The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-07-23
progressive town that ne mas '''A .
Eastern Washington.

town that ne mas '''A
Eastern Washington.
KID MCLEAN. Of San Francisco
and E. P Abbott, of Portland c'Vii
ongineers representing A. Guthrie
~ tho contractors constructing the
bis irrigation project, came IN fr,uas
loo, and are with crews on the oltcn
survev The interests of the distric'
are being looked after by Engineers
7 c. Stevens and C. M. Zediker. ! zane
them all around and they are ABOUT
tho most competent set OF engineers
that have ever squinted through
telescope in the valley.
Canadian money is now discounted
at the bank one per cent. This fasp-
inc off the value on Canadian money
even a little bit does not make iliu'n
difference to some Of u.s. among
whom the possession of money OF any
kind is not a burden, but so near tne
line where almost half the money IN
circulation is Canadian, this one per
cent tax is going to be felt. The local
bank was forced into adopting the
discount for self-protection, as all
other banking houses in the state IN
sist on the discount.
Henry Armstrong of Spokane, rep
resenting the pioneer hardware hrm
of that city, Holly, Mason & Co., Sun
dayed in Oroville. Mr.. Armstrong is
to cover this territory for his house,
and this was his first trip through
Okanogan. 1t was a delightful surprise
to meet the young man, as we have
known Mr.. Armstrong since his in
fancy. although it made us feel an
cient to see in the lad, whom we had
not met for years, a strappiing big,
clean-cut self-reliant gentleman, NOV
ing along toward middle life.
The Okanogan Independent reports
that Andy Starr, an old resident of the
Horse Springs coulee country, has
been placed under 5000 bond to ap-
pear before the superior court on the
charge of first degree assault, wherein
the accused was reckless in the use
OF revolver, shooting at two neigh
bors. Particulars of the transaction
are not at hand, but as we have known
Mr.. Starr a good many years it is
felt that the provocation must have
been great that would have led him to
taking the law into his own hands.
The Topperweins, husband and wife,
announced as the worlds most mar
velous shooting team" travelling adj
vertisers for an arms and ammunition
manufacturing company, gave an ex-
hibition of plain and fancy shooting
in Oroville one day last week which
opened the eyes of the large crowd
that witnessed the performance. The
shooting was really wonderful for
accuracy and rapidity, and the trick
stunts appeared miraculous. A few
such marksmen in the trenches would
create such mortality among their OPP
ponents the war would soon end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Beaton came in
from Spokane the later part of last
week and went on to LOOMS. They
will spend fortnight camping and
fishing on Toats Coula creek, up in
the mountains west of LOOMS. Mr..
Beaton at one time was the assayor
connected with the old Palmer Noun
tain tunnel, and spent a long time in
LOOMS in the palmy days of that
camp. He left for Spokane some nine
yeers ago, and his old friends in the
north part Of the county, and when
here he had many, will be plased to
learn that he is enjoying a full share
of prosperity.
The town is putting up a PROPOSE
ton to property owners that should
flnd response among those property
owners who have the means to take
advantage Of the liberal offer. The
town offers to furnish cement for all
new sidewalks constructed, provided
that the cost Of the cement does moi
exceed one-third of the actual cost Of
the walk. This offer is based on four
loot walks as the standard to deter
mine premium. The cement walks
that the town already has are such an
Improvement over the old and decripir
wooden walks that this encourage
ment to substitute cement for wood
should secure response.
Monday, workmen commenced the
stringing of heavy metallic telephone
wire up the Okanogan valley, from the
town of Okanogan to Oroville. As the
privilege was secured to use the te,e-
phone poles along the railroad tho
stretching of the wire will be speedi,v
completed. This new line will he a
great convenience to the people of Orc.
vile, putting this place in direc,
'ouch with the towns down the vallev