The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-02-23

From reports that come In it is evil
dent that there will be large increase
in acreage put out to wheat In the
Nelson country this spring. The big
price of wheat, and the heavy yield last
year, is an incentive for running
strong to grain.
Both Mrs. Frank Buckingham and
her 12-year old daughter, Miss Con-
stance, entered the Oroville General
Hospitl last Thursday afternoon, both
to submit to slight operations. Now,
both mother and daughter are we'll on
the way to permanent recovery.
The wife of Narcesse Nicholson. liv-
ing few miles south of Oroville died
last week and was buried in the Mis-
sion cemetery, near Ellisforde, Thurs
day, Undertaken Barnes having charge
of the interment. The deceased was
only some 25 years of age and VIC
tim OF tuberculosis.
Phil Schlief has rented As acres OF
land from T. j. Jones, of Riverside,
joining E. Truax on the west, and UNI
der the irrigation system. Mr.. Schlief
will cultivate the land this yea: and
put out corn and beans, two staple ar
ticles that can be grown at a good
profit in this valley.
The basket ball championship ap-
pears to rest between the Okanogan
and Conconully high school teams, and
an item in the Wenatchee World states
that when the two rivals play off the
deciding game the winner will try con-
illusions with Oroville high to settle
the question of championship.
The fresh fall of snow was fortu-
nate 70" the country. Most Of the frost
is out of the ground and when it meits
this snow will be very beneficial az
moisture. and much moisture is need
ed this spring owing to the fact that
there were no fall rains and the
ground was bone dry when winter get
lin.
The funeral Of the late Lillian Lane,
who died at the Oroville Genera! Hos
pital last week, took place at Tomas
ket Sunday, Undertaken Barnes having
charge of the interment. There WAS a
| very &c dllCnudhSO " eiS ANAA~' N>Ab
showing the high record in which the
deceased was held by all who knew
her
AL. Fox has made a number OF re-
pairs and improvements on the store
room on Main street, owned by w. b.
Sexson. and at one time occupied by
Mr.. Sexson with his drug store. From
the fact that the place is being tidied
up the inference would be drawn that
the building is to be occupied at some
future date.
Help out a good thing by attending
the dance to be given in the Orpheum
tonight. The band is an organization
that is entitled to support from every
resident of the town, and the small
contribution necessary to secure
ticket will break no one, yet will aid
to that extent In keeping the band
going. Dig up.
Some fifty of the young school chill
dren assembled at the library building
Saturday afternoon and participated
In the party and entertainment giver
to raise funds for the purchase of ju
venile books. The affair was under
charge of Mrs. A. A. Worley, and the
youngsters made out to have yer!
enjoyable afteroon.
Frank Devos, of the Omak Chronicle
made a trip 10 Bremerton, Just TO SCI
fer himself the nature of the real es
tate that the Chronicle, and other pa
pers of the county. have been so ex
tensively advertising, and he was 81
l well satisfied that he invested in tw,