The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-01-13

January bids fair to be no exception
to the rule.
Station Agent CASTILLO says that con-
gress should sock high tariff on all
winds coming nj from Canada, and
they would hesitate from crossing the
boundary line. That would eliminate
much of the cold weather that this To-
cality suffers from in the winter.
An item is going the rounds to the
fleet that several hundred men are at
work on the Oroville-Pateros branch.
No work of any kind is in progress
en- the branch mentioned, and there
seems to be little hope of renewal of
activity for a long time to come
S. c. Christmas, who formerly held
the position of telegraph operator at
this station, and left several months
ago for Spokane, spent several days
in town during the week visiting
with friends. He looks just as natural
as when he left here to seek his for
tune III other pastures
Many calendars were issued by bus
mess houses III this place this year.
and among the number none surpassed
in attractiveness the huge wall calr-
endar put out by John e. Reese. The
design is unique, and the illustration
of character to set off hanger of
that size to the best advantage.
This Friday morning the east bound
passenger train was again delayed sew
eral hours. 1t went out on time, but
when an effort was made to take wafer
at Mount Hull it was found that the
water tank was frozen solid. The train
had to be backed down to Oroville to
secure a supply to make the hill to
Nelson.
delegation of Odd Fellows frCm
Princeton b. G., will be the guests of
Oroville lodge |. o. o. f. next Wednes-
day evening, January Is. A number of
the local fellows of the three links
may return the next day with their
visitors and attend the Princeton lodge
Thursday night. If they do they Will
be treated right.
The Oroville Water and Develop
ment company has turned over to the
town the water system operated by
that organization since the founding
of the town, for a consideration of
$2,115, and very reasonable price,
too Water consumers will in the flu
ture pay toll to the town, and that toll
represents quite a neat monthly rev.
(nue.
Monroe Harman was down from the
Ruby mine and spent Tuesday in town
and reports that work is progressing
as WE'LL as could be expected at the
mine He has been delayed by the
failure to receive machinery on the
time promised, but that handicap has
been removed and he expects to be
able to push work more eXl,editiously
henceforth.
Ex-County Commissioner S Bak-
er, of Havillah, accompanied bv his
father. Judge f. Baker, and a brother
from North Yakima, JIG. Baker. While
here The gentlemen attended a meet
ing held by the people of Oroville and
the surrounding country to consider
the question OF county division, end
expressed themselves in accord With
the movement.
, The cold record for the past weel
has been something unusual in this
| valley. From Monday night to Friday
! morning the mercury hardly got above
zero. The lowest temperature regis
tered bv the government thermometer
was degrees below. During that time
heavy gale from the north did not
let up for a minute, making the cold
| more severely felt.
| Mrs. J. C. Wild met with a painful
accident SATURDAY that might have re-
suited much more seriously. While
driving from town to her home or
Osoyoos lake the kingbolt of the bug
Gle fell and the lady was thrown tC
the ground, striking on her face. She
sustained some cuts on her chin anC
. one arm was severely wrenched.
, The social dance at Sigrist hall to-
= morrow Saturday night should be a
drawing attraction First, because
/, there has not been an excessive run or
0 dances of late, and second, because the
+ weather promises to be none too warn
. for that class OF exercise. Then the
i music will be of high order, which
/ goes far toward making a hop success
i full from a pleasure point of view.
/ What little fire apparatus the tow
$ can boast of is to be quartered in The
:. new city hall May it never be needed
!, as it is no great shakes as a means o
II protection at the best, but if the occa
sion should arise when it is needed
), those in authority should see that it i.