The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-06-13
LOCAL NOTES.

Inc via SettIerS ASSOCIATION IS 10
meet at Riverside tomorrow. Some
how timely notice was not given of
the proposed meeting, so that few of
the pioneers of this vicinity knew
anything about the affair Conse-
quently the north end of the county
will not be largely represented at the
session. 1t Is an organization that
should be encouraged, and the annual
meetings should be the occasion of d
general getting together of the old
timers.
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ Z. church
will give an ice cream and strawberry
social in the Lyric theatre next Thurs
I day afternoon and evening, June 49,
The fruit and cold trimmings will be
ready to serve at 2 p M, and from
that hour to the close patrons will be
served at any time. May the public
turn out en- masse and aid a good
cause while enjoying good eats. If
the ladies are patronized as they de-
serve they will be eaten out of house
and home early in the day.
! Mr.. and Mrs. A. NORM proprietors
of the Oroville Steam laundry, left for
Spokane and Seattle Saturday for the
purpose of selecting additional and
improved machinery for their laundry.
Mr.. NORM has one of the most COM
plete plants in the upper country, and
is constantly aiming to improve the
means for turning out better work.
1t is an establishment that is real
credit to the town, and no matter how
fast the town grows Mr.. NORM will
keep pace with that growth.
The people behind the Ivanhoe were
n during the week looking over the
property. An hundred horse power
| electric motor and other necessary
machinery is now on the way in from
the east. A transmission line will be
put in from the Similkameen Power
plant connecting up on the line that
supplies the Ruby mine with juice a
mile west of Nighthawk. The line to
be put in to the tunnel mouth will be
five and one half miles in length, and
will be constructed at once.
Tom DAILY, who made a record along
the border as a pitcher who had the
twist that made batters look foolish.
is on the pitching staff of he Spokane
club of he Northwestern league. In
recent game in Seattle, when Seattle
had made 13 runs off two of the Spo-
kane twirlerS, Tom was put on the
firing line and shut out the Seattle
sluggers for the balance of the game
If Daley makes good in professional
company no one will rejoice more
than his friends in Oroville.
This paper went to press last We'd
nesday at time when it was he urly
expected that the raising waters of
the Similkameen would put the power
plant out of business. 1t was we'll
that the paper was printed Wednes
day, as there was little or no power
on Thursday. However, the tenpera
ture moderated Thursday and within
"a hours the river fell two and half
| feet and has lost much in volume
during the week. Further danger
from high water is not apprehended
The ladies of the Civic League, as
sisted by number of the high school
boys, will give a dance in I'artell's
hall Friday evening, June ID, for the
purpose of raising funds with which
to put the swimming hole in proper
condition for summer sport. This Is
an object that should commend the
support of every man. woman and
child in the place. Buy ticket even
if you do not dance. Your conscience
cannot object to being clean and the
swimming hole makes for cleanliness.
There is displayed in the show win
row of the Oroville Commercial COM
pany number of articles manufact-
ured by young pupils in the several
grades of the public school, that are
very creditable specimens of cabinet
work, indicating that with further ex-
perience the lads will become very
proficient with edged tools. The ex-
hibit comes from the manual training
department, and it is course that
should be encouraged and kept up,
Judging from the character of the
work done.
After climbing well up the hill Sat-
urday morning the engineer of the
east bound passenger train discovered
that the person whose duty it is to
water he iron horse before starting
out had overlooked that important
duty, and he had to back down to the
Oroville water tank to secure the nee
essary supply, which did not tend to
put the crew in very good humor,
while the back tracking of the train
created a mild sensation in town as
as it was feared that some accident
had happened to something or some
body.
H. Bundridge, the cement block
maker who recently looked upon Oro-
Vile and was so favOrably struck by
the prospects as to locate here, will
manufacture concrete blocks on the
lots at the southwest corner of Main
street and Central avenue opposite
the Peerless hotel. The necessary
sheds have been erected at that point.
He is already figuring on several
buildings, residences and business
blocks, and if he lands half the num-
Der it means a large amount of sub
stantial improvement for the town this
summer.
C. w. Tage, representing the Merg-
enthaler Linotype company, spent
Tuesday in Oroville on his way to
Okanogan, where the Independent Is
putting in new linotype Mr.. Tage
has been with the company for years,
and no institution dealing with the
public has more pleasant representa-
tive on the road Besides his charm
ing personality Mr.. Tage Is wizard
with those complicated type setting
marvels, an expert operator with few
equals. He is constantly on the road
setting up new machines. giving in
struction and advice to owners and
operators, and wherever he visits he
makes friends and his return is looked