The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-08-16

ooeon, VINO mas been com
ing up from Oroville for several Sat
aruays past to do Photographic wor]
In the Nelson State pank BUILDING (,
nnding his patronage growing stead
ny with each succeeding visit Mol
son Leader.
ATT fotter of this place is now /,
the neld artillery in the 91st Divisio,
III france 1t Is reported that Potte
met MS youngest brother serving /,
the same division in France. Il seem
.hat the younger Potter was take,
ny family to raise when mer,
chiid. and Art had neither seen nj
hearu from him for years.
The Oroville General hospital i,
sui null to Overlooking. 1t seem.
as though two patients were admitted
10 every one that is discharged. A
vast majority of the cases are from
out or town. some coming a long dis.
lance to take advantage of expert
surgical treatment and the comforts
Oh a modern. up-to-date hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry East were in
town Friday last visiting with Mrs
Jas. East, who at that time was still
an occupant of the hospital. Mr.
East at one time was pupil with
ms brother in the Oroville school
MI East has gone to Camp Lewis to
enter the service, the second son of
MT ana Mrs. q. T. East to join the
colors.
Axel koefoed, the capable assistant
III the Oroville Creamery, left for Ok
anogan Tuesday morning in response
TO the draft call. Mr.. Koefoed is call
ed for the mechanical branch of the
service, and will be sent to the Ore
son state college at Corvallis to at
tend training school for some months
to MT him for the line to which he
will be attached.
In the casualty list published in
the daily press last Friday morning
appeared the name of Wiley H. Grubb.
or Seven Mile Ford. Virginia. The
young man was cousin of our towns
man, E. N. Grub, proprietor of the
Hotel de Grub. Mr.. ,irubb had nor
seen his cousin for nineteen years,
and at that time the lad was only
some seven years or age.
Rev. j. M. Lavender returned from
Spokane Monday evening and will be
followed by his wife the latter part
OF the week. The reverend gentle
man will officiate at the Presbyt erian
church. He promises to make a valu-
able addition to the community. Mr..
Lavender will occupy the residence
In the east part of town, on Central
avenue, owned by Mrs. j. F. Samson.
A letter from Alfred Voligny form
erly immigration inspector at this
place, has been received at this Of
flee. Mr.. Voligny is stIll in the serv-
ice and is stationed at Blaine, Wash.
He reports his family as we'll and
sends kind regards to all old friends.
He also says that H. w. Cunningham
who was an inspector at Oroville the
same time he was, is now located in
France.
That old veteran J. S. Gray had a
close call from answering taps the
latter part of last week. He was
taken suddenly i'll and for a time the
most serious results were feared.
Notwithstanding his years J. s. is still
man of much vitality and he man.
aged to weather the storm. He is
still somewhat groggy as a result of
the violent attack but well on toward
permanent recovery.
A gentleman from Iowa was in town
Sunday DESTROYS of reaching Pentic-
ton. Some auto owner whom he ap-
preached, who had two passengers,
by-the-way, asked $25 to take him to
Penticton. AS it cost him only $50
for ticket from Iowa to the coast
via Los Angeles he decided that it
would pay him better to walk than
pay half the cost of that long journey
for a ride of IS miles.
VIM. E. Peterson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John E. Peterson, living few
miles down the valley, has reached
France. He is member of Co. c,
10Th Engineers. He writes that he
was just two weeks on the water,
that they had delightful weather and
he is enjoying every day of a sol-
dier's life Mr. Peterson is an en-
graver by profession and is engaged
making maps for the army.
f. G. Manweiler, accompanied by
his young son and daughter, arrived
Saturday evening from Nebraska. Mr..
Manweiler was formerly resident
of Oroville, and since he moved back
to Nebraska he has made frequent
visits to this place, buying up horses
or bringing in stock. We do not
know what his mission is at this time
but he is certainly not making the
long trip for his health alone.
During the past few days Dell Hart
has sold 80 acres belonging to l.. A.
Gadson to Mr.. Eaton, of Texas,
who visited this locality and at once
became stuck on the country Also
q acres belonging to w. Fl. Wise
CARRIER to ]. E. Sap, living near Omak.
Also a tract of land on Osoyoos lake
to J. A. Murray, of Cashmere. All of
this land is under the West Okan-
ogan Valley Irrigation system.
Miss Bunnie Richter, daughter of
Mrs. r. H. McKibbOn, and grand
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w.
Loudon, died at San Francisco July
%. after an operation for appendicitis.
The deceased was a handsome young
lady, is years og age. She spent her
childhood in this part of the country
and has many acquaintance in Loom
is and Oroville who will deeply and
sincerely regret her untimely death.
Harry Barman has received let
ter from his stepson, Arthur La
Vale, who is attached to field artil-
jerv regiment. The regiment was sent