The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-01-07

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drugs and chemicals II the European
war continues another dozen years,
for the country will not have to de-
pend upon importations.
The recent ore strike at the Ivanhoe
has aroused a great deal of interest
among local mining men, and it is the
general opinion that the discovery
will result in renewed interest in min
ing operations in this vicinity.
The formal opening of the court
house at Okanogan takes place next
Friday. If you can spare day off and
want to enjoy pleasant time run
down to the county seat on this occas-
ion. The residents of that place will
make you welcome.
Teachers drifted back from their
holiday outings Saturday-that is, the
teachers who INDUCED in holiday out
ings-better prepared after few days
of rest to buckle into the long end of
the school term which opened Monday
with pretty full roll of scholars.
Frank X. Morris, of Riverside, was
on the streets OF this place Friday last
The town does not look natural to
see several buildings that heretofore
have shown great deal of life closed
up and unoccupied People will no
r1cnd tn ho In,
Up to Sunday, skating on Osoyoos
lake was excellent, indeed there has
not been such skating on that body OF
water for many years. A great many
people were out SUNDAY gliding over
the slippery surface. The snow since
that time has somewhat spoilt the
sport.
Jas. Hopper was in town from
Brewster Saturday. In days beyond re-
call Jeemes made hiv headquarters at
LOOMS for long time, and has been
a resident Of Brewster for years. Time
is treating the young man kindly, and
by-the-way, he is not SO young either,
as he used to be.
1T is an i'll wind that blows nobody
any good" Sammy Sanderson, the To-
cal plumber was humping himse''
Tuesday, after the Monday breeze. re-
spending to frenzied calls for his as
sistance to care for frozen water pipes.
The cold wave played hob with domes-
tic water systems.
AS an illustration of the deprecia-
ton of bar fixtures with the closing
of saloons it is understood that w. e.
Buzzard sold the furnishings of his bar
which must have cost several hundred
dollars when new, for the measley sum
of $40. Mr.. Buzzard figured that it was
better to get $40 than nothing at all.
Farmers should not overlook the
meeting of seed growers in the town
hail tomorrow Saturday afternoon at
2 o'clock. 1t is a movement that every
land owner should be directly inter-
ested in as commercial seed growing
opens up new field Of endeavor that
promises rich returns for intelligent
effort. "a
Under the provisions of the new pro-
hibition law every Incorporated town
and city is required to pass an ordin-
ance complying with the new order of
things. An ordinance has ben COM
piled by the town attorney and has
passed its first and second readings. 1t
will be passed and approved at the
next session Of the council.
ley sleighing has ben prime for weeks.
With copper as high as it is, with
every prospect Of going higher, it
seems strange that the copper proper
ties of this vicinity are permitted to
continue idle. Both the Copper World
and Copper World Extension should
be paying the stockholders dividends.
Lew Kruger. who is an artist at
painting and decorating, has the con-
tract for renevating the interior of
the rooms that have been occupied by
w. J. Frank & Co., and II. M. Ma
honey as saloons. The Frank room will
be felt boarded, painted and papered.
The Mahoney building will be raised
to conform with the grade Of the side
walk and the interior papered and
painted.
Len Elsie, who has conducted a
billiard hall in the basement of the
Hotel de Grub since the opening of
that hosiery, has leased the building
at the northeast corner of Railroad
avenue and Main street, formerly oc-
cupied by w. e. Buzzard as saloon,
and moved his billiard tables to the
new quarters. 1t is one of the most de-
sirable locations in the business part
of town.
A miscellaneous shower was given
for Miss Clara Dunn at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bair Monday evening,
which was fairly we'll attended by
young people considering the fierce
weather that prevailed. The wedding
is prospect Of the future. and the
other party interested in the prospect
is Bert Davis, young man who has