The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-07-02

fupllc' and precaution in order that
strangers straying about town may
not get lost.
MIS- l.. L.. Work and daughters. Mrs
D b. Starrett and Miss Carrel Work
returned home last Thursday evening
iioli visit with Mrs. Works parents
IN the Methow valley.
"A social dance was given in the Or
pheum Saturday night under the d.
iecuon OF Frank Bartell. The dance
was well attended considering the
snort notice of the event.
Mrs. Lair H. Gregory, of Portland.
!" visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
WIS frank M. Dallam, and expects TO
pV mere several weeks. She arrived in
oroville Tuesday evening.
Miss Cora L. Smith, of Okanogan
young lady with a life certificate
VINO taught in this county for a num-
Der OF years, was in Oroville Tuesday
Help along good cause today and
'olllorroW, during the celebration, and
Patronlze the refreshment stands of
me CIVIC League, both at the ball
grounds and at the new library build
ing.
Johh Wehe, who is an expert with
the paint brush and equally as clever
as a paper hanger, has recently great
~ improved the appearance of the
home of r. c. Johnson. on Wapicut
lake.
MI. and Mrs. Fred C .Retzer, Mr..
and Mrs. John Melcher, Mrs. Geo. J.
Hurley and Lawrence Retzer came
over from Loomis Friday last and at
tended the moving picture show in
The evening.
Otto Rhemke, OF Oroville, was in this
a few days last week placing
some OF his fine Holstein milk COWS.
lie made several deals with residents
IL the Omak creek neighborhood,-I
Omak Chronicle.
The skeleton frame work of Fl. f.
Warren's new residence, in the east
part OF town, is in place, and judging
from the appearance Of the foundation
the new building is going to be large
and commodious.
The big balloon will be the great
card at the celebration that is on to-
day and tomorrow. 1t cost money to
secure such a feature, but Oroville
was out this year to make a record
celebration regardless.
The crowds here Friday and Satur-
day will have ample opportunity to
ind enjoyment in the evenings. Be-
sides the picture shows there will be
dancing at the Orpheum and at the |
Civic League library building.
Two or three residents of Keremeos
who volunteered in the Canadian con-
-ingent are reported wounded during |
he recent fighting on the French |
'rontier. That is bringing the effects |
D. the war pretty close home.
We see by the Garfield Enterprise
hat Mrs Riley Duncan of that city re-
Gently died suddenly. The deceased |
was a sister of Mrs. |. w. Follis, for |
nerly of Oroville, and had number |
5' acquaintances in this place.
Mrs. Geo. II. Major and mother, Mrs |
returned Monday morning
from Oroville where they have been
pending the past month. They were
accompanied by Mrs, Majors infant
Elizabeth KathrIne.- To- |
lasket Times.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. A. |
f. Brody in some manner caught her
thumb in the cogs of clothes-ringer
Tuesday, and the member was severe
ly mangled. Dr. Lewis dressed the
wounds and reports that the injury
will not be permanent.
Continual reports from the hill
indicate that the prospects for
a large grain crop were never better.
There has been plenty of moisture and
only excessive hot winds and weather
could do any damage. The fall sown
grain is beyond all danger.
So far the valley has largely es-
capped the mosquito pest this season.
That is largely owing to the fact that
the weather has remained chilly and
there has been no high water. AS the
season is so far advanced all chances
of high water are over for this year.
r. G. Johnson, of Oroville, accom-
panied by his daughter, Mrs. Frank
visited last week at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. G. B. Jay
mes. The latter returned home with
them Friday, and will sojourn for a
smell under the parental roof.-Twisp
News.
Mr.. and Mrs. Justin Casad left the
latter mart of last week for Seattle
and the coast to be absent a short
time. Upon their return they will take
I'D their home at Twisp, where Mr.. Ca
.,5 - noetmaster. Mrs. Casad was