The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-27


so II ripens the grain upon the NILS
n rich harvest. The country coulu
NOT get along without this annual siz-
gle and everybody is thankful TO see
i, if they do kick little over feeiihs
IL.
Dr n II Lewis did not accompany
p l. Dawes on his eastern trip, as was
the intention when they left here last
week. farther than Spokane. Nheh
they reached that city Mr.. Dawes was
so much improved that it was decid-
Oh he could travel just as safely alone
rs he would meet his wife and nurse
ar Whitefsh. Montana. Dr.. Lewis was
detained in Spokane and Springdale
few DAYS by the serious illness OF MS
mother. The doctor returned by auto
ACCOMPANIED by his wife and children
Saturday.
4 great transformation is being
worked at the public bathing pool on
the Okanogan river 1t is work grow
ing out of civic pride and progress, ana
much OF it is volunteered by those
who find pleasure in making use OF the
swimming hole. The old shacks, that
had fallen into a state of uselessness,
have been removed and new, more
ccmmodious and better appointed
buildings are being substituted. Under
brush has been cut out, trees trimmed
walks laid and other requisite i'm
provements made. Il would have con-
tribute6 10 the comfort of patrons II
TIE changes had been wrought earlier
in the season, but better late than new
er. There are still ceyeral weeks OF
swimming season ahead, and then the
premises will he in shape for use next
summer. when there will be far more
No ople to take advantage and enjoy
ment from this bathing pool. one of the
most valuable attractions to the town.
NJ. LAUDER. of Loomis. was a visitor
! in town Monday. Mr. LAUDER is one of
| the pioneers OF the Okanogan valley,
locating on ranch few miles south
OF Oroville in the days when the white
settler was few and far between. His
name will long live in this county af-
ter he has been gatheerd to his fathers,
owing to that cash. in the scenery that
has for years been an impeachment to
wagon navigation and a perpleXing
problem TO road makers. LAUDER gulch.
ent time with the mention of the pres
ence OF MIR. LAUDER in our midst. The
object in stating that he had once
again appeared upon the boulevards,
after a protracted absence, was to say
that he had recently returned FROM
san Francisco. where he went some
time ago for the purpose of taking in
| the exposition. He found the big show
far surprising lis utmost expectations
and is inclined to eloquence in his ac-
count of all that came under his OBJ
| seryation.
E. D. Van Dissel, of Spokane, is in
| Oroville on visit OF a few days, com.
| ing in Saturday with DR.. D. H. Lewis
| Mr.. Van Dissel is what can be properl,
termed a live wire, inasmuch as
through his hustling ability he is {
man who accomplishes things. 1t j.
said OF him that during the past few
years he has disposed of hundreds o.
acres of logged off land in Steven.
county. A man who can put over log
ged off land would be able to sell rich
productive irrigated lands, with at
| tractive surroundings and an ideal eli
mate back of them, faster than he
could make out warrantee deeds. Tha
! Is, II he had an inclination to try it
Mr.. Van Dissel was surprised to fine
such a progressive looking town. witt
such appealing surroundings as Orc
Vile, stuck away in the northern par
OF the state. The impression that thu
country has future is so strong tina
he may elect to cast his lot with tn,
future great of the Okanogan valley
and that is Oroville.
W. S. Hancock, on his place soutt
OF town, has demonstrated this yea,
that for the growing of corn the Okla
hogan valley is close second to the
rich corn lands of the Mississippi val.
ley That the chief product of thi.
county in the future is to be corn. i.
not to be expected, yet that cereal car
De made an important item of produc.
ton among the other gifts of vegeta.
ton that the valley lands so richly
yield. On one hill of corn stalks on
Mr.. Hancock's ! ace there were IA fuI.
~ developed ears of corn. This one in.
stance OF prolific bearing NAV have
oeen an exception to the rule, but TAX.
ing the run OF the entire patch it pro-
duced in quantity far beyond ordinary
corn land, and the quality was fully
In Keeping with the quantity This i.
visible, tangible, indisputable evidence
OF the richness of the valley soil and in
dlcates what can be expected when the
land is watered and thorough cultiva-
'lon mas placed the present many bar
rem acres in the Droduo;ng o1o..