The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-04-12

between ornak saa oroyiiie to be play
"a On the Oksnogan floor on April ~.
They also aErcsd 20 use their best ef-
forts 10 promote q county track meet.
The toxn IN which u l. 10 be held Is as
yet undecided omak Chronicle.
~. nurden came down the bill from
Moisou in his car AZ midnight Monday
night bringing down Bert Kudworth.
Of Sidley. with his infant child that
was IN a critical condition and had 20
be operated on NJ the Oroyilic General
hospital Tuesday morning
A squad of fishermen made the run
10 Toats cuula creek. west OF LOOMS.
1ne % the best ASKING grounds In the
county In the proper season. sunday,
but had poor luck as u Il too early
for trout 20 bite freely. Later in the
season the trout In Toats couia creek
that escapes the hook will have TO ex-
ercise all OF his caution. for there will
be host Of fishermen out after meat
II Is hardly necessary 10 suggest 10
any one that they rhould attend the
school play thet h on the boards NJ
the orphcum tonight. Thccc annual
entertainments given by the pupils OF
the high school are always we'll worth
seeing and hearing. and they always
draw a large house. Standing room
should be at premium at the Orph-
cum tonight on the occasion OF the an
nual play for 1918.
Earl II. Covert. Of Lansing. Mich.
accompanied by his family spent Sun
day In Oroville visiting with his broth
er. +. V. Covert. MIR. Covert was ac-
companied by Lansing friends. Mr..
and Mrs. b. Cladk. and the party had
spent the winter In California and
were on their way back TO their Mich
igan home. The visit. though OF brief
duration. was most pleasant sur
prise to Mr.. and Mrs. +. V. Covert.
The Boys and Girls Garden Club
will meet at o'clock Sunday after
noon In the Civic League building. and
ii is hoped that every member will be
present and as many as would like TO
join for the purpose of getting into
the garden game. Parents who read
this notice are requested to inform
their children of the proposed meet
ing, as a full attendance is desired.
the season for getting busy being At
hand.
County Assessor c. II. Knosher was
| in town from Okanogan Tuesday. This
| is Mr.. Knosher's second term as as
SCISSOR, and II is regrettable that the
| law is such that he could not be con-
tinued in the office indefinitely, as
he has made a most excellent record
in an office that Is mighty hard to
fill TO the satisfaction of the exacting
public. especially exacting when II
comes to tax paying. which Is based
upon property assessments.
A big crowd turned out at Nelson
Saturday afternoon to hear Capt. Il. G.
Jackson, the British officer who spoke
there in aid of the Liberty Loan drive.
As a result of the earnest appeal of the
officer several thousand dollars worth
bonds were taken by those In attend
ance. Nelson's apportionment is $751;
600, and It is a safe bet that the bust
ness men of the town and the farmers
in the vicinity will come through with
he full amount, and then some.
The directors of the West Okanogan
Valley Irrigation District have made
extensive repairs and improvements
in the system this spring, among those
improvements was the construction of
some 500 feet of cement ditch at
point where breaks were feared. BY
the last of this week water was turned
into the entire ramification of fumes
and bitches and the land owner under
the system can now be supplied with
all the water needed for irrigation.