The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-08-30
Deputy Sheriff Harry Stark was in

Deputy Sheriff Harry Stark was In
town Monday on official business.
The passenger train headed for
Spokane is delayed every morning
loading up an express car full of
fruits and vegetables billed for way
points along the line to the east.
Mrs. Jaynes and children, who
have been visiting her parents at Oro-
vile for the past month, returned to
Winthrop Saturday. Baby Jaynes is
much improved in health.-Winthrop
Journal.
A, A. Bumgartner and Miss Mar
garet Allen were married at Water
vile Friday, August 16, returning to
Oroville the last of last week. The
groom is manager of the confectionery
and notion store in the Hotel de Grubb
| and the bride is daughter of Mrs.
II. l.. Allen, pioneer resident OF
northern Okanogan county. The
friends of the contracting parties ex-
tend congratulations.
r. McMurdo. of Midway, B. c., a
gentleman who is said to deliver a
| delightful lecture on Norway, in which
| country he spent several years, stop
ped over in Oroville last Monday
night. He will lecture for the benefit
| of the Red Cross, or gives lectures
with no other charges than the COL
; lection that may be taken up. II he
could be secured to deliver his lecture
| in Orovlle the people would be as
! sured of treat, judging from the
press notices of his lecture we have
seen.
During the absence of Mr. and Mrs.
c. Schassberger at Spokane Miss
/ Pauline was left in charge of the tall
oring establishment, and was not
| idle, either, as she did fourishing
| business in the suit pressing line.
| This paper got off bad announcing
| the departure of Mr.. Schassberger,
| stating that he left accompanied by
a lady neighbor and friend of the
family, and overlooking the fact that
Mrs. Schassberger was of the party
Our informant was short in the num-
Der of occupants Of the car when 1t
departed, hence the error.
If there are any residents of this
town who are laboring under the mis-
taken idea that this town and valley
is not going to come to the front in
the next few years they should make
trip up and down both sides OF the
valley from Oroville to Tonasket. No
one can appreciate the marked change
if they have not been over the
ground for several months. A vast
transformation has taken place even
this year. In five years every avail
able acre will be producing. Ths
change is all due to the West Oka-
an Valley Irrigation system, OF
the best in the entire state. y.
have not done so auto around -
and experience surprise.
Edward Johnston, of New West
minister. B. G., is in Oroville for a
fortnight visiting with his brother,
A. W. Johnston, his sister, Mrs. A. O.
: Spencer, and sister-in-law, Mrs. ].
2 B. Johnston. Mr.. Johnston is pioneer
= of the west and for the past 20 years
- has been a member of the police force
{ of New Westminster A man who
e holds position of that kind in a
!, British Columbia city for SO long g
e !period is man of sterling character
e for that is the only kind of men re,
n tanned in that branch of civil service
n Mr. Johnston has three sons In the
y Canadian army. fighting in France
n One of them has been in the trenches
lever since the beginning Of the war