The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-09
NEWS FROM THE
OKAN0GAN

Okanogan, Wash, May 9.-The
Okanogan Auditorium company's new
building is being put in shape for
use by local talent play about the
goth of May, and while it will by no
means be completed on that date,
from that time on it will be avail
able for all public gatherings and
will be finished some time during
the fall. Contractor Ostenberg has
had large crew of men at work for
several weeks and has turned out one
of the strongest and best construct
ed buildings, if not the best, in North
Central Washington north of Wenat
tent copied after the big auditoriums
that now exist in Chelan and Twisp,
but the local people have profited
by the errors made in the above men,
toned buildings and consider that
they have a much finer structure
than either of them. The outside
measurement of the auditorium is
6Sx90 feet, On the inside there is
a clear space unobstructed by posts
of 50x60 feet, and the side-aisles be-
yond the pillars are five and half
feet wide. The balconies are seven
feet wide, and the foyer exclusive
of the ladies' dressing room and the
stairs leading to the balcony is II
by % feet. The stage is 23x24 feet
and on either side behind the wings
is a property room 17x20 feet. There
are two balcony dressing rooms, one
on either side. There is place for
14-foot scenery and rigging loft
high enough to raise the curtain out
of sight.
Ernest Allender returned Monday
from a visit to Seattle and other Pu
get Sound points. He purchased a
large supply of lumber, shingles and
other building material for the lum-
Der yard he is establishing in this
city.
Bert Jones has been named road
supervisor for the Salmon creek dis
trict and next week will put a crew
of men at work on the road between
here and Conconully. He will COM
mence at the Okanogan city limits
and work up the creek. The frshet
last spring left the road in bad con-
dition and repairs are sadly needed.
Charles Sigrist, the we'll known
Oroville attorney, visited the city
Sunday. Mr.. Sigrist hadn't been
here for two years and he expressed
surprise at the rapid strides the city
had made in that time. Mr.. Sigrist
has recently returned from a visit
to his old home in Ohio where he
went to interest men and capital in
coming to the Okanogan country.
He says the times in the east are
none too flourishing and there is a
great desire on the part of many to
come west.
Horticultural Inspector Piercey
came down Tuesday from visit to
Oroville where he had been on an
inspecting trip. He says thousands
of trees are being set out in the up
per end of the valley this spring. Mr..
Piercey unearthed one batch of i'm
ported nursery stock amounting to
5000 trees that were badly affected
with aphis and at his instructions the
agent burned them.
M. w. Duley returned Saturday
evening from a visit to his wheat
ranch in Douglas county. Mr.. Duley
reports that the Big Bend country
has had plenty of rain this spring
and the wheat is in fine condition
with prospects for a bumper crop
this year.
A false report was recently circu-
lated that the Wild Goose Bill ferry
across the Columbia had gone out
with high water this spring. This
report comes regularly once year,
but it always proves to be without
foundation. However, it has the eff
feet of diverting much travel tina.
would otherwise go that way to other
channels. The owner of the ferry
wishes us to announce that it is in
good working order and has been
all spring, and If you are contemplat-
ing trip into the Big Bend country
you can cross the Columbia on the
Wild Goose Bill ferry IL you desire
to do so.