The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-13

same evening.
The ladies' bridge whist party of
this place entertained their husbands
at banquet at the Hotel de GruDo
|dining rooms Monday evening, and
all of the party enjoyed a royal good
time.
The martial spirit has not Develop
ed to such an extent in this place AS
to secure any great number Of recruits
either for the army or navy. Still,
There are several who contemplate en-
listing.
Mr.. Herschberger Of Oroville, los
five horses recently. The animals are
supposed to have been killed by the
bites of coyote. A neighbor also lost
a mule-Boneparte notes in the Mol
ison Leader.
G. M. Zediker of Loomis, one of the
most efficient engineers in the county
and who had much to do with the pre-
iliminary surveying on the West Okla
hogan Valley Irrigation system. was
a visitor in town Monday.
G. L. Armstrong came down from
Nelson and spent Sunday among his
lold associates In Oroville. 1t Is pleas
Iant to know that Mr.. Armstrong is we'll
pleased with his position and has most
lflattering prospects ahead of him.
VIM. Ingerlick of Horse Springs
Icoulee, was operated on at the Oro.
| Vile General hospital Sunday by DR..
Fryer, of Riverside, assisted by DR..
Lewis, of this place, for cancer of the
Liver. The case is quite a serious one.
j. L. Laughran, better known as
Cowboy Jimmie" returned home last
week from protracted visit to Cali
fornia. He reports that he met e. Fitz-
gerald, formerly we'll known attor-
ney of Loomis and Oroville, at Los
Angeles.
Austria and Turkey will probably
follow Germany and break with the
United States. AS these countries have
committed no overt act against the
United States the president will not
ask congress to declare that a state
of war exists for the present.
Both Tuesday and Wednesday even
ing the train on the Oroville-We
natchee branch has been several hours
late, and in consequence did not
part the next day on the return trip
until noon. Light engines are held re-
lsponsible for the slow time made.
Mayor F. s. Beale is a man of the
right stuff, even though he is accumu-
lating years. He offered his services
to the government as surgeon and
the offer has been accepted. He has
warded the necessary papers and
his appointment may arrive at any
Itime
| Manager Stoltz of the Lyric has
discontinued the Saturday afternoo
Imatinees. He has taken this step fc
patriotic reasons. He says the child
are needed at home to make gardo
as every family should raise all th~
food possible this year, and Satur
lafternoon they are needed for that
purpose Good enough.
A new auto stage line has been put
on between Oroville and Okanogan.
the second on the road. Phillippi &
Moore are the proprietors of the new
line. They hail from Wenatchee. This
line makes two trips between Oroville
land Okanogan every day. With the
convenient means Of transportation
at hand people can take a run up o.
down the valley at about any old
hour Of the day.
! Wednesday evening several poles
along the electric light line went down
during the gale and the town was ir
lutter darkness. Repairs were not com
Ipleted until late Thursday afternoon
working great hardship upon those
depending upon power This hardship
was especially felt in the Gazette Of
'hce, where every machine is operated
by electric power, and in consequence
the paper Is late this week.
| w. Fl. Thomas, of Penawawa.
been in town during the past week.
Mr.. Thomas is interested in the Go'-
lden Chest, one of the cracking good
mining properties on Kruger noun
tain, and was here on business con-
nected with that property. The gen
ltleman is not looking as we'll as he
Ibid when last here a few months ago
but says he is suffering from no IT
mess. He Is intensely loyal, and is
)for America against all comers.