The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-25

by all women workers, and consists of
, purple "V" on white band" Ladies
, on the drive committee in Oroville
should make a note of this request
and wear the band of honor during
the campaign.
The United States Railroad Admins
: tration has issued notice that the Mar
Gus and Spokane divisions of the
Great Northern railroad would be con-
, solidated and would be handled under
! Superintendent p. Lantry, at Spokane.
The order was issued under date of
: April II, and was to take effect April
20. AS result the headquarters of
the Marcus division at Marcus will be
discontinued, which will mean con-
siderable reduction in the office force.
This change is made for the purpose
of reducing maintenance costs.
Alexander E. Lacroix, running on
the passenger train between Oroville
and Spokane has purchased five acres
of alfalfa land from h. TruaX, which
is located on the west side of the Simil-
kameen river, short distance south
of town. Mr. LacroiX was but recently
discharged from the service, having
been member of the 10th Field Artill-
cry. He did not see foreign service,
but came very near doing so. His reg
iment started by train from California
for the Atlantic seaboard to be sent
| across, but when the train reached
Nevada word was received that the
armistice had been signed and the reg
iment was ordered back to camp.
M. c. Schalm surprised his old
friends by dropping in on them Tues
day evening direct from Globe, Ari-
IONA. At one time Mr. Schalm was
hustling resident of Oroville. He serv-
ed on the town council and was always
active in civic affairs. Some nine years
ago he left here for Arizona. Since that
time he did get up north to Vancouver.
b. c., but his wife became victim of
rheumatism and after living on the
coast for something over a year he
returned to Arizona. Mr.. Schalm has
owned very desirable tract of land
| Just east of town, on the east side of
! the Okanogan river and he is up here
at this time to look after that property
| He is looking exceedingly we'll
The Nelson Leader says: Commits
sioner Mitchell Monday reported the
road conditions anything but the best
| between Nelson and Oroville, the bad
places being on the low end Of the
route. Repair work cannot begin on
the grade above Oroville. he states,
until cribbing timbers can be secured,
as a great deal of cribbing and filling
viii have to be done to put the main
road in shape for traffic. AT present
| travel is diverted around the old N;ne-
Mile road. At the Jennie Goodin place,
below Circle, the first bridge encoun-
tered going down, was not only wash
ed out but a canyon so feet across
from brink to brink marks the place.
This will also have to be cribbed and
FILED
| Mrs. II. r. Gregg formerly living in
Oroville but for the past year residing
at Portland, returned Monday evening
and will accept permenent position
in the First National Bank as stenog-
rapher. Mr.. Gregg will return to Oro-
Vile early in May, and is perfectly de-
lighted at the prospects of again living
in the Okanogan country. He too
spent number of years in Loomis and
Oroville before going to the coast some
years ago, returning here and then
going back again, but always retaining
a longing for this land Of promise, and
that is what is drawing him back at
this time with the aim of making his
permanent home in Oroville. He is a
valuable citizen and his friends here
will welcome his return
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank DeVos and Mrs.
Dale Greene, motored up from Omak
Sunday to see Mrs. Threewits, who is
at the hospital recovering from a re-
cent operation and incidentally to meet
old friends that they have not seen
for number of months, as none of the
party visit Oroville very often. Mr.
and Mrs. DeVos were at one time resi-
dents of Oroville. Mr. De Voss is pub
Usher of the Omak Chronicle, and is
giving the people of that town a live
local paper. Mr.. Greene, whom we
knew at Waterville when he was a very
young youngster, has an orchard tract
ct 10 acres near Omak, is now married
and has grown family, which makes
the writer feel as though he was nit
ting the swift end of the down grade
of life.
We see by the Riverside Tribune
that Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Champion are
to leave about the LIST of May for Colo
RADIO for an indefinite stay The trip
is being made in hopes that the change
of climate will prove benefit to Mrs.
Champion, whose health has been de-
Ginning for some time. When Mr..
Champion first came to the county he
was connected with the LOOMS State
bank, and subsequently was transfer
red TO the bank at Riverside, where he
has had charge for several years, and
where he was married. Mr.. Champion
is most likeable as well as capable
young man and has won the esteem
of all those who have come in contact
with him either in social or business
way. We earnestly trust that the dry
and rarified air of Colado will restore
his wife to normal health and that they
may soon return to the county to con-
tinue their home. Bert Champneys will
take up Mr.. Champions work in the
Riverside bank upon that gentleman's
departure.
Chas. McGinty has our thanks for
| large collection of beautiful scenic
views of the Rhine and the quaint