The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-02-14

Ing influenza. She leaves a husband
and one young child. The remains
were prepared for shipment to North.
port by Undertaken L. w. Barnes.
This paper stated in late issue
that Charles Carpenter, formerly OF
Oroville, had died in Seattle of in.
fiuenza. Such was the report that
reached this Office, although the Ok
anogan Independent states that it was
VIM. Carpenter a brother of Charles
who died.
| DR.. C. r. Mckinley, one of the old
est practicing physician in point of
residence in the county, was in town
over Sunday from his home at Brew
ster. He had brought up some patient
to be operated on at the Oroville Gen
eral hospital Doc has but recently
recovered from ten days siege with
the influenza, and only pulled through
by close squeeze.
When Mrs. Grubb and Mrs. Laven-
der reached Rochester, Mimi, where
they went for the purpose of under
going operations, they found the great
Mayo hospital SO crowded that they
could not receive attention for ten
days. They went to Chicago where
both ladies have sisters for a brief
visit, visit that they. had intended
ITO make after being discharged from
the hospital
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Zibbel return
ed to Oroville last Thursday night
after an absence of several weeks in
the east. Mr.. Zibbell is looking en-
ceedingly we'll, but that is no sign
that he escaped illness during his
trip. He had hardly reached his home
at Ottawa, Ills, before he vas taken
down with a very severe attack of
pneumonia, and was in the doubtful
class for number of days.
c. l.. Palmer of Omak spent Sunday
in Oroville. Mr.. Palmer was dis
charged from Camp Lewis two weeks
ago. He was a member of Co. c 3Sth
Machine Gun Battalion. He was very
much disappointed that he failed to
get across. His unit was selected to
go to France about the first of Oc-
tober. but the influenza striking the
camp the battalion was put under
quarantine for 40 days and the trip
was off.
Merle Gay, son of Mr.. and Mrs
e. B. Gay, returned home last week
from Camp Lewis with an honorable
discharge from the service. Young
Gay came down from British Column
bia and registered before the draft
board a the time of the first regis
tration and was drawn in the last
draft He was member of Co. NJ
18th Infantry, and was under train
ing at Camp Lewis for several
months.
Harry Hamisch left the latter part
of last week for Portland and from
there he will go on to San Francisco
and other parts of California on a six
weeks vacation. The young man has
stuck close to business for several
months, and especially during the
period that the family was down
with the influenza did the work al
the store fall heavily. upen him. so
that he was very much rundown and
needed the rest.
A gentleman from Leavenworth
was in town the latter part of last
week looking over the field with the
object of putting in an up-to-date
ho Il
at we did not learn. There is one
thing sure that this Is always going
to be an admirable point for well
equipped garages, not only on account
of the many locally owned autos but
from the fact that great artery OF
travel passes through town and that
artery will be used more and more
every year.
Commissioner Mitchell tells the
Leader scribe that force is working
hard to put the Nelson Oroville road
back into condition for through traf-
fic. A temporary route is open via
Nine Mile. The greatest damage from
the recent washout between Circle
and Oroville was on the rock grade
just above Oroville. Here every bit
of shale and surface material was
carried away, and the new road will
have to be gouged out of the rock
walls of the canyon through which the
road runs for a short distance--Mol-
son Leader.
Travel is increasing even this early
in the new year, even though it has
been far better than could have been
expected all winter Thursday last
the sign standing room only" was up
at the Hotel de Grubb before the Spo-
kane train arrived and applicants for
accommodation had to be turned
away. AS this travel is g ling to in
crease with the coming Of spring
Mine Host Grubb will either have to
add another story to his big hosiery
or build on an addition And the same
Radburne, where accommodation
were taxed to the limit
Again heing compelled 20 publish
two days in advance Of the usual
publication day the brand of weather
on tap the latter part of the week
cannot be foreseen. but there was
quite variety at the beginning of
the week. Quite a heav.y wet snow
fell Saturday morning. but warm
wave and chinook removed most of
the white covering by Sunday night.
There was a decided change Sunday
night and at the time OF going to press
aspect of win.er However. it is now
.,ctting so lete that real spring can
,,ct ho lolavoI much lnpUa.