The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-04-15
OkANOGAN NEWS
LETTER
FLAT WILL BE
RECLAIMED AND $50 ACRES
HAVE BEEN PLATTED-PROS-
PECTS GOOD FOR BIG CROP.

Pratt, Forsyth & Lee. of this city,
have plated $50 acres of land on
Whitestone Flat, all OF which will
be irrigated by water from White
small acreage tracts and lies at an
elevation of LOO feet. The White
stone Water Users association has
completed it's organization and at
a meeting just held, officers were
elected as follows: Geo. B. Pratt,
president; F. E. Britain, vice presi-
dent; Geo. S. Lee. secretary-treasur-I
er. An assessment of one dollar per
acre was levied for maintenance dur
ing the present season.
A system Of irrigating bitches are
being dug in the town for the pur-
pose of conveying water to the vari-
Gus lots and streets. The town owns
80 acres of water from the govern
ment project which is available this
year, and it is the purpose of the
people to take advantage of it in the
matter of identifying the town.
Indications were never better for
a big fruit crop in the Okanogan
valley than this year. Weather con-
ditions have been ideal. When spring
first opened up it was felt that pos
sibly the warm weather had come
too early and the late frosts would
find the blossoms so far advanced
that injury would result, but cloudy
skies and cool days and nights have
held the trees back until now there
| is no fear. The apricots are well in
bloom and in certain localities the
peaches are beginning to show up
also.
H. l.. Carlton has returned to
| Wenatchee where he is manager Of
the manufacturing department of
one of the large harness and saddle
stores. A card from him informs
us that as he likes his work and
the wages are satisfactory, he will
likely stay there throughout the
| summer.
J. c. Wurtz came up from Wen
atchee early in the week and has
been making his fruit tree deliveries
in this section. Mr.. Wurtz states
| that this promises to banner year
for fruit throughout North Central
Washington.
Olaf Laurgaard called on friends
and relatives in Okanogan Tuesday,
being on his way home to the county
scat, after a visit to Pateros where
he took in the water users meeting
/ Monday.
! VIM Dorwin OF Conconully passed
through town Tuesday on his way
to Brewster.
| A fire alarm was turned in Sat
urday night about 10 O'Clock and
responded to promptly by the vol
unteer firemen. The fire was To-
| Gated in the Kreger barn in the
south part of town. The fire was
soon under control, having been dis
covered before much Roadway had
be4n made. Marshal Stark found a
half-filled bottle of 'booze" in the
barn and other evidences that some
hobo had been sleeping there and
doubtless started the fire in lighting
a pipe or cigar. The barn is located
near some residences and serious
loss would doubtless have been en-
tailed had the blaze not been check
ed when it was.
Miss Jessie Dillabough Sundayed
with relatives in Conconully.
Mrs. Hull of Wenatchee arrived
Monday far a visit with her daugh-
ter, Miss Lorena, in this city.
P. A. Powell purchased the lot on
Second avenue, just north of Harry
Stark's place, last week for $500.
The transfer was made through
Armstrong, Valentine & Company.
/ Harry Folmsbee has moved his
real estate office into the building
adjoining the Freer department store
on the south.
Among those from Okanogan who
took in the ball game at Conconully
Sunday last were Oaky Cooper and
Misses Orril Gard and Cecil Bidwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Hargrove and
children went up to Conconully last
Sunday. Mrs. Hargrove is visiting
there this week with relatives and
Mr.. Hargrove returned Sunday even
ing.