The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-02-15

|uy Fruit has SOld his handsome
be and large tract or land at LOOMS
Herbert Curtis. 1t is not known
1t Mr.. Fruit intends to do, or where
lite, but some time ago he was talk
livery seriously of trying California.
hck Downs will leave Monday for
kkane where he will offer his SER
Is in the Canadian army. For a
4 time Mr.. Downs has felt that he
hid be doing his bit, and now pro-
es getting into the game if he can
s the necessary examination.
or time it was feared that Wilbur
bkyn was on the transport Tuscania
be sailed with that division. w. A.
&be of this place, also had broth
"a doctor, in the same division. Last
brts would indicate that neither of
be men were on the torpedoed YES
ast week a thorough test was made
Coalmount coal on engines pulling
his over the Nelson hill on orders
be railroad company, and the result
bat test surpassed all expectations.
answered the purpose of making
Im almost as well as the best Fer
*coal. If further tests demonstrate
the Coalmount production can be
advantageously for steaming pur-
es on the railroad the coal supply
cease to be serious problem for
#railroad people to solve. Further
te, if the coal can be used for en-
IS the coal industry of Coalmount
take on a boom and Coalmount
II will take on new life and pros
lily, becoming one of the import
coal mining camps of the north
It,
Die high school basket ball team re-
he'd from a tour covering fort
bit Saturday evening. They were not
at the depot by a band playing
1e the Conquering Heroes Come"
sause on the trip they played the
|wever, the boys made a good i'm
ession wherever they appeared, and
Fixed up a game here and there.
Lying every night was too much of
|aX upon the squad, besides the boys
bed number of very strong teams.
ley did manage to win at Chewelah,
Ter Park and Okanogan, playing a
,se game at Colville, but at Repub-
|, Wenatchee and Waterville they
re slaughtered. So far as the trip
elf was concerned it was highly en-
joyed by the team.
Tuesday drive was made by
mber of ladies of the town for funds
the Y w. c. A., activities in the
lr zone and at environments. The
ry small sum of ten cents per month
r four months was asked. The re-
onse was phenomenal. The commit
IS were cheered on in their work by
2 ready and hearty response of those
Even the children in the
hools responded most literally. Clio
be it said for the patriotism of the
that most of the commit
rs did not meet with a refusal, and
told, there were probably not more
an half dozen who refused to con-
butte the small sum asked for this
,rthy cause. The full amount of col
,tions is not yet known, but the sum
II run up to if not over 500.
The second performance at the Or
cum last Thursday evening in an
tertainment given by local people
conjunction with the moving picture
atures, the receipts of which were
be equally divided between the
'iscopal Guild and the Red Cross,
e attendance was much larger than
e first night, and the program much
ore elaborate. The various numbers
IRE excellently staged and the per-
rmers did themselves credit In this
the Gazette has been asked
extend the thanks of the ladies of
e Guild to Mrs. ID. H. Lewis and
ss Mildred Mitchell for their kind
rvices in drilling those who took
rt, and which contributed so mater
lily to the success of the effort, and
all those in any way assisting on
off the stage.
Ben Price, who has been spending
e past several months in Mime
oils, arrived in town last week for
visit of few days. Ben was on the
aft list in this county, but was not