The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-07-28

lug FRIDAY morning. Mr.. and Mrs Sal
ins are on a homestead some miles
from kalispel, and are delighted with
their new location.
Chas Gerhardt, who has conducted
restaurant in this upper country for
years, and is now located in the same
business at Tonasket, spent two or
,hree Gays IN town this week He has
Deen troubled with some affection of
tne tnroat that affected his speech and
was up here for treatment
reception was given at the Pres
! Dyterian church last Thursday even
| ing TO Rev. Fl. NJ. Course by the ladies
or the congregation, which was large
| ~ attended. Refreshments were served
| during the evening, and the partici-
| pants managed to extract a great deal
OF pleasure from the event.
Malcolm Ross, section boss at this
station, has had a gang cleaning weeds
| from the railroad right of way for
some ume, clear across the valley.
mere are some weeds in sight when
you look the landscape over, and the
| crew finds it no light task hacking
away the disreputable vegetation.
A postal card has oecn received.
dated Iceland, from Hon. Hans Lund.
who is on an extended European trip
The very name of the island from
which the missive was mailed is sooth-
ing at this season of the year. Mr.
Lund is In excellent health. and it goes
without the saying hat he is having
a jolly time.
Oroville brewery sent in a sample of
] he
hop factory is turning out Those who
tested 1t declare it to be the beer with
out the kick, the tipple containing no
alcohol The tea is an excellent bev-
erage for hot weather. Those who in
dulge in beer find it a very acceptable
and soothing substitute
! Monday night was one of the hottest
that has been experienced in the val
ley for number of seasons. The day
was exceptionally torrid, the govern
ment thermometer registering 1O5 in
the shade, and the heat fingered
throughout the night. There was no
call for the proverbial blanket from
dewy eve to blushing morn.
There is an ordinance limiting the
time in which water can be used for
sprinkling purposes, and owing to the
heavy consumption of water. about 400
gallons per capita each day, the Ordi-
nance is to be strictly enforced, the
town clerk sending out notices to each
consumer, cautiOning them to be care
full and comply with the ordinance.
Leslie Stansbury was carrying
around tattered face Monday. While
sculiiing at the bath house Sunday he
slipped. or was thrown, from the walk
and in the fall scraped section of
cuticle from his frontispiece The
slight accident is explained so that
the Disagreement may not be charged
up to rude encounter with natures
weapons.
A couple of shots about II o'clock
Monday evening awakened visions of
fire among the Inhabitants fear that
is constantly uppermOst in the minds
of property owners at this season of
the year, 1t turned out to be an erup-
ton of hilarious spirits, but it is
species of joke that should be cut out,
as against the peace and dignity of the
municipality.
There has been gentle reaction
since The Fourth. But what else could
be expected? After the hurly-burly
for several days. the exertion in ad-
vance preparing for The event. and the
two days climax, it would seem quiet,
even if business was shade above
normal for this season of the year,
and business is as good now as it was
a year ago at this time.
If you see tall, slim, pleasant
faced individual spying around your
premises, do not be alarmed. The
party nOsing about is Water Commits
SiOner HOOse, whose DUTY it is to see
that the water ordinance is complied
with. If you are breaking the regu-
lations you are liable to have the
moisture cut off and taxed toll to
have it turned on again.
r. Grieger is making arrangements
to construct a new residence on the
lot adjoining his present home on the
western hill side. The plans he has
in view are a six room cottage of mod
ern arrangement and design, and rep
resentS a very handsome structure. 1t
will be striking addition to the hill,
where several attractive homes have
already been built, and where others
are in contemplation.
Preparations are already begun for
Okanogan County Sunday School assO
citation, to be held this fall. They are
to be held as follows: OsOyoOs dis
trict of Loomis. September %; Okan-
ogan district, Conconully, October 1 {;
Methow district, Methow, October 3.
Prof. f. c. Knapp will be present at
all three of the conventions, accord
ing to present plans.
Mrs. VIM. ROwlands died at her
home on Whtestone Flat Tuesday
morning from a general breaking
down of the system, and was buried in
the Odd Fellows cemetery at this place
Wednesday, Rev. Robert Thompson Of
ticiating. The maiden name of the de-
ceased was Margaret Jones, and she
was born in Wales 10 years ago. She
was marred to VIM. Rowlands at Sc
attic in 1859, and the family moved on
a hon estcad on Whitestone fiat last
January. The deceased leaces a hus-
band and four children, Mrs. John o.
Davis, Edwald William, David William
and Marion, to mourn her death.
John Level, eX-sheriff of Lincoln
county, now a travelling guard for the
Walla Walla penitentiary, stopped
over in Oroville last Friday night on
his way to the penitentiary. having in
charge John Mcdonald, prisoner re-
Gently sentenced at COncOnully to a