The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-14

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pushed by printing the disgusting par
ticulars? The dramatis personae are
Iwell known people of the LOOMS
nelghborhood. A home has been desc
lated, an old, old story repeated. There
is altogether too much loose living In
this day and age. too little respect for
the sanctity Of the marriage vow, too
much flouting of the social evil, and
the least said of such deplorable Incl
dents the better it is for the commune
ty as whole.
R. E. Stafford and family and Van
Howard and family, of Almira, we're
visitors for a day or two in town last
week. Mr.. Stafford is a brother and
Mr.. Howard a brOther-in-law of H. A.
Stafford, connected with the Woodbury.
Lumber yard and the popular young
leader Of the local band. The visitors
were travelling by auto and upon their
return Mr.. Stafford accompanied his
relatives as far as Wenatchee.
This station Is somewhat OF a busy
spot just now with eigh. passenger
trains coming in and going cue daily.
To saw nothing Of the occasional
freight trains coming and going. Oro-
vile is commencing to become what
It Is ultimately to become, an import.
ant railroad center. From its natural
| location this should be division point
| OF the road. and that is what 1t un-
doubtedly will be in the course Of
| time.
Harry Williams shipped car load
OF silver-lead ore from his OkapOgan
Star claim. on Whisky Hill, Wednes-
day, to the Northport smelter. This ore
runs strong in both silver and lead,
and if the smelter returns prove salts
factory Mr.. Williams will keep up ship
ments throughout the summer. There
are a number of fine silver-lead pros
poets on Whisky Hill. and If the Okla
hogan Star proves payer other claims
may be opened up.
There Is blank in the landscape, or
soon will be where the A. Guthrie &
Co., camp, just east of the depot. has
been the scene of a great deal of acti-
witty and life during the past year. This
camp, composed of box houses and
tents, has housed the attaches of the
construction company, and the sup
plies used in connection with their
work. The removal of these temporary
quarters will leave vacancy in town
that can almost be felt.
Williams & Finnie, our local brick
makers, have landed a contract to
furnish between 10000 and 10000
brick for Charlie Blackwells new
store building at Riverside. Messrs.
Williams & Finnie also supplied brick
for the new bank building at River
side. This means that both buildings
will contain first class material in their
construction, for that is the only kind
Ot material the OrOville brick yard
turns out, as attested by some Of the
most experienced builders in the
state.
The irrigation district engineers. or
the remnant of that body, moved out
OF the rooms in the second story of the
Covert block that they have occupied
since last summer, Saturday, and the
paraphernalia was stored In the office
of the district directors. The engineer
ing force has been dissolved, and the
members have gradually scattered un-
til the last Of the members moved
hence this week. Good fellows they
were, and they will be missed by the
large circle of friends they made while
residents of Oroville.
NJ H. Mahoney has sold the old Okla
hogan hotel and tire lots, in the ex-
treme south part of town, to Commodore
P: Johnson, who will at once proceed
to tear down the old structure and
erect two or three neat cottages on
the lots. Thus Is to disappear one of
the oldest land marks of Orc. The
hotel building is two story structure
built in 1892 by Frank L. Stansbury
for his mother-in-law, the late Mrs.
Yardley, who conducted the hotel for
a number of years. Mr.. Mahoney board
ed at the hotel for eight years.
A letter from a member of the Sec
ond Regiment, National Guards. while
|enroute south, written on the train
late in the afternoon of Wednesday,
July 9Th, says: 1--WE are in California
now, having just crossed the line.
This is a beautiful country but very
hot. Slept in day coach last night, as
there is only one Pullman attached to
the train, but change cars with the
Pullman bunch tonight and will sleep
lin style. l will be ON kitchen duty In
the morning, which means getting up
at APO. Grub rotten; made the whole
company sick last night. Hope 1t i'm
proves in time. Would give half my
life for one of mothers meals. The
people along the route cheer US, shake
hands and treat us fine. Will probably
Ibe two more days on the train. We
will probably go to Calexico, but don't
know"
There was large representative
meeting of land owners under the ditch
held in Oroville Saturday. The meeting
grew out of slight friction among
/ the directors considering the accept
ance of the system as complete, and
the majority of the board called the
owners together in order to secure
their views in the premises. The en-
tire history of the project was laid be"
fora tho meetinp with the report OF