The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-28

If the rains that have been incesant
for weeks are to continue it would
be well to devote the bond issue for
irrigation purposes to drainage sys-
TEN.
According to the league schedule
Oroville plays at Okanogan next Sun
day while Omak and Tonasket are
trying out issues ON the Tonasket
grounds.
w. l.. Davis, who has been in poor
health for the past year, had a serious
attack Of his ailment last Friday even
ing. At present writing he is much
improved.
Tom Daily came down from Kere-
meos Friday last and met Mrs. Daily
at this place on her return from Spo-
kane, where she had been visiting for
some time.
The juniors of the high school gave
a supper to the seniors at the school
building last Thursday evening that
was source of great pleasure to all
in attendance.
Miss Nina Wallace has accepted a
permanent situation as pianist with
the Lyric theater, of Oroville, and will
go down to play three times a week.
- Nelson Leader.
The horse sale last Friday put a
good many hundred dollars in circu-
lation on Palmer mountain, for that
was the chief point from which the
supply was drawn.
Commissioner Hugh Miller was in
town from Riverside Tuesday on bus
mess connected with roads, an item
Of public Improvement that requires
much looking after.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Krause, old |
time residents of Palmer mountain,
were in town Friday afternoon, AMI |
sloughed off a horse or two to do SER
vice in the European war.
Plans are being steadily formulated
for the big 4th of July celebration that
is to take place in Oroville ON the End
and 3rd. There will be plenty of at
fractions to interest all who attend.
Webb Hurley and A. w. Boyd, of the
lvanhoe mine, were in Oroville over
Monday night. They brought over
Mrs. Hodgers in Mr.. Hurley's car, to
be treated at the Oroville hospital.
Customs Officer Eddy, of Brides
Vile was a patient in the Oroville
hospital for several days during the |
past week, suffering from an attack of |
He returned to his duties
Tuesday.
Billy Ryan returned to Okanogan |
Monday after having spent several |
lays in Oroville. AS the attraction |
las been removed Mr.. Ryan's visits
20 Oroville will be very much less RE-
luent in the future.
Now it is feared that the continual |
wet weather will have the effect of
a large portion of the straw
berry crop to rot ON the vines, which
would be great misfortune to the
growers of the valley.
w. S. Douglas and J. w. Graham
were over from LOOMS Sunday to see
the ball game. Sorry hat they were
not able to see something better in the
way of game but that kind of play
ing will not occur again.
VIM. Gibson, of Oroville, a subject
Of King George, declared his intention
to become citizen of the United
States on Wednesday of this week be-
fore County Clery M. E. Mcclure
Independent.
Mrs. Will Wentworth returned home
from visit of a fortnight
with friends in Horse Spring coulee,
and reports that grain never looked
better in that part of the county than
ii does at the present time.
Chas. T. Peterson has been at the
Wanicut sanitarium for some days
testing the waters of that medicinal
pool as relief for eczema. He is i'm
proving, but the ailment is one that
yields slowly to any kind of treatment.
Geo. Bartell left for Spokane Tues
day for the purpose of running in the
Studebaker car that he recently sold
at Okanogan. 1t is one of the big
trucks similar to the one that is used
by Lew Prentice for delivery purposes.
From all reports most of the heavy
rains that have visited this part of the
valley are local in extent. Not nearly
so much rain has fallen a few miles
north, and the south county has not
received the same heavy drenchings.
R. L. Prentice was down from Oro-
vile Saturday. Mr.. Prentice was for
merly a resident of this place and is
now engaged in the laundry business
at the border city, and is enjoying
good business.-Okanogan Independ
ent.
The street work, that has been de-
layed on account of the constant wet
weather, is now steadily in progress.
Work is at present being concentrated
on Central avenue where there is
much dirt to remove and some heavy
fills.
MIR. and Mrs. A. E. Allison stopped
over in Oroville last Friday night on
their way TO Winthrop, where they
will spend the summer. Mr. Allison
filled the position of principal Of the
Nelson public school during the past
year.