The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-12-13

bone been broken.
ihe demand for accommodations Al
'he oroville General hospital has
grown to such an extent that An adj
ultion to the building is almost i'm
perative The people Of Oroville could
not make a better investment than to
subscribe a sufficient amount to con.
S'ruct the necessary wing.
The attorney general of the s..,.
rules that teachers are entitled to
compensation during the time schools
a,eciosed through quarantine orders
ihis Is only fair and Just to the teach
ers. The closing of school undar
such conditions is a protective meas.
ure Tor which teachers are in no .wav
responsible. They are ready and will.
ing TO NIL their contracts with, The
districts where they are employed
ana II they are prevented from per.
FORMING their daily duties through
no fault Of their own they ara car.
tainiy entitled to their salaries.
Geo. j. Hurley, of LOOMS. left for
seattle Saturday for the purpose of
attending meeting of the state game
commission which convened In that
city this week. Mr.. Hurley is presi-
dent OF the commission, and a very
active member Of the county game
commission. Mr.. Hurley takes q
great deal of interest in the preserya.
ton, protection and propagation of
game Of the flesh, fowl and fish va,
rleties. Through the efforts of the
local commission he has been instru-
mental In stocking many, of the lakes
and streams of the county with the
choicer variety Of game fish.
Still another Okanogan county. bow
has offered up his life on the altar
OF his country in the person of Tholn-
as Robinson. of the Methow valley.
who died OF wounds received in
france in the very last days Of the
lighting. He died November 90. ok.
anogan county has contributed a MN.
Der of its young manhood to uphold
ing the honor of the flag and the
principles for which that flag stands,
some dying in the wild ruck OF battle
and others dying from disease, the
sacrifice for country oeing the same
in both instances. Let us never FOR
get they died in noble cause.
w. c. Gresham was up from Okan-
ogan Saturday evening spending Sun
day in Oroville, returning to the
county seat Monday morning. He in
formed reporter that Health Offlcer
DR.. Fryer had advised the postpone
ment of the proposed December term
of court, and that jurors were notified |
of the action. The moving picture
house at Okanogan was again closed.
All this precaution has been taken
owing to the increase in the number |
of influenza cases after temporary re-
lief from the malay. Where COM
munities have suffered the second in
stallment of the flu IT seems to be
more virulent than, at the time of its
original visitation.
Tuesday Messrs. Ellis and Forde
sold an additional 20 acre tract OF
the Ellis-Forde orchards, some miles
south of town, to Messrs. Ramsey,
McLain and Crotty, who already own
ed something over 80 acres in that
choice section of the valley. Mr..
Ramsey has made such success of
managing that original tract that the
company decided to go at it on still
larger scale and hence the increased
acreage. The gentlemen have named
their holding as the 20. K. Valley
Ranch" and the output Of that ranch
has already become so famous with
buyers of garden truck that the Oper-
ators will experience no difficulty In
finding a ready market for every
thing they can raise.
The Okanogan Valley Power COM
pany has found some difficulty In
making regular collections for serv-
ices rendered and have decided on a
new system, as will, be seen by ref
erance to the notice published in an
other column. The patron who fails
to come across by the 5th of the
month will find himself in darkness
as the juice will be cut off. This
drastic plan is followed in every city
and town where there Is lighting
system. Some times it works a hard.
ship by cutting off lights when least
expected, but it has salutary effect
upon the memory Of delinquents. for
the rule does not have to be enforc-
ed more than one time in order to
stimulate prompt payments.
Tom Bean came in Saturday even
ing from Spokane accompanied by his
brother, James Bean, who Is sdffer-
ing from complications following a
severe attack of influenza which
threatens to develop into tuberculosis.
Jas. Bean lives in the southwestern
part of Stevens county. His brother
Tom, learning of his condition went
out last week for the purpose Ut tend
ering his assistance. When he reach
ed his brothers place he found that
lanes had gone to Spokane to secure
treatment at the Edgecliff sanitarium.
Mr.. Bean returned to Spokane en-!
met his brother who was unable to
enter the Edgecliff institution rs 1t
was full of patients so the sick man
was brought out to the Simi!kanieen
valley in hopes that change 1f sur
roundings might WORK to his benent
One of the saddest cases that has
come to our notice recently was re-
ported Monday by DR.. Lewis as an
incident coming under his observation
in the line of practice. About mid
night Saturday night he was called
to Keremoes to consult with
resident physician in a case OF
appendicitis. The doctor left here
on speeder Sunday morn
ing and just as he stepped into the