The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-28


to announce that the ad- |
mission for the future will be only .
cents, and ladies will be admitted to
the grand stand free.
At the inter-scholastic meet, held at
Pullman recently, John Melcher, OF
Loomis, won the prize for pole vault
ing. Young Melcher was one OF the
leading athletes of this county while
he attended the school at LOOMS, and
his school mates and friends through
out the northern part of the county
will be pleased to learn of his success
while feeling no surprise that he
should win in the contest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed klingman LEFT
Monday morning for Spokane, and al
ter visiting with relatives in that city
and vicinity for some time they will
go to Lake Chelan and probably camp
out if the weather is favorable. Mr..
Klingman has gained strength very
slowely since his late illness, and is
very much run down. The outing will
no doubt put flesh on his bones and
he will return in a few weeks a new
man.
The dance given by the Oroville
band, in the Orpheum, last Friday
evening was very largely attended,
and as a natural consequence joy
refgned supreme among the gathering
OF merry makers. The music for the
occasion was supplied by the band,
which is equivalent to saying that that
feature could not have been improved
upon. The receipts were comfort
able addition to the exchequer Of the
organization.
Much of the old sidewalk on Main
street. that is 10 be removed to make
way for concrete walks, has been do
mated by lot owners to be used for
building walks to the swimming pool
This will be a great convenience TO
the public, for now people have to
plough through the dust to reach the
bath houses, and a bath does little
good when so much dirt is sure to be
accumulated walking back TO town
from the bathing place.
Every stranger coming TO town who
partakes of the Oroville made ice
cream pronounces it the best that they
have ever eaten. This is not said
merely to boost a home product, but
because it is an indisputable fact. a
letter from a friend at Spokane, who
recently visited Oroville, especially
speaks of the excellency of the ice
cream partaken of in this place. Con-
sidering the quality the Oroville ice
cream should be in every ice cream
Joint in the county.
Eighty-nine horses were shipped out
Monday on the Oroville-Wenatchee
branch billed through to Sheridan,
Wyoming. 1t was the lot that Rutter
& Clifton purchased at Oroville and
Nelson last week. Fifty head were
purchased at Nelson Saturday and
driven down 10 Oroville for shipment
with the bunch picked up here Friday
There was a time when stock was
driven from Oroville to Nelson for
shipment. The building OF the branch
has changed that system.
Mrs. l.. R. Phillips, Mrs. o. A. Mar
son, Miss Celia Mcdonald, Miss Muriel
Anderson, Miss Olive Almquist, OF
Nelson, arrived in Oroyille Friday
night last on the belated Spokane
train. They started to Oroville for the
purpose OF being present at the COM
mencement exercises at the high
school, and subsequently to attend the
dance. They got here about the time
the school exercise were over. but
managed to extract sufficient pleasure
from the dance to repay them for the
trip.
Miss Jennie Hazel Goude, the elocu-
zionist and entertainer, will appear
this Friday evening at the Orpheum
under the auspices OF the Ladies Aid
The Okanogan Independent, mention
ing the appearance Of Miss Goude in
that town, says that every number
OF her program of readings, sketches,
representations and tableaux was of
high order and thoroughly appreciated
by those who heard her" Those who
can enjoy real refined entertainment
will have their opportunity so to do
this evening.
Harry F. Giles, deputy commission
er of the state bureau of statistics and
immigration, with headquarters at
Olympia, was in town for a few hours
Saturday while on a tour of eastern
Washington on business connected
with his department. Mr.. Giles was
in Oroville just two years ago and ex-
pressed himself as greatly surprised
at the Improvements that have taken
place here since his last visit. II he
remains away another two years be-
fore paying Oroville a visit he will be
more surprised to see the improve
ments that will take place in the
meantime.
The large herd of cows and their
calves from the big Little-Wetsel
ranch were driven through town Tues
day on their way to the ranch the
company recently purchased five
miles south of Oroville, where the
cattle will be in charge of H. X. Hick-
man. 1t is planned by the company
to keep their stock cattle in the Okla
hogan hereafter, and their feeders on
the main ranch near Winthrnn Mr.