The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-01-21

K. A. Williams has purchased ths
residence of A. !. Body, situatea in the
e, st part. of town south of the railroad
tracks.
Geo. Newton, who has been cooking
at the Radbourne and Elk restaurant
for the past year, left for Seattle this
week, accompanied by his wife. Next
fall Mr.. Newton expects to go to South
America and will settle in Argentine.
The young man filled the position of
catcher on the Oroville ball team last
summer, and made himself popular by
his clean and classy playing. He is
steady and Industrious, and the many
friends that he has made in Oroville
will wish him all kinds of good for
tune wherever he may decide to To-
cate.
Frank Wilson, employed for years
with Ed. Buzzard in the Spokane sa-
loon, left last week for Seattle, and
will accompany Mr.. Buzzard to Texas
Mr.. Wilson played il the field with
the local ball club every season for
many summers, and in his time has
been a crack hand with both bat and
ball, although now getting somewhat
beyond the age limit. His old friends
trust that he will meet with all kinds
of good luck in the south land, or
any other land he may elect to visit
and locate.
The luncheon that was to have been
given in the library building by the
ladies of the Civic League Saturday,
was postponed on account of the cold
weather, much to the disappointment
Of those who were figuring on feeding
their faces with the good things that
the ladies were to prepare. The floor
space at the library is large. adequate
means of heating have not as yet been
provided and the ladies' did not care to
try to entertain a shivering collection
of patrons. The luncheon will be served
at future date when weather condi-
tons are more favorable.
Med. Hershberger was in town from
his home on Ellemeham mountain
Friday last and reported that a num-
Der of cattle were frozen to death in
his neighbOrhoOd during the extreme
cold spell of last week. Death was
not so much due to the low tempera
ture as to the protracted bitter north
wind. Wherever cattle are sheltered
and we'll fed there is little danger of
loss, but where exposed on the range
to the wind, they are liable to chill
and die. The loss may not prove to be
great in numbers, but the fact that
many have succumbed within a lin
tied territory may mean that the loss
before the winter is over will be con-
siderable. OF course if the weather
moderates loss from that cause will
cease.
Fred w. Graham, immigration agent
of the Great Northern railroad, was
a visitor in town Thursday last and
was in conference for several hours
with the directors of the West Okla
hogan Valley Irrigation district while
here. Mr.. Graham is devOting much
of his time and hustling ability to
publicity work for the West Okanogan
Valley Irrigation district and is re-
ceiving many responses from people
looking westward for locations. The
time has come when every legitimate
means should be tt ken to bring the
country and it's rare opportunities to
the attention of eastern home seekers
and every resident of the valley
should give such aid as is in their
power to that end. Through its immi-
grafton department the Great North
ern is doing it's part, the officials OF
the district are pulling every string
within their reach, and the individual
residents should do their part. Ger
tainly there is no locality in the west
that holds out better promise to the
man looking for home and chance
to get ahead in the world than right
here, under this new irrigation pro-
ject, and all who come and see are at
once enamored of the prospect. Mr..
Graham will keep up his campaign OF
education, and as he is one who
never falters or weaEens, his work is
bound to bear fruit in the end.
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