The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-09

Is not a more likeable knight of the
gun doing service in the state. came
IN Friday last with the Victory Loan
Fiatoon. He was making the grand
rounds with that aggregation, and we
envied him the chance of travelling in
such delightful company.
Chas. A. johnson of Okanogan. who
made such splendid record in the Of
nee OF prosecuting attorney for the
past four years, was a member of the
clVlilan contingent with the Victory
rlatoon that visited Oroville Friday
last. lie does not get up to Oroville as
frequently as he did when the duties
OF his office required him to do so
much travelling.
Monday evening Bert Riste arrived
IN town from Chopaka accompa nied by
his wife and two children. He left his
suit case in front of the Hotel de
Grub while going in to register and
when he returned discovered that
some one had walked away with that
suit case 1t contained only his wife's
and children's apparel If apy one
made mistake they can rectify the
same by returning the suit case to the
MOTEL In the meantime Mr.. Riste Is
not taking the responsibility of carry
ing around and being responsible for
any family packages
After coming within one target of
making clean score in the Inland
Empire Gun Club tournament half a
dozen times, j. G.. Hare at last manag-
ed to reach the goal in the last shoot
OF the tournament Sunday, the most
unfavorable day of the entire shoot
excepting the Sunday in February
when a blizzard prevented the club
from shooting at all. Hare is uncer-
tam in a calm, warm, perfect day,
while he seems to be at his best in
high wind. He has shot near the top
right along and is entitled to congrat-
ulations for pulling off 25 on such a
day as Sunday.
The manager of the new Liberty,
Mrs. g. NJ. Van Alta, will own and OPP
crate the most beautiful roadster in
eastern Washington, when the special
Buick car she has ordered through
X. j. Frank, manager of the Oroville
Motor company, arrives. This car is
to be battleship gray with god and
ivory trimmings five cord tires, five
| hook wire wheels, California top, clock
and hand buffed leather battleship
gray cushions and upholstering 1t will
| be the SWEETEST thing on wheels ever
seen in Okanogan county and will Gre
ate sensation whenever and where
yer it appears on the road.
Prof. N. J. Aiken, of the Washing
ton State College, at Pullman, spent
last Friday in Oroville, coming here
to address the scholars of the high
| school on vocational education By
invitation he attended the Commercial
| Club luncheon and spoke briefly on
the subject, explaining the Smith
Hughes bills before congress which
provides for Federal assistance in pub
lie schools that have or may have,
vocational training as a feature of the
| regular curriculum. Prof. Aiken is
| a fluent and interesting talker and it
| is to be regretted that his time was
| so limited that he could devote only
a few minutes to his address before
the Club. 4--sx ~, --.--,,.s-...,.-~,,-,.s
When Mrs. Van Alta gets through
transforming the old Orpheum. she
will have spent several thousand dol
| lars and made the building entirely
over 1t had been the intention to line
the room with beaver board, but in
| order to make it safer from fire, war;
mer and otherwise more finished in
terror she is now having the walls and
ceiling plastered. A concrete and as
bestos lined room is to be put in on
the balcony at the front end of the
room for moving picture machine,
and that room will be absolutely fire
proof The hall will be one that would
be credit to any small town when
the contemplated improvements are
all completed.
On April 22nd Mrs Clara May Noah
was supposed to have committed sui
eide by cutting her throat with ra-
zor at her home near Brewster. At
the time of the death of the woman it
was supposed to have been a case of
suicide and no investigation was held.
The body was taken to Cheney for
burial. The relatives of the woman be-
came suspicious that it was a case of
murder so the remains We're eXrned
and after an examination by physic-
ians il was considered that the nature
OF the wound, the finding of the razor
under a mattress, and the clrcum-
stances of death were such as to war
rant further investigation. The county
authorities are making thorough in
vestigation of the case.
The manager of the local telephone
office has received drastic orders to
put in practice the system in vogue
in city telephone offices, which means
that the human touch between opera
tors and patrons is to be eliminated,
which is to be regretted by the local
office force that has always been so
extremely accommodating to the pat
rons Hereafter when you call for any
patron on the line by name the opera
| tor is to give you the number. When
number is called the operator is to
repeat the number, rings up twice and
tell you about it. The hello girl is
not supposed to answer any questions,
and If you are so thoughtless as to
ring up and PROFOUND an interrogation
she Is expected to reply Il do not
know" no matter what may be the
| inquiry Oh, Lord, how the world do
move, in the wrong direction.
Those students of the 7th and Sth
L. 4 IL.