The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-04-09

several hours late every Monday even
ing. an indication that business on
mat line is not altogether dead.
Mention is made elsewhere that
Charlie Peterson received eight Ford
ars this week in shipment from the
factory. IL should haze been mention
ed that four of the eight were for the
Ford agency at Nelson.
Apricots are in full bloom and peach |
trees are about to burst into flower.
II buds are any criterion upon which
tc predict a crop the fruit yield Oh the
valley this season promises TO be one
of the largest ever known
Chas. Kile. who has been ranching
near Synarep for the past several
months, was in town Monday. He er
pects TO return 10 Oroville next week
and resume charge of his former shoe
repairing shop. just across the track
from the depot.
Tonasket is arranging to have a
nrst-class ball club in the field this
season. Oroville is about the only
town in the valley that will be shy
team this year-unless those interest
ed in the game get in and do some
hustling pretty quick.
Material is being assembled on the
ground for the concrete basement OF
the new Civic League building and L
trary that is to beautify the pretty
park at the depot. When completed
| the structure will be q handsome ad-
dition to the center of the town.
W. L. Bissell and Pete Thompson
are among the model subscribers to
this great moral journal and house
hold necessity. Every year they march
Iup to the captains office before their
time expires and plank down the
rhino for an extension of a year in
advance.
The Easter bazaar given by the
ladies of Trinity Guild, of the Episco-
pal church, in the vacant store room
OF the Main street front in the Hotel
de Grub, Monday, was quite gen
lerously patronized, and the receipts
will aid materially in meeting church
lexpenses.
In the publication Of the cast OF
characters of the Mother Goose & Co
loperetta. to be given by the school
Ichildren this Friday evening, the name
OF Miss Madge Lewis was inadvertant-
lly omitted from the list. The little
miss will take part and sing as Mist
iress Mary.
| Clarence PEBBLES, who has been as
sisting Capt. McDermott operate 4
steamboat on the Columbia river for
the past year or two. was in town
this week meeting his old friends
Mr.. PEBBLES is looking we'll and re-
lports the outlook favorable for a busy
season on the river.
Two construction trains have been
hauling material CIT OF this place
this week to the westward, and one
train of workmen went TO the front
Monday 10 surface the road between
Coalmont and Otter Flat The Of
lhcials are getting the line in shape to
open early in the fall.
The last OF a series OF whist parties
gwen under the auspices OF the Civic
League was held in Odd Fellows hall
Tuesday evening and largely attended
Ar the close OF the games many OF
those present took part in socia
dance. The affair was most enjoy
liable to all participants
! Word was received here Monday AT
lternoon OF the result OF the Willard
Johnson prize fight, that took place
Ia; Havana that day No particular
interest was manifested in the result
as is usually the case when a heavy
weight championship scrap in on the
Japis. and there was little betting
The fact is that the general feeling
prevailed that the fight was a frame
lup. and the darky was due to lay
down.
Friday last was Campus Day at the
school house. A ha'f holiday was de
lclared. The boys appeared in overalls
land cleaned up the race track and
gave the grounds around the high
school an overhauling The large:
girls wore aprons and got up a lunch
for the boys at noon. 1t was a happy
event very happily observed by the
scholars. and as result the premises
lGbout the school are very much i'm
proved.
| y. P. Jeuneman. recently connected
with the Oroyille Commercial store
Is now travelling for the produce house
OF RyanNewton Co. OF Spokane. and
arrived in town Saturday on a tour
o. the county, territory he will cover
in the future, making his headquarters
in Spokane. Mrs. Jeuncman. who con-
tinued with the Oroville Commercial
Co. after her husband left this place
departed Tuesday morning for Spo-
lkane 10 make her home Mr. and Mrs