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


lend exciting feature in five parts. /
is play in which nihilists figure
There is much plotting, narrow escapes
with a happy winding up of the story
1.-THE Kings Game" is a Gold Rooster
play, among the best produced, and the
series is winning popularity through
out the country
| Reports reach this office that the
cognty roads are almost in an impas.
sible condition in many places; will
numerous extensive washouts. The
same condition OPcf! spring
and there seems to be no one with tho
knowledge of road building on the
county pay roll able to construct per
manent highways in this county.
| The Commercial Club held its sec.
ond luncheon in the Radbourne hoteI
last evening, carrying out the pro.
gram Of arrangements decided on
| some weeks ago. At least that was
the plan, and the plan was undoubted-
ly abided by, although this paper went
to press in advance of the feed, and
hence can give no particulars this
week.
c. A. Powell manager of the Oroville
Commercial company of Oroville, is
a visitor in Wenatchee today Mr.. Pow
ell says the snow at Oroville has all
gone for this year. Work is progressing
on the new ditch which will water ten
thousand acres between Oroville and
Tonasket, and the people of that COM
munity look forward to a hopeful year.
-Wenatchee World.
ID. w. Reilly, prosperous Elleme-
ham mountain rancher and stock man,
managed o get to town Wednesday,
on runners, wheels and foot. He did
not lose any cattle this winter, but
declares it ia have been the longest
and hardest winter within his recol-
lection. The first snow fell on the
mountain November T. 50 that winter
is crowding four months.
Revue Frank is q lucky duck at
selling odds and ends. He has just
cleaned up everything of movable ma
ture that has been in use in the sa-
loon that he conducted in connection
with his father. The last article to go
was. an old tea kettles7that was sup
:pQsed to. be utterly without value. That
kind of a salesman'oUght 70 command
any kind of a salary on the road.
m. J. Rosensram, .of.' Seattle, a gem
tleman Interested in mining, spent sew
eral days in Oroville during the past
week looking over the country. He
was very much pleased with the evil
denoe of mineral showings in this
vicinity, and the. character of that
mineral. He is a pleasant gentleman
to meet, and it is to be hoped that he
may become interested in the country.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Allen were visi-
tors at the home of. Mr.. and Mrs Roy
Vincent. oyer Friday last. Mrs. Allen
is a daughter. of MIR. and Mrs. Vincent
and was married to Mr.. Allen, who
holds position with the Great Nor
thern railroad, a few weeks ago They
were Cn their return from a bridal
trip to California. Mr.. and Mrs Allen
will make their home at Grand Forks,
b. c.
John. CleghOrn, of. Pendleton, Ore
,gon, was. a-::visitor. in Oroville during
the week, looking over the agricul-
tural situation Mr. Cleghorn has been
engaged in farming extensively for a
number of years in a part of Oregon
where agriculture is a very important
industry. This country struck him
very favorably and it is not impossible
permanent resident.
Here's tip for the local Seed
Growers association. A circular just
received states that war has created
an unprecedented demand for peas.
Also" last summer the drouth and
weayils combined to make a very
light crop in the east. Peas are higher
than for many years. While the war
lasts they will stay high; and when
the war stops, so that Germany, dur
ing the first year, can import seed,
prices will go still higher"
From notices sent out by the state
public service commission it appears
that there is going to be great short
age of cars on the various railroads
this year TO move freight. A notice of
this kind was sent to Town Clerk
HOose, why for is not known, but it
is presumed that the commission
thought that Mr.. Hoose might be
among the heavy shippers of Eastern
Washington and it would be just as
well to put him next to conditions so
he might make his calculations ac-
cordingly and suffer no Inconvenience.
In mentioning last week the getting
together at this place of the contrac-
tors and directors of the Brewster
Flat irrigation district for the purpose
0f reaching an understanding regard
inS closing contract for the construc
ton of the system, one of the chief
reasons for meeting here was over
looked. The conference was held here
in order that the Brewster representa-
tives of the district could consult with
Judge c. II. Neal upon the legal status
of the proposed contract. The judges
long connection with the West Okano-
gan Valley Irrigation district as legal
advisor especially qualities him for
giving advice on the subject of irriga
ton contracts.