The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-05-29
HERE AND THERE ON THE CURB

the first crop of alfalfa.
School closes today for the summer
vacation, much to the relief of schol-
ars and overworked teachers.
Mesdames Georgia Loundagin and
Ethel Hall and T. j. Nopp motored
down to Oroville Thursday.-C hesaw
News.
Tomorrow is Decoration Day, and
business houses should be closed dur
ing the exercises that are to be con-
Quoted in the morning.
j. T. Mccarthy, who was at the head
OF the LOOMS schools last year, has
been engaged as principal of the To-
nasket school for next year.
Teams and workmen are filling in
Billy Franks lots in the north part of
town, which is an indication that
building will soon commence.
Republican primaries next Thurs
day evening to select delegates to
the county convention. Let every re-
publican of the precinct attend.
Geo. j. Hurley was over to Oroville
from Loomis Friday an interesting
spectator at the ball game, and came
over again Saturday on business.
The town was fairly alive with autos
last Friday evening. There seemed to
be even more in sight than on the
evening that the Welatchee party was
in town.
Mrs. E. S. Taylor and baby Taylor
returned to Riverside Monday after
Mrs. Taylor's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Davis.
A heavy stand of grass is showing
up in the park, and all the trees are
flourishing. That spot will be bright
and attractive oasis in the business
center before the summer is over.
There seems to be a growing de-
mand for residences about town, and
few modern cottages could be rent
pay a good interest on the investment.
Mrs. l.. Prince, who Las brooded so
much over illness that she is on the
verge of insanity, was taken to Spo-
kane last week for treatment. She
was accompanied by her husband and
son.
r. Greiger is gradually assembling
the machinery that will constitute his
bottling works, and a more complete
plant has never been set up in east
ern Washington outside of the larger
cities.
J. P. Forde, of LOOMS, was a pas
senger for Spokane Monday, where he
met his wife, who has been spending
the past six months in st. Louis, hav-
ing their son, Boyd, treated by
specialist
The Oroville Construction company
is putting down a concrete foundation
for Herbert Silvernails new residence
in the east part of town. 1t will be
pleasing addition to that part If
the little city when ready for occup-
ancy.
Memorial services were held in the
Presbyterian church Sunday, Rev. d.
H. Chandler officiating. The old civil
war veterans of this place attended in
body. Music appropriate to the oc-
casion was furnished by an excellent
choir.
Billy Frank is having the Orovilie
Construction company figure on new
modern residence that he contemplates
building at once. If the plans are
carried out as contemplated Mr.. Frank
will have one of the most complete
homes in town.
There is a painful lull in building
operations just at the present time
but everybody is hopeful that later in
the season the anticipated growth of
this year will break out and become so
catching that many buildings will be
added to the town.
Ed. Benson is putting a concrete
foundation under his large building
on Spokane street now used by the
Farmers Cooperative store. The
improvement was sadly needed, as the
old frame foundation had almost en-
tirely rotted away.
1t is pretty early in the season for
forest fires, yet a heavy pail of smoke
has surrounded the valley at times
during the week. This smoke may
have drifted over from the west side,
where numerous destructive fires have
been burning recently.
Last week Frank Buckingham's old
bull dog was bitten by RATHER, and
for a time it was feared that the ami
NAL would succomb. His leg was bad
ly swollen, and the dog was sick for
a day or two, but gradually got over
the effects of the poison.
There is no excuse for swift QUITO
ing within the town limits, and some
o. the speed maniacs are going to
come to grief if halt is not called.
There is an ordinance against fast
driving within the town limits, but it
is not observed by most autoists. A
few arrests and fines might induce
people to exercise more caution.
Mrs. ]. E. Mcmillan and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Whidden were in town the
latter part of last week from their
homes on Palmer mountain. 1t was
the second time Mrs. Mcmillan had