The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-27

The earthquake shock fell here one
day last week extended over a large
territory in northern Washington and
British Columbia Many exchanges that
come TO this office mention the yibra-
lion.
J. A. Spencer, OF the Cozy Corner
orchard, on the East Oroville Orchard
tracts. has the thanks of this office
for liberal supply OF his Everbearing
strawberries. AS to appearance and
taste they are as fine as any strawber-
ry picked during the height OF the
spring strawberry season. and they
show what can be done in the matter
Of raising that delicious fruit in this
valley at about all seasons of the year.
Mr. Spencer has strawberries from
the earliest date in the spring until the
coming OF frost in the fall and finds a
ready market for all the fruit that his
vines will produce.
The town has put out signs warning
auto drivers to check up to u miles
per hour while travelling over the new
macadamized streets The signs will
be useless unless the admonltion i
strictly enforced. If people will persist
in using the streets for a race courae
they should be made to pay the piper
\ few cases OF stiff fine will put the
fear of the law into these fellows
some OF whom are such rockies
drivers that they ought TO go to iai
anyhow. on general principles. Ii the
speed warnings are not enforced th-ry
will be macadamized streets to rebuilt
next year, for nothing tears them IA
like fast moving motor cars. and espec.
tally where they turn corners at full
speed.
Considerable interest is being mani
tested by outside people in old minins
properties around LOOMS. 1t is re,
ported that mining men of experience
nave an option on the old Gold Hill
holdings, that have been patented fol
a number Of years, and that a great
many samples have been taken out fol
assay large amount of money wa:
spent on the Gold Hill in development
work dozen or more years ago. anC
some good ore was discovered. but for
reasons known only to the operator
work was suspended and the property
mas since remained idle. 1t would be
a delight to see mining revive around
the old camp. for there are some re.
markable fine showings in that local.
ity and the right kind of mining ought
TO uncover paying mine, or several.
Tom Lavigueur, who has long oper-
ated saw mill near Havillah. has
taken partner in the person of John
Morrison, a recent arrival from the
sound country, where the sawmill bust
ness reaches its highest state of per
lection, and the firm in the future will
be known at Lavigueur & Morrison.
Both men are experienced in every
phase Of the business, will increase
the efficiency of the plant and lend
their knowledge 70 turning out a
superior quality of building material
Not only will they manufacture and fill
any order for rough and dressed lum-
Der, but will turn out all kinds of d.
mension stuff, door and window
frames and everything in the shane Of
manufactured material that goes into a
building. With stock that is first class
and prices that are right Layigueur &
Morrison will rapidly build up a large
and lucrative business.
Sunday, at least, seemed the hottest
day Of the long protracted roast Sew
eral thermometers about town regis
tered SO at o'clock p. m. The mercury
must have knocked over 100 during the
day This hot spell has stretched out to
an unusual length without a real
break. II is not phenomenal for this
valley. No matter how much We are
to the country We do not pro-
pose to lie TO mislead strangers. AL
most every summer there is a season