The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-21

'"'ou CASE Vi freak weather 1t could be
passed up as an unusual incident, but
lloiiowing prolonged winter, with lit
tie or no spring, frequent rains. even
cloudbursts and violent winds. the
coordination has the appearance of a
decided innovation. This unprecedent-
ed condition in weather way has set
people to indulging in a great deal of
CONJECTURE. 1t may be only an abnor-
NAL year switching back to a normal
basis next year.
J. c. Weymouth, who has been en-
ployed by the Okanogan laundry for
the past several months, returned to
|Oroville last week. Before coming
nome Mr.. and Mrs. Weymouth spent
several days at Loomis, and while
there put in some days fishing. Mr..
weymouth caught upwards of one hun
dred fine trout, and Mrs. Weymouth
also landed fine catch. They report
fishing great in both the Sinlahekin
and Toats coula creeks.
G. l.. Armstrong; vacation was short
and sweet, as he returned from his
"trip to Seattle last Thursday evening
by train, while the Averys and Mrs.
Armstrong continued their motor trip
to vancouver, b. c., and expected to be
away some days. The party made Seat
tie in two days from Oroville, going
lover the Blewett pass. Mr.. Armstrong
stated that the road over the pass was
much better than they had reason to
expect from the reports reaching them
before hitting the high places.
This office returns thanks to Phil
Schleif for box of delicious peaches,
grown on Mr.. Schlief's valley tract a
short distance south of town. Mr..
Schlief had ripe peaches on the mar
ket July 4th last year, but owing to
the backwardness of the season, fruit
is nearly two weeks late this year Mr..
ISchlief raises the very best small and
large fruits that come into the local
market. because he gives his place
much personal attention and knows
how to conduct an orchard right.
An auto party consisting OF Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Calvert, Junior Calvert,
Star Calvert, Mr.. Cragin, Mrs. d. Ora
gin and son, Paul Boynton, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. c. Watrous, Mr.. and Mrs. j. d.
Swalwell, Gladys and Jack Swalwell,
OF Seattle, reached Oroville Sunday on
a trip to Vancouver, B. C. Mr.. VIM.
Calvert is brother of Frank Calvert,
of the Stewart-Calvert Company, oper-
ating the EPSON salts works at this
place, and while the visitors were here
the party inspected the works west of
town.
Some dates to bear in mind: Primary
election Tuesday, September IL; gen-l
eral election Tuesday, November Z;
Registration books for primary closes
September /: registration books for
the general election open September
IL and closes October II. And in order
to vote, your name MUST be on the
registration books. Have you placed It'll
there? Do not put off this duty until 1t
| is too late and then set up roar. III
iyou are DISTINGUISHED owing to your
own carlessness you have no kick
coming.
of road in the county is that up the
ISimilkameen river between Oroville
and Nighthawk. 1t is a road that should
have been built years ago. In order to-
get to Nighthawk or the Similkameen
valley from Oroville it is necessary toI
make a detour of great many miles
either through LoOmis or Richters
pass, and the latter is a rough road to
travel. An immense amount of travel
would come into and 60 out of OrO-
Vile and the Okanogan valley over q
road along the Similkameen river.
Several car loads of pipe passed
through town Tuesday billed for LOo-I
mis- and to be unloaded at Nighthawk.
This pipe is to be used for the con-
struction of the siphon that is to carry
water across the Sinlahekin valley on
the milestone irrigation system. The
first unit of this irrigation system will
be finished by September. Quite large
amount of land under the ditch has al
ready been disposed Of and next year
will see wonderful transformation In
country that has not supported a
family since the settlement OF the
Icounty.
Very early Sunday morning some
persons unknown to deponeth were
using Central avenue for Joy ride,
in which the joy was exhibited by con-
siderable boisterousness, and the speed
limit was treated with the utmost con-
tempt. And mentioning speed records
on the macadamized roads, it may be
added that many hit the highways re-
CARELESS of the speed law that limits
drivers to twelve miles an hour, and
indifferent to the damage on street
that cost the property owners large
sum of money. If only few could be
soaked heavily for breaking the law,
speeding might be broken up. Auto
drivers will not need any appeal eX-
cept that which touches the pocket
book, and touches it hard.
When in Oroville, recently, M. b.
Howe. of Waterville, stated before al
number of members of the CONNER
cial club that he and his partner put
, in an irrigation system some twenty
two years ago, taking water out OF En-
tiat creek, and that the fumes and
d;+obes are inst about as substantial