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

Geo. Griswold of Brewster, who had
cancer removed from his lip by DR..
Lewis a fortnight ago, was in town
Tuesday for further treatment. The
wound healed nicely and had almost
entirely closed when a stitch broke
loose opening the wound again.
Mrs. E. J. Waldorf, formerly a resi-
dent of Oroville, and now living in
Seattle, is here on visit to her moth
Ell Mrs. Schaffer. Mrs. Waldorf is in
most excellent health and is very
much pleased with her present home
Mr.. Waldorf is now connected with
the state grain department.
Otis Teel has purchased from VIM
Ford the old Glib Gibson ranch locat-
ed Immediately south of Loomis. This
is one of the best farms in the Sinla-
hekin valley with one of the Oldest
and most productive orchards. Years
and years ago it produced enough
fruit and vegetables to supply the old
lcamp. 1t is under irrigation and can
be made again what it once was. one
OF the most attractive ranches in the
upper country. After the death of
Chilson the property was purchased
by ii. h. Windsor, who lived ON II for
number of years. From Mr.. Windsor
1t fell into the possession of Mr.. Ford.
Mr.. Teel the new owner. expects TO
move over and take possession of the
property next spring
Joe Allen son of Mrs. Dora Allen.
Is at ONE on brief furlough. He en-
listed in the emrchant marine some
seven months ago, and already has
tseen much of the world, at least that
part of the world that is known as the
Orient He is just back from a trip to
China, and during his brief appren-
tice ship at sea has visited China
Japan, the Philippines, Hawaii and
numerous Islands in the Pacific. He
brought home many curios from China
and has many stories of his exper-
fences in foreign lands to tell. On his
return to his ship he expects to make
voyage at once to Spain and other
countries in Europe. Before his term
or service has expired young Allen
Will have seen much of the world, and
as he is keen observer the expert
ence will be great benefit to him.
This office had a call from W. Craw-
ford of Seattle, Tuesday, who was up
here casting his eyes over the country
after an absence of many years. A
few minutes conversation with him
carried us back to the days when Loo
mis- was on the top wave of prosperity
and the old camp promised to rival
Butte, that Is, in the minds of the
more optimistic Mr.. Crawford at one
| time was the manager of the Prize
mine. now little more than a memory
| He also assisted in the construction
| OF the zig stone store. which Henry
kreck was instrumental in making
possible, and which today is about the
only business house in the camp that
has not fallen to pieces. While here
Mr.. Crawford hunted up former Loo
misites now living in Oroville and took
great pleasure in living over old days.
Say, it was some shower that hit
this valley Sunday morning The par
moisture was absorbed as fast as it
fell. At times during the intermitant
storm water fell in clouds, and this
part of the country has not had such a
drenching in manr months. 1t was the
| first real rain since about the middle
| of April, and had it arrived as it
should have done, about the last of
June, it would have meant millions of
dollars for this county. But the popu-
lation is thankful that the clerk
condescended to turn on the spiggot
even at this late date and it has done
much good in the way of laying the
dust and improving the roads, to say
nothing of washing the beast y heat
out of the atmosphere. 1t probably
marks the end of the longest continu-
GUS dry spell that the valley has ex-
perienced in a great many years.