The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-01-04

to add to the pleasure of the holiday.
and give excuse for more jolity, the
mother of Mrs. Schassberger arrived
from Deer Park on visit, taking Mr..
Schassberger completely by surprise.
1t goes without eXtenuated declaration
that the first day of the new year was
an exceedingly happy one for the
Schassberger clan.
The eraesment of the snow has put
much moisture into the ground and
that will contriblte materially to good
crops next fall.
Mrs. c. H. Neal came up from Okla
hogan and spent new years day with
her son and daughter-in-law Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Neal.
The stores about town have been
engaged during the past week taking
annual stock. necessary job that re-
quires lots of hard work.
Frank Reeves, the widely known
Wenatchee attorney, spent Sunday in
Oroville, but few of his old acquain-
tances had glimpse of him.
Mrs. S. H. Manley left Wednesday
morning for San Francisco after hav-
ing visited with her daughter, Mrs. C.
c. Hedger, for several months.
Harry Young, formerly county en-
gineer, and remembered by many res
idents of the county, is now in France
and is a sergeant in Co. d, 18th Engin-
eers
Miss Corrine Smith who has a DO
sition in an abstract office at We
natchee, spent the holidays visiting
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. w.
Smith
The new street lights swinging in
the center of the streets instead of
on poles at the curb are a great i'm
provement over the former lighting
system
Those who were up on the noun
tains Saturday report that the sun
was shining brightly above the fog,
and the atmosphere was as warm as
late spring.
N. E. Whitworth, who has made the
Commercial National bank of Okla
hogan a very substantial financial in
stitution, was visitor in Oroville on
new years day.
immigration Officer A. F. Eddy,
stationed at Bridesville, and one of the
Oldest members of the force in con-
tinuous service along the border, was
in Oroville Saturday.
Up to the time of going to press the
weather has continued more like that
of springtime than the middle of win
ter. All the snow in this part of the
valley has disappeared.
There was a few chilly days in the
valley last week. On one ccasion the
government thermometer registered
only 3 degrees above zero, and that is
real WATER weather for Oroville.
1t Is premature to look forward to
an iceless summer this early in the
| season. There will be ice to spare be-
fore the birds ira la la in the spring,
or all past records will be broken.
1t will probably be a trifle quiet
about town in business way until
spring breaks, but there is every rea-
son to believe the new year will be
one of exceptional business activity.
With the shooting back and forth
| from the northern salts lake to and
through Oroville of string of some
eight or nine big motor trucks, gives
the town pretty lively appearance
! Will Cole left Tuesday morning, at
the expiration of his leave of absence
| for the naval training camp at San
Francisco. His visit here was brief
but it was a happy occasion for the
| family.
Little Ella Cunningham, went to
Riverside for the holidays to visit with
her father and Clarence Cunningham
came up from Riverside to spend the
holidays with his mother, Mrs. Anna
Cunningham.
F. D. Mckay received a new Dia'
mond T motor truck Friday last which
he put ON the run between Orovill.
and the salts lake, making one of the
big procession of motor trucks now
engaged in hauling salts.
Changes of advertisements are pro
ductive of the best results and are in