleventh
hour appeal and turn out en masse
and make the fair of 1914 one of the
most successful in the history of the
organization. Through inadvertancy,
and not through any intentional slight,
this paper has not given the fair the
publicity it should have received. Now
this is the last week that mention can
be made of it, and we trust the resi
dents of this place and vicinity will
bear in mind the dates and as many of
them as can possibly spare the time
will be present while the fair is in
progress. The fair takes place at
Riverside next Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, and will be conducted under
the auspices of Okanogan County Po
mona Grange. Those in charge have
been working earnestly to make the
fair, a success in point of exhibits and
attractions, and there is every reason
to believe that in every particular the
fair this year will excel all other fairs
ever held on the grounds. Some of
the features that should attract big
crowds will be a football game wrest
ling match, horse racing and a social
dance every evening. Prizes to the
amount of $llOO will be awarded to
exhibitors. Among the judges will
be such capable men as Prof. C. F.
Munroe and Prof. C. B. Sprague, of
Pullman, and Prof. Frank Kramer, of
the Kansas State College. There will
be fine stock on exhibition, choice
agricultural and orchard products and
manufactured articles. Every de
partment will be well worth seeing.
We would like to see Oroville well
represented among the exhibits and
also among the crowd present. Take
a day off, or three of them, and go to
the fair next week.
I. N. Wickersham, the contractor,
states that the Similkameen bridge
will be open tor travel next Tuesday.
The band will give a dance in the
Orpheum theater next Friday evening.
The receipts will go to the benefit of
that worthy organization, and there
fore every dancer in the town should
attend and help swell the receipts.
The town council is liberal with
street lights, such as they are, and at
the last meeting of that body provided
for the installation of several electric
shiners, where they were very much
needed, in response to petitions of
citizens. When it comes to number of
lights Orovllle is one of the best light
ed towns of its size to be found any
where, although the quality of the
light cannot be boasted of.
Mrs. F. W. McDaniel returned to
her home at Nighthawk Monday, ac
companied by her son, Fremont, who
had been discharged from the Oroville
hospital as cured. Young McDaniel
was operated on some weeks ago for
appendicitis, and had a very narrow
escape with bis life. He has recover
ed from the operation, but, of course,
it will be some time before be regains
his normal strength, as is always the
case after an operation of this char
acter.
L. D. Brown completed his work on
the town books Saturday and left Mon
day for Conconully. Mr. Brown is not
permitted to give out the result of his
findings, for he reports directly to the
bureau of inspection, at Olympia, and
that body passes upon the reports be
fore they are made public. He did
say, however, that he found the affairs
oi the town in very good condition,
which is a matter of satisfaction to
all interested in the welfare of the
place.
The announcement of W. E. Gamble,
democratic candidate for county clerk,
appears in another column. It is hard
ly necessary to say a word of intro
duction on behalf of Hilly Gamble. He
is one of the old residents of Okano
gan county, and has run for office so
frequently, with never a defeat chalk
ed up against him, that he is not only
known personally to about every resi
dent of the county, but is come to bo
considered almost invincible. The
danger that confronts him this time
is that this is an off year for demo
crats, and he will find it not quite so
easy sailing as in the past
C. H. Knosher, the republican nom
inee for assessor, announces his can
didacy in this issue. Mr. Knosher is
a resident of Omak, and the standing
of the man in his home community is
demonstrated by the immense vote
he received at his home town. Prob
ably there is not a better qualified
man in the county for assessor than
Mr. Knosher, and no man who stands
higher for integrity and purity of
character. He will receive enough
votes in Omak to swell prodigiously
the majority he will get in other parts
of the county.
$1.50 PER YEAR