The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-10-27

=. ore In sight, that the mil, 10 T., -
a arns order and that a force Of men :.
nsaseo building a road down ,hs -
mountain to the Ashnola In Rr,,;s, ~ cue
3 umoia' which provides a shorter 49,, w.
to the railroad. ''er outie'
) every business house in tho .o,,,
- c .u De represented in the column
, =, Tue Gazette, not only for the nurnoss
VI publicity. which naturally mean
more business, but to give a bate -,
preston OF the business interests .,
the town on the outside. VI
Dr. Lewis was called to see q no.,o,.
nVins near Tonasket Monday. Tho m.,,
was suffering from some affection ot
.ne throat and was unable to swallow
osen Iiaids. He was in desperate
s!raits. Doc performed a slight onors'
''on ana the patient is now mendinp-
Mr. and Mrs. John Barman snsn,
sunday in oroville. Years ago. the
","ians were residents of Loomis
ana 81 late years have been living =,
0onconully. Mr.. Barman has 49,;
niiing the position of blackom,th :.
.ne Ruby mine for the past two or
three months. '"' Va
mere was somewhat too much con.
fusion at the fire Saturday EVENING
members OF the department should he
assigned to certain duties and be be,d
Irresponsible for the performance Of
snch duties. A department cannot f,eht
nre haphazard. There must be some
order and discipline.
III the Gonzaga Montana football
game played at Spokane, Saturday. Ben
Frince. of Oroville. Gonzaga's full back
was the star of the Spokane eleven
ana the sporting editor of the Spokes.
man review gives him much credit for
MS work. 1t was effort wasted. now.
ever. as the Gonzaga boys went down
to defeat.
Flour Is higher than 1t has been ut
any time since the civil war. It Is be-
lieved that flour will be $40 a barrel At
minneapolis. the great flour manufac-
turing center of the world, before the
holidays. If It Is SO barrel in Mime.
apolis what will 1t be in this neck of
the woods? Why people Of moderate
means will have to stop eating bread.
Harry Stanton of Oroville, accom-
panied by his wife and family, drove
into town with their motor boat ON a
wagon on Saturday last. After launch
ing the boat in the lake they made
their way to Penticton. 1t is their in
tention to cruise as far as Okanogan
Landing before returning home.-Oka-
hogan Falls items in Penticton Herald.
j. M. Adams was at Riverside Friday
evening last and attended the Black
well opening and says he counted 1876
automobiles parked on a single street,
and there were others sticking around
in odd corners that would run the
number up to one or two hundred
more. All of which would indicate
that there were some people at that
dance.
Word is received that Charlie Ger
hardt, the old time miner of LOOMS,
and of late years proprietor of the
Hotel de Bonaparte. at Tonasket, Is in
a very precarious condition and his re-
covery doubtful. This will be sad news
to the many friends Of the sterling old
pioneer living in the county. He is said
to be suffering from cancer OF the
stomach.
The Civic League has made arrange
ments for giving social dances in the
library building the first and third
Friday in each month during the win
ter. The first dance of the series will
take place next Friday evening. No.
vember 3rd. These social functions
will undoubtedly become very popular
and the source of much pleasure to all
who attend.
In the windows of the Oroville In
vestment Company is exhibited fruits,
|grains and vegetables that show what
can be produced In the soil and cli-
mate of this part of the Okanogan
valley. 1t Is an object lesson that will
appeal to all looking for investment In
lands. A country that can produce
such stuff should be 80 settled up that
every available acre is producing.
Mr.. Running, the check artist has
heart. He stuck F. v. Covert for pref
ty roll and then went up the hill and
touched A. C. Potter for handsome
sum and sent back to Mr.. Covert about
enough to square his account. In the
meantime, MIR. Potter Is holding the
sack as the young man was arrested
before he could stick up some one else
to square himself with Mr.. Potter.
oliver Tufty. the first man to put in
stock of merchandise at Tonasket,
and for years before that time resi-
dent OF the north part Of the county,
was in town Monday. Mr.. Tufty mas
been a great suffere of late years from
rheumatism that at times made him a
cripple. He has obtained considerable
relief from treatment at Soap Lake, yet
is far from being entirely free from
the ailment.
W. J. Hoskyn, the democratic candl-
date for surveyor. has made pretty
thorough canvas of the county. Person
ally Mr., Hoskyn is a most likeaoie
gentleman and in every way compe-
font TO fill the office to which he as
hires. Even If he is not elected MS
trims over the county has given him
chance to meet many people and make
lacouaintences that will help him ma
lterially in his business.
| The Riverside Tribune, Formerly tne
Riverside Argus, after passing through
several hands, and working hardsmp
upon every owner, has been sold oy "
II woody to J. H. jarvis, newspaper