The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-07-09

AS' IL. DeCeut, Ola ana
wen known residents of LOOMS, took
IN the Oroville celebration.
A five inning ball game between the
junior teams of Tonasket and Oroyille
saturday resulted in a tie score of
5 to 5.
l.. f. Pourtales, director of the Okla
hogan Valley Irrigation district. was
III Tonasket Tuesday.-Tonaske
Times.
FRANK Nj. Dallam, jr., returned to
olympia Friday last after having spent
a week in Oroville visiting with his
parents.
Geo, II. Ellis and Jas. E. Forde re-
turned to Spokane Saturday after hav-
ing spent several days in Oroville on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Prime. parents of
MRS, Arthur Lane, were down from
their ranch near Oroville Monday
fonasket Times.
According to the Chesaw News there
lc to be no fair in that place this fall.
Lack OF funds is the reason given for
the postponement.
Amel Schultz has been a sufferer
from an attack of lumbago for some
days which crippled him so that he
could hardly navigate.
DR.. Elmer reports that a son was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Sim Hankins on
July End, and that girl was born to
Mrs. Glascoe on the 4th.
A party of some 40 residents of the
Similkameen valley held picnic cele-
bration at Chopaka Sunday and thor
oughly enjoyed the outing.
Considering the amount of explo-
sives burned and the crowd that was
here last Friday and Saturday it was
really remarkable that so few acct
dents occurred.
Monday was a legal holiday. The
postofiice was closed, and the town
council did not meet, which was about
the only sign of the day being observ-
ed in this place
All of the cement sidewalk work
was finished in time for the celebra-
ton. The job is said to be first-class
by those who are capable of judging
OF that class of work.
Customs Officer Van Dyke, who has
been stationed at Danville for a num-
Der of years, has been transferred to
the coast, which will be the future
scene of his activities.
Considering the way the crowd pre-
| sisted in swarming around the horses
that were entered for the bucking con-
| test Saturday it was almost a miracle
that some one was not hurt.
A Wenatchee party consisting of
John Lawler, H. Snider, c. S. Sisney,
r. Phenney and C. e. Lewis stopped
over in Oroville Saturday on their way
from trip into British Columbia
By some hook or crook the siwash
contingent that made up a portion of
the crowd in town during the celebra-
ton managed to get hold of sufficient
frewater to keep pretty we'll stewed
1t is stated by those who took the
trouble to look up the record tina.
thermometers registered 100 in the
shade Friday last. No one can doubt
| the figures who was out in the sun
on that day.
| That part of the crowd that remain
ed over night in Oroville during the
| celebration flocked to the picture
shows and the dances given in the
Civic League library building and at
the OrpheGm theater.
VIM. Williams, who assisted at in
Hating the balloon Friday morning,
was so overcome with the heat and
fumes that ne collapsed after the as
cension and a doctor had to be sum-
moned to give him re icf.
MT. ana MIS-. SlldS. o"Oii' Si'' ~
tended the celebration at Nelson Mon
day. There was quite crowd pres
ent. but the proceedings were marred
by one of the heaviest rains that has
fallen on the hill this year.
Judge f. V. Brown, western counsel
OF the Great Northern railroad, was IL
town Tuesday to give legal advice up
on questions that might arise in
discussion of the irrigation project al
| the session of the board of directors
Of the district.
From fear that the rockets m1gh
start grass fires the fire works wer'
| discharged from the bank OF the rive
NEAR the ball grounds Saturday even
ling. It was not a conspicuous poln
! from which to make a display, but l
obviated all danger from fires of an
kind.
II An auto excursion party from LeaV
| enworth passed through Orovilie FIJI
lldav on the way to Pentictcn. ANON
| tbe number were Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
L. Gardner. Miss Alice Gardner, Mis-
II crace Wilson, Cliff Haynes, Mr.. an
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