The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-04-26

vited 1t should be one of the largest
public assemblies ever gathered at
the county seat.
A number Of towns in this county
4 exceeded the quota of Liberty Loan
bonds they were expected to subscribe
for. Twisp's apportionment was 3d.
300, and during honor week $14,50O
were subscribed. That sum will be
increased before the drive is over.
Will Green, of the Ivanhoe mine,
spent few days in town this week.
Mr. Green is one of the old residents
of the Palmer lake district. Years
ago he took up land on the west side
of Palmer lake, in one of the most in
accessible places in the county, about
the only route thereto being by water.
Few acquainted with the location
thought that Mr.. Green would hold
out on his homestead longer than a
few months, but he went there to
make a home and he stuck.
| Judge w. c. Brown, OF Okanogan,
was in town Saturday, having attend
ed patriotic meeting at Nelson Fri
, day evening with Harry J. Kerr. Judge
Brown is using his influence-and the
influence of man of his pyobity, abil-
| ity and intelligence is very great
to aid the country in successful
prosecution of the war. He has been
speaking at various places on behalf
of the Liberty Loan. and is strong
| in knnninp nf atri0
ism burning brightly on Okanogan
county.
| Liberty Loan bonds subscriptions
for Honor week" should have been
an even $1,000 over the quota instead
| of $500 as reported in the last issue
of the Gazette. Purely by accident
| Dell Harris subscription of 5000 was
overlooked in making up the totals
A single thousand over the quota is
not a great deal to crow about, but
considering the financial condition of
most of us We have every reason to
| feel proud of the showing. And then
more will be added before the close
of the drive.
| Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Starrett, jr., left
Monday morning for Nebraska They
! 60 east to meet Mrs. Starrett's mother,
Mrs. L. l.. Work, who is reported to
be in very poor health. Mrs. Work
! will go to Nebraska from New Jersey,
where the family is now located,
where she will be met by the Star
retts, and if she can be induced to
! make the trip she will be brought
out to Oroville. Here, among old as
sociations and old friends, it is be-
lieved that she will more speedily re-
cover her normal health.
| Frank Bartell, ST., one of our old
and respected citizens. left Thursday
morning for Rochester, Mimi, where
he goes to consult the celebrat FL Mayo
brothers in hopes of finding relief for
puzzling ailment from which lie has
suffered intensely for the past sev-
eral months. Mr.. Bartell was accom-
panied by his wife and daughter. Mrs
Margaret Miller. May he find MS all.
ment one that will respond to treat
ment and he be able to return ia a
few weeks we'll on the way to recovery
is the wish of the Gazette.
The Public Service Commission has
issued a new map of the state upon
which all the state highways and rail-
roads are accurately designated by
color lines. Besides showing the
arteries of travel the map is valuable
for being correct as to county boun-
daries, location of towns, rivers, lakes,
! making desirable addition to any
home or office Any one can secure
a copy of the map by addressing The
Public Service Commission of Wash
ington, Olympia, Washington, enclos-
ing Is cents for a wall map, 2 cents
| for an unmounted map or 2 cents for
a folded map.
About every employe of the Great
Northern railroad at this place, and
there are quite number Of them,
subscribed for Liberty Loan bonds.
The bonds were taken at the solicita-
ton of railroad officials, and the
| names do not show on the list as
published last week. The total would
have added materially to the amount
subscribed in Oroville. We are in
formed, however, that eventually bond
sales among railroad employees will
be credited to the towns where the
subscriptions were taken, in which
case the showing made by Oroville
will be greatly improved.
The board of school trustees have
retained the following teachers who
have taught during the past year:
Mrs c. F. Sigrist, Miss Lillian Do
marese, Miss Bernice Domarese, Miss
Mildred Mitchell, Miss Leila Parsons,
Miss Effie Brinnon and Miss Florence
Pickering. Others of the faculty have
made other arrangements and did not
ask to be retained. So far principal
has not been engaged to fill the posi-
ton held by Prof. F. B. Nance for the
past three or four years. Prof. Nance
will give up school teaching at the
pleased to note that he will continue
a resident of Oroville.
We are not in the crepe hanging
business, yet the fact remains the
same that if this locality is to be de-
prived of the usual amount of spring
rain there is going to be another
shortage of crop this year, and that
would be a calamity. Owing to the
light fall of snow during the past
winter there was very little moisture
in the ground this spring, and the ex-
cessive winds have squeezed the slight
supply pretty thoroughly out of the
soil. Then there has been no rain
fall during April, and that is unusual.
Grain is not as yet suffering from
lack of moisture, although warm
showers would be exceedingly bene-
fetal to spring sown grain.