The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-03-10

II. "A. oldllOTu, WHO is connected WIN
the Woodbury. Lumber company at
this place, is skillful and thorough
musician. For some time he has been
filling the position of leader Of the
local band, and under his direction
that organization has made marked
progress toward proficiency. Recently
orders were received to transfer Mr..
Stafford to Okanogan. The band boys
were dismayed at the prospect of los
ing such valuable member. and they
appealed to the Commercial Club for
assistance in securing Mr.. Stafford's
retention at Oroville. A telegram was
sent to the Woodbury. headquarters at
Spokane in the name of the CONNER
cial Club, asking that the order re-
quiring Mr.. Staffords transfer be re-
scinded 1t is satisfaction to report
that the Woodbury. company has grant,
ed the request and no change will be
made. Besides being such valuable
member of the band Mr.. Stafford is
very pleasant and likeable young gen.
tleman personally. and all who know
him, within or outside of the band
membership, will be pleased to learn
that he will continue a resident of
Oroville.
A gentleman recently In Oroville,
who is familiar with the experience of
other irrigation districts in Eastern
Washington, declares that the people
living under the local system are more
favorable situated than those under
any other project that he knows of.
The reason he gives is on account of
the light fall of snow in this part of
the valley every winter. He was sur
prised that any one should feel that
, the snow fall was heavy here this win
ter. Only few inches were on the
ground at any one time and now the
ground is bare, while in other irriga-
ton districts snow fall has been meas
ured by feet, and it still fingers to a
considerable depth. Other districts
suffer grevious damage from snow
every winter while danger from that
source is almost wholly eliminated
under the West Okanogan Valley Irri-
CATION system This gentleman de-
clared that the climate of this locality
was ideal for the cheap mentainance
OF an irrigation system. All of which
was very pleasant information to lis
ten to.
A most charming and delightful in
fantile party took place Saturday az
ternoon at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. s.
B. Starrett, at which Mrs. L. F. Pour
tales assisted. Saturday was the natal
day of little Miss Florence Pourtales,
and the birthday anniversary of little
Miss Geraldine Starrett fell upon Sun
day, so it was decided by the parents
to give double birthday party on Sat-
urday for both children. 1t was a most
pleasing and happy gathering of little
folks that swarmed about the home of
the Starretts on this occasion, enjoyed
as much by the adults present as by
the merry little people. The favors
distributed were pretty paper caps.
Those present were Geraldine Starrett,
Florence Pourtales, Gene Murray, Lu-
gene Taylor, Gladys Hoskyn, Elizabeth
Hoskyn, Luella DeGero, Bonnie Ander-
son, Bernice Anderson, Louise Sand
ersCn, Ethel Gene Sanderson, Grace
Mitchell and Sidney Mitchell.
The pancake supper given by the
ladies of Trinity Guild Tuesday even
ing in the libary building was gener-
ously patronized and every patron re-
ceived full value on his investment in
the shape of a lucious brand of the
cake that makes the boy happy. and
that even the adult goes up against
with great deal of pleasure. No par
taker was turned away empty, because
under the rules of the game every
diner was entitled to all he or she
could store away.
One of the heavist snow storms Of
the winter threw mantle of white
ness over the valley last Thursday
night and the immaculate fingered for
number of days, with an additional
supply falling Sunday night. While
the storm was on snow fell like O
blanket. The weather was not disa-
greeably cold, but the untimely visi-
tation was anything but pleasant.