The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-09-03

the Okanogan river. The wire is at
tached to the telegraph poles along
the railroad, which insures unbroken
service, for that line will be kept in
order. 1t is a more important connec-
ton that the public really realize, pro-
viding service that serves, something
that has long been needed. The COM
pany now owns the old Loomis spur
that could be cheaply purchased by
some farm organization and made a
means of great convenience, if not
profit.
| This has been the Mecca for saw mill
men from all over the country during
the past fortnight. The news has gone
out that A. Guthrie G Co., are to con-
sumo six or seven million feet of lum-
Der and timber in the construction of
the fumes to connect up the big irri-
cation system, and every mill within
radius of many miles is anxious to
get whack at the job of supplying
some or more of that lumber. The or
der has been distributed among several
mills, the S. c. Mitchell Co., getting
the lions share in any single order.
Ben Prince, who starred on the local
football team last season, will prob
ably enter the Wenatchee high school
for the coming year. The Wenatchee
high school boys have learned of Mr..
Princes prowess on the gridiron, and
are so anxious to secure him as a re-
cruit that he has been offered po-
sition where he can earn his living be-
fore and after SHOOT hours. Unfortu-
nately there is but little chance here
for boy who is compelled TO work
his way through school to secure such
employment and the local institution
is to lose valuable athlete for that
reason.
If there are any families in town
that could take school boys to board
for the winter for the work they could
do around the home premises it would
be favor If they would notify Prof.
W. Leonard Davis, or leave names at
this office There are young men who
wish to attend the local high school
but are not financially able to board
and lodge themselves. Here is an OPP
portunity for some of our people to
help deserving lads to an education.
E. w. Cromwell, the Elk restaurant
man, has secured the upper floors of
the former Peerless hotel and is put
ting in beds for the purpose of using it
as lodging house.
1t is reported that the grasshoppeIs
that inhabit Horse Springs coulee are
not particular as to their diet. They
devour anything in reach of their
hungry maws, and go to little trouble
dulling the edge of their appetites. it
has been discovered, much to the dis
gust of farmers, that they follow down
the stems of onions and eat the entire
onion excepting thin, outside shell
Other dubious plants are attacked in
tho same lnttner while everything
above ground is cleaned off. The hop
per has been devastating plague this
year, and if the eggs are not killed by
a severe winter, the insect will become
a severe menace by next yelr.
Dan Van Dissel returned Wednesday
from his trip to Oroville, and was so
we'll pleased with the outlook for that
section that he has decided to quit the
employ of the Phoenix company, and
engage in the real estate business in
Oroville. Dan has practically grown
up in Springdale and has host of
warm friends here that will regret
his decision to move away, but who
I'm wish him and his estimable wife
IA kinds of good luck and prosperity
lin their new home. Dan is a hustler
land will get his share of the business
lin any locality. He will be here some
Gveeks yet until relieved of his duties
NTH the Phoenix company.-Spring-
asEgale Reformer.
q The finishing touches are being put
va the longest unbroken run of excess
u|avely hot weather that has ever beer
81 Inexperienced in this part of the state
1|a least in the memory of the oldes
u|hhabitant. The first part of the sum
Diner, up to the end of July, was unu-
| Usually cool and damp, more moisture
dhaving fallen in the spring and the
first months of summer than there Is
any record of. Suddenly, the last Of
July, the weather turned off hot, siz
lzling hot, and every day Throughout
August the temperature has been a
go or better, in a number of instances
touching the century mark, and ever