The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-02-18

genial appearance, inviting the stran.
ger to come and remain. The paint ap.
Iplication is especially DESTROYS, az
there are altogether too many grimy
land weather beaten buildings within
the corporate limits, and a slather OF
Icoloring matter would do them good
Hart & Mills have opened their real
estate office in the building on the
south side of the track at one time
occupied by the late Geo. j. Gardiner
The boys anticipate a busy season, and
the buster 1t Is the better they will
like it, and everybody else, for that
matter.
During the few days of summer
weather last week number of noun
tain residents managed to get down to
town. The trips in from the hill coun-
try have been few and far between
during the long winter, as the heavy
snow made getting about a very diff
cult undertaking.
The ladies of the Civic League are
to give a progressive card party on the
afternoon of Washington's birthday,
next Tuesday, in the library building,
exclusively for the ladies of the town.
1t Is sure to be a pleasant function
that will draw out a large attendance,
especially so If the weather is favor
able.
Frank Bartell of the Wonder Store.
| Is having the room on the north side
Of the building he occupies, and once
used by F. Bartell & Co., as the shoe
and garment department, remodeled
and improved and will devote it to his
grocery department, giving him more
room in the main building for his other
lines of goods.
The juniors of the high school gave
party in the school building Saturday
| evening to the teachers and pupils of
| the high school. which was we'll atten-
ded and proved to be very delightful
social affair. These occasional social
gatherings are beneficial In creating a
spirit of cOmradship among the pupils
and are to be encouraged.
Geo. Stoltz, proprietor of the Lyric,
has been playing in mighty hard luck
for the past two weeks. Twice his reels
have failed to come through owing to
the disruption of traffic on the rail-
roads to the coast, and his house has
been dark in consequence. AS he had
booked some swell features his loss is
shared by the public that enjoys high
class movies.
And, by-the-way, just bear in mind
that the band has a dance at the Or
pheum on for tonight. Take it in and
have the merry time that is in store
for every patron. The small contribu-
ton that is necessary to harvest the
joy goes toward keeping up an insti-
tuition that is credit to the town and
something that the town could not get
along very we'll without.
Judge E. X. Pendergast stopped over
in town Monday night on his way from
Okanogan to Republic, where he is to
hold term of court Judge Fender
CASTS wishes and intentions as to run
ming for another term as Judge are not
known, but he has filled the position
SO ably and acceptably during his in
cumbancy that there would be no op-
position to his reelection.
e. D. Cartier van Dissel has moved
his real estate office from the
old stand in the old Peerless build
ing to the ground floor store
room, Main street front, in the Hotel
de Grub building, quarters more con-
venient, comfortable and central than
the present office. Van is getting ready
for the spring rush, and the rush can
not be too insistent to suit him.
Marshal Wilson has had little to do
suppressing the wild and woolly since
p;nning on the star, for peace has
reigned in Warsaw since the first of
the year. But 1t is his duty to look after
the streets, and with the thaw on, there
is enough in that to keep him busy, for
the drains are frozen and it il difficult
to get the surface water tina tendangers
Easements rowing along toward the
RIVER.
The high school basket ball team
defeated the Nelson team, at Nelson,
last Friday evening by score Of 10
to IL. Nelson made only one field goal
during the game, registering the bal
ance of the scores on FOULS Oroville
was able to make only five baskets on
fouls in 13 attempts, showing that
some ones batting eye was off color.
The boys had pleasant trip and were
Hospitality entertained by the Nelson
pupils.
Jimmie Jackson is back from his