The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-01-10

dent in the afternoon, getting bacl
home at o'clock in the morning
He prescribed for the patient and a
last accounts the unfortunate maj
was improving with every chance il
his favor Of recovering.
l.. F. Pourtales has been laid VI
for week at the Hotel de Grubl
with a light attack of influenza. The
untimely illness has interfered witt
his plans of moving to Vancouver as
he expected to leave with his family
Monday of this week.
The fire last Friday night was the
second that has occurred in the Hote
Spokane. Some two years ago, dur.
ing high wind, fire broke out under
the roof of the building, and although
through the desperate efforts of the
firemen the fire was confined to the
top story much damage was done to
the building 1t was the most serious
fire that the local department has ever
gone up against and it made most
creditable record at that time.
Just after the fire alarm was turn
ed in last Friday evening flock of
half dressed youngsters, who had
been sleeping in the Hotel Spokane
skurried over to Len Eisles pool
room as place of safety Under the
circumstances it was a haven of
refuge, but had the big frame hotel
burned down they would have had to
seek other quarters for in all prob
ability all that part of the business
center would have gone up in smoke
DR.. S. A. Burge of Seattle, the en-
pert filter of glasses who nakes this
territory regularly, came Saturday on
one of his regular visits. Usually he
announces his coming in ADVANCE, but
in this instance his notice OF coming
Vas hung up in !he mail somewhere
and hence he came mineral led. He
expects to remain in town until about
the st of February, and those who
have trouble with their eye sight can
have the same rectified by taking
their eyes around to the doctor for
inspection.
The next touch is due next week,
when collection is solicited for the
Armenian and Syrian famine stricken
peoples. The push over the country
Is for the modest sum of $30.00O coo.
We can call it modest when the call
is for only millions. 1t is a worthy
charity. The hungry eyes of those
Vanishing people are turned to Am
erica. America has never yet failed
to respond to the call for help and-
charity and it will not fail in this
instance. Our millions of dollars will
save some million of people and that
is worth the price.
Harry. Brooks of Tacoma, formerly
publisher of the Kettle Falls Scimiter
was in Oroville this week visiting
with his son-in-law and daughter,
MIR. and Mrs. J. H. Slagle. Mr..
Brooks is cunning manipulation of
type, and as job printer has few
superiors. He is also an editor and
publisher of experience and ability
Some years ago he published in cir
cular form an editorial that appeared
in the Gazette, written by Frank Dali
lam, Jr., which had very wide cir
culation all over the country. and
made most artistic job of it.
Monday DIR. Lewis was called to a
patient living seven miles up the
MethOw valley from Pateros. He was
accompanied by Miss Burns, manager
of the Oroville General hospital, and
at Brewster was joined by DR., Me-
kinley. The patient was a woman
quite well advanced in life suffering
from very afiravated case of ap-
pendicitis. She could not be moved
so DR.. Lewis operated at the home Of
the patient, and although it was a very
serious case the lady revived from the !
operation and was left in a much |
better condition than could have
been expected. The doctor is hopeful |
If her ultimate recovery.
Now it is reported that the change |
Of train service, by which a mixed |
rain is to be operated between Oro-
Vile and Curlew, goes into effect Mon
lay. This is a ghost that will not
Town, although short time ago the |
of the division declar-