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

ly being maze 10 tue NoiuucS ~"
Everybody is cordially III
vited to make free use OF the library
during the hours it is open.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Graham motored
over from LOOMS early Monday morn
ing. and Mrs. Graham and baby took
the east bound train for her old home
in Iowa. ]. w. will play the role OF
bachelor during the balance OF the
summer.
Jas. P. Anderson, representing
LOOMS lodge of Odd Fellows. and Z.
R. Hoose, representing Oroville lodge
left for Walla Walla last Friday morn
ing as delegates to the Grand Lodge
of Odd Fellows, that met in that city
this week.
A rattlesnake containing seven rat
ties was killed in A. j. Wickershams
yard, in the west part OF town, this
week. Rattlers are strangely num-
erous this season in the hills. but this
species has not been seen in the valley
for years.
Chas. F. Kile returned to Oroville
Saturday from Spokane where he was
taken several weeks ago suffering from
a severe case of typhoid fever. He Is
still weak, but steadily gaining In
strength He will again open his shoe
repairing shop in few days.
Numerous pOrches about town are
being screened in, a very wise pre-.
paratory provision prior to the annual
visit of the misquito family. The Wis
itors are somewhat past due, but they
will be none the less ravenOus when
they do put in an appearance.
Sixty men went to the front Wed
nesday where they will engage in rail-
road work under Gutherie & McDOug-
al, the contractors who are pushing
construction on the road to the west
ward with the aim of opening the line
to the coast as soon as possible.
w. l.. Splawn, of North Yakima, was
registered in Oroville Tuesday. Mr..
Splawn is one OF the oldest pioneers
of eastern Washington, and having
made frequent trips through this part
Of the state in past years has a large
acquaintance in OkanOgan county.
There was a wild rumor in circula-
ton during the week that Omak was
under quarantine on account of small
pOx. 1t is pleasure to deny this re-
port. Such statements gain circula-
ton from unreliable sources and grow
in sensatiOnalism as they are repeat
ed.
The ladies of the East OrOville
Orchard tracts assisted Mrs. Philpot
with her sewing Thursday from to
| 5 o'clock at her home on Mulberry
street. 1t is the aim of the ladies to
meet once a week with sOme one Of
their number and help with the sew
ing.
Henry and James East and Robert
Taneher, from the country west of
TOnasket, were in town Sunday. The
East brothers spent year or two in
we'll known in this community. They
are turning their hands to farming this
year.
Walter Klueshay and Henry John
son launched large, handsome sail
boat in OsOyoOs lake Sunday. 1t was
built at odd hours in the workshop of
the Oroville Construction company
The boat is an attractive addition to
the small fleet that sails the river and
lake.
The Jim Hill mustard has appeared
about town this season to an alarm.
ing extent. This weed is playing
havoc in the grain fields of eastern
Washington, and Is a serious menace
to agriculture. Every means should
be taken to prevent spread of the
| weed.
w. =. Burberry, one of the first set
tiers in the Horse Spring coulee, near
LOOMS, was in town Tuesday and
Wednesday. Mr.. Burberry is just able
to be up and around after having
been confined to the house for five
months with severe attack of rheu-
matism.
In the appropriation of public
school moneys for the month of May
this district falls in for the handsome
sum of $713.85. This is third in
amount of money drawn in this
county, but from the rapid growth of
the place next year it will lead all
the rest.
Deputy Sheriff Ward, a young at
tachee of the sheriff's office who is
making himself popular throughout
the county by his personal geniality
and his activity in the performance
OF duty, spent Sunday in Oroville.
while out around the north end on
official business.
Mrs. H. P. Decent, representing
Loomis lodge of Rebekahs, and Mrs.
}: w. Carrel, representing the Oro-
vile Rebekah lodge, left Saturday for
Walla Walla, where they were in at
tendance at the session of the state
Grand Lodge of Rebekahs held dur
ing the present week.
Say; Oroville is going to put ND a
attn OF July celebration this year that
has never been surpassed and rarely
approached anywhere in eastern
washington. There will be a great
deal OF the usual and much of the I'M
usual in attractions, and no one can
afford to overlook it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry ]. Kerr. of Okla
hogan, motored up to Oroville Thurs
day last to meet their son, Gordon.
VINO was returning from Spokane.
where he spent the winter in school
Mr.. Kerr Is at the head of the First
National bank of Okanogan one of the
public spirited citizens of that tbriv-
ing little city, and very successful as
a banker. 10
ii. M. Jaeger, our local veterinarian
was called to Rem SCOTS place on
mountain, Saturday. TO ex-
anime into the cause of the sudden
death OF five head of cattle belonging |