The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-01-14

few escaped. Fortunately the ailment
did not take on a serious form and nc
fatalities occurred.
Geo. H. Ellis arrived from Spokane
on the belated Wenatchee train Wed.
nesday morning and will be here sew
eral days looking after his business
interests.
There has been Nuch woe in the
home of A. o. Spencer during the past
week. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer have
been confined to their beds with ill
ness at the same time.
Miss Alice Meanor spent part Of last
week visiting her sister. Mrs. Grover
Fore. in this city, Miss Meanor is a
member of the Oroville school faculty
-Okanogan Independent.
The train due to arrive here from
Wenatchee Monday evening arrived at
o'clock Wednesday morning. The
track is once more clear and trains
will run more or less on time.
1t is the consensus OF opinion that
the severe winter is to be followed
by an early spring. Probably the only
grounds for this prediction is that
the wish is father 70 the thought"
Take your luncheon tomorrow with
the ladies OF the Civic League, at the
library building. Being served by fair
women adds as much zest to a lun-
cheon as an appetizing condiment
Last Friday evening the girls OF the
high school gave a leap year party for
the young men OF that department
The affair was held in the school
building and all present had jolly
time.
For the first time this winter there
is real sleighing In this part OF the
valley. With the fro zen ground for a
foundation the sleighing will be i'm
mense until January thaw knocks
it out.
The OrOville Commercial Company Is
framing up clearance sale that will
be corker. The gizzard will be fairly
cut out Of prices and people will have
a chance at bargains that they cannot
resist.
Does any body know what condi-
ton the fire plugs are in? 1t would
be pretty kettle Of fish if fire
should break out and the discovery
be made that the hydrants were all
frozen.
While the health of the community
has greatly improved following the
epidemic of grippe. there are still
number of residents down and out and
doctors find little idle time hanging on
their hands.
Thermometers about town register
ed from 10 to IL degrees below zero
Monday night, and it was 6 degrees be-
low Tuesday morning. The oldest sett-
Ter can hardly remember colder snap
at this point.
Mrs, j. w. Innis, of Hedley, was
operated on at st. Joseph's hospital
Tuesday last by DR.. Lewis, and at
this time the lady is improving rapidly
having at once rallied from the effects
of the ordeal.
Chas. Schneider, the young man who
had leg seriously fractured by his
horse falling on him Christmas day,
while on his way from Loomis to Orc
vile, is improving rapidly at ST. JOS
eph's hospital.
If you want good seat for the opera
Monday night you better secure re-
served tickets at Getsey's. The show is
the biggest thing in the entertainment
line that has ever appeared on the
stage in Oroville.
A new responsibility of the femi-
and Mrs. A. P. Murray, Saturday
morning, and that responsibility is
happily embraced and welcomed by
the entire family.
Hicks, the almanac man, had thaw
billed for this section Monday. Hicks
must have skidded when sorting out
predictions, or the printer made SER
ious mistake setting up that particI-
lar representation.
Monday was Plumber Sanderson's
busy day. The cold north wind of Sun
day night put crimp in the water
pipes about town, and the Sanderson
telephone was almost burned up car
rying hurry up calls.
Mrs. e. Thompson of Spokane came
in from LOOMS Sunday, where she
had been visiting with her daughter.
Mrs. H. w. Champneys, and left for
her home Monday morning. She was
accompanied by her daughter.
Among the new cases recently filed
at the court house in Okanogan were
s. C. Mitchell VS.. Ed. Lundstrum. Suit
on promissory note First National
Bank of Oroville VS.. East Oroville
Canal company. Suit on notes.
| Carl August Anderson was brought
| dow, from, OrovilIa tho fora mort IF the