The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-08-23
The First National Bank
Capital, 100000.
Oroville, Washington

Mrs. E. Bromley, of Nighthawk, was
registered in town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Condet, Of the
Horn Silver mine, Sundayed in Oro-
vile,
The grouse season opens September
ist and about every nimrod in town
will be out making life unhappy COR
the BIRDS
Some Of the jungle along the side
walks in town could be removed
without injury to the appearance of
the place.
E. ]. Wilson. formerly resident
Of Oroville, directs that his paper be
sent to Anacortes, where he is work
ing in ship yard.
A number of mining men have been
in Oroville recently looking over the
several properties in this neighbour
hood that are working.
Miss Sigrist, of Oroville, is spend
Ing few days as the guest of her
brother, Louis Sigrist, of Siwash
Creek-Tonasket Times.
w. C.. Gresham, the Okanogan at
torney, and one of the candidates for
prosecuting attorney, spent several
days in Orovlle this week.
Alwovc boom your ava IN tho "po ~
gain Column" You can generally
End bargains advertised or something
wanted that you can buy cheap.
Arthur Ricketts, returned from his
trip to Seattle Saturday evening and
Monday morning took the express
run on the branch between Oroville
and Wenatchee.
Mrs. Price Fruit, of LOOMS, was
visiting with relatives and friends in
Or0ville Friday last. Mrs. Fruit Is no
stranger here as she was formerly
Mrs. Ernest Peck.
The unknown good Samaritan who
left choice sample of melons and a
~~""ehui bOquCI vi doIClo at tIC uOiit
Of ye editor Thursday last has the
thanks of the household.
There was fresh snow on the saw
tooth mountains to the west of Orc.
Vile, some distance to the west, Mon
day morning, which is very unusual
OF this early date in the season.
Much of the weather during the
past week or two has been more like
late September than August. Is this
premonition that We are to have
an early fall and long winter?
Engineer George Major has been
up from Oroville since Monday plat.
ing into acreage the remainder Of
the old Frank Fontain place at the
east edge of town-Molson Leader.
Miss Helen Richter, who was oper.
ated on at the Oroville General hos
pital for appendicitis some two weeks
ago, has SO far recovered that she ha:
returned to her home at Keremeos.
Mrs. Jas. Callahan went to We
halchee. accompanied by her daugh
lers' this week, where she will b.
treated by a specialist for an afflic
l'on OF the ear that threatens deaf
ness.
Lieut.. Perry Blackler is now sta
Toned at Kelly Field, San Antonio
ie&as, the great aviation training
camp The lad makes daily flight!
ana is getting to be one of the ex
perts.
MRS. j. A. Hagerman and VIM
naitell were called to Oroville Sat
ufday ON account of the serious i'll
ness OF Frank Bartell, ST., father o
Tue former and brother of the latter
-Twisp News.
Frank Farnsworth, the Riversid
warehouse men and all round hustler
was visitor in town Friday last
"nile working the north end of tn
,ouhty Tor business, and that is wha
ne Is out for all the time.
me south side Of town was a livel
1oAihg spot this week, and a YER
p'oasihg change after a protracte,
season OF inactivity. A large fore
Was at work preparing the groun
a'd laying cement walks.
rercy Eastman who is in charg
CHROME mine for the Stewart
naivert company, located over Il
pritish Columbia, near Laurier, wa
u town over Sunday on bushes
'ohhected with the responsibility.
WHAT'S the matter with the cler
VI the weather? He has had thing
suihed wrong end to this year, tn
ny weather coming when Their
snouid have been rain, and copiou
IAN when there should have bee
warm, dry weather.
w. b. Sexson, Vern Sexson and
:. hedger went up toward the hea
"a'ers OF the Sinlahekin creek Sur
LAY on fishing trip. They got ifs
=" right, but also almost froze I
aeath. as they left here in light clotl