The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-07-10

came IN from St. LOUIS lcSt week, anu
are stopping at the Golden Zone mine
They brought with them their auto.
mobiles and maids, expecting to re.
main for some time. They are inter.
ested in the Golden Zone. While here
they will have the mine thoroughly ex.
amined by experts and If the report
is favorable further development will
be inaugurated.
Negotiations are on foot that may
result in a transfer of the Similka-
meen power plant to new ownership
The movement is not as yet so far ad-
vanced that particulars can be given
at this time. The present company
has not the means to make improve
ments necessary to increase the out
put of power, and 1t is understood
that if a transfer is made the new
owners will make very extensive i'm
provements adding modern machinery
and greatly increasing the capacity.
The Oroville creamery was a busy
place before and during the recent
celebration. The demand for the
superior ice cream that Mr.. Friis is
turning out, and upon which the
creamery has built an enviable repu-
tation, required the employment of an
extra force, and the entire push was
crowded night and day to fill orders
1t was ice cream weather and the pub
lie seemed to have an ice cream ap-
petite from the quantity of the cold
delcacy that was consumed during the
two days.
On the evening of the 4th some per-
son entered Dell Harris office and took
therefrom a new inner tube for an
automobile. Monday Mr.. Hart had oc-
casion to motor up toward Fairview,
on the other side of the line, and he
saw the box that contained the tube
with his address thereon. Evident
from this some visitor from Penticton
during the celebration was guilty of
the theft, which is great. surprise,
for as a rule the class of people that
come to Oroville from that British
Columbia town are above the crime of
petty thievery.
w. w. Woodbeck, representing the
Folks directory, was in town several
days this week on business for the
firm which he is connected. Mr..
Woodbeck is an old and experienced
newspaper man, and at one time had
charge of the Conconully Record. A
bright and ready writer he made the
Record one of the best weekly papers
i'll eastern Washington. He has been
with the Polk people for the past five
| years, and there he has made good as
he would in any position which he
might be called upon to fill. 1t was a
| pleasure to meet the gentleman again.
see him looking so well and learn that
he is succeeding along the lines he is
now following for livelihood.
Henry Zange, living near Nelson
was treated to a painful surprise about
8 O'Clock Saturday evening. He was
hitching up his team in the rear of the
old Railroad hotel building when some
one accosted him. AS he looked up
biff he got it between the eyes, and his
assailant proceeded to put the worst
head on him that has decorated hui
man being within the memory of the
oldest inhabitant. The decorator con-
tinued his work until Zange was un-
conscious. No one was present to in
terfere, and the victim is not positive
as to the identity of his assailant.
The swimming pool is one of the
greatest assets of the town and Is
visited during hot weather by swelter
ing humanity at all hours of the day
and far into the night.
There have been no responses to thu
invitation to contribute toward thu
library fund this week. Possibly thu
excitement of the 4th caused people t.
forget for the time this important pro
|ject. Let our citizens come to tn
front with their donations. Everybod
can contribute at least few dollar
toward this very worthy object, and
everybody will do so there will not b
a great deal of difficulty in raising tn
required amount. Tonasket peopl
built a handsome library building TO
their Civic League and surely Orovillt
with five times as many inhabitants
can do the same. 1t does not seer
possible that there is more public en-
terprise in Tonasket than in Orovillt
; and we for one will not believe so un
til the evidence is indisputable in tn
failure of this town to get behind thi
library fund.
, Sam Nelson, one of the most pleas
ant little gentlemen to be met with l
the valley, and a successful bushes
man of Okanogan, is manager of tn
Okanogan ball team. He was in tow
Friday, Saturday and Sunday with hi
I squad of expert ball tossers, and Will
q ne failed to win game he took tn
d result with that good nature that ha
l. made Samuel so popular. Not salts
: fled with the games of Friday an
Il Saturday, in which Okanogan had tt
S small end of the scores, he decided
remain over Sunday and dress dow
# the Oroville boys, just to show I'll
: public that he had the best team, an,
- | ruilIinp to he convincad and they a