The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-05-12

ISeveral years ago, but after the trees haC
iected. they were not watered. weeds
lowered the land and pests destroyed o
Inumbr of the trees. Mr.. st. Hill has dug
Tout all OF the affected trees and replaced
them with cherry trees, and in a year OF
two will have one of the swell homes OF
the valley.
The two hose companies will make a
Jpractlce run at the corner of Main street
and first avenue Monday evening at Z
IO'clock. taking water from the same plug
in front of the Oroyille, Commercial COM
pany's store. One lead of hose will be
stretched down Main sretet and the other
Idown First avenue.
Strange to say the heavy rains that
Idrenched this part of the valley Saturday
distance down the valley. Monday. the
roads below the Granger place were re-
ported to be dry and dusty. There were.
showers at Tonasket.
One Jimmie Crane was arrested Satur.
Iday evening carrying more liquor ON the
inside than the law allows and Monday
Judge Furgerson applied a $50 fine as a
punishment for falling from grace. Not
having the cash or the collateral the pris-
loner was remanded. to Jail for u days
n rather expensive jag.
The points of registration for the Col
willie Indian reservation opening have been
designated by the government as Spokane.
Wilbur. REPUBLIC. Wenatchee and Omak.
selection. but other towns within touch
with the reservation were also overlooked
so We have no good grounds for protest.
| the acts of the high school play to be
given in the Orpheum this evening to
furnish entertainment for the audience
and break the waits between curtains.
Iof duets trios and quartettes, musical
pantomimes. skits and stunts. according
to the program as turned into this office.
/ 1t Is reported that Jerome Drumheller
has bonded the old Caaba mine near
INighthawk, and will commence early de-
IveOpments. A large body of ore Is opened
little or no dead work to be done. While
not of high grade there is an enormous
quantity of ore in sight, and that is the
kind of ore bodies mining men are look
ing for nowadays.
Three arrests were made the latter part
of last week for drunkenness. Two of the
individuals were without means and were
permitted to leave town. One of the fallen
named Montgomery contributed $40 to
the town exchequer Where the liquor was
obtained Is not known but II drunkenness
continues the secret cannot be maintained
and somebody. is going to pay dearly for
breaking the law.
Saturday morning for Il few minutes
| rain fell like a deluge. following heavy
Ike II cloud burst than n rain storm. For
tunately the intense storm lasted only
a few minutes but even in that time the
| streets were a mass of water and cutters
were overlooking. Had the rain continued
/ half an hour the population would have
had to put on life preservers.
Unfortunately the weather was SO in
| clement Sunday afternoon that the band
was unable to give the open air concert
| that had been announced The public was
not deprived of the music however. as
the concert was given in the library build
ing. The boys had arranged choice pro-
gram for the occasion and it is regrettabe
that climatic conditions We're such that
the population could not have enjoyed it,
/ nf
Blackwell & Co., department store at
| Tonasket was a visitor in town Monday
ey for good roads in this county than any
Iother resident 1t is a movement in which
lie takes a great deal of interest, and
to have all the money raised for road
purposes spent directly on actual con-
IstructiOn.
After many days, the old mining camp
formation. The town is taking on new
life from the influence of mining and the
construction of the Whitestone Irrigation
considerable new improvements are un-
der way. Among the additions to the
place is moving picture house, operated
| by JAS Ford, brother of Will j. Ford,
| of the merchandise company of Forde &
Ford
Among the marriage licenses issued last
week was one to Forester Judd and Belle
E. Eastman of Loomis The groom is a
son of those highly respected old pioneers
Mr. and Mrs. j. Nj Judd The young man
was born at LOOMS and has grown to
him since he was youngster the Gazette
editor joins his many friends in congratu-
lations and the best wishes for happy
and prosperous future for Mr.. Judd and
his bride.
V. d Williamson, q well-known Spokane
mining man and capitalist, accompanied
by Daniel q. McLachlan, an. experienced
| mining expert, spent several days in this
place and vicinity during the past week
looking over the mining situation. These
gentlemen had nothing to say for publica-
ton, but the hope is entertained that men
of such prominence in the mining game
may become sufficiently interested in the
country to take hold of some of the prop
critics in the neighborhood
1.-THE Explorer" photo drama tization
of William Somerset. Maughans famous
book. The Explorer" is the drawing card
the for M aS and Spaay
heart of Africa, and is crowded with the
most dramatic situations. Another new
hit at the Lyric are the animated cartoons
which are not only exceedingly clever but
very interesting. The selection for Satur-.
day and Sunday is 'Inbad the Sailor"
and in themselves are an evenings enter
tainment.
Postmaster Hoskyn makes a statement
in this issue as to the reasons why the
post office is closed at $3.50 p. M, called
forth by the dissatisfaction manifested
when the mail was not distributed Tues
day evening on account Of the Spokane
train being late. Mr.. Hoskyn states that
the business of the office has doubled
since the first Of last July, and with the
establishment of the rural routes the work
has SO increased, without any additional
assistance in the office, that he and his
assistants have to have some time to rest.
Rufus Woods, the hustler at the head
of the Wenatchee World. the largest daily
paper to be found in any town Of the same
size as Wenatchee any. where in the
United States, spent Friday last in Oro-
vile. Mr.. Woods was travelling by auto
and was accompanied by his private Sec
rotary, Fl. p Crosby and A. j. Dear, who
does the photographng for the World.
They were in this part of the country Sc
curing data for special edition about
the time of the Colville Indian reservation
opening, or when the registration offices
open.
W. S. Chase, living near Circle City,
met with a very painful accident Satur-
day. While cleaning a 22-calibre high
power rifle the weapon was in some man.
| ner discharged. the bullet entering on the
| inside of the left leg, above the knee,
coming out at the calf of the leg between
brought to Oroville and DR.. Lewis dressed
| the wounds. As no bones were broken
| Mr.. Chase will speedily recover. While
| under the Doctors care Mr.. Chase re-
| ceived the sad news of the death of his
infant child. The little one was a victim
OF three days. The family have the sym
pothy of the entire neighborhood in their
double affliction.
tract of land midway between the towns
Iof Oroville and Tonasket in northern Okla
hogan county Washington, was in Boomers
] Ferry Tuesday, in consultation with