The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-02-22

The local branch of the Red Cross
formerly attached to the Spokane
chapter, has been transferred to the
Nenatchee chapter.
Chas. Steiner was taken to the Oro-
Vile General hospital during the past
week suffering from an infection OF
he lung, but is now on the road to
recovery.
There was great influx Of trav-
eers Monday evening and every roost-
Ing place in the Hotel de Grubb was
occupied with beds in bath tubs at a
premium.
Dr. Lewis operated upon Mrs w. F.
Nahood for abnormal tumor at the
Oroville General Hospitl during the
past week and at present time the pa
tient is mending rapidly.
Mrs. Geo. H. Major, who has been
seriously ill for some time. was taken
Ito the Oroville General hospital Mon
$day. She has been a great sufferer and
kher condition at times has been very
critical.
Manager. Hicks Is playing out of
buck. The film for the big feature,
Womanhood," so extensively adver-
Etised for Monday night, failed to ar
[rive, leaving the house dark for that
Eevening.
Merle Burbridge, young lad, was
operated upon at the hospital by DR..
Lewis Monday for stranguiated hernia.
1t was very severe case, but the
youngster is already recovering from
the ordeal.
Having settled the business affairs
that brought him up from California,
w. r. Rash left last week for his home
at Empire, stopping for week en-
route to visit with a son-in-law living
near Okanogan.
Saturday DR.. Lewis operated upon
Miss Frieda Richter, of Keremeos, for
appendicitis at the Oroville General
Il hospital. The young lady suffered very
severely for few days, but is now
Il improving steadily.
w. B. Poucher, of the Ivanhoe mine
after making all arrangements for the
4 erection of a treatment plant at the
mine and ordering necessary machin-
cry, returned to his home at Edmon-
ston, Alberta, Tuesday.
Manager Hicks narrowly escaped
4 having fire at the Orpheum last
Thursday evening when the heat from
Il his protector started a small blaze.
There was no stampede in the house
and no damage resulted.
Long ice trains, or trains loaded
Il with ice, have been moving steadily
during the past ten days hauling ice
from the Tulameen, near Princeton,
Il to supply the railroad ice houses be-
tween Oroville and Wenatchee.
Mention was made last week that
VIM. Goodsall had gone to Spokane for
4 the purpose of enlisting in the Can
adam army. The young man passed
the examination and was accepted,
leaving for Calgary Tuesday to go in
to training. AS they wished to see MIR.
Goodsall before his departure his
brother-n-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. A. Downs left for Spokane Satur-
day morning instead of Monday, as
was their intention. While out Mr..
Downs will apply for enlistment in the
Canadian army.
There is a vast amount of COM
plant heard about town by those who
have been called upon to take the
physical examination for the draft al
Okanogan of favoritism shown by the
examination board. Now, there may be
no foundation for this charge, but it is
very unfortunate for the service that
such and idea should be In circulation
The government has made a great mis-.
take in the matter of examinations
Such examinations should be made by
physicians who are wholly unacquaint.
ed with the candidates for examination
and their friends who are keen to Sc
cure exemptions.
Thrift and war stamp sales are 60
ing along steadily. Those who have
not invested in the little war boosters
should go to 1t at once. Those who
have invested should invest some
more. Especially should those who
through one excuse or another have
escaped serving in the trenches hell