The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-01-28


of the frame structures.
| Wednesday the Union Title and
trust Co., transferred to the First Nat
ional bank lots IL and l3, block 80, the
consideration being $500. These lots
are at the northwest corner of Main
choicest locations of the business Sec
ton. 1t is possible that the bank will
decorate the lots with a handsome
building constructed especially for
banking purposes in the near future.
o. c. Oustrom, of Nelson, was in
town Monday.
Tom Stanton has paraphrase on
the old nursery rhyme: Little drops
of water, little grains of sand, make
| the mighty ocC,n and the mighty
land which is especially applicable
to the territory under the irrigation
system. Mr. Stalton'S version is Lit
| tie drops of water on little grains of
sand. makes mighty difference in
the price of lard"
Len Elsie has had the building at the
corner of Railroad avenue and Main
, street which he occupies as billiard
hall very much improved by putting
in large windows on the Main street
side. Mr.. Elsie now has a very neat
and comfortable place of business, and
from the way the worries are con-
stantly clicking billiards are evidently
becoming popular game.
From the flooded streets Sunday
and the saving Of cellars from inunda-
ton only by the most strenuous eff
forts, it is evident that mistake was
made in the size of the culverts that
were put in at the time of the grade
work, to carry off the water from the
surface. Had heavy rain accompan-
led the chinook much damage would
have resulted from flood water.
w. b. McChesney reports the cutting
Of another ore body in the Ivanhoe
mine, Saturday, the extent of which
was not yet known when he left the
mine Monday. The Ivanhoe is certain
ly proving wonder by the showing Of
so much ore at great depth, and the
question of paying dividends depends
on how soon provisions can be made
for extracting and treating the ore.
Mrs. George Bartell spent several
days at Wenatchce during the past
week. She attended the performance
of the Girl from Nowhere" in that
city, and reports that the house was
crowded. The World says that it is
the best road show that has appeared
in Wenatchee for many a day The
company is to return here in about
six weeks, and will give "Floradora."
VIM. HALEY, one of the workmen on
the big siphon met with painful ac-
cident Monday morning. He was driy-
ing wagon loaded with the iron
l. OOPS used to strengthen the wooden
pipes when he was thrown out and
became tangled up in his load OF
freight. He was severely lacerated
about the face and head, and was M
conscious for an hour Fortunately his
hurts were mainly superficial and he
will soon be out of the hospital.
Saturday was a rough day as to
weather for the opening of the Oro-
vile Commercial company's cleanup
sale, as there was so much moisture
overhead and underfOot that people
could not get around. For all of the
wet blockade the public fell for the
sugar special and there was suffi-
cient saccharine stuff disposed OF to
sweeten the town for a long time to
come.
Last Friday young lady stopped
over in Oroville on her way from He'd
ley to Colville, and while in town had
the misfortune to lose a gold watch
on the street. The watch was pre-
ent from her father, and on that ac-
count she priced it very highly The
finder would confer a great favor on
the young lady and at the same time
receive a liberal reward by leaving
the watch at this office.
This office acknowledges very
pleasant call from II. l.. Mooney, pub
Usher of the Chesaw News, who stop
ped over in Oroville Tuesday night on
his way to OkanOgan. MI Mooney
brings the encouraging word that there
| is considerable activity in the mining
industry in his neighborhood, and
| two mines are now shipping ore to
smelters with the prospects that 9TH
ers will be shipping by spring. 1t has
| long been recognized that there are
numerous excellent mining properties
around Chesaw. Indeed vast amount
of development work has bed done in
that vicinity for years, and much high
grade ore exposed. The same trouble
has existed in that district that has
made mining failure in other districts
in the county, and that is mismanage-
ment. With the inauguration of syste-
matte mining by men who know how,
paying mines will follow around Che
saw May Mr.. Mooney, who has been
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