The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-01-04

changes be sent to this office as earl !
in the week as possible. BY prompness
the- patron will giveNus a chance to
get the paper out on time, which is
impossible when a number of adver-
tisements come in a bunch at the elev-
enth hour.
Louis Stoffern spent several days in
town during the past week looking
after his property interests in this
place. For some years Mr.. Stoffren
has been following the simple life on
his ranch in Aeneas Valley.
A lot of jolly sports made a night
Of 1t Monday at Len Emiles pool room
playing for geese. A few managed to
cop cheap holiday dinners through
skill in handling the papes, while
others paid the piper and returned
home gooseless.
| 1t Is reported that r. Greiger was
disappointed in closing his expected
deal at Redding, Cal, and has moved
to San Francisco, where he purchased
hotel. Wherever he is and whatever
may be his business may good luck be
ana remain with him.
There was general suspension of
business Tuesday. AS a large percent
Of the population were up late the
night before. or did not retire until
cock crow Tuesday morning, good
many had the appearance of feeling
like the morning after
The most conspicuous houses about
Oroville or any other town, just now.
are those that do not exhibit Red
Cross membership banner in the win
dow. Not single occupied house
should be without this evidence of
good faith in America.
The high water in the Similkameen
did considerable damage at Headley
taking out several hundred feet Of
flume owned by the Nickle Plate
mine Owing to the rapid rise in the
river it was thought here that the
dam at Headley had gone out
This office has not heard directly
from Morris Costello since he left
some weeks ago, but it is understood
that he has a fine position as station
agent at Eugene, Oregon, on the
Southern Pacific. The people of
Eugene are to be congratulated.
M. H. Smith, the old time LOOMS
plumber, has been in Alaska for sew
eral months, and a letter from Mrs.
Smith states that she expects to join
her husband in the spring and they
will make their future home in the far
north Mr.. Smith is delighted with his
new location.
G. H. Brickbill commenced the new
year on his job looking after the tele-
phone lines, for which he is the doc
tor, with headquarters at Okanogan,
from which point he works up and
down the valley along the ratification
of wires controlled by the company to
which he is attached.
Three head of cattle belonging to
Brevet brothers attempted to outrun
the Oroville passenger train across
the big trestle just west Of town last
Saturday morning, with the result that
it took the train crew an hour to dis
entangle their remains from the pilot
and trucks.-Springdal Reformer.
The old year made it's exit and the
new year it's entree Monday night
amidst considerable noise and merri-
ment. The farewell and welcome, how
ever, was far more rational than in the
old days when many people considered
it necessary to toast out the old and
toast in the new in eXtravagant was
sails.
Fred F. Flanders, half brother of
w. Leonard Davis, is serving in the
sanitary corps, and already has won
the rank of captain. He has three lieu
tenants and a number of enlisted men
under him. Their duty is to visit the
various military training camps and
inspect the food and messing condi-
tions generally.
Herb Silvernail was knocked out
for several days during the past week
by severe touch of the grip. He man
aged to get back on the Princeton run
Wednesday, Working on that route at
this season of the year is not conduc-
i've to robust health, as the snow is
deep, and dampness and exposure is
liable to bring on illness.
Mrs. E. T. Stansbury, nee Miss May
Peterson, of Hillyard, spent the holt
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Jno E. Peterson, at the family home
a few miles south of town. The Stans-
burys were only recently married at
Wenatchee, happy event that should
have been noted at the time but by an
inadvertancy the announcement was
not handed in.
In new publication just issued by
the Great Northern railroad entitled
"A Silo the Mark of Progress" in
which strong appeal is made to every
farmer to install silos, among numer-
Gus other illustrations appears the pic
ture of the big corn grown last year by
Mrs. c. X. Stanton, who also has one of
the finest herds of Jersey cattle in
north central Washington.
Attorney j. M. Adams spent several
days last week at Loomis on profess
sional business. Getting hung up be-
yond the time he expected Mr.. Adams
had rough experience trying to buck
, his way through the snow drifts in his
car. He got stuck on the road and had
to back the car about a mile. He left
his car at Tonasket and made his way
home Friday evening by rail.
Gene Judd, though young man,
long time resident of LOOMS, came in
Monday evening to spend new years
day in Oroville. Mr.. Judd who is a
hustler in any line he emharks in, has
been engaged in buying stock for the
market for some years, and he has lost
neither flesh nor money in the enter