The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-06

time Mr.. Trumbull was located a
Nelson filing the position OF custom
=, Officer. He was promoted in the ser
vice and transferred to Seattle severa
years ago, where he has since resided
Jas. Stack was in town Sunday from
the country over near Whitestone fiat
and reports the grain in that section
to be immense, with the prospect fol
the best harvest for that section thai
they have ever experienced.
Miss Florence Turner was operated
on for adenoids at the Oroville Hospital
last Friday. DR.. Lewis performed the
operation, which was entirely success.
full, and Miss Turner is now com.
pletely recovered.-Chesaw News.
Fred Strong was in town several
days during the past week. While Mr.
Strong is an Orovillean, he spends
much of his time at Tonasket, where
he has built an elegant little hall and
is operating a moving picture show
Williams & Finnie, the local brick
makers, are shipping considerable
brick down the branch to neighboring
towns. From the present outlook
there is to be quite demand for brick
In Oroville during the next few months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Embertson, who
were called to Oroville by the tragic
death of their son, Melvin Embertson,
who was killed near here in an auto
accident recently, returned to their
home at Wetashiwin, Alberta, Satur-
day.
Interest in base ball seems to have
taken sudden slump. There is play
ing weather ahead for the next two
or three months, and some effort
should be made to get up few games
to help pass away the balance of the
summer.
Road Supervisor M. D. Mcmillan will
leave this week for Oroville to take
charge of the state aid road work to
be done on state road No. 10, south of
that place. He will take part of his
crew from this section.-Riverside
items in Okanogan Independent.
Mrs. Umbarger, Miss Umbarger and
Miss Mulcahey came over from Palmer
lake Thursday last to see Dan Null
cahey, who is still confined to his
room at the hospital, gradually recov-
ering from the injuries received in an
accident some weeks ago.
Charlie Votaw, who has been helping
his father at the Great Northern depot
is now employed at the depot at Oro-
Vile. He likes Oroville but has not
yet become accustomed to sleeping in
the day time and working at night as
the new job equires.-Hedley Gazette.
Wednesday afternoon during the vio-
ent electric storm, bolt of lightning
killed ten valuable COWS on the Marion
L.
had taken refuge from the
storm under tree. The loss is in the
leighborhood of $10OO.-Molson Lead
or.
e. w. Mallory lost valuable regis
cred Jersey bull one day last week.
he animal had been sick and in lis
weakened condition attempted to wade
.Ec Okanoga1 river, near TIE outlet
Of Osoyoos lake. The bull was swept
rom his feet by the current and
i owned.
The new watering troughs are in
place and they are very ornamental as
we'll as useful conveniences for farm
ers. They look as though they had
been designed to be used by giraffes,
out those who ought to know insist
hat they are exactly what are needed
or horses.
A new school will be provided for
district No. 70, to be located at the
Ellisforde station on the Oroville
Wenatchee branch. Messrs. Ellis and
Forde are to supply the school build
ng. The new school will be a great
to residents of that part
If the valley.
Rev. H. M. Course returned to his
home at Wenatchee Friday last, after
having spent two or three days in town
for repairs and improve
ments on his residence in the east part
Of town. Mr. Course is having a va
cation at present, and is not certain as
to where he will be located in the fu-
lure.
The funeral of Melvin Embertson,
he young man killed by the upsetting
Of an automobile, was held from the
NJ. e. church last Tuesday afternoon,
Rev. G. H. Severance officiating. There
was large attendance at the cere-
nony and the floral tributes were pro-
fuse and beautiful. Six of the band
boys in their white uniforms acted as
pail bearers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Ellis came in
from Spokane Saturday afternoon,
having made the trip by motor via tie
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