The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-07-30

and most prolific orchards In tn,
northern country. Mr.. Derry Ia al
experienced orchardist and will kee]
the place up 20 The ajgh standar,
| that 1t has attained under Mr.. Hill
immediate supervision.
Lightning struck the compresso
house at the Nighthawk stamp mil
Sunday, tearing the electric WIRING
from the building and ripping up tn,
floor but fortunately the structure die
not take fire. The damage was nor
NAL.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Prentice and Mr.
and Mrs. Jas. Prentice motored t.
Okanogan Saturday. Mr.. Prentice
states that the roads ere becoming
badly cut up in places and travelling
is accomplished with considerable dis.
comforture.
1t has been suggested by many PEG.
plo that crude oil be applied to the
newly macadamized streets. 1t is said
that the expense would not be great
aid the oil would obviate The dust
nuisance and add to the durability of
the improvement.
James Silverthorn who has been
employed for some time past in the
forestry headquarters in this city,
left Tuesday for Oroville, where he
has taken a position as stenographer
In the office of the Oroville irrigation
project.-Okanogan Independent.
A. e. Holden of the Chesaw News,
came down Thursday last to attend
the circus, and missing his train Fri
day morning remained over until Sat-
urday. He was delighted with the
circus and managed to enjoy his en-
forced stay in the valley metropolis.
A report is in Circulation that an
Other big circus is tea..od tbs way,
&c to arrive in August. 1t may lie
tae Barton & Bailey circus til, is now
covering the Big Bond. Another cir
Gus at this place would put crimp
in the circulating medium that Is none
ice plentiful.
Tom Pinkerton, formerly one of the
most popular young men Of Con-
conully and now a resident of Okla
hogan, where he has lost none of his
popularity, by-the-way, was in town
Tuesday, having brought Judge Brown
and Judge Neal up from the county
seat in his auto.
J. P. Forde was over from LOOMS
n his car early Monday morning, and
'eports the roads as considerably
washed in places and much running
water in the usually dry runs. This is
evidence that heavy rain must have
allen in the hills between Oroville
md LOOMS, Sunday night.
Chesaw, Nelson, Tonasket, Pentic-
ion, Keremeos, Hedley, Nighthawk,
4comis and other towns in the sur
'ounding country had delegations in
)roville Thursday last, attracted here
~ the circus. Many, very many, were
heard to express surprise at the ap-
oearance Of life and progress in Oro-
lille.
VIM. Keller purchased from ]. A.
3lackler, Monday, lot 5, block As town
If Oroville. This lot fronts on Van
,ouver street, just south of Peterson's
Mr.. Keller stated that he
made the purchase for a gentleman liv-
ng elsewhere, and that it is his in.
ention to build on the lot at an early
late.
A. B. s. Stanley, proprietor of the
Iedley, B. c., Gazette was in town
,ver Monday night, coming down to
meet his son who arrived on the Spo-
ZANE train. Mr.. Stanley recently pur-
chased the Gazette, and is keeping it
Up to the high standard as dignified,
lewsy paper that it attained under his
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Buetzkes, of
olympia, have been stopping in Oro-
Vile for some days during the past
week. Mr.. Buetzkes Is Connected with
he state highway commission, and is
n the county for tn. purpose of look
ng after the expenditure of funds ap-
propriated for state road Nc. 10, and
Is work is in progress in the Pateros
between OkanoEan and
Omak, and between Tonaskct and
Oroville he has an elongated line Of
operations to over:ee.
Last Thursday evening Jas. e. Forde
and Arthur Lund started for Oroville
from the Ellis-Forde orchards in Mr.
Lunds car intending to take in the
circus. Their plans miscarried. They
failed to get here at all, thus missing
A treat. When only short distance
IN the way the internal arrangements
Of the car kicked over the traces,
md there they hung up most of the
night Although having a circus of
heir own the marooned travellers did
not enjoy it a little bit.
Prof. F. M. Handy, at the head of
he geological department Of Pullman