The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-02-04

new INSPIRATION IN lIe.
The house will be warm and COM
Portable and every effort will be put
forth to make the evenings entertain
ment most pleasant one.
w. E. Buzzard has located at Ell Paso
Texas.
s. Sibert was in town from Nelson
Monday.
P. A. Sidell of Marcus, was regis
tered in Oroville Monday.
The local hospital is again full of pa
tients but no serious cases are re-
ported.
Deputy Game Warden Lee Fruit was
in town again Tuesday on a trip
through the upper valley feeding game
birds.
II there is any virtue in the old
ground hog tradition winter is about
over. Mr. Ground hog failed to see his
shadow Wednesday.
Train service on the branch was
somewhat dislocated by the storm on
Tuesday, and running time was uncer-
tain Thursday morning.
Tom Lavingueur, the Havillah saw
mill man. landed contract for cutting
100000 feet of lumber for the Good
Hopkins company, of Spokane, We'd
nesday.
Old residents who have seen high
water In the valley, are predicting
what may happen should the snow go
out with a rush in the spring There
would undoubtedly be plenty Of mois-
ture in the valley.
Every night for the past week the
mercury has registered from to 6
degrees below zero, steady continual
ton Of zero weather never before
known in this part Of the valley by the
oldest white resident.
J. G. Stevens has made up a class in
Sponish and several young ladies and
gentlemen are taking lessons. It is
understood that Mr.. Stevens is gener-
ously contributing his time in order
to givc this instruction.
Thursday 81 inches Of snow fell in
the Cascades within "a hours. At We
natchee "a inches fell and II inches at
Pateros. Probably three or four inches
fell in Oroville, but as most Of it was
blown over into Central Washington
there was no means Of keeping an ex-
act record.
The county board Of commissioners
together with Treasurer Quackenbush
and Assessor Knosher, will meet in
the court house on Wednesday morn
ing, February 8, for the purpose of
making valuation schedule to be OPP
erative during 1916. This schedule will
be published later.
Miss Beulah Blanche Morrison, sis
ter Of Mrs. Louis Anderson, left last
week for Alice, North Dakota, where
she was united In marriage with Mil
ton N. Streck, today. The young lady
has many friends in Oroville who will
extend fluctuations and wish her a
happy married life.
Perry Blackler left Saturday for
Seattle where he will enter the Uni
versity of Washington and take a
course in civil engineering. A bright,
steady, worthy young gentleman is
Mr.. Blackler, and If earnest applica-
ton can win out he will graduate
from his class with honors.
Get around to the feed at the library
tomorrow evening that is to be pre-
sided over by the teachers and young
lady pupils of the high school. The
proceeds are to go to the benefit of
the athletic association of the high
school, and the boys have made rec
ord that entities them to support.
1t is seen by q dispatch from Olym-
pia that Sister Superior May Schol-
astica, o fthe st. Joseph's hospital
of this place has put the question up
to the attorney general as to whether
hospitals came under the prohibition
law as to the restricted quantity of
alcohol and liquors that may be kept
on hand.
NJ. R. Winchell, of Seattle, has taken
a position in the First National Bank
as bookkeeper. Business has increased
to such an extent lately in the bank
that the office force was compelled to
work until unreasonable hours at
night to keep up, and assistance on
the books had become absolutely
necessary.
Go around to the library building
tomorrw evening and partake of the
chicken dinner that is to be served by
the teachers and the young lady pupils
Of the high school. The receipts 60 for
the benefit Of the high schoo; athletic
association, and that is an institution
that is entitled to the support and
encouragement Of every citizen.
e. D. Cartier van Dissel sold the
Oscar Smith place, north of town, to
Mrs. A. ]. Larson, Of Kamloops, B. c.,
Tuesday. Part of this land is under the
ditch and can be made a handsome
place. Any real estate transfer this
kind Of weather means that property is
going to change hands rapidly when
spring is on and the weather good.
The North Okanogan Seed Growers
association il the name adopted by the
farmers in this neighborhood who will
experiment in the growing of seeds
this summer. The officers of the asso- |
citation are: ]. w. Carrel, president,
Jno. e. Peterson, vice-president; Miss |
Fanny Peterson, secretary treasurer;