The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-11-07

urday' morning. At least that was
the calculation at the time of going
10 press, but the boys have had such
hard luck getting on games that m
surprise will be felt if this game Is
called off at the eleventh hour. The
lads have been praticing consistently
and have always been ready to respond
10 every call. The fault of failure To
make games cannot be laid to their
| door,
weather Observer Jackman makes
the following report of the climatic
conditions during the month of Octob-
or: Mean temperature As; maximum
temperature 70. date 18th; minimum
Il, date 29th; total precipitation 80:
number of days clear IS, partly clear
III cloudy 3; dates of killing frosts -
days.
Frank Stansbury is putting I'D a new
barn on his place just across the Okla
hogan river and east of Oroville. And
1t Is some barn, too, being almost as
big as his large residence. Mr.. STAINS
bury is preparing to take care of his
stock as stock should be taken care
OF when the owner desires to get the
best out Of the animals.
Marshall Jones, one of the old resi-
dents of LOOMS and the Loomis
neighborhood, was in Oroville Monday
for a few hours. Mr.. Jones Is one of
the Industrious and worthy young
farmers Of Horse Spring coulee, and
we are pleased to say is gradually gett-
ing ahead In the world, and we do not
know Of any one more deserving of
success.
The engineers expected to finish up
their reports on the East and West
Okanogan Valley Irrigation districts
this week, and they will be at once
forwarded to the Great Northern Of
ficials at st. Paul for their considera-
ton. 1t is confidentially felt that the
reports will meet the approval of the
railroad officials and that the projects
will be carried out.
Have you registered? The chances
are you have not, and you are work.
ing the prOcrastination game. Time
up for registering November IL. After
that date you cannot register, hence
are barred from voting at the munich
pal election next month. 1t is a duty
that every voter in town, man and
woman, should scrupulously perform.
Register before November IL. and then
vote when the time comes for voting.
The registration books are at the town
hall every afternoon between 2:3O and
400 o'clock.
Miss Laura Payne and Miss Dana
Hayes have been holding revival SER
vices In the M. E. church this week.
Both young ladies have had much ex-
perience in missionary and church
work, are ready takers, earnest and
sincere in the mission they have en-
tered upon of carrying the gospel mes
sages to those who are beyond the
reach of the established churches,
have accomplished great good in the
missionary field. and as they are to
keep at it will continue doing good for
years to come.
Jabez Switzer died at his home in
Davenport last ls.sek quite suddenly.
His death was not altogether unex-
pected, as he had suffered for some
time from uric poison, and death was
liable to occur at any time. Mr.. Switz-
er was the father of Mrs. Fred ]. Fine
and Mrs. Walter Mills, formerly resi-
dents of this place. Some two years
ago Mr.. Switzer spent a fortnight in
Oroville, at which time he met a num-
Der Of the residents of the place, who
found him to be a very agreeable and
intelligent gentleman.
BY an unaccountable error in max
ing up the mail last week the tag in
tended for the Nelson package Of pa
pers was attached to the Tonasket
bundle. and hence the Tonasket pa