The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-07-23

securing of the irrigation system. A
few got down from this locality. More
intended going but the threatening
weather scared them out.
The dirt out of the Hamisch block
basement will be put on Billy Franks
lot in the west part of town. Even
tually Mr.. Frank will put in a con-
crete retaining wall and will then
have level lot to build on.
Rev. N. M. Jones, pastor of the M
E. church at Wenatchee, accompanied
by his wife and sister, motored
through Oroville Friday last on the
way into British Columbia, where he
will spend his summer vacation.
Letters addressed to Canada now
a-days, requires three cents postage
The new requirement went into effect
recently, and is in the nature of re-
talitory measure, as Canada was the
first to advance the postage rates.
Mrs. E. G. Klinger, of Chicago
Heights, Ills, is visiting with her sis
ter, Mrs. A. P. Murray. The lady will
be Joined by her husband at Spokane
in a short time, and they will go on
to San Francisco to take In the expo
sition.
The Oroville hospital is crowded al
most to its capacity at the present
time. AS it's reputation spreads abroad
ii will be necessary to hasten the con-
struction of the proposed big brick
hospital to meet the demand for
accommodation.
Considerable damage has been done
by heavy rains and washouts in vari-
Gus parts of the country. Heavy
expense falls on the county that is
called upon to replace roads that have
disappeared before the onrush of ex-
cessive rain fall.
Geo. j. Hurley, member of the game
commission of this county, informs us
that upward of 100000 trout fry have
been placed in the lakes and streams
OF this county during the present year.
This means happy days for the lover
of angling few years hence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Powell and
DR.. and Mrs. j. l.. Masters joined a
large picnic party on Palmer lake Sum-
day. Mr.. Powell reports that there
were upwards of $50 people taking an
outing at various points along the
shores of Palmer lake Sunday.
Several of the engineers on the big
ditch have rented the residence re-
Gently occupied by Harry A. Reed, as
sleeping quarters. 1t is a congenial
bunch of stays, and the knights of the
transit will enjoy the home life that
a private residence provides them.
More surveying crews were put on
the ditch lines this week, blazing a
way for the construction gangs.
Ground was broken on the south side
of the Similkameen river this week.
Before long a small army of workmen
will be strung along the ditch lines
Mr.. and Mrs. M. NJ. Russell spent a
large portion of last week in Oroville.
Mr.. Russell recently sold one of the
leading hotels at Okanogan, and is
looking for an opening. He was GER
iously considering the opening of a
first class, exclusive bakery in Oro-
vile.
Friday last J. A. Blackler sold H.
J. Desmond lot 8, in block 4, Oroville.
This lot is on Main street, in the
north part of town, and it Is the in
tention of Mr.. Desmond to put up a
handsome residence this summer. All
of which indicates that the town is on
the move.
The way to get business is to adver
tise. Every line of business in Oro-
vile should be represented in the Ga
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out a larger paper and at the same
time show the people on the outside
that every branch of business is rep
resented here.
The county board of equalization
will meet at the court house, at
Okanogan, on August 2, 1915, and be
in session for several days for the
purpose of hearing complaints, and
the adjustment of errors in the as
sessment work. This is in accordance
with the state law.
Jimmie Jackson pulled out from
this station Tuesday with two car
loads of cattle for the Seattle market.
The consignment was gathered up
from among the ranchers on Elleme-
ham mountain, and the receipts there
from will aid the boys of the pillow to
tide over the winter.
A whole flock of Loomisites were
III town Monday evening on business
and pleasure bent. Among them were
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Forde, Mrs. w. S.
Douglas and Daughter. Miss Lucille