The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-01-22

Ndle SeCIeldIy IOT dofCluoio HASau
and Hay, and has held number of
other political appointments in his
time. The appointment of Mr.. Dallam
tC the position of senate secretary is
considered an honor which Okanogan
county shares equally with Mr.. Dali
lam.-Okanogan Independent.
The local high school basket ball
team is off to Brewster today, where
they try conclusions with the Brew
ster school team this evening. May
good luck be and abide with them. At
ter taking the crack Omak bunch. down
the line the locals should be able to
iatten their average at Brewster.
Rev. G. H. Severance has become
quite pedestrian. He held services
at LOOMS Friday, and as there was
no way of reaching Oroville by stage
he started out and walked the dist
ance Saturday. He averaged about
three and half miles an hour, which
was pretty good record considering
the hard walking
f. M. Dallam, jr., mas been honored
with the position OF secretary OF the
state senate during this session of the
stand well to land this plumb over the
strenuous opposition that was put up.
This makes two Okanogan county men
who will hold positions at Olympia
this time.-Omak Chronicle.
Those who were up and around at
that unreasonable hour report that To-
cal thermometers registered 5 degrees
above zero Tuesday morning at 5
o'clock. The mercury had crowded
up to 10 above by : o'clock, and the
weather moderated during the day. A
heavy fog contributed to making the
weather seem pene' ratingly cold
Sunday sleigh load of Orovlle
people, consisting of Mr.. and Mrs
Amel Schultz and family Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Smith and family and Louis
Drummer, drove down to Tonasket
and spent several hours in that
flourshing town. S'eighing has never
been better in the valley and the ex-
cursionists thoroughly enjoyed the
outing
Frank M. Dallam, jr, of the Oroville
Gazette, received coveted plum at
Olympia this week when he secured
the Office of secretary of the state
senate. Mr.. Dallam is thoroughly ia
miliar with legislative duties through
his long association as private secre
tary to both Governors Mead and Hay
and will fill the office competently.-
Riverside Argus.
The mercury fell as low as ten
above zero Saturday, making people
realize that winter was not entirely
over. So far the season has been
pleasant enough to give the upper
Okanogan valley the reputation of be-
ing a winter resort. There is time,
however, before the birds, bees and
butterflies are on the wing, for any
kind of cold weather.
The first Improvement of the new
year of 1915 is a new residence being
erected in the east part of town by
W. E. Weaver. The building is his
own, and as he is builder and car
penter of much skill, that new resi-
dence is going to be jim dandy
throughout. 1t is of good size, of the
bungalow order and fills in an erst-
while blank lot very prettily.
E. p. Wheeler, the veteran mining
man of Conconully, stopped over in
Oroville Monday night on his way to
Spokane. He reports that interest in
mining around Conconully is looking
Up. The old Arlington, at the once
famous camp of Ruby, is shipping ore
steadily, and Notwithstanding the long
haul to the railroad the operators are
getting good returns on the shipments.
Warren S. Stems, who handled the
keys at the local telegraph Office for
some time last year, is now located at
Olympia, where he is wporking shift
during the session of the legislature.
4 likeable young man is Mr.. Stains,
and, unfortunately, things have not
been coming any too smooth for him
since he left here. His friends in Oro-
vile trust he has now caught on for
a steady job.
An effort is being made to establish
a mail route up into the Ellemeham
country, with Steve Nays place as
the postoffice. There is a large set
Element on the hill that has been great
ly Inconvenience since the Wanicut
postoffice was discontinued, and the
proposed route that has been petition
ed for, would accommodate most of
these people who now have to come to
Oroville for their mail
Fatty, the Hamburger King, has
closed his restaurant that has been oc-
cupying the room adjoining Went
worth's confectionery store. People
are even hedging on eating just now,
and the providential appearance of