The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-04-14

tHat particular company. MT. WORK
declined to give the name of the COM
pany, not wishing to have it subject
to adverse criticism, as other CON-
panies may follow the same policy.
Secrecy cannot be maintained long, as
those who will have their policies can
|celled will set up roar, naturally and
properly, and when the company Is
known the criticism will be none the
less severe.
Mrs. l.. T. Herchmer arrived in Oro-
vile last Tuesdy evening all the way
from Morococha, Peru, on visit to
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Tilley.
Some four years ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Herchmer left the United States for
Peru, where Mr. Herchmer is the
superintendent of the Morococha Gold
and Copper Mining company. On her
way north from South America Mrs.
Herchmer visited for some weeks at
Los Angeles. She will remain in Oro-
vile until about the first of June be-
fore starting on her long return trip.
Last week the Orpheum advertised
THE Precious Packet" as the attrac-
ton for that play house, but the films
were switched at the supply headquar-
iers and Mr. Bartell received a differ
ent pictorial play. 1.-THE Shrine of Hap
riness.' However, those who were
present were delighted with the sub
and II THE Precious Packet
which Is on the boards for Saturday
and Sunday evenings, is as good as the
Shrine of Happiness" and it is said
to be even better, then the public has
a rare treat ahead in the way of NOV
ing pictures.
The attendance at the good roads
held at Okanogan last week
was large and representative of the
entire county, and much good will
come out of the deliberations, rot only
in securing unity of action on any plan
Of road improvement but in arousing
more lasting interest in the matter of
better highways. Those who were pres
emit report that the meeting was marked
with harmony and good will, and much
was manifested. Accom-
plishment is only possible through
harmony and united action, and those
present appeared to recognize that
fact.
Attorney J. M. Adams, who has
been located at Riverside for the past
six years, has elected to cast his lot
with Oroville. He was not burned out
at Riverside at the time of the late
double holocaust, nor can his change
Of residence be attributed to those dis |
asters, although they may have hasten
ed his decision. He has been seriously
considering locating in Oroville for
several months, owing to the fact that
he has large clientage in the north
ern part of the county. Mr.. Adams will
move his family to Oroville in a few
lays, and his office will be in one
If the rooms on the second floor of the
Covert block.
In reporting the meeting of the good
roads association last week the Okla
hogan Independent has the following
% say OF the impression made by Geo. |
|. Cole, of this place, who has demon
:trated by actual construction that he |
5 one of the most competent road
uilders in the county: George III
Cole, premier road builder of the Oro- |
lille district, proved himself a man of |
IDEAS with power to express them, |
Ind was frequently congratulated on
lis talk advocating educational ses-
'ions of the association, outlining |
of construction. He thought |
he organization would not fulfill it's !!
requirements until this feature was
llded."
w. r. Weaver struck water on his |
acreage on the Lakeview Orchard !!
racts, on the east side of the Okla
logan river, last week, at the depth of |
e feet He reached water at Is feet,
'ut in order to have an ample supply
he kept on sinking to 30 feet. The wa
er was located with the assistance of
divining rod, or at least so Mr.. Wea-
ver states, he manipulating the rod
and his success has kind |
If ratified those who have been skept-
ical as to the virtues of the forked |
stick as a water locator. The popular
ty of the divining rod as a means to |
urn the trick is increased by the fact |
hat previous efforts to find water in |
hat locality by means of wells have
'ailed.
During the past week the south |
rain service has been all muddled up
On account of the slides three miles |
below Chelan. Made up trains have /
'un from here to the north end of the |
slide, where passengers and mail were |
to a train running up from |
Wenatchee. These trains do not pre-
end to run on schedule time, getting |
out at any hour of the day, the train |
not leaving until five o'clock |
in the afternoon. The transfer is &C
with vast amount of |
trouble and exertion, as it is necessary
to climb over the mass of rock as
there is no way of getting around it. |
The blockade has certainly worked a |
great hardship on the train crews who |
have had to work double shift, and
then some.
Among the improvements made in a /
number of business houses about town
this spring, both internally and ex-
there has been no such
sweeping change for the better as has
for <hA hill Co 1,,I,,