The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-09-21

country that he, at the time oxn.
Gu an intention of returning AT soms
, lure GATE to make his home. II 4.
unuerstood that Mr.. Mulch is neso.
ia''ng Tor the purchase OF a lar.
ract OF land in the valley. close ,o
w oa., II he makes the deal a val.
uaole addition will be made 70 Tho
population of this locality
INF. and Mrs. Jack Long and ,,.
oan ' ieit Lomis Monday in Mr.. Longs
car bound for Chihuhua, Mexico for
-" 'huehnite stay. For a number n,
years Mr. Long, an old cattle man NJ
.ne county, has expressed his inten-
''ohs OF going to Mexico for the mr..
pose OF looking over the country and
poss,oiy locating, and this move NAV
:. 'he carrying out of those long
cherished plans. His friends IN this
way trust that he will steer clear NJ
."o revolutions constantly ON tan
over the southern lie, and find inst
ing. VI hho-
| IL Is reported that several cases of
lniantile paralysis have developed in
.he hlpling and Havillah neighbour
ioous' and have been examined by the
county and state health officers with
the result that the families in which
the cases have appeared have been
quarantlned. If this dread and terrible
uisease, which, when not fatal, leaves
the victim in a deplorable condition
mas broken out in the county the prom.
er authorities should neglect no means
TO prevent its spread. 1t would be a
shocking calamity should intantile
paralysis gain a firm foothold in This
upper country.
Herbert w. Champneys. who for q
number of years filled the position of
cashier in the Okanogan State bank.
at LOOMS, came in from Spokane last
Friday Mr.. Champneys was among
those drafted passed the physical ex-
animation and put in no plea for ex-
emption, although a married man. He
Is one of the Okanogan county contin-
gent of 81 drafted men who will as
semble at Okanogan today and leave
Saturday for training quarters at
American Lake. Mrs. Champneys re-
turned to her home at Spokane, where
she has secured position in the Fed
eral Reserve bank.
W. F. Page, receiver of the land Of
flee at Spokane, spent two or three
days in Orovlle during the past week
IN company with his brother in law,
r. J. Hill, of Republic. 1t was Mr.
Pages first visit to the Okanogan
country in fifteen years, and he was
pleasantly surprised at the marked
Improvement that has taken place in
that time He was especially impressed
with the appearance of Oroville and
the immediate adjacent country, and
expressed desire to come into the
country to make his home, step we
would not be surprised if he took after
the expiration of his term of office.
j. w. Snead and l.. c. Lens, of Spo-
kane, stopped over in Oroville last
Friday night after a visit to the home
of Stanley Evans, at LOOMS. Messrs.
Snead and Lens are interested in the
large cattle company, of which Mr.
Evans is resident manager, and came
across country from Spokane in Mr.
Sneads car. What they said about
Okanogan county roads in spots was
anything but flattering. From here the
gentlemen left on an extended autoing
trip up into British Columbia. They
made the run to Kamaloops Saturday,
returning Sunday evening. 1t was a
record run for the distance covered.