The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-05-22
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theek for the purpose of making farm
loans. Prosperity has touched Mr..
Hendricks in sundry places during the
past decade, leaving the gilded imprint
that usually marks the individual
whom prosperity smiles upon, all of
which his old friends OF other days was
pleased TO note.
u number of mel chants ii town have
agreed to close their stores of busi-
ness at 1880 p. m. This is late enough
tc keep open store FOR the accommo-
dation OF the public, and the man who
cannot supply his wants between a.
H. and 1880 p. m. should get along
without having his wants supplied.
Even 1880 makes mighty long day
to be housed up in store during the
summer time, and the store keeper
who can extract any recreation out OF
the "a hours has to be very much of
a night owl.
Frank Scheble, at one time a resi-
dent of Waterville, but who had the
wisdom to move to Wenatchee before
that town was fairly on the map, was
among the Wenatchee visitors in town
last week. Being shrewd business
man, taking advantage OF the oppOr-
tunities that were within reach OF the
early sttlers OF the Wenarchee valley,
MI Scheble won a cOmpentcy in the
Red Apple town, and misses no chance
to get out with the old boys and enjoy
himself. And he seems to be just
about as spry as he was 25 years
ago.
Chas. Powell, lead CT the OrOville
Commercial company, has been OH
during the past week on business
tip to Spokane. If there is any busi-
ness plodder in this mans town who
il entitled to brief breathing spell,
and fling at recreation to far great
er extent than he will allow himself
it is MIR. Powell. How he manages to
put in SO many hours in the day, SO
many days in the week, and SO many
weeks in the year without break in
the monotony OF work, and still retain
his good nature and ability to accom-
plish things, is beyond understanding.
Attorney Frank Reeves, one Of the
oldest residents OF Wenatchee, and the
handsome man OF the delegation, was
with the boosters who stOrmed Or0-
vile last Thursday. MIR. Reeves 10
one OF the shining lights OF the bar
OF eastern Washington. He has not
always been an expounder OF the law.
lie made his advent in Wenatchee at
the time of the building of the railroad
as a newspaper publisher but he de-
serted the stick and the case and took
up the study OF law. He made good,
and is entitled to unstinted credit Tor
the success he has won at his adopted
profession.
One night last week safe crackers
blew open the big safe in the Pentic-
ton postotfice and escaped with loot
veriously estimated all the way from
$4,000 to $4,000. Just how much was
actually lost has not been given out
to the public, but it was very heavy
haul. The thieves made an entrance
through side door of the postoffice,
and used nitroglycerine as a means OF
entering the safe. The explosion musI
have been terrific, as the heavy iron
doors of the asfe were torn to pieces.
l. is reported that two suspects have
been arrested, although there is little
evidence to establish their guilt.
Warm weather during the past week
OF two has swelled the two rivers far
above their normal stage, and had not
the weather turned cooler early this
week there would have been pretty
high water in the valley. AS it Is
many Of the low places along the
streams are under water. The gravest
danger from a freshet would be the
flooding of the power plant at the
falls, for the water was up to the
uduSST ndIh anu lew mOTo lcSL
would have put the plant out of COM
mission. All immediate danger is now
past. There is still much snow in the
mountains and the highest water may
come later in the season.
1t is believed that Vic Hagerman. of
this place, was the innocent means Of
enabling one of the robbers of the
Penticton postoffice to escape. Mr.
Hagerman was in Penticton on the
night of the robbery, having motored
up the day before. He started very
early the next morning for Oroville.
He was accosted by a stranger for
ride to Oroville. Mr.. Hagerman said
he would take passenger providing
the passenger had the price. He nam
ed the figure and the stranger prompt
ly paiG the shot. Hagerman reached
town in time for his passenger to take
the $50 train east. The police Of
British Columbia are now anxious to
lput their fins on that stranger.