The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-01-22

ice Oh PRINT Sn0p, ana we Ola not
believe that Rufus really knew which
end of a COW milk is extracted from,
OF whether potatoes grew from vines
OF on trees. His tackling the lecture
field was another source of surprise,
for few scribes are able to face an
audience no matter how fluent they
may be with the pen. However,
Woods Is not person to start in on
anything that he is not able to carry
out, and no doubt he delivers inter-
esting and instructive discourses up
on the subjects he handles on the ros-
trum.
| II. H. Hill, who is manager OF the
store at Keremeos owned by The
| Richter estate, spent several days in
Orovile during the past week. Mr..
Hill came down to have dental work
done, and was accompanied by his
wife. While here Mrs. Hill was TAX
en- ill, but her ailment was of short
duration and the lady is we'll on to-
ward recovery. Mr.. Hill is a bright,
capable young man, and made a num-
Der of friends during his stay.
A. Moran has been in the city re-
| Gently and has secured lot from
| w. r. Kahlow, below the park, upon
| for laundry purposes. Work will be
commenced on the building at an
early date. Mr., Moran is an old res
| ident in this county having been To-
| Gated at Oroville and LOOMS, and he
is known to have the experience and
reputation of a first-class laundry
man. -Okanogan Independent.
Il. Grieger was down from his home
Monday for the first time in three
months. lie has been sorely afflicted
with chronic rheumatism, that settled
in his ankles, and for time his con-
dition was considered serious. He
tried the waters OF Soap lake, that
gave him temporary relief. At the
present time he is slowly improving
and in a week or two he is in hopes
Of being able to attend to his daily
business. He certainly has had long
tough siege
f. Grathwold is the last ice harvest
er to put up his winter crop He is
cutting from the lake, the clearest
and purest ice that is cut in the state.
He saws out large slabs, floats them
down the river to a point opposite his
ice house, and there cuts up the frozen
liquid into chunks easy to handle. He
will put up a sufficient quantity to
meet all demands next summer The
memory of short crop last year is
an incentive to make provisions for
any kind of a demand
Deputy Sheriff Clair Ward was in
town Saturday from Okanogan, where
the county officials are becoming adj
justed to- their new surroundings.
Ward was not after any one who had
gone bad, only serving papers that had
lOl lIClI OUJCtL iilohIA6 u ~ " thO
county seat a necessity on the part of
those who were interviewed. A good
old scout is Ward, and those who knew
him while he was on the job during
the past two years are pleased to see
him retained in the position.
The new town officials have quail
fled and entered upon their duties
| 1t is strong and able municipal gov
eminent that Oroville has at present.
With Mayor Prentice at the helm and
such associates as Councilmen Beale.
Smith, Peterson, Bartell and Friis the
business of the town will be we'll cared
for and economy will be the watch
word. Credit must be given the re-
firing officers for the business-like adj
| ministration of the past two years.
Mayor Grub left a splendid record be-
hind him, and Mess rs. Murray, Pour
tales and Blackler did their duty faith
fully and conscientiously. The pres
ent administration will be continu-
| tslloH VI luS plCSCSu iS SASOiiOh~ cHS'
W. A. Thomas, who is teaching at
the Nighthawk school this winter,
spent Saturday and Sunday in Oro-
Vile. After run of hard luck in the
| fruit business in Ellensburgh and
Idaho Mr. Thomas has located in Okla
hogan county. He is following out
plans that enables him to see day
| light ahead Mr.. Thomas took up
homestead near Blue lake, in the Sim
lahekin valley, between Loomis and
Conconully, and in connection with his
home place has taken long lease on
Col. A. M. Dewey's ranch. He will
engage in stock raising and dairying,
Industries in which the word fail has
nc place if a man applies some intel
ligence and industry to the business,
ard Mr.. Thomas has both.
NJ Glascoe has closed down his
lodging house and pool room on the
south side of the track and moved his
belongings to Okanogan, where he will
open a rooming emporium on much
larger scale than the establishment he
Iappduntad boro Mr. Glacpna Ekpc