The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-01

Tor some time the OrOvlIle GeneraI
bpital has been filled almost to ca
city with patients. So far all those
mitted recently are doing nicely:
There is nothing like q fire alarm to
hw out the inhabitants. Main street
Is the scene of exciting activity
)esday afternoon when the siren let
shrek.
George Bartell. who handles the
lidebaker auto in this county, was
from Orovilie Wednesday in the
kerest OF his 1918 run of business
bison Leader.
y. F. Getsey Is building new resi-
nce on a piece Of land near the E.
fuax place, a short distance south Of
wn, a property that he traded his
rmer home for.
The firemen are, now supplied with
bber coats that will help some when
e services Of the boys are needed, as
will save them many ducktnS;wheni
citing fire in the future.
II spring is not exactly here every
dication points to its being near at
Ind. And everybody Will be glad
Tough to see the grass again spring.
IL up all around, all around.
Jas. Pretice. manager of the Okla
bgan hotel. at Okanogan. and at ono
me wide awake resident of Oroville,
las in town Sunday visiting with hts
bns, Lew and Robert Prentice.
Il Fl. H. Bussert has pnrchasedlthe res
ence on east Central Avenue owed
Mrs. J. F.. Samson, and after max.
Dc some necessary repairs and TN
&rovGments will occupy the same.
How about your thrift stamp invest
ents? Have you been slipping in a
1uarter now and then to help the boys
b the other side? II you have over
boxed that duty attend to it this week
md KEEP on doing 1t.
I Miss Ferda Richter. who was OPP
3rated on at the Oroville General hos
>ital some ten days ago for appendi-
itis, is making rapid recovery and
Fill be able to return to her home at
eremeos within a few days.
Dan Kelley dropped into the office
Monday two or three weeks before the
Expiration Of his subscription. and
fitted it over into 1919. But that 10 a
habit that Daniel has, and there would
De cheer in this shack should the habit
>ecome epidemic.
d The masquerade dance given by the
Red Cross of LOOMS last Friday
Evening was one Of the most largely
Intended dances ever held in that place
Ind that Is saying q great deal, for
1ances always draw we'll at Loomis
peveral young people from this place
we're in attendance.
4 Mrs. Edwards Of Antwyne. was op-
orated on by DR.. Lewis at the Oroville
General hospital Saturday for an az
Sravated abdominal tumor. The oper-
3tion was a delicate one, and for 9
ime the life of the patient hung In the
Balance. At last accounts she was
blowly gaining strength.
Chas. o. Sterling left for the east
Monday with the remains Of his wife
who died some two weeks ago. He wal
accompanied by his three small boys
I'VE are informed that it is Mr.. Sterl
|ing's intention to bring the lads bacl
with him and keep house, as he canno
stand being separated from them.
MIR. and Mrs. R. ]. Stone. Of Tomas
ket. motored up with friends Sunda!
evening, spending several hours II
town. Mr.. Stone Is the gentleman VIII
recently bought out A. J. Mckee
store at Tonasket. He Is a wide awake
pleasant young gentleman, and is rap
idly building up large business.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. Yoder of North
port, were registered in town Mon
day. Mr.. Yoder was one of the origina
locators of the Electric Point mine
near Northport. a property tina
has turned out to be one Of the bigges
producers in the northwest on thi
side of the international boundary linz
Among the boys from Loomis passe
as physically At by the draft boar
are the following: Edward W. Row
lands, Robert l. Grow, Duncan 6
James, Everett L. Grow and JON
Fore. Those rejected ~ physically uu