The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-02-04

In the matter Of growing seeds Tor the
market and there Is no doubt but that
the industry will grow to greaS i'm
portance in the next few years.
The food sale held by the ladies OF
the Episcopal church Saturday afterzz
noon, lasted quick. The ladies had
prepared a large quantity of edibles,
but such demand for the good things
developed that the stock disappeared
like mist before the summer sun. The
ladies did not make barrel of money
but the receipts helped the cause ma
terially.
Pool rooms and soft drink joints
were well represented at the council
meeting Monday evening, by invitation
from the council. A very drastic ordin-
ance was pending relative to the con-
duct of the pool rooms and soft drink
bars, but upon the promise of The pro-
prietors promising to keep reasonable
hours at night the council tabled the
ordinance for the present.
While the high school boys were at
Republic Friday last, thermometers
registered II degrees below zero. At
Nelson Saturday evening they ran
into 20 degrees below zero weather,
and that was early in the evening. AL
though the mercury was down In the
Eeighborhood of zero it felt like sum-
mer from the contrast when the lads
slid over the brink into the valley.
Illustration how little ads pull bust
ness. Last week Mrs. Hemmingway
announced that she had furnished
house to rent and the paper had been
out but a few hours when she found
renter. Moreover, there were several
inquiries for that house by people who
came trifle too late. If you have
anything that the people want the way
to find thoes people is through the
columns of the local paper.
The cold snap that followed the two
days chinook, some two weeks ago
was much more intense than the first
cold period, and that was cold enough
to satisfy an Esquimau. For severa!
nights in succession during the past
week thermometers registered below
zero, something extraordinary for
this country. Sunday night the mer-
curry dropped to s below, one of the
coolest records of the winter.
The ladies' gold watch that was ad-
vertised for as lost by young lady
passing through town on her way to
Colville, was found by Earl Taylor, a
young lad going to public school. He
picked it us in the street just about
where the owner supposed that she had
lost it. Fortunately it fell into the
hands of an honest person and the
young lady, who was SO grieved ever
her loss, will be made happy by its
recovery.
Aubrey McMahan was so severely
injured in the basket ball game at Re-
public that he will be unable to take
part In the game at Conconully and
Okanogan, this week, which will great
ly weaken the team as Mr.. McMahan
is one of the star performers. 1t ap-
pears that in the Republic game the
young man received a crack on the
shin that either slightly fractured the
bone, or came SO near it as to confine
him to the house.
Banker Arthur Lund spent Monday
and Tuesday in Oroville, having bust
ness to transact before the directors
of the irrigation district. While in town
MIR. Lund thoroughly inspected the
new Covert building. He was so we'll
pleased with the second story arrange
ment that he will build brick block
at Tonasket next spring exactly the
same size as the Covert block, using
the ground floor for the Tonasket
State bank, and the second story for
offices.
There was a wood famine OH in town
this week, which was pretty trying to
those short on fuel. An immense
amount of coal and wood have been
delivered at this station this winter,
but the demand on account of the pro-
tracted cold weather, has been greater
than the supply. The fuel bill is the
heaviest expense the householders
have had to meet for the past two
months, and If this chill continues an
other month some of US will go ever
lastingly broke.
This office had a pleasant call from
John NJ. Runnell, state examiner, while
that gentleman was in Oroyille. Mr..
Runnell is impressed with the admir-
able location Of Oroville, its prospects
under the new irrigation system and
as railroad center, and predicted tina,
it was destined to become a town of
commercial and industrial Importance.
Like all strangers who visit the town
Mr.. Runnell can see the resources, and
what is bound to accrue from those
lived here for years.
Heretofore it has been customary
for some lady member Of the Civic
League to take charge of the library
on the days that the library is open.
but owing to sickness and other causes
it has not always been convenient for
those assigned to this duty to take up
the work. To obviate all such unpre-
ventable failures the ladies have enl-
ployed Mrs. A. A. Spencer to take
charge Of the library on such days as
the library is to be opened and the
public can rest assured of regular and
uninterrupted service.
The towns along the valley depend
ing on the Okanogan Valley Power
company for electric lights and power
were dark for several days last week
owing to break in the ditch. 1t work.
ed a hardship on those who were de-
pending on lights and power and the
Okanogan Independent was especially
sufferer. When you come to think |
how many power plants were put on
the bum by the cold weather tie people |