The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-04-30

no given ON the evening Of May 14th
GRO srudvine and rehearsing diligent-
Nv This is something more AMBITIOUS
in the way of play than anything
tho scholars have heretofore attempt
ed. but they will give presentation
that will delight all who may attend
the performance, and that VIII De d
large per centage of the population.
DR. and Mrs. w. B. Sexson arrived
in town Monday evening from Kansas
City, where they have been resiolhe
for the past two years while Mr.. sex
son was taking a medical course. W.
E. is now a full Pledged NJ. D., and he
will return to Kansas City to take
charge of a hospital Both Dr. ana
Mrs. Sexson are looking exceedingly
we'll. and are in excellent spirits. They
received a cordial welcome from their
old Oroville friends, who regret that
they are not to return and make this
| their home.
W G. Stolts, of Colville, was reg
Iistered in town Monday.
The clerk of the weather has hibit
OF disappointing the residents OF this
VALLEY in the matter OF supplying time
ly rain. Time and again will clouds
bank up, presenting the most threaten
ling appearance, only to roll away
without distributing moisture. Dur
ling the past two weeks indications for
rain have been very flattering, but
nothing came of it, And the annoying
ipart of this promise and disappoint-
ment is that the valley needs a thor
ough soaking after the unusually hot
spell early in April.
Only one freight train a week is
now run over the main line of the
Great Northern to Spokane. The COM
pany is retrenching with a vengence
and after all has been said to the con-
trary no surprise would be felt il
finally a mixed train were to be put
i. into service between Oroville and Cur
lew, although the action would arouse
storm of protest. However, corpor-
ations like individuals, are compelled
t. trim sails to the prevailing quiet
, times, and it would hardly be expected
that any road would keep up a service
ar a loss.
, The town council has very wisely
, decided to employ an engineer to su-
| lpervise the proposed street work, that
has been under consideration for some
months. They were fortunate in their
: selection of an engineer when they
. retained G. H. Major, whose long ex-
| iperience eminently qualities him 70;
taking charge OF the work. The prop
er performance of this work in strict
conformity with the plans and specifi-
cations is the only assurance OIL
thoroughness and permanency, and
Mr. Major will see to it that the grad
ing is done properly.
The Civic League made a very ex
tensive and handsome addition to it:
library this week when it purchased
the choice circulating library that Mr.
= McMahan has been handling in hi
jewelry store. This library consist
of some 250 volumes, including tn
most popular works of fiction. The ad
dition TO the books already accumulat
ed gives the League a very extensiv,
and we'll assorted library, which cal
be enjoyed by all who apply for books
This is one of the most fortunate in
vestments that the League has mad
since its organization and for which
they are much behoden to J. F. Sam
son, who advanced the necessar,
amount to make the purchase possible
A number of residents and scholar
of the public school left this morn
ing by train and autos for Okanogal
to be present and take part in the higl
school track meet that is to take placr
in that town today. 1t is expected
that number of schools Throughout
the county will be represented at tn,
meet and the event promises to b.
one OF the most largely attended anC
interesting that has so far been hell
under county organization. Amons
the pupils of the Oroville school wht
will take part in the athletic contest.
are Will and Chas. Cole, Aubrey Nc
Mahan, Ben Prince, Warren Mallory
Glen Carrel and Beverley Powell
Miss Gertrude Granger will represent
the Oroville school in the oratorica
contest in the evening. The boys made
a fine record at the meet held in Orc
willie last year and the patrons of the
school trust they may return victors
in the contests of today.
When engineers get through running
lines over the streets of Oroville they
will be so thoroughly surveyed thai
there will hardly be room to drive in
any more pegs. During the create,
part of the past week two crews Of