The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-20


cold weather. BY constant watering
the streets will become as solid as t
be like pavements.
Mrs. Alma Johnson returned from
Spokane last week after an absenc,
of some two months. While away, sh,
made trip to Flathead lake, Montana
Butte, Great Falls. and the Nationa
Park.
The young men who are almos
daily swatting tennis balls on the
Main street court, should enter the
county tennis tournament that is tc
take place at Okanogan, September
10 and IL.
County Engineer Smith was in con.
ference with Indian Farmer Hall, Sat.
unday, arranging for a right-of- way
over Indian allotments for a road
down the hill in the neighborhood OF
Nine-mile creek.
The report that the body of a woman
mad been seen in the Okanogan river
Friday morning sent crowd scurry-
Ing to the banks Of that .tream. Human
curiosity abnormaily developed and we
are all built that way.
Any one having old sheets, old pill
low cases, or any old linen, would
confer great favor If they would
send the same to the Oroville hospital
where the demand for such material
is greater than the supply.
Some provision will have to be made
for returning the sidewalks to their
PAGES on Central avenue 1t seems
this was not nominated In the bond
with the contractors and the torn up
sidewalks arc still torn up.
A. E. Wielacd, an engineer we'll
known in Oroville from his connection
with the irrigation project during some
of the stages Of Its earlier progress,
has the contract for installing a SIC, 900
water plant for the town of Pateros.
Riley Hurlbut of Tonasket, and his
young son Grant, spent Saturday night
in Oroville. Mrs. Hurlbut was called
to Govan last week by the sad news of
the serious illness of her mother, who
was not expected to live but a few
lays.
Silke 4 LaPlant, the contractors who
graded the streets in this place, are
building q mile Of road in the south
part of the county, and if the work
comes up to specifications and passes
Inspection they will be given large
contract.
Mrs. l.. w. Barnes has been a great
sufferer during the past week from
he effects of poisoned ivy, or oak. One
)f her arms was verify severely affect
ed. The lady is at loss to know
where she came in contact with the
poison.
Camps for working crews on the
irrigation system are strung out along
he valley and up the Similkameen
liver. 1t will not be long until several
men and teams will be throw
ng dirt and q big force of carpenters
fumes.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Butler returned Sat-
lrday from fishing trip on Toats
,oula creek, and report very success
jul catch. They had to fish the upper
reaches of the creek as the stream has
)een about fished out from the Sinlah-
ekeen valley to the forks.
1t is not often that this paper prods
up it's delinquent subscribers for the
very good reason that most of them
are prompt payers. However the few
lfat are slightly in arrearaSe would
confer a great favor by coming across
at as early a date as possible.
Piers have been placed in the Simil-
kameen river some distance west of
town and tracks laid to expedite the
of materials and SUPPLIES for
the construction Ct the big ditch from
the railroad to the line of construction
on the opposite side of the river.
Hon. J. Henry Smith of Okanogan
was in town Tuesday on legal bust
ness. Mr.. Smith is one of the best
known residents of the state and be-
sides being largely Interested in orch
ard property near Brewster is engag-
ed in the practice of law in the county
seat.
Frank Funkhouser, formerly of Con-
has been appointed private
secretary by Congressman Dill. A
better selection Mr.. Dill could not
have made and teh friends Of Mr.
Funkhouser in this part of the state
congratulate both parties to the con-
tract.
The final adjustment of the street
grading contract between the con-
tractors and the city authorities will
be taken up at the meeting of the
council next Monday night. Any cit
izen having a kick to register is ex-
pected to do the kicking then or for
ever hold his peace.
DR.. C. o. Nelson of Portland, was a
visitor in Oroville Thursday last and