The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-21

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pairs were made on the lowor Go
sne scnool house. Mr.. Bussert is an ex.
pert piasterer and is doing an excell-
eht lob.-Molson Leader.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Whitwortb ond
,"e hover of the family. a healthy ana
mappS youhgster Of tender years
spent Tuesday in Oroville returning
~ lheir nome at Okanogan Wednesday
morning. 0'AeSuay
.. Z. Stevens left Saturday in b;s
au,o LOT portland and was accompan-
led by Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Blackler
anu Jas Silverthorn. The latter three
VIII stop off at Seattle for visit 30
some days. u
| Louis Anderson who has hoon no..
uucting the Radbourne hotel for the
past year, left for Spokane Monday
norhihg' lie stated at the time of his
departure that he expected To return
in few days.
II those people who threatened TO
commence building last spring do not
get at 1t pretty soon those buildings
cannot De completed before Christmas
Ill building way, things are at a
stand still just now.
People from all over the country are
visiting Oroville and the valley. Tines.
luay the Hotel de Grub register carried
the names of travellers from Denver
Kansas, West Virginia, British Column
Dla and the coast states.
Lot owners are showing no disposi-
tioh 10 need the admonition to hack
down weeds in front of their premises
so IL Is up to the town council to order
the amputating done, and assess the
cost against the property.
A luncheon was served in the H.
Drary building Thursday last by the
civic league for the Commercial Club.
out from lack of publicity. or ipdiffer-
ehce on the part of the business men.
the luncheon was only slightly patron
lied.
| hazel, the young daughter of j. c.
Baches, the pharmacist with the Oro-
VILE Pharmacy. stopped off to visit
with her father over last Friday night
while on her way home to Wenatchee
from visit with relatives at Grand
| Forks, b. c.
| The county pioneers are to hold their
annual meeting at Conconully on the
18th and 18th of August, according to
call issued by the secretary. All the
Old settlers should make it a point to
get together on those dates and renew
old acquaintance.
The people of Oroville and vicinity
have subscribed literally to stock in
the proposed new hospital. If there is
any one who has not as yet come
through they should do so at once, as
the committee wishes to commence
construction within the next few days.
An auto party from Nelson. includ-
ing six cars, passed through Oroville
Sunday on the way to Penticton. This
"trip between OrOville and PentictOn
is one Of the most attractive and en-
joyable auto drives in the northwest,
land will become more popular from
year to year.
Sheriff Harry Stark was nosing
around Oroville Monday. 1t was not
necessary for any one with a bad con-
science to keep under cover, as he had
no lines out for criminals. He was here
on civil business, but even civil bust
ness in the hands of the sheriff means
worry for somebody.
Several of the newspaper boys from
this county attended the annual meet
| ing of the State Press Association at
Ellensburg, Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday of last week. 1t was an interest
| ing meeting, very largely attended, and
we regret that circumstances over
which we had no control, which means
Ia shortage of the wherewithal in a
print shop, prevented us from being
present.
1t is understood that the Dunkard
colony, holding land just south of town,
are making all arrangements for start
I ing a cheese factory at Cordova, the
first station south of OrOville on the
branch. Over 100 cows have already
been pledged to furnish milk for the
factory. These people know how to
make cheese, and the industry prom
Uses to become an important one in
| this upper country.
A letter from member of the End
Washington, in camp at CaleXlco,
states that the weather is fearfully hot
at that place and that army life that
does not promise some excitement in
the way of fighting hardly appeals to
the boys. Much complaint is made OF
the character of the food provided. The
boys are making the best of it, getting
lots of drill and an experience that
will do them good in future life.
The Seattle auto party headed for
Vancouver, B. c., was unable to reach
IFS destination by the north route, re-
turning to Oroville homeward bound
Monday evening" The trip has been
made from here to Vancouver by auto
as A. O. Spencer went to California by
that route last year. According to re-
uorts. the road beyond Spencers
lbridge. across the Frazier river, IS not
in good travelling shape this year.
Pr. Davis left last Saturday morn
| ing for Portland, where he will visit
for some time with his father. Those