The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-18


ured over $4,000. This short piece
of road is rough stretch to work
over, and it is fortunate that all of
Estate Road No. 10 is not of the same
character of ground, or a million dol
lars would go only a short way to-
ward making it a passable highway.
Before leaving for the east r. N.
Grub put in an order for new Buick
car, turning in his old car on the
trade. Saturday, w. c. Gresham pur-
chased the Grub car from Mr. Frank
As the auto is in first class condition
wer all purposes for some years to
come.
who is going to be Queen of the
May, brother, Who is going to be
Queen of the May?" 1t depends upon
the candidate who has the hackers
with the greatest number of dimes
There are four young lady candidates
for that exalted position, and the
queen is to be selected by vote. A vote
costs the small sum of ten cents, and
there are ballot boxes at the Hotel de
Grub, Jackson's Bakery, Commercial
Store, Slagle's drug store, and Jack
sons confectionery. The money that is
Invested in votes is to be used for the
benefit of the schools. Voting has not
as yet reached an exciting stage. but
before the selection is finally made
no doubt the young lady candidates
TN han faH
to vote.
A number of the old, ball players
lbout town are making arrangements
for the organization of ball club,
ard as we have some exce'lant mater
ial in the community. If the plans are
carried out oroville is going TO have
Il strong organization. For the past
two years people were SO absorbed in
lie war that they took litt'a interest
in sports and base ball fell into dis
repute, as the loyal citizens did not
take much pleasure watching eighteen
sturdy young men prancing around a
diamond when they ought to be at the
front tossing hand granades and 9TH
erwise making life miserable for the
Hun. With the return of peace interest
in base ball will be reawakened and
games will draw crowds again as they
did in the days of yore.
Quite a number of water users in
the past have acted on the theory that
the town never misses the water that
flows out of lawn sprinkler, and
CHI snt
the price provided for and charged in
the ordinance regulating the con-
sumption of water. Becoming alarmed
at the frequency in which consumers
neglect to pay for this liquid stimu-
ious to grass and other vegetation the
council has passed an order whereby
summer service for sprinkling is col
lected in advance. If the sprinkling
bill is not paid before the sprinkler is
put in commission moisture is to be
cut off. This is all well enough when
pinning down delinquents, but it
works some hardship on those who
are in the habit of paying regularly
year after year.
Assessor Grover Fore was interview
ing property owners about town dur
ing the past week. He was listing per-
sonal property, and as people have
caught their breath from the soaking
in the way of taxes that they got in
February, Mr.. Fore found the property
owner calm and collected, willing to
lend every assistance in giving in pos
sessions. 1t was probably the benumb-
ing effect Of such severe pocket
touch that made these unfortunate
possessors of taxable things so pas
sive, for the roar that went up when
payment had to be made left the i'm
preston that there would be riot
when next the assessor appeared on
the scene. But he is innocent of any
part in this taxation scheme and
hence could not be held accountable
for the heavy jolt.
It can hardly be said that the town
was entirely renovated last Friday, on
went long way towards making a
marked transformation in the appear
ance of vacant lots and back premises.
Some lot owners worked industriously
in the good cause, but the chief labor
fell upon the Boy Scouts and other
lads who assisted in the cleanu-up
process. All over town the big smokes
were going up where weeds and refuse
had been collected, and knots of boys
were welding rakes most vigorously.
That active citizen, Fred Hart, who is
always lending his aid when there is
anything to be done for the betterment
of the town, fitted from crowd to
crowd, encouraging the workers and
pointing out where and how the work
could be done to the best advantage.
w. w. Gallemore, mail agent on the
Spokane run, and lover of the gen.
tie sport of angling, set the pace Sun
day when he caught four of the finest
black bass that have come out of Oso-
yoos lake for some years. 1t may be
due to luck or perseverance but Mr..
Gallemore has made the best catches
of black bass in Osoyoos lake of any
one who has cast line in that pretty
sheet of water. Two years ago he
caught a six FOUNDER which topped
any fish of that variety that has been
taken from the lake, and now he comes
along at the very beginning Of the
season of 1919 and sets pace that it
will be hard for other fishermen to
equal. His luck shows that black bass
are increasing in numbers in Osoyoos
lake, and as the lake has been stocked
with trout as we'll as black bass in
few years that will be one of the mos:
attractive sheets of water for the
fisherman in the county.